Dial Up Days [album version]

A ragtime song about the early days of the internet, when it was something you had to access over a phone line while sitting at a desk. It may seem quaint and even a little ridiculous now but, as the song says, “at least we could turn it off.“ From the album “Keep Your Jazz Hand Strong“ by Rob Paravonian (, , ) Here are the lyrics: There was a time when going on line Was something few people could do You needed a computer and a telephone A modem and an ISP too You paid for your hours and there wasn’t much power And at home was where you had to stay ’Cause you could only make a call when you were plugged in a wall Back in the dial-up days And not only that, to comment or chat You had to find a Usenet feed Special software was needed if you wanted to read it And access was not guaranteed There was always a lag ’cause servers would drag So flame