Guardian feature on the hit-free band The Nerves, who wrote Blondie's 'Hanging on the Telephone'

A Guardian feature looks at The Nerves, a band that never had a hit but whose songwriting gave Blondie 'Hanging on the Telephone'. The piece asks whether a deathbed wish could finally bring them success.

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1. 27 Oct, 15:25 UTCFirst appeared on The Guardian

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• ‘We did everything wrong!’ The tragedy of the hit-free band behind Blondie’s Hanging on the TelephoneThe Guardian