Sitting By the Phone
- Dub
- Soul
- Funk
From (1992)
This 1992 summer hit — the debut single by Unitone HiFi — opens with three women sitting cheerfully beside a cartoon swimming pool. Despite lyrics that could read as a lover’s lament, the musical vibe is upbeat, a summery pop skank that matches vocalist Teremoana Rapley’s beaming face. Director Josh Frizzell frames it all in a fun and friendly style, the women enjoying time in their green screen animated pool and the men (including featured vocalists Bobbylon and rapper Just One) seen joking, gambling and generally bro-ing down, before they all come together for a smiling stroll.


Audioculture profile of Unitone HiFi's Jim Pinckney
Audioculture profile of Unitone HiFi's Joost Langeveld
Audioculture profile of Teremoana Rapley
Robyn Gallagher writes about this video, 5000 Ways to Love You website
Audioculture profile of Deepgrooves record label
This song features in this Audioculture article on 10 Auckland dancefloor hits 1988-97


