I've written a lot about this song in various blogs and so on. Basically, one of my musicians I work with came over for a beer (as he is from Berlin) and after hearing his trials and tribulations, I said, "Oh! I've written just the song for you!" (which I had earlier that day). Kilian strongly encouraged me to record this tune.
Not too long after, I started working with Mark Zubek of Zedd Records in Toronto, Canada, on this track. We actually changed the key that day in the studio which meant I had to re-learn the whole song really quickly. Luckily we are all pros and can do!
Later on, we made a video for this song at Digital Canaries Studio + Sets in Hamilton, Canada, who really took a chance on making a very well-produced video utilizing 25ish local actors and an equivalent number of staff all at their expense. It was perhaps the most exciting and entertaining thing I've ever done in my life, and I'm forever in debt to Simon Winterson who directed the video for this song.
The photo I've included here is an alternate for the cover of the Operators single and was taken by Victoria Somers, who was also Wardrobe on the video and the "girlfriend" in the second verse of the video.
lyrics
What you’re waiting for is here. We’re running riot now and all those things you feared, we got rid of them somehow. I called the President and she called Adam and Eve. We got what you meant. Honey you won’t believe…. Believe. Operators are standing by. Operators are standing by. When you’re ready to give it one more try, operators are standing by.
I know we’ve made mistakes but we can fix them now. And all that pain you faked, we can forgive somehow. Somehow. Operators are standing by. Operators are standing by. When you’re ready to give it one more try, operators are standing by.
Operators are standing by. Operators are standing by. When you’re ready to give it one more try, operators are standing by. We will fly a great plane across the sky. It will all be there for you and I. So when you’re ready to give it one more try, operators are standing by.
Music and Lyrics written by Mackenzie Kristjon.
Produced by Mark Zubek at Zedd Records in Toronto, Canada.
Vocals and guitars: Mackenzie Kristjon
Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums: Mark Zubek
Mastered by Phil Demetro at Lacquer Channel in Toronto, Canada.
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