iPhone ringtones
So, one wrinkle of switching a new phone is the eternal question of what to use as my ringtone. On my Treo 650, using Ringo, I had the instrumental opening of LL Cool J’s immortal “Going Back to Cali” for my basic ringtone.
For work-related calls, my Treo’s ringtone was a portion of Don Henley’s “Dirty Laundry.” (Remember, this is my same sophisticated sense of humor that gave the world a black cat named Lucky.)
I also had the Barb Stanton theme song play whenever Barb would call. That wasn’t that often, but it’s my belief that, if you have your own theme song, you should get maximum use out of it.
Well, iPhones only use ringtones sold by iTunes, which in turn only sell ringtones of songs the record companies have signed off on. For instance, you can get the Lisa Marie Presley version of “Dirty Laundry,” but not one by Don Henley or the Eagles. So much for that.
So, at the moment, I’m deciding between the funky instrumental intro to Rilo Kiley’s “The Moneymaker” and the marimba portion of “The Nurse” by the White Stripes.
If anyone knows Don Henley or LL, give them a call and tell them to let their songs be made into ringtones, please.
And if you actually have your own theme song, feel free to buy it as a ringtone from iTunes and send it to me. (I use my Hotmail junk mail address as my iTunes account e-mail address.) I’ll set it to play whenever you call.
Today, I joined the ranks of the iPhone wielders.
