Songs with lyrics heavily based on numbers or number sequences

You forgot yer coat :wink:

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BWV 614 ‘Das alte Jahr’ contains 365 notes precisely.

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I know - I had to leave quickly :dash:

In the Year 2525…Zagar and Evans

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I’m not too sure what the OP was expecting, as his first post was very specific. If we offer every track with a number in its title, or in the lyrics, we’ll be here for some time!

Whilst this song does not necessarily represent my personal musical choice (apologies to C&W fans!), it does seem to fit:

Tex Ritter – “Deck of Cards”.

N.B. The full version of this song includes the memorable line “… I was that soldier” - perhaps memorable/immortal/re-useable lines in songs could be the subject of another topic.

Brian D.

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I’ll go and quietly cancel myself…

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Pennsylvania 6-5000

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This song definitely features numbers and definitely has a sequence

Wilson Pickett - 634-5789
Love Ry Cooder’s version.

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… and five six seven too.

This is great and unfortunately still actual. No further comments due to danger straying into politics. The lyrics tell the story…

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Seventy Six Trombones by Willson Meredith

Seventy six trombones led the big parade…

Not to mention a hundred & ten cornets & over a thousand reeds plus fifty mounted canons.

Silly subject, concerned that I have replied…!

I didn’t see this posted.

Katie Melua - Nine million bicycles
Nena - 99 red balloons
Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your lover
Tom Robinson - 2468 Motorway

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I would have thought Kraftwerk’s “Numbers” from Computer World. Not because of the title but the robotic counting voices (plus it’s a wonderful track and album)

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Jimi Hendrix…If 6 was 9… from the awesome Axis Bold As Love

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Get your kicks
On route 66…

10 Little Indians from Harry Nilsson Pandemonium Shadow Show

Lateralus from Tool , based om the Fibonacci sequence. Genius.

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Even though i don’t understand it, agreed!

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Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

The B52’s - 6060842