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[EpF]

For about 3 years now I've had a playlist that is based on tracks which celebrate numbers. However, in those 3 years, I've only managed to find 8 tracks! I was hoping that maybe people out there might have some suggestions to add to it...

The idea is that a number/numbers or numbers in general are the focus of any vocals in the track, or remain the focus for any significant part of it. For example, 'Aquarius' by Boards of Canada is one of the tracks; it only has vocal samples in it, but at one point a female voice starts reeling off numbers, including made-up ones such as 'sixtyten'... but so far the best example of what I'm talking about is 'New Number Order' by Shellac, in which the lyrics are all about changing the order in which we count numbers.

So if anything comes to mind, I'd love to hear about it. Here are the other 6 tracks I've got so far:

5-4-3-2-1 - Manfred Mann
Count Five or Six - Cornelius
The Number Song - DJ Shadow
One Two Three... Barbie Dolls - Pizzicato Five
Three - Massive Attack
Numbers - Smoke City

I'm counting on you guys  (sorry!)

[JimH]

Track and Album: Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Album: Les Double Six by Les Double Six

[mesue]

Murder by numbers  - The Police
Hunt by Numbers - Jethro Tull
8675309/Jenny - ? Don't know
One  - U2
One - Three Dog Night (?)
Typical Situation - Dave Matthews Band
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf
I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
5:15 - The Who
2112 - Rush

I could come up with more time-related ones, but I don't think that's what you want.

[skeeterfood]

Number Nine - Machines of Loving Grace

-John

[john h]

1% of One - Stephen Malkmus
Seven Languages - Camper van Beethoven
20 Cases Suggestive of... - Apples in Stereo
200 More Miles - Cowboy Junkies
405 - Death Cab for Cutie
Dirty Dream Number Two - Belle & Sebastian
One for Sorrow, Two for Jow - The Innocence Mission
Two Doors - Hayden
Two-Step - Low
Two Sides - Spoon
Thirty-Three - Smashing Pumpkins
Three or Four - New Pornographers
35 in the Shade - AC Newman
Five Days in May - Blue Rodeo
7 Chinese Bros. - REM
16 Military Wives - the Decemberists
16 Days -Whiskeytown
23 Minutes in Brussels - Luna
23rd Dream - Elf Power
Five String Serenade - Mazzy Star
Six of Spades - The Clientele
Sixteen - Sebadoh
Seven Seas - Echo & the Bunnymen
Seven Cities - Hudson Bell
The Magnificent Seven - the Clash

and a true gem: 2000 BC - Basehead



 

[dcwebman]

Your Number Or Your Name - The Knack
Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
Don't Lose My Number - Phil Collins
#1 Zero - Audioslave
Countdown To Zero - Asia
(She's) Sexy & 17 - Stray Cats
1,2,3 - Gloria Estefan
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
18 and Life - Ski Row
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
45 - Shinedown
69 Tea - Seether
90 Degrees and Freezing - Chicago
100 Years - Five For Fighting
100 Year From Now - Huey Lewis & The News
100,000 Years - Kiss
316 - Van Halen
1984 - Van Halen
1985 - Bowling For Soup
1999 - Prince
2000 Man - Kiss
5150 - Van Halen
A.D. 1928 - Styx
Lots of number one's
Breaking Us In Two - Joe Jackson
Every Time Two Fools Collide - Kenny Rogers
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Half-Penny, Two-Penny - Styx
Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.
Two Hearts - Phil Collins
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf
Two Steps Back - Saliva
lots more two's
The Three Kings And I - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Three Lock Box - Sammy Hagar
Four In The Morning - Night Ranger
Just Four - Nickelback
Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton
Christine Sixteen - Kiss
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me" - Fall Out Boy
The Seventh Seal - Van Halen
Pieces Of Eight - Styx
Ten Thousand Fists - Disturbed
This One's For You - Barry Manilow (how's that for diversity with the above song?)
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

[EpF]

Thanks for the replies, folks! Just to clarify what I'm looking for: Songs like 'Two Hearts' by Phil Collins are non-runners because it's about hearts, not numbers. I appreciate the effort though, and I've got a few good ones out of the suggestions so far. I'd be grateful for any more if people have any...

[jgreen]

Well then, howabout "Revolution 9" by the Beatles?  The entire lyrics is George Martin entoning:

Number 9
Number 9
Number 9

. . .you get the idea.  Not exactly on my top ten list, but 9 is a number last time I checked.

BTW YouSue--"867-5309 (Jenny)" is by the immortal Tommy Tutone.

[EpF]

howabout "Revolution 9" by the Beatles?

Yup, that's a perfect example.

Not exactly on my top ten list

Nor mine!

[Alex B]

Perhaps these will do:

Listening to: 'Rock Around The Clock' from 'Rock Around The Clock' by 'Bill Haley & His Comets' on Media Center 11

Lyrics:

One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock,
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock,
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.

Put your glad rags on and join me, hon,
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

When the clock strikes two, three and four,
If the band slows down we'll yell for more,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

When the chimes ring five, six and seven,
We'll be right in seventh heaven.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and so will you.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
Start a rockin' round the clock again.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

Listening to: 'You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess' from 'You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess' by 'Yello' on Media Center 11

Lyrics:

One two three
A little fool I want to be
Two three four
You can give me more
Five six seven
I don't want to wait for heaven
Nine ten eleven
Going back to seven
Seven eight nine
Kann denn das noch sein?

We love it
We need it
Excess
We hate it
We want it
Express
We feel it
We get it
Not less
We need it
We love it
Excess

Listening to: 'Super (1,2,3) - Riscaldamento' from 'Super (CDS)' by 'Gigi D'Agostino & Albertino' on Media Center 11

- most of the song consists of the repeated "un, deux, trois... one two three..." chorus.

Lyrics:

Tarari and Tarara and Tarara and Tarari in the place to be!

Ladies and Gentleman,
you are ready to party with Alba and GgDag?

Ok...you are ready to party?
you are ready to rock the house up side down?

you are ready to Tarari and Tarara, Alba and GiGi Dag?
Tarari and Tarara, Alba and GiGi Dag .....

Un Deux Trois, Tarari Comme Ci Comme Ca
One Two Three Tarari the place to be ...

Ok, now put your hands in the air,

and wave them like you just don't care...

to tarari .. in the place to be

(Gigi D'Agostino)

We got GGDAG in the house...
Un Deux Trois, Tarari Comme Ci Comme Ca
One Two Three Tarari the place to be ...

(Albertino)

We got Alba in the house
Un Deux Trois, Tarari Comme Ci Comme Ca
One Two Three Tarari the place to be ..

if you are ready to party, with Tarari and Tarara...

Listening to: '107 Steps' from 'Selmasongs (Music from the motion picture Dancer in the Dark)' by 'Björk' on Media Center 11

Lyrics:

31, 35, 38, 42...
48, 51, 54, 58...

64.... 68, 69.... 75...
79, 83, 86, 89.... 93...
one hundred steps

[EpF]

Thanks Alex!

[dasfoo]

You should check out Three is the Magic Number by De La Soul (on the album 3 ft. High and Rising).

[glynor]

There's also a version of "3 Is The Magic Number" (from the old School House Rocks movies) by Blind Mellon that's pretty spectacular.

[EpF]

You should check out Three is the Magic Number by De La Soul

Mmm - Crungey!

There's also a version of "3 Is The Magic Number" (from the old School House Rocks movies) by Blind Mellon that's pretty spectacular.

Also good!

[RobOK]

How about 99 Red Balloons.... I guess you would say that is about balloons, but I couldn't resist.

[adamsp70]

The Number Song - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing

Number Cruncher - The Egg - Travelator

Numbers - Kraftwerk - Computer World

Being Number One - Black Box Recorder - Passionoia

Number 1 - Goldfrapp - Supernature

Numbers - Soft Cell - The Singles

Away From The Numbers - The Jam - The Sound Of The Jam

You've Got My Number - The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

I've Got Your Number - Elbow - Cast Of Thousands

.38.45 (A Thievery Number) - Thievery Corporation - Sounds From The Thievery Hi-Fi

Number Nine - Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle

[gpvillamil]

Well then, howabout "Revolution 9" by the Beatles?  The entire lyrics is George Martin entoning:

Number 9
Number 9
Number 9

. . .you get the idea.  Not exactly on my top ten list, but 9 is a number last time I checked.

BTW YouSue--"867-5309 (Jenny)" is by the immortal Tommy Tutone.

I've attached a picture of John Lennon's meditation hut at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram in Rishikesh. Most of the songs on the "White Album" were written there, and refer to specific people and places at the ashram eg. "Dear Prudence", "Bungalow Bill" (whose bungalow is also at the site).

The pic is here: http://public.fotki.com/gpvillamil/india/rishikesh/027.html

Note the number of the hut.