And when I say Buddy Holly-ish that's not an exaggeration; as you may have noticed, the song's riff is pretty much identical to that of "Words of Love."
Which leads us inevitably and inexorably towards the subject of today's business. To wit:
...and your favorite post-Elvis pop/rock/folk/soul/jazz/country song featuring (either by suggestion or literally) a number either in the title or the lyrics is...???
Discuss.
No arbitrary rules, although I'm gonna be pretty annoyed if you chose an album rather than a song. I mean -- none of that Chicago III crap, okay?
And in case you're wondering about my choice -- it's this.
A;righty then -- what would YOUR choices be?
And have a great weekend everybody!!!!
Toots and The Maytals 54-46 (That's My Number) is fabulous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8g8bBGz6Vc
ReplyDeleteI can’t believe you didn’t choose Rush 2112, Steve. :-)
- Paul in DK
99 & 1/2 Just Won’t Do
ReplyDeleteWilson Pickett
Captain Al
One After 909, Beatles
ReplyDeleteOne, Harry Nilsson and Three Dog Night
Land of 1000 Dances, Wilson Pickett
867-5309/Jenny, Tommy Tutone
3 Times A Lady, Commodores
The Time- 777-9311
ReplyDeleteWell, Graham Parker's Three Chords Good good is cued up on the shuffle right now, so let's start with that.
ReplyDelete1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson
1969 - The Stooges
1984 - David Bowie
53rd & 3rd - The Ramones
Rainy Day Women &# 12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
45 - Elvis Costello
5 Gears in REverse - Elvis Costello
4th Of July Asbury Park - Bruce Springsteen
Trying to win the prize for greatest range:
ReplyDeleteLess Than Zero - Elvis Costello
1,000,000 - R.E.M.
You get an honorary coveted PowerPop No-Prize for that. 😎
Delete(Maybe I should Have used "Love Minus Zero No Limit"?)
ReplyDeleteAt Seventeen - Janis Ian
ReplyDeleteOl' 55 - Tom Waits
1 2 3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company
rs
uno dos one two tres cuatro! Sam the Sham and the Pharaoh's - Wooly Bully
ReplyDeleters
Gunter glieben glauchen globen 😉
DeleteJimmy Buffet - It's 5 O'clock Somewhere
ReplyDeleteWaylon Jennings - Heartaches By The Number
Wishbone Ash - A Thousand Years
I can't believe I didn't put this one up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksgrUsTrZLo&list=RDksgrUsTrZLo&start_radio=1
ReplyDeleteWe’re not getting younger, Steve. 😅
ReplyDelete2000 Miles - Pretenders
Driver 8 - R.E.M.
Flight 19 - Phil Manzanera/801
- Paul in DK
Among my all-time fave songs are Chicago's 25 Or 6 To 4, Richard Thompson's 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, and Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well Pt 2, so those go in. But I'll add these greats:
ReplyDeleteBlues Magoos Ain't Got Nothing Yet
BTO Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
DeLaSoul 3 Is A Magic Number
Steely Dan Rikki Don't Lose That Number
REM Driver 8
Folk Implosion Nothing's Gonna Stop The Flow
U2 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (live Under A Blood Red Sky EP)
Toots & Maytals The 6 And The 7 Books (1963 or 1970s version, either is fine)
Plimsouls A Million Miles Away
Nick Cave & Dirty 3 Zero Is Also A Number
Beatles Revolution #9 (I may be the only Beatles fan -- nay, music fan -- who likes Rev #9)
John Lennon #9 Dream
Bob Seger 2+2
Billy Preston Nothing From Nothing
Hot Chocolate Every 1's A Winner
Dylan & Band Million Dollar Bash
Skeletons 30 Days In The Workhouse
Humble Pie 30 Days In The Hole
White Stripes 7 Nation Army
Mamas & Papas 12:30
Los Lobos One Time One Night
Alice Cooper Eighteen and Billion Dollar Babies
Aphex Twin Avril 14
Blondie One Way Or Another
Stones 2000 Light Years From Home
Sanford Clark It's Nothing To Me
3 Dog Night One
Love 7 And 7 Is
Bottle Rockets $1000 Car
Tommy Tutone 867-5309
C in California
Oh Hi C in California! How's by you?
DeleteHi S in NY! Doing fine, still daily woodburning, just not commenting since Feb 11 since it felt....discouraged.
DeleteC in California
Johnny Horton - Battle of New Orleans
ReplyDelete"In 1814 we took a little trip..."
Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
" He stood 6 foot 5 and weighed 245..."
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds
ReplyDelete"Just ring 36 24 36 hey
I lead a life of crime"
Same numbers in Brick House
DeleteRon Nagle - 61 Clay
ReplyDeleteMoby Grape - 8:05
ReplyDeleteJefferson Airplane - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 seconds
8:05 - Moby Grape
ReplyDeleteReelin' and Rockin' - Chuck Berry / DC5
Third Time Lucky - Foghat
Third Rate Romance- Amazing Rhythm Aces
Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
Rikki Don't Lose That Number- Steely Dan
What Time Is It? - The Jive Five
The Number One Song In Heaven- Sparks
32 Footsteps - They Might Be Giants
Two Hearts - John Hiatt , Springsteen lots more have songs with this title.
rs
Hard to fathom all these submissions and we still haven't gotten to...
ReplyDeleteLucky Number - Lene Lovich (and Nina Hagen!!)
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteI considered Lucky Number, but I always liked "Home" better.
DeleteC in California
2000 Man - The Stones
ReplyDeleteIt's not in the title, but "Senses Working Overtime" certainly features numbers prominently in the chorus
Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven
ReplyDeleteJohn Cash - Five Feet High and Rising
I was 19 when this song came out, now I am six decades older - "When I'm 64"
ReplyDeleteHad to do some math - this was released in 1967, I was 16.
Delete59 years later makes me 75 😳
"When I'm 64," now sounds like the sweet bird of youth ;-)
Charley - if my math is correct you deserve PowerPop cudos
DeleteCounting down: Bowie "Space Oddity"
ReplyDeleteCounting up: Beach Boys "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"
And the guy who started it all -
ReplyDeleteElvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
" Number 47 said to number 3
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see". 😁
Poopy-di scoop
ReplyDeleteScoop-diddy-whoop
Whoop-di-scoop-di-poop
Poop-di-scoopty
Scoopty-whoop
Whoopity-scoop, whoop-poop
Poop-diddy, whoop-scoop
Poop, poop
Scoop-diddy-whoop
Whoop-diddy-scoop
Whoop-diddy-scoop, poop
"Number One" - The Rutles
ReplyDelete"Billion Dollar Babies" - Alice Cooper
DeleteWould that be the new Greatest Range??
I have always considered “Number 47 to Number 3” as a not so sneaky gay reference I’m correct , right?
ReplyDeleteCaptain Al
The Young Rascals: Good Lovin'
ReplyDeleteDan Ingram used to into it by asking, "What time is it when it's 2:59?"
Paul McCartney - 20 Flight Rock
ReplyDeleteWay late as was gone ....
ReplyDeleteBob Seger System; 2+2= ? First album in '68
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ReplyDeleteJim Carroll Band - People Who Died
Delete"...on 26 reds and a bottle of wine..."
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends
ReplyDelete" How terribly strange to be 70"
(boy don't I know it at 75 😉)
Beach Boys - Little Honda
Delete"first gear it's all right
second gear I'll lean right..."
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We’re a little different in age but just a smidge. I love your pick but my song pick is so simple…867-5309. Jenny musta been a whirlwind. Jenny Jenny!
ReplyDeleteLate to the party again…
ReplyDeleteOne - Harry Nilsson
Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvellettes
Senses Working Overtime - XTC
25 Miles - Edwin Starr
Honorary Mention - 3,000 Miles - Gerry Devine and the High Beams
5:15 - The Who
ReplyDeleteVince