And so we come to the number 7. Many people believe this to be a lucky number and certainly it is the number that arrived at wqhen you add any of the oppsing sides of six sided dice together. This means that is possibly the most frequent result when two dice are rolled. As for me, I think is it just a number but it is the one that I use the European tradition to write – that is I always add the bar to the upright, that way it cannot be mistaken for a 1.
So let’s see what songs are associated with this exotic number.
“Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat” is a song written by Bob Hilliard and Lee Pockriss. It was recorded by Paul Evans (US No. 9) in 1959, and covered the same year by The Avons (UK No. 3). The song is told from the perspective of the driver, who is singing about seven girls in the backseat with Fred (never mind the implausibility of any backseat in a motor vehicle holding eight adults). The driver invites one of the girls to join him in the front seat, then asks how they like his triple carburettor, then offers to leave as the girls prefer Fred’s company to his. Each time, however, he is told to pay attention to his driving and that they prefer to remain in the backseat “kissing and hugging with Fred.”
“7 Rooms of Gloom” is a song recorded by the Four Tops. It was released as a single in 1967 on the Motown label and reached #14 on the Billboard, and was a Top 10 R&B Hit, charting at #10. It was also a hit in the UK, their seventh, staying for nine weeks in the charts. Described as “throbbing with dread over a racing minor key dominated arrangement” it was written by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
“Seven Seas of Rhye” is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was primarily written by Freddie Mercury with Brian May contributing the second middle-eighty. The song is officially credited to Mercury only. A rudimentary instrumental version appears as the final track on the group’s self-titled debut album (1973), with the final version on the follow-up Queen II (1974). The completed version served as the band’s third single, and after performing the song on the BBC’s TOTP in February 1974 it became their first hit, reaching number 10 in the UK.
Seven Wonders” is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their fourteenth studio album, Tango in the Night (1987). Stevie Nicks performed the lead vocals on the song, and it was written by Sandy Stewart, with contributed lyrics by Nicks. In the song, Nicks remembers a love affair from her past. She sings that even if she should live to see the Seven Wonders of the World, doing so would not compare to the beauty of that romance. The song was released in June 1987 as the second single from Tango in the Night. The song climbed to number 19 on the US Billboard.
“7 Seconds” is a song composed by Youssou N’Dour, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, and Jonathan Sharp. It was released in 1994 as a single performed by Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry and achieved much success, reaching the number-one position in numerous countries; in France it stayed at number-one for 16 weeks, a record at the time. “7 Seconds” also won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song of 1994. NME magazine ranked it number 40 in their list of the 50 best songs of 1994.
“7 Days” is a song by British singer Craig David. It was released in July 2000 as the second single from his debut studio album, Born to Do it (2000). “7 Days” topped the Uk Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, “7 Days” peaked within the top ten of the charts in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United States. It received a Gold sales certification from the BPI and became Britain’s 17th best-selling single of 2000.
“Seven Nation Army” is a song by American duo the White Stripes. It is the opening track on their fourth studio album, Elephant (2003). V2 Records released the song to American alternative radio in February 2003, as the lead single from the album. Written and produced by Jack White, the song consists of distorted vocals, a simple drumbeat, and a bass-like riff created by playing a guitar through a pitch shift effect. The song charted in multiple countries, and its success contributed to the popularity of the White Stripes and the garage rock revival movement. In addition to praising its riff and drumbeat, critics have ranked “Seven Nation Army” as one of the best songs of the 2000s decade.
“Seven” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her eighth studio album, Folklore, which was released in July 2020. Swift co-wrote the song with its producer, Aaron Dessner. “Seven” is a folk song with nostalgic lyricism blending present and past perspectives, which convey a 30-year-old Swift introspecting on her childhood and recalling the purity of her relationship with an old friend, and the then 7-year-old Swift incapable of understanding the domestic violence her friend experienced but realizing it years later, respectively. The song is led by Swift’s upper register over a swirling piano line, complemented by acoustic guitars, drums, and a variety of strings.
