I have decided to embark on a series based on the Dusty Sprinfield song ‘Wishin’ and Hopin’ which contains series of actions which might provide some fruitful topics for our researches. The opening lines of the song are ‘Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ , plannin’ and dreamin’…’ . Ignoring the lamentable contractions of […]
Forward
Having explored left, right, up and down we are now going to explore the alternative commands forwards and back. i suspect that there will certainly be more songs associated with back than with fowards but who knows what we might discover. “Fast Forward” the title track from the 1985 dance film directed by Sidney Poitier. […]
Song Dates
The use of numbers in song is not limited to the number itself, quite often the writer includes a date in the title of the song,either to set it in a period or because that date might be of significance. So in our final, final numerically inspired post we are going to seek out some […]
Honourable Mentions – Numbers
Having decided to conclude the series of numerical songs at 21, I realised that there would need to be at least onepost of ‘honourable mentions’ for songs where they are the only one to refer to a particular number, especially when that number was higher than 21. So here we go. “Land of a Thousand […]
16
As we move through the numbers from 11-19, it is inevitable that there would be a cluster of songs around the number 16. Sixteen being the magical age of consent, and when people can get married at least in the Western world. I sadly suspect that the majority of the songs will be taken from […]
9
Having arrived at 9, we are nearly at the end of of our first tranche of numerical lists of songs, I am expecting there to be several songs which reference the use of 9 for emergencies and also because of its’ rhyming possibilities. So let’s have look and see what we can find. “Love Potion […]
5
So we come to my personal favourite number – 5. Why it has always been my favourite I do not know except to say that there is something just so elegant about it and especially the way it it makes counting easy – 5,10,15 etc. So let’s see if others have the same affinity towards […]
3
As I begin to research the number three and the songs that have been inspired by it, I must admit that I have no idea where my searching may lead because I very few songs come readily to mind. So, I am prepared to be surprised as I so often am by this blog. “Three […]
1
A new series begins today. We are going explore numerical songs from 1-10 and then see where it goes from there. Which number is the favourite of song writers? Which unusual numbers will make it into the lists? This will be another voyage of discovery in which as usual forgetten gems are recalled and unexpected […]
Glory
“Glory” is a song by American rapper Common and American singer John Legend. It was written by John Legend, Common, and Rhymefest. The song was released in December 2014, by Columbia as the theme song from the 2014 film Selma, which portrays the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. Common also co-starred in the film as […]