here's a fun little exercise for music lovers . . .

[OneBlueSky]

this website (http://www.rte.ie/2fm/story/1030704.html) has posted a list of song titles that include the numbers one through 100 . . . one song for each number . . . anyone care to take a stab at adding to the list? . . .

my first entries (off the top of my admittedly addled head):

1: One is the Lonliest Number - Three Dog Night
3: Three Coins in a Fountain - The Four Aces
16: Sixteen Candles - The Crests
24: 24 Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney
49: Funk #49 - The James Gang
76: 76 Trombones - from "The Music Man"

anyone else? . . . :)

[Richardo]

1. 99 luft balloons

[stellanoir]

11. love 99 luft balloons

and what was that Lena Lovich song from the 80's. . ."My Lucky Number" . . .??

Not sure that would qualify.

and "Revolution #9" of course.

[BurtWorm]

27. 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall (trad.)

[MissMillie]

2. Love potion #9

Eight days a week - Beatles
Three times a lady - Lionel Ritchie
96 tears
Hey 19 - Steely Dan

[stellanoir]

17. love #'s 1, 3, & 4 as well

kind of korny. . ."50 ways to leave your lover." and I thought of another but it's eluding me now. Time for some Ginko. . .

Okay this wasn't it and is kind of iffy. . .

"Two hearts beat as One." U2

[Richardo]

3. Four Brothers

Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd

[progmom]

5. richardo - you rock!

:)

[Richardo]

7. Always a fave of mine...

...as there are four brothers in my family. Plus I was a big band geek when I was in high school jazz band.

Thanks, progmom! :hi: :yourock: too!

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. It takes two.

[jpgray]

6. 1. Wise one - John Coltrane

2. Two sisters - The Kinks
4. Free Four - Pink Floyd
6. Six-blade knife - Dire Straits

[dubyaD40web]

8. 46 Days - Phish

[dean_dem]

9. "Two Princes"

But my suggestion is in NO way meant to be an endorsement of that god-awful song.

Others:
"Four Horsemen" The Clash
"24 Hours" Joy Division
"No. 13 Baby" The Pixies
"I Would Die 4 U" Prince (c'mon, you know it counts.)

[DelawareValleyDem]

10. 68: Sixty Eight Guns - The Alarm

96. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians

[BurtWorm]

12. 5: Take Five -- Dave Brubeck

[BurtWorm]

13. 30: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo -- Pere Ubu

[BurtWorm]

24. 1,984: 1984 -- David Bowie

:shrug:

[OneBlueSky]

16. good one . . . a long-time fave . . . n/t

.

[BurtWorm]

30. 5: Five-foot-one -- Iggy Pop

[OneBlueSky]

14. check the original list, guys . . . some of yours are dupes . . . n/t

.

[DelawareValleyDem]

19. Oh yeah - In that case I change mine to

23: Strawberry Letter #23 Brothers Johnson

[meganmonkey]

15. 3 Days - Jane's Addiction

:) I know you already have a #3, but I like that song

[OneBlueSky]

18. no limits on the numbers . . . let's post as many as we can . . . n/t

.

[jpgray]

20. 41 and 93: Map Ref. 41N 93W - Wire

59: W.M.C. -Blob 59 - The Fall

[Squeech]

21. 88 Lines About 44 Women

Takes care of two obscure numbers in one title.

On edit: add Janis Ian's "At Seventeen."

[DS1]

22. You knew this one was coming

(sorry for any unintended earworms)

867-5309 (Jenny)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

"Strawberry Letter 23" - The Brothers Johnson

"24 Hours a Day" - Barry Manilow
"Summer of '78" - Barry Manilow

[Freebird12004]

23. 57 channels and nothing on

sounds like a quarter to three type of song to me

[ALago1]

25. 12 or 35: Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35

Take your pick of either...

[meganmonkey]

26. 8 Days a Week

I looo-ooo-oooove you! :P

[AwakeAtLast]

28. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Still like that song sometimes.

[OneBlueSky]

29. just thought of another one . . .

41: American Skin (41 Shots) - Bruce Springsteen

[Freebird12004]

31. 1/2 a heart tattoo - Jennifer Hanson

should be on list

[Richardo]

32. 25; 6; 4: "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago

[DelawareValleyDem]

33. Nine Tonight Bob Seger

[jpgray]

34. 15: 15 Ways - the Fall, or The 15th - Wire

20: 20th Century Man - The Kinks

[Squeech]

35. Tom Waits

"Small Change got rained on with his own .38"

[BurtWorm]

43. That's a good one.

:thumbsup:

[BurtWorm]

48. 9: Revolution #9 -- The Beatles

Number Nyunh, Number Nyuhn, Number Nyunh...

nam daed no em nruT nam daed no em nruT nam daed no em nruT

[Richardo]

36. Two Against Nature

"Mister Steely Dan....and whatever."*

* From the hilarious, shit-faced drunken intro on the live version of "Bodhisattva"

[Lautremont]

37. 88 Lines about 44 Women

by The Nails.

Deborah was a Catholic girl
She held out to the bitter end

Carla was a different type
She's the one who put it in.

Mary was a black girl
and I was afraid of a girl like that.

Suzy painted pictures sitting down
like the Buddha sat.

etc...

[DelawareValleyDem]

38. 6 & 9 If 6 was 9 - Hendrix

[leftofthedial]

39. Two of Us

[Ron Green]

40. 7 come 11, 8 More Miles to Louisville, 3 Little Words, 3 Coins in the

Fountain, 6 Days on the Road, 13 Questions, 1 Mint Julep, 2 to Tango, 7 Spanish Angels, 2 Bass Hit, 101 Pounds of Fun, The 2nd Time Around.

[bif]

41. "Tea for 2"

[bif]

42. 634-5789

[Ron Green]

44. Pennsylvania 6-5000, 634-5789, 720 in the Book, 32-20, The Ballad of

40 Dollars, Mr. 5 by 5, 8 Miles High.

[BurtWorm]

46. Love Eight Miles High!

:thumbsup:

Good earworm to have!

[Lautremont]

45. 14 Cheerleader Coldfront

Guided by Voices

edited to add:

10 lbs (The Super Friendz)
24 Hour Party People (The Happy Mondays)
7 and 7 Is (Love)
4 Year Plan (Camper Van Beethoven)
69 Annee Erotique (Serge Gainsbourg)
30 Century Man (Scott Walker)

[bif]

47. "2 + 2 is on my mind" Old bob Segar song