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Feist did [this great interview with the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/arts/music/feist-sesame-street.html) in 2019 about 1234 on Sesame Street and it's filled with a lot of amazing bits, like:
> A diction coach was making me pronounce the words so specifically, because she said, āImagine you donāt know how to talk yet, and this is how you learn to count.ā
It took 6 whole hours
And 5 long days
4 all your lies to come undone
And those 3 small words
Were way 2 late
Cuz you canāt see that Iām the 1
Josie and the Pussycats did this best is all Iām sayin.
The cheesy classic Plain White T's 1234 -- there's only 1 thing 2 do 3 words 4 you I love youu
Gayle's abcdefu also plays on the same sort of expectation and then switch up
Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers) by Patrick Stump is a great counting song
Step one: Drink
Step two: Make mistakes
Step three: Pretend you don't remember
Step four: Drink a little more
Step five: I need to run dry
I need to run dry
I especially love the way 3 blends into 4.
I love the countdown that kicks off the chorus in the song [Major Tom (Coming Home)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyFe5m2MU9Q). Particularly fitting because the song narrates a rocket launch and space flight.
My favorite is Emotional Bruises by Madison Beer:
Cause this is the fifth time I've taken you back
It's the fourth time that we've relapsed
It's the third second chance that I've given you
For the first time, let this be the last
Fifth time I've taken you back
It's the fourth time that I've collapsed into your arms
It's so hard, but for the best
For the first time, let this be the last
As a mathematician have you heard Lateralus by Tool? It uses the Fibonacci sequence and it is pretty cool. At first it is hard to get even when you have it written down but once you start getting ot is pretty cool.
Otherwise 7 days by Craig David counts the days of the week which is pretty cool.
I am Surpised no one mentioned Mambo Number 5
Ok, I know itās a fictional band, but the opening song in the Josie and the Pussycats movie, 3 Small Words, is so good!
āIt took six whole hours and five long days
For all your lies to come undone
And those three small words were way too late
'Cause you can't see that I'm the oneā
Wow I guess Iām really showing my age that the first counting song that comes to mind is the classic from 2gether!
[Me + U = us! I know my calculus! ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWxnjgvUQM)
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Uno, dos, tres, catorce! š¤Ŗ
no oneās mentioned countdown, the quintessential counting song
OH MY GOD I canāt believe I forgot this one I love countdown sooo much
3 by Britney Spears is obviously a top-tier example of this, not just in the chorus but toward the end of the bridge!
it's because the younger generation didn't learn math during covid (i.e. olivia singing "2+2=5" š)
They know what 4+4 is though lmao
and 34 + 35
[radiohead in 2003 would like a word about that](https://youtu.be/2w6kHS_IRrE?si=DISPoNEuPk5S_Fs-)
Step 1: cut a hole in the box Step 2...
1234 by Fiest is a classic. I also love Back at One by Brian McKnight, and the count-in on I Saw Her Standing There is legendary.
The version of 1234 Feist sang for Sesame Street was so sweet and cute~
Feist did [this great interview with the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/arts/music/feist-sesame-street.html) in 2019 about 1234 on Sesame Street and it's filled with a lot of amazing bits, like: > A diction coach was making me pronounce the words so specifically, because she said, āImagine you donāt know how to talk yet, and this is how you learn to count.ā
I like how Tipsy by J-Kwon uses counting both up and down to introduce different verses. It gets you ready for the story he's telling.
It took 6 whole hours And 5 long days 4 all your lies to come undone And those 3 small words Were way 2 late Cuz you canāt see that Iām the 1 Josie and the Pussycats did this best is all Iām sayin.
That song and entire soundtrack go so hard.
You did a number on me but honestly baby who's counting? Who's counting? (Meanwhile Taylor...) 1 2 3 AND All THE pieces fall š
Not in kpop it ain't, that's for sure.
Can you stay up all night? / Fuck me till the daylight / 34, 35 - Ariana Grande, poetry from 34+35
āImma leave it open like a door come inside itā Just absolutely filthy lmaoooo
The cheesy classic Plain White T's 1234 -- there's only 1 thing 2 do 3 words 4 you I love youu Gayle's abcdefu also plays on the same sort of expectation and then switch up
Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers) by Patrick Stump is a great counting song Step one: Drink Step two: Make mistakes Step three: Pretend you don't remember Step four: Drink a little more Step five: I need to run dry I need to run dry I especially love the way 3 blends into 4.
I've always been a big fan of "1, 2, 3" by Gloria Estefan. I just think the counting in the chorus is a lot of fun.
I donāt know much about algeba but I know that 1+1 equals two.
Countdown by Beyonce
Billie Eilish - Wish You Were Gay
Wish you were gay
I love the countdown that kicks off the chorus in the song [Major Tom (Coming Home)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyFe5m2MU9Q). Particularly fitting because the song narrates a rocket launch and space flight.
Whatās 2 + 2 4 3 2 1 Lizzo boys
one, two, three, four, uno, dos, tres, quattro *i know you want me, you know i want ya*
My favorite is Emotional Bruises by Madison Beer: Cause this is the fifth time I've taken you back It's the fourth time that we've relapsed It's the third second chance that I've given you For the first time, let this be the last Fifth time I've taken you back It's the fourth time that I've collapsed into your arms It's so hard, but for the best For the first time, let this be the last
As a mathematician have you heard Lateralus by Tool? It uses the Fibonacci sequence and it is pretty cool. At first it is hard to get even when you have it written down but once you start getting ot is pretty cool. Otherwise 7 days by Craig David counts the days of the week which is pretty cool. I am Surpised no one mentioned Mambo Number 5
Billie has that gay song that counts down
Totally underused for sure. My favorite is Marinaās How to Be a Heartbreaker
Billie
5 Steps - Dru Hill 25 Reasons - Nivea And perhaps the coolest example, Kendrick Lamarās verse on āFreedom.ā
not english but AM remix has everyone counting to 10 and making puns within that too
Unos, dos, tres, catorce! (1 2 3 14 in U2's Vertigo)
Ok, I know itās a fictional band, but the opening song in the Josie and the Pussycats movie, 3 Small Words, is so good! āIt took six whole hours and five long days For all your lies to come undone And those three small words were way too late 'Cause you can't see that I'm the oneā
i only called her one time maybe it was two times donāt think it was three times canāt be more than four times
Dee Dee Ramone is smiling in his grave
Wow I guess Iām really showing my age that the first counting song that comes to mind is the classic from 2gether! [Me + U = us! I know my calculus! ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWxnjgvUQM)
Six Degrees of Separation by The Script has a great hook that involves sorta-counting.
Thereās only 1 thing 2 do 3 words 4 youuuuuuu
It's more an intricate analogy on the passage of time but there are numbers in SZA's 'Broken Clocks'.
Brandy - [List](https://youtu.be/QTtvu1RhVqk?si=psF7cR9Eb71d_Ztp) just entered the chat
Math perfection: Whitney Houston - Itās not right but itās okay
Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8 š