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TO WANT MATHEMATICAL SONGS?

81 replies

babytrasher · 09/12/2012 21:46

Not really anything unreasonable, but the quickest / surest way to tap the collective genius of MN...

I am Head of Maths in a school with a tradition of teachers giving each other CDs of favourite music at Xmas. I am really keen to put together a "Maths Music" CD; and also to some of the students who would appreciate the concept. So far I have come up with about 25 mins towards a full 80 min CD:

Don MacLean: American Pi,

Katie Melua: 9.0 x 10 (to the power of) 6 Bicycles.

Nena: 10 Squared - 1 Squared Red Balloons (Does anyone have a copy of, or a link to, the original & much darker German version, 99 LuftBallon )

Lou Bega: Mambo No 5.

The Band: The Shape I'm In.

The Carter Family: The Circle Shall Be Unbroken.

There are quite a lot of songs with numbers in the title, but I am particularly looking for mathematical concepts or significant numbers.

If I can fill a CD, I will post the final playlist along with acknowledgements of the suggesters.

Many Xmas Biscuit s

OP posts:
nickelbabylyinginamanger · 09/12/2012 21:57

1 by u2

anything by 5star.

perfect by fairgro und attraction

PartridgeInARustyBearTree · 09/12/2012 21:57

A few here...

TheCheeseAlarm · 09/12/2012 21:58

Half Man Half Biscuit - 99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd

Fakebook · 09/12/2012 22:02

Europe - The Final Countdown
Blur - Song 2
Jackson 5 - ABC
Three times a lady ( don't know who sings that)
Cornershop - Brimful of asha

BettySuarez · 09/12/2012 22:05

99 Red Balloons Smile

Fakebook · 09/12/2012 22:05

There's a really cool number song on Dd's Mickey Mouse clubhouse cd in the car.

BettySuarez · 09/12/2012 22:06

Oooooh ooooooh oooooooh I have a Music Bugs CD with a song on it about Five Bouncing Bunnies Grin Grin

MoreCrackThanHarlem · 09/12/2012 22:08

Little Arithmetic by Deus.

Welovecouscous · 09/12/2012 22:09

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JeezyOrangePips · 09/12/2012 22:12

multiply by xzibit

Fakebook · 09/12/2012 22:13

My dd used to LOVE this about 3 years ago. It's brilliant :

OhYouMerryLittleKitten · 09/12/2012 22:13

I wish I could think of something as dd would love this so I'd like to help you get a cd worth. What a brilliant idea.

JeezyOrangePips · 09/12/2012 22:20

one direction - math song

iamapushymum · 09/12/2012 22:21

YABU to post it on this forum instead of chat, which also gets a lot of traffic

MadameCreeper · 09/12/2012 22:25

Tim Minchin - If I didn't Have You

Some of the best mathematical lyrics
www.6lyrics.com/if_i_didn_t_have_you4-lyrics-tim_minchin.aspx

MrsHerculePoirot · 09/12/2012 22:25

Sign of the Times - Brian Ferry I think (links to multiplying with negative numbers!?!?)

MrsHerculePoirot · 09/12/2012 22:27

How many times? - brother beyond

tulipgrower · 09/12/2012 22:29

Mel Torme - "Geometric Blues (Pythagoras, How you stagger us)"

ImagineJL · 09/12/2012 22:29

2-4-6-8 motorway

MrsHerculePoirot · 09/12/2012 22:35

Square one - coldplay

rumbelina · 09/12/2012 22:35

3 is the magic number - bob dorough. Does 3 x table up to 30 and is a lovely song. De la soul adapted it, also good but bd is more maths-y.

MrsHerculePoirot · 09/12/2012 22:36

Take my breadth away - berlin

RubyGates · 09/12/2012 22:36

Mathcore!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathcore

MrsHerculePoirot · 09/12/2012 22:40

Reflection - Christina agulara(sp)

MrsHerculePoirot · 09/12/2012 22:41

Transformers (theme tune from the tv show)