I'm curious about how you're counting the mentions of beer, I feel like there are a number of songs that mention without using the word "beer" specifically (for example the Irish song "Waxies Dargle" with the chorus, "What are ye having, will ye have a pint? Yes, I'll have a pint with you, sir, / And if one of us doesn't order soon we'll be thrown out of the boozer.")
Good question. I tried to search for all beer adjacent words. But obviously I will miss some. Like there’s no way I picked up “a bottle of red” as wine in “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”
This is all wonderful, Chris. But I need a third-party to resolve the conflict between my wife and I between including the stuffing inside the bird or out? And by the way, “Jive Turkey” by the Ohio Players should get an honorable mention today, especially with its immortal lyric: “I put my trust in you/‘cause you could do the do.”
I really hesitate to mention it but don’t overlook Adam Sandler’s (great or wretched, you pick) Thanksgiving song which centers around mentioning turkey about 9,000 times..
I'm curious about how you're counting the mentions of beer, I feel like there are a number of songs that mention without using the word "beer" specifically (for example the Irish song "Waxies Dargle" with the chorus, "What are ye having, will ye have a pint? Yes, I'll have a pint with you, sir, / And if one of us doesn't order soon we'll be thrown out of the boozer.")
Good question. I tried to search for all beer adjacent words. But obviously I will miss some. Like there’s no way I picked up “a bottle of red” as wine in “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”
That makes sense; there isn't really a way around the problem.
This is all wonderful, Chris. But I need a third-party to resolve the conflict between my wife and I between including the stuffing inside the bird or out? And by the way, “Jive Turkey” by the Ohio Players should get an honorable mention today, especially with its immortal lyric: “I put my trust in you/‘cause you could do the do.”
"% Of Hit Songs Mentioning Cheese" is just one of the reasons why your newsletter is so great.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Chris!
> one of two songs to contain the word “Thanksgiving.”
Is the other one "Alice's Restaurant"?
Nope. Only because the dataset is hit songs. The other is Dear Mama by Tupac.
I really hesitate to mention it but don’t overlook Adam Sandler’s (great or wretched, you pick) Thanksgiving song which centers around mentioning turkey about 9,000 times..