# Songs that mention a time of day **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2014, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158 "2014-04-15T08:09:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/41 "2014-04-15T13:41:54Z")
Do we just want clock times, or is, e.g., “closing time” valid? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/42 "2014-04-15T13:47:07Z")
Roy Clark-_Left Or Right At Oak Street?_ > [@](#): > > The alarm rang at seven this morning > The same time it did yesterday > Seven-thirty is my breakfast time > And I know what the wife’s gonna say. > > The Crawfords next door got a new swimming pool > The Millers got a color TV > Mr. Wilson’s job is not good as yours, > But his wife dresses better than me. > > I get to the school at eight o-five > And drop off the kids at the gate > Then I drive past the clock outside the bank > It’s exactly a quarter past eight. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/43 "2014-04-15T13:53:34Z")
_Rocket Man_, Elton John “Zero hour - nine AM” _One O’Clock Jump_, Count Basie _MTA_, Kingston Trio “Charlie’s wife goes down to the Sculley Square station Every day at quarter past two. . .” _Still Crazy After All These Years_, Paul Simon “Four in the morning, crapped out, yawning. . .” _Saturday Night’s Alright_, Elton John “It’s seven o’clock and I want to rock. . .” ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/44 "2014-04-15T13:55:54Z")
“Heartattack and Vine” takes place at 8:35 pm. (“Well I’ll bet she’s still a virgin, but it’s only twenty-five 'til nine”) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/45 "2014-04-15T14:24:36Z")
I said “Look man, what time is it?” He said “The clock on the wall say three o’clock Last call for alcohol, so what you need?” One bourbon, one scotch, one beer… (George Thorogood, by way of John Lee Hooker) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/46 "2014-04-15T14:38:06Z")
Every track on [Roger Waters’ _The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pros_and_Cons_of_Hitchhiking#Track_listing), as far as I know the only album that’s in real time. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/47 "2014-04-15T14:51:25Z")
“We get up at noon and go to work at one, take an hour for lunch and then at two we’re done – jolly good fun!” (“The Merry Old Land of Oz”) Chuck Berry’s “Reelin’ and Rockin’” mentions 9:21, 9:32, 9:43, 9:54, 10:05, 10:26, 10:28, and 10:29. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/48 "2014-04-15T14:57:00Z")
Elton John again, “it’s four o’clock in the morning, damn it” - _Someone Saved My Life Tonight_ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/49 "2014-04-15T14:59:23Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > “Four o’clock in the afternoon > and I didn’t feel like very much.” > Leonard Cohen, “Dress Rehearsal Rag” Can’t believe someone beat me to that one. Blondie: “11:59” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/50 "2014-04-15T15:18:51Z")
"The Darktown Strutters’ Ball (half past eight) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/51 "2014-04-15T15:24:42Z")
[What Time Is It?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=e86omL8uzks#t=21) - Spin Doctors (4:30). ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/52 "2014-04-15T15:39:09Z")
“It’s a quarter after one, I’m a little drunk and I need you now…” - Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now” “Don’t you know that I dance, I dance 'til a quarter to three…” - Gary U.S. Bonds, “Quarter to Three.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/53 "2014-04-15T15:39:42Z")
2:45 Elliot Smith. I find in to be a very emotionally moving song, but if anyone can fully explain the lyrics to me, I will consider them a superior human being worthy my my unending admiration. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/54 "2014-04-15T15:43:29Z")
This whole thread answers the question-_Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?_ (Chicago) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/55 "2014-04-15T15:44:15Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > This whole thread answers the question-_Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?_ (Chicago) > 😃 But…does anybody really care? :dubious: And, Queensryche - Suite Sister Mary (10 pm) ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/56 "2014-04-15T15:59:34Z")
_You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive_ “Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning, And the sun goes down about three in the day.” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/57 "2014-04-15T16:36:55Z")
Grateful Dead: “Casey Jones” _This old engine makes it on time Leaves Central Station ‘bout a quarter to nine Hits River Junction at seventeen to At a quarter to ten, you know it’s travellin’ again_ ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/58 "2014-04-15T16:51:12Z")
If I can include general times, then “Feelin’ Groovy” by Simon and Garfunkel, mentions it’s the morning. Also by them is the song “Wednesday Morning, 3AM.” This, too, might not be specific enough, but Frank Sinatra sung “The Wee Small Hours of the Morning.” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” by the Beatles, has the line _If I’ve been out 'till quarter to three/Would you lock the door?_ Lastly, mentioning this song is a dirty job, but someone has to do it: “Friday” by Rebecca Black, opens with _7AM wakin’ up in the mornin’_. _ducks_ ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/59 "2014-04-15T16:52:09Z")
Traditional English carol: Past three o’clock And a cold, frosty morning. Past three o’clock, Good morrow, masters all. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158/60 "2014-04-15T16:53:41Z")
“Heart of Rock and Roll” by Huey Lewis and the News: New York, New York is everything they say, Ain’t no place that I’d rather be. Where else can you do a half a million things All at a quarter to three? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-a-time-of-day/686158.md?page=4)