# Songs with days of the week

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 4, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810 "2007-12-04T19:03:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/41 "2007-12-04T22:52:25Z")

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“Drive-In Saturday” - David Bowie

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**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:** [December 4, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/42 "2007-12-04T23:30:02Z")

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_Tuesday’s Dead_, Cat Stevens  
_Another Saturday Night_, Sam Cooke

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/43 "2007-12-04T23:35:41Z")

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“This Little Light of Mine” – I’ve got a Kingston Trio version with days of the week in it.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/44 "2007-12-04T23:36:01Z")

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“The Saturday Boy” – Billy Bragg

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**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/45 "2007-12-05T00:42:24Z")

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[QUOTE=gigi]  
Sun - 11  
Mon - 9  
Tu - 5  
W - 3  
Th - 4  
F - 7  
Sa - 8  
[/QUOTE]  
Forgive me but everything I know I learned from The Beatles and they told me a week comprises eight days.

_Take Me to the Mardi Gras_ - Paul Simon.

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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/46 "2007-12-05T02:14:39Z")

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Harry Chapin: “Sunday Morning Sunshine”

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**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/47 "2007-12-05T04:24:13Z")

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_Friday Night, Saturday Morning_ - \*\*the Specials \*\*

Too many people to list with songs called _Sunday Morning_ (No Doubt, Maroon 5, Velvet Underground, Madness, etc)

_Sunday, Sunday_ - **Blur**  
Hmm… there’s more…

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**Author:** ![stucco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stucco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucco)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/48 "2007-12-05T05:44:07Z")

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“A Sunday Smile” – **Beirut**  
“Friday Night Fever” – **Silver Jews**  
“Sunday Girls” – **Puffy Amiyumi**  
“Saturday” – **Yo La Tengo**

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**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/49 "2007-12-05T05:49:20Z")

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New Moon on Monday - Duran Duran  
Louisiana Saturday Night - Alabama  
Saturday Night - Misfits  
Sunday Girl - Blondie  
Best Sunday Dress - Hole

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/50 "2007-12-05T05:59:54Z")

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[Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?](http://www.geocities.com/Cag03/NovWDRobins.html)  
A comic ditty from 1916, made popular by Al Jolson.

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**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/51 "2007-12-05T06:09:25Z")

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Never on a Sunday - Nana Mouskouri  
Forever Tuesday Morning - The Mockers  
It’s Saturday Night - The Proclaimers

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-days-of-the-week/428810/52 "2007-12-05T14:41:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Chez Guevara]  
Forgive me but everything I know I learned from The Beatles and they told me a week comprises eight days.

_Take Me to the Mardi Gras_ - Paul Simon.  
[/QUOTE]

Fair enough, and because you used “comprises” correctly:

Sunday - 19  
Monday - 11  
Tuesday - 8  
Fat Tuesday - 1  
Wednesday - 5  
Thursday - 5  
Friday - 14  
Saturday - 18  
I cannot believe I forgot New Moon on Monday! What kind of a child of 80s am I?

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