# Songs with specific times of day in the title

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 7, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019 "2004-07-07T22:03:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/21 "2004-07-07T23:53:13Z")

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> [@gum](#):
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> ‘In the wee small hours of the morning’ - Frank Sinatra

“What time is it?”

“It’s a quarter past ‘wee’”.

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/22 "2004-07-07T23:55:22Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> How could I forget?
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> “Route 66”, Nat King Cole (and sung later by the Stones)  
> “77 Sunset Strip”, Mack David and Jerry Livingston

While ArchiveGuy already pointed out that these songs don’t count, Route 66 was also covered by Depeche Mode.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/23 "2004-07-07T23:56:04Z")

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Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden

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**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/24 "2004-07-07T23:57:50Z")

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3am Eternal by the KLF

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/25 "2004-07-08T00:01:11Z")

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“Four O’Clock in the Morning” - The Pogues  
“10:15 Saturday Night” - The Cure

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**Author:** ![Live\_Better\_Electrically](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@Live\_Better\_Electrically](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Live_Better_Electrically)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/26 "2004-07-08T00:02:11Z")

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“2:10, 6:18 (Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name)” - Rod McKuen\*  
“3 A.M.” - Bill Anderson\*  
“The Little Box of Pine in the 7:29” - Marty Robbins\*  
“Six O’Clock Rock” - Johnny O’Keefe

\*and others

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/27 "2004-07-08T00:06:56Z")

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It’s well known that some people post to threads without ever reading them.

Now it looks like some people post to threads without even reading the _title_.

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**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:** [July 8, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/28 "2004-07-08T00:11:44Z")

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All the songs on Roger Waters’ _Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking_:

“4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)”  
“4:33 AM (Running Shoes)”  
“4:37 AM (Arabs With Knives and West German Skies)”  
etc.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/29 "2004-07-08T00:13:07Z")

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8:15 by The Guess Who

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**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/30 "2004-07-08T00:21:42Z")

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Six O’Clock News by Kathleen Edwards, and a different  
Six O’Clock News by John Prine

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/31 "2004-07-08T00:32:10Z")

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The entire album _Days of Future Passed_ by The Moody Blues qualifies. The tracks are:

1. The Day Begins
2. Dawn: Dawn Is I a Feeling
3. The Morning: Another Morning
4. The Afternoon: a) Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)  
b) (Evening) Time To Get Away
5. Evening: a) The Sunset  
b) Twilight Time
6. The Night: Nights in White Satin

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/32 "2004-07-08T00:33:52Z")

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> [@cher3](#):
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> “25 or 6 to 4”–Chicago

But _Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?_😛

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/33 "2004-07-08T00:41:22Z")

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> [@ArchiveGuy](#):
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> The entire album _Days of Future Passed_ by The Moody Blues qualifies. The tracks are:
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> 1. The Day Begins
> 2. Dawn: Dawn Is I a Feeling
> 3. The Morning: Another Morning
> 4. The Afternoon: a) Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)  
> b) (Evening) Time To Get Away
> 5. Evening: a) The Sunset  
> b) Twilight Time
> 6. The Night: Nights in White Satin

Oh, really?

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/34 "2004-07-08T02:47:15Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> Oh, really?

My thought, as well. 🙂

And my contribution: “7 O’Clock News/Silent Night” by Simon & Garfunkel

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/35 "2004-07-08T02:51:49Z")

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Ice T had “6 n the Mornin’” and “Midnight.”

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/36 "2004-07-08T04:41:13Z")

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10:15 Saturday Night, the Cure.

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/37 "2004-07-08T04:57:43Z")

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> [@ArchiveGuy](#):
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> > [@cher3](#):
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> > “25 or 6 to 4”–Chicago
> 
> But _Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?_😛

Aw, a one-minute margin of error should be close enough. 😉

To contribute:

“6:00” by **Dream Theater**  
D

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/38 "2004-07-08T05:06:15Z")

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_11 O’Clock Tick Tock_ by U2.  
Also, _5 O’Clock World_ was also covered by Julian Cope.

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**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/39 "2004-07-08T05:47:25Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> about a zillion songs with “midnight”

Here are just a few:  
In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett  
Moanin’ at Midnight - Howlin’ Wolf  
Midnight Blues - Blind Willie McTell  
Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers

I also thought of From Four 'Til Late, by Robert Johnson.

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**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-specific-times-of-day-in-the-title/254019/40 "2004-07-08T12:48:06Z")

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_4 P.M._ - The Clouds

_Midnight Train to Georgia_ - Gladys Night and the Pips (or the Indigo Girls, which is where I first heard it)

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