88 (The Magic Number)
by @carleybaer · @charliecheney · @sapient
Liner Notes
Because I started this FAWM by doing 14 songs in a day, I wanted to end it by doing 14 songs in a day just to see if I could. The trouble was that, after a day of teaching and a whole month of FAWM, my brain was pretty wobbly by the end. Luckily @charliecheney and @sapient were hanging in the slack chat, and they started handing me verses. I wasn't sure at first but then I realized I didn't have the spoons to do anything except make it work (how lucky that one of the verses involved spoons!). And now here we are, and I love it, and thanks guys for having my back. FAWM is the best.
Lyrics
88 keys on the piano An 11 octave run This one goes past 11 And on to n+1
88 spoons in my cupboard Some lying on the ground That's n+1 spoons all in all If all the spoons be found
87 songs in the hopper +1 more song from the slack 87 wasn't proper So we’re doing one more track
88’s the magic number A FAWM in a single day I haven’t had a good night’s sleep Since Song Hamster came to play
88 spoons in my cupboard Plus one that’s gone astray That's n+1 spoons all in all If they all get put away But I haven’t the spoons for any more tunes So it’s time to hit the hay
Comments
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I like the humour. It's a clever idea for a song and well executed!
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I love the 40s style harmonies and the rollicking accompaniment. You hit 88 and went 'back to the future'!
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yee ha ha galloping along! sounds like one of those 2nd world war time style songs. fun song
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Nice galloping rhythm. I think you must have been teaching the kids counting and algebra.
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This is so much fun. The way you can still sing harmony and play the piano after all that is something else. Hooray for good friends and slack. And pat yourself on the back, Carley. Hooray!
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Silly fun! Congrats!
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It's nice that the tag team was able to come together to help you get to n+1 to conclude FAWM. Nice work, folks!
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Love it! Brilliant harmonies, fun lyrics, and just such a joyous celebration of FAWM. Well done!
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And so it goes..well done, Carley. Now about that song hamster...
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What a fun finish to a fantastic FAWM! You are a song monster! Kudos to the lyric collaborators!
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Slack reference, Song Hamster callback, spoon theory, and gorgeous harmonies. A Carley classic! How on Earth you managed to do this at the quite frankly ridiculous hour of the morning that you did is utterly beyond me.
But I'm glad you did.
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The fact that you could put this together when you're brain is mush is a testament to your talent. Very fun.
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I am so happy for you! (You should also be happy I didn't crank out 3-4 extra songs after my party last night, as I was tempted to!)
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You did it :). Congrats on an amazing fawm
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Aw, this is absolutely delightful. I can't believe you still had just enough spoons to crank this out at, what, 3am? N+1 unlocked! 👍🤩👍
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Congrats on your 88 songs! What an amazing and perfect accomplishment! Fun song! Love the harmonies! Great collab!
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This really made me smile. As someone with a mathematical background, I really appreciate the use of 'n + 1'. Lovely end too.
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Great tune. Well executed all round. But my head hurt as my untutored bad self stood by the piano trying to get my head around the maths. It may well be me!