Braingle: 'Numbers' Brain Teaser

Numbers

Letter Equations are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.

Puzzle ID:	#34000
Fun:	(2.81)
Difficulty:	(2.27)
Category:	Letter-Equations
Submitted By:	beatlesgirl
Corrected By:	cnmne

Below are a few singers who have sung a song that has a number in its title. The names of the singers are spelled out. Good luck!

The Beatles = E D a W

Air Supply = The O T Y L

Shania Twain = Y S the O

Herman's Hermits = I H the E I A

Wilson Pickett = L of a T D

Queen = A O B the D

The Clovers = L P #9

The Beatles = W I S-F

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Answer

The Beatles = Eight Days a Week
Air Supply = The One That You Love
Shania Twain = You're Still The One
Herman's Hermits = I'm Henry the Eighth I Am
Wilson Pickett = Land of a Thousand Dances
Queen = Another One Bites the Dust
The Clovers = Love Potion #9
The Beatles = When I'm Sixty-Four
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Comments

OldChinaHand Nov 17, 2006	Good ONE, well done and fun.
scallio Nov 17, 2006	Darn, I didn't even get half of them! But I should have. GREAT TEASER!
Pizzazz2u Nov 17, 2006	Fortunately, I did get them ALL! I will have to admit, though.... there will certainly come a day when ALL or any of this music will be archaic! Great teaser! Anyway.
Brainy_1 Nov 17, 2006	YAY!! I got them all and I loved this teaser! Brought back some cool memories! Great job!
lmurray Nov 17, 2006	IMAGINE MY NOT KNOWING THE ORLEANS' SONG WAS TITLED "STILL THE ONE," AND NOT "YOUR STILL THE ONE." BUT THE FOLLOWING WILL SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE SONG LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE. Love Potion Number Nine By The Clovers Music and lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller United Artists 180 Cover hierarchy * Love Potion Number Nine by The Clovers (1959) o Love Potion Number Nine by The Searchers (1964) o Love Potion No. 9 by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1965) o Love Potion Number Nine by The Ventures (February 1965) o Love Potion #9 by The Coasters (1971) o Love Potion #9 by Beau Nasty (1989) o Love Potion Number Nine by Neil Diamond (1993) THANKS FOR THE WAKE UP CALL.
natureluver Nov 18, 2006	Good one, beatlesgirl. Pretty hard
SPUTNIK2 Dec 11, 2006	That was a lot of fun! great teaser
Penedono Mar 02, 2007	Fun one! It always feels good to nail every answer - especially when it's not that easy. Thanks!
psonne Mar 02, 2007	I don't usually like ones with numbers in em but this was fun. How could I have missed so many!
cloughme Mar 02, 2007	Excellent teaser! Keep up the good work!
bradon182001 Mar 02, 2007	I agree that this was a fun teaser.Make me want to get up and dance!!
katjojo Mar 02, 2007	I really liked this one. Good job!!
kitty728 Mar 02, 2007	finally - i found my niche - got them all.... 4tune it 4 me
doehead Mar 02, 2007	Very Interesting.By the way,you are revealing your age.
phyllisa Mar 02, 2007	Wonderful! Now I'm humming!
vlerma Mar 02, 2007	Nothing like good music to start the morning. Neat teaser too. Thanks. More please?
kasiecom4657 Mar 02, 2007	They were easy when I thought it over for a couple of minutes, thanks
auntiesis Mar 02, 2007	I am so totally out of touch it is embarassing. I didn"t get any of them.
Jishter Mar 02, 2007	What a great teaser. If you want it harder don't give the bands, or only give initials for them too.
peeve30 Mar 02, 2007	cute,cute,cute! good job!
frozenrose_885 Mar 02, 2007	Fun, but I just gave up and looked at the answers. I don't listen to much music, but I recognized some of these songs.
ViaTunisi Mar 02, 2007	very fun. thanks
jabdr Mar 02, 2007	Well, I guess I'm the first one to say I was clueless!! I was, however, able to sing every single word to every song that Johnny Mathis sang on PBS on TV last night ! Must be an age thing, huh??
breathesunshine Mar 02, 2007	I got most of them. I'd never heard of Wilson Pickett though! Fun teaser.
speedqueenkmw Mar 03, 2007	got them all except Shania Twain-I absolutely can't stand country music. Good fun!
Qrystal Mar 06, 2007	Looks like we made it~ Look how far we've come, my baby~ We might've took the long way~ We knew we'd get there some day~ (Still the One -Shania Twain) (I hate country too, but this song has always been touching to me...)