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GUEST,Veejay on the West Coast	Songs with numbers in titles (114* d)	RE: Songs with numbers in titles (PHONE NUMBERS !)	02 Sep 10
I vividly recall two "soul/Motown" hits from the early 1960s that share a unique coincidence: "The Marvelettes" (Motown girl group) recorded "Beechwood 4-5789" in 1962. Coincidentally, another soul singer, Wilson Pickett (Atlantic Record Label), recorded a similar song that also featured a "telephone number" as both the title and the theme of the song: Wilson Pickett's hit was titled "634-5789" The Marvelettes lyric sample..."and my number is Beechwood 4-5789, you can call me up and have a date...any old time." Wilson Pickett lyric sample...Oh I'll be right here at home. All you gotta do is pick up the telephone and dial now (Chorus): 6-3-4-5-7-8-9 (that's my number!) 6-3-4-5-7-8-9 Years later, in 1986, Tina Turner also recorded "634-5789" which by the way, was written by Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd.

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