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Eventually, π will reveal all of your account numbers and passwords.
01-01 Bill Murphy & Can You Flow? – Pi (2015)
— to the tune of that Eminem songs where “two trailer park girls go ’round the outside”.
01-02 Jonathan Mann – Pi Day Song (2012)
— an ode to “the nerdiest of days”!
01-03 David C. Perry – Talking Pi (2011)
— performed at a meeting of the PASA, of course Philadelphia Area Songwriters Ass’n.
01-04 Lucy Kaplansky – Kaplansky Sings Kaplansky 01 – A Song About Pi (2013)
— song written by her father, who was Tom Lehrer’s math professor.
01-05 Yash Sriram – Pi, A Mystical Number (2015)
— won the 3.14.15 song contest, elementary school division.
01-06 Professor Parody – The Pi Song (2016)
— set to a tune by Tommy Tutone.
02-01 AsapSCIENCE – The Pi Song 2.0 (Memorize 200 Digits Of π) (2024)
— a little classical will do you good, yes that’s Blue Danube.
02-02 Michael Bautista – The Pi Day Song (2019)
— suddenly realized that you can rhyme damn near anything with pi, it only depends on which digit you stop.
02-03 Gangstagrass – Pi Day (2021)
— this is likely my favorite song of this hour. Rapping to banjo and fiddle really sounds fine.
02-04 John Sims – 31415: The Pi Collection – 31415: The Pi Day Anthem (2015)
— love the saucy female vocalparts.
02-05 Public Enema – Mathematical Pi
— from the demented minds of Ken Ferrier and Antoni Chan, apologies to Don McLean for the term “mental masturbation”.
02-06 Zac McIntyre & Dan Williams & Ylvis – What Is The Value Of Pi (2014)
— to the tune of What Does The Fox Say?
03-01 Al G. Bra & Cal Q. Lus – Say That Funky Number Math Guy (2006)
— to the tune of the hit by Average White Band
03-02 Hard ‘N Phirm – Horses And Grasses 04 – Pi (2005)
— did NOT expect to have to bleep a Pi song, but there you are. These knuckleheads are Chris Hardwick and Mike Phirman.
03-03 Alina Celeste – Pi Day Song (2015)
— her nephew gets fairly angry when she runs out of Pi.
03-04 Kate Bush – Aerial 02 – Pi (2005)
— only hear this on the radio once a year, here’s your chance!
03-05 Melissa Wrolstad – Melissa Wrolstad’s Album – You Make The World Round (2014)
— her first album was crowd-funded, titled Adventures Of A Cheese Princess.
04-01 Dinah Shore & Sonny Burke Orchestra – Columbia 36943 – Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy (1946)
— surprised to learn that the June Christy version of this one was a bigger hit than Dinah’s.
04-02 Soundpeace – Taurus 381 – Strawberry Pie Lounge (1967)
— the more I hear this, the more I think they mean something else when they say “strawberry”.
04-03 Marvin And Johnny – Kent 303 – Cherry Pie (1958)
— and suspect they mean something else when they talk about plums and thumbs?
04-04 Warrant – Cherry Pie 101 – Cherry Pie (1990)
— no confusion, once you watch the infamous video for this, you know exactly what they mean.
04-05 Texas Bill Strength – Coral 64117 – Cherry Pie (1952)
— ahh, a clean song! Bill is only talking about a pastry.
04-06 Helmet & David Yow – Encomium 09 – Custard Pie (1995)
— can’t believe this Led Zeppelin tribute album is 30 years old by now!
05-01 Shemekia Copeland – 33 1/3 01 – Lemon Pie (2012)
— that kind of pie leaves a bad taste in her mouth.
05-02 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five – Decca 23546 – Petootie Pie (1946)
— more famous singing with a different Louis, this one is the B-side of a 78rpm shellac which was a smash hit on the A-side: “Stone Cold Dead In The Marketplace”.
05-03 Louis Armstrong – Spaghetti Pie
— here is that “other Louis” singing Ella-less about what was apparently his favorite food. There’s a famous photograph you can easily find on the web, and you should.
05-04 Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb And His Orchestra – Decca 2665 – Sugar Pie (1939-03-02)
— sweet sweet sweet.
05-05 Polytoxicomane Philharmonie – Psycho Erectus 10 – Fuddle Pie & Puddle Fie (2003)
— more than happy for an excuse to trot out PP, one of the best German bands this century so far.
06-01 Bonnie Lou – King 1341 – Huckleberry Pie (1954)
— filthy, filthy, filthy. But fun! Wipe your chin.
06-02 The Beatles – The Beatles 105 – Wild Honey Pie (1968)
— the Lads goofing in the studio.
06-03 Carolina Cotton – Yodeling Blonde Bombshell Vol.1 – 17 – Tater Pie
— from a radio transcription, suspect she’s talking to Tex Ritter.
06-04 Soupy Sales – The Soupy Sales Show Album 202 – Pie In The Face (1961)
— once upon a time, America’s beloved buffoon.
06-05 Norman Fox & The Rob Roys – Capitol F4128 – Pizza Pie (1959)
— among pizza pie songs, this one wins for the drawn-out “pie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie”.
06-06 Mark Eddie – Rock-N-Roll Comedy Cuts2 13 – My American Pie
— recorded at The Funny Bone comedy club.