>The original version is from the U.S. children's TV program, "Schoolhouse
>Rock" - it wasn't really a program, but it consisted of brief
>musical cartoons with an educational twist (dealing with mathematics,
>history, government, grammar, etc) that the network (ABC) would show in
>between cartoons on Saturday mornings. They were popular in the 1970s (and
>many American listees grew up on this), and were brought back in the past
>couple of years due to the recent "generation X" nostalgia trend. "The
>Magic Number" was one of those shorts, which obviously dealt with
>mathematics.
>
Schoolhouse Rock was the bomb !
If it wasn't for Schoolhouse Rock, I'd be illiterit.
I know, off topic.
They did a show on the creators of Schoolhouse Rock (I can never remember
the guys names), and various remakes of the songs with some newer groups.
I'd love to get a hold of the album.
Definitely great sampling fodder....
Paul
plavigne@sirius.com