How Many Songs Has EC Written?
How Many Songs Has EC Written?
What's the official count, at this point?
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Re: How Many Songs Has EC Written?
566 is the number on ASCAP.com, but that includes things like songs translated into other languages, songs which sample Elvis, and some apparent duplicates. It also excludes a lot of unreleased songs (but some are included).
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Re: How Many Songs Has EC Written?
i would guess closer to 700!
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On first glance, I notice that some Wendy James demos are not listed on the ASCAP site-- "Puppet Girl" and "We Despise You" are there but "This Is A Test" and "Do You Know What I'm Saying" are not.
Someone with a stronger grasp of details than I might be able to eyeball the list and see if there are any other obvious omissions...
Someone with a stronger grasp of details than I might be able to eyeball the list and see if there are any other obvious omissions...
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well cwr...i'd say between YOU, ANCT, KINGFOYLE and me we got some of the GREATEST minds on the case. surely, we will NEVER arrive at a final tally...but, just as an aside, i saw somewhere that last night he introed the I CAN'T SAY HER NAME song as something he found in an old folio? LORD knows there must be MORE than 100 of these types of things laying about EASILY.
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I had never thought to check ASCAP, however I have kept my own personal tally for several years now, to try and keep a check on my own collection. And my running total is 558. So, not too wide of the mark!
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Re: How Many Songs Has EC Written?
So the Wiki has 583 songs...
ASCAP has 566...
Hawksmoor is at 558...
ASCAP is missing some songs that are on the Wiki but also has some titles like "Am I Laying Tinder At My Own Stake?" that aren't on the Wiki, so even the highest number is seemingly lower than the actual number!
I mean, we are certainly inching closer to 600 than 500...
ASCAP has 566...
Hawksmoor is at 558...
ASCAP is missing some songs that are on the Wiki but also has some titles like "Am I Laying Tinder At My Own Stake?" that aren't on the Wiki, so even the highest number is seemingly lower than the actual number!
I mean, we are certainly inching closer to 600 than 500...
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Does "Purple Afternoon" count?
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What is the total up to, as of 2019?
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Is Purple Afternoon around anywhere? I've never seen itAzmuda wrote:Does "Purple Afternoon" count?
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Re: How Many Songs Has EC Written?
The Wiki was missing songs from the Purse EP, Look Now, Forbidden Nights and Bright Blue Times, which have now been added, bringing the total to 603.cwr wrote:So the Wiki has 583 songs...
I mean, we are certainly inching closer to 600 than 500...
Still missing are the songs from Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes that are credited to EC /Dylan. Down On The Bottom, from ''Purse'' has been added. Some of the songs on Look Now, (like Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter) were already listed as "unreleased" so it has not made as much difference as you might expect.
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We passed the 600 mark, though! That's worth celebrating!
I wonder how long it will take to get to 700?
I wonder how long it will take to get to 700?
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I probably should just request an account for the wiki, but in any case it looks like it's time for a Boy Named If update, which should bring the total up to 630. (And that's not counting any songs I might be forgetting since Hey Clockface).
EC just gave an interview to People magazine where he casually mentioned having written 400 songs, so I hope at some point he realizes that he is undercounting himself by over 200 songs.
EC just gave an interview to People magazine where he casually mentioned having written 400 songs, so I hope at some point he realizes that he is undercounting himself by over 200 songs.
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Perhaps he doesn't count collaborations!cwr wrote:I probably should just request an account for the wiki, but in any case it looks like it's time for a Boy Named If update, which should bring the total up to 630. (And that's not counting any songs I might be forgetting since Hey Clockface).
EC just gave an interview to People magazine where he casually mentioned having written 400 songs, so I hope at some point he realizes that he is undercounting himself by over 200 songs.