So, I got this idea stuck in my head the other day. I was just sitting there, staring out the window, and it was a Thursday. Nothing special about it, just another Thursday rolling by. And it got me thinking, you know, how many songs actually mention “Thursday” in the lyrics? It sounds like a simple enough thing to look up, right?
My first thought was, “This’ll be easy.” I mean, there are tons of songs about Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, even Sundays. Those days get all the glory. But Thursday? It’s like the middle child of the week, just kind of… there. I figured I’d just pop it into a search engine and a list would appear.
Well, it wasn’t quite that straightforward. My internet connection was acting up a bit that day, which didn’t help. It reminded me of this one time I was trying to download some critical software update for a freelance gig, and the Wi-Fi just kept dropping. Talk about frustrating. I almost missed a deadline because of it. Lost a bit of sleep over that one, I tell ya. Had to hotspot off my phone, which ate up a ton of data. Anyway, that’s a whole other story, but slow internet always brings that memory back.
So, back to the songs. I started digging. First, just general searches. Then I tried some of those big lyric websites. I typed in “lyrics containing Thursday” and variations of that. It took a bit of sifting, because sometimes you get results that aren’t quite what you’re looking for, or the word “Thursday” is in the song title but not really in the lyrics in a meaningful way.
My Process and Some Finds
I spent a good hour or so on this, probably more time than I should have. It became a bit of a mission. I was jotting down notes, old school, pen and paper. Felt a bit like a detective on a very, very low-stakes case.
Here’s what I remember turning up. It wasn’t a massive list, to be honest. Not like if you searched for “Friday.”
- “Thursday’s Child” by David Bowie. This one came up pretty quickly. It’s a well-known one, so that was a bit of a gimme. Classic.
- “Sweet Thursday” by Matt Costa. This one popped up. Had a nice mellow vibe, from what I recall when I gave it a quick listen.
- “Thursday” by Jess Glynne. Another one that was relatively easy to find. Seems like a more modern take.
- “Outlook for Thursday” by Dave Dobbyn. This one was a bit more obscure, at least to me. Always interesting to find stuff you haven’t heard of.
- There was also a mention in “Jersey Thursday” by Donovan, obviously from the title, but the feel was definitely there.
- And I think The Weeknd has a mixtape called “Thursday”, and while the whole thing is themed, the title track itself naturally fits.
I also remember seeing some country songs, but the titles and artists escape me right now. It seems Thursday isn’t the most popular day for songwriters. It doesn’t have the dread of Monday or the excitement of Friday.
My takeaway? Well, it was an interesting way to spend an afternoon, I guess. It’s funny what random things you can get curious about when you’ve got a bit of time to kill, or when you’re trying to avoid doing something else you should be doing. Thursdays, man. They just kind of exist, and it seems like music mostly agrees. Still, it was a fun little rabbit hole to go down for a bit. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I hear my kettle whistling. Time for a cuppa.
