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(If You Don't Ask) You Won't Get

Jun 25, 2008
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Subideal is at a wedding, has had a few glasses, wants an issue settled, and texts AQA...

Subideal: Hello! Could you please tell me what the first song that featured parentheses was? For example, 'I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do THAT!)' x

AQA: The best selling UK single featuring a parentheses was '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'. It was the UK no.1 for 16 weeks, and sold over 8m copies.

Subideal: That's not what I asked! I wanted to know the FIRST song with parentheses. Could you tell me please? x

[pause of about an hour]

AQA: Sorry, AQA does not know this information. '(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake' (1950) is the first instance of parentheses in the charts.

Subideal: I am happy with that! From a customer feedback point of view, I would rather wait a while for the right answer than be fobbed off with the answer to a similar yet different question - albeit promptly x

AQA: AQA thanks you for the feedback. AQA's favourite song title with parentheses is Mel Torme's 'Cow Cow Boogie (Moo Moo My Love)'. It's a classic.