Thursday, July 19, 2012

What does the Chicago lyric "25 or 6 to 4" mean?

What does the Chicago lyric "25 or 6 to 4" mean?

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1842/what-does-the-chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCAbdNXx2sE

1 comment:

  1. The write of the song had this to say about the Title: As for the curious title, Lamm says, "It's just a reference to the time of day"--as in "waiting for the break of day" at 25 or (2)6 minutes to 4 a.m. (3:35 or 3:34 a.m.)

    I think we can take Lamm's word for the whole thing. Because, when it's that early in the morning, does anybody really know what time it is?

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