[Ads-l] Wordplay: All things Beatles, 24/8

[Ben Zimmer]

Yep, it's definitely a reference to "Eight Days a Week," which the SiriusXM
channel makes elsewhere, e.g.:

https://blog.siriusxm.com/hey-bulldog-9-things-you-didnt-know-about-this-overlooked-beatles-song
"By now, you know that SiriusXM’s The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) plays The
Fab Four’s biggest hits 24 hours a day, 8 days a week."

On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> Satellite radio company SiriusXM has a channel focused on the Beatles.
> The description of the channel does not say 24/7 (24 hours 7 days a
> week). The description says 24/8.
>
> I guess this is wordplay (or numberplay) based on the band’s 1964 song
> "Eight Days a Week", but I am not sure. Perhaps a list member has an
> alternative interpretation.
>
> https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/the-beatles-channel
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> The Beatles Channel
> The Fab Four, 24/8
> https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/the-beatles-channel
> Channel 18
>
> The Beatles were the big bang of pop! They created the musical world
> we live in today. Now, for the first time, the most popular band in
> history presents their own channel. All things Beatles, 24/8. All of
> their hits, album tracks, live recordings, rarities & solo songs,
> along with the records that influenced them & music inspired by them.
> [End excerpt]
>
> Garson
>
>

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