Three is a magic number

[Blitzavavideo]

This song is the reason that from kindergarden to grade two I was unable to say my 3 times tables forward.....but was also how I knew them!

[Kelnar7]

Hey this used to be the add for a song for 3 mobile services....did not even know blind melon did it lol

[bhboehlert]

2:03 there's 22 fish

[lexicuti4eva]

I sit in my college algebra class singing this song when I need to. I will forever thank school house rock Lol.

[Caterpii]

Now thats how we should learn maths!

[Tinil0]

This is an accurate representation of the 2012 BCS title game

[vinity123]

ever since i learned this song, thats how i remember my multiples of three. this song seriously changed my life -_-

[jgblay]

anyone else really annoyed that they cant find the original version?

[JJMac193]

@jgblay School House Rock Season 1 Multiplication Episode 3 - Three Is A Magic Number

[watermelonmadi]

^__^ brings back memories.

[LaTurkiia]

1:04 illuminati

[R4NCY]

This song sucks: 3

[11yearoldawesomeness]

i need to learn this for our school musical

[80zdude4]

710,196 views ... that's 3x236,732

[salladloot]

Yeah, the guy singing this died of a cocaine overdose.

That's where fuckin' math gets you.

Fuck math.

[shdj8001]

we have to watch this in school

[miamia2727]

@shdj8001 me to

[TheMattDudley]

897 likes? That's 299x3 :D

[jsutiger07]

@TheMattDudley and 66 dislikes? that's 3x11x2 :D

[mellman6]

Half life 3... yeah it'll be fucking magic alright if we ever see that

[iluvpandas888]

I still remember this song from third grade. It's how I remembered it and I still sing it in my head. I'm in eighth grade now.

[notJoeKing1776]

This video is not only 3 minutes long, it is 3:24... which is divisible by 3... :)

[ItsJustMeMsCutie]

man. learned this in 3d grade and im stiiillll using it!! (senior in high school now. lol)

[Thejbirdy]

blaahhg...this is awful.

[Greggboosh]

Blahahaha, 69 pops its way into the video

[avajaz123]

@AlyssaLuvzPicklez yeah it kinda sounds like it says that too! good spot!! :)

[LightStreak567]

I really believe that 3 is a magic number, know why? Because 3 awesome games that I plan on buying are coming soon: Uncharted 3, Mass Effect 3, and Gears of War 3.

[0304isaac]

are math teacher got this song stuk in are heads

[missylittlegirl]

@0304isaac *our *our

[avajaz123]

now is it just me or does it sound like he says 'now i just poo' rather than 'knowledge is power'

[leahswonderfullworld]

love this song



[neilamadhava]

60 dislikes? That's 3 x 20 :)

YEAH!!!!!

[LifeInNewJersey]

@neilamadhava Funniest YouTube comment ever! 1000 thumbs up even though as I am looking at this, its 66 dislikes (no joke) and that's 3 x 22.

[neilamadhava]

The end of READY PLAYER ONE brought me here :)

[moantewa62]

I Always Sing This When I'm Playing Math Bingo, Some Kids Always Say Eleanor What's The Answer To It, We Sing This In Music Class

[TheHillslam]

Good lord that drummer knows what he's doing! Great stuff.

[newrealization12]

This shit makes me laugh my ass off. Shannon was awesome. He was so happy about nico. What a proud daddy he was.

[Gamelan212]

why is this song so good?



[619kelli]

the 70s were a cool time to be a kid!!!! i love it!!! lol

[joetmat]

honestly,I don't know why i am watching this.

[Kellogs43able]

threesomes are always cool....

[hornedragon]

56 people can't count in multiples of 3

[cupit08]

@hornedragon lol....yes i was thinking the same thing.

[pinkfloydmama]

Those were the good O'l days!!1 I will always be a big Blind Melon fan. I still rock out withem in my house and in my truck..lol they make me vibe good:)

[aninegurl2010]

actually four is beacuse 1-0-0 (count how much number is on) = 3 (spell 3)=three= four beacuse count how many letter is in three its four do it with all of the numbers you can thing it will be four!!

[PikachuFan888]

i like scoolhose roock i seean all!

[desslou]

i used to try to keep going after 30 with the same tune then i wold get mad after i couldnt think of any more lol

[dandy269]

I just found my old CD for all these re-recorded tracks, I was totally listening it on the way to college this morning, though I still failed my math test...

[loveyouforever890]

absolute classic... besides conjunction junction(:

[hoopersghost]

On the one hand, I like the way this version "quotes" other relevant bits of Multiplication Rock and ties the whole series together. On the other hand, Blind Melon's vocals just don't conjure up the same memories as Bob Dorough's; someone should dub the original arrangement over this video, in my opinion.

[DivaYmmas]

lol does that show mtv2 in the left bottom corner?

[desertrat198]

Sorry, but I dig Shannon and the Blind Melon's version of this. The band was talented beyond compare.

[lilmissswagger239]

i luv it

[catjae]

this song is going to make me cry.....my school just finished it's production of school house rock, and we used this as our three is a magic number song....and that cast was my family.....it was the best show ever and i will never forget the feeling of how intense a theater relationship is. my boyfriend sang this song. i love this song. i love fox lane middle school school house rock live

[Danni3lilbirds]

@catjae awwwwwww much love to you.

[tarn666]

This is going to be Bruno Mar's THIRD hit

[ectoplasmicz]

im sorry but de la soul do it better.

[CaliG23]

53 people think tht 2 is the magic #

[silverexplosion]

buy silver!

[MsTrinaa]

can sb tell me where's this song from? they released 3 official albums, but then i find some other unreleased tracks, then this song..

[Wictolia]

@MsTrinaa : This was a song on a tribute CD for Schoolhouse Rock. Other songs on the CD were Conjunction Junction, Just a Bill, Interplanet Janet, Mr. Morton, etc. It's an excellent CD.

[Tundraboy05]

why are there fifty THREE dislikes?

[poppingjaz]

53 people don't like the number 3

[sonicfreak07]

i was just about to comment "does this remind anyone else of blind melon?" but sure enough, i saw it in the description right after i thought it, haha

[TheGrerex]

3 6 9 12 15 ???? Profit

[TheVidNerd]

3,6,9,12,47,90,?.100



[Anfauglith1]

Brilliant. Respect for the original and actually improves it.

[mrpaintballfan]

well done well done

[HEYYYitsUNOwho]

a man and a woman had a little babaaayyy they had THREE IN THE FAMILY. i love that part i remember singing that for a play in third or second grade. good timesss <3

[cr3flo]

Wow so much hate over a damn children's song...get a life.

[MetallicaFan120]

I still mentally sing "3, 6, 9...12, 15, 18...21, 24, 27...30" when I'm repeating my multiples of three.

[NeilFraudstrong]

@MetallicaFan120

Same :D

[1125lps]

@MetallicaFan120 Omg me too wow that mrs.olszowy really crammed that in our heads

[MrBluedevil0913]

i used multiplication rock for 3rd grade when i learned my times tables

[chillybo007]

Bull Shit if this isnt a cover....I HATE IT

[james23a]

We miss you Shannon.

[Pheyt14]

Seriously... still sing this song when I do my 3 times table... :\

[ThatAlex]

This cover sucks

[GoingCamando20]

@ThatAlex not a cover

[GoingCamando20]

@ThatAlex it's a legendary cover

[freelife1234]

Always liked Jeff Buckleys cover on this song. This is pretty cool too. Thanks for sharing it.

[dogdriver70]

awesome, my 17 month old daughter loves this

[drunkromance]

@dogdriver70 my 17 year old daughter loves this.

[kohstamojahn]

WTF is THIS?!

[steveyelle]

@kohstamojahn Something magical.

[kohstamojahn]

@kohstamojahn HELL naw! I don't know who felt a remake was needed but this awful

[ncdraper9]

Great Video! Someone asked why these are shown in school any more. Maybe it's because they are NOT PC? It says, "A man and woman had a little baby!" Holy cow! Can you believe that way back when it was ok to tell kids that it takes a man and a woman to make a baby? It even shows an image of Noah's Ark! Holy COW! A Biblical reference! NEVER would this happen now! Even when teaching kids about the number 3. PC has destroyed education! Long Live SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!

[LotusDViolet]

@ncdraper9

Holy crap!! Men & women making babies? Who woulda thought such things were possible... Unbelievable!!

PC isn't the problem, ignorance is the culprit.

[lovecheerleader]

uhhh!!! number 30 football player annoys me! notice how they all come out strait from the side and 30 comes from the middle. some sort of secret passage way... lol.

[josenaranjo1010]

i love it

[LegalizeTheDope]

One of my favorites. Loved Schoolhouse Rock!

[MrElreyguapo]

@koreywehner  hola amigos como estas middle school

[lildoozie101gold]

these songs r as creepy as a hobo eating a penguin n the middle of the highway......

[RockChurchYT]

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[bookworm987654]

i still sing this song to remember the multiples of 3 and i'm in 8th grade :D

[modermeh]

@bookworm987654 lol i have to sing these

[MrChristopherPriest]

now if only they had something to help me spell i think i would be a better speller lol!

[yrmysnshin]

Why do people take a childrens video about learning math to oh it must be about religion! Get over it and enjoy!

[tinfoilcap]

Makes multiplying so easy and love the spirituality of it.

[cobraetti]

hello shannon, some of us still remember you, those were the best days (I love you puppy)

[urahairymonster]

@cobraetti dude, who's Shannon? 0.o

[arjaeger381]

@urahairymonster Shannon Hoon, lead singer of Blind Melon. He OD'd on heroin back in the 90s, fringe member the 27 Club.

[BigBadassR]

Im not a bible thumper, but I like that this video has christianity in it. In these modern times they would never make a childrens video mentioning the trinity or have an angel flying around. And thats too bad, political correctness SUCKS.

[BearBoi69]

Inclusiveness is the way our society has to go if it wants to survive. Otherwise you get bigoted little ghettos of people 'sticking to their own' and nobody ever moves anywhere.

BTW: trinity is not a word unique or necessarily referring to Christianity. Oh, and the belief in Angels predates Christianity.

[BigBadassR]

The politically correct version of "inclusiveness" means no christmas carols in schools. But you can have a menorrah. Inclusiveness means you can include everybody except for Christians, and that bites. I dont need a lesson on the trinity or angels.

[heartcoldfusion]

shut up douche bag. there is no conspiracy against christians. how about i stick a crucifix up my ass and we call it even.

[BigBadassR]

Yeah, enjoy yourself faggot.

[heartcoldfusion]

that's not a very chistian thing to say. maybe if you pray hard enough jesus will come down from heaven and give you a clue. then you can cry some more about how much everyone hates christians. then you and baby jesus can sing christmas carols together in schools!!!!!

[Bronwin1231231231232]

@heartcoldfusion Wow, how long did it take you to write that pointless comment? Some sherlock you are.

[davehutchinson67]

@BearBoi69 ...I got news for you all...inclusiveness? With everyone burying their head in the computer how often do people get together with those of a different persuasion? Not often is my guess..so what are we all really complaining about? let me answer that. Americans constantly complaining because they refuse to recognize the truth. As long as the powers that be divide us nothing will ever change.

[JackVermicelli]

I think you're on pretty shaky ground. Mentioning a trinity of something isn't the same as mentioning "*The* Trinity" of Christianity," and yes, there happens to be an angel in the video, but there's also Poseidon. I wouldn't say it "has Christianity in it" just because it features a couple figures from a couple mythologies.

[whippersnapper101]

i absolutely HATE this version the original is SO MUCH BETTER

[anythingnew]

3's a scary number, but it's also my favorite.

[1criz]

2:51 giants rape the bears

[snakehands]

I love this version.

[runeboard99]

belumda triangle-weird things-triangle-3 sides-magic?

[pekoe]

ohh 3 6 9...12 15 18...Now toke up---

Love this

[Vykhtor]

dicen que los triangulos son las estructuras mas fuertes o resistentes :)))

[AbuvTheInfluncMyAss9]

shannon hoon was a great singer.

haha i remember watching this video in school thinking that it was fucking a waste of time. but now i look back on it and i wish i was more postive about it. this is a great band.

[pekoe]

MAGIC~~~~ I mean Bongs out an feel this...

Ahhh the 70's

[Vykhtor]

jaque?

[Vykhtor]

Oh my God! :o ...Scary isn´t it?

[GracieShinn]

ahaha cute

school ouse r♥ck

i wish there were still awesome shows like this around

[miamiborn]

This was my favorite of them all!@!!!

[BCrockin2008]

three is my favorite number!

[skabread]

BLIND MELON FTW

[Vaduh]

For some reason, when the song does that "there were 3 in the family" bridge, I feel like I'm gonna tear up. They just don't make cartoons like this anymore. Computer generated imagery has taken over.

[MMtheLion]

Whenever I call 3 Mobiles Hot line, this song is the only thing I enjoy... talking to those stupid call center guys really pisses me off...

[sirroxalot]

Now days it's "Two men and a surrogate had a test tube baby" God, what happened to my country!

[saigeyurpoo]

lol! i VERY much agree with you!

[methvinx]

But, it's a magic number!

[roguej15]

it takes 3 to make a waltz, and it takes 3 to have an affair

[SuperClotte]

jeg troede det var en reklame om det danske teleselskab 3's sang..

[viewport]

I failed to see anything magical about the number 3.

[MMtheLion]

Dont look at it like looking at a number.. look at it as 1 + 1 becomes 3 in real life... That's where the magic comes from...

[badmuthaearthboy]

good point

[Macclenn]

Wonder if the Bee Girl watched Schoolhouse Rock.

[starheart49]

shut up

[HaXorZProductions]

wtf

[aerocrombie123456789]

awesome

[recaulkulous]

A man and a woman had a little baby...ya they did,

[bears7902]

if shannon hoon says 3 is a magic number then 3 is a magic number rip shannon

[Reemrishon]

36 chambers

[Indianslvr2]

ew this is not the person who originally sings it...

[stratman123]

It's Blind Melon. The singer killed himself, if that makes you like it any better...

All I can say, is my life is pretty plain. I like to watch the puddles gather rain...

[sonicfanatic4949]

wow, stratman, you seem pretty emo today

[stratman123]

Just quoting lyrics from that Blind Melon song-"No Rain".

[TriNitroToluenoC4]

He didn't kill himself, he OD on cocaine ...

[mikedrjr]

You are correct. Last show in Houston at Numbers went to ATM to withdrawl cash for 8 ball. Thank you Bruce. As Shannon said sketchy all the time. You helped him feel so well. Oh well. Bruce is still alive. Shannon is dead. The devils dandrif will kill the well. It was a crime.

[stratman123]

I know, and the difference is...???

[TriNitroToluenoC4]

The difference is...well.. you make it sound like he wanted to die, but he didn't plan to, he didn't want to.. it was an accident

[stratman123]

I'm sure that he could have cleared that up better than you or I. I didn't say much in my comment, so perhaps you read into it more than was there. It was just a sarcastically tinged jab at the person who commented that "Ew, that's not the original singer."

[JecketHarnon]

yeah, this is a remake. I just sang this for our performance in the school. the lyrics have been abolished. :P

[JimmyJamaica68]

Yay Trinity too

[JimmyJamaica68]

OH MY GOSH THIS IS AWESOOOOOME

[daringdj123]

this is not the real song

[imjustbored1111]

its not?

[antnic9]

is it just me or does this seem a but illuminati ish?

i mean 33degree free masons and shit hmmm maybe its just me ;)

[BagofSunshine1001]

im guessin this is where jack black got that scene from in school of rock hahaha

[abnormalKAKE]

Cute.. What about if they have TWINS!

[selenagomezrocks100]

Lol haha ya what if they had twins? lol :)

[ToughDewd]

uh.. four?

[SadScarecrow]

Then there would be four, the greatest abomination in the universe.

[atowari]

"A man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did... there were Three-ee in the family."

"3 6 9, 12 15 18, 21 24 27.... 30"

Once I saw the video title I started singing.

I wasn't alive in the 70s but our teacher used to show us the Schoolhouse videos when I was in 4th grade in 1996.

I wish television networks would devote more time into educating kids and making learning fun like back in the day.

[smb963]

GO BUNNY ON 2:03 - 2:05

[crazyskater914]

i <3 this song. i like learned it in school in 3rd grade =]. cuz three is a magic number =]

[smb963]

Same but I learned it in 2nd grade =)

[selenagomezrocks100]

Lol same but i learned this in 6th grade xD lol it was just for fun and my homeroom teacher wanted us to hear it :)

[Kurai007]

I still do the chorus--3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30--when I'm multiply by 3. XD

[ampmfm78]

@Kurai007 And that's how i passed the third grade :D

[LolToDeathLol]

@Kurai007 So do I!!! And Ima 5th grader xD

[AkitoUrashima]

@Kurai007 I'm glad I'm not the only one

[eclecticbgirl]

this combination is so fitting, strangely enough. i love the 80s&90s<3

[stonerkid42o]

i had no idea this used to be on mtv! thats fuckin dope!

[kaden66]

OH MAN! I love School House Rock and Blind Melon. Great combo.

[opelousas3]

glad you enjoy this... this was not technically a psa. When i was a kid (70's) parents wanted to sleep in on Saturday and the networks (ABC in this case) showed cartoons so we could get up, make our cereal and let our folks deal with their hangovers. This was played between the cartoons to give the programmers a bit of education between shows.

Blind Melon does a great cover... For guitarists... it's G and D... then chorus... add a C for the chorus and you're in good shape.