Truth be told, whenever I try to hum Take Five to myself I discover that what comes out (at least at first) is Brubeck's composition Blue Rondo ala Turk which is primarily in 9/4. I have to stop and think for a moment before I can hum Take Five.


(It's been brought to my attention that the above video doesn't play in North America. The recording can also be found here.)

Today I don't know how many people readily recognize Take Five, but it's been covered numerous times (Wikipeida lists more than 40 covers, and that list doesn't include the version I heard on the radio). Also according to Wikipedia it's "the biggest-selling jazz single ever".