Expert: Bong Santos - 12/16/2006

Question
Hello Bong,
My question is a little difficult. I only have a few questionable lyrics to a song and a POSSIBLE title. Can you help me? It's been stuck in my head for about 20 years now, and I REALLY want to know the name of this song, and who made it. Here are the lyrics that I think I know:
"I'm not superstitious, and I don't believe...astrologically is it my number todaaaay, yeah" As for the title or perhaps just part of the chorus, it went: "Four, five, four" or "fo, fi, fo." Yes, like Moses Malone's claim of sweeping the playoffs back in the early '80s. I Googled the heck out of that, and still coming up blank. It was R&B. I hope your expertise extends over to that side of the music genre.

Answer
Dear Bryant,

Not only is it a little difficult, it is difficult. I'm not really into non-contemporary R&B.
Anyway, this requires a lot of time. I'll do more research and try to figure out your song. Will re-post an answer if I find it.

Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines

Hi Bryant,

Let's give "bigdude" special mention for providing us some help. He posted that the song is FO FI FO by PIECES OF A DREAM.

PIECES OF A DREAM is a jazz-oriented R&B group formed in 1975 in PHiladelphia by CEDRIC NAPOLEON (bass), CURTIS HARMON (drums) and JAMES LLOYD (keyboards). FO FI FO is from their 1983 album IMAGINE THIS.

Bong