In the Olivia Newton John song "Please Mr. Please", what is the number of the song she asks not be played?

"Please Mr. Please" is a song written by Bruce Welch and John Rostill, members of British pop singer Cliff Richard's backing band, "The Shadows". Welch originally recorded the song himself in 1974 with no commercial success.

In 1975, British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John recorded and released a version the song on her fifth studio album, "Have You Never Been Mellow".

The song begins as an apparent tribute to the jukebox and how one can listen to a lot of great music for a small price. But instead of continuing along those lines, the song tells how some songs on the jukebox can trigger bad memories. This happens when the protagonist who is at a tavern with friends, trying to get over a just-broken relationship, sees another customer at the jukebox, trying to play "B-17", which is coded to a song the woman does not want to hear.

The song, she cries, was special to the now-broken relationship. It now triggers sad memories to the point that she never wants to hear the song again. The refrain sees the woman begging the "button-pushin' cowboy" (the ‘Mister’ of the song’s title) not to play the song.

The song peaked at number three in August 1975, remaining in the Top 40 for 12 weeks.

Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer, actress and activist. She battled breast cancer three times finally succumbing to the disease at age 73.