php wont loop in a foreach code example

Example 1: foreach loop in php

<?php
$arr = ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3'];

foreach ($arr as $item) {
  var_dump($item);
}

$dict = array("key1"=>"35", "key2"=>"37", "key3"=>"43");

foreach($dict as $key => $val) {
  echo "$key = $val<br>";
}
?>

Example 2: foreach loop not working in php

<?php
$songs = $_POST["songs"];
//$songs = Array("one","two","three");
foreach ($songs as $song) 
{
   $songStr = test_input($song);
   $songsOut .= "<li>$songStr</li>";
};

$songList = "Songs: <ol> $songsOut </ol> \r\n";
echo $songList;

function test_input($data)
{
   $data = trim($data);
   $data = stripslashes($data);
   $data = htmlspecialchars($data);
   return $data;
}

?>