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How many songs can we think of where the singer spells words out for us, I wonder?

Want me to give you a few examples of what I mean to get the ball rolling?

Ok then....

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:40 (twenty-two years ago)

L.O.V.E. Love – Al Green (and Orange Juice)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

B.A.B.Y. – Carla Thomas (and Rachel Sweet)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

D.I.V.O.R.C.E. – Tammy Wynette

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

When I say I'm in luv you best believe I'm in luv L-U-V

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. find out what it means to me, sock it to me, etc.

― kate (kate), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) – Wreckless Eric

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S. - The Yobs

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

R-O-C-K- IN THE U-S-A

― autovac (autovac), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:50 (twenty-two years ago)

G -- L -- O -- R -- I - I - I - I...

...G-L-O-R-I-A

Glo-oria!

― David A. (Davant), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 07:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Morrissey - "Ouija Board"

Was gonna do Pulp but that's only spelt out in the title, so I guess it doesn't count.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 08:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"K...I...N....I...N...C....E! I think thats how you spell Kenickie!"

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 08:13 (twenty-two years ago)

'YMCA' doesnt count i guess

'Super Sharp Shooter' by Ganka Kru then

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 08:45 (twenty-two years ago)

'G.L.A.D. (Good Loving And Devotion' by Kim Appleby

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 08:46 (twenty-two years ago)

"B-L-double O-D-F-L-O-W" -Bloodflow by Smog

― neil, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 08:55 (twenty-two years ago)

um,

Pulp - F.E.E.L.I.N.G. C.A.L.L.E.D. L.O.V.E

― Michael Dieter, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 09:06 (twenty-two years ago)

It still counts.

― Michael Dieter, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 09:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Todd Rundgren, "S! L! U! T!
She may be a slut, but she looks good to me."

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 09:27 (twenty-two years ago)

also Country Joe's "Fish Cheer" (aka "Gimme an F!")

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 09:28 (twenty-two years ago)

'cheese and onions' the rutles

'do i have to spell it out,
C-H-E-E-S-E.... '

― joni, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 09:37 (twenty-two years ago)

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y...NIGHT!

― scott woods (s woods), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

P.P.S. I.L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.

("The Loved Ones," Elvis Costello)

― scott woods (s woods), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

J.D.H.A.N.E.Y. - The Monochrome Set

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:23 (twenty-two years ago)

R.S.V.P. - P.W.E.I.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:30 (twenty-two years ago)

B.I.D. Spells Bid - The Monochrome Set

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:30 (twenty-two years ago)

U.S.L.S.1 - P.i.L.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Does A.E. A.E.I.O.U....count?

Hahaha - B.I.D. has to be one of the daftest lyrics ever (Bid with a 'k' spells Bkd indeed).

― Jez (Jez), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Tonio K, "H-A-T-R-E-D"

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:03 (twenty-two years ago)

L-A-E dans l'A- T-I-T-I-A

laetitia - serge gainsbourg

― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

U.G.L.Y., obviously.
Also wasn't there an early 90s hit called P.A.S.S.I.O.N.?

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Does Bowie's "TVC15" count? What about Van Halen's favorite personalized license plates, aka "OU812" and "A.F.U."? Or Aerosmith's "F.I.N.E."?

Also, Television spells out "Friction" at the end of the song.

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:08 (twenty-two years ago)

And Herman's Hermits, "H-E-N-R-Y!" (although they don't ever pronounce the "h" in the rest of the song in order to awesomely alliterate with the Eighth).

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Elastica, "S.O.F.T."

― Hayden Nicholls (Pop the Weasel), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Cave's L-O-V-E-R-M-A-N, with "N" being for both "Knowing" and "Any old time." He cracks me up.

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"H-A-T-E
Is that how you spell love in your dictionary
K-I-C-K
Pronounced as kind
F-U-C-K
Is that how you spell friend in your dictionary
Black on black
A guidebook for the blind

Well now that I can see my eyes won't weep
Now that I can hear your song sounds cheap
Now that I can talk all your corn I'll reap
I'm not so sure that Joey wed a Virgin Mary
There are no words for me inside your dictionary

S-L-A-P
Is that how you spell kiss in your dictionary
C-O-L-D
Pronounced as care
S-H-I-T
Is that how you spelt me in your dictionary
Four-eyed fool
You led 'round everywhere

Now that I can see it's the queens new clothes
Now that I can hear all your poison prose
Now that I can talk with my tongue unfroze
I'm not so sure of Santa or the buck-tooth fairy
There are no words for me inside your dictionary

Now your laughter has a hollow ring
But the hollow ring has no finger in
So let's close the book and let the day begin
And our marriage be undone"

Your Dictionary - XTC

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"Her name is G - L - O -R - I - A..."

― marco (marco), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:39 (twenty-two years ago)

the (international) noise conspiracy - 'do i have to spell it out?'

― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"B-L-O...I dunno!" ('Cos she's a blonde, nyeh nyeh nyeh...)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 12:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Off the top of my head, apologies for repetitions:

"M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E"
"Can We M.A.K.E. L.U.V." Profyle
"R.S.V.P." Boney James & Rick Braun
"R.U.O.K." 2 Unlimited
"Big D, Little A, Double L A S"
"L-O-V-E" Gabler
"S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y" Bay City Rollers
"CURIOUS" LSG featuring L.L. Cool J, Busta Rhymes & MC Lyte
"D-I-S-C-O" Ottawan
"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." Changing Faces
"R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P" RaggMopp
"H.E.L.P. IS ON THE WAY" The Beach Boys
"H-A-Double R-I-G-A-N spells Harrigan" George M. Cohan
"J-E-L-L-O" Benderoth & Smythe
"M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)" Howard Johnson
"N-E-S-T-L-E-S"
"K-A-T-I-E (The Name Spelling Song)" Karl Williams
"L-O- double L - I, P-0-P spells lollipop, lollipop"
"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" Joe Diffie
"L-O-V-E Spells Fool" Fuller
"K-A-T-I-E (The Name Spelling Song)" Karl Williams
"The B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me...."
"L-O-V-E" Nat King Cole
"C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken" McGee Brothers
"C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" Frances White
"M-O-O-N (That Spells Suicide)" Walden
"P.A.S.S.I.O.N." Rhythm Syndicate
"T-E-X-A-S SpellsTexas" Austin
"U.N.I.T.Y." Queen Latifah
"W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, Baby, DC!" The Magnetic Fields
"VELOURIA" The Pixies)
"P.A.S.S.I.O.N." Rhythm Syndicate
"M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)" Howard Johnson
"W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, Baby, DC!" The Magnetic Fields
"C-I-T-Y" John Cafferty/Beaver Brown Band
"L-O-V-E" Nat King Cole
"I-R-E-L-A-N-D, That's How I Spell Ireland" Downey McConnell
"I S-T-A-N-D A-C-C-U-S-E-D" Elvis Costello

― Alan Connor Junior, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course, it wasn't off the top of my head. It was from here. My favourite post there:

Hall & Oates's "Method of modern love":
M. E. T. H. O. D. O. F. L. O. V. E.
It's the method of modern love

The Belles's reinterpretation of "Gloria":
And his name was
M... E... L... V... I...i...i...
M. E. L. V. I. N. Melvin

Billy Connolly's version of "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.":
She shouted "get him Rover," and he jumped over, and bit my L.E.G.
She sank her teeth in my B.U.M. and called me an effin C.
Well I'm telling you, that was my cue, to get O.F.F.-ski
And I'm going down to the town tonight to get a new B.I.R.D.

― Alan Connor Junior, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Girlfriend" by the Modern Lover ("well that's 'G', 'I', 'R', 'L,' F-R-E-N'!")

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Bow Wow Wow, "W.O.R.K."

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

F-I-R-E-I-N-C-A-I-R-O

― Hammy (hammy), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Scratch that 'R.S.V.P.' from the long post above, and any others which are just some letters as opposed to the artist spelling it out for you.

Michelle Shocked:

"You took the wind right out of my sails
It must be luff
It must be luff.
Oh, luff - L. U. F. F. luff."

― Alan Connor Junior, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

what's your name-depeche mode
"hey you're such a pretty boy you're so pretty P-R-E-Double T-Y

― Felcher (Felcher), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

It's the N-O, T-O, R-I, O
U-S, you just, lay down slow
--Biggie, "Going Back to Cali"

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"S-O-F-T-P-Y-R-A-M-I-D-S / E-V-A-P-O-R-A-T-E at daylight" - Soft Pyramids by Q and Not U
Also, that song by one of the Wu guys -- (Raekwon? Ghosface?)where he goes "B.I.B.L.E.! Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth!"

― Ben Boyer, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, yeah... and also "W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, baby, D-C!" ~ Washington, D.C. by the Magnetic Fields

― Ben Boyer, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

"K.I.S.S.I.N.G" by Mansun

― Slump Man (Slump Man), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Payback time" by The Dysfunctionals
"In the flesh" by Jurassic 5

― Sami (Sami), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"How Do You Spell Love?"-Fabulous Thunderbirds ("M.O.N.E.Y" goes the chorus call and response)

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

No mention of "Rock You" by Helix? ("gimme an R! O! C! K!") Where are the Canadians?!

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

f-i-r-e-i-n-c-a-i-r--o/ cure!!!

― kephm, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

oh Hammy beat me to that.

― kephm, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's a proper obscurity...G.E. Smith, "Powerman" ("Powerman/sittin' in a tree/K-I-S-S-I-N-G")...

Also, Frank Zappa, "Ms. Pinky" ("$69.95, boy/give her a try")

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Dree-ee-ee-ee-ee-
A-a-a-a-a-
M-m-m-m-m-
Ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-
I-i-i-i-i-
Me-me-me-me-me

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

good one, Øystein

also, i'm glad someone remembered Ottawan

― zebedee (zebedee), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"i d-o-n-t like you and i l-u-v to hate you" loli & the chones - i d*o*n*t

― brian badword (badwords), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"B-L-O-double S-O-M"

by Komeda on the Powerpuff Girls soundtrack album.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

T-O-P-M-A-N

― Evan (Evan), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

B-L-U-R-E-M-I

― Evan (Evan), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G, we're shopping!

― Evan (Evan), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

B.O.B.B.Y. - The RZA

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

S-E-A-N-S-A-I-D

P-L-A-Y!

Sloan, they Hate My Generation

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't Let's Start -- They Might Be Giants
*
D, world destruction
Over and overture
N, do I need
Apostrophe T, need this torture?

― weatheringdaleson (weatheringdaleson), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

C - A - D - I - L - L - A - C

-The Downliners Sect -or- The Kinks

― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Muddy Waters:

"I spell M....A, child, N" etc.

I've always been partial to the Jonathan Richman version of this as well, "I'm A Jerk." ("E, chile.")

― M Specktor (M Specktor), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

N-X-E-T

― warren g, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

M.e.t.h.o.d. Man
Also that "Miss Suzy" pattycake song

― Kris (aqueduct), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Another K.I.S.S.I.N.G. shows up in Concrete Blonde's "Violent."
The entirety (mostly) of "How He Wrote Elastica Man."

― brooke edel (brookedel), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

The Faint - Take me to the Hospital ('I want you to take me to the H, take me to the O, want you to take me to the S, take me to the P, want you to take me to the I. T. A. L, want you to take me to the hospital'. And so on.)
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D from Starlight Express. (Clearly a rip of D.I.V.O.R.C.E., but then this is Lloyd 'plagiarist' Webber we're dealing with.)

― cis (cis), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

P-L-A-Y-S-T-A-T-I-O-N

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

R.A.M.O.N.E.S.- Motorhead

― Applepie Baseball, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 22:55 (twenty-two years ago)

B for Boredoms (gimme a B - B! gimme a O - O!...)
Superroots 7 (B! to the O! to the R!...)
Nice B-O-R-E Guy
and probably tons more...

― the ghastly fop, Tuesday, 24 June 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"P-A! J-A! M-A! Pajama Party!"

Venus and Unit 3-"Pajama Party"

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

How about "Spellbound" by K-Solo, the rapper whose gimmick was that he spelled a whole lot of words? "I S-P-E-L-L/Very W-E-L-L/And if you don't like it go to H-E-L-L..."

― Douglas (Douglas), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 04:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Aztec Camera - "Valium Summer"
(Such a brilliant song!)

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 04:17 (twenty-two years ago)

R.I.G.H.T.S. - Fleshtones

― Michael Dubsky, Wednesday, 25 June 2003 04:35 (twenty-two years ago)

N. E. X. T. - S.A.H.B.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 06:59 (twenty-two years ago)

H.O.L.L.A.N.D. (Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies) - Bluebells

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 06:59 (twenty-two years ago)

not really spelling, but:

say BA! ba! RA! ra! CU! cu! DA! da!
now put it all together!
BAbaRAraCUcuDAda!

― joan vich (joan vich), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 07:37 (twenty-two years ago)

South Park movie - Uncle Fucka:
"Uncle fucka, thats
U - N - C - L - E, fuck you, uncle fucka!"

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Jaheim - "Fabulous"
Wu - "CREAM"
2Pac - whichever one did the Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished thing

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. find out what it means to me, sock it to me, etc.

That reminds me, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. makes its way into P.E.'s Revolutionary Generation.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

D-R-U-G--P-A-R-T-Y

--Blue Hippos

― christoff (christoff), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 13:24 (twenty-two years ago)

C.R.E.E.P. by the fall

― cecilia, Wednesday, 25 June 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Half Man Half Biscuit - Thy Damnation Slumbereth Not
"Chatto and Windass sitting in a tree
D-I-S-S-I-N-G
Keith Allen's autobiography"

Ice-T - I Ain't New Ta This
"The I-C-E-T O-G M-C L-A-P-D H-A-T-E-S"

― Richard (avoid80), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, there are loads more than I realised.

Also:

Jurassic 5 - "Jayou" (clever phonetics, no?)

and

Wagon Christ - "Fly Swat" (first track on Tally Ho!, "W-A-G-O-N-C-H-R-I-S and T"

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 25 June 2003 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Waymore's Blues -- Waylond Jennings

If you want to get to heaven got to d-i-e
You got to put on your coat and t-i-e
Want to get the rabbit out of the l-o-g
Gotta make a commotion like a d-o-g
Like a d-o-g
Like a d-o-g

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 3 July 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"Became a commodity because I'm W-H-I-T-E and MTV was so friendly to me"

also Big Daddy Kane spells out his name on "Ain't No Half Steppin"

― chris herrington (chris herrington), Friday, 4 July 2003 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah! KANE = King Asiatic Nobody's Equal

also
"let me spell my name out for you it's Ricky
R - ravishing
I - impressed
C - courageous, couldn't care less
K for the Kangols which I got
and I wear everyday and
Y - why not?"
- Slick Rick - "Mona Lisa"
&
"D-U-M-B, everyone's accusing me" - The Ramones
&
"R.A.M.O.N.E.S" - Motorhead

― dirt mcgirt's mom, Friday, 4 July 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Ice T:
H-U-S-T-L-E-R Hustler!

― Sengai, Sunday, 6 July 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

eleven months pass...

C-A-D-A-L-L-I-C By Bo Diddley
G-E-R-O-N-I-M-O By Nancy Sinatra

― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Thursday, 17 June 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Every time the backing singers spell out the word "Perspective", Roddy Frame sings "No Mystery" on "How Men Are". Even on the fade out, where mostly they are singing "to see how men are" to fade...

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 17 June 2004 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

"...We spell troubbble
T-R-O-U-B-B-B-L-E!!"

― woly boly (woly boly), Thursday, 17 June 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

remake/remodel does another license plate spelling out.

CPL593H!

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 17 June 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Every single one of these songs could be improved by adding the words "to the" between each spelled-out letter. Note to Shania for a contemporary re-make: "D to the I to the V to the R to the C to the E."

― briania (briania), Thursday, 17 June 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

"D-I-V-I-N-E" : "Run" by Cappadonna

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 17 June 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

"Give them the respect they deserve / Give them the respect they D-E-S-E-R-V-E"

"Archives of Pain", Manic Street Preachers

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 17 June 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

"To the D to the A to the P, to the H to the N to the E
To the C to the E to the L to the E to the S to the T to the E
ROLL CALL!!!"

Whatever happend to them? They were cute and funny.

― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 17 June 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y. Radio

Prince - D to the I to the A to the M / O to the N to the D to the pearls of love

W.A.S.P. - L.O.V.E. Machine

And the "P.A.S.S.I.O.N." song referenced above was Rythm (sic) Syndicate. I am so sorry I know that.

― Joseph McCombs, Thursday, 17 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

"Phillies" by the Luniz

P-H-to the-I-to the-L-to the-L-to the-I-to the-E to the-S / we smoke phillies / we roll big phillies

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 17 June 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

You Treat Me Like A D.O.G. - Shel Silverstein

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 18 June 2004 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

be aggressive
B.E. aggressive
B.E. A.G.G.R.E.S.S.I.V.E.
(fnm)

― frownland, Friday, 18 June 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

can't BELIEVE noone's mentioned H.O.V.A.

― jake in portland (cerybut), Saturday, 19 June 2004 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Hilly Michaels' "Something On Your Mind"

"M" is how you make me feel because you know that
"I" that's me,
"N" and I need you,
"D" is what you make me do when there's something on your
M-I-N-D mind.

"L" the way you look at me, and
"O" can't you see, I'm
"V" I'm very nervous
"E" is everything I say, because I think I
L-O-V-E you.

You've got something on your mind (won't you tell me?)

"B" that's B for all the boys who ever ask you
"Y" oh why you put them through this
"E" is each and every time I want to tell you
B-Y-E Goodbye!

You've got something on your mind (won't you tell me?)

"H" is Harry still around? And what about the
"E" for Ed, and
"L" for Larry
"P" what did you do to Pete? Did you leave him yelling
H-E-L-P Help?

(God that's a great song!)

― dlp9001, Saturday, 19 June 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)

there's a terrible sam roberts song (aren't they all) where he spells spells out socialism. and then "yeah, it's comin'!"

― La Monte (La Monte), Saturday, 19 June 2004 00:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"L the loser's in her way, I the income she will make
T is for her tooth-filled mouth
T is for her tooth-filled mouth..."

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 20 June 2004 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Jim Dickinson, "On the Road Again."

"Now if you want to go to heaven when you D-I-E
Put on your collar and your T-I-E
Want to chase a rabbit out a L-O-G
You got to cause a commotion like a D-O-G"

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:19 (twenty-one years ago)

unrest, "cath carroll"

c-a-t-h...

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 21 June 2004 05:05 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

S (S) A (A) F (F) E (E) T (T) Y (Y) Safety Dance

Men without Hats, "Safet Dance"

― HonestHype, Monday, 24 April 2006 01:14 (twenty years ago)

morningwood "nth degree"

― nervous (cochere), Monday, 24 April 2006 01:32 (twenty years ago)

Hot Chip - Over and Over.

However, not being paying enough attention to work out exactly what is they're spelling out.

― Treblekicker (treblekicker), Monday, 24 April 2006 09:55 (twenty years ago)

”Mrs B, Mrs E, Mrs A-U-T, Mrs I, Mrs F-U-L, I’m gonna reach the top, I ain’t ever gonna stop and I’m sure gonna ring your bell! Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs F-F-I, Mrs C, Mrs U-L-T, if ever there’s a girl that can rock your world then that girl sure is me!”

― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Monday, 24 April 2006 11:53 (twenty years ago)

Hot Chip - Over and Over.

However, not being paying enough attention to work out exactly what is they're spelling out.

K I S S I N G S E X C A S I O Y O U

or similar

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Monday, 24 April 2006 12:02 (twenty years ago)

"If You See Kay", Poster Children

See You Next Tuesday, Fannypack (LP title)

jokers all...

― hank (hank s), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:54 (twenty years ago)

S-U-P-E-R-S-H-A-R-P-S-H-O-O-T-E-R
DJ ZINC (it's a Wu-Tang sample right?)

― bombaklot, Monday, 24 April 2006 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Baobab: "N.O.J.O.B."

("N.O. J.O.B. / I don't work no more for this company!")

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:34 (twenty years ago)

the guess who, "american woman"

although sometimes oldies radio omits the intro in which he spells it out

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:42 (twenty years ago)

"Like a B-R-I-D, in the S-K-Y" -K-Solo

― mike a, Monday, 24 April 2006 15:47 (twenty years ago)

the clientele, "E.M.P.T.Y."

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:00 (twenty years ago)

K I S S I N G S E X I N G C A S I O P O K E Y O U I

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:06 (twenty years ago)

D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S. - Modern Life Is War

― Marty Innerlogic (marty innerlogic), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:48 (twenty years ago)

GBV - Cigarette Tricks

Shoot up on the fast lane
She falls like a concrete robot
She's a boy
Billy-I
Billy-L
Billy-L
Billy-Y
Billy-I Billy-L Billy-L Billy-Y

― christoff (christoff), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:54 (twenty years ago)

Travis Tritt, "Well I smell t-r-o-u-b-l-e"

Old 97's, "If I had a half a brain left after my debauchery, I'd give up the other women, and the w-i-f-e"

― snumbers, Monday, 24 April 2006 17:02 (twenty years ago)

does anybody know what the hell Phoenix are spelling out in Part 2 of "Funky Squaredance"?

― hank (hank s), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:57 (twenty years ago)

I'm a Man. I spell M-A-N.
-Bo Diddley

― Brian G, Monday, 24 April 2006 19:03 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Don't see these listed...

Venom - "Sacrifice"
Faith No More - "Be Aggressive"

― NYCNative, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 05:19 (fifteen years ago)

ya down with OPP? (that counts, right?)

― symsymsym, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 10:53 (fifteen years ago)

"L-A-T-E-R that week" - Len, "Steal My Sunshine"

― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 05:14 (fifteen years ago)

^ massive favourite summer pop time tune

― jumpskins, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 06:48 (fifteen years ago)

'your dictionary' is the only song i can think of that actually makes me cringe
saw it mentioned upthread

― sleepingbag, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 10:37 (fifteen years ago)

three months pass...

m.e.t.h.o.d.o.f.l.o.v.e. don't you know

― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 13 May 2011 23:15 (fifteen years ago)

Lola - Kinks

It also spells out "cola", and I remember the first time I ever heard that song, with so much emphasis on Coca-Cola at the end of the first line, thinking and fearing the whole song was going to be about soda pop....

― Lee626, Saturday, 14 May 2011 17:57 (fifteen years ago)

seven years pass...

Seeing R.E.S.P.E.C.T. everywhere today had me thinking of doing a spelling playlist. As usual ilm has already done all the hard work!

― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Thursday, 16 August 2018 23:21 (seven years ago)

Lola - Kinks

For completeness / as a corollary, I suppose Weird Al's "Yoda" should also be mentioned.

― empire bro-lesque (morrisp), Thursday, 16 August 2018 23:24 (seven years ago)

Velvet Underground, "Cool It Down"

― Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 August 2018 23:37 (seven years ago)

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