I am interesting in compiling as big a list as possible of song titles
that are spelled out. Some examples, YMCA, RESPECT, OPP, DIVORCE...
Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by hammer-ga on 08 Jun 2003 05:40 PDT

Hi Jaz,

This is fun! BTW, you can't give all of us $2.00 (as you kindly
wished), however, you can choose one of us to officially "answer" your
question. If you post a clarification naming one of the Researchers
below, that person can post the official answer and collect the fee.
You can tell a Researcher by the name being a colored, underlined
clickable link.

Good luck with your list!

- Hammer

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Request for Question Clarification by hammer-ga on 08 Jun 2003 05:42 PDT

Ooops! Never mind! I see that Pinkfreud-ga is going to round all these up for you.

- Hammer

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 19 Jun 2003 19:43 PDT

Hi, jaz.

We haven't heard from you for a couple of weeks. If any of the
suggestions made in the "Comments" section seem like suitable material
for an answer, you might want to see if someone would like to
officially answer the question by compiling the "entries." Otherwise,
none of the Researchers who have worked on this question will receive
any compensation.

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highlighted, and are not clickable.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

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Clarification of Question by jaz-ga on 19 Jun 2003 22:28 PDT

Pinkfreud,

If you may compile the entries for the official answer, it would be
much appreciated :)

JZ

Hi, jaz!

Here's a whopper of a list -- or perhaps I should say 'L-I-S-T' ;-)

I've tried to eliminate duplicates, and have alphabetized the list (it
seems only proper that the names of songs containing spelling should
be arranged in alphabetical order!)

==== SONGS WITH SPELLED-OUT WORDS IN THE TITLE OR LYRICS ====

"A-B-C (Easy as 1-2-3), The Jackson Five 
"A-B-C, 1-2-3" -- Levert, et al.
"A-E-I-O-U Sometimes Y" -- EBN/OZN
"AFU (Naturally Wired)", Van Halen 
"ALL GOOD", Mo Thugs Family Scriptures: Chapter II: Family Reunion 
"ALL TOGETHER NOW", Beatles: Yellow Submarine 
"Alpha, Beta Gamma Delta" -- Electric Landlady (really)
"A-M-Y (That Spells Amy)" (Joel) 
"Angel", Towa Tei
"B-A-B-Y" (Carla Thomas) 
"Back in the USSR"
"BAD", WASP 
"BEER RUN", Garth Brooks with George Jones: Scarecrow 
"BFD", Kathy Mattea: The Innocent Years 
"BIG D", from B'way musical,"Most Happy Fella." 
"Big D, Little A, Double L A S" 
"B-I-N-G-O", Original Soundtrack : Mother Goose Songs 
"Born in the USA" 
"C.T.A." -- Jimmy Heath 
"Can We M.A.K.E. L.U.V.", Profyle
"CDJ", Pizzicato Five
"C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken" (McGee Brothers) 
"CHRISTMAS ALPHABET", McGuire Sisters Greatest Hits 
"C-I-T-Y", John Cafferty/Beaver Brown Band 
"C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E", Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra 
"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y",  Joe Diffie: Life's So Funny 
"CURIOUS", LSG featuring L.L. Cool J, Busta Rhymes & MC Lyte 
"D.I.Y.", Peter Gabriel 
"D-I-S-C-O" by Ottawan
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E", Tammy Wynette 
"Fire in Cairo," The Cure 
"FOAD", Venom 
"FRDC", DRI (The Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) 
"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (Changing Faces)
"GLORIA" (The Doors) 
"H to the IZO" 
"H.E.L.P. IS ON THE WAY", The Beach Boys
"H-A-Double R-I-G-A-N spells Harrigan" (George M. Cohan) 
"HARPER VALLEY P.T.A", Jeannie C. Riley 
"HELL", Squirrel Nut Zippers: Hot 
"Here Comes Trouble" (The Eyeliners) 
"I COULDN'T SPELL *^!@@#!*", Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs 
"I STAND ACCUSED" (Elvis Costello) 
"I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)", Donald Fagen 
"I.O.U." -- Jimmy Dean
"I.O.U.", Lee Greenwood 
"I'M A MAN", Bo Diddley 
"I'M A WOMAN", Maria Muldaur; Peggy Lee 
"I-R-E-L-A-N-D, That's How I Spell Ireland" -- McConnell, Downey 
"I'VE GOT A GAL IN KALAMAZOO" 
"IZZO (H.O.V.A.)", Jay Z 
"J-E-L-L-O", Benderoth/Smythe (ASCAP)
"K-A-T-I-E (The Name Spelling Song)" -- Karl Williams
"L.A." -- Jackie DeShannon 
"L-O- double L - I, P-0-P spells lollipop, lollipop"
"Lola" (Kinks) 
"LOVE Machine", WASP 
"L-O-V-E Spells Fool" (Fuller) 
"Love TKO" (Teddy Pendergrass)
"L-O-V-E" -- (Gabler, Kaempfert) 
"L-O-V-E" -- Nat King Cole 
"M. E. L. V. I. N.", The Belles
"M.T.A" -- Hawes, Steiner
"MANNISH BOY", Muddy Waters 
"METHOD MAN"
"Method of Modern Love", Hall & Oates 
"M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E"
"M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I", Frances White: Music From the New York Stage
"M-O-O-N (That Spells Suicide)" (Walden)
"M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)" -- Howard Johnson  
"N.Y.C." -- Chamin/Strouse (from"Annie") 
"N-E-S-T-L-E-S" 
"O.P.P. (Other People's Property) -- Naughty by Nature 
"OKLAHOMA", Broadway Musical 
"ONLY ON DAYS THAT END IN Y", Clay Walker: Hypnotize the Moon 
"P.A.S.S.I.O.N.", Rhythm Syndicate  
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", Michael Jackson 
"R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.", John Cougar Mellencamp 
"R.S.V.P.", Boney James & Rick Braun: Shake it Up 
"R.U.O.K.", 2 Unlimited
"RAG MOP", Ames Brothers 
"RESPECT", Aretha Franklin 
"ROCK in the USA" (John Cougar)  
"R-O-C-K", Bill Haley
"R-O-C-K", Bill Haley & his Comets 
"S.O.S.", Andersson
"SAFETY DANCE" 
"S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night"
"S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y", Bay City Rollers 
"S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G", Pet Shop Boys 
"SMF", Twisted Sister 
"Surfin U.S.A." 
"Surfin USSR", Ray Stevens) 
"TCB", (Don Gardner and DeeDee Ford) 
"T-E-X-A-S SpellsTexas" (Austin) 
"The Alphabet Song: A-B-C-D-E-F-G, H-I-J-K-LMNOP..."
"The B-I-B-L-E, Yes That's the Book for Me...."
"THE NIGHTFLY", Donald Fagan 
"TLCASAP" (Tender Loving Care As Soon As Possible)
"T-R-O-U-B-L-E", Elvis Presley.
"Trouble", from the musical "The Music Man"
"TV MOVIE", Bruce Springsteen: Tracks 
"TVC 15", David Bowie 
"U.N.I.T.Y.", Queen Latifah
"U.S.A." -- Buchan 
"U.S.S.R." -- Huntington
"USSA", Indestroy 
"VELOURIA" (The Pixies) 
"WASHINGTON D.C." (Stephin Merritt) 
"W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, Baby, DC!" -- The Magnetic Fields 
"WKRP In Cincinnati (theme)" 
"YMCA", The Village People  

===== SONGS WITH NUMBERS IN THE TITLE OR LYRICS====

"(Beechwood or) 6345789" (Marvelettes) 
"1-900 21 LONELY" - David Grey 
"1-900 WORLD" - Leaving Trains 
"1-900-2-COMPTON" - N.W.A. 
"409" 
"606-0842" -  B-52's 
"634-5789" - Ry Cooder 
"777-9311" - Time 
"867-5309/Jenny" - Tommy Tutone 
"911 is a Joke" - Public Enemy 
"911" - Wyclef Jean 
"In the Year 2525"
"PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000" - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra 
"STAR 69" - R.E.M. 
"WHAT'S THE 411?" - Mary J. Blige

This was a fun thread for all of us, I think. We Researchers sometimes
get tired of hitting the Internet with our search engines for hours on
end; it's nice sometimes to just take a trip inside one's head, and I
daresay that's where most of these song titles were found.

Thanks for asking an interesting and enjoyable question.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

Thanks to everyone for making it so entertaining...

Hi jaz:

What a great question!

I'll add to the list:

GLORIA           (The Doors)
ROCK in the USA  (John Cougar) 
I STAND ACCUSED  (Elvis Costello)
WASHINGTON D.C.  (Stephin Merritt)
VELOURIA         (The Pixies)


websearcher-ga

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night

RESPECT (Kelly Clarkson?)

R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P RaggMopp!

- Hammer

"H-A-Double R-I-G-A-N spells Harrigan"  (George M. Cohan)

markj-ga

Here are a few:

"I.O.U." -- Lee Greenwood

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" -- Michael Jackson

"C-I-T-Y" -- John Cafferty/Beaver Brown Band

"P.A.S.S.I.O.N." -- Rythm Syndicate 

"I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)" -- Donald Fagen

"A-B-C (Easy as 1-2-3) -- The Jackson Five

"M-OT-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)" -- Howard Johnson 

"O.P.P. (Other People's Property) -- Naughty by Nature

"I  S-T-A-N-D  A-C-C-U-S-E-D" -- Elvis Costello

"W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, Baby, DC!" -- The Magnetic Fields

"L-O-V-E" -- Nat King Cole

"K-A-T-I-E (The Name Spelling Song)" -- Karl Williams

I think this is one of those group effort questions.  Glad to oblige.

B-A-B-Y  (Carla Thomas)
Lola (Kinks)

If you include numbers there's
(Beechwood or) 6345786 (Marvelettes)

Thanks for a fun Friday Q, jaz!  Will add more if they come to me.

Oops, turn that "6" upside down and you'll have the correct title -- 6345789.

There's an old Sunday School song that goes, "The B-I-B-L-E, yes
that's the book for me...."

"I-R-E-L-A-N-D, That's How I Spell Ireland" -- McConnell, Downey

"C.T.A." -- Jimmy Heath

"M.T.A" -- Hawes, Steiner

Would "Big D, Little A, Double L A S" count?

"L-O-V-E" -- (Gabler, Kaempfert)

"A-B-C, 1-2-3" -- Levert, et al.

There was a googler, had a dog .....

B - I - N - G - O ;-)

Gonna get the Jeopardy buzzer on this one, I'll betcha:

Put a Spell on You (Nina Simone) ;-)

tisme-ga wrote:                                                          

  "RESPECT (Kelly Clarkson?)"

No.  Aretha Franklin.

Googlenut

TLCASAP (Tender Loving Care As Soon As Possible) - Don't remember who
the artist is but it is a country song.

Hey, I have a GREAT suggestion: 

Let's wait a while, round 'em up, alphabetize 'em, and let pinkfreud
post the list as an answer since she has contributed the most so far.
I wouldn't mind and I don't think anyone else would either...

Especially since all I have to offer is song titles in Morse Code. 
hehe...

Song Titles that are spelled out in Morse Code! 
http://www.hamradio-online.com/1996/apr/morse.html 

MORSE CODE in MUSIC 
http://www.agnld.uni-potsdam.de/~martin/Funk/HI/morsemusic

Don't forget the most famous telephone number:
867-5309!!!

skermit-ga

"U.S.A." -- Buchan

"U.S.S.R." -- Huntington

H.E.L.P. IS ON THE WAY by The Beach Boys

R.U.O.K - 2 Unlimited

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

Mannish Boy  (Muddy Waters)

D-I-S-C-O by Ottawan

"I.O.U." -- Jimmy Dean

Does Peter Gabriel's D.I.Y. count?
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/petergabriel/diy.html

Some Jpop for you, too:

Pizzicato Five - CDJ
Towa Tei - Angel ("Spell ANGEL. A, N,...")

"N.Y.C." -- Chamin/Strouse (from "Annie")

"L.A." -- Jackie DeShannon

"Alpha, Beta Gamma Delta" -- Electric Landlady (really)

Here Comes Trouble (The Eyeliners)
http://tinyurl.com/d30i

I can't believe no one has yet suggested The Alphabet Song:
A-B-C-D-E-F-G!, H-I-J-K-LMNOP. ... you know the rest.

Does Rap/HipHop count?  There's a ton of em!

G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (by Changing Faces)

ewek-1,  

i would say that rap/hip-hop counts.  after all, jaz (the requestor)
even mentioned "OPP" in the original request.  so, bring 'em on--let's
see what you've got!

"S.O.S." -- Andersson (ABBA)

From my brother's reference book, THE GREEN BOOK OF SONGS BY SUBJECT:
THE THEMATIC GUIDE TO POPULAR MUSIC,5th Edition, here are a bunch. .
.and I'm too tired to read thru all 34 comments so far and edit
repeats out.  (But I WILL forward this master list to him to include
in the next edition):

ABC - Jackson 5
ALL GOOD -- Mo Thugs Family Scriptures: Chatper II: Family Reunion
ALL TOGETHER NOW -- Beatles: Yellow Submarine
ALPHABET SONG -- Three Stoogers: ST/VIolent is the Word for Curlee
BEER RUN - Garth Brooks with George Jones: Scarecrow
BFD - Kathy Mattea: The Innocent Years
BIG D - from B'way musical, "Most Happy Fella."
B-I-N-G-O  -- Original Soundtrack : Mother Goose Songs
CHRISTMAS ALPHABET -- McGuire Sisters Greatest Hits
C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E  -- Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
C-O-U-N-T-R-Y  -- Joe Diffe: Life's So Funny
CURIOUS - LSG featuring L.L. Cool J, Busta Rhymes & MC Lyte
D-I-V-O-R-C-E --  Tammy Winette
HARPER VALLEY P.T.A  - Jeannie C. Riley
HELL -- Squirrel Nut Zippers: Hot
I'M A MAN - Bo Diddley
I'M A WOMAN -- Maria Muldaur; Peggy Lee
I'VE GOT A GAL IN KALAMAZOO
IZZO (H.O.V.A.)  _- Jay Z
LOVE T.K.O. -- Bette Midler
MANNISH BOY -- Muddy Waters
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I -  Frances White: Music From the New York Stage
(1890-1920 #4-1917-1920 (Virgin Records)
N-E-S-T-L-E-S (Nestle's Quik Chocloate Flavor)-- Original Soundtrack:
TeeVee Toons: The Commericals #1)
THE NIGHTFLY -- Donald Fagan
OKLAHOMA -- Broadway Musical
ONLY ON DAYS THAT END IN "Y"--  Clay Walker: Hypnotize the Moon
R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
R.S.V.P. --  Boney James & Rick Braun: Shake it Up
RAG MOP - Ames Brothers
RESPECT -  Aretha Franklin
R-O-C-K  -- Bill Haley & his Comets
T-R-O-U-B-L-E -  Elvis Presley.  (I think he should also have included
TROUBLE from "The Music Man")
TV MOVIE -- Bruce Springsteen: Tracks
TVC 15 - David Bowie
YMCA 
for fun, I'm throwing in some PHONE NUMBER SONGS, too:

1-900-2-COMPTON  -- N.W.A.
1-900 21 LONELY - David Grey
1-900 WORLD - Leaving Trains
606-0842 -  B-52's
634-5789 - Ry Cooder
777-9311 - Time
867-5309/Jenny --  Tommy Tutone
911 -   Wyclef Jean
911 is a Joke  -- Public Enemy
BEACHWOOD 4-5789 - Marvellettes
PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
STAR 69  - R.E.M.
WHAT'S THE 411?  - May J. Blige

I forgot one more from THE GREEN BOOK list: DO RE MI from "The Sound
of Music."
At first I thought, how can this be?  But he's right--it does have
spelling in the verse: "When you learn you begin with A - B - C."

TCB  (Don Gardner and DeeDee Ford)
Love TKO (Teddy Pendergrass)  thanks cryptica ;-)

S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G : Pet Shop Boys
AEIOU (Sometimes Y) : EBN-OZN

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.

METHOD MAN -Method Man/Red Man
H to the IZO
LATER that week -LEN "Steal my sunshine"
Snoop D-O DOUBLE G -Repeatedly

"my balogna has a first name, it's o-s-c-a-r, my balogna has a second
name, it's m-e-y-e-r.."

advertising at its finest... =)

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question, but the customer said
"song titles
that are spelled out." Many of the submissions made in comments are
songs which include spelled-out words in their lyrics, not their
titles.

I agree with you Pink but jaz had "Respect" as an example and it's
only spelled out in the lyrics, not in the title.  Plus are covers
included, as we all know the definitive "Respect" singer is Otis
Redding.

And maybe a separate list for number v. letter songs or should they be
scraped entirely?  This question has been an absolute riot!

Jaz, we await your feedback. ;-)

I am astonished at the cool collaborative effect of Google Answers! I
wish I could give you all $2. ;)

I have no song to add.  I was going to go with Paul whitman and
CONSTANTINOPLE but it is gone already.

However, I do agree, pink has answererd the most so when we're done,
let's let her round 'em all up and claim the answer.

"R-O-C-K" -- Bill Haley

Not sure you have this (your list is long) but:
SAFETY DANCE

fun!
LMNOP-ga

"J-E-L-L-O" -- Benderoth/Smythe (ASCAP)

Here are a couple of tricky ones:

"I COULDN'T SPELL *^!@@#!*" -- Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
http://www.robert-kruse.com/samudio/pages/lyric-spell.html

"LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS" -- Beatles 
- well, it spells LSD in the title!

I haven't seen this one mentioned: The Cure have a great song called
"Fire in Cairo" where during the interlude they go
"F-I-R-E-I-N-C-A-I-R-O".

L-O-V-E Spells Fool (Fuller)

T-E-X-A-S Spells Texas (Austin)

C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken (McGee Brothers)

A-M-Y (That Spells Amy) (Joel)

M-O-O-N (That Spells Suicide) (Walden)

Bay City Rollers!
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y

- Hammer

Ok some "kid" songs:

The Oscar Mayer Song Bologna Song:
"My bologna has a first name, it's b-o-l-o-g-n-a my bologna has a 2nd
name it's o-s-c-a-r..."

And Lollipop:

"L-O- double L - I, P-0-P spells lollipop, lollipop. It'a  very
special kind of candy, candy. The guy who made it must have been a
dandy, dandy. L-O-double L-I, P-O-P spelss lollipop..."

~ NancyDrew-ga

A-E-I-O-U Sometimes Y -- EBN/OZN

queen latifah: "U.N.I.T.Y."

Can We M.A.K.E. L.U.V. -by Profyle

A few more from the metal world:

LOVE Machine - WASP
BAD - WASP
SMF - Twisted Sister
USSA - Indestroy
AFU (Naturally Wired) - Van Halen
FRDC - DRI (The Dirty Rotten Imbeciles)
FOAD - Venom

Given the nature of the lyrics of some of these, I'll decline from
explaining what the initials stand for.

Van Halen also released an album entitled OU812, to which Gang Green
responded by issuing a release called I81B4U.

Hey juggler!

nice work on the H.E.L.P. by Beach Boys. I'm a big fan, but forgot that one.

I'd add to the list these questionable entries (initials as opposed to spelling):

Surfin U.S.A
Born in the USA
Back in the USSR
Surfin USSR (ray stevens)
WKRP In Cincinnati (theme)

and some numbers:
409
In the Year 2525

Thank you for the five-star rating and the T-I-P!

~Pink

Don't forget The Rutles' classic cautionary combo --- Cheese & Onions!

"Do I have to spell it out? C-H-E-E-S-E-A-N-D-O-N-I-O-N-S oh no!"

www.bigugly.com

...here's one more...
Lyle Lovett's "M-O-N-E-Y"
http://mfile.akamai.com/3152/rm/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/usrm/116/321116_1_11.ram?obj=v21225

What a lot of fun! 

Somebody should put all these songs into a CD box set! 

Maybe that would be a good job for Aaron Spelling. :D