# Songs about a birthday **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [September 21, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989 "2022-09-21T15:41:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/1 "2022-09-21T15:41:26Z")
The obvious one is [Birthday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_(Beatles_song)) by The Beatles. Others? (I have a couple of offbeat songs in mind that I will post later.) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/2 "2022-09-21T15:50:32Z")
[Happy Birthday To You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsQO1jOXLeg)-Weird Al ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/3 "2022-09-21T15:53:29Z")
[Trip Around The Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaKqwvGa6Bw)-Jimmy Buffet and Martina McBride ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/4 "2022-09-21T15:56:03Z")
Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday”. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/5 "2022-09-21T16:47:07Z")
Whenever I sing birthday greetings to my peeps who also came of age in the 80s, it’s Happy Birthday by Altered Images [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6t1vaF50Ks0/maxresdefault.jpg "Altered Images - Happy Birthday (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t1vaF50Ks0) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/6 "2022-09-21T16:55:36Z")
Abie Baby from _Hair_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IuzInon8qUY/hqdefault.jpg "Hair - Abie Baby") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuzInon8qUY) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/7 "2022-09-21T16:57:44Z")
Concrete Blonde - Happy Birthday It sounds like it, but it’s not a happy song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CfxuyUiVlRo/maxresdefault.jpg "Happy Birthday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfxuyUiVlRo) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/8 "2022-09-21T17:15:55Z")
Don McLean, Birthday Song. Sweetly romantic and not obviously a birthday song, until the end. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jHpDqBBIu0Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Birthday Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHpDqBBIu0Y) ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/9 "2022-09-21T19:05:37Z")
[Happy Birthday to You](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You). Surprised that wasn’t mentioned earlier. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/10 "2022-09-21T20:26:17Z")
Go, shorty It’s your birthday We gon’ party like it’s your birthday ([50 Cent - In Da Club (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qm8PH4xAss)) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/11 "2022-09-21T20:37:54Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I28iqDx1b3A/hqdefault.jpg "The Smiths - Unhappy Birthday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I28iqDx1b3A) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/12 "2022-09-21T20:56:06Z")
Lizzo - Birthday Girl [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HrB6yN2a9I8/maxresdefault.jpg "Lizzo - Birthday Girl (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrB6yN2a9I8) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/13 "2022-09-21T20:56:42Z")
A lot of Christmas music. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/14 "2022-09-21T22:46:32Z")
“Cindy’s Birthday” sung by Johnny Crawford. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/15 "2022-09-22T00:29:56Z")
I think this version is just sweet. Right from the heart, you know?: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VC5XcyYFuqc/hqdefault.jpg "Ramones - Happy Birthday - The Simpsons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC5XcyYFuqc) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/16 "2022-09-22T00:39:34Z")
A little ditty by George Harrison: _It’s Johnny’s Birthday_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qO_owGc89UI/maxresdefault.jpg "It's Johnny's Birthday (Remastered 2014)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO_owGc89UI) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/17 "2022-09-22T00:51:01Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jLIOc4MIetk/maxresdefault.jpg "Simpsons - You're the birthday boy or girl") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIOc4MIetk) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/18 "2022-09-22T00:53:56Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GlhpNnalLrE/hqdefault.jpg "Police Squad - "Something Different"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlhpNnalLrE) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/19 "2022-09-22T01:26:04Z")
Happy Birthday by [The Birthday Party](https://www.thebirthdayparty.com.au/discography.html) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PKv1JPq3q5w/hqdefault.jpg "The Birthday Party - Happy Birthday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKv1JPq3q5w) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989/20 "2022-09-22T03:30:11Z")
If you’re up for a interesting birthday comedy _story_, I recommend Nanjiali’s “Cobra vs. Mongoose: A Birthday Party In Pakistan”. There’s nothing quite like that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-birthday/971989.md?page=2)