# Songs that spell words out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154 "2008-03-29T08:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/41 "2008-03-29T19:31:11Z")
There’s “I’m Nothin’” by the Violent Femmes and also, on a different end of the spectrum, my second graders at Catholic school love singing the following ditty: _I am a C I am a C-H I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N And I have C-H-R-I-S-T in my H-E-A-R-T And I line L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y!_ I’m into cheesy Jesus music, but after hearing that song the first eight thousand times, it gets a smidge annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/42 "2008-03-29T19:45:16Z")
R-O-C-K in the USA ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/43 "2008-03-29T19:54:50Z")
Doesn’t anyone else remember Connie Francis’ V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/44 "2008-03-29T20:04:48Z")
How could I forget Weird Al’s parody of “Lola,” called “Yoda?” Soda, S-O-D-A, soda. Yoda, Y-O-D-A, Yoda. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/45 "2008-03-29T20:06:06Z")
Tammy Wynette had a song that spelled out Christmas. Let’s see if I can remember it all… C is for the Christ Child, born upon this day H for Herald Angels in the night R means our Redeemer I means Israel S is for the Star that shone so bright T is for Three Wise Men, they who travel far (I’m not sure about the last half of that line) M is for the Manger where he lay A’s for All he stands for (I’m not sure about this line, either) S means Shepherds came, and that’s why there’s a Christmas Day. I haven’t heard that song for at least 10 years, maybe longer. ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/46 "2008-03-29T20:09:08Z")
Another TMBG song: “My name is Blue Canary One note spelled L-I-T-E” ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/47 "2008-03-29T20:09:22Z")
The Salvation Army song: Oh, G-L-O-R-Y, I’m S-A-V-E-D! I’m so H-A-P-P-Y to be F-R-double-E (hee-hee!)! F-R-double-E from the ways of S-I-N! Glory, glory, hallelujah, tra-la-la amen! ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/48 "2008-03-29T20:14:11Z")
There’s a song from the seventies that goes has a line that gets repeated, as in “_R-a-d-i-o-i-o-i-o, r-a-d-i-o-i-o_,” but I can’t for the life of me remember more than that or who sang it. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/49 "2008-03-29T20:27:02Z")
In the musical _Stop The World, I Want To Get Off_ there’s _Lumbered_. I’ve been L-U-M-B-E-R-E-D lumbered, And I don’t L-I-K-E it one small bit. … Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/50 "2008-03-29T20:53:46Z")
[QUOTE=MissMossie] There’s “I’m Nothin’” by the Violent Femmes and also, on a different end of the spectrum, my second graders at Catholic school love singing the following ditty: _I am a C I am a C-H I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N And I have C-H-R-I-S-T in my H-E-A-R-T And I line L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y!_ I’m into cheesy Jesus music, but after hearing that song the first eight thousand times, it gets a smidge annoying. [/QUOTE] There’s also, from sunday school, “The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me!” ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/51 "2008-03-29T21:19:47Z")
Country Joe and the Fish Gimme an F Gimme an I Gimme an S Gimme an H What’s that spell? Also used FUCK ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/52 "2008-03-29T21:28:22Z")
G-O-O-D M-O-R-N-I-N-G Good morning, hey hey, good morning. Let’s go let’s go L-E-T-S G-O! _runs away_ ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/53 "2008-03-29T21:40:35Z")
Do we include commercials? My balogna has a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R… {ducking and running} ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/54 "2008-03-30T04:07:30Z")
How about Todd Snider’s _Beerrun_ (B double-E double-R U N, beerrun!) And not exactly what the OP was asking but from the '80s was a song titled _If You See Kay_ by April Wine. (It makes sense if you say it aloud) ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/55 "2008-03-30T06:43:19Z")
…and Bingo was his name-o B-I-N-G-0 ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/56 "2008-03-30T07:16:43Z")
W-O-R-D up! ---
**Author:** ![robotic\_panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@robotic\_panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotic_panda)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/57 "2008-03-30T12:01:19Z")
The Hives have both a.k.a. I-D-I-O-T and T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. , both of which spell out the respective titles in the songs. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/58 "2008-03-30T13:50:49Z")
Glamorous, by Fergie. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/59 "2008-03-30T15:33:47Z")
If You See Kay - Memphis Slim In “First I look at the Purse” by J Geils - M-O-N-E-Y ---
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154/60 "2008-03-30T22:53:33Z")
There’s that “R-E-S-C-U-E, Rescue Aid Society” song from _The Rescuers_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-spell-words-out/443154.md?page=4)