And by “spell,” I don’t mean anything educational, in a teach-the-kids-how-to-spell manner. I’m referring to songs that actually garner some airplay. For instance:
“D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” by Tammy Wynette,
“Lola,” by The Kinks (and, I guess, “Yoda” by Weird Al by extention)
In other words, I’m deliberately avoiding “YMCA,” by the Village People, which doesn’t actually spell anything. Likewise, no one I know of spells “Old MacDonald” with an “EIEIO.”
Others?
Schadenfreude by the Avenue Q cast spells out it’s name, but probably isn’t what you’re looking for. One of the Gwen Stefani songs whose existance I refuse to admit has one of the stupidest examples in the world. I know there are more, but I can’t think of them right now.
Frank Zappa had a song about a blow-up doll named Ms Pinky:
Gloooorrriiiiaaaa… G-L-O-R-I-A!!! Gloooorrrriiiiaaaaa!!!
And, of course, “Respect” though that’s not nearly as much fun to sing mentally as I type it.
I suppose I should credit those to Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin respectively.
I can’t believe I’m the first to post this…
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Hollaback Girls* by Gwen Stefani…"The shit is Bananas…B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
“Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers. “S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y…NIGHT!”
I had an insane science teacher in high school who sang this constantly, usually while blowing things up.
The last line of The Jam’s “A-Bomb In Wardour Street” - “A- P - O - C - A - L - Y - P - S - E, Apocalypse!!”
What about:
“A,” you’re adorable, “B,” you’re so beautiful,
“C,” you’re a cutie full of charms.
“D,” you’re a darling and “E,” you’re exciting
And “F,” you’re a feather in my arms.
“G,” you look good to me, “H,” you’re so heavenly,
“I,” you’re the one I idolize.
“J,” we’re like Jack and Jill, “K,” you’re so kissable,
“L,” is the lovelight in your eyes.
“M,” “N,” “O,” “P,” I could go on all day.
“Q,” “R,” “S,” “T,” alphabetically speaking, you’re OK.
U," made my life complete, “V,” means you’re very sweet,
Double-“U” “X” “Y” “Zee.”
John Cougar Mellencamp’s “R-O-C-K in the U-S-A”
Al Green’s “L-O-V-E (Love)”
The Fabulous THunderbirds sang “How do you spell love? M-O-N-E-Y.”
The Modern Lovers “Girlfriend”, but Jonathan Richman spells it, G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N…
I always liked that Sesame Street spelling/singing of the alphabet that’s pretty hard to pronounce. It’s like pronouncing the QWERTY keyboard, which is also fun.
Ragmop by the Ames Brothers.
R, I say R-A, R-A-G, R-A-G-G, Rag, R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P, Ragmop
And then there’s this classic
B-I-N-G-O and Bingo was his name-O
The English cast of “Starlight Express” has “U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D,” and the German “G.E.K.U.P.P.L.E.T.”
From Woodstock Country Joe McDonald from I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag:
Country Joe McDonald: Gimme an F!
Crowd: F!
Country Joe McDonald: Gimme a U!
Crowd: U!
Country Joe McDonald: Gimme a C!
Crowd: C!
Country Joe McDonald: Gimme a K!
Crowd: K!
Country Joe McDonald: What’s that spell?
Crowd: FUCK!
M is for the many things she gave me…
“Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother” by Ray Wylie Hubbard:
M is for the mud flaps you give me fer my pickup truck
O is for the Oil I put on my hair
T is fer T-bird
H is fer Haggard
E is fer eggs, and
R is fer REDNECK
Up against the wall Redneck Mother,
Mother, who has raised her son so well.
He’s thirty-four and drinking in a honky tonk.
Kicking hippies’ asses and raising hell.
ABCDEFGH I got a gal in Kalamazoo
Don’t wanna boast
But I know she’s the toast
Of Kalamazoo-zoo-zoo-zoo-zoo-zoo.
Old thread with a bunch more.