Songs that spell out a word(s)

Ramones- Slug

A demo that appeared as a bonus track on the remastered Rocket To Russia.

During the song Joey spells out S-L-U-G

No idea what it means unless he's saying unrequited love is like being slugged

 

F-R-I-C-T-I-O-N, a song of Television
('Friction' is also covered by Echo & the Bunnymen and The Church)

 

I questioned posting a french song but Serge is sooo cult

Elaeudanlatéitéia - Serge Gainsbourg

 

D.I.S.C.O. - Ottawan

 

T-R-O-U-B-L-E. The Music Machine.

 

(Oh Dear) Miss Morse -- Pearls Before Swine

The chorus is a certain word spelled out in Morse Code

dit dit dah dit
dit dit dah
dah dit dah dit
dah dit dah

You old radiomen, hams, boy scouts will easily figure it out.
Other folks.... look it up!

 

The Louvin Brothers - "Broadmended" [is spelled S I N]
Puffy - "Teen Titans Theme" [T E E N T I T A N S]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULeEWqN1DQU

 

Just remembered this one from 1967, I think.

L.O.V.E love -- Mouse and The Traps

Love, love, love, L.O.V.E love

 

Aerosmith F-I-N-E On "What it takes"

Elvis Costello's spelling at the end of "I stand accused" is my personal favorite though--already mentioned earlier.

 

Whoooooooa......did no one mention these?

"I said G...I...R...L....F-R-E-N. That's a girlfren."

Modern Lovers, "Girlfriend."

******

W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, baby
D-C!
W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, baby
D-C!

Washington D.C., it fits me to a T!

--Magnetic Fields

 

quoted from here:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-345966.html
"Little Black Buzzer" by Ivor Cutler also has sung dits and dahs, spelling out "Here I am." it's a whole thread of morse code in pop songs....cool!

 

Too close to Memphis Slim's "If You See Kay" which was mentioned before, albeit without the artist's name.

I didn't see "S. L. U. T. She may be a slut but she looks good to me." Todd Rundgren (and Big Star with the fantastic cover).

 

Interestingly, I can't even type the word 'respect' in a rhythm other than the one Aretha sang it in.

And seriously, how could it have taken 44 posts before someone brought that up?

 

-.-- -.-- --..

Y Y Z

(not a word)

 

O-H-I-O-The Ohio Players

 

JJ Fad - Supersonic

NJB

 

For all my fellow geezers out there: R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P

Ragmop, by the Ames Brothers (1949 or 1950)!

 

That would be correct. Lemmy wrote it as a tribute to the Ramones on Motorhead's "1916" album and the Ramones later covered it.

 

"One-Two-Five" by 10cc spells out the word reagge during the reagge break in the song.

 

Sure hope they spelled it a lot better than you did....lol...

Just KIDDING!!

NJB

 

"H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" by Edwin Starr, which is so discoriffic that I have to go and listen to it now. Possibly in leisurewear.

 

F-R-E-E that spells free, credit report dot com baby.

 

Nah, they drop the "A".

R-E-A-G-G-A-E