History Main / SpellingSong

* Music/TheLonelyIsland song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9y40F3qu4 Spell It Out]]" parodies old-school raps that used this trope and mixes it with GrossOutHumor. The words themselves are a little hard to decipher due to the beat, and [[spoiler:reveal the narrator porks pork for money.]]

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Compare CountingSong, PhoneNumberJingle, AlphabetSong; sometimes overlaps with SpellingForEmphasis.

Compare CountingSong, PhoneNumberJingle and AlphabetSong, sometimes overlaps with SpellingForEmphasis.

[[folder:Music]]
* Campfire songs presented by G.O.Y.A.:
** "I am a C":
--->''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 will L - I - V - E - E - T - E - R - N - A - L - L - Y''
** "Let Me See You Get Down":
---> D-O-W-N...Let me see you get down
* Children's songs:
** (The most current version of) "Bingo":
--->''B - I - N - G - O''\\
''B - I - N - G - O''\\
''B - I - N - G - O''\\
''And Bingo was his name-o''
** Also, "Rattlesnake":
--->''R-A-T,''\\
''T-L-E,''\\
''S-N-A-K-E spells rattlesnake!''
** And the classic:
--->''[[KissingInATree K-I-S-S-I-N-G...]]''
** Wait, what about the Lollipop song?
--->''L-O-double L-I P-O-P''\\
''Spells lollipop, lollipop''\\

[[folder:{{Advertising}}]]
* "Oscar Mayer Bologna Song":
-->''My bologna has a first name''\\
''It's O - S - C - A - R''\\
''My bologna has a second name''\\
''It's M - A - Y - E - R''
** Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' by a vintage commercial starring Rainer Wolfcastle. The bratwurst the song was about had a ridiculously long second name (Schnackenpfefferhausen).
* The end of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Softee Mister Softee]] jingle:
-->''The creamiest dreamiest soft ice cream''\\
''You get from Mister Softee.''\\
''For a refreshing delight supreme''\\
''Look for Mister Softee.''\\
''S-O-F-T Double-E, Mis-ter Softee.''
* "H-O-T-W-I-R-E, hotwire.com!"
* The Free Credit Report song, or one of them, was like this. "F to the R to the E to the E to the C to the R to the EDIT..."
* "Anything is possible! We're unstoppable! Me and my girls! ([[Franchise/{{Barbie}} B-A-R! B-I-E!]])"[[note]]Performed by Fifth Harmony, a girl group consisting of five contestants from Series/TheXFactor. Also crosses over with Music.[[/note]]
* "(There's always room for) J-E-L-L, O!"
* "1-877-Kars-4-Kids, K-A-R-S Kars-4-Kids..."
* From a few Reese's Puffs commercials: "R - double E - S - E - S, yes! P to the U - double F - S, yes!"

[[folder:Anime]]
* [[Manga/MinamiKe M - I - N - A - M - I - K - E! Let's go!]]
* The Japanese version of ''Anime/SonicX'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b88x8w5soTg S-O-N-I-C, go!]]
* The ''Manga/OnePiece'' ImageSong for the hidden background character Pandaman. ''P-A-N-D-A-M-A-N tsuyoi! P-A-N-D-A-M-A-N sugoi!''
* The ImageSong for ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'''s Nishiyama Kankurou is entirely a spelling song. Considering the song is titled "Remember My Name [[VerbalTic Nya]]!", he may have his [[UnknownRival reasons]] for making it that way.
* From ''Anime/Pokemon4Ever''...
--> ''If time goes by just hit rewind, let's [[{{Pun}} Cele-b]]-r-a-t-e''
** From ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' and the Johto Pokérap:
---> ''P-O-K-E-M-O-N\\
P-O-K-E-M-O-N, Pokémon!''
** And the Hoenn Pokerap
---> "P to the O to the K-E-M-O-N"
* The song for Urara in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' Episode 20: ''L-O-V-E, Love, Love, Urara!''
* ''[[PortmanteauSeriesNickname P-R-E-C-U-R-E]], song for you, let's dance, Anime/FreshPrettyCure!''
* [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler H! I! N! A! HINAGIKU! Hai Hai!]]
* "Dragon Power Mugendai", the end credits theme song to the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie "Dragon Ball Z: Super Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu No wa Ore da".
--> D! Donna toki demo
--> R! Arukitsuzukero
--> A! Eien no ai wo shinjite
--> GO! Tatakaeta GO! GO! GO!
--> N! Enryo wa iranai Futari no mirai wa mugendai
* Manga/BoboboboBobobo: "B! A! K! A! S-U-R-V-I-V-O-R!"
* Anime/TenkaiKnights has Beag give his "Tribute to Tributon":
---> "T is for tremendous, the R it stands for rough, I is for invincible, and B's for big and buff, U is for unyielding, and T's for strength of ten, that just leaves us O and N, and now it's time to start again!"
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* Funta's "S-U-K-I" for ''Popotan'''s end credits.

[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Doctor D", Samosa, Jalebi, and Vada block Dhokla on social media for annoying them so much, leading to him becoming a celebrity called Doctor D. When the three finally find Dhokla again, they show that there's no hard feelings by singing a song where they spell the word "dost" (Hindi for "friends"). The original Hindi lyrics say that D is for "Dhokla", O is for "omelet", S is for "special", and T is for "tasty", which is changed to the following in the [[DuelingDubs first]] English dub (the second one translates the original lyrics):
-->'''Samosa:''' F for forever, R for relations!
-->'''Jalebi:''' I for immortal, E for enjoyment!
-->'''Vada:''' N for neverending, D for dear!
-->'''Samosa:''' S is for special!

[[folder:Film]]
* "'Cause I'm a Blonde" ''from Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'':
-->'' 'Cause I'm blonde''\\
''B-L-O-N-D''\\
and\\
'' 'Cause I'm a blonde''\\
''B-L-I-N-D''\\
and\\
'' 'Cause I'm a blonde''\\
''B-L-... I don't know!''
* "Ode to a Rat" from ''HeidisSong'':
-->''R is for your rotten disposition''\\
''O is for the odours that you spread''\\
''D is for the dirt, your happiest condition''\\
''And E is for your evil eyes of red''\\
''N is for the nausea you keep causing''\\
''T is for the trap - we won't go into that''\\
''Put them all together, they read rodent''\\
''Just another fancy name for rat''
* The Rescue Aid Society's anthem from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'':
-->''R - E - S - C - U - E''\\
''Rescue Aid Society''\\
''Heads held high, touch the sky''\\
''You mean everything to me''
* ''Film/SantaClausConquersTheMartians'':
-->''You spell it S - A - N - T - A - C - L - A - U - S''\\
''Hooray for Santy Claus!''
* The song "Unclefucker" from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark: Bigger, Longer and Uncut'' ended with an homage to the title song from ''Oklahoma''
--> ''Uncle fucker, that's U-N-C-L-E-FUCK YOU! Uncle fucker! (Suck my balls!)''
* "Turtle Power" for ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990'' :
-->''T-U-R-T-L-E Power!''\\
''T-U-R-T-L-E Power!''\\
''T-U-R-T-L-E Power!''\\
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!''
* "C-A-T Spells Cat" from ''Daddy Long Legs''.
* [[Music/{{AKB48}} "Sugar Rush"]] from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'':
--> ''S - U - G - A - R! Jump into your racing car!\\
It's a Sugar Rush! Sugar Rush!''
* In ''Film/{{Matilda}}'', Miss Honey uses these to teach complicated spelling words; they [[AnthropomorphicPersonification treat the letters as people's names or initials]]. "Mrs. D, Mrs. I, Mrs. F-F-I, Mrs. C, Mrs. U, Mrs. L-T-Y!"
--> '''Miss Trunchbull:''' Why are all these women married?
* The tail end of "Nobody Else But You" from ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' dips into spelling.
-->''But when I start to sink,\\
Hey, I'd rather go down...\\
With nobody else, but...\\
Y - O - [[FunWithHomophones U!]]''
* "Did I Mention" from ''Film/{{Descendants}}''.
-->My love for you is ridiculous, ridiculous\\
My love is R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S, R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S\\
It's ridiculous, just ridiculous
* These cut lyrics in "Gaston" from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', courtesy of [=LeFou=].
-->''And his name's G-A-S... T...''\\
''G-A-S-T-E...''\\
''G-A-S-T-O... Oh!''
** Lampshaded in the live-action remake where he misspells Gaston and then goes on to point out that he's actually illiterate.

[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'', Miss Honey teaches the children this song to spell "difficulty", to which Miss Trunchbull scoffs "Why are all these women married?".
--> Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs FFI,
--> Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY.

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* The "Harrigan" song (see Theatre) was altered to spell '[[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan]]'.
** It was also altered to spell "Miami" in an episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'':
-->'''Dorothy and Rose:''' ''[when they're testing out songs to enter a contest with]'' "M-I-A, another M, I, M-I-A-M-I spells 'Miami Beach'!"\\
'''Blanche:''' [[RougeAnglesOfSatin ...girls.]]
* Theme of ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' ("M - I - C - K - E - Y - M - O - U - S - E")
-->''Why? Because we like you!''
** Also parodied on the episode of ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' guest starring Cindy Crawford. K-E-R (Are we having fun yet?) M-I-T (That's a swell university.) F-R-O-G
* "The Waffle Song" from ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'':
-->''W is for the many Ways that you're served''\\
''A is for the Admiration you deserve''\\
''F because you're Fluffy! you're Flaky and Fun!''\\
''and F is for the Flavor that is second to none''\\
''L is for how Light you are, you melt in my mouth''\\
''and E is for Eggs!''
** "The Creepy Girl Song", also from ''[=MST3K=]'':
--->''C is for that feeling of uncertainty for not quite knowing what ethnic group you're from,''\\
''R is for the gifts you give me every time you smile.''\\
''the first E is for, uh, well, I don't really know, but''\\
''the second E is really a grammatical thing, 'cause otherwise it would be 'Crepy Girl' and where would that leave us?''\\
''the P is definitely NOT for platonic, and''\\
''Y? Because I love you! Myyy Cree-hee-eepy Gi-irl!!''
* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' had a Song Styles in the style of The Village People, where the cast parodied ''Y.M.C.A.'' This led to Wayne Brady ''misspelling'' the name of the audience member, Howard.
-->'''Wayne:''' ''H - O - R - W - A - R - D''
* In a 1984 episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' newscaster Edwin Newman, making a guest appearance, did a bit pointing out how many American states have very generic-sounding state songs, usually including a spelling of the state's name at some point.
** A 2004 episode featured a parody of a infomercial for a country music compilation disc called "Country Roses" that includes a track called "Here We Go Again"
---> ''I guess I'll have another A-B-O-R-T-I-O-N''
* The game show version of ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' used a ThematicThemeTune that had a repeated "M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y". The first two O's were sung by a woman who... well, sounded like she was ''having'' a big O.
* ''Series/HorribleHistories''' Rosa Parks song includes the lines:
--> ''We organised a boycott of public transportation''\\
''To win [[Music/ArethaFranklin R-E-S-P-E-C-T]] and force new legislation''\\
''Dreamed of the day the USA had no implementation''\\
''Of S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N (Spells "Segregation"!)''
* K-I-D-S! Series/KidsIncorporated! ("We're gonna have fun!", etc.)
** Along with two other instances that also appear in the theme song.
* A show from Peru called ''Nubeluz'' did this in the the theme song in the English language pilot:
-->Ay-oh-ay! Ay-oh-ah! N-U-B-E-L-U-Z!
* ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' has "Chica is Her Name O," a variant of "B-I-N-G-O."
* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017'' gives us "It's the Count", describing several qualities Count Olaf [[InformedAttribute supposedly]] has:
-->''The "C" is for courageous, just another word for brave.''\\
''"O!" Oh my god, what a very handsome knave.''\\
''"U!" Unbelievable good looks and brains and heart.''\\
''[[HypocriticalHumor "N!" For the knowledge, 'cause I'm very, very smart.]]''\\
''"T!" For the talent, which is such a crucial factor''\\
''When you're handsome and good-looking and the world's greatest actor.''

[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes:
--> '''S'''... For ''Stupendous''!\\
'''T'''... For ''Tiger'', ferocity of!\\
'''U'''... For ''Underwear'', red!\\
'''P'''... For ''Power'', incredible!\\
'''E'''... For ''Excellent'' physique!\\
'''N'''... For... Um... Something... Hm, well, I'll come back to that...\\
'''D'''... For ''Determination''!\\
'''U'''... For... Wait, how do you spell this? Is it "I"??

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* Wrestling/WOWWomenOfWrestling had [[WrestlingDoesntPay wrestling cheerleader]] Patti Pep of Team Spirit, whose theme song fit this trope.
-->"P-A-T-T-I, P-A-T-T-I, PATTI PEP, PATTI PEP"

[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* ''Series/FraggleRock'': During Gobo and Wembley's duet, [[FriendshipSong "Friends Till the End"]], Wembley says, "Let's spell it out!"
-->'''Wembley:''' F...\\
'''Gobo:''' Someone asks of me...\\
'''Wembley:''' R...\\
'''Gobo:''' You and me a team...\\
'''Wembley:''' I...\\
'''Gobo:''' Say we'll always be...\\
'''Both:''' Friends till the E-N-D!
* " 'C' Is For Cookie" by Cookie Monster from the ''Series/SesameStreet'' GreatestHitsAlbum ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Radio]]
* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': In "Mr. Boynton's Parents", Miss Brooks is pleased to hear that LoveInterest Mr. Boynton's parents find her so youthful. That is, until [[TeachersPet teachers' pets]] Walter Denton and Harriet Conklin arrive. To Miss Brooks' chagrin, the teenagers name her the Madison High School student's choice for "Mother away from Mother". After presenting her with a shawl the students bought for her, Walter Denton sings the song they wrote for her:
-->'''Walter Denton''':\\
'''B''' is for the books she helps us study.\\
'''R''' is she is righteous and so pure.\\
'''O''' is for the fact that she's our buddy.\\
The other '''O''' is likewise I am sure.\\
'''K''' is for okay she rates about.\\
'''S''' is for her sadly wrinkled brow.\\
She's motherly just like ''Elsie the Cow''.\\
Miss Brooks we love you dearly!
-->'''Miss Brooks''':\\
Miss Brooks\\
That's me.\\
''(sob)'' I'll always be,\\
Miss Brooks!
* A jingle for Radio Caroline in its BuccaneerBroadcaster heyday:
--> C!-A!-R!-O!-L-I-N-E! It's Caroline! Caroline! Car-o-line!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Theatre]]
* Occurs (predictably enough) in several of the songs in ''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee''.
* Naturally, in ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}!'':
-->''O - K - L - A - H - O - M - A!''
* "Harrigan" from the musical FiftyMilesFromBoston:
-->''H - A - double-R - I - G - A - N spells Harrigan''
* "Schadenfreude" from ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' ends with "S - C - H - A - D - E - N - F - R - E - U - D - E!"
* "Tragedy" from Music/{{PDQ Bach}}'s dramatic oratorio ''OedipusTex'':
-->'''GreekChorus''' (in fugal counterpoint): T - R - A - G - E - D - Y, tragedy, oh, yeah...
* "U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D." from ''Theatre/StarlightExpress''.
* "The Name's [=LaGuardia=]" from ''Theatre/{{Fiorello}}'', in which the title character not only spells his name but informs voters that T-A-M-M-A-N-Y "spells tyranny like R-A-T spells rat" and sings a [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Yiddish verse]] spelling his name in Hebrew letters.
* In the stage version of ''Theatre/MaryPoppins'', "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is spelled not only in song, but in dance as well.
-->''S-U-P-E-R; C-A-L-I-F; R-A-G-I-L; I-S-T-I-C-E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D; O; C-I-O-U-S''
* ''Theatre/TheMostHappyFella'' has a song about "big D, little A, double L, A, S," which, of course, spells Dallas.
* ''Theatre/{{Matilda}}'' has "School Song" where the alphabet is recited within a refrain, and ends with the younger children reciting the alphabet.
---> So you think you're A-ble, to survive this mess by B-ing a prince or a princess\\
You will soon C, there's no escaping trage-D!
* "Lumbered" from ''Stop the World, I Want to Get Off'':
-->I've been L-U-M-B-E-R-E-D lumbered,\\
And I don't L-I-K-E it one small bit.\\
I'm too young to be a father;\\
There are lots of things I'd rather be,\\
Like working down a coal P-I-T pit!
* Subverted in the opening number of the musical ''Leave It To Me!'', in which reporters decline to spell the words "ambassador," "Moscow," "contributor," "administration" ("just put F.D.R."), "Soviet" and "Stalin."
* "Song of Love" from ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress'':
-->With a F and a R and a E and a D\\
And a F-R-E-D, Fred!
* Played with in the coda of "Free" from ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'':
-->'''Hero''': Free.\\
'''Pseudolus''': Sing it!\\
'''Hero''': Free!\\
'''Pseudolus''': Spell it!\\
'''Hero''': F-R-double--\\
'''Pseudolus''': No, the long way!\\
'''Hero''': F-R-E-E!\\
'''Both''': Free!
* In TheMusical of ''Theatre/GoldenBoy'', "Don't Forget 127th Street" includes this parody of "M-O-T-H-E-R":
-->H is for the heroin they sell here,\\
A is for the alleys where kids play,\\
R is for the rats that run pell-mell here,\\
L is for the landlords far away,\\
E is for the endless clean-up projects,\\
M is for the mouldy roofs above.\\
Put them all together, they spell Harlem,\\
Oh yeah, the place that white folks think we love!
* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' has this in the first verse of "My Shot", itself a reference to Music/TheNotoriousBIG's "Going Back To Cali":
-->The plan is to fan this spark into a flame.\\
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name,\\
I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D\\
-E-R, We are meant to be\\
A colony that runs independently.
* ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'' has two of these of Patchy's anti-anti-pirate ProtestSong "Poor Pirates", the first at the beginning...
-->Let me begin with a hearty ho ho,\\
And a tale that nobody tells well,\\
I've not come all the way from En-C-I-N-O\\
To be treated like sewage that smells
** And the second one, repeated frequently throughout the song.
-->Poor Pirates,\\
P-O-O-[[FunWithHomophones Arrr!]]
* "The Ballad of Sara Berry" from ''Theatre/ThirtyFiveMillimeterAMusicalExhibition'' dives into this during [[spoiler:the titular character's murder spree -- the names of the victims and the resulting consequences spell out "prom queen".]]
-->''"P" is for Patricia drinking poisoned punch''\\
''"R" is for Raquel dashed on a rock -- crunch!''\\
''"O" is what Anne said when Sara bludgeoned her brains''\\
''And "M" is Marianna's marinated remains''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]
* The song "G.I.A.N.T.E.G.G." from ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'', though the singers kinda mash the "A" and "N" together so it sounds as if they're spelling it wrong.
-->''G-I-AN-T-E-G-G''
* In "My Only Shining Star" from VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution ''[=SuperNOVA=]'', nobody had the heart to tell them they added a few extra letters...
--> ''D to the A to the A to the N to the N to the C to the C to the E, dance, baby!''
* From ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX'':
-->''[[Music/JAMProject V-I-C-T-O-R-Y]]''
* "Survival", the Varrigan Station music from ''VideoGame/MadWorld'':
-->S to the U to the R to the V to the I to the V to the A to the L!
* Parodied in a song that occasionally plays during the credits of ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack: The Ride'':
-->''We went from M - A - R - I - A - G - E''\\
''To D - I - V - O - R - S - D''\\
''You broke my little H - A - R - T''\\
''Now I'm in M - I - S - R - E''
* In addition to his [[ThemeMusicPowerUp Theme Music]] [[Music/JAMProject Power Up]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Bang]] also gets his own character song to the tune of his track, ''Kaze'' and ''Gale'' respectively:
-->''S · I · SI · G · A · M · I''\\
''Shishigami Bang, Bang!''
* In ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max: The Mole, The Mob, and The Meatball]]'', in [[TotallyNotACriminalFront Ted E. Bear's Mafia-Free Playland and Casino]]:
-->''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial N - O - M - A - F - I - A]], oh baby...''
* ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2'' gives us Creator/NipponIchi's HotBlooded [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyR5zPNyk5w song:]]
-->''N! I! S!''
* Joyride by Da Shootaz, AKA the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto GTA theme]] theme does this:
-->''G, [[TitleDrop Grand Theft Auto]], you gotta make the mark to move when you want to,''\\
''T, Determination to steal what you can and run from the nation,''\\
''A, Hey! Whaddya say? We automate the sequence and speed for my getaway,''
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qotCxWm2uw Magneto's theme song:]]
-->''M-A-G-N-E-T-O. M-A-G. N-E-T-O.''
* Roxie from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' sings a song in her Gym. In the Japanese version it's "D - O - G - A - R - S" (the Japanese name for Koffing). In the English version it's "P - O - K - E - M - ON", the last two letters are said together very quickly to fit the same rhythm.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' brings us "F to the L to the A to the R to the E, go Team Flare go!" From one of the grunts.
* ''VideoGame/{{ThrillVille}}: Off the Rails'' has "T-H-R-I-L-L-V-I-L-L-E, Thrillville let's go."
* "E.G.G.M.A.N." from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' is a subversion. You expect the word to be spelled out in the lyrics as it is in the title, but it's just sung normally.
* ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA'' has the brief but memorable [[GameOver "G A M E O V E R"]] jingle.
* "Romantic Now", Miria Akagi's image song from ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls'':
-->''R - O - M - A - N - T - I - C!'' \\
''R - O - M - A - N-T-I-C now! R - O - M - A - N-T-I-C!''
* In the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series, whenever Ringo gets excited, she tends to sing songs where she spells out the name of whatever caught her fancy at the time. In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris2'', she spells "S-T-A-R-SHIP!" when she first arrives on the S.S. Tetra.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]
* In "Carol of the Waa" by ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'',
--> W - A - L - U - I - G -\\
I am the best, Waluigi!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': Cell's VillainSong after he reaches his perfect form:
-->''P is for "Priceless", the look upon your faces\\
E is for "Extinction", all your puny races\\
R for "Revolution", which will be televised\\
F is for how f**ked you are, now allow me to reprise\\
E is for "Eccentric", just listen to my song\\
C is for "Completion", that I've waited for so long!\\
T is for the "Terror", upon you I'll bestow...''\\
(chuckling)\\
My name is Perfect Cell. And I'd like to say\\
"Hello"
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'':
** Homestar's "love poem" in WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail #195:
--->'''Homestar:'''\\
''M is for milk. The real stuff, not soy.\\
A is for not-organic apples. Pesticides ahoy!\\
R is raisins - they give me bad gas.\\
Z is too hard, so at this one, I'll pass.\\
I is for inchildas, and...''\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Homestar!\\
'''Homestar:''' Yeah, what's up?\\
'''Strong Bad:''' That's not a love poem! That is a lavishly produced grocery list!
** "Rap Song" (accidentally feat. Peacey P), not to be confused with Crack Stuntman's Very Important Rap Song.
---> '''Coach Z:''' ''R-A-P-S\\
O-N-G, yes\\
Yes, y'all, And you don't [[JustAStupidAccent stap]],\\
Coach Z and Peacey P, cold rappity rap!''
** "Trogday 08" includes "The 'S is for Sucks' Dragon Song", which spells out the alphabet. However, only some of the letters got spelled out.
--->'''Strong Bad: ''A''' long time ago, '''B'''-fore things got weird,\\
'''C'''ame a '''D'''ragon, a mighty dragon,\\
that '''E'''verybody '''F'''eared\\
Now '''G''' is for "giraffe", and '''H''' is for "Halloween"\\
But '''I''''m not '''J'''oking about this '''K'''ill-ill-'''L'''ing '''M'''achine, '''N'''a-na-na-na...''
** From the [=SBEmail=] "local news":
---> '''Strong Bad''': ''♪ Ooooh,\\
If you want it to be possessive, it's just I-T-S,\\
But if it's supposed to be a contraction, then it's I-T-Apostrophe-S...\\
Scalawag! ♫''
* Humorously inverted in the middle of a SanitySlippageSong in ''[[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]]''.
-->You people all have to learn/This world is going to BURN!/ BURN!/ It's two Rs. H-O-R-R- right/ BURN!
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* " 'C' Is For Cookie" by Cookie Monster from the ''Series/SesameStreet'' GreatestHitsAlbum ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites''.

* Music/TheLonelyIsland song Spell It Out which as is to be expected [[http://www.metrolyrics.com/spell-it-out-lyrics-the-lonely-island.html is a parody]] which squicks out the "audience"

* "Dat's De Way To Spell Chicken," a ragtime "coon" song from 1902.

* Music/{{Elastica}}'s [[WordSaladLyrics word salady]] "How He Wrote Elastica Man" has a chorus of the band (and [[Music/TheFall Mark E. Smith]] - the title is a ShoutOut to The Fall's "How I Wrote Plastic Man") chanting "E! L! A! S! T! I! C! A!" while Justine Frischmann adds more vocals acrostically (e.g. ''E! Extra special/L! Last chance'').

* In ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max: The Mole, The Mob, and The Meatball]]'', in [[LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub Ted E. Bear's Mafia-Free Playland and Casino]]:

** From ''[[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon Chronicles]]'' and the Johto Pokérap: