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| 11 | ->''You wanna S - P - E - L - L''\ |
| 12 | ''In a song that rhymes on a bell?''\ |
| 13 | ''Don't despair in your lair''\ |
| 14 | ''There are plenty of songs there''\ |
| 15 | ''Where you can S - P - E - L - L'' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Compare CountingSong, PhoneNumberJingle, AlphabetSong. Sometimes overlaps with SpellingForEmphasis. |
| 18 | ---- |
| 19 | !!For example: |
| 20 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[folder:{{Advertising}}]] |
| 23 | * "Oscar Mayer Bologna Song": |
| 24 | -->''My bologna has a first name''\ |
| 25 | ''It's O - S - C - A - R''\ |
| 26 | ''My bologna has a second name''\ |
| 27 | ''It's M - A - Y - E - R'' |
| 28 | ** Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' by a vintage commercial starring Rainer Wolfcastle. The bratwurst the song was about had a ridiculously long second name (Schnackenpfefferhausen). |
| 29 | * The end of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Softee Mister Softee]] jingle: |
| 30 | -->''The creamiest dreamiest soft ice cream''\ |
| 31 | ''You get from Mister Softee.''\ |
| 32 | ''For a refreshing delight supreme''\ |
| 33 | ''Look for Mister Softee.''\ |
| 34 | ''S-O-F-T Double-E, Mis-ter Softee.'' |
| 35 | * "H-O-T-W-I-R-E, hotwire.com!" |
| 36 | * 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..." |
| 37 | * "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]] |
| 38 | * "(There's always room for) J-E-L-L, O!" |
| 39 | * "1-877-Kars-4-Kids, K-A-R-S Kars-4-Kids..." |
| 40 | * From a few Reese's Puffs commercials: "R - double E - S - E - S, yes! P to the U - double F - S, yes!" |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Anime]] |
| 44 | * [[Manga/MinamiKe M - I - N - A - M - I - K - E! Let's go!]] |
| 45 | * The Japanese version of ''Anime/SonicX'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b88x8w5soTg S-O-N-I-C, go!]] |
| 46 | * 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!'' |
| 47 | * 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. |
| 48 | * From ''Anime/Pokemon4Ever''... |
| 49 | --> ''If time goes by just hit rewind, let's [[{{Pun}} Cele-b]]-r-a-t-e'' |
| 50 | ** From ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' and the Johto Pokérap: |
| 51 | ---> ''P-O-K-E-M-O-N\ |
| 52 | P-O-K-E-M-O-N, Pokémon!'' |
| 53 | ** And the Hoenn Pokerap |
| 54 | ---> "P to the O to the K-E-M-O-N" |
| 55 | * The song for Urara in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' Episode 20: ''L-O-V-E, Love, Love, Urara!'' |
| 56 | * ''[[PortmanteauSeriesNickname P-R-E-C-U-R-E]], song for you, let's dance, Anime/FreshPrettyCure!'' |
| 57 | * [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler H! I! N! A! HINAGIKU! Hai Hai!]] |
| 58 | * "Dragon Power Mugendai", the end credits theme song to the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie "Dragon Ball Z: Super Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu No wa Ore da". |
| 59 | --> D! Donna toki demo |
| 60 | --> R! Arukitsuzukero |
| 61 | --> A! Eien no ai wo shinjite |
| 62 | --> GO! Tatakaeta GO! GO! GO! |
| 63 | --> N! Enryo wa iranai Futari no mirai wa mugendai |
| 64 | * Manga/BoboboboBobobo: "B! A! K! A! S-U-R-V-I-V-O-R!" |
| 65 | * Anime/TenkaiKnights has Beag give his "Tribute to Tributon": |
| 66 | ---> "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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| 70 | * Funta's "S-U-K-I" for ''Popotan'''s end credits. |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 74 | * 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): |
| 75 | -->'''Samosa:''' F for forever, R for relations! |
| 76 | -->'''Jalebi:''' I for immortal, E for enjoyment! |
| 77 | -->'''Vada:''' N for neverending, D for dear! |
| 78 | -->'''Samosa:''' S is for special! |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder:Film]] |
| 82 | * "'Cause I'm a Blonde" ''from Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'': |
| 83 | -->'' 'Cause I'm blonde''\ |
| 84 | ''B-L-O-N-D''\ |
| 85 | and\ |
| 86 | '' 'Cause I'm a blonde''\ |
| 87 | ''B-L-I-N-D''\ |
| 88 | and\ |
| 89 | '' 'Cause I'm a blonde''\ |
| 90 | ''B-L-... I don't know!'' |
| 91 | * "Ode to a Rat" from ''HeidisSong'': |
| 92 | -->''R is for your rotten disposition''\ |
| 93 | ''O is for the odours that you spread''\ |
| 94 | ''D is for the dirt, your happiest condition''\ |
| 95 | ''And E is for your evil eyes of red''\ |
| 96 | ''N is for the nausea you keep causing''\ |
| 97 | ''T is for the trap - we won't go into that''\ |
| 98 | ''Put them all together, they read rodent''\ |
| 99 | ''Just another fancy name for rat'' |
| 100 | * The Rescue Aid Society's anthem from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'': |
| 101 | -->''R - E - S - C - U - E''\ |
| 102 | ''Rescue Aid Society''\ |
| 103 | ''Heads held high, touch the sky''\ |
| 104 | ''You mean everything to me'' |
| 105 | * ''Film/SantaClausConquersTheMartians'': |
| 106 | -->''You spell it S - A - N - T - A - C - L - A - U - S''\ |
| 107 | ''Hooray for Santy Claus!'' |
| 108 | * The song "Unclefucker" from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark: Bigger, Longer and Uncut'' ended with an homage to the title song from ''Oklahoma'' |
| 109 | --> ''Uncle fucker, that's U-N-C-L-E-FUCK YOU! Uncle fucker! (Suck my balls!)'' |
| 110 | * "Turtle Power" for ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990'' : |
| 111 | -->''T-U-R-T-L-E Power!''\ |
| 112 | ''T-U-R-T-L-E Power!''\ |
| 113 | ''T-U-R-T-L-E Power!''\ |
| 114 | ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!'' |
| 115 | * "C-A-T Spells Cat" from ''Daddy Long Legs''. |
| 116 | * [[Music/{{AKB48}} "Sugar Rush"]] from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': |
| 117 | --> ''S - U - G - A - R! Jump into your racing car!\ |
| 118 | It's a Sugar Rush! Sugar Rush!'' |
| 119 | * 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!" |
| 120 | --> '''Miss Trunchbull:''' Why are all these women married? |
| 121 | * The tail end of "Nobody Else But You" from ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' dips into spelling. |
| 122 | -->''But when I start to sink,\ |
| 123 | Hey, I'd rather go down...\ |
| 124 | With nobody else, but...\ |
| 125 | Y - O - [[FunWithHomophones U!]]'' |
| 126 | * "Did I Mention" from ''Film/{{Descendants}}''. |
| 127 | -->My love for you is ridiculous, ridiculous\ |
| 128 | My love is R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S, R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S\ |
| 129 | It's ridiculous, just ridiculous |
| 130 | * These cut lyrics in "Gaston" from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', courtesy of [=LeFou=]. |
| 131 | -->''And his name's G-A-S... T...''\ |
| 132 | ''G-A-S-T-E...''\ |
| 133 | ''G-A-S-T-O... Oh!'' |
| 134 | ** Lampshaded in the live-action remake where he misspells Gaston and then goes on to point out that he's actually illiterate. |
| 135 | [[/folder]] |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 138 | * In ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'', Miss Honey teaches the children this song to spell "difficulty", to which Miss Trunchbull scoffs "Why are all these women married?". |
| 139 | --> Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs FFI, |
| 140 | --> Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY. |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 144 | * The "Harrigan" song (see Theatre) was altered to spell '[[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan]]'. |
| 145 | ** It was also altered to spell "Miami" in an episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'': |
| 146 | -->'''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'!"\ |
| 147 | '''Blanche:''' [[RougeAnglesOfSatin ...girls.]] |
| 148 | * Theme of ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' ("M - I - C - K - E - Y - M - O - U - S - E") |
| 149 | -->''Why? Because we like you!'' |
| 150 | ** 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 |
| 151 | * "The Waffle Song" from ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'': |
| 152 | -->''W is for the many Ways that you're served''\ |
| 153 | ''A is for the Admiration you deserve''\ |
| 154 | ''F because you're Fluffy! you're Flaky and Fun!''\ |
| 155 | ''and F is for the Flavor that is second to none''\ |
| 156 | ''L is for how Light you are, you melt in my mouth''\ |
| 157 | ''and E is for Eggs!'' |
| 158 | ** "The Creepy Girl Song", also from ''[=MST3K=]'': |
| 159 | --->''C is for that feeling of uncertainty for not quite knowing what ethnic group you're from,''\ |
| 160 | ''R is for the gifts you give me every time you smile.''\ |
| 161 | ''the first E is for, uh, well, I don't really know, but''\ |
| 162 | ''the second E is really a grammatical thing, 'cause otherwise it would be 'Crepy Girl' and where would that leave us?''\ |
| 163 | ''the P is definitely NOT for platonic, and''\ |
| 164 | ''Y? Because I love you! Myyy Cree-hee-eepy Gi-irl!!'' |
| 165 | * ''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. |
| 166 | -->'''Wayne:''' ''H - O - R - W - A - R - D'' |
| 167 | * 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. |
| 168 | ** 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" |
| 169 | ---> ''I guess I'll have another A-B-O-R-T-I-O-N'' |
| 170 | * 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. |
| 171 | * ''Series/HorribleHistories''' Rosa Parks song includes the lines: |
| 172 | --> ''We organised a boycott of public transportation''\ |
| 173 | ''To win [[Music/ArethaFranklin R-E-S-P-E-C-T]] and force new legislation''\ |
| 174 | ''Dreamed of the day the USA had no implementation''\ |
| 175 | ''Of S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N (Spells "Segregation"!)'' |
| 176 | * K-I-D-S! Series/KidsIncorporated! ("We're gonna have fun!", etc.) |
| 177 | ** Along with two other instances that also appear in the theme song. |
| 178 | * A show from Peru called ''Nubeluz'' did this in the the theme song in the English language pilot: |
| 179 | -->Ay-oh-ay! Ay-oh-ah! N-U-B-E-L-U-Z! |
| 180 | * ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' has "Chica is Her Name O," a variant of "B-I-N-G-O." |
| 181 | * ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017'' gives us "It's the Count", describing several qualities Count Olaf [[InformedAttribute supposedly]] has: |
| 182 | -->''The "C" is for courageous, just another word for brave.''\ |
| 183 | ''"O!" Oh my god, what a very handsome knave.''\ |
| 184 | ''"U!" Unbelievable good looks and brains and heart.''\ |
| 185 | ''[[HypocriticalHumor "N!" For the knowledge, 'cause I'm very, very smart.]]''\ |
| 186 | ''"T!" For the talent, which is such a crucial factor''\ |
| 187 | ''When you're handsome and good-looking and the world's greatest actor.'' |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 191 | * Campfire songs presented by G.O.Y.A.: |
| 192 | ** "I am a C": |
| 193 | --->''I am a C, I am a C - H''\ |
| 194 | ''I am a C - H - R - I - S - T - I - A - N''\ |
| 195 | ''And I have C - H - R - I - S - T in my H - E - A - R - T''\ |
| 196 | ''And I will L - I - V - E - E - T - E - R - N - A - L - L - Y'' |
| 197 | ** "Let Me See You Get Down": |
| 198 | ---> D-O-W-N...Let me see you get down |
| 199 | * Children's songs: |
| 200 | ** (The most current version of) "Bingo": |
| 201 | --->''B - I - N - G - O''\ |
| 202 | ''B - I - N - G - O''\ |
| 203 | ''B - I - N - G - O''\ |
| 204 | ''And Bingo was his name-o'' |
| 205 | ** Also, "Rattlesnake": |
| 206 | --->''R-A-T,''\ |
| 207 | ''T-L-E,''\ |
| 208 | ''S-N-A-K-E spells rattlesnake!'' |
| 209 | ** And the classic: |
| 210 | --->''[[KissingInATree K-I-S-S-I-N-G...]]'' |
| 211 | ** Wait, what about the Lollipop song? |
| 212 | --->''L-O-double L-I P-O-P''\ |
| 213 | ''Spells lollipop, lollipop''\ |
| 214 | and\ |
| 215 | ''B-U-B-B-L-E-G-U-M'' |
| 216 | ''Spells bubble gum, bubble gum'' |
| 217 | ** The refrain to the song "Halloween": |
| 218 | --->''H-A-double L-O/W-double E-N, spells Halloween'' |
| 219 | ** "Now I know my ABC's/Next time won't you sing with me." |
| 220 | * Music/MarilynManson's "Burning Flag" |
| 221 | -->We've got our A-B-Cs and our F-U-C-K |
| 222 | -->[[ClusterFBomb F-U-C-K]] |
| 223 | -->[[ClusterFBomb F-U-C-K]] |
| 224 | ** As well as (s)AIN'T |
| 225 | -->I've got an 'F', and a 'C', and I got a 'K' too |
| 226 | -->And the only thing that's missing is a bitch like 'U' |
| 227 | * "A.k.a.i-d-i-o-t" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." by Music/TheHives |
| 228 | -->a.k.a i-d-i-o-t, don't know who the hell I'm supposed to be, i-d-i-o-t (a.k.a i-d-i-o-t).\ |
| 229 | a.k.a i-d-i-o-t, yeah thats me, i-d-i-o-t (a.k.a i-d-i-o-t). |
| 230 | -->We rule the world, this is our world [x2]\ |
| 231 | T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. [x4] |
| 232 | * "Be Aggressive" by Music/FaithNoMore (with cheerleaders singing along): |
| 233 | -->''Be aggressive! B-E aggressive! B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E!'' |
| 234 | ** Which is from a cheerleading chant that predates the song. |
| 235 | * "Beer Run" by Music/GeorgeJones and Music/GarthBrooks. |
| 236 | -->''B Double E Double [[StealthPun Are You In]]?'' |
| 237 | ** Same name, different lyrics, same spelling style: "Beer Run" by comedian Todd Snider. |
| 238 | * "C-I-T-Y", by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band. |
| 239 | * "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S," the classic Christmas song, originally released in 1948 by country crooner Eddy Arnold and covered by countless artists in every genre in the years since. Each letter in the word "Christmas" stands for personal, religious or sentimental meaning for the singer as he reflects on the holiday (e.g, "'C' is for the Christ Child, born upon this day"). |
| 240 | * "D.A.N.C.E" by {{Music/Justice|Band}}: |
| 241 | -->''Do the D-A-N-C-E''\ |
| 242 | ''1, 2, 3, 4, fight''\ |
| 243 | ''Stick to the B-E-A-T''\ |
| 244 | ''Get ready to ignite''\ |
| 245 | ''You were such a [[Music/MichaelJackson P-Y-T]]''\ |
| 246 | ''Catching all the lights''\ |
| 247 | ''Just easy as A-B-C''\ |
| 248 | ''That's how you make it right'' |
| 249 | * The chorus of "Dangerous Animals" by Music/ArcticMonkeys |
| 250 | -->''A-N-I-M-A-L'' |
| 251 | -->''Makes my head pirouette'' |
| 252 | -->''More than I would be willing to confess'' |
| 253 | -->''D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S'' |
| 254 | * "D.I.S.C.O." by Ottawan: |
| 255 | -->D-I-S-C-O! (x3)\ |
| 256 | She is D-I-S-C-O! |
| 257 | * "D - I - V - O - R - C - E" by Tammy Wynette, the classic lament of a failed relationship, married to the old trick of CensorshipBySpelling: |
| 258 | --> Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E |
| 259 | --> Becomes final today |
| 260 | --> Me and little J-O-E |
| 261 | --> Will be going away |
| 262 | --> And I love you both but this will be |
| 263 | --> Pure H-E-double-L for me |
| 264 | --> Oh how I wish that we could stop |
| 265 | --> This D-I-V-O-R-C-E |
| 266 | ** Or the Billy Connolly version... |
| 267 | -->His Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-I-N-E starts today |
| 268 | -->Both my wife and my wee little dog |
| 269 | -->Will soon be hauled away |
| 270 | -->That's why I spell out all of these words |
| 271 | -->So as my dog can't hear |
| 272 | -->But I must admit |
| 273 | -->That dog is acting Q-U-E-R queer |
| 274 | * Music/TheyMightBeGiants: |
| 275 | ** "Don't Let's Start" from their [[Music/TheyMightBeGiantsAlbum debut album]]: |
| 276 | --->'' '''D''', world destruction''\ |
| 277 | '' '''O'''ver an overture''\ |
| 278 | '' '''N''', do I need''\ |
| 279 | ''Apostrophe '''T''', need this torture?'' |
| 280 | ** "S-E-X-X-Y" from ''Music/FactoryShowroom''. |
| 281 | * The suitably mental "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E." by Music/{{Pulp}}. |
| 282 | * Music/{{The Cure|Band}}'s "Fire in Cairo" spells the song title in the chorus. Repeatedly. |
| 283 | -->F-I-R-E-I-N-C-A-I-R-Oh! |
| 284 | * "Ghettomusick" by Outkast: |
| 285 | -->G-h-e-t-t-o-m-u-s-i-c-k stay down |
| 286 | -->O-u-t-k-a-s-t (oooh yeah) just know that we won't play round |
| 287 | * "Glamorous" by Music/{{Fergie}}: |
| 288 | -->"G - L - A - M - O - R - O - U - S, yeah G - L - A - M - O - R - O - U - S" |
| 289 | * "Gloria" by [[Music/VanMorrison Them]]: |
| 290 | -->''G-L-O-R-I-A! GLOOOOOOORIA!'' |
| 291 | * "Hollaback Girl" by Music/GwenStefani. |
| 292 | -->''This shit is bananas.'' |
| 293 | -->''B-A-N-A-N-A-S.'' |
| 294 | * "If You Seek Amy" by Music/BritneySpears. Averted, but several watchdog media groups have accused the songwriters of structuring the lyrics so that [[ClusterFBomb the F-word]] can get around the censors -- ergo, "if you seek Amy" is actually "F-U-C-K M-E!" |
| 295 | * "The Jimbo Song" by Reverend Horton Heat. |
| 296 | --> ''Chain drippin' wallet''\ |
| 297 | ''Above ground pool''\ |
| 298 | ''J-I-M-B-O!'' |
| 299 | * "Lola" by Music/TheKinks. |
| 300 | ** "Yoda" by Music/WeirdAlYankovic. |
| 301 | * "R.O.C.K. in the USA" by Music/JohnMellencamp. |
| 302 | * "L - O - V - E" by Nat King Cole: |
| 303 | -->''L is for the way you look at me''\ |
| 304 | ''O is for the only one I see''\ |
| 305 | ''V is very, very extraordinary''\ |
| 306 | ''E is even more than anyone that you adore can'' |
| 307 | * Cole's lyrics might be referenced in "Love" by Music/MaryJBlige: |
| 308 | -->''L!''\ |
| 309 | ''Let's get you ready for the lovin' of a lifetime''\ |
| 310 | ''O!''\ |
| 311 | ''Our position is just to see what you can do''\ |
| 312 | ''V!''\ |
| 313 | ''Become a victim on the verge, of kickin ass now''\ |
| 314 | ''E!''\ |
| 315 | ''Just experience and you'll know what to do'' |
| 316 | * "Loverman" by Music/NickCave from ''Music/LetLoveIn'' manages to make it seem sinister: |
| 317 | -->''L is for LOVE, baby''\ |
| 318 | ''O is for ONLY you that I do''\ |
| 319 | ''V is for loving VIRTUALLY everything that you are''\ |
| 320 | ''E is for loving almost EVERYTHING that you do''\ |
| 321 | ''R is for RAPE me''\ |
| 322 | ''M is for MURDER me''\ |
| 323 | ''A is for ANSWERING all of my prayers''\ |
| 324 | ''N is for KNOWING your loverman's going''\ |
| 325 | ''to be the answer to all of yours'' |
| 326 | * "BLIMPHT" by Bill Oddie (in the third episode of the radio series "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again") is decidedly less romantic |
| 327 | --> ''B is for the beauty that I only see in you,''\ |
| 328 | ''L is for the laughter that I hear the whole night through,''\ |
| 329 | ''I is so infatuated with you, oh my dear,''\ |
| 330 | ''M is for the music that I hear when you are near,''\ |
| 331 | ''P is for the passion that I feel for you each day,''\ |
| 332 | ''H is for the horror if you ever went away,''\ |
| 333 | ''T is for the trust I put in you all else above,''\ |
| 334 | ''Put them all together now and that.... spells.... BLIMPHT!'' |
| 335 | * M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I to remember how to spell the US state. |
| 336 | * "Passion" by The Flirts. |
| 337 | * "L-O-N-E-L-Y" by Bobby Vinton. |
| 338 | * Music/BeastieBoys' "Puttin' Shame in Your Game": |
| 339 | -->We keep the party movin' till the broad daylight |
| 340 | -->G-E-T-L-I-V-E AAAIGHT! |
| 341 | ** This was a favorite trope of the Beasties, found in songs like "The New Style" ("B-E-A-S-T-I-E / What up, Mike D.?") and "Pass the Mic" ("I'm the A-D-R-O-C-K"). |
| 342 | * "M-O-T-H-E-R" by Howard Johnson: |
| 343 | -->''"M" is for the million things she gave me,''\ |
| 344 | ''"O" means only that she's growing old,''\ |
| 345 | ''"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,''\ |
| 346 | ''"H" is for her heart of purest gold;''\ |
| 347 | ''"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,''\ |
| 348 | ''"R" means right, and right she'll always be,''\ |
| 349 | ''Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"''\ |
| 350 | ''A word that means the world to me.'' |
| 351 | ** Parodied in [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic/series.php?view=archive&chapter=9844 this]] ''{{Webcomic/Narbonic}}'' Sunday strip. |
| 352 | ** ''So'' subverted in Magazine/{{MAD}}: |
| 353 | --->'' '''M''' is for the Massive guilt she gave me;''\ |
| 354 | '' '''O''' is for the Outbursts that she had;''\ |
| 355 | '' '''T''' is for her Total domination;''\ |
| 356 | '' '''H''' is How she drove out dear old dad;''\ |
| 357 | '' '''E''' is for the Eunuch that she made me;''\ |
| 358 | '' '''R''' is my Respect she stripped away;''\ |
| 359 | ''Put them all together, they spell MOTHER --''\ |
| 360 | ''The reason I'm so fucked-up today!'' |
| 361 | ** Also subverted in an episode of the situation comedy ''Series/MamasFamily'', where in flashback a teenage Eunice shows up drunk at a church bazaar and, during a talent show, begins singing "M-O-T-H-E-R" with lyrics that insult and embarrass Mama, before Eunice is hauled out by security. [[note]]This was actually a [[WholeEpisodeFlashback backstory]] where Themla had lost her patience with Bubba (Eunice's son) after he repeatedly comes home drunk. The Harper's neighbor, Iola, sits Bubba down and explains the long-acrimonious (at best) relationship between Mama and Eunice and that the church bazaar incident was the tipping point of no return. A teen-aged actress plays a dead-on perfect impression of a young Carol Burnett playing Eunice.[[/note]] |
| 362 | ** And again parodied in a BlackComedy kind of way ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' by Calendar Man: |
| 363 | --->"M" was for the murderous look she gave me.\ |
| 364 | "O" meant only that she was weak and old.\ |
| 365 | "T" is for her terror as she fought me.\ |
| 366 | "H" is for her heart that I now hold.\ |
| 367 | "E" is for her eyes swiftly dimming.\ |
| 368 | "R" means rot, and soon rotting she will be.\ |
| 369 | Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER",\ |
| 370 | A word that means a corpse to me.\ |
| 371 | Happy Mother's Day, Mommy. |
| 372 | ** Also parodied in Music/RayWylieHubbard's "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother"[[note]]variations exist, this version by Music/JerryJeffWalker from ''¡Viva Terlingua!''[[/note]]: |
| 373 | --->''"M" is for the mudflaps you give me for my pickup truck\ |
| 374 | "O" is for the oil I put on my hair\ |
| 375 | "T" is for T-bird\ |
| 376 | "H" is for [[Music/MerleHaggard Haggard]]\ |
| 377 | "E" is for eggs\ |
| 378 | And "R" is for REDNECK!'' |
| 379 | * Catatonia's 'Mother Of Misogyny': |
| 380 | ---> ''He was a mother of, mother of, mother of''\ |
| 381 | ''M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-Y, misogyny'' |
| 382 | * Creator/WilliamShatner's "You'll Have Time": |
| 383 | -->Y - O - U - apostrophe - R - E - G - O - double N - A - D - I - E die |
| 384 | -->You are gonna diiiiiiiiiieeeeee!! |
| 385 | * "ohmygodimonfire" by Logan Whitehurst: |
| 386 | -->''O - H - M - Y - G - O - D - I - M - O - N - F - I - R - E''\ |
| 387 | ''S - O - M - E - B - O - D - Y - P - U - T - M - E - O - U - T''\ |
| 388 | ''F - O - R - C - R - Y - I - N - G - O - U - T - L - O - U - D'' |
| 389 | ** Also used in "Robot Cat": |
| 390 | --->''Word to the R to the O to the B to the O-T-C to the A to the T'' |
| 391 | * "Rag Mop" (sometimes spelled "Ragg Mopp" due to the lyrics): |
| 392 | -->''M''\ |
| 393 | ''M-O''\ |
| 394 | ''M-O-P''\ |
| 395 | ''M-O-P-P''\ |
| 396 | ''Mopp''\ |
| 397 | ''M-O-P-P Mopp mopp mopp mopp''\ |
| 398 | ''R''\ |
| 399 | ''I say R-A''\ |
| 400 | ''R-A-G''\ |
| 401 | ''R-A-G-G''\ |
| 402 | ''Ragg''\ |
| 403 | ''R-A-G-G M-O-P-P, ragg mopp'' |
| 404 | ** And its parody: |
| 405 | -->''Oh, I say D''\ |
| 406 | ''I say D-O''\ |
| 407 | ''D-O-D''\ |
| 408 | ''D-O-D-G''\ |
| 409 | ''D-O-D-G-E-R-S''\ |
| 410 | ''Team, team, team...'' |
| 411 | ** Here's another parody, relating to online gaming: |
| 412 | -->''Q''\ |
| 413 | ''I said Q-U''\ |
| 414 | ''Q-U-I''\ |
| 415 | ''Q-U-I-T''\ |
| 416 | ''Quit!''\ |
| 417 | ''Q-U-I-T Quit quit quit quit''\ |
| 418 | ''R''\ |
| 419 | ''I said R-A''\ |
| 420 | ''R-A-G''\ |
| 421 | ''R-A-G-E''\ |
| 422 | ''Rage!''\ |
| 423 | ''R-A-G-E Q-U-I-T Ragequit!'' |
| 424 | * "Respect" by Music/OtisRedding, popularized by Music/ArethaFranklin: |
| 425 | -->''R - E - S - P - E - C - T''\ |
| 426 | ''Find out what it means to me''\ |
| 427 | ''R - E - S - P - E - C - T''\ |
| 428 | ''Take care, TCB'' |
| 429 | * "Saturday Night" by the Bay City Rollers: |
| 430 | -->''S! A! T-U-R! D-A-Y! Night!'' |
| 431 | ** Parodied/Tributed here: T-H! E G-A! R-A-G! E! ( http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=42221950 ) |
| 432 | ** The Bay City Rollers also had an accompanying chant to the tune of "This Old Man": |
| 433 | -->''B-A-Y, B-A-Y,''\ |
| 434 | ''B-A-Y, C-I-T-Y,''\ |
| 435 | ''With an R-O-double-L, E-R-S,\ |
| 436 | ''Bay City Rollers are the best!'' |
| 437 | * "Shopping", also by the Music/PetShopBoys. This and "Minimal" above were mashed up together wonderfully during the 2006 tour. |
| 438 | * Music/SnoopDogg often refers to himself in his songs as "S - N - double O - P" or "D - O - double G". |
| 439 | * "Tennessee Girl" by Sammy Kershaw: |
| 440 | -->''I love that T-E-double N-E-double S-double E G-I-R-L.'' |
| 441 | * "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Elvis Presley, later covered by Music/TravisTritt. |
| 442 | * The not-often-played-on-the-radio intro to the Guess Who's "American Woman" takes its dear, sweet time spelling out the song's title. |
| 443 | * Parodied in Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Albuquerque": "I said A! (A!) L! (L!) B! (B!) U! (U!)...........Querque! (Querqueeeeeee!) |
| 444 | ** From "Young, Dumb, and Ugly": "We got three-day stubble/Our name spells trouble:/[[MisspellingOutLoud T-R-U-B-E-L]]!" |
| 445 | ** Interestingly, Albuquerque, NM was the basis of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy7s1Ng9cu8 another spelling song]] back in 1953, done by Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra. It was a very minor hit. |
| 446 | * "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo", by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra: |
| 447 | -->''K - A - L - A - M - A - Z - O - O - O - Oh what a gal...'' |
| 448 | * ''V! A! C! A! T-I-O-N! In the summer sun!'' |
| 449 | ** Fun fact: Connie Francis recorded various foreign-language versions of this song, but they kept the spelling bit the same as the English version. |
| 450 | *** A completely separate spelling song called "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" was recorded by Music/PuffyAmiYumi (well technically, just Yumi; it was recorded as a solo song that appeared on a double album called "solosolo") |
| 451 | * "Microphone Fiend" by Eric B. & Rakim |
| 452 | -->''Cause I'm in E-F-F-E-C-T''\ |
| 453 | ''a smooth operator operating correctly'' |
| 454 | ** Also "Know Your Enemy" |
| 455 | --->"The D88, the E, the F, the I, the A, the N, the C, the E\ |
| 456 | A mind of a revolutionary |
| 457 | * "Cheese and Onions" - ''Music/TheRutles'': |
| 458 | -->Do I have to spell it out? |
| 459 | -->C-H-E-E-S-E-A-N-D-O-N-I-O-N-S oh no-o-o... |
| 460 | ** Watch it with the animated video. It's awesome. |
| 461 | ** Also, in "Shangri-La". If you listen really, really hard, you can hear a background singer spelling out 'S-H-A-N-G-R-I-L-A' in the last verses. Then spoofed soon before fading out. |
| 462 | -->La-dee-doh-dah |
| 463 | -->La-dee-dah (S-H-A-N-G-R-I-L-A) |
| 464 | -->Here we are |
| 465 | -->In Shangri-La (L-E-X-I-C-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R) |
| 466 | -->La-dee-doo-dah (Lexicographer?!) |
| 467 | -->La-dee-dah (Sorry, folks!) |
| 468 | * "Jocko Homo": |
| 469 | -->Are we not MEN? |
| 470 | -->WE ARE [[{{Music/Devo}} DEVO]] |
| 471 | -->Are we not MEN? |
| 472 | -->D-E-V-O |
| 473 | ** And, of course, that same piece of the song used in Weird Al's "Polkas on 45". |
| 474 | * Not a Rapper's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKL_EpnSp8 Read a Book]]. (Link not worksafe!) R-E-A-D-A-B-O-O-Kaaayy!! |
| 475 | * Let's not forget ''The B-I-B-L-E''. |
| 476 | * A song from Brite Music has lines like these: |
| 477 | -->B-A-B-Y, that spells ''fun'' |
| 478 | -->Because at our house we have one... |
| 479 | -->It's easy, you see, when you can spell good as me... |
| 480 | -->K-I-S-S spells "Hello" to me, |
| 481 | -->H-O-M-E, Dad and Mommy, |
| 482 | -->But most important is L-O-V-E: That spells ''Family!'' |
| 483 | * "B.A.D." by [[Music/{{WASP|Band}} W.A.S.P.]]: |
| 484 | -->B-A-D |
| 485 | -->Bad, make your mom and daddy sad |
| 486 | -->B-A-D |
| 487 | -->Bad, It's the bloody fix you do, the bloody fix you do |
| 488 | ** Also "L.O.V.E. Machine": |
| 489 | -->L-O, V-E, All I need's my love machine |
| 490 | * [[Music/Nineteen16 R.A.M.O.N.E.S.]] by Music/{{Motorhead}} |
| 491 | -->Misfits, twilight zone, |
| 492 | -->R-A-M-O-N-E-S, R-A-M-O-N-E-S |
| 493 | -->Ramones! |
| 494 | * 'A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A... Australia!' |
| 495 | * Morningwood's "To The Nth Degree" involves a lot of spelling of the band's name: |
| 496 | -->M-O |
| 497 | -->M-O-R |
| 498 | -->M-O-R-N-I-N-G |
| 499 | -->W-O-O-D |
| 500 | ** They have another one. Their song "Everybody Rules" goes: |
| 501 | -->E-V |
| 502 | -->E-R-Y |
| 503 | -->B-O-D-Y |
| 504 | -->Everybody rules! |
| 505 | * "Washington, DC" by Magnetic Fields: |
| 506 | -->W-A-S-H-I-N-G |
| 507 | -->T-O-N, baby, DC! |
| 508 | * Lootpack's "On Point" has '''two full verses''' of spelling. It's taken to the point where I can't even post the lyrics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEqxdHWmfg Just hear it yourself.]] |
| 509 | * "Method of Modern Love" by Daryl Hall and John Oates |
| 510 | ** M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E, it's the method of modern love |
| 511 | ** Same goes for Music/WuTangClan's "Method Man", which samples the above song: |
| 512 | ---> ''M-E-T, H-O-D MAAAAAAAN'' |
| 513 | * Y - M - C - A ! |
| 514 | * Megadeth's "Hook in Mouth" |
| 515 | --> F is for fighting, R is for red |
| 516 | --> Ancestors' blood in battles they've shed |
| 517 | --> E, we elect them, E, we eject them |
| 518 | --> In the land of the free and the home of the brave |
| 519 | --> D, for your dying, O, your overture |
| 520 | --> M, they will cover your grave with manure |
| 521 | --> This spells out freedom, it means nothing to me |
| 522 | --> As long as there's a P.M.R.C. |
| 523 | * Mercyful Fate's "Nuns Have No Fun" |
| 524 | --> Upon a cross a nun will be hanged, she will be raped by an evil man |
| 525 | --> Knock spikes through her hands, things will come she won't understand |
| 526 | --> You're a nun, you haven't had no fun, living your life as a virgin queen |
| 527 | --> I'm gonna change it, and I'll get it done, tomorrow you won't be a virgin queen |
| 528 | --> C. U. N. T.! That's what you are! You're C. U. N. T., yeah! |
| 529 | * "Music/{{Polysics}} Or Die!" |
| 530 | --> P - O - L - Y - S - I - C - S |
| 531 | -->''Or-die-or-die-or-die-or-die!'' |
| 532 | * 3OH!3 and Katy Perry's "Starstrukk": |
| 533 | --> L-O-V-E's just another word I never learned to pronounce. |
| 534 | ** ...although they actually say "love" in the previous line. |
| 535 | * Music/NoDoubt's "Staring Problem." |
| 536 | * Music/{{Nickelback}}: |
| 537 | ** "S.E.X.": |
| 538 | --->S is for the simple need, |
| 539 | --->E is for the ecstasy, |
| 540 | --->X is there to mark the spot, 'cause that's the one you really want! |
| 541 | ** In "Everything I Wanna Do", between the verses and the chorus, you can hear softly in the background the lines |
| 542 | ---> You and me sitting in a tree *-U-C-K-I-N-G. |
| 543 | * Music/{{Fergie}}'s "Fergalicious" manages to do this somewhat, but manages to ''misspell'' an incredibly simple word in the song - specifically, "tasty" as "tastey". |
| 544 | * No mention of [[Music/MenWithoutHats S-S-S-S A-A-A-A F-F-F-F E-E-E-E T-T-T-T Y-Y-Y-Y]]? |
| 545 | * Eddy Arnold's "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S", covered by a lot of artists in the '50s. |
| 546 | -->''C is for the Christ child, born upon this day\ |
| 547 | H for Herald angels in the night\ |
| 548 | R means our Redeemer\ |
| 549 | I means Israel\ |
| 550 | S is for the Star that shone so bright...'' |
| 551 | * [[Music/ThreeEleven 311's]] "Sick Tight" |
| 552 | -->''My name is Nick, H-E-X-U-M'' |
| 553 | ** And "Juan Bond", which spells out the song's title. |
| 554 | * Aztec Camera's "How Men Are" |
| 555 | --> P-E-R-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E. It's no mystery. |
| 556 | * "The Mark of the Gun" by Deathstars: |
| 557 | -->Your life spells dead\ |
| 558 | Well, the D is for destroy (under the gun)\ |
| 559 | The E is for enforce (under the gun)\ |
| 560 | A is for absolute (under the gun)\ |
| 561 | And D is for darkness\ |
| 562 | Dead (the mark of the gun) |
| 563 | * Stupid, by The Sultans of Ping FC: |
| 564 | --> You're stupid, S-T-U-P-I-D! |
| 565 | * "Cactus" by Music/ThePixies has a bridge where the band chants "P! I! X! I! E! S!" |
| 566 | ** When Music/DavidBowie covered it, that section became "D! A! V! I! D!" |
| 567 | * The example above was inspired by "The Groover" by [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]], which begins with the band chanting "T! R! E! X!". |
| 568 | * Music/{{Elastica}}'s [[WordSaladLyrics word salady]] "How He Wrote Elastica Man" has a chorus of the band (and [[Music/TheFallBand 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''). |
| 569 | * From the extended club mix of "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats: |
| 570 | -->S-A-F-E-T-Y\ |
| 571 | Safety! Dance! |
| 572 | * Hot Chip has a rather weird one in "Over and Over", which is either just plain WordSalad or [[FridgeBrilliance a brilliant statement about the stages of a relationship]]: |
| 573 | -->K-I-S-S-I-N-G\ |
| 574 | S-E-X-I-N-G\ |
| 575 | C-A-S-I-O\ |
| 576 | P-O-K-E\ |
| 577 | Y-O-U\ |
| 578 | M-E\ |
| 579 | I |
| 580 | * "L-I-F-E-G-O-E-S-O-N" by Noah and the Whale. Both the trope-example and title of the song. |
| 581 | * Music/FrankSinatra's take on "Jingle Bells." |
| 582 | * From the second verse of "Pump It" by the Black Eyed Peas: |
| 583 | -->''B-L-A-C-K-E-Y-E-D-P to the E''\ |
| 584 | ''Then the A to the S'' |
| 585 | * "Super Eurobeat" by Dave Rodgers ft. Futura. |
| 586 | -->''S - 'Cause we are Super''\ |
| 587 | ''U - You gotta use it''\ |
| 588 | ''P - Is like a passion''\ |
| 589 | ''E-R - Euro''\ |
| 590 | ''E - You feel emotion''\ |
| 591 | ''U - Get up and down''\ |
| 592 | ''R - Because we are''\ |
| 593 | ''O - All right'' |
| 594 | ** As well as: |
| 595 | -->''S - It's only super''\ |
| 596 | ''U - It is up to you''\ |
| 597 | ''P - Play with me now''\ |
| 598 | ''E-R - Euro''\ |
| 599 | ''E - You gotta [[{{Pun}} beat]] it''\ |
| 600 | ''U - Just take it easy''\ |
| 601 | ''R - [[ShoutOut A-Beat-C rules]]''\ |
| 602 | ''O - All right'' |
| 603 | * Music/{{Madonna}}'s "Gimme All Your Luvin" includes a cheerleader-chant-like hook: |
| 604 | -->L-U-V! Madonna! |
| 605 | --> Y-O-U! You wanna! |
| 606 | ** Also "Rescue Me": |
| 607 | -->''R-E-S-C-U-E me, only you can rescue me.'' |
| 608 | * Music/JayZ's "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" |
| 609 | -->H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A |
| 610 | ** Also, "Money, Cash, Hoes" and its remix have verses that start out this way: |
| 611 | -->''(Jay-Z, in the original)'' J-A-Y, I flow sick! |
| 612 | -->''(Music/{{DMX}}, in the original)'' D-M-X, and my dogs bite! |
| 613 | -->''(Memphis Bleek, in the remix)'' Ay yo, M-E-M-P-H-I-S Bleek! |
| 614 | -->''(Beanie Sigel, in the remix)'' Peep the kid from P-H-I-L-L-Y! |
| 615 | * The Faint's "Tale Me to the Hospital" spells the last word of its title in increments. |
| 616 | * Music/SteelPanther chant the title of "Gold-Digging Whore" letter-by-letter. The E is delivered as something of an afterthought, since it doesn't fit in with the rhythm of the chant. |
| 617 | * The Wizard Rock song "Draco and Harry" by The Whomping Willows: |
| 618 | -->''It's Draco and Harry sitting in a tree''\ |
| 619 | ''S - N - O - G - G - I - N - G''\ |
| 620 | ''It's Draco and Harry sitting in a tree''\ |
| 621 | ''F - A - L - L - I - N - G in love'' |
| 622 | * Music/AnalCunt's "You're Gay". This line is repeated nine times throughout the whole song: |
| 623 | -->''Y - O - U - R - E - G - A -Y, YOU'RE GAY!" |
| 624 | ** It gets reprised in one of their later songs, "If You Don't Like the Music/VillagePeople, You're Fucking Gay" |
| 625 | * "Think Fast" by The Fatal Flaw features backing vocalists doing a cheerleader chant [[LyricalDissonance about how we're all going to die someday]]: |
| 626 | -->T-H-I-N-K |
| 627 | -->F-A-S-T that's the way |
| 628 | -->A clock is just a bomb you see |
| 629 | --> T-I-C-K-I-N-G |
| 630 | -->T-H-I-N-K |
| 631 | -->F-A-S-T don't delay |
| 632 | -->T-I-M-E |
| 633 | -->running out for you and me |
| 634 | * The backing vocals in Supernova's "Invasion" spell out the band's name. |
| 635 | * Sam and Kirk [=McGee=]'s "C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken." |
| 636 | * Music/YellowMagicOrchestra's Technopolis |
| 637 | -->T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S, Tokyo |
| 638 | * M.A.R.S.H.E.A.U.X. by Marsheaux, whose LoopedLyrics consist solely of the title. |
| 639 | * MC Mr. Napkins' "The Aggressive Bee" parodies the "be aggressive" cheerleader chant, set up by the earlier line "I'm not trying to be his cheerleader": |
| 640 | -->The bee's aggressive |
| 641 | -->The bee, he's aggressive |
| 642 | -->He's B-E-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E! |
| 643 | * Music/{{The Modern Lovers}}' "Girlfriend" combines this with FunetikAksent (since Jonathan Richman elides the "d" in "girlfriend"): |
| 644 | --> That's a girlfriend |
| 645 | -->Said G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N |
| 646 | * "Hell" from SquirrelNutZippers: |
| 647 | -->Now the D and A and the M and the N \ |
| 648 | And the A and the T and the I-O-N\ |
| 649 | Lose your face\ |
| 650 | Lose your name\ |
| 651 | Then get fitted for a suit of flames! |
| 652 | * "Hello L. O. V. E." by Music/JohnMichaelMontgomery. |
| 653 | * "What Will You Do with M-E?" by Western Flyer. The son hears his dad spelling things out over the phone so the son can't figure out what's going on, leading the son to ask: |
| 654 | -->Hey D-A-D-D-Y, I saw M-A-M-A cry\ |
| 655 | Say you're not going away\ |
| 656 | Is it because of me? Have I been B-A-D?\ |
| 657 | Please, daddy, please, can't you see\ |
| 658 | 'Cause if you leave, what will you do with M-E? |
| 659 | * Subverted in "I'm in Love with a Capital 'U'" by Music/JoeDiffie: |
| 660 | -->You got me feeling so G-U-D\ |
| 661 | It's more better than I thought it would be\ |
| 662 | Girl, you taught me things that I never learned in school\ |
| 663 | I'm in love with a capital "U" |
| 664 | * Music/{{Television}}'s "Friction" ends with Tom Verlaine spitting "F! R! I! C! T-I-O-N!" |
| 665 | * Heavenly's "P.U.N.K. Girl", inevitably: |
| 666 | -->P is for the Painful way she makes me feel some days\ |
| 667 | U is for Utopia, the other times with her\ |
| 668 | N is for the New wave dreams she had back in her teens\ |
| 669 | K is for the Kid in her, my P.U.N.K. Girl |
| 670 | * Music/GangStarr's "The Planet", which has this as the chorus: |
| 671 | -->''I'm gonna make it god dammit'' |
| 672 | -->''Out in B-R-double-O-K-Lyn, The Planet'' |
| 673 | ** "Mostly tha Voice" is another example: |
| 674 | -->''My religion is rap'' |
| 675 | -->''R-A-P'' |
| 676 | -->''R-E-A-L-I-T-Y, G'' |
| 677 | ** Another song, "So Wassup?!" gives us: |
| 678 | --> ''You say you're R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-I-N-G?'' |
| 679 | --> ''You're frontin', boy, come against me'' |
| 680 | * Rapper Webbie had a song a while back called "Independent", where the chorus goes like this: |
| 681 | --> ''I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T, do you know what that mean, man?'' |
| 682 | * Music/FrankZappa's ''Mrs Pinky'' from ''Music/ZootAllures'' about a sex doll: "And it's P-I-N-K-Y, 69.94! Give her a try!'' |
| 683 | * "E Flat Boogie" by Trouble Funk, which doubles as a partial SingerNamedrop. |
| 684 | --> ''T-R-O-U-B-L-E Flat Boogie!'' |
| 685 | * "Marley Scratch" by Marley Marl and MC Shan, which spells out the name of Marley Marl, the DJ: |
| 686 | --> ''Since you just heard how a DJ sound'' |
| 687 | --> ''The name Marley Marl, I'm gon' break it down'' |
| 688 | --> ''The "M" is for "Master of Scratch" and if the needle wants to slip, it's the needle he'll catch'' |
| 689 | --> ''The "A" is a letter that you set apart; I wouldn't call his beats music, I would call it art'' |
| 690 | --> ''The "R" just stands for the way he rock, which is 24/7, around the clock'' |
| 691 | --> ''The "L" is for lyrics that I write, when put to his music, sounds out of sight'' |
| 692 | --> ''The "E" is for every beat he makes, which sucka [=DJs=] persist to take'' |
| 693 | --> ''Don't play with the "Y" cause it isn't a game, you ask "Why did he put the other [=DJs=] to shame?"'' |
| 694 | --> ''After this, there shouldn't a story to tell, at the end of that, it's "M, A, R, L"!'' |
| 695 | * Music/FrankSinatra's version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p07T4dlw2cc "Jingle Bells"]]. |
| 696 | * Music/FTIsland's self-titled song which repeatedly spells out their name in this manner: |
| 697 | --> "F-T-I-S-L-A-N-D let's go!" |
| 698 | * 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 ToiletHumor. The words themselves are a little hard to decipher due to the beat, and [[spoiler:reveal the narrator [[BestialityIsDepraved porks pork]] for money.]] |
| 699 | -->"Wait, that's gross." |
| 700 | * "Until Death (Do Us Part)" by Music/{{Front 242}}: |
| 701 | -->''L-O-C-K''\ |
| 702 | ''L-O-C-K space T-H-E space D-O-O-R space F-O-R-E-V-E-R''\ |
| 703 | ''F-O-R-E-V-E-R'' |
| 704 | * Mitch Miller's rendition of "You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine". |
| 705 | -->M-I-N-E, M-I-N-E, mine,\ |
| 706 | I'll be T-H-I-N-E, T-H-I-N-E, thine,\ |
| 707 | And I love you,\ |
| 708 | I love you all the T-I-M-E, time.\ |
| 709 | You are the B-E-S-T, B-E-S-T, best\ |
| 710 | Of all the R-E-S-T, R-E-S-T, rest,\ |
| 711 | 'Cause I love you,\ |
| 712 | I love you all the T-I-M-E, time. |
| 713 | * "Loadsamoney" by Harry Enfield gives us an example of a misspelling song. |
| 714 | -->''L-O-D-S-Of-E-M-O-N-E''\ |
| 715 | ''What's that spell? Loadsamoney!''\ |
| 716 | ''Prob'ly.'' |
| 717 | * EVOL by Music/MarinaDiamandis. |
| 718 | -->L-O-V-E, L-O-V-E\ |
| 719 | (L-O-V-E, E-V-O-L)\ |
| 720 | L-O-V-E, do ya love me?\ |
| 721 | (L-O-V-E, love is evil) |
| 722 | * "FRIENDS" by Marshmello and Anne-Marie is about an unwanted suitor not taking the hint that the singer just sees him as a friend. Thus the chorus is literally "spelling it out" for him: |
| 723 | --> Haven't I made it obvious? |
| 724 | --> Haven't I made it clear? |
| 725 | --> Want me to spell it out for you? |
| 726 | --> F-R-I-E-N-D-S |
| 727 | * "Dollhouse" by Music/MelanieMartinez. |
| 728 | -->''D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E\ |
| 729 | I see things that nobody else sees'' |
| 730 | * "Going Back To Cali" by Music/TheNotoriousBIG has a couple of lines spelling out his own name: |
| 731 | --> Spell my name right, B-I, double-G, I-E |
| 732 | --> ... |
| 733 | --> I'ma spell my name one more time, check it |
| 734 | --> It's the N-O-T-O-R-I-O |
| 735 | --> -U-S, you just, lay down, slow |
| 736 | * "Unity Rhumba" by Goodson & Vale. |
| 737 | -->With a U, with an N, with an I-T-Y\ |
| 738 | Unity, unity, ai-yi-yi |
| 739 | * "Christmas Alphabet" by Dickie Valentine. |
| 740 | -->C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree,\ |
| 741 | H is for the happiness with all the family,\ |
| 742 | R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,\ |
| 743 | I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,\ |
| 744 | S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,\ |
| 745 | T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,\ |
| 746 | M is for the mistletoe where everyone is kissed,\ |
| 747 | A is for the angels who make up the Christmas list,\ |
| 748 | S is for the Santa who makes every kid his pet,\ |
| 749 | Be good and he'll bring you everything in your Christmas alphabet! |
| 750 | * "Word Up" by Cameo. |
| 751 | -->Dial "L" for low...\ |
| 752 | Come on, all you people say...\ |
| 753 | W-O-R-D up - W-O-R-D up |
| 754 | * "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent" by Gwen Guthrie. |
| 755 | -->Cause ain't nothin' goin' on but the rent\ |
| 756 | You got to have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me\ |
| 757 | Ain't nothin' goin' on but the rent\ |
| 758 | You got to have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me |
| 759 | * "The Love You Save" by Music/TheJacksonFive. |
| 760 | -->S is for "Save it"\ |
| 761 | T is for "Take it slow"\ |
| 762 | O is for "Oh, no!"\ |
| 763 | P is for "Please, please, don't go!" |
| 764 | * "The Best Damn Thing" by Music/AvrilLavigne has a bridge where she uses her name as an acrostic to spell out what she expects from a lover: |
| 765 | --> Give me an A (always give me what I want) |
| 766 | -->Give me a V (be very, very good to me) |
| 767 | -->R (are you gonna treat me right?) |
| 768 | -->I (I can put up a fight) |
| 769 | --> Give me an L (let me hear you scream loud) |
| 770 | * "W.O.M.A.N." by Etta James. |
| 771 | -->I'm a W O M one A and a N\ |
| 772 | A woman\ |
| 773 | A woman |
| 774 | * "W-O-M-A-N" by Music/JohnnyCash. |
| 775 | -->I just want to tell you baby, if I can I need my W-O-M-A-N\ |
| 776 | A M-A-N needs a W-O for love or dirty boogie or the do-se-do\ |
| 777 | And the F-E-M-A-L-E can turn a B-O-Y into a M-A-N |
| 778 | * "I'm a Woman" written by Music/LeiberAndStoller. |
| 779 | -->'Cause I'm a woman!\ |
| 780 | W-O-M-A-N,\ |
| 781 | I'll say it again, |
| 782 | * "Let's Get Serious" by Jermaine Jackson. |
| 783 | -->S.E.R.I.O.U.S\ |
| 784 | Baby let's get serious\ |
| 785 | Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh |
| 786 | * Music/BoDiddley: |
| 787 | ** "I'm a Man". |
| 788 | --->I'm a man,\ |
| 789 | I spell M-A-N... man. |
| 790 | ** "Cadillac" takes it to extremes by spelling out "Cadillac" every other line. |
| 791 | * Music/ShirleyBassey's "Burn My Candle". |
| 792 | -->There's S for Scotch\ |
| 793 | That's so direct\ |
| 794 | And for straight and simple sex\ |
| 795 | I for invitation to\ |
| 796 | A close relationship with you\ |
| 797 | N for nothing bad, no less\ |
| 798 | S I N that's sin I guess |
| 799 | * Al Green's "L-O-V-E". |
| 800 | * The Pearls' "Guilty". |
| 801 | -->You’re guilty, guilty, can’t get away\ |
| 802 | ‘Cause you’re guilty, guilty, now hear me saying\ |
| 803 | G-U-I-L-T-Y |
| 804 | * Monyaka's "Go Deh Yaka". |
| 805 | -->M-O-N-Y-A-K-A\ |
| 806 | Spells Monyaka\ |
| 807 | Write it pretty in the city, standing tall\ |
| 808 | Yes\ |
| 809 | \ |
| 810 | M-O-N-Y-A-K-A\ |
| 811 | Spells Monyaka\ |
| 812 | Here to rock you in your city |
| 813 | * Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of Music/{{TLC}} spells out her stage name in "Switch": |
| 814 | -->This switch could be infinite\ |
| 815 | I said L to da, E to da, F to the, T to da, E to the, Y\ |
| 816 | Because I'm so fly\ |
| 817 | Bring it back to the E |
| 818 | * Happa-tai (Green Leaves)'s "Music/{{Yatta}}" |
| 819 | -->G! R! DOUBLE E! N! LEAVES!\ |
| 820 | G! R! DOUBLE E! N! LEAVES! |
| 821 | * ''The Songs of [[Literature/PaddingtonBear Paddington]]'''s "P-A-D-D-I-N-G-T-O-N". |
| 822 | * Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's "Bang Bang". |
| 823 | -->Uh, B to the A to the N to the G to the, uh (Baby, baby, baby, bae, ba—baby)\ |
| 824 | B to the A to the N to the G to the, hey |
| 825 | * "Diamonds and Pearls" by Music/{{Prince}}: |
| 826 | -->''D to the I to the A to the M'' |
| 827 | -->''O to the N to the D to the pearls of love'' |
| 828 | -->''D to the I to the A to the M (To the M)'' |
| 829 | -->''O to the N to the D to the pearls of love'' |
| 830 | * Bobbie Gentry's "Mississippi Delta": |
| 831 | -->M, I, double S, I, double S, I, double P, I\ |
| 832 | M, I, double S, I, double S, I, double P, I |
| 833 | * The Music/{{Vocaloid}} song "Bitter Choco Decoration", played just before the final chorus: |
| 834 | -->F.U.C.K.Y.O.U |
| 835 | * A folk song called "S-A-V-E-D". |
| 836 | -->Oh, G-L-O-R-Y, we are S-A-V-E-D,\ |
| 837 | H-A-P-P-Y to be F-R-double E.\ |
| 838 | Oh, V-I-C-T-O-R-Y from the bonds of S-I-N.\ |
| 839 | Glory, Glory, Hallelujah, tra-la-la Amen. |
| 840 | * Music/{{MNDR}} and Music/ScissorSisters' "[[WordPureeTitle SWERLK]]" spells the titular {{Neologism}} throughout the song. |
| 841 | [[/folder]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | [[folder:Newspaper Comics]] |
| 844 | * PlayedForLaughs in ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes: |
| 845 | --> '''S'''... For ''Stupendous''!\ |
| 846 | '''T'''... For ''Tiger'', ferocity of!\ |
| 847 | '''U'''... For ''Underwear'', red!\ |
| 848 | '''P'''... For ''Power'', incredible!\ |
| 849 | '''E'''... For ''Excellent'' physique!\ |
| 850 | '''N'''... For... Um... Something... Hm, well, I'll come back to that...\ |
| 851 | '''D'''... For ''Determination''!\ |
| 852 | '''U'''... For... Wait, how do you spell this? Is it "I"?? |
| 853 | [[/folder]] |
| 854 | |
| 855 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 856 | * Wrestling/WOWWomenOfWrestling had [[WrestlingDoesntPay wrestling cheerleader]] Patti Pep of Team Spirit, whose theme song fit this trope. |
| 857 | -->"P-A-T-T-I, P-A-T-T-I, PATTI PEP, PATTI PEP" |
| 858 | [[/folder]] |
| 859 | |
| 860 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 861 | * ''Series/FraggleRock'': During Gobo and Wembley's duet, [[FriendshipSong "Friends Till the End"]], Wembley says, "Let's spell it out!" |
| 862 | -->'''Wembley:''' F...\ |
| 863 | '''Gobo:''' Someone asks of me...\ |
| 864 | '''Wembley:''' R...\ |
| 865 | '''Gobo:''' You and me a team...\ |
| 866 | '''Wembley:''' I...\ |
| 867 | '''Gobo:''' Say we'll always be...\ |
| 868 | '''Both:''' Friends till the E-N-D! |
| 869 | * " 'C' Is For Cookie" by Cookie Monster from the ''Series/SesameStreet'' GreatestHitsAlbum ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites''. |
| 870 | [[/folder]] |
| 871 | |
| 872 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 873 | * ''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: |
| 874 | -->'''Walter Denton''':\ |
| 875 | '''B''' is for the books she helps us study.\ |
| 876 | '''R''' is she is righteous and so pure.\ |
| 877 | '''O''' is for the fact that she's our buddy.\ |
| 878 | The other '''O''' is likewise I am sure.\ |
| 879 | '''K''' is for okay she rates about.\ |
| 880 | '''S''' is for her sadly wrinkled brow.\ |
| 881 | She's motherly just like ''Elsie the Cow''.\ |
| 882 | Miss Brooks we love you dearly! |
| 883 | -->'''Miss Brooks''':\ |
| 884 | Miss Brooks\ |
| 885 | That's me.\ |
| 886 | ''(sob)'' I'll always be,\ |
| 887 | Miss Brooks! |
| 888 | * A jingle for Radio Caroline in its BuccaneerBroadcaster heyday: |
| 889 | --> C!-A!-R!-O!-L-I-N-E! It's Caroline! Caroline! Car-o-line! |
| 890 | [[/folder]] |
| 891 | |
| 892 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 893 | * Occurs (predictably enough) in several of the songs in ''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee''. |
| 894 | * Naturally, in ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}!'': |
| 895 | -->''O - K - L - A - H - O - M - A!'' |
| 896 | * "Harrigan" from the musical FiftyMilesFromBoston: |
| 897 | -->''H - A - double-R - I - G - A - N spells Harrigan'' |
| 898 | * "Schadenfreude" from ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' ends with "S - C - H - A - D - E - N - F - R - E - U - D - E!" |
| 899 | * "Tragedy" from Music/{{PDQ Bach}}'s dramatic oratorio ''OedipusTex'': |
| 900 | -->'''GreekChorus''' (in fugal counterpoint): T - R - A - G - E - D - Y, tragedy, oh, yeah... |
| 901 | * "U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D." from ''Theatre/StarlightExpress''. |
| 902 | * "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. |
| 903 | * In the stage version of ''Theatre/MaryPoppins'', "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is spelled not only in song, but in dance as well. |
| 904 | -->''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'' |
| 905 | * ''Theatre/TheMostHappyFella'' has a song about "big D, little A, double L, A, S," which, of course, spells Dallas. |
| 906 | * ''Theatre/{{Matilda}}'' has "School Song" where the alphabet is recited within a refrain, and ends with the younger children reciting the alphabet. |
| 907 | ---> So you think you're A-ble, to survive this mess by B-ing a prince or a princess\ |
| 908 | You will soon C, there's no escaping trage-D! |
| 909 | * "Lumbered" from ''Stop the World, I Want to Get Off'': |
| 910 | -->I've been L-U-M-B-E-R-E-D lumbered,\ |
| 911 | And I don't L-I-K-E it one small bit.\ |
| 912 | I'm too young to be a father;\ |
| 913 | There are lots of things I'd rather be,\ |
| 914 | Like working down a coal P-I-T pit! |
| 915 | * 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." |
| 916 | * "Song of Love" from ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress'': |
| 917 | -->With a F and a R and a E and a D\ |
| 918 | And a F-R-E-D, Fred! |
| 919 | * Played with in the coda of "Free" from ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'': |
| 920 | -->'''Hero''': Free.\ |
| 921 | '''Pseudolus''': Sing it!\ |
| 922 | '''Hero''': Free!\ |
| 923 | '''Pseudolus''': Spell it!\ |
| 924 | '''Hero''': F-R-double--\ |
| 925 | '''Pseudolus''': No, the long way!\ |
| 926 | '''Hero''': F-R-E-E!\ |
| 927 | '''Both''': Free! |
| 928 | * In TheMusical of ''Theatre/GoldenBoy'', "Don't Forget 127th Street" includes this parody of "M-O-T-H-E-R": |
| 929 | -->H is for the heroin they sell here,\ |
| 930 | A is for the alleys where kids play,\ |
| 931 | R is for the rats that run pell-mell here,\ |
| 932 | L is for the landlords far away,\ |
| 933 | E is for the endless clean-up projects,\ |
| 934 | M is for the mouldy roofs above.\ |
| 935 | Put them all together, they spell Harlem,\ |
| 936 | Oh yeah, the place that white folks think we love! |
| 937 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' has this in the first verse of "My Shot", itself a reference to Music/TheNotoriousBIG's "Going Back To Cali": |
| 938 | -->The plan is to fan this spark into a flame.\ |
| 939 | But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name,\ |
| 940 | I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D\ |
| 941 | -E-R, We are meant to be\ |
| 942 | A colony that runs independently. |
| 943 | * ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'' has two of these of Patchy's anti-anti-pirate ProtestSong "Poor Pirates", the first at the beginning... |
| 944 | -->Let me begin with a hearty ho ho,\ |
| 945 | And a tale that nobody tells well,\ |
| 946 | I've not come all the way from En-C-I-N-O\ |
| 947 | To be treated like sewage that smells |
| 948 | ** And the second one, repeated frequently throughout the song. |
| 949 | -->Poor Pirates,\ |
| 950 | P-O-O-[[FunWithHomophones Arrr!]] |
| 951 | * "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".]] |
| 952 | -->''"P" is for Patricia drinking poisoned punch''\ |
| 953 | ''"R" is for Raquel dashed on a rock -- crunch!''\ |
| 954 | ''"O" is what Anne said when Sara bludgeoned her brains''\ |
| 955 | ''And "M" is Marianna's marinated remains'' |
| 956 | [[/folder]] |
| 957 | |
| 958 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 959 | * 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. |
| 960 | -->''G-I-AN-T-E-G-G'' |
| 961 | * In "My Only Shining Star" from VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution ''[=SuperNOVA=]'', nobody had the heart to tell them they added a few extra letters... |
| 962 | --> ''D to the A to the A to the N to the N to the C to the C to the E, dance, baby!'' |
| 963 | * From ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX'': |
| 964 | -->''[[Music/JAMProject V-I-C-T-O-R-Y]]'' |
| 965 | * "Survival", the Varrigan Station music from ''VideoGame/MadWorld'': |
| 966 | -->S to the U to the R to the V to the I to the V to the A to the L! |
| 967 | * Parodied in a song that occasionally plays during the credits of ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack: The Ride'': |
| 968 | -->''We went from M - A - R - I - A - G - E''\ |
| 969 | ''To D - I - V - O - R - S - D''\ |
| 970 | ''You broke my little H - A - R - T''\ |
| 971 | ''Now I'm in M - I - S - R - E'' |
| 972 | * 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: |
| 973 | -->''S · I · SI · G · A · M · I''\ |
| 974 | ''Shishigami Bang, Bang!'' |
| 975 | * In ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max: The Mole, The Mob, and The Meatball]]'', in [[TotallyNotACriminalFront Ted E. Bear's Mafia-Free Playland and Casino]]: |
| 976 | -->''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial N - O - M - A - F - I - A]], oh baby...'' |
| 977 | * ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2'' gives us Creator/NipponIchi's HotBlooded [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyR5zPNyk5w song:]] |
| 978 | -->''N! I! S!'' |
| 979 | * Joyride by Da Shootaz, AKA the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto GTA theme]] theme does this: |
| 980 | -->''G, [[TitleDrop Grand Theft Auto]], you gotta make the mark to move when you want to,''\ |
| 981 | ''T, Determination to steal what you can and run from the nation,''\ |
| 982 | ''A, Hey! Whaddya say? We automate the sequence and speed for my getaway,'' |
| 983 | * In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qotCxWm2uw Magneto's theme song:]] |
| 984 | -->''M-A-G-N-E-T-O. M-A-G. N-E-T-O.'' |
| 985 | * 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. |
| 986 | ** ''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. |
| 987 | * ''VideoGame/{{ThrillVille}}: Off the Rails'' has "T-H-R-I-L-L-V-I-L-L-E, Thrillville let's go." |
| 988 | * "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. |
| 989 | * ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA'' has the brief but memorable [[GameOver "G A M E O V E R"]] jingle. |
| 990 | * "Romantic Now", Miria Akagi's image song from ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls'': |
| 991 | -->''R - O - M - A - N - T - I - C!'' \ |
| 992 | ''R - O - M - A - N-T-I-C now! R - O - M - A - N-T-I-C!'' |
| 993 | * 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. |
| 994 | * ''T.I.M.E.'' by Music/RandyTravis and Music/JoshTurner has the refrain, "Women spell love T-I-M-E" repeated several times throughout the song. |
| 995 | [[/folder]] |
| 996 | |
| 997 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 998 | * In "Carol of the Waa" by ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'', |
| 999 | --> W - A - L - U - I - G -\ |
| 1000 | I am the best, Waluigi! |
| 1001 | [[/folder]] |
| 1002 | |
| 1003 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 1004 | * ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': Cell's VillainSong after he reaches his perfect form: |
| 1005 | -->''P is for "Priceless", the look upon your faces\ |
| 1006 | E is for "Extinction", all your puny races\ |
| 1007 | R for "Revolution", which will be televised\ |
| 1008 | F is for how f**ked you are, now allow me to reprise\ |
| 1009 | E is for "Eccentric", just listen to my song\ |
| 1010 | C is for "Completion", that I've waited for so long!\ |
| 1011 | T is for the "Terror", upon you I'll bestow...''\ |
| 1012 | (chuckling)\ |
| 1013 | My name is Perfect Cell. And I'd like to say\ |
| 1014 | "Hello" |
| 1015 | * ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': |
| 1016 | ** Homestar's "love poem" in WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail #195: |
| 1017 | --->'''Homestar:'''\ |
| 1018 | ''M is for milk. The real stuff, not soy.\ |
| 1019 | A is for not-organic apples. Pesticides ahoy!\ |
| 1020 | R is raisins - they give me bad gas.\ |
| 1021 | Z is too hard, so at this one, I'll pass.\ |
| 1022 | I is for inchildas, and...''\ |
| 1023 | '''Strong Bad:''' Homestar!\ |
| 1024 | '''Homestar:''' Yeah, what's up?\ |
| 1025 | '''Strong Bad:''' That's not a love poem! That is a lavishly produced grocery list! |
| 1026 | ** "Rap Song" (accidentally feat. Peacey P), not to be confused with Crack Stuntman's Very Important Rap Song. |
| 1027 | ---> '''Coach Z:''' ''R-A-P-S\ |
| 1028 | O-N-G, yes\ |
| 1029 | Yes, y'all, And you don't [[JustAStupidAccent stap]],\ |
| 1030 | Coach Z and Peacey P, cold rappity rap!'' |
| 1031 | ** "Trogday 08" includes "The 'S is for Sucks' Dragon Song", which spells out the alphabet. However, only some of the letters got spelled out. |
| 1032 | --->'''Strong Bad: ''A''' long time ago, '''B'''-fore things got weird,\ |
| 1033 | '''C'''ame a '''D'''ragon, a mighty dragon,\ |
| 1034 | that '''E'''verybody '''F'''eared\ |
| 1035 | Now '''G''' is for "giraffe", and '''H''' is for "Halloween"\ |
| 1036 | But '''I''''m not '''J'''oking about this '''K'''ill-ill-'''L'''ing '''M'''achine, '''N'''a-na-na-na...'' |
| 1037 | ** From the [=SBEmail=] "local news": |
| 1038 | ---> '''Strong Bad''': ''♪ Ooooh,\ |
| 1039 | If you want it to be possessive, it's just I-T-S,\ |
| 1040 | But if it's supposed to be a contraction, then it's I-T-Apostrophe-S...\ |
| 1041 | Scalawag! ♫'' |
| 1042 | * Humorously inverted in the middle of a SanitySlippageSong in ''[[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]]''. |
| 1043 | -->You people all have to learn/This world is going to BURN!/ BURN!/ It's two Rs. H-O-R-R- right/ BURN! |
| 1044 | [[/folder]] |
| 1045 | |
| 1046 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 1047 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' gives us [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Baloney's]] "Imagine Song" |
| 1048 | --> ''"I" is for "imagine"''\ |
| 1049 | ''"M" is for "me"''\ |
| 1050 | ''"A" is for the letter "a"''\ |
| 1051 | ''"G" is for "gee"''\ |
| 1052 | ''"I" is for..."imagine"''\ |
| 1053 | ''"N" is for "nice"''\ |
| 1054 | ''"E" is for "Egad!''\ |
| 1055 | ''I said 'imagine' twice!"'' |
| 1056 | ** And there's "The Acme Song" |
| 1057 | --> ''There's the "A", that's first,''\ |
| 1058 | ''There's the "C", that's next.''\ |
| 1059 | ''There's the "M", you're almost done,''\ |
| 1060 | ''There's the "E", that's last, now spell it out,''\ |
| 1061 | ''A-C-M-E that's fun!'' |
| 1062 | ** Now backwards! |
| 1063 | --> ''There's the "E", that's last,''\ |
| 1064 | ''There's the "M", that's next.''\ |
| 1065 | ''There's the "C", you're almost done,''\ |
| 1066 | ''There's the "A", that's first, what's first is last,''\ |
| 1067 | ''E-M-C-A we're done!'' |
| 1068 | * The opening theme of ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool''. |
| 1069 | * From a MusicalEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': |
| 1070 | -->''R - E - C - Y - C - L - E Recycle!''\ |
| 1071 | ''C - O - N - S - E - R - V - E Conserve!''\ |
| 1072 | ''Don't you P - O - L - L - U - T - E''\ |
| 1073 | ''Pollute the rivers sky or sea''\ |
| 1074 | ''Or else you're gonna get what you deserve'' |
| 1075 | ** Rocko eventually attempts to repeat this song to the corporate bigwigs at Conglomo, but he isn't familiar enough to remember the tune. The executives wonder why he's spelling everything. |
| 1076 | * ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'': "M-I-C-K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E!". |
| 1077 | * Done in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' for a spelling bee: |
| 1078 | --> A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K! |
| 1079 | * Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', via a ThrowItIn: |
| 1080 | -->''I am so smart!''\ |
| 1081 | ''S - M - R - T!''\ |
| 1082 | ''I mean S - M - A - R - T!'' |
| 1083 | ** And this song from the "Little Miss Springfield" episode (which, perhaps for the best, we only get to hear the first few lines of): |
| 1084 | --->''L, the losers in her wake''\ |
| 1085 | ''I, the income she will make''\ |
| 1086 | ''T is for her tooth-filled mouth''\ |
| 1087 | ''T is for her tooth-filled mouth...'' |
| 1088 | ** And the classic version of the baloney song. |
| 1089 | --->'''Young Rainier Wolfcastle:''' My bratwurst has a first name, it's F-R-I-T-Z. My bratwurst has a second name, it's [[OverlyLongGag S-C-H-N-A-C-K-E-N-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-H-A-U-S-E-N!]] |
| 1090 | *** And Homer's version: |
| 1091 | --->My bologna has a first name, it's H-O-M-E-R. My bologna has a second name, it's H-O-M-E-R! |
| 1092 | ** ''Everybody Hates Ned Flanders'' song: |
| 1093 | --> F-L-A-N-D-R-S |
| 1094 | --> He's the man that I hate best! |
| 1095 | --> F-L-A |
| 1096 | --> His name is Ned! |
| 1097 | --> E-R-S |
| 1098 | --> It's a stupid name! |
| 1099 | --> F-L-A |
| 1100 | --> Don't yell at Ned! |
| 1101 | --> D-E-R |
| 1102 | --> His wife is dead! |
| 1103 | ** When Bart retrieves his toy plane from the roof of the burlesque house: |
| 1104 | --> S-U-C-C-E-E-S |
| 1105 | --> That's the way you spell success! |
| 1106 | ** When Bart, Milhouse, Nelson, and Ralph form a boy band called The Party Posse, one of their songs goes: |
| 1107 | --> I saw you last night at the spelling bee. |
| 1108 | --> I knew right then that it was L-U-V. |
| 1109 | --> Cause I can no longer be a silent "G" |
| 1110 | --> I've gotta spell out what you mean to me. |
| 1111 | * From ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': |
| 1112 | ** The Campfire Song song. |
| 1113 | --->'''Spongebob:''' \ |
| 1114 | ''C.A.M.P.F.I.R.E.S.O.N.G. song\ |
| 1115 | C.A.M.P.F.I.R.E.S.O.N.G. song\ |
| 1116 | And if you don't think that we can sing it faster then you're wrong\ |
| 1117 | But it'll help if you just sing along...'' |
| 1118 | ** The "F.U.N. Song" |
| 1119 | --->''F Is For Friends who do stuff together''\ |
| 1120 | ''U Is for U and me.''\ |
| 1121 | ''N is for N-ywhere and N-ytime at all\ |
| 1122 | Down here in the deep blue sea'' |
| 1123 | *** Plankton doesn't really get it. |
| 1124 | --->'''Plankton''': \ |
| 1125 | ''F is for Fire that burns down the whole town.''\ |
| 1126 | ''U is for Uranium. BOMBS!''\ |
| 1127 | ''N is for No survivors when you're-'' |
| 1128 | * ''WesternAnimation/StuntDawgs'' |
| 1129 | --> ''D is for Danger upon which we thrive.'' |
| 1130 | --> ''A is for Action makes it fun to be alive.'' |
| 1131 | --> ''W is for Wild things we always do.'' |
| 1132 | --> ''G is for Gross stuff that's really cool.'' |
| 1133 | --> ''And S...just makes it plural!'' |
| 1134 | * From the credits to ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', |
| 1135 | --> ''T-E-E-N T-I-T-A-N-S. Teen Titans. Let's Go!'' |
| 1136 | * ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' spoofed ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' with "The Buster Bunny Bunch", complete with "B-U-S-T-E-R B-U-N-N-Y" sequences in opening and closing theme songs. |
| 1137 | * The intro sequence for ''WesternAnimation/TheComicStrip'' and its sub-show ''Mini-Monsters'' had this. |
| 1138 | * ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' |
| 1139 | --> ''L-A-Z-L-O.\ |
| 1140 | And Lazlo was his name-o. |
| 1141 | * "WesternAnimation/PlutosJudgementDay": "G-U-I!/L-T-Y!/Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!/Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!"" |
| 1142 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has a number of these, including: |
| 1143 | ** "[[WhatTheHeckIsAnAglet A-G-L-E-T, don't forget it!]]" |
| 1144 | ** Candace seems to have a certain fondness for these, as she's sung no less than ''four'' of them: |
| 1145 | --> ''You're B-U-S-T-E-D, you are busted!'' |
| 1146 | |
| 1147 | --> ''Those B-O-Y-S are just E-V-I-L!'' |
| 1148 | |
| 1149 | --> ''You're G-O-I-N-G D-O-W-N!'' |
| 1150 | |
| 1151 | --> ''We're talking I to the N to the T-I-M-A-T-E get together'' |
| 1152 | ** Don't forget Norm's ode to W-E-A-P-O-N-R-Y! |
| 1153 | ** One of the show's last songs [[WesternAnimation/TheOWCAFiles from the standalone O.W.C.A. special]] is "Bits of all of us", which spells out "Teamwork" |
| 1154 | -->''You take the "T" that's very deep in "Doofenshmirtz",''\ |
| 1155 | ''The "E" from Karen the Cat,''\ |
| 1156 | ''Harry's got an "A" in it and Maggie's got an "M",''\ |
| 1157 | ''So we're a team, my friends, that's that.''\ |
| 1158 | ''So "macaw" gives us a "W",''\ |
| 1159 | ''We get an "O" from "ocelot" (That's me!)''\ |
| 1160 | ''We get an "R" from Harry and a "K" from Karen,''\ |
| 1161 | ''And teamwork's what we've got.''\ |
| 1162 | ''That's right! Teamwork's what we've got!'' |
| 1163 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther The New Pink Panther Show]]'' in 1971 does this: |
| 1164 | -->''So up with the curtain, now let's introduce the star,'' |
| 1165 | -->''P-I-N-K P-A-N-T-H-E-R'' |
| 1166 | * "We're [[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks the Chipmunks!]] C-H-I-P-M-U-N-K!" |
| 1167 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode [[Recap/FuturamaS2E18TheHonking "The Honking"]], Bender sings a song that largely consists of spelling his name. |
| 1168 | * The last line of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' theme song spells one half of the word "Cyberchase". |
| 1169 | -->''The chase is on! Let's wait/And C-Y-B-E-R-chase!'' |
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