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The Fall "C.R.E.E.P."

reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:21 (seven years ago)

and Malkmus/Jicks "T.R.O.U.B.B.B.L.E"

reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:22 (seven years ago)

Hall/Oates "M.E.T.H.O.D.O.F.L.O.V.E."

reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:23 (seven years ago)

c.l.a.s.s.i.c.o.r.d.u.d.

reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:23 (seven years ago)

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band "C-I-T-Y"

Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:24 (seven years ago)

"D.I.S.C.O."

new noise, Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:30 (seven years ago)

air - people n the city

"P.E.O.P.L.E.C.I.T.Y"

Week of Wonders (Ross), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:33 (seven years ago)

Britney's "If U Seek Amy"

pulled pork state of mind (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:34 (seven years ago)

fela kuti - M.O.P.

bob lefse (rushomancy), Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:42 (seven years ago)

XTC - 'Beatown'

Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 23 October 2017 12:40 (seven years ago)

Pulp - 'F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E'

Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 23 October 2017 12:41 (seven years ago)

The Cure - F.I.R.E. I.N C.A.I.R.O
So great.

Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 23 October 2017 12:44 (seven years ago)

Faith No More, "Be Aggressive"

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:07 (seven years ago)

Peter Gabriel/Robert Fripp, "Exposure"

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:08 (seven years ago)

Blondie, "Don't Go Away Mad"

Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Monday, 23 October 2017 13:09 (seven years ago)

A lot of hip-hop.

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:13 (seven years ago)

New York Dolls, "Looking for a Kiss."

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:16 (seven years ago)

Grimes - Kill v. Maim ("B E H A V E")
Tammy Wynette - D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Ames Brothers - Rag Mop (or R-A-G-G M-O-P-P)
Rutles - Cheese and Onions

Doctor Casino, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:25 (seven years ago)

TMBG - Don't Let's Start:

D, world Destruction
O-ver and Overture
N do I Need
apostrophe T need this Torture?

Doctor Casino, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:27 (seven years ago)

Travis Tritt - T-R-O-U-B-L-E (also featuring "L-O-O-K-I-N-G" and "A-L-O-N-E")

Doctor Casino, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:30 (seven years ago)

The-Dream - Love King ("L to the O..." etc.)

Doctor Casino, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:30 (seven years ago)

Bobbie Gentry - Mississippi Delta

"M, I, double S, I, Double S, I, double P, I..."

Actually a pretty catchy and effective way to remember how this state is spelled!

henry s, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:32 (seven years ago)

Otis/Aretha, "Respect" (dug)
Elvis Costello, "The Loved Ones"

Oh, and:

Songs that spell it out

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 October 2017 15:08 (seven years ago)

hahaha I forgot how awesomely clumsy that TMBG lyric is

I think Scooter does this a lot but I can't think of any examples off hand besides "Me and my crew we are too H-O-T"

frogbs, Monday, 23 October 2017 15:22 (seven years ago)

George M. Cohan, "Harrigan"

Monster fatberg (Phil D.), Monday, 23 October 2017 15:28 (seven years ago)

G-L-O-R-I-A

Eazy, Monday, 23 October 2017 15:40 (seven years ago)

totally forgot about that thread let alone posting on it. aiaiai. but what a great song!

reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 23 October 2017 15:43 (seven years ago)

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night

MPLS (Grandpaboy)

by the light of the burning Citroën, Monday, 23 October 2017 15:50 (seven years ago)

IMA Robot's "A is for Action" manages to get in "apocalypse," "government," and "death"

Simon H., Monday, 23 October 2017 16:06 (seven years ago)

Does something like "Lola" ("c-o-l-a cola") count? Or are we looking for songs where the title does this?

No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Monday, 23 October 2017 16:10 (seven years ago)

John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.

MarkoP, Monday, 23 October 2017 16:10 (seven years ago)

Phranc: M-A-R-T-I-N-A N-A-V-R-A-T-I-L-O-V-A

by the light of the burning Citroën, Monday, 23 October 2017 16:20 (seven years ago)

B-R-E-X-I-T. Brexit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36gK-6kkXiI

saer, Monday, 23 October 2017 16:34 (seven years ago)

Elastica - S.O.F.T.

kornrulez6969, Monday, 23 October 2017 16:35 (seven years ago)

The Bluebells - "H.O.L.L.A.N.D."

Prefab Sprout's 'Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)' is apparently about Paddy MacAloon's girlfriend who dumped him and went to Limoges.

Dan Worsley, Monday, 23 October 2017 16:37 (seven years ago)

DJ Nu-Mark produced this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9y40F3qu4

"the fgti incident?" (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 23 October 2017 16:38 (seven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6J_zw29RY

reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 23 October 2017 17:10 (seven years ago)

"Vulture Piano" - Xiu Xiu

flappy bird, Monday, 23 October 2017 17:14 (seven years ago)

'Saturday Night'-Bay City Rollers

campreverb, Monday, 23 October 2017 17:17 (seven years ago)

ah missed 'Saturday Night' above.
'Your Dictionary' by XTC then.

campreverb, Monday, 23 October 2017 17:37 (seven years ago)

Pet Shop Boys - 'Happiness'

Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 23 October 2017 17:46 (seven years ago)

Pet Shop Boys - "Shopping"

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 23 October 2017 17:59 (seven years ago)

Modern Lovers, "Girlfriend"

Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Monday, 23 October 2017 18:05 (seven years ago)

Poster Children - If You See Kay

plp will eat itself (NickB), Monday, 23 October 2017 18:16 (seven years ago)

Len - "Steal My Sunshine" (L-A-T-E-R that week)

Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 03:02 (seven years ago)

Faith No More - "Be Aggressive"

Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 03:03 (seven years ago)

"Initiation" - At the Drive-In

flappy bird, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 04:22 (seven years ago)

Ray Wylie Hubbard - "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother"

that's not my post, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 05:48 (seven years ago)

Weezer - 'Death and Destruction'

Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Tuesday, 24 October 2017 05:53 (seven years ago)

komeda - B.L.O.S.S.O.M.

bob lefse (rushomancy), Tuesday, 24 October 2017 12:06 (seven years ago)

Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy

plp will eat itself (NickB), Tuesday, 24 October 2017 12:10 (seven years ago)

Ian Brown - F.E.A.R.
Jurassic 5 - Jayou

groovypanda, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 12:11 (seven years ago)

Q and Not U - Soft Pyramids

s.o.f
t.p.y.
r.a.m
i.d.s
at daylight

cajunsunday, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 13:01 (seven years ago)

The Beach Boys - How She Boogalooed It

S-O-C-K I-T To Me

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 21:29 (seven years ago)


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