playlist of songs that help you practice spelling
“If You See Kay” by April Wine is borderline but I’ll allow it
@djsundog oh geez, this should be easy but I'm only coming up with a handful:
Aretha Franklin - Respect
The Kinks - Lola (also Weird Al - Yoda)
John Mellancamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
Sam Roberts - The Canadian Dream
@trike Sinatra’s “j-i-n-g-l-e bells” was the inciting incident for this toot, Nat King Cole’s “L-O-V-E” is a great one, and of course Gwen Stefani reminds us this shit is bananas.
@djsundog I can't believe I missed this one earlier, but The Guess Who - American Woman

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Oi Polloi - L.I.N.U.X.
Hot Chip - Over and Over
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Bo Diddly - I'm a Man
Them - Gloria
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Chappell Roan - Hot To Go

It's a bit of a stretch but Country Joe & The Fish - The Fish Cheer

@trike @djsundog Canadian Dream is such an interesting song. Like, could there ever be an (English) Canadian song more explicitly designed to never get any amount of significant radio play in the US?

And yet they still spell out "socialism" like it's some sort of bad word that they're trying to get past censors, and the line "everything moves real slow when it's 40 below" works in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.

@djsundog arguably? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTvhKZHAP8U

(dang, we really do need that collaborative federated playlist feature you were talking about the other week)

Sesame Street: ABC-DEF-GHI Song

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@djsundog K-E-L-L-Y ... why? Because you're https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awsQH-vnr3Q
Retro TV Moment: The Kelly Song (Cheers)

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Pulp - F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. (Live at Brixton Academy, 1995) - 4K Remastered

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@djsundog Beastie Boys—“Shame in Your Game”

G-E-T-L-I-V-E… aiiight?

@djsundog finally a playlist I can unashamedly put Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl on

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"When I say I'm in love, you best believe I'm in love; L. U. V." - The Shangri-las

@djsundog No the happiest, but maybe the twangiest?

D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Tammy Wynette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kVgb5aPhDQ

Tammy Wynette - D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Official Audio)

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@djsundog How has no one mentioned "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani? Literally the only was I remember how to spell "bananas." Feels like there should be more "n"s
@djsundog I haven't heard this song in decades but it just popped into my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3F4c7E9IBU
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method of Modern Love (Official Video)

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@djsundog I am not leaving this thread until someone mentions Bay City Rollers.

Nope.

I'm sitting right here.

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"I'm a Man" - Bo Diddley

Also I believe "Message in a Bottle" by the Police needs to be disallowed because S.O.S. is not a word.

@djsundog surprising lack of Hot to Go here, also S-E-X-X-Y by TMBG

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Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
https://youtu.be/mCHzicKq3W4

Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. (Official Video)

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@djsundog Might not be exactly what you mean, but "Spell It Out" by Lonely Island
@djsundog Be Aggressive - faith no more
@djsundog There was a band that used to play frequently at a club I ran sound at in the late eighty’s that had a song called “He’s a weirdo - double you eee eye are dee oh!” I don’t know if they ever make a record, but ai can sill hear it in my head.