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Songs which have words that are spelt out, instead of just pronounced. Abbreviations like the YMCA don't count, because that's how you say the YMCA.

Songs That Spell Things Out, A

Performer		Song Title		Word(s) Spelt		Comments & Submittor Name
ABBA		SOS		SOS		OK, so this is not actually a word being spelled out. SOS is the internationally recognized distress call. It does not stand for anything. (Editor: I'll accept it this time, but only this time.) - Robert Ballinger
ABC		A to Z		Fry - band member Martin Fry's last name		He says, "My name is Martin Fry, F-R-Y". - I Shot a Poison Arrow
Adam and the Ants		S.E.X.		see above		Interestingly, the only 'singing' of the spelt out lyric/title is as it fades out at the end. - John
Aerosmith		What It Takes		F.I.N.E.		"Girl, before I met you I was F.I.N.E. fine." - ChuckyG
Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force		Looking For The Perfect Beat		globe		The G-L-O-B-E has found the perfect beat. - Brian Kelly
Al Green		L-O-V-E (Love)		love		- Drazile
Alan Jackson		Good Time		Good Time		- nobody
Alicia Keys		Dragon Days		D-R-A-G-O-N, D-R-A-G-G-I-N		D-R-A-G-O-N days Got me D-R-A-G-G-I-N - xxxpress
Allan Sherman		Ratt Fink		R A T T F I N K		This was the parody Allan Sherman did of “Ragg Mopp”. - Princess J
The Ames Brothers		Rag Mop		R-A-G-G, M-O-P-P		R-A-G-G, M-O-P-P, rag mop! (They obviously flunked spelling!) - crazydon
Anthrax		C11h17n2o2sna		Sodium Pentathol		See, the spelling-out of the concoction's proper name is made in the title of the song, not in the lyrics. - Joakim
Aqua		Calling You		calling		C-A-L-L-I-N-G now, I'm calling you, calling you now - Candy Welty
The Archies		Feelin' So Good (S.k.o.o.b.y.-D.o.o.)		Skooby-Doo		Skooby-Doo, I love you, I said a S.k.o.o.b.y.-D.o.o., oh oh, oh oh. - Candy Welty
Arctic Monkeys		Dangerous Animals		A-N-I-M-A-L-S then D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S		A-N-I-M-A-L-S makes my head pirouette more than I would be willing to confess D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S....repeats several times during the song - Mert
Aretha Franklin		Respect		R-E-S-P-E-C-T		R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care, TCB - crazydon
Ashlee Simpson		L.O.V.E.		L-O-V-E		- bmic
Avenue Q Cast		Schadenfreude		SCHADENFREUDE		At the very end of the song... - Josh
Aztec Camera		Valium Summer		Valium		V-A-L-I-U-M summer, could you be mine, shine through my summer - Candy Welty
Aztec Camera		How Men Are		Perspective		P-E-R-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E, it's no mystery - Dave

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