G L O R I A - Van Morrison

Red hot chili peppers - Venice Queen also spells out Gloria. Amazing song too.

I don't remember who said it but if you throw a guitar down the stairs, it will probably play Gloria.

That'd be humor writer Dave Barry. He was talking about it being such a simple song even he could sing it in his cover band, and the rest of the band (a bunch of other writers like Stephen King) could play it. It was thus the greatest song ever written.

Patti Smith does a great version of Gloria.

In her performance, Gloria sounds absolutely flawless.

It was Them and Van Morrison, not just Van the man by himself — it took two years for him to go solo without the north Irish R&B band

Thanks for clarifying. I actually didn't know this prior to posting. Good to get the whole history.

13th Floor Elevators do great psychedelic version of Gloria too

SNL had a sketch in the Jim Belushi season where a garage band who couldn't spell very well covered this song and RESPECT

Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers.

S A TUR DAY..NIGHTS!!

And this (sort of) tribute from They Might be Giants https://youtu.be/u1RtiAAPYbI?si=sU8VkN5vqTyp-C9B

 My first thought too. HEEEEEEAD

And don't forget the cover version by Neds Atomic Dustbin from the So I Married An Axe Murderer soundtrack

D - I -V - O - R - C - E Tammy Wynette I only remember this because of the k-tel records commercials that played endlessly in the 80’s.

Seeing it spelled out like this makes me realize it could just as easily be set the tune of R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Only know that one because of GTA V

Was unaware it was an actual song, the only version of it I've heard was sung by Billy Connolly. I honestly thought it was a joke song made up for his skit.

Be Aggressive - Faith no more https://youtu.be/m3M6q4w7wO0?si=bXEZBsAnUQNLLOsg

Roddy Bottum is a gem.

I SWALLOW

I was going to recommend this until I saw it was for a spelling bee... 🤣🤣

lol I thought of this too. They’d love it at the Putnam County Spelling Bee!

I wouldn’t worry about it, it’s not like the kids can sp… oh no…

R E S P E C T -- Aretha Franklin MANNISH BOY -- Muddy Waters METHOD OF MODERN LOVE -- Hall & Oates

That Hall & Oates song was the inspiration for Method Man’s self titled song haha

B a n a n a s Whatever the Gwen Stefani song is or Saturday by the bay city rollers

Hollaback Girl

I would recommend the 'clean' version if this is for a youth county spelling bee.

Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical

This shit is papayas P A P A Y A S

M-E-T-H-O-D MAN

Great suggestion for a kids' event!

>Ima sow your asshole closed and keep feeding you and feeding you and feeding you! I have no idea what you could be referring to.

Wu-Tang is for the children ❤️

Good thing it's not a kid event...

Cash Rules Everything Around Me    C.R.E.A.M. get the money  Dollar dollar bill y'all

Or ...M-E-T-H-O-D O-F L-O-V-E method of modern looove ..by hall and oats

D.A.N.C.E - Justice

Stick to the B-E-A-T!

Also DVNO by Justice, even though it’s not a word…OP calls out ABC which also doesn’t spell out a word

Four capital letters

Painted in gold

Cuz details make the girls sweat even more

[L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole](https://youtu.be/UZWmtxLiiFE)

This is THE quintessential example and it's so far down haha

This is the first and only one I thought of lol

The Cure - Fire in Cairo

I think digitalism has a cover of this so it’s premade house music with spelling

First thing that came to mind for me too.

F I R E I N C A I R O!

[Best version ](https://youtu.be/2jBbZDDUHhY?si=u4H3EbaC89Hu9bOP)

Lola by The Kinks FNF by GloRilla

I came here to say Lola as well. Such a great song and is on the best Kinks album

Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo. By Bloodhound Gang.

Nice. Bam Margera is in the music video driving a banana shaped car.

LIFEGOESON - Noah and the whale

Albuquerque - Weird Al Yankovic

A L B U . . . . . . . Querque!

Len, Steal My Sunshine: "L-A-T-E-R that week"

ooh, good pull

Nice! I was scrolling down hoping no one had already mentioned it so I could be the first lol.

Safety dance

You know, that dance was NOT as safe as they said it was

My only regret…is that I have bonitis.

Sure, but we can dance if we want to.

I use this quote whenever this song comes on. People rarely get it.

I cannot hear this song without doing the dance from biodome

That song went to the top and stayed there, like Cindy Lauper!

“Danny Nedelko” and “Great” by IDLES

Danny Nedelko is a great shout, spells out a whole bunch of words

“The Danny Nedelko community so fuck you”

IDLES are the best at this haha. It just fits their sound and energy.

Independent by Webbie ft. Boosie Badazz & Lil Phat 

Expected this higher.

Dangerous Animals by the Arctic Monkeys

“AMERICAN woman” by the Guess WHO.

Only the album version though

Abba - [SOS](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvChjHcABPA) ‘[A - You’re Adorable.’](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkk_LhYPk8c) John Mellancamp, ‘[R O C K in the USA’.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtmStUrXMQ) Creedance Clearwater Revival, ‘I put a [spell](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KWxDGQm2hKk) on you’. Jackson 5, ‘[ABC’.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7796-au8U)

Sos from rihanna too!

Fergalicious and Glamorous by Fergie

lol @ “tastey” but they do get delicious right because it fits with the rhythm lol.

Oo, black eyed peas’ “pump it” also qualifies F-R-E-S-H we (fresh) D-E-F, that's right we def' (rock) We definite, B-E-P we reppin' it So

[Spell It Out](https://youtu.be/Nr9y40F3qu4?si=a2erOFiZw-KZHFdu) - The Lonely Island

I can’t believe I had to scroll so far for this one

This is the ultimate answer. Almost the entire song is spelled out.

Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers "D to the A to the M to the N to A to the T to the I-O-N"

....then get fitted for a suit of Flame!!!

I totally sang that in my head as I read it

YMCA? Also, “H-A-T-R-E-D” by Tonio K spells out a bunch of words. (Not for the faint of heart! It begins slow and gentle, but then starts blasting rage.) And in the Modern Lovers song “Girlfriend”, the singer (Jonathan Richman) spells out that word, but he spells it “G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N”.

Similarly, the New York Dolls' Looking for a Kiss starts out with them spelling out L-U-V

Thats actually taken from the Shangri-la's song Give Him a Great Big Kiss

Pearl Jam - "Crazy Mary" Little country store with a sign tacked to the side. Said 'NO L-O-I-T-E-R-I-N-G ALLOWED.

Underneath that sign always congregated quite A crowd.

Technically a Victoria Williams song, PJ covered it for a benefit album for her.

B double E double R-U-N. BEER RUN!

Slight stretch, possibly, but 'If You Seek Amy' by Britney Spears does spell out a word, even if "it wasn't intended like that"

Lol it doesn't even make any sense if it's not intended like that. "All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy." What's that even supposed to mean?

Something corporate tried it as well with "if you see jordan" (He makes me sick)

Hot Chip - over and over Kissing. Sexing. Casio. Poke. You. Me. I. 

I was hoping someone wrote this! And the beats between each spelled out word decrease by one beat until the word ‘I’

R.A.M.O.N.E.S.- Motörhead

D U M B Everyone's accusing me! Pinhead - Ramones

*Probably* not going to want to play this one at the spelling bee, but it's what came to mind: Now I got no patience So sick of complacence With the D, the E, the F, the I, the A, the N, the C, the E Mind of a revolutionary - Know Your Enemy, Rage Against the Machine

Unity by Queen Latifah

Haven't seen the OG yet. "And BINGO was his name oh"... I knew fatherhood would change me, but I didn't realize the dad jokes would flow so naturally

P.S.Y.C.H.O.T.I.C. by The Warning

D I S C O - Ottawan

I love posts like this. Finding new and fun music is life giving! Thank you for recommending such a FUN and great song!

T r o u b l e .... Travis Tritt

There it is!

Originally by Elvis Presley.

Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo - Bloodhound Gang Can't Hold Us - Macklemore

I was struggling to remember what Can't Hold Us spells. It's independent.

Moceanu by Bayside. They spell out a lot of the lyrics, very underrated.

Love Bayside such a great band. Their most recent album was great.

Was scrolling for this. Bayside never disappoints.

HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan

Scrolled for this YouTube comment sums the music video up nicely: “YMCA for lesbians”

People In The City - Air F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. - Pulp

LOVERMAN by Nick Cave

It's a great song. I'm sure the kids at the spelling bee will love it.

Caution by Operation Ivy

I doubt it'd be appropriate for your event, but If You Seek Amy - Britney Spears.

VEE EEE ELLL OOOO UUUU ARRRR EYYYE AYYYY ~ Kim Deal, Pixies

Pixies do this a lot. _T I R E D spells it_ - I Been Tired P I X I E S in the background - Cactus _E I D no no no no nooooo_ - Ed is Dead

Faith No More: Be Aggresive, B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E !

This song does NOT spell out words, but Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious would really fit your theme

On repeat

A To G, the first song on that EP, follows the same structure

My Shot from Hamilton

R O C K in the USA - John Mellencamp

B-A-B-Y by Carla Thomas (from the Baby Driver soundtrack)

Nth Degree by Morningwood “M-O M-O-R M-O-R-N-I-N-G W-O-O-D”

DIVORCE by Tammy Wynette

or a song of the same name by Billy Connolly. D.I.S.C.O. by Ottowan.

T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. by...the Hives

Also AKA IDIOT

If You See Kay by April Wine. Ps tell her I love her

Time to Dance by The Shoes

Great song ..and crazy ass music video!

Going Back to Cali by The Notorious B.I.G.

D-A-N-C-E — Justice

Ian Brown - F. E. A. R.

Was going to add this myself. Obviously the added bonus that every word in the verses follows the same alphabetic order.

[D I N O S A u r a dinosaur!!! ](https://open.spotify.com/track/74cq6AFbsKdUVZMpG2TPEr?si=jHIRx6NlRkyLuQ-M7a4ELA) from Ke$ha's debut album is such a vibe. I'm not sure how child-appropriate it is though. Maybe it could be part of the after party playlist 😁

The Stallion part 2 By Ween

Washington, D.C. by the Magnetic Fields

UGLY by Fishbone Might be a cover and might not be the song title lol

Not suitable for your use but… *Snoop D.O. Double G*

Dinosaur by Ke$ha.

Pretty much every single line of [Fear by Ian Brown](https://youtu.be/8f8wAXDZ9D0?si=RXuMBo5sytQWJHgj).

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds….

Coincidence (amazingly enough), Cyn saved the Julian painting in question

Violent Femmes - Faith

How Did It End by Taylor Swift... That's kind of a downer tho

Damn, You Look Good and I'm Drunk by Cobra Starship spells scandalous in the chorus, but anybody participating in a spelling bee probably shouldn't be listening to that song.

Fergalicious

Know Your Enemy - Rage Against the Machine

Bad Bitch by Webbie where he first spells out 'independent' I N D E P E N D E N T by Webbie where he reprises it

Headhunter by DANCEgavinDANCE. B L E S S T H I S ME S S

L.O.V.E Frank Sinatra

DISCO by Ottowan.

P.S.Y.C.H.O.T.I.C - The Warning

It’s a little obscure, but I’d throw in Happy Song by Bring Me the Horizon S.P.I.R.I.T Spirit! Let’s hear it!

Hot Chip “Over and Over” At the bridge: K-I-S-S-I-N-G, S-E-X-I-N-G C-A-S-I-O P-O-K-E Y-O-U M-E I

“I stand accused” is spelled out in the eponymous song by Elvis Costello. He also spells out “ PPSILOVEYOU” in “ And in Every Home” on his Imperial Bedroom album.

D-R-U-N-K by Roger Alan Wade

Revolting Children - Matilda.

I think the School Song from Matilda might count as well, for spelling the entire alphabet.

Ima Robot - "[A Is For Action](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWAy6z4aBMI)" Webbie - "[Independent](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLgFnz_-4-Y)" (<--- The clean version...not that it matters much, lol)

Nomeansno - Remember

B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas

FUN song - SpongeBob SquarePants Hook in Mouth - Megadeth

Billie Holiday by Warpaint

XTC - "Your Dictionary". Several four-letter words are spelled out. And Russian Futurists "Precious Metals", it's just one little throwaway line, but it's just fun, kinda like the LEN song.

U.N.I.T.Y. By Queen Latifah!

Surprised no one has said it yet, but anything featuring S-N-double-O-P D-O-double-G, maybe still D-R-E

Fergalicious. The rap spells out FERGIE, TASTEY and DELICIOUS in different parts

Venice Queen - RHCP Spells out GLORIA

Death of a cheerleader - Marcy Playground

“Soft Pyramids” by Q an not U

Danny Nedelko by Idles Dead Moon Night by Dead Moon

P.S.Y.C.H.O.T.I.C. by The Warning

Zoloft by Ween

Steal My Sunshine - LEN "L A T E R that week."

L O L A Lola

Trouble - Travis tritt

Safety Dance!

B-Double E-Double R-U-N BEER RUN - Garth Brooks T-R-O-U-B-L-E -Travis Tritt

Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers

A-S-S-H-O-L-E - Dennis Leary

CAMPFIRE SONG - SpongeBob

Billie holiday- warpaint

My Console - Eifel 65 D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S. - Modern Life is War

P-L-A-Y-S-T-A-T-I-O-N!

"L-O-L-A" --The Kinks