Song Titles with a single letter

Subject: Song Titles with a single letter
From: astro
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 10:26 PM

I was singing

"T for Texas T for Tennessee,
T for Thelma who put a spell on me..."

When the question occurred to me, are there many songs with a single letter like this out there (other than the obvious titles with an a or I or the like).

It's one of those things that hits you early in the morning, like two or three and you are somewhat crazed in the head and think of deep things, like who invented brillo pads...

I was just informed that Jimmy Rodgers who sang this first and it was a real hit...recorded at the end of 1927 and came out in 1928. It was entitled "Blue yodel Number 1 (T for Texas)" but was recorded by many others under just T for Texas....

astro in Los Angeles, the City of Fallen Angels...

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: mrdux
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 02:08 AM

only one that comes to mind at the moment is "A, Your Adorable," (a hit for Perry Como around 1950):

"A, you're adorable
B, you're so beautiful
C, you're a cutie full of charms
D, you're a darling
And E, you're exciting
And F, you're a feather in my arms . . ."

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: s&r
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 02:33 AM

B my love...

Stu

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 03:51 AM

"I" got rythm
"T" for two
"U" were made for me
"B" mine
"X"actly like you

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 04:23 AM

"Y" do I love you like I do
"O" ohhhhhhhhh-klahoma

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Michael
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 05:07 AM

"P Stands for Paddy I Suppose"

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Grab
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:10 AM

"C C Rider"? "Riding on the L&N" has one too many letters, I spose. And if it could be stretched to more initials, there's always "D.I.V.O.R.C.E."...

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:16 AM

If they don't have to start with that single letter, there's The A Train. (Or is it called TAKE the A Train...?)

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: GUEST,Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:16 AM

Woops, sorry that was me -

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 06:27 AM

T stands for Thomas
not in the title, but the various alphabet songs: Sailor's alphabet, Lumberman's Alphabet...

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Splott Man
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 08:13 AM

I (who have nothing)

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:05 AM

several Sesame Street songs, such as: Dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee licious

etc

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:15 AM

kkkiss me kkkkatie behind the kkkowshed.

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: astro
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:23 AM

I see that my repertoire is too limited, having come into the world late in my life (too much work, too little play). Time to listen to music and singing it....

I do have to say I haven't heard thye kkkiss me kkkkatie song, but willing to try it with kkkkatie if she is available....

astro

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:24 AM

What??

~ B in T

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:25 AM

kiss me kate,by cole porter.
zambomba in zambia.

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: astro
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:35 AM

Captain,

I do like Cole Porter a lot, by Kiss me Kate isn't exactly a single letter in the title....I did hear Richard Thompson at UCLA's Royce hall in his 1000 years of popular music concert doing some wonderful Cole Porter....

Astro...in LA

(By the way, Desert Dancer, it wasn't me who kissed Kkkate...she first kissed me!)

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 10:39 AM

This will force me to reveal that if you go to the Folk Music Index and browse alphabetically, you will find many entries at the beginning of each letter entry... the same is likely true for many other song indices.

Hmph!

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Amos
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 11:03 AM

I've always thought the song was called K-K-K-Katy, as that is how it starts. Shows what an amachoor I yam.


A

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Bert
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 11:47 AM

I think that's a different song Amos.

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 04:14 AM

If they could 'C' me now

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Rog Peek
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 12:10 PM

D in love - good old Cliff.

'X'........ Multiplication by Bobby Darin.   Get it?

Rog

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: Wolfgang
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 12:17 PM

C, A, F, F, E, E, trink nicht so viel Kaffee

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Song Titles with a single letter
From: lefthanded guitar
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 03:39 PM

M is for the million things you gave me

(there's also a very funny and sarcastic version of this song for people who have had mothers who are more like Ray Romano's mother than the standard Hallmark Card variety of mom)