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Real Lyrics -> Songs That Spell Things Out -> J

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, J

Performer		Song Title		Word(s) Spelt		Comments & Submittor Name
Jackson 5		ABC		A-B-C Easy as 1-2-3		- Rob Peterson
The Jam		'A' Bomb In Wardour Street		apocalypse		It's Doctor Martin's A-P-O-C-A-L-Y-P-S-E, Apocalypse - Candy Welty
Janet Jackson		Show Me		S-H-O, B-A-C-K I-T U-P		S-H-O me, me All my ladies say S-H-O me, me See I hear you over there talking loud and shit But can you B-A-C-K I-T U-P boy - xxxpress
Janet Jackson		Miss You Much		M-I-S-S		M-I-S-S you much (Chorus) - Del
Jason Aldean		1994		country		Baby if you're lookin' for a good time Let me take you to the C-O-U-N-T-R-Y - William Ransom
Jay-z		H to the Izzo		Hova (short for Jay-Hova, a play on "Jehovah")		H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A - Mike
Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule		I'm Real (Remix)		R-U-L-E		What's my mother****ing name? R-U-L-E - Dave
Jermaine Jackson		Let's Get Serious		S-E-R-I-O-U-S		S-E-R-I-O-U-S/Baby, let's get serious - crazydon
Joe Diffie		C-O-U-N-T-R-Y		country		That's the way I'm gonna be till the day I die, C-O-U-N-T-R-Y - Candy Welty
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band		C-I-T-Y		C-I-T-Y		Of course the song is about being in a city. John Cafferty forms the letters C, I, T, and Y with his arms at the end of the video for this 1985 hit. - City Kidd
John Mellencamp		R.O.C.K in the U.S.A.		R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.		The song title sorta gave it away, eh? - Michael E Cormier
Julie Brown		'Cause I'm A Blond		blond		'Cause I'm a blond, B-L-O-N-D - Candy Welty
Justice		D.A.N.C.E.		dance, beat		Do the D.A.N.C.E. 1 2 3 4 fight Stick to the B.E.A.T. Get ready to ignite You were such a P.Y.T. Catching all the lights Just easy as A.B.C. That's how you make it right - chrissy

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