This “Stand Out Single” was one of my Mom’s and a favorite of mine as a kid.
The single “I’m a Nut” / “Knee Deep” by Leroy Pullins, released in June 1966, stands as a notable example of country novelty music. Leroy Pullins, both the writer and performer, crafted “I’m a Nut” with a humorous and whimsical style reminiscent of Roger Miller, leading to frequent misattributions to Miller.
Part of the Brill Building songwriting community in New York City, which housed some of the era’s greatest songwriters.
As a songwriting duo, Goffin and King defined the early 1960s pop music scene. They were part of the Brill Building songwriting community in New York City, which housed some of the era’s greatest songwriters and producers. The Brill Building was essentially a hit-making factory, and Goffin and King quickly became key players, known for their uncanny ability to craft catchy, emotional, and often timeless hits.
These are songs that contain “Salvation Army” in their lyrics.
Hazy Shade of Winter is a song written by Paul Simon and originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966, released as a standalone single before appearing on later compilations. The track, with its urgent tempo and melancholic lyrics, reflects on the passage of time and lost opportunities, using the changing seasons
‘Bubble-gum’ was riding high, in early 1968, and ‘Simon Says’ was a fine example of it.
“Simon Says” by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, the group’s breakout hit that firmly established them in the bubblegum pop movement of the late 1960s. Released in January 1968, “Simon Says” was written by Elliot Chiprut, though it was brought to mass appeal by producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz, the masterminds behind Super K Productions and Buddah Records.
These are songs that contain “Son of a Bitch” in their lyrics.
“Worse Comes to Worst” is a song written and performed by Billy Joel, released in 1974 on his second studio album, Piano Man. The song blends rock with elements of country and R&B, reflecting Joel’s eclectic musical influences. With lyrics expressing resilience in the face of life’s unpredictability
Rick Derringer, born Richard Dean Zehringer on August 5, 1947, in Fort Recovery, Ohio, was an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist, and producer whose career spanned over five decades. Raised in a musical family, he developed an early interest in music and learned to play guitar by the age of nine.
These are songs that contain FM in their lyrics.
“My Church,” the breakout debut single by Maren Morris, was co-written and co-produced with the late songwriter Busbee and released in January 2016 as the lead single from her major-label debut album, Hero . The song uses the metaphor of a car ride with the radio playing classic country legends like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams
These are songs that contain “Circle(s)” in their lyrics.
Lady Gaga’s 2025 single “Abracadabra,” the second release from her album Mayhem, marks a dynamic return to her theatrical pop roots. Co-written with Andrew Watt, Henry Walter (Cirkut), and members of Siouxsie and the Banshees, the song incorporates elements from their track “Spellbound,” blending electropop, dance-pop, and acid house influences. Lyrically, “Abracadabra” explores themes of self-doubt and resilience,
These are songs that contain the word, or number, 7 in their lyrics.
“You Never Give Me Your Money” is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon–McCartney), and first released on their 1969 album Abbey Road. It serves as the opening track of the album’s climactic medley on side two, transitioning from a melancholic piano ballad into shifting
These songs all have cool, strange, and or notable last lines of the lyrics.
“Taxi,” written and performed by Harry Chapin, was released in 1972 as the lead single from his debut album Heads & Tales. The song, a poignant storytelling ballad, recounts a chance encounter between a taxi driver and his former lover, Sue, highlighting how both abandoned their youthful dreams—he aspired to be a pilot, she an actress—and settled into unfulfilled lives.
