A list song is a song based wholly or in part on a list. List songs typically develop by working through a list, sometimes using items of escalating absurdity.
Examples of list songs (and their composers/performers) include the following. Songs are in alphabetical order by title (omitting the definite article where not important to the title).
A to D
E to J
K to O "La Vie Bohème " (Jonathan Larson )
"Let 'em In " (Wings )
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off " (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin )
"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love " (Cole Porter )
"Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) " (Reunion )
"Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise " (William Bolcom , performed by Joan Morris )
"Losing My Edge " (LCD Soundsystem )
"Lost Property" (The Divine Comedy )
"Love Your Love the Most" Eric Church Lists everything he loves
"Lower 48" The Gourds
"Madamina, il catalogo è questo " (Mozart) ("The Catalogue Aria" from Don Giovanni )
"Mambo No. 5 " (performed by Lou Bega and Perez Prado )
"Man on the Moon (R.E.M. )
"Manhattan ", (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart )
"Matangi ", (M.I.A. )
"MfG" (Die Fantastischen Vier )
"Miracles " (Insane Clown Posse )
"Mr. Goldstone" (music, Jule Styne ; lyrics, Stephen Sondheim )
"Moments to Remember " (Robert Allen and Al Stillman )
"Mope " (The Bloodhound Gang )
"My Kind of Town (Chicago Is) " (Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn ) Big hit for Frank Sinatra extolling the virtues of Chicago.
"My Favorite Things " (Rodgers and Hammerstein )
"My Favorite Things (Conservative version)" (a political parody, with lyrics by Don Smith)
"Name Game " (Shirley Ellis )
"New Direction" (Sugar Ray ) (lists things you can do to make yourself a better person)
"New Rules " (Dua Lipa )
"No Hay Nadie Como Tú " (Calle 13 )
"Nunal" (Vincent Daffalong)
"One Hundred Easy Ways (To Lose a Man)" (music, Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics, Betty Comden and Adolph Green )
"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer " (Rudy Toombs )
"Overdrive" (Eraserheads ) mentions places in the Philippines.
P to S
T to Z Many patter songs fall into this genre such as:
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