Song Titles with Initials

In a society that has become extremely fast-paced, we gladly welcome the use of initials and acronyms. Companies, such as IBM and P&G, have had recognizable initials for over fifty years, and now the use of initials has become rampant. My favorite media outlet is F.Y.E., and my favorite restaurant is KFC. The web page I visit most is MLB.com. The college team I root for is UCLA, and my favorite TV station is VH1.
Not all initials are regarded positively in our society. The one most despised as April arrives each year is IRS. In some cases, employees of that government bureau have actually been threatened. According to an article by Andrea Ball of Cox Newspapers in the March 19 edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer, during the first decade of this century 900 threats were made against IRS employees. People who have made the threats are placed on a "Potentially Dangerous Taxpayer" list, along with others who have harassed or even assaulted representatives of the IRS.
The advent of texting has brought on even more initials, including the overused LOL, OMG, and GTG. Since texting is so popular with the younger crowd, it is no surprise that initials have been incorporated into modern music. Pop artist Raheem Devaughn recently released B.O.B. from his The Love and War Masterpeace album, and several artists have recorded songs titled LOL. Butch Walker's ATL was one of the highlights from his excellent Sycamore Meadows, one of the best albums of 2008.
Even before the texting revolution, music had its share of song titles that used initials. Here are ten of the best.

10. PYT by Michael Jackson: This underrated gem from Thriller may not have the strong beats of Billie Jean and Beat It, but its sweetness more than makes up for it.

9.Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley: This country-pop classic denounced small-town hypocrites and inspired a film starring Barbara Eden.

8. I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen: The initials stand for International Geophysical Year, and the song serves as a perfect lead-in to the smooth jazz rock of the Steely Dan front man's solo album, The Nightfly.

7. TNT by ACDC: This title track is one of the band's most recognizable hits, Bon Scott's vocal blasting the three letters like, well, dynamite.

6. DND by Semisonic: This tune is the best from the band's Feeling Strangely Fine, the album containing their enduring hit Closing Time. The initials, by the way, stand for "Do Not Disturb."

5. S.O.S. by Abba: Of all the pop classics that Abba recorded, the chorus of this tune is their best.

4. T.S.D.H.A.V. by Loudon Wainwright: The clever folk legend recorded this fiddle-driven number for the Therapy album. The letters stand for "This Song Don't Have A Video," and pokes fun at the influence of videos on hit records. Of course, Wainwright did make a video to accompany the song.

3. G.M.B.H by The Stranglers: This electric pop rarity shows Hugh Cornwell and his band mates as lyrically ambiguous but musically sharp as ever. Even after 30 years and numerous web searches, I still don't know what the four letters stand for.

2. YMCA by The Village People: The timeless chant has eternal life, as does the body gestures that form its title.

1. The AMA Song by Phil Ochs: It's amazing, and quite sad, that Ochs was advocating health care reform fifty years ago, and it's still being debated today. His best line occurs in the last stanza: "The government is getting too ambitious, We know they want to socialize us all, Our oath is Hippocratic but for money we're fanatics, So we'll see you in Canada in the fall."