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Little Boxes
Little Boxes is a 1962 satirical folk song by Malvina Reynolds mocking suburban conformity, popularized by Pete Seeger (Billboard No. 70, 1964) and later the Weeds theme song, with Spanish and French versions by Victor Jara and Graeme Allwright.
Little Bunny Foo Foo
Little Bunny Foo Foo (also Little Rabbit Foo Foo) is a modern American children's song, first attested in 1970, sung to the 1879 tune of "Alouette": a bunny bops field mice, ignores the Good Fairy's three warnings, and is turned into a goon.
Little Lies
Little Lies is a 1987 Fleetwood Mac song written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela for Tango in the Night; its third single, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 in the UK, distinct from the film, brand, and novels of the same name.
Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet is a traditional English nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 in Songs for the Nursery (Roud 12902), about a girl frightened from her curds and whey by a spider; the Thomas Muffet origin story is unproven.
Little Red Corvette
Little Red Corvette is a 1982 Prince song from the album 1999, released as a single in February 1983; it reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first Top 10 hit, inspired by Lisa Coleman's pink 1964 Mercury Montclair.
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a 1982 horror comedy rock musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, based on Roger Corman's 1960 film, about Seymour Krelborn and his man-eating plant Audrey II; it ran 2,209 off-Broadway performances and spawned the 1986 Frank Oz film.
Little Wing
"Little Wing" is a 1967 Jimi Hendrix song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, recorded October 25–28, 1967 for Axis: Bold as Love; a 2:26 ballad built on an Em-to-D progression, widely covered by Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting, and others.
Little Women (musical)
Little Women is a 2005 Broadway musical, book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, based on Alcott's novel. Ran 137 performances at the Virginia Theatre, starring Sutton Foster, later licensed by MTI; distinct from the Kim Oler version and Jo – The Little Women Musical.
Live & Learn (Crush 40 song)
Live & Learn is a hard rock song by Crush 40. Composed by Jun Senoue, it is the main theme of the 2001 game Sonic Adventure 2.
Live and Let Die (song)
"Live and Let Die" is the 1973 James Bond theme written by Paul and Linda McCartney, performed by Wings, produced by George Martin, a US No. 2 hit, first Oscar-nominated Bond song, later covered by Guns N' Roses.
Live Is Life
"Live Is Life" (also rendered "Live is Life") is a 1984 live-recorded hit by Austrian band Opus, written by Ewald Pfleger in Oberwart; a 1985-86 European number-one and stadium anthem famous for Diego Maradona's 1989 warm-up video.
Live Your Life (T.I. song)
"Live Your Life" is a 2008 song by rapper T.I. featuring Rihanna, from the album Paper Trail, built on a sample of O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei".
Livin' la Vida Loca
Livin' la Vida Loca, Ricky Martin's 1999 English-language debut single written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, first all-digital Pro Tools number one, five weeks atop the Hot 100, catalyst of the 1999 Latin explosion.
Livin' on a Prayer
Livin' on a Prayer is a 1986 Bon Jovi hard rock song from Slippery When Wet, written with Desmond Child, telling the working-class story of Tommy and Gina. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987, is certified triple-platinum, and features Sambora's talk box riff and a key change to G minor.
Living Next Door to Alice
Living Next Door to Alice: Chinn/Chapman pop song, originally by New World (1972), a 1976 international hit for Smokie (UK #5, US #25), later famous for the 1995 "Who the Fk Is Alice?" parodies.
Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii
Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii is a 2025 Bad Bunny protest song from Debí Tirar Más Fotos, a jíbara-style warning that Puerto Rico not repeat Hawaii's displacement and cultural loss; performed by Ricky Martin at the 2026 Super Bowl.
Locked Away
Locked Away is a 2015 reggae-pop single by Virgin Islands duo R. City (Theron and Timothy Thomas, formerly Rock City) featuring Adam Levine, produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut; it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK, inspired by the brothers' father's five-year imprisonment.
Locked Out of Heaven
Locked Out of Heaven, Bruno Mars song (2012), lead single of Unorthodox Jukebox; written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine; new wave/reggae-rock hit, six weeks at Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, UK No. 2, Record and Song of the Year Grammy nominations.
Lofsöngur
Lofsöngur, also known as "Ó Guð vors lands" (O, God of Our Land), is the national anthem of Iceland, written by Matthías Jochumsson and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.
Lohengrin (opera)
Lohengrin: Richard Wagner's three-act romantic opera, composed 1845–1848, premiered 28 August 1850 in Weimar under Franz Liszt while Wagner was exiled; source of the Bridal Chorus and Wagner's first through-composed work.
Lola (song)
"Lola" is a 1970 song by the English rock band The Kinks, written by Ray Davies, about a meeting with a gender-nonconforming woman in a Soho club.
Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)
"Lollipop" (2008) by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major, from Tha Carter III; produced by Jim Jonsin and Deezle, originally written for a Danity Kane project; first RIAA Diamond certification for Wayne and 2009 Grammy winner for Best Rap Song.
Loml
"loml" (love of my life / loss of my life) is a piano ballad by Taylor Swift, track 12 on The Tortured Poets Department (April 19, 2024), co-written and co-produced with Aaron Dessner; it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
London Bridge Is Falling Down
London Bridge Is Falling Down is an English nursery rhyme and arch singing game, first printed in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book (1744), referenced in 1657, and tied to the repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt London Bridge.
London Calling (song)
"London Calling" is a 1979 single by The Clash, written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, title track of their double album; it peaked at number 11 in the UK and references the BBC wartime call sign.
Lonely (Akon song)
Lonely (Akon song): 2005 R&B hit from the album Trouble, sampling Bobby Vinton's "Mr. Lonely" in a pitched-up chipmunk voice; US Hot 100 No. 4, UK No. 1, over a billion Spotify plays.
Long Black Veil
"Long Black Veil" ("The Long Black Veil") is a 1959 country ballad by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin, first recorded by Lefty Frizzell, a murder-ballad about a man executed rather than reveal an affair, later covered by The Band, Johnny Cash, and hundreds more.
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (also "Long Cool Woman") is a 1972 swamp rock hit by the Hollies, written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway; it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, sold 2 million copies, and is often mistaken for Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Long Tall Sally
Long Tall Sally: 1956 Little Richard rock and roll 12-bar blues (Specialty SP572), written with Blackwell and Johnson, R&B #1, pop #6, UK #3; famously covered in one take by the Beatles in 1964.
Look at My Life
"Look at My Life" (2026) is a song by Gracie Abrams, second single from Daughter from Hell on Interscope, written with Aaron Dessner, produced with Dan Nigro; it peaked at number 32 in Australia and named her 2026-2027 tour, about fame and self-doubt.