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The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)
The Ketchup Song (Aserejé), 2002 flamenco-Europop hit by Spanish trio Las Ketchup (Muñoz sisters), composed by Queco; its gibberish chorus imitates Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, topped charts in 24 countries, sold over 8 million copies.
The King and I
The King and I (no native-script form; English title) is the 1951 Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical, based on Margaret Landon's novel, about Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam, starring Yul Brynner and adapted to a 1956 film.
The Lady in My Life
The Lady in My Life is the closing track of Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller, a Rod Temperton quiet storm ballad produced by Quincy Jones, never a single or performed live, later sampled by LL Cool J's Hey Lover and covered by Maxwell at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song)
"The Lady in Red" is a 1986 Chris de Burgh ballad from Into the Light, his first UK number one (3 weeks), a US number 3, inspired by his wife Diane in a red dress.
The Less I Know the Better
The Less I Know the Better: 2015 disco-funk Tame Impala song by Kevin Parker from Currents; bassline is a guitar synth, nearly given to Mark Ronson, 2.65 billion Spotify streams, won triple j's Hottest 100 of the Decade.
The Life of a Showgirl (song)
"The Life of a Showgirl" (2025) is the closing title-track duet of Taylor Swift's twelfth album, featuring Sabrina Carpenter; it tells the fictional showgirl Kitty's cautionary story, is Gold in Australia and Silver in the UK, and ends with Vancouver Eras Tour crowd noise.
The Light in the Piazza (musical)
The Light in the Piazza is a 2005 Broadway musical by Adam Guettel (music and lyrics) and Craig Lucas (book), based on Elizabeth Spencer's novella, about Margaret and Clara Johnson in Florence; it won six Tony Awards including Best Original Score.
The Lightning Thief (musical)
The Lightning Thief is a rock musical with music by Rob Rokicki, adapted from Rick Riordan's 2005 novel, following Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, and reaching Broadway in 2019.
The Lion King (musical)
The Lion King (musical): Disney's 1997 Broadway stage adaptation of the 1994 animated film, directed by Julie Taymor with Elton John and Tim Rice's score; six Tonys, highest-grossing entertainment title, running at the Minskoff Theatre.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Wimoweh), pop hit by the Tokens, adapted from Solomon Linda's 1939 Zulu song "Mbube"; 1961 US No. 1, family won 2006 royalties settlement.
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy, originally "Carol of the Drum", is a 1941 Christmas carol by Katherine Kennicott Davis, popularized by the 1958 Harry Simeone Chorale recording and the 1977 Crosby-Bowie duet.
The Little Mermaid (musical)
The Little Mermaid is Disney's 2008 Broadway musical adapted from the 1989 animated film and Andersen's tale, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright; 685 performances at the Lunt-Fontanne, later revised and licensed worldwide.
The Loco-Motion
The Loco-Motion: 1962 pop song by Brill Building writers Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by their babysitter Little Eva. Hit No. 1 twice (Little Eva 1962, Grand Funk 1974) and again via Kylie Minogue in 1987.
The Logical Song
The Logical Song: 1979 Supertramp single from Breakfast in America, written by Roger Hodgson about his boarding school years; UK No. 7, US No. 6, Ivor Novello Award winner, later covered by Scooter.
The Long and Winding Road
The Long and Winding Road: Paul McCartney ballad (Lennon-McCartney) on Let It Be, Phil Spector-produced, last Beatles US number one (13 June 1970), central to the band's breakup and Let It Be... Naked.
The Look of Love (1967 song)
"The Look of Love" is a 1967 Bacharach-David song written for the spoof Bond film Casino Royale, first recorded instrumentally by Stan Getz and defined by Dusty Springfield's Oscar-nominated version, later a top-10 hit for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66.
The Love for Three Oranges
The Love for Three Oranges (L'Amour des trois oranges, Любовь к трём апельсинам), Prokofiev's Op. 33 comic opera in four acts with prologue, premiered in Chicago in 1921 in French, after Meyerhold's 1913 divertissement and Gozzi's 1761 play.
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte, K. 620) is Mozart's two-act Singspiel with spoken dialogue, libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, premiered 30 September 1791 at Vienna's Theater auf der Wieden; known for Masonic symbolism, the Queen of the Night arias, and 223 early performances.
The Magic Number
The Magic Number (1989) opens De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Rising; it samples Bob Dorough's Schoolhouse Rock! song "Three Is a Magic Number", Johnny Cash's "Five Feet High and Rising", and James Brown's "Funky Drummer", announcing the D.A.I.S.Y. Age.
The Man (Taylor Swift song)
"The Man" is a 2019 Taylor Swift song from Lover, co-written with Joel Little, about gender double standards; its self-directed February 2020 music video featured her prosthetic male alter ego voiced by Dwayne Johnson and won the VMA for Best Direction.
The Man Who Sold the World (song)
"The Man Who Sold the World" is a 1970 David Bowie song, title track of his third album, produced by Tony Visconti; never a Bowie single, it became famous through covers by Lulu and Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance.
The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492), Mozart-Da Ponte comic opera in four acts after Beaumarchais, premiered 1 May 1786 at Vienna's Burgtheater under Joseph II; first of the Da Ponte trilogy.
The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)
"The Message" is a 1982 rap song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five on Sugar Hill Records, widely credited as the start of socially conscious rap.
The Middle (Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey song)
"The Middle" (2018, Interscope) is a pop-dance crossover hit by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey, written by Sarah Aarons and the Monsters & Strangerz; it peaked at No. 5 on the Hot 100 and earned Record and Song of the Year Grammy nominations. Not the Jimmy Eat World song of the same name.
The Monster (song)
"The Monster" (2013) by Eminem featuring Rihanna, fourth single from The Marshall Mathers LP 2, began as Bebe Rexha's rejected demo, reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 for four weeks, and won the 2015 Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Prince song)
Prince's 1994 single The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, his first release as the Love Symbol on NPG Records; his only UK number 1, last US top 10 hit, and subject of an Italian plagiarism ruling.
The Muffin Man
The Muffin Man is an English nursery rhyme and singing game (Roud 7922) first recorded around 1820, about a Victorian street seller of English muffins on Drury Lane, London; later recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and referenced by Frank Zappa and Shrek.
The Name Game
The Name Game is a 1964 novelty song by Shirley Ellis and Lincoln Chase on Congress Records, teaching a name-rhyming chant; it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1965.
The NeverEnding Story (song)
The NeverEnding Story (Never Ending Story): 1984 synth-pop title theme by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Keith Forsey, sung by Limahl with Beth Andersen. UK number 4, US Hot 100 number 17, revived by Stranger Things in 2019; absent from the film's German version.
The Next Episode
"The Next Episode" is a 1999 Dr. Dre song featuring Snoop Dogg from the album 2001, sampling David McCallum's "The Edge"; it peaked at No. 23 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 in the UK, and is double platinum there.