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An acrostic is when the first letters of a name are used to form a proper word. This is not quite the same as an acronym, since an acronym doen't have to be a valid word. So an acrostic of No Doubt's "Just A Girl" would form the word Jag, but their song "Excuse Me Mr." would form EMM, which isn't a word. Acrostics are generally found in poetry where the first letter of each line is used to form a word.
Entries Beginning with R
"RAM," The Offspring originally "Race Against Myself"
Evil Olive
"RAT," U2 originally "Race Against Time"
Katie
"TRIO," George Jones originally "The Race Is On"
Pam Tabor
"ROD," Devo originally "Race Of Doom"
Candy Welty
"RAT," The Hi-Revving Tongues originally "Rain And Tears"
Candy Welty
"RIM," Max Werner originally "Rain In May"
Candy Welty
"RIG," Ruination originally "Rain Is Gone"
Candy Welty
"ROMP," Mel Tillis originally "Rain On My Parade"
Candy Welty
"ROTS," John Mellencamp originally "Rain On The Scarecrow"
Millie Verst
"ROT," Sonic Youth originally "Rain On Tin"
Sutch
"RAM," Jimmie Rodgers originally "Rainbow At Midnight"
Candy Welty
"RIP," Terry Townsend originally "Rainfalls In Paradise"
Candy Welty
"RAP," Middle Of The Road originally "Rainin' And Painin'"
Candy Welty
"RIB," Counting Crows originally "Raining In Baltimore"
Candy Welty
"ROTS," Naked originally "Raining On The Sky"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Old Forest originally "Rape Of Bramber"
Candy Welty
"RON," Lou Gramm originally "Ready Or Not"
Stan E. Cox-Hyde
"RAT," Larry Ellis originally "Really And Truly"
Candy Welty
"RAW," Chic originally "Rebels Are We"
Candy Welty
"RAW," Holly Penfield originally "Reckless And Wild"
Candy Welty
"RAG," Fairport Convention originally "Red And Gold"
Candy Welty
"RAG," Tunng originally "Red And Green"
Candy Welty
"RAG," Adrian Shaw originally "Red And Grey"
Candy Welty
"REAR," Jim Reeves originally "Red Eyed And Rowdy"
Candy Welty
"ROW," Stabbing Westward originally "Red On White"
Candy Welty
"ROW," Siouxsie & The Banshees originally "Red Over White"
Candy Welty
"ROOT," The House Of Nimrod originally "Reflection Of Our Time"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Bob Marley originally "Reggae On Broadway"
Candy Welty
"RAG," Robert Lee & Tullo T originally "Rent A Girl"
Candy Welty
"RAM," The Faraway Folk originally "Rent A Man"
Candy Welty
"RAM," Patti Page originally "Repeat After Me"
Candy Welty
"RIP," Saliva originally "Rest In Pieces"
Patricia McClure
"ROTA," Grits originally "Return Of The Antagonist"
Rota is an island in the Northern Marianas
Alan Toyce
"ROTS," Elmer Bernstein originally "Return Of The Seven"
Candy Welty
"RIB," George Gershwin originally "Rhapsody In Blue"
classical
"RAG," Bud Ashton originally "Rhythm And Greens"
Candy Welty
"ROD," Gordon Lightfoot originally "Ribbon Of Darkness"
Allison O'Silla
"RAM," Gene & Tommy originally "Richard And Me"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Chris Farlowe originally "Ride On, Baby"
Candy Welty
"ROD," Deathrow originally "Riders Of Doom"
Anonymous One
"ROTS," Golden Bough originally "Riders Of The Sea"
Candy Welty
"ROTS," The Doors originally "Riders On The Storm"
Peter
"ROAR," Billy Kent originally "Ridin' On A Rainbow"
Candy Welty
"ROE," Clifford Coulter originally "Ridin' On Empty"
Candy Welty
"RAW," Joe Jackson originally "Right And Wrong"
FussBudget
"ROT," Red Hot Chili Peppers originally "Right On Time"
Candy Welty
"ROT," Breakfast Club originally "Right On Track"
Candy Welty
"ROW," Wanda Jackson originally "Right Or Wrong"
Ursula Turpin
"ROAR," Tony Leonetti originally "Ring On A Ribbon"
Candy Welty
"RIB," Fran Warren originally "Riot In Brazil"
Candy Welty
"ROD," Mad Season originally "River Of Deceit"
hardrock
"ROD," Billy Joel originally "River Of Dreams"
Veronica Krumpfelhagen
"ROT," Eric Clapton originally "River Of Tears"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Boney M originally "Rivers Of Babylon"
Linda Radnil
"TRIO," 3 Doors Down originally "The Road I'm On"
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"RAW," Larry Dale originally "Rock A While"
Candy Welty
"RAN," Shirley & Lee originally "Rock All Night"
Candy Welty
"RAG," Leon Bibb originally "Rock And Gravel"
Candy Welty
"RARE," Peter Ivers originally "Rock And Roll Embarrassment"
Sutch
"RATS," Jo Jo Gunne originally "Rock Around The Symbol"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Raw Beats originally "Rock On Beats"
Candy Welty
"ROB," The Chequers originally "Rock On Brothers"
Candy Welty
"RAM," The Honeydrippers originally "Rockin' At Midnight"
Candy Welty
"RAYS," Mumford & Sons originally "Roll Away Your Stone"
Candy Welty
"RIB," Ressie Jones originally "Roll It Boogie"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Ramblin' Jack Elliott originally "Roll On Buddy"
Candy Welty
"ROOM," Tabby Thomas originally "Roll On Ole Mule"
Candy Welty
"ROT," Elton Anderson originally "Roll On Train"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Chuck Berry originally "Roll Over Beethoven"
Edyth Bowen
"RUTS," Coleman O'Neal originally "Roll Up The Street"
Candy Welty
"RAT," Elmore James originally "Rollin' And Tumblin'"
Candy Welty
"RIM," The Minitmen originally "Rollin' In Money"
Candy Welty
"RAT," R.L. Burnside originally "Rolling And Tumbling"
Candy Welty
"RID," Bob Dylan originally "Romance In Durango"
Candace Troy Powers
"RAJ," Dire Straits originally "Romeo and Juliet"
The Indian dude on The Big Bang Theory
Lance Crackers
"ROT," Carlos Cortez originally "Rose Of Tangier"
Candy Welty
"ROT," Cowboy Copas originally "Rose Of Tennessee"
Candy Welty
"ROWS," Walter Gates originally "Rose Of Washington Square"
Candy Welty
"RAY," Harvey Thompson originally "Rosebuds And You"
Candy Welty
"RAT," Jimmy Copeland originally "Roses And Thorns"
Candy Welty
"RAT," Bobby Bloom originally "Rough And Tough"
Candy Welty
"ROB," Bobbejann & Seine Gitarre originally "Roy, Oh Boy!"
Candy Welty
"RID," The Exceptions originally "Rub It Down"
Candy Welty
"RAT," Billy Marsh originally "Run And Tell"
Candy Welty
"RID," Bruce Smeaton Orchestra originally "Run Into Danger"
Candy Welty
"ROD," Street Noise originally "Run Or Die"
Candy Welty
"ROOT," The Butterfield Blues Band originally "Run Out Of Time"
Candy Welty
"ROOF," Aretha Franklin originally "Runnin' Out Of Fools"
Candy Welty
"RAM," The Offspring originally "Running Against Myself"
Evil Olive
"ROE," Jackson Browne originally "Running On Empty"
Roe: Eggs of sea animals, many are food for man
Peter
"ROOT," Timmy Thomas originally "Running Out Of Time"
Candy Welty
"RUTH," Kate Bush originally "Running Up That Hill"
Brian Kelly
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