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“How was your first day at country Coachella? They only call it Stagecoach because Count-chella doesn’t sound good,” the singer asked the crowd before the band launched into the “Shrek 2” ditty “Accidentally in Love.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

A dirty little truth about “feel-good” hits, down to the catchiest ditty, is that they’re rarely a band or an artist’s best work.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

It has even inspired an options market ditty: When the VIX is high, it’s time to buy; when it’s low, it’s time to go.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Consider the little ditty my son was taught to memorize in the first grade:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Through the wall the piano player bit into an upbeat ditty.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

None have measured up to their source material, although Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music in the 2024 prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” contributed the best ditties to the studio’s songbook in decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The second season of Nida Manzoor’s comedic masterpiece about an all-female Muslim punk band is a ride of emotional highlights and jaunty fast-n-loud ditties.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024

I think Sethi wants to emphasize that these ditties are fantasies, but the overall effect is too phony.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

Strait and the 11-piece band spent much of the night vacillating between up-tempo ditties that often turn a bit of sorrow into a winking good time and slower, more heavy-hearted fare.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

So to cheer myself I would often make up ditties.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The Cardinals' Dizzy Dean promptly dittied: "Paul and Me and Parmelee," bragged that the three of them would win 60 games.

From Time Magazine Archive