There is a non-lexical vocable song for every generation and every musical style. Here are 20 iconic songs from the past 100 years:

“Heebie Jeebies,’’ Louis Armstrong

“Minnie the Moocher,’’ Cab Calloway

“Flying Home,’’ Ella Fitzgerald

“Tutti Frutti,’’ Little Richard

“Be-Bop-A-Lula,’’ Gene Vincent

“Ooh Poo Pah Do,’’ Jesse Hill

“Da Doo Ron Ron,’’ The Crystals

“Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song),’’ Otis Redding

“Land of 1000 Dances,’’ Wilson Pickett

“Brown Eyed Girl,’’ Van Morrison

“Hey Jude,’’ The Beatles

“Immigrant Song,’’ Led Zeppelin

“Walk on the Wild Side,’’ Lou Reed

“The Great Gig in the Sky,’’ Pink Floyd

“Piano Man,’’ Billy Joel

“Psycho Killer,’’ Talking Heads

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,’’ Michael Jackson

“Tom’s Diner,’’ Suzanne Vega (with DNA remix)

“Single Ladies,’’ Beyoncé

“Bad Romance,’’ Lady Gaga

Stuart Miller