Happy Hello day everyone!

What do you mean you didn't know there was a Hello Day? Never mind. Now you know. Mark it in your diary for next year: 21 November: Hello Day.

So let's greet the day with a selection of songs about that very topic: Hellos, good mornings, good afternoons and good evenings. Think we've missed a trick on this? Let us know with your own salutation selections.

The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – 'The Intro And The Outro'

A fabulous joke at the expense of big bands.  Vivian Stanhall got it spot on with this excellent spoof: introducing a selection of bizarre performers playing equally unusual instruments. 'Billy Butlin, spoons', 'Harold Wilson, violin', 'Adolf Hitler, vibes…nice'. Well, quite. Download here. (Stephen Morris)

Dead Kennedys – 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'

Because that is the only way racists should ever be greeted, conversed with, or signed off. Picture if you will, the controversial edition of Question Time….

Dimbleby – 'Nick Griffin, fuck off'.

Griffin – 'But……'

Dimbleby – 'Fuck off.'

Would have been much better. In fact, everyone should send a postcard to BNP headquarters, simply saying 'Fuck off'. Download here. (Alaster Kirk)

Drugstore – 'Say Hello'

Brazilian firecracker Isabel Monteiro writes music of blazing passion, like some crazed pixie Keats armed with a Stratocaster and a fag. This song drags Mariachi trumpets into its hard-rock HELLO to all the drunkards, prostitutes and freaks, making all lowlifes feel welcome. Download here. (Mark Nicholls)

The Doors – 'Hello, I Love You'

A throw-back to my adolescence when the only condition for a non-mutual infatuation was a mere meeting of a beautiful woman. Download here.  (Christopher Moffatt)

Bob Dylan – 'If You See Her Say Hello'

The ever-evasive Dylan was never likely to write a song in which saying 'Hello' was something direct.  But here he presents the greeting as something to be passed on, conveying both his feelings towards a lost lover and his own sense of detachment. Download here. (Alan Ashton-Smith)

Gene – 'You'll Never Walk Again'

A macabre seeming play on the Liverpool supports classic/'Carousel' dirge. 'You'll Never Walk Alone' is actually a song about how life is made all the better with that certain someone. 'I still know how to make love with love my love.' All together now: Ahhhhhh. Download here. (Stephen Morris)

Emerson, Lake and Palmer - 'Karn Evil'

Don't be put off by the fact that bigot extraordinaire, Jim Davidson, used this as the theme tune to the 'Generation Game' back in the mid 90s. This is a classic piece of Prog-Rock, full of fanciful/bonkers ideas. E, L and indeed P pushed the boat out with this track, and being prog rock, it was very much in danger of being a show that would never end. Download here. (Stephen Morris)

Pink Floyd – 'Comfortably Numb'

'Hello. Is there anybody in there?' This is raw emotion at its most exposed. It's about feeling disconnected from the world, being lost and alone. One of the finest moments from 'The Wall' – and Pink Floyd's career overall, a rare writing collaboration between Gilmour and Waters. Exquisite. Download here. (Stephen Morris)

Schuyler Fisk – 'Hello'

'Hello' is a lovely and very sweet sounding track, but when you listen to the lyrics it's actually pretty sad. It's about moving on/not being able to move on and the simplicity works well with the ideas within the song itself. Schuyler Fisk is great at adding a certain charm to songs and 'Hello' definitely features that innocent charm. Download here. (Arusa Qureshi)