Willie Mays is turning 90, and no mistaking that number. It strikes with the clarity of a line drive. Mays played in a sport measured by milestones - 3,000 hits, 500 homers, signposts he passed and then some - and now here's one more.

On Thursday, when baseball's oldest living Hall of Famer is serenaded with renditions of "Happy Birthday to You," it might be time to expand the playlist. A player of such infinite variety deserves as much.

There's plenty to choose from. References to the Giants center fielder cut across the years and the genres - rock, pop, folk, country, rap, hip hop.