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Artists beginning with the letter S

Sabres of Paradise

Jacob Street 7am

morning songs

Sanders, Pharoah

(with Leon Thomas) The Creator Has a Master Plan

optimistic songs

(with Alice Coltrane) Journey in Satchidananda

Asia

Saint Etienne

I Was Born on Christmas Day

Christmas

London Belongs to Me

London

Mario's Café

times of day

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

covers

Teenage Winter

change

Sainte-Marie, Buffy

God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot

magic

Sandoval, Hope (with Jesus and Mary Chain) Sometimes Always duets

Santo And Johnny

Sleep Walk

sleep and insomnia

Satie, Erik

Veritables Preludes Flasques

surreal songs

Saxon Denim and Leather youth cults

Schoolly D

Gucci Time

brands

Scissor Sisters

Take Your Mama

mothers

Scott-Heron, Gil

B Movie actors

(with Brian Jackson) The Bottle

drinking

The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues failure

Home Is Where the Hatred Is

home

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

spoken word

Think I'll Call It Morning

morning songs

Whitey on the Moon

historical events

Scritti Politti

Jacques Derrida

named after men

Scud Mountain Boys Television television

Secret Machines

Alone, Jealous and Stoned

being alone

Seeger, Pete My Dirty Stream (The Hudson River Song) rivers

Selecter

On My Radio

radio

Sex Pistols

Anarchy in the UK revolution

Bodies

sweary songs

God Save the Queen

other songs

Sham 69 If the Kids are United youth cults

Shangri-Las

Give Him a Great Big Kiss

kissing

I Can Never Go Home Anymore first love

Leader of the Pack

storytelling

Past, Present And Future

spoken word

Remember (Walking in the Sand)

memory

Shankar, Ananda

Streets Of Calcutta

Asia

Shanks And Bigfoot

Sweet Like Chocolate

sweet foods

Shantel

Disko Boy

nightclubs

Shatner, William

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

Beatles covers

Shaw, Marlena

California Soul

joyous

Shellac

Prayer to God

hatchet jobs

Shelley, Pete

Homosapien

homosexuality

Shepp, Archie Attica Blues revolution

Shervington, Pluto

Your Honour

infidelity

Shirelles

Mama Said

mothers

Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

one night stands

Shocked, Michelle

Anchorage

US Cities & states

Sigur Rós Agćtis Byrjun failure

Hoppipolla

multilingual songs

Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa falling

Silhouettes

Get A Job

anti-work

Sill, Judee

Jesus Was A Cross Maker

biblical songs

Silver Jews

Black and Brown Blues

colours

Suffering Jukebox

machines, robots & computers

Simon & Garfunkel

America

America

Homeward Bound

home

I am a Rock anti-love

Richard Cory

named after men

Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night

Christmas

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright historical figures
Song About the Moon moon

Simon, Carly

Nobody Does It Better

songs recorded for movies

Why

questions

Simone, Nina

22nd Century the future

Ain't Got No - I Got Life

list songs

Four Women hair

Gin House Blues

drinking

Here Comes the Sun

the sun

Hush Little Baby

babies and childbirth

Isn't It a Pity whispering songs

Mississippi Goddam

protest

Why (The King of Love is Dead)

songs that make you cry

Work Song

prisons

Simple Minds

I Travel

travelling

Theme For Great Cities

instrumentals

Sinatra, Frank

Come Fly With Me

flying

I Get a Kick Out of You boredom

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

sleep and insomnia

It Was A Very Good Year

getting older

September Song

autumn

They Can't Take That Away From Me

upbeat break-up

You Make Me Feel So Young

joyous

Sinatra, Nancy

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),

guns

(with Lee Hazlewood) Some Velvet Morning

duets

Sugar Town laziness

Singh, Sukhwinder & Sapana Awasthi

Chaiyya Chaiyya

songs recorded for movies

Siouxsie & the Banshees

Carcass meat

Dear Prudence

Beatles covers

Melt!

heat

Peek-a-Boo

eyes and sight

Sister Nancy Bam Bam na-na-hey-hey songs

Sister Sledge

He's the Greatest Dancer

nightclubs

We are Family

siblings

Sisters of Mercy

Marian

named after women

Slade

Cum on Feel the Noize

rallying cries

Slick Rick

All Alone (No One to Be With)

being alone

Slickers

Johnny Too Bad

crime

Slint

Breadcrumb Trail

carnivals and funfairs

Good Morning Captain

spoken word

Slits

Shoplifting

crime

Sly and the Family Stone

Dance to the Medley

dancing

Hot Fun in the Summertime

heat

(You Caught Me) Smilin'

smiling and laughing

Stand!

rallying cries

Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa

please and thank you

Small Faces

Lazy Sunday

noise

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

instrumentals

Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire

dreams

Smashing Pumpkins

1979

dates

Smith, Bessie Careless Love Blues anti-love
Empty Bed Blues beds
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer meat

Kitchen Man

domestic songs

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

poverty

Smith, Elliott

Needle in the Hay

cocaine & heroin

Smith, Jimmy Walk on the Wild Side super solos

Smith, Patti

Fireflies desperation

Free Money

money

Gloria

covers

Piss Factory new resolutions

Smiths

The Headmaster Ritual

school

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

work

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

dreams

London

London

Meat is Murder meat

Paint a Vulgar Picture

celebrity

Please Please Please (Let Me Get What I Want)

please and thank you

There is a Light That Never Goes Out light

Smog

Dress Sexy at My Funeral

fashion

Prince Alone In The Studio

other musicians

River Guard

work

Smooth, CL

(with Pete Rock) The Good Life social class

(with Pete Rock) They Reminisce Over You (TROY)

bereavement

Smooth, Joe

Promised Land fictional places

Promised Land

optimistic songs

Snoop Dogg

Batman and Robin

comics and cartoons

(featuring Pharrell) Drop It Like It's Hot

heat

Sobule, Jill

Heroes

hero worship

Soft Cell

Memorabilia forgetting

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

goodbye songs

Youth

getting older

Soggy Bottom Boys

Man of Constant Sorrow

I Am Songs

Son House

Death Letter

bereavement

Sonic Youth

Superstar unlikely covers

Teen Age Riot

adolescence

Tunic (Song For Karen)

other musicians

SOS Band

Just Be Good To Me

infidelity

Soul Coughing

Screenwriter's Blues

inspired by or about films

Southern Culture on the Skids 8 Piece Box meat

Soweto Gospel Choir

Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika

Africa

Sparklehorse Saint Mary hospitals

Sparks

Here in Heaven

death

When Do I Get To Sing "My Way"?

other songs

Spearhead

Gas Gauge (Tha World's in Your Hands)

songs with a twist

Spears, Britney

Lucky luck

Oops! I Did it Again

guilt and apology

Piece Of Me

journalism

Special AKA

(with Rhoda Dakar) The Boiler

scary songs

Free Nelson Mandela

protest

Specials

Do Nothing boredom

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday & Saturday

Ghost Town

halloween

International Jet Set

flying

Man at C&A

nuclear war

Too Much Too Young coming of age

Spektor, Regina

Aquarius star signs

Chemo Limo

illness

On My Radio

radio

Summer in the City

strangers

Skip Spence

Little Hands

children

Spencer Davis Group I'm a Man I Am Songs

Spice Girls

Wannabe

friendship

Spinal Tap

Stonehenge

funny songs

Spirit Fresh Garbage reckless consumption
Like a Rolling Stone whispering songs

Spiritualized

200 Bars numbers

Broken Heart

the heart

Cop Shoot Cop

cocaine & heroin

Springfield, Dusty

Breakfast in Bed

sexy songs

Give Me Time forgetting

Goin' Back

getting older

I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself

missing someone

Just a Little Lovin'

morning songs

The Look of Love whispering songs

Spooky

halloween

Springsteen, Bruce

Born in the USA (Demo Version)

America

Cadillac Ranch

brands

Factory

work

The Ghost of Tom Joad unemployment

Highway Patrolman

siblings

Queen of the Supermarket shopping
Spare Parts fresh starts

State Trooper

law enforcement

Squeeze

Labelled with Love

domestic songs

Up the Junction

storytelling

Stan Tracey Quartet

Starless & Bible Black

night & darkness

Standells

Dirty Water

US Cities & states

Stanley, Ralph

O Death

death

Staple Singers

I See It

eyes and sight

Starland Vocal Band

Afternoon Delight

afternoon

Starr, Edwin

25 Miles

home

War

war

Staton, Candi Young Hearts Run Free lessons in life

Status Quo

Pictures of Matchstick Men

art

Stealers Wheel

Stuck in the Middle With You

redefined by films

Steeleye Span

The Victory historical figures

When I Was on Horseback

death

Steely Dan

Barrytown named after towns

Hey Nineteen

getting older

Show Biz Kids social class
Steinski & the Mass Media The Motorcade Sped On dialogue

Stereolab

French Disko

rallying cries

Sterling Void

It's Alright

consolation

Stetsasonic

Talkin All That Jazz

music genres

Steve Miller Band

Fly Like an Eagle

flying

Stevens, Cat

I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun

new resolutions

Stevens, Rachel

Some Girls

celebrity

Stevens, Sufjan

Casimir Pulaski Day

dates

Flint (for the Unemployed and Underpaid) unemployment

John Wayne Gacy Jr

famous people

They are Night Zombies! They Are Neighbors!
They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!

night & darkness

Stewart, Al

A League of Notions

historical events

The Palace of Versailles historical figures

Stewart, Rod

The Killing of Georgie

violence

Stiff Little Fingers

Alternative Ulster

protest

Suspect Device revolution

Stone Roses

Fools Gold 9:53

long songs

I Am The Resurrection

I Am Songs

Sally Cinnamon

sweet foods

Stooges

I Wanna Be Your Dog

mammals

Stranglers

Golden Brown

cocaine & heroin

Midnight Summer Dream lessons in life

No More Heroes

hero worship

Peaches holidays

Strawberry Switchblade

Trees And Flowers

anxiety

Streets

Blinded by the Lights nightclubs

Dry Your Eyes

crying

Empty Cans

songs with a twist

Fit But You Know It holidays

Prangin' Out (Pete and Mike's Version)

cocaine & heroin

Stay Positive

consolation

Too Much Brandy

drinking

Stylistics

Sideshow

carnivals and funfairs

Suede

Bentswood Boys

suburbia

Stay Together

devoted love

Sugababes Freak Like Me unlikely covers

Sugarcubes

Birthday

children

Suicidal Tendencies

Institutionalized

mental illness

Suicide

Frankie Teardrop

scary songs

Sultans of Ping FC

Where's Me Jumper?

fashion

Summer, Donna

I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley remix)

long songs

Sun Ra Arkestra

Pink Elephants on Parade

surreal songs

Super Furry Animals

Fire in My Heart

fire

The Man Don't Give a Fuck

sweary songs

Smokin'

smoking

Supergrass

Alright

joyous

Supremes

Automatically Sunshine

the sun

Nathan Jones

named after men

No Matter What Sign You Are star signs
Surfaris Wipeout impressive intros

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra

Enjoy the Silence

silence

Swamp Dogg

God Bless America for What?

America

I Was Born Blue

colours

Swann, Bettye

(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season

the heart

Swans Failure failure

Sweet

Peppermint Twist

sweet foods

Symarip Skinhead Moonstomp youth cults

Syreeta

Your Kiss Is Sweet

kissing

 

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