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Below are all the songs making the playlist so far in alphabetical order. There are over 2200 of them on one page so it may be a bit slow loading.

Song Title

Artist

Playlist

$10

MIA

shopping

(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go

Mayfield, Curtis

god and the devil

(I Know) I'm Losing You

Temptations

jealousy

(I'm a) Roadrunner

Junior Walker & the All Stars

vim

(Jesus Hits Like An) Atom Bomb

Blind Boys of Alabama

god and the devil

(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave

Reeves, Martha and the Vandellas

heat

(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures

Rezillos

art

(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season

Swann, Bettye

heart

(Nothing But) Flowers

Talking Heads

future

(Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay

Redding, Otis

california

(There's Going to Be a) Showdown

Bell, Archie & the Drells

fame

(You Caught Me) Smilin'

Sly and the Family Stone

laughing and smiling

007 Shanty Town

Dekker, Desmond

suburbia

04/2005

Talk Talk

dates

10:15 Saturday Night

Cure

Friday Saturday

11:59

Blondie

times of day

1234

Feist

numbers

1963

New Order

dates

1979

Smashing Pumpkins

dates

1980

Estelle

dates

200 Bars

Spiritualized

numbers

22nd Century

Simone, Nina

future

24 Hour Party People

Happy Mondays

parties and going out

24 Sycamore

Pitney, Gene

roads and streets

25 Miles

Starr, Edwin

home

3 AM Eternal (Live at the SSL)

KLF

times of day

30 Seconds Over Tokyo

Pere Ubu

war

3030

Deltron 3030

dates

3030

Deltron 3030

future

4:48 Psychosis

Tindersticks

mental illness

4th of July

Mann, Aimee

dates

5:55

Gainsbourg, Charlotte

times of day

6.30 Is Just Way Too Early,

Yorkston, James & the Athletes

morning songs

69 Année Erotique

Gainsbourg, Serge

dates

7 Heures du Matin

Taïeb, Jacqueline

morning songs

8 Piece Box

Southern Culture on the Skids

meat

8 Point Agenda (Version 1 )

Herbaliser

songs numbered one to ten

9 to 5

Parton, Dolly

anti-work

911 is a Joke

Public Enemy

hospitals

96 Tears

? And the Mysterons

crying

99 Cents

Chicks on Speed

shopping

99 Luftballoons

Nena

historical events

A Bang on the Ear

Waterboys

first love

A Change Is Gonna Come

Cooke, Sam

change

A Day In Space

Ballboy

spoken word

A Day in the Life

Beatles

great middle eights

A Father And A Son

Wainwright III, Loudon

fathers

A Funky Space Reincarnation

Gaye, Marvin

future

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

work

A Lady of A Certain Age

Divine Comedy

getting older

A League of Notions

Stewart, Al

historical events

A Little Soul

Pulp

fathers

A Milli

Lil Wayne

reckless consumption

A Motor-Bike in Afrika

Hammill, Peter

Africa

A Movie Script Ending

Death Cab for Cutie

films, inspired by or about

A New Career In A New Town

Bowie, David

instrumentals

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Lynn, Vera

London

A Quiet Place

Mimms, Garnet

silence

A Rainy Night in Soho

Pogues

bad weather

A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"

De La Soul

Friday Saturday

A Sailor's Life

Fairport Convention

long songs

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum

the sea

A Song from Under the Floorboards

Magazine

songs about songs

A Teenager in Love

Dion & the Belmonts

adolescence

A Week in a Country Jail

Hall, Tom T

prisons

A Young Man is Gone

Beach Boys

actors

Abergavenny

Wilde, Marty

towns

Acperience 1

Hardfloor

instrumentals

Across 110th Street

Womack, Bobby

New York

Across the Universe

Apple, Fiona

beatles covers

Action Packed

Johnny Dollar

vim

Add It Up

Violent Femmes

unrequited love

Adventures in Wonderland

Roots

secret vices

After Eight

Neu!

times of day

After the Gold Rush

Young, Neil

dreams

Afternoon

Mandell, Eleni

afternoon

Afternoon Delight

Starland Vocal Band

afternoon

Afternoon Soaps

Arab Strap

television

Afternoons and Coffeespoons

Crash Test Dummies

afternoon

Agætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

failure

Age of Consent

New Order

coming of age

Aguas de Marco (Waters of March)

Jobim, Antonio Carlos and Elis Regina

list songs

Ain't Got No - I Got Life

Simone, Nina

list songs

Aint That Trouble In Mind

Ward, Fields and the Grayson County Railsplitters

anxiety

Al Capone

Prince Buster

specific famous people

Albedo 0.39

Vangelis

science

Alexander the Great

Iron Maiden

historical events

Alfie

Allen, Lily

unemployment

Ali Baba

Holt, John

dreams

Alien

Lamb

babies and childbirth

Alive Alone

Chemical Brothers

loneliness

All Alone (No One to Be With)

Slick Rick

loneliness

All Apologies (Unplugged)

Nirvana

guilt

All Dressed Up for School

Beach Boys

school

All for You, Sophia

Franz Ferdinand

specific famous people

All Of My Heart

ABC

heart

All That I Got Is You

Ghostface Killah

mothers

All the Madmen

Bowie, David

hospitals

All Tomorrow's Parties

Velvet Underground

parties and going out

Allison

Pixies

named after women

Alone Again Or

Love

loneliness

Alone In Kyoto

Air

Asia

Alone, Jealous and Stoned

Secret Machines

loneliness

Alphabet St

Prince

roads and streets

Alright

Supergrass

joyous

Alternative Ulster

Stiff Little Fingers

protest

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Bowie, David

cars and driving

Always On My Mind

Pet Shop Boys

guilt

Amassakoul 'n'ténéré

Tinariwen

Africa

Amelia

Mitchell, Joni

flying

America

Simon and Garfunkel

America

America, Fuck Yeah

Team America

America

American Woman

Guess Who

America

Amerika

Rammstein

multilingual

Amsterdam

Walker, Scott

Europe, named after places in

An Ending

Eno, Brian

moon

An Ending (Ascent)

Eno, Brian

instrumental soundtracks

Anarchy in the UK

Sex Pistols

revolution

Anchorage

Shocked, Michelle

US Cities & states

And It Rained All Night (Burial Remix)

Yorke, Thom

rain

And It Stoned Me

Morrison, Van

rain

And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Pogues

war

Andorinha da Primavera

Madredeus

Spring

Andrew Ridgley

Black Box Recorder

other musicians

Angel of the Morning

Arnold, PP

one night stands

Angi

Graham, Davy

instrumentals

Angie

Rolling Stones

named after women

Another Girl, Another Planet

Only Ones

impressive intros

Another Girl, Another Planet

Only Ones

sci-fi and space

Anthem

Cohen, Leonard

consolation

Antmusic

Adam and the Ants

self referential

Anxiety Attack

Lewis, Jack And Jeffrey

sleep and insomnia

Apache

Incredible Bongo Band

instrumentals

April in Paris

Count Basie

Europe, named after places in

Aquarius

Spektor, Regina

star signs

Aquarius

Hair: Original London Cast

star signs

Are "Friends" Electric

Tubeway Army

friendship

Armalite Rifle

Gang of Four

guns

Army Dreamers

Bush, Kate

war

Arnold Layne

Pink Floyd

storytelling

As

Wonder, Stevie

devoted love

As Tears Go By

Faithfull, Marianne

crying

Asia No Junshin

Puffy AmiYumi

Asia

Ask Her For Adderall

Hold Steady

brands

At My Job

Dead Kennedys

anti-work

At Seventeen

Ian, Janis

adolescence

Atmosphere

Joy Division

walking and running

Attica Blues

Shepp, Archie

revolution

Au Printemps

Brel, Jacques

Spring

Auf Achse

Franz Ferdinand

unrequited love

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

cars and driving

Autobahn 66

Primal Scream

roads and streets

Autogeddon Blues

Cope, Julian

environment

Automatically Sunshine

Supremes

the sun

Autumn Almanac

Kinks

autumn

Autumn Leaves (Irresistible Force Remix)

Coldcut

autumn

Autumn Sweater

Yo La Tengo

autumn

Avalon

Roxy Music

myths & legends

Avalon

Roxy Music

myths & legends

B Movie

Scott-Heron, Gil

actors

B.O.B.

Outkast

vim

Baby It's Cold Outside

Fitzgerald, Ella and Louis Jordan

duets

Baby Please Don't Go

Them

desperation

Baby Sitter

Wright, Betty

infidelity

Babylon's Burning

Ruts

fire

Baby's on Fire

Eno, Brian

fire

Bachelor Kisses

Go-Betweens

kissing

Back for Good

Take That

missing someone

Back in the USSR

Beatles

Europe, named after places in

Back Stabbers

O'Jays, The

lies

Bad Luck

Melvin, Harold & the Bluenotes

luck

Bad Luck

Melvin, Harold & the Bluenotes

luck

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival

moon

Bad 'n' Ruin

Faces

coming home

Bad Penny

Big Black

lies

Badge

Cream

great middle eights

Baggy Trousers

Madness

school

Baltimore

Newman, Randy

US Cities & states

Banana in Your Fruit Basket

Carter, Bo

sweet foods

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),

Sinatra, Nancy

guns

Banquet

Mitchell, Joni

reckless consumption

Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)

Donovan

named after men

Barrytown

Steely Dan

towns

Basin Street Blues

Armstrong, Louis

roads and streets

Bat Macumba

Os Mutantes

magic

Batman and Robin

Snoop Dogg

comics and cartoons

Batman to the Rescue

Baker, LaVern

comics and cartoons

Baudelaire

Gainsbourg, Serge

literary

BD Woman's Blues

Bogan, Lucille

homosexuality

Be Thankful For What You Got

De Vaughn, William

money

Beasley Street

Cooper Clarke, John

spoken word

Beat It

Jackson, Michael

super solos

Beautiful

Costello, Elvis

unlikely covers

Beautiful Night (Manic Psychopath)

Prince Paul

violence

Beautiful Noise

Diamond, Neil

noise

Beer for Breakfast

Replacements

drinking

Bees

Animal Collective

insects

Behind a Painted Smile

Isley Brothers

crying

Being Boring

Pet Shop Boys

boredom

Bela Lugosi's Dead

Bauhaus

long songs

Belle

Green, Al

truth

Ben

Jackson, Michael

pets

Bentswood Boys

Suede

suburbia

Bernadette

Four Tops

named after women

Beware of the Stranger

Hypnotics

strangers

Beyond the Sea

Darin, Bobby

the sea

Bicycles

Katie Elliott Quartet

surrealism

Big Brother

West, Kanye

hero worship

Big Brother

Wonder, Stevie

surveillance

Big Eyed Beans From Venus

Captain Beefheart

sci-fi and space

Big Four Poster Bed

Lee, Brenda

beds

Big Hat, No Cattle

Newman, Randy

lies

Big Shot

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

funny songs

Big Yellow Taxi

Mitchell, Joni

environment

Bills, Bills, Bills

Destiny's Child

money

Birth of Ghana

Lord Kitchener

Africa

Birthday

Sugarcubes

children

Black and Brown Blues

Silver Jews

colours

Black Cherry

Goldfrapp

food

Black Coffee

Tricky

sleep and insomnia

Black Diamond Bay

Dylan, Bob

journalism

Black Diamond Express To Hell Part 1

Nix, Reverend A W

heaven and hell

Black Eyed Dog

Drake, Nick

scary songs

Black Man

Wonder, Stevie

specific famous people

Black Steel

Tricky

covers

Blam Blam Fever

Valentines

guns

Blinded by the Lights

Streets

nightclubs

Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole

Wainwright, Martha

hatchet jobs

Blowin' Free

Wishbone Ash

hair

Blue Bell Knoll

Cocteau Twins

fictional places

Blue Flowers

Dr. Octagon

trees, grass and flowers

Blues for Ceausescu

Fatima Mansions

cruel songs

Bo Diddley

Diddley, Bo

self referential

Bob Wilson - Anchorman

Half Man Half Biscuit

specific famous people

Bobby James

N*E*R*D

character songs

Bobby Sox Blues

Walker, T-Bone

youth cults

Bodies

Sex Pistols

sweary songs

Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)

Beastie Boys

dancing

Bomber

Motorhead

flying

Bonnie & Clyde

Gainsbourg, Serge and Brigitte Bardot

crime

Book of Love

Monotones

literary

Boom Bang-a-Bang

Lulu

noise

Boom Boom

Hooker, John Lee

noise

Bored

Destroy All Monsters

boredom

Bored Teenagers

Adverts

adolescence

Boredom

Buzzcocks

boredom

Born in the USA (Demo Version)

Springsteen, Bruce

America

Born on the Floor

Make Up

babies and childbirth

Born Under a Bad Sign

Hawley, Richard

star signs

Bottle Rocket

Go! Team

joyous

Boulder To Birmingham

Harris, Emmylou

bereavement

Boxing My Shadow

K'naan

tiredness

Brass Buttons

Parsons, Gram

mothers

Breadcrumb Trail

Slint

carnivals and funfairs

Breakfast in Bed

Springfield, Dusty

sexy songs

Breaking News

Half Man Half Biscuit

funny songs

Breathing

Bush, Kate

nuclear war

Breathing Fear

Kitchens of Distinction

homosexuality

Breathing Machine

Lockwood, Annea

machines, robots & computers

Brickbat

Bragg, Billy

getting older

Bright Lights, Big City

Reed, Jimmy

light

Brimful of Asha

Cornershop

films, inspired by or about

Bring The Noise

Public Enemy and Anthrax

noise

British People in Hot Weather

Fall

heat

Broke and Hungry

James, Skip

desperation

Broken Face

Pixies

short songs

Broken Heart

Spiritualized

heart

Broken Household Appliance National Forest

Grandaddy

rural songs

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

Led Zeppelin

pets

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Crosby, Bing

money

Buenas Tardes Amigo

Ween

revenge

Buffalo Ballet

Cale, John

afternoon

Bug Powder Dust

Bomb The Bass

literary

Build

Housemartins

buildings

Bullet in the Head

Rage Against the Machine

guns

Burn Hollywood Burn

Public Enemy

films, inspired by or about

Burn Hollywood Burn

Public Enemy

fire

Burning Down the House

Talking Heads

fire

Burning Up

Madonna

fire

Butterfly

Walker, Scott

insects

Buzzin' Fly

Buckley, Tim

insects

By the Time I Get to Arizona

Public Enemy

US Cities & states

By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Hayes, Isaac

covers

C30, C60, C90 Go

Bow Wow Wow

shopping

Cadillac Ranch

Springsteen, Bruce

brands

Cajun Moon

Cale, JJ

moon

Caleb Meyer

Welch, Gillian

violence

California

Mitchell, Joni

coming home

California Dreamin'

Mamas and the Papas

california

California Soul

Shaw, Marlena

joyous

California Uber Alles

Dead Kennedys

hatchet jobs

Caligari's Mirror

Pere Ubu

films, inspired by or about

Can U Dig It?

Pop Will Eat Itself

list songs

Can You Feel It?

Jackson Five

vim

Can You Forgive Her?

Pet Shop Boys

homosexuality

Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?

Cramps

mammals

Canary Bird

Waters, Muddy

pets

Candy

Cameo

great middle eights

Candy

Brown, Foxy feat. Kelis

food

Canned Heat

Jamiroquai

redefined by films

Cannonball

Breeders

impressive intros

Cant Stand Me Now

Libertines

friendship

Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Rolling Stones

great middle eights

Cantonese Boy

Japan

Asia

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Part, Arvo

cry, songs that make you

Capricorn

Adderley, Cannonball

star signs

Car Song

Elastica

secret vices

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Williams, Lucinda

cars and driving

Carcass

Siouxsie & the Banshees

meat

Cardiac Arrest

Madness

illness

Care of Cell 44

Zombies

coming home

Career Opportunities

Clash

social class

Careless Love Blues

Smith, Bessie

anti-love

Careless Love Blues

Smith, Bessie

anti-love

Caribou

Pixies

mammals

Carnival

Cardigans

carnivals and funfairs

Carnival Time

Johnson, Al

carnivals and funfairs

Caroline Goodbye

Blunstone, Colin

goodbyes

Carrickfergus

Morrison, Van & the Chieftains

towns

Carrion

British Sea Power

the sea

Carry Me Home

Lanegan, Mark

home

Casimir Pulaski Day

Stevens, Sufjan

dates

Casualties of War

Eric B and Rakim

war

Cattle and Cane

Go-Betweens

rural songs

Caught Out There

Kelis

hatchet jobs

Ce N'est Que Ma Secrétaire

Mounk'a, Pamelo

songs in French

Celebrity Skin

Hole

celebrity

Cello Song

Drake, Nick

fictional places

Celluloid Heroes

Kinks

celebrity

Chaiyya Chaiyya

Singh, Sukhwinder & Sapana Awasthi

songs recorded for movies

Chalice in the Palace

U-Roy

smoking

Change

Killing Joke

change

Charly

Prodigy

comics and cartoons

Charmed Life

Divine Comedy

luck

Charmed Life

Divine Comedy

luck

Chase the Devil

Romeo, Max

god and the devil

Chelsea Morning

Mitchell, Joni

morning songs

Chemical Calisthenics

Blackalicious

science

Chemo Limo

Spektor, Regina

illness

Child Psychology

Black Box Recorder

children

Children of the Revolution

T Rex

revolution

China Cat Sunflower

Grateful Dead

surrealism

Chinese

Allen, Lily

coming home

Chinese Rocks

Thunders, Johnny and the Heartbreakers

cocaine & heroin

Chips Ahoy!

Hold Steady

victory

Chords of Fame

Ochs, Phil

fame

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Love, Darlene

Christmas

Christmas in Cape Town

Newman, Randy

Christmas

Christmas Song

Joy Zipper

Christmas

Christmas Wrapping

Waitresses

Christmas

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk

Wainwright, Rufus

smoking

Cigarettes and Coffee

Redding, Otis

smoking

Cinnamon Girl

Young, Neil

hair

Circus '68 '69

Haden, Charlie

arguments

Cirrus Minor

Pink Floyd

laziness

City Too Hot

Perry, Lee "Scratch"

heat

Climbing to the Moon (Jon Brion Remix)

Eels

cry, songs that make you

Clint Eastwood

Gorillaz

named after men

Cloud Nine

Temptations

songs numbered one to ten

Cloudbusting

Bush, Kate

rain

Clouds Across the Moon

RAH Band, The

missing someone

Club Lonely

Lil' Louis

nightclubs

Coal Miner's Daughter

Lynn, Loretta

social class

Cocaine

Cale, JJ

cocaine & heroin

Coffee & TV

Blur

home

Cold

Cure

cold

Cold Cold Heart

Williams, Hank

cold

Collarbone

Fujiya and Miyagi

illness

Colors

Ice-T

colours

Come Fly With Me

Sinatra, Frank

flying

Come Into My Parlour

Bleechers

domestic songs

Come to Daddy

Aphex Twin

fathers

Comfortably Numb

Pink Floyd

illness

Comic Strip

Gainsbourg, Serge

comics and cartoons

Comin' Home Baby

Torme. Mel

coming home

Complainte pour Ste-Catherine

McGarrigle, Kate and Anna

songs in French

Congoman

Congos

Africa

Constellation of the Heart

Bush, Kate

adventure

Constellation of the Heart

Bush, Kate

adventure

Cop Shoot Cop

Spiritualized

cocaine & heroin

Cops and Robbers

Diddley, Bo

law enforcement

Coquillages

Faithfull, Marianne

songs in French

Cornerstore

Richman, Jonathan

shopping

Country Life

Watersons

rural songs

Coward of the County

Rogers, Kenny

violence

Crazy Horses

Osmonds

environment

Crazy Rhythms

Feelies

vim

Creep

Radiohead

unrequited love

Creeping Death

Metallica

biblical songs

Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero, Pt 1)

Young, Neil

law enforcement

Crippled With Nerves

Kilburn And The High Roads

anxiety

Crow Jane

James, Skip

cruel songs

Croydon

Captain Sensible

towns

Cry Me A River

London, Julie

crying

Cum on Feel the Noize

Slade

rallying cries

Cut Across Shorty

Cochran, Eddie

victory

Cynically Yours

Rigby, Amy

anti-love

Cynically Yours

Rigby, Amy

anti-love

Daft Punk Is Playing At My House, (Soulwax Shibuya Daft Mix)

LCD Soundsystem

other musicians

Dallas

Flatlanders

US Cities & states

Dalliance

Wedding Present

infidelity

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Hawkins, Sophie B

homosexuality

Dance Stance

Dexy's Midnight Runners

literary

Dance to the Medley

Sly and the Family Stone

dancing

Dance to the Underground

Radio 4

dancing

Dangerous Kitchen, The

Zappa, Frank

domestic songs

Dark Entries

Bauhaus

night & darkness

Dark Star

Grateful Dead

super solos

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Johnson, Blind Willie

scary songs

Darkness, Darkness

Youngbloods

night & darkness

Darling Nikki

Prince

one night stands

David Watts

Jam

character songs

Daydream in Blue

I Monster

dreams

Days

Kinks

upbeat break-up

Daysleeper

R.E.M

sleep and insomnia

Dead End Street

Kinks

poverty

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground

White Stripes

autumn

Dear God

XTC

god and the devil

Dear Mr. Gable

Garland, Judy

actors

Dear Prudence

Siouxsie And The Banshees

beatles covers

Death Is Not the End

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

death

Death Is the Road to Awe

Mansell, Clint , Kronos Quartet & Mogwai

instrumental soundtracks

Death Letter

Son House

bereavement

Death of Sarah Lucas

Haines, Luke

art

Death to Everyone

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

death

Debaser

Pixies

surrealism

Deception

Blackalicious

celebrity

Dedicated Follower of Fashion

Kinks

shopping

Democracy

Cohen, Leonard

America

Denim and Leather

Saxon

youth cults

Denis

Blondie

multilingual

Denise

Randy and the Rainbows

named after women

Descobri Que Sou um Anjo

Ben, Jorge

surrealism

Desolation Row

Dylan, Bob

roads and streets

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Monroe, Marilyn

anti-love

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Monroe, Marilyn

reckless consumption

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Monroe, Marilyn

anti-love

Didgeridoo

Aphex Twin

instruments

Dieu Fumeur de Havanes

Gainsbourg, Serge and Catherine Deneuve

smoking

Different Drum

Lemonheads

instruments

Different Trains: Europe During the War

Reich,Steve, Kronos Quartet & Pat Metheny

trains

Dignified And Old

Modern Lovers

optimistic songs

Dirty Boulevard

Reed, Lou

New York

Dirty Epic

Underworld

long songs

Dirty Money

Clipse

wealth

Dirty Water

Standells

US Cities & states

Disko Boy

Shantel

nightclubs

Disney Time

Cocker, Jarvis

comics and cartoons

Djed

Tortoise

long songs

Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

Wilson, Frank

joyous

Do Nothing

Specials

boredom

Do the Strand

Roxy Music

dancing

Do You Dream In Colour

Nelson, Bill

colours

Do You Know The Way to San Jose

Warwick, Dionne

california

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

Armstrong, Louis

US Cities & states

Do You Realize??

Flaming Lips

advice

Do You Remember the First Time?

Pulp

questions

Do You Remember Walter?

Kinks

memory

Doctor Jazz

Morton, Jelly Roll and the Red Hot Peppers

music genres

Doctor Who

BBC Radiophonic Workshop

instrumental soundtracks

Doledrum

La's

unemployment

Dolphins

Buckley, Tim

mammals

Done by the Forces of Nature

Jungle Brothers

nature

Don't Believe the Hype

Public Enemy

truth

Don't Dence Me In

Byrne, David

unlikely covers

Don't Drop the Baby

Low

babies and childbirth

Don't Fear the Reaper

Blue Oyster Cult

death

Don't Get Weary Joe Frazier

I-Roy

tiredness

Don't Give Up

Gabriel, Peter & Kate Bush

consolation

Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On

Cohen, Leonard

advice

Don't Go to Strangers

Jones, Etta

strangers

Don't Leave Me This Way

Communards

separation

Don't Let Me Down

Beatles

first love

Don't Let Me Lose This Dream

Franklin, Aretha

great middle eights

Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice

Morrissey

fathers

Don't Take Your Guns To Town

Cash, Johnny

advice

Don't You Want Me

Human League

dialogue

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

Wonder, Stevie

consolation

Do-Re-Mi

Guthrie, Woody

california

Down in the Park

Tubeway Army

machines, robots & computers

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

Jam

London

Downtown

Clark, Petula

parties and going out

Dracula's Wedding

OutKast

myths & legends

Dracula's Wedding

OutKast

myths & legends

Draft Morning

Byrds

coming of age

Dragonflies

Red House Painters

insects

Dream A Little Dream of Me

Mamas and the Papas

dreams

Dreaming of the Queen

Pet Shop Boys

dreams

Dreamtime

Cult

hair

Dress Sexy at My Funeral

Smog

fashion

Drivin' on 9

Breeders

travelling

Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)

It's Immaterial

cars and driving

Drop It Like It's Hot

Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell

heat

Dropout Boogie

Captain Beefheart

unemployment

Dry the Rain

Beta Band

light

Dry Your Eyes

Streets

crying

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960

Eno, Brian

dates

E=MC2

Big Audio Dynamite

films, inspired by or about

Eardrum Buzz

Wire

noise

East

Paul, Billy

Africa

Eat For Two

10000 Maniacs

mothers

Eat That Chicken

Mingus, Charles

meat

Eden

Talk Talk

fictional places

Eight Miles High

Husker Du

flying

Eighth day.

O'Connor, Hazel

science

El President

Drugstore

politicians

Eleanor Rigby

Beatles

character songs

Electric Eyes

Judas Priest

surveillance

Electronic Performers

Air

machines, robots & computers

Elektro Kardiogramm

Kraftwerk

hospitals

Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor

Eels

siblings

Eloise

Damned

named after women

Emily

Newsom, Joanna

siblings

Emma

Hot Chocolate

storytelling

Empty Bed Blues

Smith, Bessy

beds

Empty Cans

Streets

songs with a twist

England 2 Colombia 0

MacColl, Kirsty

sport

Englishman on Holiday

Thunder

holidays

Enjoy the Silence

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra

silence

Enola Gay

Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark

nuclear war

Enter Sandman

Metallica

dreams

Escapism

Digable Planets

insects

Ether

Nas

cruel songs

Europe Endless

Kraftwerk

Europe, named after places in

Every Fucking City

Kelly, Paul

travelling

Everybody Dance (12" mix)

Chic

dancing

Everybody Eats When They Come to My House

Calloway, Cab

food

Everybody Knows

Cohen, Leonard

truth

Everyday I Love You Less and Less

Kaiser Chiefs

great middle eights

Everything Happens to Me

Baker, Chet

luck

Everything Happens to Me

Baker, Chet

luck

Evidently Chickentown

Cooper Clarke, John

sweary songs

Exhausted

Foo Fighters

tiredness

Exhuming McCarthy

R.E.M

politicians

Expectations

Belle and Sebastian

school

Express Yourself

Wright, Charles & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

advice

Factory

Springsteen, Bruce

work

Factory Girl

Rolling Stones

work

Fade Away

Oasis

children

Fade Into You

Mazzy Star

sexy songs

Failure

Swans

failure

Fairest of Seasons

Nico

cry, songs that make you

Fairytale of New York

Pogues

duets

Faith

Michael, George

impressive intros

Fall on Me

R.E.M

environment

Fallin'

Teenage Fanclub with De La Soul

songs recorded for movies

Famous and Dandy (Like Amos 'n' Andy)

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

fame

Fancy

Gentry, Bobbie

character songs

Faster

Manic Street Preachers

I Am Songs

Fat Cats, Bigga Fish

Coup

songs with a twist

Feel Good Hit of the Summer

Queens of the Stone Age

list songs

Feel the Thunder

Blue Oyster Cult

ghosts

Feel the Thunder

Blue Oyster Cult

ghosts

Feeling Good

Muse

change

Fetus

Nas

babies and childbirth

Fever

Lee, Peggy

heat

Fido, Your Leash is Too Long

Magnetic Fields

pets

Field Day For the Sundays

Wire

short songs

Fight the Power

Public Enemy

protest

Final Day

Young Marble Giants

short songs

Fire

Brown, Crazy World of Arthur

fire

Fire in My Heart

Super Furry Animals

fire

Fireflies

Smith, Patti

desperation

Firestarter

Prodigy

fire

First Boy I Loved

Collins, Judy

first love

First Day

Futureheads

anxiety

First Kiss

Waits, Tom

first love

First We Take Manhattan

Cohen, Leonard

rallying cries

Fistful of Love

Anthony & the Johnsons

secret vices

Fit But You Know It

Streets

holidays

Fitter happier

Radiohead

anxiety

Five Degrees Below Zero

Richmond Fontaine

travelling

Flight From Ashiya

Kaleidoscope

flying

Flint (for the Unemployed and Underpaid)

Stevens, Sufjan

unemployment

Flu Season

Kid Koala

illness

Fly Like an Eagle

Steve Miller Band

flying

Fly Me Away

Goldfrapp

flying

Fly Me To The Moon

London, Julie

celestial bodies

Fly on the Windscreen (Final)

Depeche Mode

death

Flying Home

Hampton, Lionel

travelling

Follow the Leader

Eric B. & Rakim

adventure

Follow the Leader

Eric B. & Rakim

adventure

Following

Bangles

surveillance

Fools Gold 9:53

Stone Roses

long songs

For a Spanish Guitar

Clark, Gene

instruments

For Once in My Life

Wonder, Stevie

victory

For What It's Worth

Buffalo Springfield

historical events

Forbidden Fruit

Harper, Roy

secret vices

Forces of Vicktry

Johnson, Linton Kwesi

victory

Ford Mustang

Gainsbourg, Serge

brands

Forever

Beach Boys

devoted love

Formed A Band

Art Brut

self referential

Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival

fathers

Fotheringay

Fairport Convention

historical events

Four Sticks

Led Zeppelin

songs numbered one to ten

Four Women

Simone, Nina

hair

Foxy Lady

Jimi Hendrix Experience

sexy songs

Frankie Teardrop

Suicide

scary songs

Frank's Wild Years

Waits, Tom

short songs

Freak Like Me

Sugababes

unlikely covers

Freak Scene

Dinosaur Jnr

friendship

Freddie's Dead

Mayfield, Curtis

songs recorded for movies

Free Money

Smith, Patti

money

Free Nelson Mandela

Special AKA

protest

Free Thinker

Nyro, Laura

freedom

Free Thinker

Nyro, Laura

freedom

Free Will and Testament

Wyatt, Robert

freedom

Free Will and Testament

Wyatt, Robert

freedom

Freedom for the Stallion

Dorsey, Lee

freedom

Freedom for the Stallion

Dorsey, Lee

freedom

Freedom Road

Pharaohs

freedom

Freedom Road

Pharaohs

freedom

Freedom Trilogy

Odetta

freedom

Freedom Trilogy

Odetta

freedom

Freewill

Rush

star signs

Freeze Tag

Vega, Suzanne

afternoon

Freight Train

Cotten. Elizabeth

adventure

Freight Train

Cotten. Elizabeth

adventure

Frelon Brun

Davis, Miles

insects

French Disko

Stereolab

rallying cries

Fresh Garbage

Spirit

reckless consumption

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Specials

Friday Saturday

Friday on My Mind

Easybeats

Friday Saturday

Fried Chicken

Nas (featuring Busta Rhymes)

meat

From A Late Night Train

Blue Nile

trains

From a Motel 6

Yo La Tengo

television

From the Ritz to the Rubble

Arctic Monkeys

nightclubs

Frozen

Madonna

cold

Fruit Tree

Drake, Nick

fame

Fuck and Run

Phair, Liz

one night stands

Fuck the Pain Away

Peaches

sweary songs

Fugitive Motel

Elbow

dialogue

Funky Dollar Bill

Funkadelic

money

Funky Kingston

Toots and the Maytalls

towns

Funny How Time Slips Away

Nelson, Willie

dialogue

Galaxy Of Emptiness

Orton, Beth

celestial bodies

Galvanize

Chemical Brothers

great middle eights

Gangsta Wife

Dirty

marriage

Gary Gilmore's Eyes

Adverts

specific famous people

Gas Gauge (Tha World's in Your Hands)

Spearhead

songs with a twist

Gassenhauer nach Hans Neusiedler

Orff, Carl & Gunild Keetman

instrumental soundtracks

Gay Bar

Electric Six

nuclear war

Geek Love

Bang Bang Machine

literary

General Penitentiary

Black Uhuru

prisons

Genetic Engineering

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

science

Geno

Dexy's Midnight Runners

other musicians

Gentleman

Kuti, Fela

social class

George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People

Legendary KO, The

politicians

Get A Job

Silhouettes

anti-work

Get Down Saturday Night

Cheatham, Oliver

Friday Saturday

Get Up, Stand Up

Marley, Bob

lessons in life

Ghana

Masuka, Dorothy

politicians

Ghost in This House

Krauss, Alison

ghosts

Ghost in This House

Krauss, Alison

ghosts

Ghost Town

Specials

halloween

Ghost World

Mann, Aimee

comics and cartoons

Ghosts

Chills

ghosts

Ghosts

Chills

ghosts

Ghosts

Japan

halloween

Giant Steps

Coltrane, John

super solos

Gift

Velvet Underground

songs with a twist

Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer

Smith, Bessie

meat

Gimme Shelter

Rolling Stones

impressive intros

Gimme Some Truth

Lennon, John

truth

Gin House Blues

Simone, Nina

drinking

Girls and Boys

Blur

holidays

Give Him a Great Big Kiss

Shangri-La's

kissing

Giving Up on Love

Butler, Jerry

anti-love

Giving Up on Love

Butler, Jerry

anti-love

Glass Onion

Beatles

self referential

Glass, Concrete and Stone

Byrne, David

buildings

Gloria

Smith, Patti

covers

Glow Worms

Bunyan, Vashti

insects

Go Wild in the Country

Bow Wow Wow

rural songs

God Bless America for What?

Swamp Dogg

America

God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot

Sainte-Marie, Buffy

magic

God Is in the House

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

god and the devil

God Save the Queen

Sex Pistols

songs about other songs

Goin' Back

Springfield, Dusty

getting older

Goin' Places

Jacksons

travelling

Goin' to See My Baby

Fatback Band

coming home

Going to a Go-Go

Robinson, Smokey and the Miracles

parties and going out

Gold

Genius/GZA

scary songs

Gold Mother

James

babies and childbirth

Golden Brown

Stranglers

cocaine & heroin

Gonna Send You Back to Walker

Animals

Northern England

Good Morning Captain

Slint

spoken word

Good Ship Venus

Wainwright III, Loudon

sweary songs

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Mingus, Charles

other musicians

Goon Gumpas

Aphex Twin

short songs

Gorecki

Lamb

devoted love

Gouge Away

Pixies

biblical songs

Grantchester Meadows

Pink Floyd

rural songs

Grass

XTC

trees, grass and flowers

Great Balls of Fire

Lewis, Jerry Lee

fire

Green and Grey

New Model Army

rural songs

Green Onions

Booker T and the MG's

food

Green Tambourine

Lemon Pipers

instruments

Grimsby

John. Elton

towns

Groove Is in the Heart

Deee-Lite

dancing

Groovin'

Young Rascals

afternoon

Groovin with Mr Bloe

Mr Bloe

instrumentals

Grudge Fuck

Pernice Brothers

desperation

Gucci Time

Schooly D

brands

Guinevere

Donovan

myths & legends

Guinevere

Donovan

myths & legends

Guitar Man

Reed, Jerry

instruments

Hackensack

Monk, Thelonius

towns

Hair

Harvey, P.J.

hair

Half a World Away

R.E.M.

tiredness

Hallelujah

Buckley, Jeff

covers

Hallogalo

Neu!

long songs

Hallowed Be Thy Name

Iron Maiden

prisons

Hamburger Lady

Throbbing Gristle

scary songs

Hand Springs

White Stripes

separation

Hanging On the Telephone

Blondie

letters, emails

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Breeders

beatles covers

Happy When It Rains

Jesus and Mary Chain

bad weather

Hard Times

Baby Huey

poverty

Harper Valley PTA

Riley, Jeannie C.

arguments

Harriet Brown

Opal

actors

Harvest Moon

Wilson, Cassandra

moon

Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevera

Puebla, Carlos

hero worship

Hate the Police

Mudhoney

law enforcement

Hatfield 1980

Everything But the Girl

suburbia

Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Creedence Clearwater Revival

bad weather

Have You Seen Her

Chi-Lites

eyes and sight

He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)

Crystals

violence

He Miss Road

Kuti, Fela & the African 70

long songs

Head

Prince

sexy songs

Headache for Michelle

Au Pairs

surveillance

Headline Hustler

10cc

journalism

Heaps of Sheeps

Wyatt, Robert

sleep and insomnia

Heart Like A Wheel

McGarrigle, Kate and Anna

heart

Heart of Glass

Blondie

heart

Heartbeat

Annie

heart

Heartbeat

Wire

heart

Heartbeats

Gonzalez, Jose

covers

Heartbreak Hotel

Presley, Elvis

buildings

Heaven

Talking Heads

heaven and hell

Heaven and Hell

Raekwon

heaven and hell

Heaven at Once

Kool & the Gang

dialogue

Heaven is a Place on Earth

Carlisle, Belinda

heaven and hell

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Smiths

work

Heavenly Nobodies

Lush

hero worship

Heavy Metal Drummer

Wilco

music genres

Hell

Brown, James

heaven and hell

Hello Operator

White Stripes

letters, emails

Hell's Bells

AC/DC

heaven and hell

Help the Aged

Pulp

getting older

Henry Lee

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

jealousy

Hercules

Neville, Aaron

named after men

Here Comes the Sun

Simone, Nina

the sun

Here I Am

Lovett, Lyle

meat

Here I Go

Barrett, Syd

upbeat break-up

Here in Heaven

Sparks

death

Here, There And Everywhere

Harris, Emmylou

beatles covers

Hero of the War

Walker, Scott

hero worship

Heroes

Sobule, Jill

hero worship

Heroes (Aphex Twin remix)

Glass, Philip

scary songs

He's a Rebel

Crystals

youth cults

He's Got His Eyes on You

Rev DC Rice and his Sanctified Congregation

eyes and sight

He's the Greatest Dancer

Sister Sledge

nightclubs

Hey Joe

Jimi Hendrix Experience

guns

Hey Jude

Pickett, Wilson

beatles covers

Hey Nineteen

Steely Dan

getting older

Hey Self Defeater

Mulcahy, Mark

consolation

Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye

Cohen, Leonard

goodbyes

Hey, Western Union Man

Butler, Jerry

letters, emails

High Rise

Hawkwind

buildings

Higher Than the Sun (A Dub Symphony in Two Parts)

Primal Scream

the sun

Highway Patrolman

Springsteen, Bruce

siblings

Hill Street Blues

Post, Mike and Larry Carlton

law enforcement

Hip Hop

Mos Def

youth cults

History Lesson part 2

Minutemen

self referential

Hit 'Em Up

2Pac

hatchet jobs

Hit the North

Fall

Northern England

Hit the Switch

Bright Eyes

domestic songs

Hold Me, Kiss Me and Eat Me

Ballboy

kissing

Holiday

Happy Mondays

holidays

Holiday in Cambodia

Dead Kennedys

Asia

Holiday in Waikiki

Kinks

holidays

Holland, 1945

Neutral Milk Hotel

Europe, named after places in

Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)

Thin Lizzy

luck

Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)

Thin Lizzy

luck

Hollywood Divorce

OutKast

actors

Holocaust

Big Star

mothers

Home Again

Collins, Edwyn

coming home

Home Computer

Kraftwerk

machines, robots & computers

Home Is Where the Hatred Is

Scott-Heron, Gil

home

Home of the Brave

Bonnie & the Treasures

freedom

Home of the Brave

Bonnie & the Treasures

freedom

Hometown Farewell Kiss

Triffids

revenge

Homeward Bound

Simon and Garfunkel

home

Homosapien

Shelley, Pete

homosexuality

Hong Kong

Hawkins, Screamin' Jay

Asia

Hoover Factory

Costello, Elvis

buildings

Hope There's Someone

Antony and the Johnsons

cry, songs that make you

Hoppipolla

Sigur Ros

multilingual

Hospital

Modern Lovers

buildings

Hospital Food

Eels

hospitals

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Sly and the Family Stone

heat

Hot Head

Captain Beefheart

heat

Hot Soft Light

Hold Steady

hospitals

Hot Topic

Le Tigre

list songs

House of the Rising Sun

Animals

advice

House On The Hill

Coyne, Kevin

mental illness

House Party

Wesley, Fred

parties and going out

How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?

Reed, Blind Alfred

poverty

How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?

Hicks, Dan and His Hot Licks

missing someone

How Do You Sleep

Lennon, John

hatchet jobs

How Does It Feel to Feel

Creation

questions

How to Be A Millionaire

ABC

money

How to Roll a Blunt

Redman

smoking

How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet)

Ballard, Hank & the Dapps

hair

However Much I Booze

Who

failure

Human Fly

Cramps

halloween

Humdrum Blues

Brown, Oscar Jr.

boredom

Hungry Planet

Byrds

environment

Hurdy Gurdy Man

Donovan

instruments

Hurt

Cash, Johnny

covers

Hush

Deep Purple

silence

Hush Little Baby

Simone, Nina

babies and childbirth

I am a Rock

Simon and Garfunkel

anti-love

I am a Rock

Simon and Garfunkel

anti-love

I Am Not My Hair

Arie, India

hair

I Am Pentagon

Make-Up

numbers

I Am Stretched On Your Grave

O'Connor, Sinead

bereavement

I Am The Black Gold of the Sun

Rotary Connection

the sun

I am the Cosmos

Bell, Chris

I Am Songs

I Am The Fly

Wire

I Am Songs

I Am the Mob

Catatonia

films, inspired by or about

I Am The Resurrection

Stone Roses

I Am Songs

I Am The Walrus

Beatles

I Am Songs

I Can Hear the Grass Grow

Move

trees, grass and flowers

I Can Never Go Home Anymore

Shangri-Las

first love

I Can't Go to Sleep

Wu-Tang Clan

violence

I Can't Stop Loving You

Charles, Ray

unlikely covers

I Can't Write Left-Handed

Withers, Bill

war

I Come and Stand at Every Door

Byrds

nuclear war

I Could Be Happy

Altered Images

optimistic songs

I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

Presley, Elvis

kissing

I Don't Know Where I'm Bound

Cash, Johnny

adventure

I Don't Know Where I'm Bound

Cash, Johnny

adventure

I Feel for You

Chaka Khan

super solos

I Feel Just Like A Child

Banhart, Devendra

children

I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley remix)

Summer, Donna

long songs

I Fought the Law

Clash

crime

I Gave You Power

Nas

guns

I Get a Kick Out of You

Sinatra, Frank

boredom

I Get Along Without You Very Well

Baker, Chet

missing someone

I Go to Sleep

Pretenders

sleep and insomnia

I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night

Electric Prunes

dreams

I Hate I Walked Away

Johnson, Syl

guilt

I Hate My Job

Marvin The Martian

anti-work

I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself

Springfield, Dusty

missing someone

I Just Got Back (From the Final Fantasy Ahead of Our Time in the Four Lands of Ellet)

Parliament

fictional places

I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

Genesis

anti-work

I Left My Wallet in El Segundo

Tribe Called Quest

travelling

I Like a Boy in Uniform

Pipettes

fashion

I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass

Lowe, Nick

songs about other songs

I Luv U

Rascal, Dizzee

dialogue

I Miss You

Melvin, Harold & the Bluenotes

desperation

I Never Talk to Strangers

Waits, Tom & Bette Midler

dialogue

I Only Have Eyes for You

Flamingos

eyes and sight

I Put a Spell on You

Hawkins, Screamin' Jay

halloween

I Remember Clifford

Morgan, Lee

hero worship

I See A Darkness

Cash, Johnny

friendship

I See It

Staple Singers

eyes and sight

I Spy

Pulp

eyes and sight

I Started a Joke

Bee Gees

laughing and smiling

I Think I Need A New Heart

Magnetic Fields

heart

I Trained Her to Love Me

Lowe, Nick

anti-love

I Trained Her to Love Me

Lowe, Nick

anti-love

I Travel

Simple Minds

travelling

I Unseen

Misunderstood

ghosts

I Unseen

Misunderstood

ghosts

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Common

songs with a twist

I Used To Love You, But It's All Over Now

Washington, Dinah

separation

I Walk on Guilded Splinters

Dr. John

halloween

I Walk The Earth

King Biscuit Time

walking and running

I Wanna Be Your Dog

Stooges

mammals

I Wanna Make It Wit Chu

Desert Sessions

sexy songs

I Want a Dog

Pet Shop Boys

pets

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Thompson, Richard and Linda

Friday Saturday

I Want to Walk You Home

Domino, Fats

first love

I Want You

Costello, Elvis

jealousy

I Want Your Love

Chic

unrequited love

I Was Born Blue

Swamp Dogg

colours

I Was Born on Christmas Day

Saint Etienne

Christmas

I Was Born This Way

Bean, Carl

homosexuality

I Was Made to Love Her

Wonder, Stevie

first love

I Who Have Nothing

King, Ben E

unrequited love

I Wish it Would Rain

Temptations

bad weather

Ice Cream

Raekwon

food

Ice Skating Girl (Linus Loves Remix)

Rekindle

cold

I'd Rather Have a Memory Than a Dream

Vaughan, Sarah

memory

Idiot Wind

Dylan, Bob

cruel songs

If I Were a Rich Man

Topol

wealth

If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up

Davis, Betty

sexy songs

If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)

Jackson, Millie

infidelity

If the Kids are United

Sham 69

youth cults

If You See Her, Say Hello

Dylan, Bob

missing someone

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

Manic Street Preachers

war

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

Country Joe and the Fish

war

Il Clan dei Siciliani

Morricone, Ennio

instrumental soundtracks

I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mix)

Method Man with Mary J Blige

duets

I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Gentry, Bobbie

new resolutions

I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Gentry, Bobbie

new resolutions

Illegal Smile

Prine, John

laughing and smiling

I'm a Bad Luck Woman

Memphis Minnie

luck

I'm a Bad Luck Woman

Memphis Minnie

luck

I'm a Believer

Monkees

joyous

I'm a Loser

Beatles

failure

I'm A Man

Davis, Spencer Group

I Am Songs

I'm a Mineralist

Mason, Nick & Robert Wyatt

secret vices

I'm A Woman

Lee, Peggy

I Am Songs

I'm Beginning to See the Light

Fitzgerald, Ella

light

I'm Coming Out

Ross, Diana

change

I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday

Domino, Fats

new resolutions

I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday

Domino, Fats

new resolutions

I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun

Stevens, Cat

new resolutions

I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun

Stevens, Cat

new resolutions

I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town

Charles, Ray

suburbia

I'm Gonna Murder My Baby

Hare, Pat

revenge

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

Vaughan, Sarah

letters, emails

I'm in Love With a German Film Star

Passions

films, inspired by or about

I'm In Love With A Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist

Another Sunny Day

unrequited love

I'm in Love With the Girl On the Virgin Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk

Freshies

brands

I'm Not Ashamed

Culture

hair

I'm On My Way

Parrish, Dean

upbeat break-up

I'm So Bored With the USA

Clash

America

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Williams, Hank

loneliness

I'm So Tired

Beatles

tiredness

I'm The Face

High Numbers

I Am Songs

I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change)

Whitney, Marva

tiredness

I'm Waking Up To Us

Belle and Sebastian

upbeat break-up

I'm Your Money

Heaven 17

shopping

Immigrant Song

Led Zeppelin

songs about songs

Impact (The Earth Is Burning) (USA Version) Orbital

Orbital

environment

Imperfect List (Mix 2)

Big Hard Excellent Fish

list songs

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

Boards Of Canada

rural songs

In a Lonely Place

New Order

scary songs

In a Silent Way/It's About That Time

Davis, Miles

silence

In Dreams

Orbison, Roy

redefined by films

In Every Dream Home a Heartache

Roxy Music

home

In Tall Buildings

Welch, Gillian

work

In The Basement

James, Etta

domestic songs

In the Ghetto

Presley, Elvis

poverty

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Nero & the Gladiators

myths & legends

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Nero & the Gladiators

myths & legends

In the Land of Grey and Pink

Caravan

fictional places

In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee

Gillespie, Dizzy

fictional places

In the Rain

Dramatics

rain

In the Still of the Night

Five Satins

night & darkness

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

Sinatra, Frank

sleep and insomnia

In the Year 2525

Zager and Evans

future

Independence Cha Cha

Kabasele, Joseph & African Jazz

historical events

Independent Woman Part 1

Destiny's Child

wealth

Indiana Wants Me

Taylor, R Dean

crime

Inertia Creeps

Massive Attack

impressive intros

Ingrid Bergman

Bragg, Billy and Wilco

specific famous people

Initials B.B.

Gainsbourg, Serge

actors

Insane Asylum

Dixon, Willie & Koko Taylor

hospitals

Insect Mother

Hitchcock, Robyn

insects

Inside My Love

Riperton, Minnie

sexy songs

Insomnia

Faithless

sleep and insomnia

Institutionalized

Suicidal Tendencies

mental illness

International Jet Set

Specials

flying

Irene Wilde

Hunter, Ian

first love

Iron Man

Black Sabbath

comics and cartoons

Is That All There Is?

Lee, Peggy

questions

Is Vic There?

Department S

letters, emails

Israelites

Dekker, Desmond

poverty

It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)

Love Unlimited Orchestra

cold

It Was A Very Good Year

Sinatra, Frank

getting older

It's a Five O'Clock World

Vogues

times of day

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

Holiday, Billie

lies

It's All RIght

Void, Sterling

consolation

It's Alright, I Feel It

Nuyorican Soul

joyous

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

Jackson, Alan

afternoon

It's Four in the Morning

Young, Faron

times of day

It's Good News Week

Hedgehoppers Anonymous

journalism

It's Grim Up North

JAMMs

Northern England

It's Not Right But It's OK

Houston, Whitney

upbeat break-up

It's Raining

Thomas, Irma

rain

It's Raining Today

Walker, Scott

rain

It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

R.E.M

list songs

It's the Same Old Song

Four Tops

songs about songs

It's Too Late

King, Carole

separation

It's Tricky

Run-DMC

fame

ITT

Kuti, Fela

truth

I've Been Lonely For So Long

Knight, Freddie

loneliness

I've Got You Under My Skin

Cherry, Neneh

illness

I've Gotta Get a Message to You

Bee Gees

desperation

I've Known Rivers

Bartz, Gary

literary

I've Seen It All

Björk (with Thom Yorke)

duets

Jackie

O'Connor, Sinead

named after men

Jackson

Cash, Johnny & June Carter

US Cities & states

Jacob Street 7am

Sabres of Paradise

morning songs

Jacqueline

Durutti Column

super solos

Jacques Derrida

Scritti Politti

named after men

Jailhouse Blues

Hopkins, Lightnin'

prisons

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Williams, Hank

food

Je n'en Connais Pas la Fin

Piaf, Edith

carnivals and funfairs

Je Pense à Toi

Amadou & Mariam

songs in French

Je suis venu te dire que je men vais

Gainsbourg, Serge

goodbyes

Je Veux Te Voir

Yelle

songs in French

Jealous Guy

Lennon, John

guilt

Jed the Humanoid

Grandaddy

sci-fi and space

Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)

De La Soul

first love

Jenin

Atzmon, Gilad

historical events

Jenny Was A Friend of Mine

Killers

crime

Jesus Built My Hotrod

Ministry

god and the devil

Jesus Christ

Big Star

biblical songs

Jesus Walks

West, Kanye

god and the devil

Jesus Was a Capricorn

Kristofferson, Kris

star signs

Jesus Was A Cross Maker

Sill, Judee

biblical songs

Jet Boy, Jet Girl

Motello, Elton

homosexuality

Jilted John

Jilted John

separation

John Allyn Smith Sails

Okkervil River

songs with a twist

John The Revelator

Johnson, Blind Willie

biblical songs

John Wayne Gacy Jr

Stevens, Sufjan

specific famous people

Johnny B Goode

Berry, Chuck

named after men

Johnny Come Lately

Earle, Steve

coming home

Johnny Mathis' Feet

American Music Club

fame

Johnny Too Bad

Slickers

crime

Jolene

Parton, Dolly

named after women

Jorge Regula

Moldy Peaches

laziness

Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho

Robeson, Paul

biblical songs

Journey in Satchidananda

Coltrane, Alice

Asia

Journey to the Center of a Girl

Cramps

adventure

Journey to the Center of a Girl

Cramps

adventure

Judge Dread

Prince Buster

spoken word

Juicy

Notorious BIG

victory

Jus 1 Kiss

Basement Jaxx

kissing

Just a Little Lovin'

Springfield, Dusty

morning songs

Just Be Good To Me

SOS Band

infidelity

Just Dropped in….

Rogers, Kenny and the First Edition

redefined by films

Just Got Lucky

JoBoxers

luck

Just Got Lucky

JoBoxers

luck

Just Like Christmas

Low

Christmas

Just Like Heaven

Cure

heaven and hell

Just to Get a Rep

Gang Starr

violence

Kashmir

Led Zeppelin

Asia

Kate Moss

Hecker, Maximilian

fashion

Kayleigh

Marillion

memory

Keep an Eye on Love

Anderson, Ernestine

eyes and sight

Kelly Watch the Stars (Remix Par Moog Cookbook)

Air

sci-fi and space

Kerosene

Big Black

fire

Kevin Carter

Manic Street Preachers

specific famous people

Kick out the Jams

MC5

rallying cries

Kicking Television

Wilco

television

Kids in America

Wilde, Kim

America

Kill the Poor

Dead Kennedys

poverty

Killed By Sweets

Grandadbob

sweet foods

Killing in the Name

Rage Against the Machine

sweary songs

King Harvest (Has Surely Come)

Band, The

rural songs

King Heroin

Brown, James

cocaine & heroin

Kissing With Confidence

Powers, Will

kissing

Kitchen Man

Smith, Bessie

domestic songs

Kooks

Bowie, David

fathers

La Femme Fetal

Digable Planets

babies and childbirth

La La Bam-Bam

Congos

biblical songs

La Nuit Est Sur La Ville

Hardy, Francoise

night & darkness

La Quête

Brel, Jacques

songs in French

Labelled with Love

Squeeze

domestic songs

Lady Stardust

Bowie, David

other musicians

Lake of Fire

Meat Puppets

heaven and hell

Lament For Ali Farka

Kouyate, Basselou

bereavement

Landslide

Fleetwood Mac

coming of age

Last Boat Leaving

Costello, Elvis

separation

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

Indeep

radio

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

Smiths

dreams

Late For The Train

Buzzcocks

trains

Late Night, Maudlin Street

Morrissey

roads and streets

Lazarus

Boo Radleys

biblical songs

Lazy

Tucker, Mo

anti-work

Lazy

Xpress 2 featuring David Byrne

laziness

Lazy Afternoon

Roots

afternoon

Lazy Calm

Cocteau Twins

silence

Lazy River

Carmichael, Hoagy

laziness

Lazy Sunday

Small Faces

noise

LDN

Allen, Lily

London

Le Gorille

Brassens, Georges

mammals

Leader of the Pack

Shangri-La's

storytelling

Lean On Me

Withers, Bill

friendship

Leave a Light On

Carlisle, Belinda

light

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Peter, Paul & Mary

separation

Left of the Dial

Replacements

radio

Leftovers

Jackson, Millie

arguments

Les Fleur

Riperton, Minnie

trees, grass and flowers

Les Sucettes

Gall, France

sweet foods

Let's Be Natural

Rutles

nature

Let's Go Away for a While

Beach Boys

holidays

Let's Go Crazy

Prince

vim

Let's Spend the Day in Bed

Over the Rhine

beds

Let's Stay Together

Green, Al

devoted love

Levi Jacket (And a Tail Shirt)

Perkins, Carl

brands

Liar Liar

Castaways

lies

Life In A Scotch Sittingroom, #2, Episode 11

Cutler, Ivor

spoken word

Life is Sheep

Wyatt, Robert

pets

Life on Mars

Wansel, Dexter

celestial bodies

Life on Mars?

Bowie, David

questions

Light Enough to Travel

Be Good Tanyas

nightclubs

Light Flight

Pentangle

flying

Like a Hurricane

Young, Neil & Crazy Horse

super solos

Like a Rollling Stone

Dylan, Bob

fame

Like the Weather

10,000 Maniacs

beds

Lili Marleen

Dietrich, Marlene

war

Listen, the Snow Is Falling

Galaxie 500

cold

Listening to Otis Redding at Christmas

Okkervil River

songs about other songs

Little America

R.E.M

America

Little Bird

Beach Boys

nature

Little Eyes

Yo La Tengo

laziness

Little Ghetto Boy

Hathaway, Donny

children

Little Green

Mitchell, Joni

cry, songs that make you

Little Hands

Skip Spence

children

Little Red Corvette

Prince

cars and driving

Little Red Rooster

Howlin' Wolf

laziness

Live Bed Show

Pulp

beds

Living for the City

Wonder, Stevie

storytelling

Living Room

Frazier Chorus

domestic songs

Llorando (Crying)

Del Rio, Rebekah

crying

Locked Up

Akon

prisons

Lodi

Creedence Clearwater Revival

poverty

Londinium

Catatonia

London

London

Smiths

London

London Belongs to Me

Saint Etienne

London

London is the Place for Me

Lord Kitchener

London

Lonely at the Top

Newman, Randy

wealth

Long After Tonight Is All Over

Radcliffe, Jimmy

devoted love

Long Black Limousine

Presley. Elvis

coming home

Looking at the Front Door

Main Source

arguments

Looking On The Bright Side

Bowlly, Al

optimistic songs

Looking Through the Eyes of Love

Pitney, Gene

eyes and sight

Loose Fit

Happy Mondays

fashion

Lord Anthony

Belle and Sebastian

character songs

Lord Gregory

Collins, Shirley

social class

Losing My Edge

LCD Soundsystem

getting older

Lost in Music

Fall

unlikely covers

Louise

Human League

upbeat break-up

Louisiana 1927

Neville, Aaron

bad weather

Love at the Five and Dime

Griffith, Nanci

first love

Love Comes in Spurts

Hell, Richard & the Voidoids

anti-love

Love Comes in Spurts

Hell, Richard & the Voidoids

anti-love

Love Me, I'm a Liberal

Ochs, Phil

funny songs

Love on a Farmboy's Wages

XTC

work

Love On Top Of Love

Jones, Grace

kissing

Love Potion #9

Clovers

magic

Love Sick

Dylan, Bob

anti-love

Love Sick

Dylan, Bob

anti-love

Love The One You're With

Isley Brothers

advice

Love TKO

Pendergrass, Teddy

sport

Love Train

O'Jays

trains

Love Vigilantes

New Order

home

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division

failure

Love, You Didn't Do Me Right

Clooney, Rosemary

anti-love

Love, You Didn't Do Me Right

Clooney, Rosemary

anti-love

Lover I Don't Have to Love

Bright Eyes

anti-love

Lover I Don't Have to Love

Bright Eyes

anti-love

Lovers Never Say Goodbye

Flamingos

goodbyes

Lovesick

Gang Starr

separation

Lucifer Sam

Pink Floyd

mammals

Lucky

Spears. Britney

luck

Lucky

Spears. Britney

luck

Lucky Star

Madonna

great middle eights

Lucky to Be Me

Evans, Bill

luck

Lucky to Be Me

Evans, Bill

luck

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

Shatner, William

beatles covers

Luka

Vega, Suzanne

named after men

Luna y Sol

Chao, Manu

lies

Machines

Lothar & the Hand People

machines, robots & computers

Madame George

Morrison, Van

character songs

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

nature

Main Theme (Carter Gets A Train)

Budd, Roy

instrumental soundtracks

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

Harley, Steve and Cockney Rebel

laughing and smiling

Makeshift Patriot

Francis, Sage

historical events

Makin' It Natural

Dr. Hook

new resolutions

Makin' It Natural

Dr. Hook

new resolutions

Mama Said

Shirelles

mothers

Mama Told Me (Not to Come)

Three Dog Night

parties and going out

Mama Tried

Haggard, Merle

guilt

Man and Wife, the Latter Damaged Goods

Desparecidos

marriage

Man at C&A

Specials

nuclear war

Man In A Shed

Drake, Nick

buildings

Man in the Hills

Burning Spear

rural songs

Man of Constant Sorrow

Soggy Bottom Boys and Dan Tyminski

I Am Songs

Man Of The World

Fleetwood Mac

cry, songs that make you

Man Out of Time

Costello, Elvis

secret vices

Mandelbrot Set

Coulton, Jonathan

science

Manhattan

Fitzgerald, Ella

New York

Manic Monday

Bangles

work

Mannish Boy

Waters, Muddy

coming of age

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

politicians

Marian

Sisters of Mercy

named after women

Marilyn Monroe

Ian Campbell Folk Group

actors

Mario's Café

Saint Etienne

times of day

Marquee Moon

Television

long songs

Martha

Waits, Tom

cry, songs that make you

Martha's Harbour

All About Eve

the sea

Martin

Tom Robinson Band

hero worship

Materialist

Andy, Horace

reckless consumption

Mathematics

Mos Def

numbers

Matty Groves

Fairport Convention

storytelling

Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale

Love

california

Maypole Song

Giovanni, Paul

trees, grass and flowers

Me and Bobby McGee

Joplin, Janis

travelling

Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard (A True Story)

!!!

politicians

Me and My Arrow

Nilsson, Harry

pets

Me And Paul

Nelson, Willie

friendship

Me And the Devil Blues

Johnson, Robert

god and the devil

Meat is Murder

Smiths

meat

Meat Man

Lewis, Jerry Lee

meat

Medley Five (Technicolor Pachyderms): Pink Elephan

Sun Ra Arkestra

surrealism

Meet On The Ledge

Fairport Convention

bereavement

Melody

Gainsbourg, Serge

spoken word

Melt!

Siouxsie And The Banshees

heat

Memo From Turner

Jagger, Mick & Ry Cooder

songs recorded for movies

Memory War

Asian Dub Foundation

memory

Memphis Soul Stew

King Curtis And The Kingpins

instruments

Mental Revenge

Jennings, Waylon

revenge

Mercedes Benz

Joplin, Janis

wealth

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Gaye, Marvin

nature

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)

Ramones

Christmas

Metal Fingers in My Body

Add N to (X)

sci-fi and space

Michael

Franz Ferdinand

homosexuality

Middle of the Road

Denim

music genres

Midnight in a Perfect World

DJ Shadow

night & darkness

Midnight Summer Dream

Stranglers

lessons in life

Midnight to Six Man

Pretty Things

times of day

Midnight Train to Georgia

Gladys Knight & the Pips

US Cities & states

Mind Playing Tricks On Me

Geto Boys

mental illness

Minnie the Moocher

Calloway, Cab

character songs

Miss Otis Regrets

Fitzgerald, Ella

crime

Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

Everything But the Girl

missing someone

Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues

Patton, Charley

insects

Mississippi Goddam

Simone, Nina

protest

Mistaken for Strangers

National

strangers

Mmmm skyscraper I love you

Underworld

buildings

Mogwai Fear Satan

Mogwai

instrumentals

Mona Lisa

Cole, Nat King

art

Money

Flying Lizards

money

Money Money

Andy, Horace

money

Monkey Gone to Heaven

Pixies

environment

Monkey Time/Dancing in the Street

Nyro, Laura

dancing

Monotonous

Kitt, Eartha

boredom

Monsoon - Top to Bottom

Portico Quartet

rain

More than This

Murray, Bill

redefined by films

Mornin' Glory (with Bobbie Gentry)

Campbell, Glen

duets

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

Dylan. Bob

separation

Mother Sky

Can

mothers

Mother-in-Law

K-Doe, Ernie

marriage

Motherless Child

Wright, O.V

mothers

Mother's Little Helper

Rolling Stones

boredom

Mother's Spiritual

Nyro, Laura

nature

Move On Up

Mayfield, Curtis

optimistic songs

Move Your Body

Jefferson, Marshall

music genres

Mr E's Beautiful Blues

Eels

joyous

Mr Guilty

Wainwright III, Loudon

guilt

Mr. Big Stuff

Knight, Jean

wealth

Mr. Brightside

Killers

jealousy

Mr. Crowley

Osborne, Ozzy

magic

Mr. Nichols

Coldcut featuring Saul Williams

hero worship

Mr. Whisper

Previn, Dory

mental illness

Mrs Worthington

Coward, Noel

advice

Mrs. Rita

Tabor, June

anti-work

Ms Jackson

OutKast

mothers

Mushroom

Can

nuclear war

Music for a Found Harmonium

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

instruments

Music Matters

Faithless

beds

Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)

Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali

Asia

Mutiny in Heaven

Birthday Party

heaven and hell

My Adidas

Run DMC

fashion

My Baby Must Be a Magician

Marvelettes

magic

My Brother Jake

Free

siblings

My Brother's a Basehead

De La Soul

siblings

My Daddy Knows Best

Marvelettes

unemployment

My Death

Walker, Scott

death

My Favourite Dress

Wedding Present

jealousy

My Favourite Things

Coltrane, John

covers

My Generation

Who

adolescence

My Girl

Madness

arguments

My Mind's on Leaving, But My Heart Won't Let Me Go

Honey Cone

goodbyes

My Moon, My Man (Boys Noize Remix)

Feist

moon

My Old Man

Dury, Ian

fathers

My Perfect Cousin

Undertones

funny songs

My Sister

Tindersticks

siblings

My Sweet Annette

Drive-By Truckers

infidelity

My Year in Lists

Los Campesinos

new resolutions

My Year in Lists

Los Campesinos

new resolutions

Myopic Books

American Music Club

literary

Mystery Train

Little Junior's Blue Flames

trains

Nacl (Sodium Chloride)

McGarrigle, Kate and Anna

science

Nathan Jones

Supremes

named after men

Native New Yorker

Odyssey

New York

Natural Born Killaz

Ice Cube and Dr. Dre

crime

Naxalite

Asian Dub Foundation

Asia

Ne Me Quitte Pas

Brel, Jacques

cry, songs that make you

Necromancer

Van Der Graaf Generator

magic

Needle in the Hay

Smith, Elliott

cocaine & heroin

Neighborhood Watch

Dilated Peoples

surveillance

Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)

Arcade Fire

children

Neon Lights

Kraftwerk

light

Nervous Breakdown

Cochran, Eddie

anxiety

Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up

LCD Soundsystem

tiredness

Never Can Say Goodbye

Jackson 5

goodbyes

Never Here

Elastica

hatchet jobs

New Age

Velvet Underground

celebrity

New Dawn Fades

Joy Division

desperation

New World Water

Mos Def

reckless consumption

New Year's Day

U2

super solos

New Year's Resolution

Lootpack

new resolutions

New Year's Resolution

Lootpack

new resolutions

New York City

They Might Be Giants

New York

Nibelungen

Nico

myths & legends

Nibelungen

Nico

myths & legends

Night Falls on Hoboken

Yo La Tengo

towns

Night Fever

Bee Gees

youth cults

Night Nurse

Isaacs, Gregory

brands

Night of the Living Baseheads

Public Enemy

cocaine & heroin

Nightmare

Whyte Boots

revenge

Nightmares

Clipse

anxiety

Nightswimming

R.E.M

autumn

Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika

Soweto Gospel Choir

Africa

No Cars Go

Arcade Fire

vim

No Children

Mountain Goats

arguments

No Children

Mountain Goats

truth

No Matter What Sign You Are

The Supremes

star signs

No Money Down

Berry, Chuck

shopping

No More Heroes

Stranglers

hero worship

No One Came

Deep Purple

fame

No Surprises

Radiohead

silence

Nobody Does It Better

Simon, Carly

songs recorded for movies

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Smith, Bessie

poverty

Noise Noise Noise

Damned

noise

Northern Sky

Drake, Nick

devoted love

Not Ready to Make Nice

Dixie Chicks

arguments

Nothing Came Out

Mouldy Peaches

comics and cartoons

Nothing Ever Happens

Amitri, Del

boredom

Nottamun Town

Collins, Shirley and Davy Graham

surrealism

Novocaine for the Soul

Eels

great middle eights

Now's the Time

Parker, Charlie

new resolutions

Now's the Time

Parker, Charlie

new resolutions

Nuages

Reinhardt, Django

songs in French

Nuclear War (Version 2)

Yo La Tengo

nuclear war

Numbers

Kraftwerk

numbers

NY State of Mind

Nas

New York

NYC

Interpol

New York

O Death

Stanley, Ralph

death

O Superman (For Massenet)

Anderson, Laurie

spoken word

Obirin African (Woman of Africa)

Blakey, Art & the Afro-Drum Ensemble

Africa

Ode to Billie Joe

Gentry, Bobbie

storytelling

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

instrumentals

Oh Larsen B

British Sea Power

cold

Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me

Mingus, Charles

nuclear war

Oh Yeah

Roxy Music

radio

Ohio

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

protest

Old Blue

Odetta and Larry

pets

Old King

Young, Neil

pets

Old Red Eyes is Back

Beautiful South

eyes and sight

Old School

Danger Doom & Talib Kwei

television

Olympia

Hole

US Cities & states

On Broadway

Drifters

roads and streets

On My Radio

Selecter

radio

On My Radio

Spektor, Regina

radio

On Sunday Afternoon

Harptones

afternoon

One

Cash, Johnny

songs numbered one to ten

One Fine Day

Chiffons

optimistic songs

One In Ten

UB40

I Am Songs

One Man Guy

Wainwright, Rufus

loneliness

One Night Stand

Aloof

one night stands

One Night Stand

Partridge Family

strangers

One of These Things First

Drake, Nick

failure

One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer

Milburn, Amos

numbers

One's on the Way

Lynn, Loretta

babies and childbirth

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Saint Etienne

covers

Only When I'm Drunk

Alkaholiks

drinking

O-o-oh Child

Five Stairsteps

consolation

Oops (Oh My!)

Tweet

sexy songs

Oops! I Did it Again

Spears, Britney

guilt

Open Up

Leftfield

california

Opus In Beige

Kenton, Stan

colours

Orange Moon

Badu, Erykah

colours

Original Sufferhead

Fela Kuti

reckless consumption

Our House

Madness

home

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go Go's

silence

Our Prayer

Beach Boys

short songs

Our Way to Fall

Yo La Tengo

memory

Outdoor Miner

Wire

insects

Over The Rainbow

Garland, Judy

songs recorded for movies

Oxford Comma

Vampire Weekend

wealth

Oxford Street

Everything But the Girl

coming of age

Oxygen

Mason, Willy

protest

P.S. You Rock My World

Eels

bereavement

Pablo Picasso

Modern Lovers

specific famous people

Paint a Vulgar Picture

Smiths

celebrity

Paint It Black

Rolling Stones

bereavement

Pais Tropical

Ben, Jorge

nature

Pale Green Things

Mountain Goats

memory

Palisades Park

Cannon, Freddy

carnivals and funfairs

Palo Alto

Radiohead

future

Papa Ogun

Celeste Mendoza y los Papines

myths & legends

Papa Ogun

Celeste Mendoza y los Papines

myths & legends

Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Temptations

fathers

Paralyzed

Gang of Four

unemployment

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

mental illness

Parchman Farm

Allison, Mose

prisons

Pardon My Freedom

!!!

freedom

Pardon My Freedom

!!!

freedom

Paris 1919

Cale, John

dates

Paris, Texas

Cooder, Ry

instrumental soundtracks

Partir

DJ Mehdi

songs in French

Party Fears Two

Associates

parties and going out

Party For Your Right to Fight

Public Enemy

rallying cries

Party Hard

WK, Andrew

parties and going out

Party Lights

Clark, Claudine

light

Pass This On

Knife

siblings

Passing Strangers

Ultravox

strangers

Past, Present And Future

Shangri-Las

spoken word

Patio Song

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

multilingual

Peace in the Valley Once Again

Handsome Family

environment

Peaches

Stranglers

holidays

Pearl's Girl

Underworld

surrealism

Peek-a-Boo

Siouxsie & the Banshees

eyes and sight

People Get Ready

Mayfield, Curtis

revolution

People Take Pictures of Each Other

Kinks

art

People Who Died

Carroll, Jim

list songs

People's Parties

Mitchell, Joni

anxiety

Peppermint Twist

Sweet

sweet foods

Permafrost

Magazine

cold

Personal Jesus

Cash, Johnny

god and the devil

Photographic (Some Bizzare [sic] Version) Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

art

Pi

Bush, Kate

numbers

Pictures of Lily

Who

unrequited love

Pictures of Matchstick Men

Status Quo

art

Piece Of Me

Spears, Britney

journalism

Piece Of My Heart

Joplin, Janis

heart

Pigs

Cypress Hill

law enforcement

Pills

New York Dolls

hospitals

Pink Frost

Chills

cold

Pink Thunderbird

Vincent, Gene

wealth

Piss Factory

Smith, Patti

new resolutions

Piss Factory

Smith, Patti

new resolutions

Pithecanthropus Erectus

Mingus, Charles

science

Planned Obsolence

10000 Maniacs

science

Plateaux of Mirror

Budd, Harold & Brian Eno

fictional places

Playground Love

Air

adolescence

Pleasant Valley Sunday

Monkees

suburbia

Please Don't Mention It

Bowlly, Al

please and thank you

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Holiday, Billie

please and thank you

Please Please Please

Brown, James

please and thank you

Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

Smiths

please and thank you

Poisoning Pigeons In The Park

Lehrer, Tom

Spring

Police and Thieves

Murvin, Junior

law enforcement

Police Car

Wallis, Larry

cars and driving

Policy of Truth

Depeche Mode

lies

Political Science

Newman, Randy

nuclear war

Polly

Nirvana

crime

Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbaba-rauma)

Jor, Jorge Ben

sport

Pony

Ginuwine

mammals

Poor Orphan Child

Carter Family

children

Pop Muzik

M

music genres

Popcorn

Hot Butter

sweet foods

Porpoise Song

Monkees

songs recorded for movies

Positively 4th Street

Dylan, Bob

hatchet jobs

Pour Some Sugar On Me

Def Leppard

sweet foods

Powderfinger

Cowboy Junkies

coming of age

Prangin' Out (Pete and Mike's Version)

Streets

cocaine & heroin

Prayer to God

Shellac

hatchet jobs

Pretty in Pink

Psychedelic Furs

one night stands

Primitive Painters

Felt

art

Primrose Hill

Martyn, John and Beverley

London

Prince Alone In The Studio

Smog

other musicians

Prison Trilogy

Baez, Joan

prisons

Profondo Rosso

Goblin

instrumental soundtracks

Promised Land

Berry, Chuck

california

Promised Land

Smooth, Joe

optimistic songs

Promised Land

Smooth. Joe

fictional places

Protection

Massive Attack

consolation

Province

TV on the Radio

devoted love

Psychotic Reaction

Count Five

mental illness

Public Image

Public Image Limited

self referential

Pull Up to the Bumper

Jones, Grace

one night stands

Pump up the Volume (USA 12" mix)

M/A/R/R/S

rallying cries

Pure Morning

Placebo

morning songs

Puttin' on the Ritz

Astaire, Fred

wealth

Quand On N'A Que l'Amour

Brel, Jacques

devoted love

Quando o Carnaval Chegar

Quarteto em Cy

carnivals and funfairs

Quark, Strangeness And Charm

Hawkwind

science

Queen of the Supermarket

Springsteen, Bruce

shopping

Queens Of Noise

Runaways

noise

Quit Smoking Song

Princess Superstar

new resolutions

Quit Smoking Song

Princess Superstar

new resolutions

Rabbit Fur Coat

Lewis, Jenny with the Watson Twins

fashion

Race For The Prize

Flaming Lips

science

Radar Love

Golden Earring

cars and driving

Radio Africa

Bhundu Boys (with Latin Quarter)

Africa

Radio Babylon

Meat Beat Manifesto

radio

Radio Cure

Wilco

radio

Radioland

Kraftwerk

radio

Ramblin' Man

Lemon Jelly

list songs

Range Life

Pavement

self referential

Readings in Astrology

Mayfield, Curtis

star signs

Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3)

Dury, Ian

joyous

Red Gold and Green

Burning Spear

colours

Red Headed Stranger

Nelson, Willie

strangers

Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured

Arctic Monkeys

dialogue

Redemption Song

Marley. Bob

freedom

Redemption Song

Marley. Bob

freedom

Regrets

Jay-Z

guilt

Rehearsals for Retirement

Ochs, Phil

failure

Remember (Walking in the Sand)

Shangri-las

memory

Remember Me

Ross, Diana

upbeat break-up

Rent

Pet Shop Boys

money

Repo Man

Pop, Iggy

songs recorded for movies

Respect

Franklin, Aretha

revolution

Retaliation

Ice-T

revenge

Reuters

Wire

journalism

Revolution

Marley, Bob & the Wailers

revolution

Revolution Blues

Young, Neil

california

Reynard the Fox

Cope, Julian

mammals

Rhapsody in Blue

Gershwin, George

redefined by films

Richard Cory

Simon & Garfunkel

named after men

Riot In Cell Block No 9

Jackson, Wanda

prisons

Riot Van

Arctic Monkeys

law enforcement

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

songs about other songs

Ripple

Church

cruel songs

Rise Up With Fists!

Lewis, Jenny

revolution

River Guard

Smog

work

Roadrunner

Modern Lovers

radio

Roast Fish and Cornbread

Perry, Lee "Scratch"

food

Robert De Niro's Waiting

Bananarama

specific famous people

Robot Man

Francis, Connie

machines, robots & computers

Rock & Roll

Velvet Underground

music genres

Rock And Roll Music

Beatles

music genres

Rock el Casbah

Taha, Rachid

unlikely covers

Rock Island Line

Donegan, Lonnie

trains

Rock 'n 'Roll Star

Oasis

celebrity

Rockaway Beach

Ramones

New York

Rocket 88

Brenston, Jackie and his Delta Cats

cars and driving

Rockin' in the Free World

Young, Neil

reckless consumption

Rocky Raccoon

Beatles

revenge

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

Zevon, Warren

character songs

Roll Another Number (for the Road)

Young, Neil

smoking

Rollercoaster

Red House Painters

coming of age

Roots, Rock, Reggae

Marley, Bob and the Wailers

music genres

Rosa Parks

OutKast

named after women

Roscoe

Midlake

named after men

Rose Garden

Anderson, Lynn

trees, grass and flowers

Rose Hip November

Bunyan, Vashti

autumn

Round Midnight

Peterson, Oscar

times of day

ROYGBIV

Boards of Canada

nature

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

Rogers, Kenny

jealousy

Rumble

Wray, Link

instrumentals

Rumble on Mersey Square South

Wimple Winch

Northern England

Run Into Flowers

M83

trees, grass and flowers

Run Through The Jungle

Creedence Clearwater Revival

walking and running

Run, Run, Run

Third Rail

anxiety

Runnin'

Pharcyde

walking and running

Running The World

Cocker, Jarvis

politicians

Sabrina

Einsturzende Neubauten

colours

Sad Arse Strippa

Lady Sovereign

funny songs

Sadie

Newsom, Joanna

pets

Saginaw, Michigan

Frizzel, Lefty

songs with a twist

Sail on Sailor

Beach Boys

the sea

Sail to the Moon

Radiohead

fathers

Saint Mary

Sparklehorse

hospitals

Sally

Gogol Bordello

multilingual

Sally Cinnamon

Stone Roses

sweet foods

Sally Maclennane

Pogues

goodbyes

Salt of the Earth

Rolling Stones

social class

Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto

Brown, James

Christmas

Sara

Dylan, Bob

named after women

Sari

Mckay, Nellie

guilt

Satisfaction

Devo

unlikely covers

Satta Massagana

Abyssinians

multilingual

Saturday Gigs (Alternate Version)

Mott the Hoople

self referential

Saturday Night

Kaiser Chiefs

parties and going out

Saturday Night Fish Fry

Jordan, Louis and his Tympany Five

Friday Saturday

Saturday Night Special

Lynyrd Skynyrd

guns

Saturday Sun

Drake, Nick

Friday Saturday

Savane

Toure, Ali Farka

rural songs

Save the Last Dance for Me

Drifters

dancing

Savoy

Lucky Millinder

nightclubs

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Soft Cell

goodbyes

Scandale Dans la Famille

Les Surfs

songs with a twist

Scattered Black And Whites

Elbow

domestic songs

School

Nirvana

school

School Days (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)

Berry, Chuck

school

Screenwriter's Blues

Soul Coughing

films, inspired by or about

Sea Song

Wyatt, Robert

the sea

Seabeast

Mastodon

the sea

Season's Cycle

XTC

nature

Secret Love

Day, Doris

secret vices

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Jefferson, Blind Lemon

death

Seen And Not Seen

Talking Heads

spoken word

Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James

Manfred Mann

suburbia

Send His Love To Me

Harvey, PJ

please and thank you

Sensitive Artist

King Missile

art

September Song

Sinatra, Frank

autumn

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Pink Floyd

celestial bodies

Seven Curses

Dylan, Bob

numbers

Seven Days is Too Long

Wood, Chuck

songs numbered one to ten

Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night

Simon and Garfunkel

Christmas

Seventeen

Ladytron

adolescence

Shadow in my Eyes

Leven, Jackie

eyes and sight

Shake A Tail Feather

Charles, Ray

dancing

Shakey Dog

Ghostface Killah

storytelling

Shameless

Pet Shop Boys

celebrity

Shapes of Things

Yardbirds

future

She Don't Use Jelly

Flaming Lips

food

She Moved Through the Fair

Briggs, Anne

ghosts

She Moved Through the Fair

Briggs, Anne

ghosts

She Purred While I Grred

Wild Beasts

meat

She Said She Said

Beatles

actors

Sheffield Shanty

Monkey Swallows the Universe

Northern England

She's Like Heroin to Me

Gun Club

cocaine & heroin

She's Lost Control

Joy Division

illness

Shiftless When Idle

Replacements

laziness

Ship Ahoy

O'Jays

the sea

Ship of Fools

World Party

reckless consumption

Shipbuilding

Wyatt, Robert

war

Shiver and Shake

Cure

cruel songs

Shop Around

Robinson, Smokey & the Miracles

lessons in life

Shoplifting

Slits

crime

Shopping for Clothes

Coasters

shopping

Shot By Both Sides

Magazine

guns

Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee

Canibus

anti-work

Show Biz Kids

Steely Dan

social class

Show Business

Tribe Called Quest

anti-work

Shut 'em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

Public Enemy

revolution

Sideshow

Stylistics

carnivals and funfairs

Silent Shout

Knife

silence

Silhouette

Brown, Dennis

jealousy

Silver Moon Ladders

Merz

adventure

Silver Moon Ladders

Merz

adventure

Simon Says

Monch, Pharaohe

sweary songs

Since I Left You

Avalanches

upbeat break-up

Singapore

Waits, Tom

adventure

Singapore

Waits, Tom

adventure

Singing in the Rain

Martyn, John

rain

Single Girl, Married Girl

Carter Family

marriage

Sir Duke

Wonder, Stevie

impressive intros

Sister

Prince

secret vices

Sister Josephine

Thackray, Jake

funny songs

Sister Ray

Velvet Underground

long songs

Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean

Explosions in the Sky

songs numbered one to ten

Six Days on the Road

Taj Mahal

travelling

Six O'Clock News

Edwards, Kathleen

journalism

Sixteen Blue

Replacements

boredom

Skank in Bed

Bennett, Scott & Lorna

beds

Skinhead Moonstomp

Symarip

youth cults

Skylon!

Rhys, Gruff

flying

Sleep Walk

Santo And Johnny

sleep and insomnia

Sleepin' on My Couch

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

laziness

Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2)

Damned

rallying cries

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana

brands

Smile

Cole, Nat King

laughing and smiling

Smiley Faces

Gnarls Barkley

laughing and smiling

Smiling Faces Sometimes

Undisputed Truth

laughing and smiling

Smithers-Jones

Jam

unemployment

Smokin'

Super Furry Animals

smoking

Snake Oil

Earle, Steve

reckless consumption

So Far Away

King, Carole

home

So Happy I'll Be

Flatt And Scruggs

optimistic songs

So What

Davis, Miles

instrumentals

Solid Air

Martyn, John

other musicians

Solitude Standing

Vega, Suzanne

loneliness

Some Candy Talking

Jesus and Mary Chain

sweet foods

Some Girls

Stevens, Rachel

celebrity

Some Velvet Morning

Hazlewood, Lee & Nancy Sinatra

duets

Someday

Rogers, CeCe

freedom

Someday

Rogers, CeCe

freedom

Something Changed

Pulp

change

Something For The Weekend

Divine Comedy

songs with a twist

Something in Red

Morgan, Lorrie

colours

Something To Talk About

Badly Drawn Boy

songs recorded for movies

Sometimes

James

rain

Sometimes Always

Jesus and Mary Chain

duets

Song About the Moon

Simon and Garfunkel

moon

Song for Europe

Roxy Music

multilingual

Song to the Siren

This Mortal Coil

covers

Song to the Siren

Chemical Brothers

songs about songs

Sonnet to Hank Cinq

Ellington, Duke

short songs

Sonny's Lettah (Anti Sus Poem)

Johnson, Linton Kwesi

letters, emails

Sophisticated Lady

Ellington, Duke

super solos

Sophisticated Lady

Holiday, Billie

failure

Sorry for Laughing

Josef K

laughing and smiling

Sounds of the Suburbs

Members

suburbia

Soup Song

Wyatt, Robert

food

South London Boroughs

Burial

suburbia

Soweto Blues

Makeba, Miriam

towns

Space Flight

Perry, Lee & Roy, I.

adventure

Space Flight

Perry, Lee & Roy, I.

adventure

Space is the Place

Jonzun Crew

sci-fi and space

Space Oddity

Langley Schools Music Project

sci-fi and space

Spacelab

Kraftwerk

sci-fi and space

Spam

Monty Python

meat

Spanish Pipedream

Prine, John

lessons in life

Speed King

Deep Purple

songs about other songs

Spinning Away

Eno, Brian and John Cale

celestial bodies

Spiral Galaxy 28948

Hawkwind

celestial bodies

Spooky

Springfield, Dusty

halloween

Sport (the odd boy)

Bonzo Dog Band

sport

Spring Again

Markie, Biz

Spring

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

McRae, Carmen

Spring

Spring Cleaning

Waller, Fats

Spring

Spring Rain

Go-Betweens

Spring

Springtime Can Kill You

Holland, Jolie

Spring

Sproston Green

Charlatans

Northern England

S-S-Single Bed

Fox

beds

St. James Infirmary Blues

Armstrong, Louis

hospitals

Stack O' Lee Blues

John Hurt, Mississippi

crime

Stacy's Mom

Fountains of Wayne

unrequited love

Stan

Eminem

letters, emails

Stand!

Sly and the Family Stone

rallying cries

Stanlow

OMD

Northern England

Star

Bowie, David

celebrity

Star Sign

Teenage Fanclub

star signs

Starfish and Coffee

Prince

school

Starless & Bible Black

Stan Tracey Quartet

night & darkness

Stars of Track and Field

Belle and Sebastian

sport

State Trooper

Springsteen, Bruce

law enforcement

Station Approach

Elbow

Northern England

Station to Station

Bowie, David

impressive intros

Stay Free

Clash

friendship

Stay Positive

Streets

consolation

Stay Together

Suede

devoted love

Stay Up Late

Talking Heads

babies and childbirth

Stay With Me

Ellison, Lorraine

desperation

Stay With Me

Faces

one night stands

Steal My Sunshine

LEN

the sun

Steelworker

Big Black

violence

Steppin' Out

Jackson, Joe

parties and going out

Steve McQueen

Drive-by Truckers

hero worship

Stitch in Time

Prior, Maddy

revenge

Stonehenge

Spinal Tap

funny songs

Stop Your Sobbing

Pretenders

crying

Stormy Weather

James, Etta

bad weather

Straight Outta Compton

NWA

california

Strange Fruit

Holiday, Billie

protest

Stranger Blues

James, Elmore

strangers

Strasbourg

Rakes

Europe, named after places in

Streams of Whisky

Pogues

drinking

Streets Of Calcutta

Shankar, Ananda

Asia

Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six

Pogues

truth

Streets of Your Town

Go-Betweens

secret vices

Stress (Auto Remix)

Justice

impressive intros

Stuck in the Middle With You

Stealers Wheel

redefined by films

Stupid Girl

Rolling Stones

cruel songs

Subdivisions

Rush

suburbia

Suburban Dream

Martha and the Muffins

suburbia

Success

Lynn, Loretta

celebrity

Suffering Jukebox

Silver Jews

machines, robots & computers

Suffocated Love

Tricky

jealousy

Sugar Hiccup

Cocteau Twins

sweet foods

Sugar Mountain

Young, Neil

fictional places

Sugar Town

Sinatra, Nancy

laziness

Summer in the City

Spektor, Regina

strangers

Summer in the City

Lovin Spoonful

heat

Summer of '69

Adams, Bryan

coming of age

Summertime Blues

Cochran, Eddie

short songs

Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning

Cowboy Junkies

morning songs

Sunday Girl (French Version)

Blondie

songs in French

Sunday Morning

Velvet Underground

morning songs

Sunday Morning Coming Down

Kristofferson, Kris

drinking

Sunday Papers

Jackson, Joe

journalism

Sunny Goodge Street

Donovan

roads and streets

Sunrise

Pulp

morning songs

Sunset

Roxy Music

the sun

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

the sun

Superman Lover

Watson, Johnny 'Guitar'

comics and cartoons

Supermassive Black Hole

Muse

celestial bodies

Supernature

Cerrone

environment

Superstar

Sonic Youth

unlikely covers

Superstition

Wonder, Stevie

luck

Superstition

Wonder, Stevie

luck

Survivor

Destiny's Child

revenge

Suspect Device

Stiff Little Fingers

revolution

Suspicious Minds

Presley, Elvis

jealousy

Swan Lake (Death Disco)

Public Image Ltd

bereavement

Sweet Child of Mine

Taken by Trees

unlikely covers

Sweet Child O'Mine

Guns N Roses

children

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

songs about other songs

Sweet Like Chocolate

Shanks And Bigfoot

sweet foods

Sweet Song

Blur

songs about songs

Sympathy For the Devil

Rolling Stones

god and the devil

T.V.O.D.

Normal

television

Take Five

Brubeck, Dave Quartet

songs numbered one to ten

Take It Easy My Brother Charles

Ben, Jorge

multilingual

Take Me

The Wedding Present

vim

Take Me Home Country Roads

Toots and the Maytals

home

Take Pills

Panda Bear

mental illness

Take the Skinheads Bowling

Camper Van Beethoven

sport

Take Your Mama

Scissor Sisters

mothers

Tales of Brave Ulysses

Cream

myths & legends

Tales of Brave Ulysses

Cream

myths & legends

Talkin All That Jazz

Stetsasonic

music genres

Talking Cuban Crisis

Ochs, Phil

historical events

Tamalpais High (At About 3)

Crosby, David

times of day

Tane Mahuta

Ruby Suns

myths & legends

Tane Mahuta

Ruby Suns

myths & legends

Tank Park Salute

Bragg, Billy

fathers

TB Sheets

Morrison, Van

illness

Teardrop

Massive Attack

crying

Tears Are In Your Eyes

Yo La Tengo

consolation

Tears of a Clown

Robinson, Smokey and the Miracles

laughing and smiling

Teen Age Riot

Sonic Youth

adolescence

Teenage Dirtbag

Wheatus

victory

Teenage Winter

Saint Etienne

change

Telephone Thing

Fall

letters, emails

Television

Scud Mountain Boys

television

Television, the Drug of the Nation

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

protest

Telstar

Tornados

sci-fi and space

Ten Little Girls

Curve

songs numbered one to ten

Tenement Yard

Miller, Jacob

surveillance

Terrible Operation Blues

Broonzy, Big Bill

illness

Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father

Newman, Randy

separation

Thank You Caroline

Avalanches

please and thank you

Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa

Sly and the Family Stone

please and thank you

Thank You Friends

Big Star

please and thank you

Thanks For the Memory

Hope, Bob

please and thank you

That Lucky Old Sun

Laine, Frankie

tiredness

That Old Black Magic

Davis, Sammy Jr.

vim

That's a Lie

LL Cool J

lies

The 4th Branch

Immortal Technique

journalism

The 900 Number

45 King

numbers

The Actor

Incredible String Band

actors

The American Metaphysical Circus

United States Of America

carnivals and funfairs

The Anchor Song

Bjork

the sea

The Apple Stretching

Jones, Grace

New York

The Argument

Fugazi

arguments

The Art Teacher

Wainwright, Rufus

school

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Prince

songs about other songs

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Faithfull, Marianne

character songs

The Bed

Reed, Lou

beds

The Beeching Report

iLIKETRAINS

trains

The Birds

Hammill, Peter

Spring

The Blonde in the Bleachers

Mitchell, Joni

fame

The Boiler

Special AKA & Rhoda Dakar

scary songs

The Booklovers

Divine Comedy

literary

The Bottle

Scott-Heron, Gil & Brian Jackson

drinking

The Carny

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

carnivals and funfairs

The Castleford Ladies' Magic Circle

Thackray, Jake

magic

The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song

Lewis, Jeffrey

songs about other songs

The Click Song

Makeba, Miriam

songs about songs

The Cockfighter

Walker, Scott

scary songs

The Cool

Fiasco, Lupe

ghosts

The Cool

Fiasco, Lupe

ghosts

The Court of the Crimson King

King Crimson

myths & legends

The Court of the Crimson King

King Crimson

myths & legends

The Creator Has a Master Plan

Thomas, Leon & Pharoah Sanders

optimistic songs

The Cruel Mother

Collins, Shirley

cruel songs

The Dalesman's Litany

Hart, Tim and Maddy Prior

Northern England

The Dark End of the Street

Carr, James

night & darkness

The Dark Is Rising

Mercury Rev

night & darkness

The Day Before You Came

ABBA

loneliness

The Devil's Right Hand

Earle, Steve

guns

The Dreaming Moon

Magnetic Fields

moon

The Drugs Don't Work

Verve

illness

The Earth is Broken

Buckley, Tim

nature

The Electric Spanking of War Babies

Funkadelic

machines, robots & computers

The Eleven

Grateful Dead

numbers

The End

Doors

redefined by films

The English Motorway System

Black Box Recorder

cars and driving

The Evening News

Chamillionaire

journalism

The Fear

Allen, Lily

fame

The First Big Weekend

Arab Strap

Friday Saturday

The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face

Flack, Roberta

devoted love

The Folks Who Live on the Hill

Lee, Peggy

marriage

The Fool on the Hill

Mendes, Sergio and Brasil '66

beatles covers

The Four Horsemen

Aphrodite's Child

biblical songs

The Future

Cohen, Leonard

future

The Future

Model 500

future

The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues

Scott-Heron, Gil

failure

The Ghost of the Girl in the Well

Willard Grant Conspiracy

ghosts

The Ghost of the Girl in the Well

Willard Grant Conspiracy

ghosts

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Springsteen, Bruce

unemployment

The Ghosts of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone's Pizza House)

Waits, Tom

Friday Saturday

The Girl From Ipanema

Gilberto, Astrud, Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz

unrequited love

The Good Life

Rock, Pete & CL Smooth

social class

The Grey Funnel Line

Tawney, Cyril

the sea

The Harder They Come

Cliff, Jimy

songs recorded for movies

The Headmaster Ritual

Smiths

school

The Hidden Camera

Photek

surveillance

The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Mitchell, Joni

trees, grass and flowers

The Home Secretary Briefs the Forces of Law and Order

McCarthy

law enforcement

The House of Blue Lights

Morse, Ella Mae

nightclubs

The House That Jack Built

Franklin, Aretha

buildings

The Human Element

Reflection Eternal

prisons

The Hymn for the Cigarettes

Hefner

smoking

The Intense Humming of Evil

Manic Street Preachers

scary songs

The Intro and the Outro

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

list songs

The Jezebel Spirit

Eno, Brian & David Byrne

ghosts

The Jezebel Spirit

Eno, Brian & David Byrne

ghosts

The Kid from Belmont Street

Richmond Fontaine

coming of age

The Killing of Georgie

Stewart, Rod

violence

The King of Rome

Tabor, June

victory

The Lady With the Braid

Previn, Dory

one night stands

The Last Chance Texaco

Jones, Rickie Lee

brands

The Last Shot

Reed, Lou

drinking

The Lazy Sunbathers

Morrisey

laziness

The Letter

Box Tops

letters, emails

The Letter

Hersh, Kristin

mental illness

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Half Man Half Biscuit

social class

The Light Pours Out of Me

Magazine

light

The London Boys

Bowie. David

youth cults

The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side

Magnetic Fields

luck

The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side

Magnetic Fields

luck

The Lyre of Orpheus

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

instruments

The Man Don't Give a Fuck

Super Furry Animals

sweary songs

The Man That I Am With My Man

Hidden Cameras

homosexuality

The Mariner's Revenge Song

Decemberists

storytelling

The Model

Zoot Woman

fashion

The Motorcade Sped On

Steinski & the Mass Media

dialogue

The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane

Charles, Ray

babies and childbirth

The Needle and the Damage Done

Young, Neil

cocaine & heroin

The Night

Valli, Frankie and the Four Seasons

night & darkness

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Vee, Bobby

surveillance

The Night Watch

King Crimson

art

The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)

Walker, Scott

politicians

The Only Living Boy in New Cross

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

London

The Outdoor Type

Lemonheads

funny songs

The Persuaders Theme

Barry, John

instrumental soundtracks

The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)

Waits, Tom

drinking

The Power of Orange Knickers

Amos, Tori

fashion

The Race

Yello

sport

The Rain

Jones, Oran "Juice"

infidelity

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

Elliott, Missy

bad weather

The Red Shoes

Bush, Kate

films, inspired by or about

The Reputation of Ross Francis

My Latest Novel

lies

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Scott-Heron, Gil

spoken word

The Saturday Boy

Bragg, Billy

unrequited love

The Sea

Morcheeba

holidays

The Seeker

Who

truth

The Sensual World

Bush, Kate

sexy songs

The Seventh Seal

Walker, Scott

films, inspired by or about

The Snake

Wilson, Al

storytelling

The Sorrowful Wife

Cave, Nick & the Bad Seeds

marriage

The Spirit of Radio

Rush

radio

The Stars

Wolf, Patrick

celestial bodies

The Sun Always Shines on TV

a-ha

television

The Sun Never Shines on the Poor

Thompson, Richard and Linda

poverty

The Sun Rising

Beloved

the sun

The Things That Dreams are Made Of

Human League

adventure

The Things That Dreams are Made Of

Human League

adventure

The Three Great Alabama Icons

Drive-By Truckers

US Cities & states

The Time Has Come

Briggs, Anne

goodbyes

The Train

Outkast

trains

The Trouser Press

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

surrealism

The Twist

Ballard, Hank And The Midnighters

songs with a twist

The Universal

Blur

future

The Visitors (Crackin' Up)

ABBA

law enforcement

The Wacky World of Rapid Transit

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

funny songs

The Way It Is

Hornsby, Bruce & the Range

unemployment

The Wedding List

Bush, Kate

revenge

The Wedding of Mickey Mouse

Harry Leader's Band

comics and cartoons

The Wild Rover

Pogues

new resolutions

The Wild Rover

Pogues

new resolutions

The Windmills of Your Mind

Harrison, Noel

memory

The World Turned Upside Down

Bragg, Billy

revolution

The World Will Deem Us Dangerous

Her Space Holiday

lessons in life

Them Heavy People

Bush, Kate

lessons in life

Theme For Great Cities

Simple Minds

instrumentals

Theme From M*A*S*H

Mandel, Johnny & Mike Altman

failure

Theme from Sparta FC

Fall

sport

There But for the Grace of God Go I

Machine

character songs

There is a Light That Never Goes Out

Smiths

light

There's a Ghost in My House

Taylor, R Dean

halloween

There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)

Griffith, Nanci

adventure

There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)

Griffith, Nanci

adventure

There's a Moon Out Tonight

Capris

moon

These Lights are Meaningful

Adem

star signs

They All Laughed

Vaughan, Sarah

truth

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

Stevens, Sufjan

night & darkness

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Sinatra, Frank

upbeat break-up

They Reminisce Over You (TROY)

Rock, Pete and CL Smooth

bereavement

Things Done Changed

Notorious BIG

change

Think I'll Call It Morning

Scott-Heron, Gil

morning songs

Think Twice (Version X)

Wilson, Jackie & Lavern Baker

sweary songs

Third Stone From the Sun

Jimi Hendrix Experience

sci-fi and space

Thirteen

Big Star

adolescence

This Is a Low

Blur

bad weather

This is How We Walk on the Moon

Russell, Arthur

moon

This Is Not a Love Song

Public Image Limited

songs about songs

This Land Is Your Land

Guthrie, Woody

America

This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave

Pet Shop Boys

school

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)

Isley Brothers

heart

This Shirt

Carpenter, Mary Chapin

marriage

This Song

Badly Drawn Boy

songs about songs

This Train

Staple Singers

trains

This Will Be Our Year

Zombies

joyous

This Woman's Work

Bush, Kate

mothers

This Year's Kisses

Holiday, Billie

kissing

Thoughts of a Dying Atheist

Muse

death

Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray

Cline, Patsy

smoking

Three is the Magic Number

Dorough, Bob

songs numbered one to ten

Thru These Walls

Collins, Phil

secret vices

Thursday

Morphine

afternoon

Timber

Coldcut

environment

Tiny Dancer

John, Elton

redefined by films

Tiny Tears

Tindersticks

crying

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Bob and Marcia

adolescence

To Hell With Poverty!

Gang of Four

poverty

To Know Him Is To Love Him

Teddy Bears

cry, songs that make you

To Live Is To Fly

Van Zandt, Townes

goodbyes

To the End (La Comédie)

Blur

multilingual

Tobacco Road

Nashville Teens

roads and streets

Tom Joad

Guthrie, Woody

literary

Tomorrow Never Knows

801

beatles covers

Tongue That Cannot Lie

Polwart, Karine

truth

Too Drunk to Fuck

Nouvelle Vague

drinking

Too Hot to Move, Too Hot to Think

Triffids

heat

Too Much Brandy

Streets

drinking

Too Much Too Young

Specials

coming of age

Tour de France

Kraftwerk

sport

Tous les Jours C'est Pas la Même

Fran, Carol

lies

Tower of Song

Cohen, Leonard

songs about songs

Town Like Malice

Jam

social class

Train To Skaville

Ethiopians

trains

Tramp

Redding, Otis and Carla Thomas

duets

Tramp the Dirt Down

Costello, Elvis

hatchet jobs

Transatlanticism

Death Cab for Cutie

missing someone

Transmission

Joy Division

dancing

Trapped in the Closet

Kelly, R

dialogue

Travelin' Blues

McTell, Blind Willie

travelling

Tread Water

De La Soul

lessons in life

Trees And Flowers

Strawberry Switchblade

anxiety

Tricky Kid

Tricky

self referential

Trouble Every Day

Zappa, Frank

protest

Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am

Kuti, Fela

sleep and insomnia

Trouble With Classicists

Reed, Lou and John Cale

art

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

Dylan, Bob

heaven and hell

Tunic (Song For Karen)

Sonic Youth

other musicians

Tupelo

Hooker, John Lee

towns

Tupelo

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

bad weather

Turn That Noise Down

Chas N Dave

noise

Turn!Turn!Turn!(To Everything There Is a Season)

Byrds

change

Tutti Frutti

Little Richard

vim

TV is the Thing This Year

Washington, Dinah

television

TV Party

Black Flag

television

Twat

Clarke, John Cooper

cruel songs

Twist

Goldfrapp

sexy songs

Twisted

Ross, Annie

mental illness

Twistin' the Night Away

Cooke, Sam

nightclubs

Two Tribes (Annihilation)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

songs numbered one to ten

Umi Says

Mos Def

light

Uncertain Smile

The The

laughing and smiling

Under Pressure

Queen and David Bowie

duets

Under The Milky Way

Church

celestial bodies

Under Your Thumb

Godley & Creme

ghosts

Under Your Thumb

Godley & Creme

ghosts

Underwater

Ghostface Killah

surrealism

Unemployment Blues

Macka B

unemployment

Unfair

Pavement

california

Until the End of the World

U2

biblical songs

Up Here in the North of England

Icicle Works

Northern England

Up the Junction

Squeeze

storytelling

Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire

Small Faces

dreams

Uptown

Crystals

social class

Uptown Top Ranking

Althea and Donna

fashion

URAQT

MIA

letters, emails

Vaseline

Elastica

short songs

Vegetables

Beach Boys

food

Velvet Underground

Richman, Johnathan

other musicians

Venceremos (We Will WIn)

Working Week

multilingual

Venus

Avalon, Frankie

myths & legends

Venus

Avalon, Frankie

myths & legends

Venus in Furs

Velvet Underground

tiredness

Verdi Cries

10,000 Maniacs

holidays

Veritables Preludes Flasques

Satie, Erik

surrealism

Veronica

Costello, Elvis

memory

Verset R

Monsieur R

songs in French

Very Funny

Magnetic Fields

short songs

Vicious

Reed, Lou

cruel songs

Victoria

Fall

named after women

Victory

Amampondo

victory

Victory

Harvey, PJ

victory

Villiers Terrace

Echo And The Bunnymen

roads and streets

Violence Grows

Fatal Microbes

violence

Virus

Deltron 3030

machines, robots & computers

Vitamin C

Can

wealth

Viva Las Vegas

Presley, Elvis

holidays

Viva Nigeria

Kuti, Fela

Africa

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Hendrix, Jimi

super solos

Voodoo Ray

Guy Called Gerald

halloween

Waiting Around to Die

Van Zandt, Townes

getting older

Wake me Up When September Ends

Green Day

autumn

Wake Up

Arcade Fire

rallying cries

Waking Up in the Sun

Adult Net

the sun

Walk

Pantera

walking and running

Walk Away Renee

Left Banke

walking and running

Walk Like a Panther

All Seeing I

mammals

Walk Like An Egyptian

Bangles

walking and running

Walk Now

Orbital

walking and running

Walk On By

Van Dyke, Leroy

infidelity

Walk on By

Hayes, Isaac

impressive intros

Walk on the Wild Side

Smith, Jimmy

super solos

Walk Tall Baby (That's What I Need)

Marrow, Esther

consolation

Walkin' After Midnight

Cline, Patsy

walking and running

Walking In My Shoes

Depeche Mode

guilt

Walking in the Rain

Ronettes

bad weather

Walking to New Orleans

Domino, Fats

walking and running

Wall Of Death

Thompson, Richard and Linda

carnivals and funfairs

Wandering Star

Portishead

celestial bodies

Wannabe

Spice Girls

friendship

War

Starr, Edwin

war

War Zone

Pete Rock ft Dead Prez

nightclubs

Warm Leatherette

Normal, The

cars and driving

Warrior In Woolworths

X-Ray Spex

brands

Warsaw

Joy Division

Europe, named after places in

Watch Her Disappear

Waits, Tom

surveillance

Waterfalls

TLC

advice

Waterloo Sunset

Kinks

London

We are Family

Sister Sledge

siblings

We Are Your Friends

Justice Vs Simian

friendship

We Call It Acieeed

D-Mob

youth cults

We Can Be Together

Jefferson Airplane

youth cults

We Can Work it Out

Wonder, Stevie

beatles covers

We Live As We Dream, Alone

Gang Of Four

loneliness

We Will All Go Together When We Go

Lehrer, Tom

nuclear war

Week-end à Rome

Daho, Etienne

Europe, named after places in

Weeping Song

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

songs about songs

Well Did You Evah!

Pop, Iggy and Deborah Harry

duets

We'll Meet Again

Lynn, Vera

redefined by films

We're Going To Be Friends

White Stripes

friendship

We're Going To Make It

Little Milton

optimistic songs

We're Stronger Than That

Rigby, Amy

marriage

Werewolf

CocoRosie

magic

Werewolves of London

Zevon, Warren

halloween

We've Gotta Get Out of This Place

Animals

rallying cries

We've Only Just Begun

Carpenters

marriage

What a Little Moonlight Can Do

Holiday, Billie

moon

What Do I Get?

Buzzcocks

questions

What I Go to School For

Busted

school

What Makes a Man a Man

Almond, Marc

homosexuality

What Sarah Said

Death Cab for Cutie

hospitals

What's Going On

Gaye, Marvin

violence

What's Good?

Reed, Lou

bereavement

What's Happening Brother

Gaye, Marvin

siblings

What's Hardcore?

K'Naan

Africa

What's He Building?

Waits, Tom

questions

What's in the Headlines

Covay, Don

journalism

What's the Matter Here

10,000 Maniacs

surveillance

What's the Matter With the Mill?

Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe

dialogue

When All Is Said and Done

ABBA

autumn

When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease

Harper, Roy

sport

When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You

Gaye, Marvin

hatchet jobs

When Do I Get To Sing "My Way"?

Sparks

songs about other songs

When Doves Cry

Be Good Tanyas

unlikely covers

When I Get Low I Get High

Fitzgerald, Ella

smoking

When I Go Deaf

Low

silence

When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)

Beach Boys

getting older

When I Was on Horseback

Steeleye Span

death

When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's 40 Below)

Cash, Johnny

Spring

When the Levee Breaks

Led Zeppelin

rain

When We Were Young

Whipping Boy

adolescence

When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver

Ammons, Gene

hair

Where Did Our Love Go

Ross, Diana and the Supremes

questions

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Leadbelly

jealousy

Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere

Cave, Nick & the Bad Seeds

desperation

Where Is My Mind?

Pixies

redefined by films

Where It's At

Beck

instruments

Where's Me Jumper?

Sultans of Ping FC

fashion

Where's Your Child

Bam Bam

anxiety

Wherever I May Roam

Metallica

strangers

While You Were Sleeping

Perkins, Elvis

sleep and insomnia

Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret

Beat

politicians

Whip You With a Strap

Ghostface Killah

children

Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)

Inkspots

trees, grass and flowers

White Car in Germany

Associates

Europe, named after places in

White Christmas

Redding, Otis

Christmas

White Cliffs of Dover

Lynn, Vera

coming home

White Lines (Don't Do It)

Grandmaster Flash

advice

White Rabbit

Jefferson Airplane

literary

White Riot

Clash

change

Whitey on the Moon

Heron, Gil Scott

historical events

Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?

Withers, Bill

questions

Who Knows Where the Time Goes

Fairport Convention

autumn

Who Loves the Sun

Velvet Underground

the sun

Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!

Funkadelic

music genres

Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

self referential

Whoever You Are

Prefab Sprout

strangers

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Noise?

Age Of Chance

noise

Whos Gonna Take the Weight?

Gang Starr

questions

Why

Simon, Carly

questions

Why (The King of Love is Dead)

Simone, Nina

cry, songs that make you

Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls?

Reed, Blind Alfred

hair

Why'd Ya Do It?

Faithfull, Marianne

sweary songs

Wichita Lineman

Campbell, Glen

work

Wild and Free

Mayfield, Curtis

freedom

Wild and Free

Mayfield, Curtis

freedom

Wild Horses

Flying Burrito Brothers

mammals

Wild Wood (Sheared Wood Remix)

Weller, Paul

trees, grass and flowers

Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)

Chic

crying

Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

Shirelles

one night stands

Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror

Lewis, Jack And Jeffrey

other musicians

Winter

Rolling Stones

cold

Wipeout

Surfaris

impressive intros

Witchcraft

Kuti, Fela

magic

Witches Hat

Incredible String Band

magic

With My Daddy in the Attic

Previn, Dory

domestic songs

With or Without You

U2

desperation

Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)

Alabama 3

guns

Won't Get Fooled Again

Who

change

Words of Advice for Young People

Burroughs, William S

advice

Work Song

Simone, Nina

prisons

Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)

Rakes

work

Working Class Hero

Lennon, John

sweary songs

Working For The Man

Orbison, Roy

anti-work

Working in a Coalmine

Dorsey, Lee

tiredness

Working Late

Lone Justice

domestic songs

Working On A Building

Cowboy Junkies

buildings

World of Hurt

Drive-By Truckers

lessons in life

Wow

Bush, Kate

actors

Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

Nico

dreams

Xanadu

Rush

fictional places

Yakety Yak

Coasters

arguments

Yankee Bayonet

Decemberists

ghosts

Yankee Bayonet

Decemberists

ghosts

Yellow

Coldplay

colours

Yellow Submarine

Manuva, Roots

beatles covers

Yes

McAlmont & Butler

upbeat break-up

Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday

Wonder, Stevie

memory

You and Your Sister

This Mortal Coil

siblings

You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve

Johnny Boy

shopping

You Are the Light

Lekman, Jens

light

You Can Get It If You Really Want

Dekker, Desmond

optimistic songs

You Can Have My Husband (But Please Don't Mess With My Man)

Thomas, Irma

infidelity

You Can't Even Walk in the Park

Pate, Johnny

instrumental soundtracks

You Don't Own Me

Gore, Lesley

arguments

You Havent Done Nothin'

Wonder, Stevie

politicians

You Know I'm No Good

Winehouse, Amy

infidelity

You Made Me Realize

My Bloody Valentine

great middle eights

You Make Me Feel So Young

Sinatra, Frank

joyous

You Must Learn

BDP

lessons in life

You Never Can Tell

Berry, Chuck

marriage

You Never Give Me Your Money

Beatles

money

You Said Something

Harvey, PJ

New York

You Shook Me All Night Long

AC/DC

one night stands

You To Thank

Folds, Ben

please and thank you

You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)

Meat Loaf

kissing

You Win Again

Williams, Hank

victory

Young Hearts Run Free

Staton, Candi

lessons in life

Your Feet's Too Big

Waller, Fats

funny songs

Your Ghost

Hersh, Kristin

halloween

Your Honour

Shervington, Pluto

infidelity

Your Kiss Is Sweet

Syreeta

kissing

Your New Twin-sized Bed

Death Cab for Cutie

beds

Your Revolution

DJ Vadim

songs about other songs

Your Silent Face

New Order

silence

Your Song

Paul, Billy

covers

You're Goin' Miss Your Candyman

Callier, Terry

missing someone

You're Gonna Miss Me

13th Floor Elevators

missing someone

You're Seeing Too Much of the Telly

Read, Al

television

Yours Truly 2095

Electric Light Orchestra

machines, robots & computers

Youth

Soft Cell

getting older

Zombie

Kuti, Fela

protest

Zoo Station

U2

Europe, named after places in

 

 

 

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