Song Title (to end of 2016)

Artist

Playlist

Ugly

Jordan, Sass (ft George Clinton)

one word titles

Ugly Beauty

Monk, Thelonius

beauty

Ugly Duckling

Kaye, Danny

rejection

Ugly Man

Jones, Rickie Lee

stick it to the man

Ulysses

Thackray, Jake

dogs

Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

Major Lance

parks

Umi Says

Mos Def

light

Un Peu Plus Haut, Un Peu Plus Loin

Reno, Ginette

Canada

Una Spiaggia a Mezzogiorno

Morricone, Ennio ft Edda Dell'Orso

falsetto

Una Voce Allo Specchio (A Voice at the Mirror)

Morricone, Ennio

mirrors

Unbelievable

Big Ghana Band

disbelief

Unbreak My Heart

Braxton, Toni

reversing

Uncertain Smile

The The

laughing and smiling

Unchained Melody

Righteous Brothers

songs that build

Uncle John's Band

Grateful Dead

community

Undebel

Diego el Cigala

faith

Under a Blanket of Blue

Fitzgerald, Ella & Louis Armstrong

blue

Under African Skies

Simon, Paul

sky

Under Pressure

Queen and David Bowie

duets

Under the Boardwalk

Drifters

the coast

Under the Bridge

Red Hot Chili Peppers

bridges

Under The Milky Way

Church

celestial bodies

Under the Water

Bainbridge, Merrill

forgotten follow-ups

Under Your Thumb

Godley & Creme

ghosts

Undercover of the Night

Rolling Stones

police

Underwater

Ghostface Killah

surrealism

Undress Me

Almond, Marc

seduction

Une Sale Histoire (Female Version)

Fab 5 Freddy

B Sides

Unemployed in Summertime

Torrini, Emiliana

summer

Unemployment Blues

Macka B

unemployment

Unfair

Pavement

california

Ungodly Kingdom

Jah Wobble

forgotten follow-ups

Unhappy Birthday

Smiths

anniversaries

Union Jack Thall's Cac!

Oi Polloi

Scotland

Unisex Chipshop

Bailey, Bill

unusual rhymes

Universal Tellerwäscher

Die Sterne

restaurants

Unknown Legend

Young, Neil

motorbikes

Unknown Soldier (Pts 1 & 2)

Kuti, Fela

justice

Unsquare Dance

Dave Brubek Quartet

geometrical shapes

Until the End of the World

U2

biblical songs

Untitled

Kumar, Niladri

musically adventurous

Untitled

Guy, Buddy with Quinn Sullivan

collaborations & side projects

Up and Down, Up and Down

Ellington, Duke

Shakespeare

Up Here in the North of England

Icicle Works

Northern England

Up the Down Escalator

Chameleons

teachers

Up the Hill and Down the Slope

Loft

fairgrounds

Up the Junction

Squeeze

storytelling

Up the 'Pool

Jethro Tull

anticipation

Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire

Small Faces

dreams

Uptown

Crystals

social class

Uptown Top Ranking

Althea and Donna

fashion

Urami Bushi (My Grudge Blues)

Kaji, Meiko

stupidity

Uranium Rock

Smith, Warren

geology

URAQT

MIA

letters, emails

Urban Spaceman

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

aliens

Urge for Going

Mitchell, Joni

finishing

Used to Be a Cop

Drive-By Truckers

police

V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F.

Fishbone

monsters

Valerie

Winehouse, Amy

extraordinary vocals

Valley Girl

Zappa, Frank

gossip

Valo tihkuu kaiken läpi (The light permeates through everything)

Paavoharju

bright and beautiful

Valveuni

Kauan

wind

Vámonos

Vargas, Chavela

Mexico & Central America

Van Diemen's Land

Collins, Shirley & the Albion Country Band

islands

Vaseline

Elastica

short songs

Vatican Rag

Lehrer, Tom

unusual rhymes

Vegetable Man

Pink Floyd

clothes

Vegetables

Beach Boys

food

Vegetarian Restaurant

Aberfeldy

restaurants

Velvet Underground

Richman, Johnathan

other musicians

Venator

Be'lakor

monsters

Venceremos (We Will WIn)

Working Week

multilingual

Vengeance

New Model Army

justice

Venus

Avalon, Frankie

myths & legends

Venus as a Boy

Bjork

beauty

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

Victim or the Crime

Grateful Dead

chicken and egg

Victor Jara's Hands

Calexico

capital punishment

Victoria

Fall

named after women

Victory

Amampondo

victory

Victory

Harvey, PJ

victory

Viime Yönä (Last Night)

Barry Andrewsin Disko

last night

Vikings

Los Lobos

skin

Village Ghetto Land

Wonder, Stevie

trash

Village Girl

Chandra, Sheila

villages

Village Green

Kinks

villages

Village Green Preservation Society

Kinks

community

Village Soul

Hibbert, Lennie

villages

Villiers Terrace

Echo And The Bunnymen

roads and streets

Vincent

McLean, Don

works of art

Vinyl Fetishists

45 Adapters

records

Viola da Gamba from Suite No. 2, Chaconne, La Buisson

Forqueray, Antoine

orchestral string instruments

Violence Grows

Fatal Microbes

violence

Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa

Sigur Ros

falling

Virus

Deltron 3030

machines, robots & computers

Visa från Utanmyra

Johansson, Jan

Nordic Songs

Vitamin C

Can

vegetables

Vitamin C

Can

wealth

Viva La Quinta Brigada

Moore, Christy

volunteering

Viva La Vida

Coldplay

leadership

Viva La Vinyl

Twilight Hotel

records

Viva Las Vegas

Presley, Elvis

holidays

Viva Nigeria

Kuti, Fela

Africa

Vivo Cielo

Mercé, José

sky

Vogue

Madonna

glamour and style

Voices of the Voiceless

Lowkey ft Immortal Technique

justice

Volcano Song

Budos Band

geology

Volunteered Slavery

Kirk, Rahsaan Roland

volunteering

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Hendrix, Jimi

super solos

Voodoo Ray

Guy Called Gerald

halloween

Vote Baby Vote

Deee-Lite

elections

Vuelvo al Sur

Gotan Project

accordion

Vuoi Vuoi Mu

Boine, Mari

Nordic Songs

Wada Na Tod

Mangeshkar, Lata

vibrato, tremolo & oscillation

Wade in the Water

Cooke, Sam

bravery

Wage Slaves

All Shall Perish

leftwing politics

Wait (Whispering Song)

Ying Yang Twins

whispering songs

Waitin' For the Bus

ZZ Top

buses

Waiting (O Mistress Mine)

Sawhney, Nitin

Shakespeare

Waiting Around to Die

Van Zandt, Townes

getting older

Waiting for a Train

Mississippi John Hurt

limbo

Waiting in the Park

Chantells

futility

Wake me Up When September Ends

Green Day

autumn

Wake Up

Arcade Fire

rallying cries

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Cranberries

coffee

Waking Up in the Sun

Adult Net

the sun

Walcott

Vampire Weekend

New England

Walk

Pantera

walking and running

Walk Away

Young, Gabby & the Other Animals

moving on

Walk Away Renee

Left Banke

walking and running

Walk Like a Panther

All Seeing I

mammals

Walk Like an Egg

Dickies

curves and spheres

Walk Like An Egyptian

Bangles

walking and running

Walk Now

Orbital

walking and running

Walk on By

Hayes, Isaac

impressive intros

Walk On By

Van Dyke, Leroy

infidelity

Walk on Hot Coals

Gallagher, Rory

overturning the odds

Walk on the Wild Side

Smith, Jimmy

super solos

Walk Tall Baby (That's What I Need)

Marrow, Esther

consolation

Walk This Way

Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith

collaborations & side projects

Walkin' After Midnight

Cline, Patsy

walking and running

Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love

Love Unlimited

telephones

Walkin' Like Brando

Royal Crown Revue

wanting to be someone else

Walking in Memphis

Cohn, Marc

Elvis

Walking In My Shoes

Depeche Mode

guilt

Walking in the Rain

Ronettes

bad weather

Walking Round in Circles

Hopkins, Lightnin'

circles

Walking to New Orleans

Domino, Fats

walking and running

Wall Of Death

Thompson, Richard and Linda

carnivals and funfairs

Walt Grace's Submarine Test

Mayer, John

making things

Waltz # 2

Smith, Elliott

three

Waltz for a Lovely Wife

Getz. Stan

Valentine's Day Songs

Wandering Star

Portishead

celestial bodies

Wandering Star

Marvin, Lee

out of tune

Wang Dang Doodle

Howlin' Wolf

celebration

Wannabe

Spice Girls

friendship

War

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

brass

War

Starr, Edwin

war

War on Drugs

Barenaked Ladies

addiction

War Zone

Pete Rock ft Dead Prez

nightclubs

Warm It Up Kane

Kane, Big Daddy

great opening lines

Warm Leatherette

Jones, Grace

fetishes

Warm Leatherette

Normal, The

cars and driving

Warm Wet Circles

Marillion

geometrical shapes

Warrior Charge

Aswad

bravery

Warrior In Woolworths

X-Ray Spex

brands

Warsaw

Joy Division

Europe, named after places in

Was a Friend

Wyatt, Robert

forgiveness

Wash Your Face in My Sink

Dream Warriors

debuts

Wasn't Born to Follow

Byrds

fate and destiny

Wasn't That a Mighty Storm

Duhks

wind

Wasted Words

Allman Brothers

heated arguments

Wasteland

Jam

trash

Wat a Heat

Luciano

heat

Watch Her Disappear

Waits, Tom

surveillance

Watch the Sunrise

Big Star

dawn

Watch Your Back

Cock Sparrer

refusal

Watch Your Step

Parker, Bobby

warnings

Water Sample

Tarwater

the coast

Waterfalls

TLC

advice

Waterloo Sunset

Kinks

London

Watermelons

Lovely Eggs

farm produce

Watersong

Cranes

misheard, nonsense, inaudible

Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)

Pixies

B Sides

Waxwing

Chaney, Olivia

organ

Way Down in the Hole

Waits, Tom

TV themes

Way Down in the Hole

Earle, Steve

holes

We

Roches

brothers and sisters

We Are All Bourgeois Now

McCarthy

zeitgeist

We Are All Prostitutes

Pop Group

discordant songs

We Are America

Spalding, Esperanza

justice

We are Family

Sister Sledge

siblings

We Are Neighbours

Chi-Lites

neighbours

We Are the Firm

Cockney Rejects

call and response

We Are the Winners

LT United

so bad they're good

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 Can't Make It Here Anymore

McMurtry, James

stick it to the man

We Did It Again

Soft Machine

ten words or fewer

We Got the Neutron Bomb

Weirdos

power

We Hate You (Little Girls)

Throbbing Gristle

unsettling songs

We Have All the Time in the World

My Bloody Valentine

estimates

We Have All the Time in the World

Armstrong, Louis

relaxation and leisure

We Just Won't Be Defeated

Go! Team

hope and resilience

We Live As We Dream, Alone

Gang Of Four

loneliness

We Love You

Rolling Stones

scandal

We Never Know

Nicolette

never

We Shall Overcome

Baez, Joan

survival

We Should Never Have Children

Absentee

children performing

We Take Care of Our Own

Springsteen, Bruce

homelessness

We the People Who are Darker Than Blue

Mayfield, Curtis

black

We Three Kings

Smith, Jimmy

three

We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago

Hawkwind

mistakes

We Used to Be Friends

Dandy Warhols

upbeat breakup # 2

We Want Your Soul

Freeland, Adam

advertising

We Will All Asphyxiate

Money Can't Buy Music

philosophers

We Will All Go Together When We Go

Lehrer, Tom

nuclear war

We Will Rock You

Queen

handclaps

We Won't Be in Your Way Anymore

Thomas, Irma

divorce

We`re Leaving

Devotchka

departures

Weak Become Heroes

Streets

mood-changing music

Wear Clean Draws

Coup

cleansing

Wearing Her Crown

Midnite

crowns

Web

Roots

minimalist

Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine

Shearwater

famous last words

Week-end à Rome

Daho, Etienne

Europe, named after places in

Weeping Song

Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds

songs about songs

Weightlifting

Trashcan Sinatras

kindness

Welcome Home

Peters & Lee

visitors

Welcome to the Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

surprising intros

Welcome to the Monkey House

Animal Magnet

monkeys and apes

Welcome to the Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

visitors

We'll Be Right Back

Steinski & Mass Media

advertising

Well Did You Evah!

Pop, Iggy and Deborah Harry

duets

Well Fancy That

Fun Boy Three

teachers

We'll Meet Again

Lynn, Vera

redefined by films

We're a Winner

Impressions

winners

We're An American Band

Yo La Tengo

concerts

We're an American Band

Grand Funk Railroad

outstanding percussion

We're Going To Be Friends

White Stripes

friendship

We're Going To Make It

Little Milton

optimistic songs

We're Gonna Hold On

Burke, Solomon

special guests

We're Stronger Than That

Rigby, Amy

marriage

Werewolf

CocoRosie

magic

Werewolves of London

Zevon, Warren

halloween

West Indian Man

Blades, Rubén

Caribbean

We've Gotta Get Out of This Place

Animals

rallying cries

We've Only Just Begun

Carpenters

marriage

What a Fool Believes

Doobie Brothers

fools

What a Little Moonlight Can Do

Holiday, Billie

moon

What a Waste

Dury, Ian

ambition

What a Wonderful World

Armstrong, Louis

miracles

What Came First, the Egg or the Hen?

Taylor, Koko

chicken and egg

What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry

Washington, Dinah

mistakes

What Do I Get?

Buzzcocks

questions

What Do You Want From Life?

Tubes

ambition

What Good Can Drinking Do

Joplin, Janis

hangovers

What Happened to My Brother?

Kozelek, Mark and Jimmy Lavalle

brothers and sisters

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield

special guests

What I Go to School For

Busted

school

What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend

Special AKA

insulting songs

What is Life

Harrison, George

solo Beatles

What Makes a Man a Man

Almond, Marc

homosexuality

What More Can I Say?

Danger Mouse

Beatles

What Sarah Said

Death Cab for Cutie

hospitals

What the Hell

Lavigne, Avril

starting over

What the World is Waiting For

Stone Roses

B Sides

What Up Dog?

Was (Was Not)

jokes

What'd I Say (Pts 1 & 2)

Charles, Ray

call and response

Whatever Happened to Pong?

Black, Frank

hobbies

Whatever's Written In Your Heart

Rafferty, Gerry

heated arguments

What's Going On

Gaye, Marvin

violence

What's Good?

Reed, Lou

bereavement

What's Happening Brother

Gaye, Marvin

siblings

What's Happening?!?!

Byrds

uncertainty

What's Hardcore?

K'Naan

Africa

What's He Building?

Waits, Tom

questions

What's in the Headlines

Covay, Don

journalism

What's Love Got to Do With It

Turner, Tina

comebacks

What's My Age Again?

Blink-182

ages

What's New

Merrill, Helen

regrets

What's That Smells Like Fish?

Fuller, Blind Boy

smells

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

old age

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

divorce

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 Fall Comes to New England

Wheeler, Cheryl

New England

When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's lament)

Moyet, Alison

pathos

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 Laugh

Toots and the Maytals

laughter

When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves

Kantner, Paul & Grace Slick

dogs

When I Was on Horseback

Steeleye Span

death

When I'm 84

Beautiful South

refusal

When I'm Cleaning Windows

Formby, George

glass

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

Cash, Johnny

Spring

When People are Dead

Go-Betweens

funerals

When the Battle is Over

Franklin, Aretha

crowns

When the Bridegroom Comes

Sill, Judee

Jesus

When the Fuel Runs Out

Executive Suite

power

When the Levee Breaks

Led Zeppelin

rain

When the Roses Bloom Again

Cantrell, Laura

flowers

When the Sun Goes Down

Arctic Monkeys

prostitution

When the Thames Froze

Smith & Burrows

winter

When We WasFab

Harrison, George

Beatles

When We Were Young

Whipping Boy

adolescence

When You Walk in the Room

DeShannon, Jackie

Valentine's Day Songs

When You Were Mine

Lauper, Cyndi

upbeat breakup # 2

When You Were Young (Lindbergh Palace remix)

Killers

teenagers

When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver

Ammons, Gene

hair

Where Are We Going?

Byrd, Donald

change 2

Where are We Now?

Bowie, David

specific or obscure places

Where Did Our Love Go

Ross, Diana and the Supremes

questions

Where Did the Night Go

Scott-Heron, Gil

midnight

Where Did You Get That Hat?

Holloway, Stanley

inheritance

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Leadbelly

jealousy

Where Do I Begin?

Chemical Brothers f. Beth Orton

hangovers

Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere

Cave, Nick & the Bad Seeds

desperation

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Portnoy, Gary

pubs and bars

Where I Find My Heaven

Gigolo Aunts

spiritual songs

Where Is My Mind?

Pixies

redefined by films

Where is the Love?

Flack, Roberta and Donny Hathaway

disappointment

Where It's At

Beck

two - part 2

Where It's At

Beck

instruments

Where Love Lives (Frankie Knuckles/David Morales Remix)

Limerick, Alison

triggering dancing

Where Me Keys, Where Me Phone?

Mr. Zip

keys and locks

Where the Wild Roses Grow

Minogue, Kylie & Nick Cave

flowers

Where's Me Jumper?

Sultans of Ping FC

fashion

Where's Your Child

Bam Bam

anxiety

Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

Gaye, Marvin

hats

Wherever I May Roam

Metallica

strangers

While You Were Sleeping

Perkins, Elvis

sleep and insomnia

Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret

Beat

politicians

Whip It

Devo

fetishes

Whip You With a Strap

Ghostface Killah

children

Whip Your Booty

Williams, Andre and Velvet Hammer

fetishes

Whiskey Lullaby

Paisley, Brad & Alison Krauss

whisky

Whiskey Lullaby

Randall, Jon

whisky

Whisky in the Jar

Thin Lizzy

whisky

Whisky Tango

Piazolla, Astor

whisky

Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)

Inkspots

trees, grass and flowers

Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)

Davies, Windsor & Don Estelle

gossip

White Car in Germany

Associates

Europe, named after places in

White Christmas

Redding, Otis

Christmas

White Cliffs of Dover

Lynn, Vera

coming home

White Dress

Fairport Convention

clothes

White Foxes

Sundfør, Suzanne

Nordic Songs

White Heat, Red Hot

Judas Priest

red

White House Blues

Poole, Charlie

assassination

White Line Fever

Fontaine, Richmond

itinerants and migration

White Lines (Don't Do It)

Grandmaster Flash

advice

White Mice

Mo-Dettes

animals

White Noise

Exitmusic

crosses

White Rabbit

Jefferson Airplane

literary

White Rabbit

Damned

rabbits

White Rabbit

Torrini, Emiliana

surprising intros

White Riot

Clash

change

White Socks Flip Flops

Super Furry Animals

clothes

White Walls

KVB

borders, barriers, walls, fences

White Winos

Wainwright, Loudon III

pathos

White's Not My Color This Evening

Glazerr, Cherry

bodily fluids

Whitey on the Moon

Heron, Gil Scott

historical events

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

Withers, Bill

questions

Who Knew

Pink

broken promises

Who Knows Where the Time Goes

Fairport Convention

autumn

Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

Denny, Sandy

speed

Who Loves the Sun

Velvet Underground

the sun

Who Needs Action When You Got Words

Plan B

anger

Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine

Gibson, Harry "the Hipster"

unusual rhymes

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

Funkadelic

music genres

Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?

Organized Konfusion

nostalgia

Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

self referential

Who Will Buy

Lucien, Jon

advertising

Who Will the Next Fool Be

Rich, Charlie

uncertainty

Whoever You Are

Prefab Sprout

strangers

Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin

odd sounds and instruments

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Noise?

Age Of Chance

noise

Who's Gonna Fill Those Shoes?

Guy, Buddy

children performing

Whos Gonna Take the Weight?

Gang Starr

questions

Who's Laughing Now

Jessie J

schadenfreude

Why

Byrds

heated arguments

Why

Simon, Carly

questions

Why (The King of Love is Dead)

Simone, Nina

cry, songs that make you

Why Can't We Live Together

Thomas. Timmy

riffs

Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls?

Reed, Blind Alfred

hair

Why is It Always Dairy Lea

Shirehorses

farm produce

Why We Build the Wall

Mitchell, Anais ft Greg Brown

obstacles

Why Write a Letter That You'll Never Send

Drones

misanthropy

Why'd Ya Do It?

Faithfull, Marianne

sweary songs

Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget

Magnetic Fields

rejection

Wichita Lineman

Campbell, Glen

work

Wickerman

Pulp

rivers

Wide Eyed Boy From Freecloud

Bowie, David

capital punishment

Wild and Free

Mayfield, Curtis

freedom

Wild Billy's Circus Story

Springsteen, Bruce

men's names

Wild Horses

Flying Burrito Brothers

mammals

Wild is the Wind

Spalding, Esperanza

wind

Wild Mountain Thyme (Live)

Silencers

mountains

Wild Wood (Sheared Wood Remix)

Weller, Paul