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Songs About the Urban Environment

Mar. 23, 2022
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	'Ouses, 'Ouses, 'Ouses	The Imagined Village	Suzi
2	La Niña	Mala Rodríguez	Maki
3	Beat the Street	Sharon Redd	Nicko
4	It Was a Good Day	Ice Cube	Pop Off!
5	Baker Street	Gerry Rafferty	SweetHomeAlabama
6	Transmetropolitan	The Pogues	Uncleben
7	Badala	Tata Pound	Nilpferd
8	Wild in the Streets	Circle Jerks	TarquinSpodd
9	Night Bus	Burial	magicman
10	I Have Travelled the Buses Late at Night	Band of Holy Joy	TatankaYotanka
11	West End Girls	Pet Shop Boys	Noodsy
12	Finisterre	Saint Etienne	barbryn
13	Street Player	Chicago	SweetHomeAlabama
14	Cities	Talking Heads	happyclapper
15	No More Ghettos in America	Stanley Winston	Shoegazer
16	Nowhere Like Home	Bug Central	Carpgate

No B List

Youtube Playlist

Songs to Start the Morning

Feb. 2, 2022
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Dawn Returning	Dave Griffiths & Tim Renwick	Glass Halfempty
2	She Bangs the Drums	The Stone Roses	ParaMhor
3	Wake Up Boo!	The Boo Radleys	Uncleben
4	Morning Dance	Spyro Gyra	Pop Off!
5	Daydream Believer	The Monkees	happyclapper
6	All I Wanna Do	Sheryl Crow	happyclapper
7	Easy	Commodores	Loud Atlas
8	You're in a Bad Way	Saint Etienne	happyclapper
9	Deal Wiv It	Mura Masa with Slowthai	vanwolf2
10	Morning Sun	Block 16 ft Jon Lucien	vanwolf2
11	Morning	Beck	MussoliniHeadkick
12	Black Coffee in Bed	Squeeze	Shoegazer
13	The Lady	Sandy Denny	Suzi
14	Sunflash	Lemon Sol	Nilpferd
15	Blame	Gabriels	ParaMhor
16	Let's Get It On	Marvin Gaye	Seth Miller
17	All Day Music	War	Seth Miller
18	Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)	Melanie	Seth Miller
19	Ba soucis ya week-end	Franco et l'Orchestre OK Jazz	pejepeine
20	Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval)	Quincy Jones	megadom
21	Keep Cool Babylon	Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus	TatankaYotanka
21	It's My Life (12" Extended)	Talk Talk	Maki
23	Frontier	Holly Herndon	ajostu
24	Don't Stop Believin'	Journey	Loud Atlas
25	Open My Eyes	Nazz	ShivSidecar
26	Fait Accompli	Curve	happyclapper
27	I'm Civilised	Menace	Carpgate
28	Non-Stop 'Sikyi' Medley	Dr. K. Gyasi & his Noble Knights	pejepeine

Youtube Playlists

Songs About Hope

Jan. 26, 2022
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

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	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	The Clouds Will Soon Roll By	Ambrose & his Orchestra ft Elsie Carlisle	severin
2	Three Little Birds	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Suzi
3	Harvest for the World	The Isley Brothers	megadom
4	There's Hope	India Arie	Nicko
5	Message in a Bottle	The Police	amylee
6	Imagine	John Lennon	magicman
7	Youth	Disturbance	Carpgate
8	Hope Is the Last Thing to Die	David Holmes ft Raven Violet	Uncleben
9	Waiting Hopefully	D*Note	Nilpferd
10	Hope	Arlo Parks	barbryn
11	This Is the Day	The The	Traktor Albatrost
12	Hope	Bauhaus	Carpgate
13	Love Theme from Spartacus (Zero 7 Remix)	Terry Callier	Nilpferd
14	Another Day, Another Ray of Hope	Bill Nelson	Shoegazer
15	Black Boy	Joel Culpepper	Loud Atlas
16	Shine a Light	The Rolling Stones	IsabelleForshaw
17	My Friend the Sun	Linda Lewis	ShivSidecar
18	Hope Street, Tomorrow Afternoon	Robb Johnson	treefrogdemon

Youtube Playlist

Songs About Tea

Oct. 13, 2021
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Tea for Two	Art Tatum	sonofwebcore
2	Cup A Tea	Dillinger	Nicko
3	T.U.S.A.	Masters of Reality	Loud Atlas
4	Katie's Tea	Camille	Alaricmc
5	Melon Tea	Melon Kinenbi & Going Under Ground	Nicko
6	Cup of Tea	Shack	Uncleben
7	Life in Mono	Mono	saneshane
8	The Tea Dance	Philip Jeays	TatankaYotanka
9	Green Tea	Shonen Knife	IsabelleForshaw
10	Cup of Tea in Bed	Lorraine Bowen	TatankaYotanka
11	Mate Amargo	Amalia de la Vega	Makinavaja
12	A Nice Cup of Tea	Gracie Fields	Alaricmc

B List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Tea with Cinnamon	Katzenjammer	severin
2	Tea	Jim Noir	saneshane
3	On and On	Erykah Badu	vanwolf2
4	Sugar in Your Tea	Harumi	ShivSidecar
5	Sugar Honey Iced Tea	Kelis	Fred Erickson
6	Tea for Two (Chris Shaw Remix) (2008)	Sarah Vaughan	Nicko
7	Tea for the Tillerman	Cat Stevens	amylee
8	Earl Grey with Honey	Loveninjas	barbryn
9	Have a Cup of Tea	Coriky	vanwolf2
10	Cup of Tea	Sage Francis	saneshane
11	Beautiful Cosmos	Ivor Cutler	severin
12	Are You Making the Tea?	Dogshit Sandwich	Carpgate
13	Flying Teapot	Gong	Loud Atlas

Songs About Getting Brighter

Sept. 19, 2020
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Mi Negra Ave Maria	Roberto Fonseca	untergunther
2	Brighter Days / Brighter Daze	Stanton Davis Ghetto / Mysticism	Nicko
3	Bright Morning Stars	Abigail Washburn	tincanman
4	Brighter	Slowdive	happyclapper
5	Brighter Now	Razorcuts	vanwolf2
6	Brighter As We Fall	Engineers	Shoegazer
7	New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)	Simple Minds	ParaMhor
8	Love Shines Brighter	Culture	TarquinSpodd
9	Queen of Hearts	Fucked Up	happyclapper
10	Gayatri Mantra (Contemporary Mix)	Shankar Mahadevan	Ravi Raman
11	We Are Young	fun. ft Janelle Monáe	Loud Atlas
12	(You Shine) Brighter Than Light	Joensuu 1685	saneshane
13	Bright Side of the Road	Van Morrison	SweetHomeAlabama
14	Lovely Day	Bill Withers	Suzi
15	Let Our Love Grow Higher	Eula Cooper	attwilightlarks
16	Searching	Change ft Luther Vandross	pejepeine
17	Brighter Days	Sauti Sol & Soweto Gospel Choir	severin

B List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Brighter Day	Active Child	untergunther
2	Tomorrow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day	Jim Croce	Loud Atlas
3	Send Us Brighter Days	Habib Koité & Eric Bibb	Uncleben
4	Here Comes Sunshine	Grateful Dead	Chris7572
5	Preta Pretinha	Novos Baianos	pejepeine
6	Crystal Blue Persuasion	Tommy James & the Shondells	AltraEgo
7	Nuevo Día	Lole y Manuel	Makinavaja
8	Til the Next Full Day	Esperanza Spalding	untergunther
9	Brighter Days	Cajmere ft Dajae	Uncleben
10	Dawn Breaks Through	Barrier	ShivSidecar
11	Brighter Days	Sigala ft Paul Janeway	Loud Atlas

Youtube Playlists Combining A & B

Quiet Reflective List

Louder Upbeat List

Songs Quietly Performed

May 6, 2020
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Sweet Harmony	The Beloved	vastariner
2	A Canterbury Tale	Dreadzone	ShivSidecar
3	It's a Fine Day	Jane	philipphilip99
4	Les Bras de Mer	Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita	Suzi
5	In Paradisum (from Requiem in D minor)	Gabriel Fauré	attwilightlarks
6	Silence	Charlie Haden with Chet Baker	florian7
7	Angel Dust	DJ Cam	Nilpferd
8	Melancholia II	William Basinski	Shoegazer
9	Drunken Galleon	Walls	MussoliniHeadkick
10	Koke'e	Dennis Kamakahi	TarquinSpodd
11	Into Dust	Mazzy Star	amylee
12	When Breathing Starts	Ulrich Drechsler Quartet with Tord Gustavsen	Nicko
13	John's Theme (Love Scene)	Pino Donaggio	untergunther
14	Love Itself	Leonard Cohen	Suzi
15	Cradle	Adrianne Lenker	Seth Miller
16	Cellophane	FKA twigs	barbryn
17	The Lull	Cat's Eyes	untergunther
18	Nyalimagotee	S.E. Rogie	Mogdog
19	Ambre	Nils Frahm	amylee
20	Saturday	Sparklehorse	happyclapper
21	Parallelograms	Linda Perhacs	ShivSidecar
22	Love to Share	Carlton and the Shoes	magicman
23	The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)	Simon & Garfunkel	AltraEgo
24	Simply Beautiful	Al Green	untergunther

Youtube Playlist

Songs About Quiet

Apr. 29, 2020
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	She's Not There	The Zombies	IsabelleForshaw
2	It's Oh So Quiet	Björk	megadom
3	Quiet House	Fleet Foxes	swawilg
4	Silencio	Jorge Drexler	Makinavaja
5	Quiet Heart	The Go-Betweens	megadom
6	Loud Places	Jamie xx ft Romy	happyclapper
7	No Words	Bahama Soul Club ft Brenda Boykin	Mogdog
8	Speak Low	Billie Holiday	Nilpferd
9	Shhh	Prince	Mogdog
10	Man Next Door	Massive Attack	happyclapper
11	Voices Carry	'Til Tuesday	amylee
12	I Have a Need for Solitude	Mary Chapin Carpenter	tincanman
13	World Shut Your Mouth	Julian Cope	AltraEgo
14	Enjoy the Silence	Depeche Mode	Shoegazer
15	Quiet Life	Japan	vanwolf2
16	The Silent Boatman	Parliament	pejepeine
17	Silencio	Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo	magicman
18	Shhh/Peaceful	Miles Davis	magicman

No B List

Youtube Playlist

Songs About Long Distance Relationships

Jan. 16, 2019
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Jimmy Mack	Martha and the Vandellas	attwilightlarks
2	Bye Bye Pride	The Go-Betweens	Nilpferd
3	My Johnny Was a Shoemaker	Steeleye Span	Suzi
4	Aloha 'Oe	Alfred Apaka	TarquinSpodd
5	Deny	Yasmine Hamdan	untergunther
6	Husna	Hitesh Sonik ft Piyush Mishra	Ravi Raman
7	Separated by Motorways	The Long Blondes	happyclapper
8	Going Places	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	pejepeine
9	(Don't Go Back to) Rockville	R.E.M.	vanwolf2
10	I Miss You	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	magicman
11	Destiny	Zero 7 ft Sia & Sophie Barker	Skydog7
12	Flyweight Love	Vienna Teng	Jenny K.
13	Miles Away	Poemss	untergunther
14	When Love Breaks Down	Prefab Sprout	Shoegazer

B List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Long Distance Love	Little Feat	ToffeeBoy
2	Distant Lover	Marvin Gaye	Uncleben
3	A Taste of Honey	Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters	pejepeine
4	Memphis, Tennessee	Chuck Berry	ShivSidecar
5	Dolores & Kimberley	Advance Base	Shoegazer
6	Open Arms	Elbow	philipphilip99
7	We Could Send Letters	Aztec Camera	megadom
8	Love Letters	Ketty Lester	EnglishOutlaw
9	Call Me (Come Back Home)	Al Green	magicman
10	Your Side of the Bed	Little Big Town	Leaveitallbehind

Youtube Playlist (combined A and B Lists)

12″ Singles and Remixes to 1979

Aug. 15, 2018
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)
At: The Song Bar

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Truly	The Jays & Ranking Trevor	ShivSidecar
2	Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)	Chic	magicman
3	Miss You	The Rolling Stones	amylee
4	Money in My Pocket	Dennis Brown	magicman
5	Now That We've Found Love	Third World	megadom
6	Flash Light	Parliament	Seth Miller
7	You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)	Sylvester	OliveButler
8	Liza...Liza	Elias Rahbani	philipphilip99
9	Big Blow	Manu Dibango	Nicko
10	Kiss Me Again	Dinosaur	Uncleben
11	Weep and Mourn	Israel Vibration	TarquinSpodd
12	Dream Baby Dream (Long Version)	Suicide	untergunther
13	Funkytown (Super Disco Version)	Lipps Inc.	MussoliniHeadkick
14	Life in Tokyo	Japan	megadom
15	Dancing the Night Away	The Motors	ShivSidecar
16	And the Beat Goes On	The Whispers	9hairs9knots

B List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	Don't Let It Go to Your Head	Black Harmony	pejepeine
2	Street Player	Chicago	SweetHomeAlabama
3	Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (Special Disco Version)	The Jacksons	amylee
4	The Number One Song in Heaven	Sparks ft Giorgio Moroder	OliveButler
5	Love Vibration	Joe Simon	untergunther
6	Kind of Life (Kind of Love)	North End	ParaMhor
7	Born for a Purpose (Reason for Living)	Dr. Alimantado	Uncleben
8	I Was Made for Lovin' You	Kiss	Uncleben
9	Conscious Man	Jolly Brothers	Nicko
10	Disco Stomp	Hamilton Bohannon	MussoliniHeadkick
11	Hit and Run (Walter Gibbons 12" Mix)	Loleatta Holloway	attwilightlarks
12	Chant Down Babylon	Yabby You & Trinity	Uncleben
13	Music Is My Way of Life	Patti Labelle	bishbosh
14	Roots Train	Dillinger, Junior Murvin & Lee Perry	Shoegazer
15	Little Johnny Jewel, Pts. 1 & 2	Television	TarquinSpodd

Youtube Playlist

Songs From 1900-1955

Mar. 22, 2018
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)
At: The Song Bar

A List

	Title	Artist	Nominated by
1	If It Wasn't for the 'Ouses In Between	Gus Elen	severin
2	Any Old Iron	Harry Champion	Suzi
3	The Entertainer	Scott Joplin	Suzi
4	After You've Gone	Marion Harris	Beltway Bandit
5	I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (If I Knew I'd Find You)	"Whispering" Jack Smith	untergunther
6	Parlez-moi d'Amour	Lucienne Boyer	untergunther
7	Volver	Carlos Gardel	Maki
8	Lágrimas Negras	Trio Matamoros	magicman
9	My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)	Trixie Smith	severin
10	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got Swing)	Duke Ellington & his Orchestra	severin
11	Shave 'Em Dry	Lucille Bogan	severin
12	The Prisoner's Song	Vernon Dalhart	SweetHomeAlabama
13	Szomorú Vasárnap	Rezső Seress	Beltway Bandit
14	Hellhound on My Trail	Robert Johnson	ParaMhor
15	Stardust	Louis Armstrong	magicman
16	Cheek to Cheek	Fred Astaire	ParaMhor
17	Deep Purple	Larry Clinton & his Orchestra with Bea Wain	Marconius7
18	Mood Indigo	The Boswell Sisters	magicman
19	Goodnight Sweetheart	Al Bowlly	Beltway Bandit
20	É Doce Morrer No Mar	Dorival Caymmi	pejepeine
21	Konoyo No Hana	Chiyoko Shimakura	Hoshino Sakura
22	Nature Boy	Nat King Cole	severin
23	The Walkin' Blues	Jesse Powell with Fluffy Hunter	AlBahooky
24	Cadillac Boogie	Jimmy Liggins & his Drops of Joy	Mitch Mitchell
25	How Many More Years	Howlin' Wolf	Ravi Raman
26	There's No One But You	The Orioles	severin
27	Body and Soul	Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown	Nilpferd

No B List

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