The table below lists all A-listed songs by artists beginning with J. Some artists are also linked to their own individual pages.
Artist | Song Title | Topic |
J Dilla | Workinonit | ten words or fewer |
J. Geils Band | Centerfold | na-na-hey-hey songs |
Whammer Jammer | harmonica | |
Jaar, Nicolas | History Lesson | tragedy & comedy |
Jackman, Hugh | The Greatest Show | the circus |
Jackpots | Jack in the Box | toys |
Jackson, Alan | It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere | afternoon |
Little Man | sales, selling & bargains | |
The Talkin’ Song Repair Blues | fixing & repairing | |
Jackson, Bull Moose | I Want a Bowlegged Woman (with the Buffalo Bearcats) | legs & pants |
Jackson, Christopher | History Has Its Eyes on You (with Lin-Manuel Miranda) | legacy |
Jackson, Chuck | I Wake Up Crying | waking up |
Jackson, Jack & His Orchestra | I Like to Go Back in the Evening | evening |
Jackson, Janet | Control | control |
That’s the Way Love Goes | songs with talking | |
Jackson, Joe | Baby, Stick Around | footwear |
Got the Time | multitasking & being busy | |
Happy Loving Couples | two – part 2 | |
I’m the Man | fads & crazes | |
Is She Really Going Out with Him? | monkeys & apes | |
Steppin’ Out | parties & going out | |
Sunday Papers | journalism & the news | |
Jackson, Mahalia | In the Summer of His Years | assassination |
Just a Closer Walk with Thee (with Louis Armstrong) | from New Orleans | |
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms | immortality & longevity | |
Jackson, Michael | Beat It | super solos |
Ben | pets | |
Billie Jean | denial | |
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | falsetto | |
Earth Song | climate change | |
I Wanna Be Where You Are | harpsichord | |
Man in the Mirror | choirs | |
Off the Wall | triggering dancing | |
Thriller | songs with talking | |
Jackson, Millie | If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want to Be Right) | infidelity |
Leftovers | arguments | |
Making the Best of a Bad Situation | adultery & infidelity | |
The Rap | substitutions | |
Rose Colored Glasses | eyewear | |
There You Are | flirting | |
Jackson, Vivian (see Yabby You) | ||
Jackson, Wanda | Hard Headed Woman | Elvis |
Let’s Have a Party | non sequiturs | |
Riot in Cell Block Number Nine | prisons | |
Tongue Tied | embarrassment | |
Jackson 5 | ABC | three |
Can You Feel It? (as the Jacksons) | songs with vim | |
Goin’ Places (as the Jacksons) | travelling | |
I Want You Back | children performing | |
Joyful Jukebox Music | jukeboxes | |
Never Can Say Goodbye | goodbye | |
Skywriter | indirect messages | |
Jackson Sisters | I Believe in Miracles | energizing songs |
Jackson Square Allstars | Darktown Strutters’ Ball | from New Orleans |
Jacksons (see Jackson 5) | ||
Jacksoul | Unconditional | notable outros or codas |
Jacky (see Lee, Jackie) | ||
Jacques Loussier Trio (see Loussier, Jacques) | ||
Jade, Faine | Cold Winter Sun Symphony in D Major | winter |
Jagger, Mick | Memo from Turner | recorded for movies |
Jah Screechy (see Screechy, Jah) | ||
Jah Stitch (see Stitch, Jah) | ||
Jah Thomas (see Thomas, Jah) | ||
Jah Wobble (see Wobble, Jah) | ||
Jai, Emmanuel | Emma McCune | redemption |
Warchild | biography & autobiography | |
Jam | ‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street | apocalypse |
The Butterfly Collector | prostitution | |
David Watts | character songs | |
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight | London | |
English Rose | hidden tracks | |
The Eton Rifles | songs that aren’t what they seem | |
Going Underground | promises & choices | |
In the Crowd | crowds | |
News of the World | newspapers | |
Pretty Green | jukeboxes | |
Saturday’s Kids | boring & dull | |
Smithers-Jones | unemployment | |
Start! | brevity | |
Strange Town | maps | |
That’s Entertainment | ironic songs | |
Town Called Malice | social class | |
Wasteland | trash | |
Jamal, Ahmad | If I Find You Again | steelpan |
Poinciana | flowers | |
James | Gold Mother | babies & childbirth |
Laid | lust | |
Sit Down | Manchester | |
Sometimes | rain | |
James, Bob | Nautilus | underwater |
James, Danny | Boogie in the Mud | earth, soil & dirt |
James, Dick | Robin Hood | forests & woodlands |
James, Elmore | It Hurts Me Too | empathy |
Stranger Blues | strangers | |
James, Etta | All I Could Do Was Cry | disappointment |
At Last | personal theme songs | |
At Last | fairness | |
In the Basement (with Sugar Pie DeSanto) | domestic songs | |
Stacked Deck | playing cards | |
Steal Away | smuggling & stealing | |
Stormy Weather | bad weather | |
Sufferin’ Till Suffrage | 19th century life | |
James, Joshua | Coal War | caves |
James, Rick | Super Freak | bad boys & bad girls |
James, Skip | Broke and Hungry | songs of desperation |
Crow Jane | cruel songs | |
Drunken Spree | apologies | |
Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | great solo performances | |
James, Tommy & the Shondells | Crimson and Clover | repetition |
Crystal Blue Persuasion | psychedelia | |
Mony Mony | companies & corporations | |
Jameson Raid | Seven Days of Splendour | unexplained phenomena |
Jamie xx | Loud Places (ft Romy) | quiet |
Jamiroquai | Canned Heat | redefined by film |
Jan and Dean | I Found a Girl | starting over |
Surf City | two – part 1 | |
Jane | It’s a Fine Day | quiet songs |
Jane’s Addiction | Jane Says | steelpan |
Ocean Size | wide open spaces | |
Ted, Just Admit It | obsession | |
Ted, Just Admit It | denial | |
Three Days | three | |
Jankowski, Horst | A Walk in the Black Forest | forests & woodlands |
A Walk in the Black Forest | easy listening | |
Jansch, Bert | Angie | great solo performances |
Back Home | reunions | |
Blackwaterside | treachery & betrayal | |
The Bright New Year | new year | |
Bright Sunny Morning | September 11 attacks | |
Needle of Death | futility | |
Reynardine | surprise encounters | |
The Road tae Dundee | road trips | |
Toy Balloon | toys | |
Japan | Cantonese Boy | Asia |
Ghosts | Halloween | |
Life in Tokyo | 12″ singles to 1979 | |
Nightporter | album tracks better than the singles | |
Quiet Life | quiet | |
Japanese Breakfast | Everybody Wants to Love You | charisma |
Japanther | The Gravy | monsters |
Jara, Victor | Lo Único Que Tengo (with Isabel Parra) | hands |
Jardim, Linda | Energy in Northampton | worst songs |
Jarmels | A Little Bit of Soap | COVID-19 lockdown |
Jarosz, Sarah | Maggie | distractions & diversions |
Jarre, Jean-Michel | Oxygène | gases |
Jarre, Maurice | The Longest Day March | D-Day |
Jarrett, Keith | Shenandoah | rivers |
Jay & the Techniques | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie | games |
Jay Dee (see J Dilla) | ||
Jay Tees | A Prayer to Jah (aka Forward to Jah) | prayer |
Jay-Z | 4:44 | shame |
Empire State of Mind (ft Alicia Keys) | ambition | |
Legacy | legacy | |
Regrets | guilt & apology | |
Jaydee | Plastic Dreams | drone music |
Jayhawks | The Baltimore Sun | newspapers |
Jaynetts | Sally Go ‘Round the Roses | flowers |
Jays | Truly (with Ranking Trevor) | 12″ singles to 1979 |
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra | Everybody Wear They Mask (with Wynton Marsalis) | masks |
Jazz Butcher | Caroline Wheeler’s Birthday Present | gifts & giving |
Soul Happy Hour | cocktails & spirits | |
Southern Mark Smith | wanting to be someone else | |
J.B.’s | Breakin’ Bread | meals & mealtimes |
Pass the Peas | vegetables | |
Jean, Wyclef | Perfect Gentleman | unusual rhymes |
Jeays, Philip | The Antelope | unusual narrators |
Geoff | fear of missing out | |
Madame | museums, galleries & exhibitions | |
Perry County | personification | |
Seven Signs of Ageing | advertising | |
The Soldier | army | |
The Tea Dance | tea | |
This Is the Age of the Naked Emperors | nudity | |
Jeff Healey Band (see Healey, Jeff) | ||
Jefferson, Blind Lemon | Jack O’Diamond Blues | games |
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean | death | |
Jefferson, Marshall | Move Your Body | music genres |
Jefferson Airplane | Aerie (Gang of Eagles) | raptors |
Lather | birthdays | |
We Can Be Together | youth cults | |
White Rabbit | literary songs | |
Wooden Ships | more questions than answers | |
Jefferson Starship | Rose Goes to Yale | higher education |
Starship (with Paul Kantner) | striking album endings | |
Jein, Junior | El Dominó | board games |
Jellyfish | All Is Forgiven | forgiveness |
Joining a Fan Club | memorabilia & souvenirs | |
The King Is Half-Undressed | fairytales | |
Jenkins, Billy | I Love Your Smell (with the Blues Collective) | smells |
Jennings, Waylon | Mental Revenge | revenge |
Jepsen, Carly Rae | Call Me Maybe | pick-up lines & marriage proposals |
Jerome, Patti | No Mama – No Papa | chairs |
Jessie J | Who’s Laughing Now | schadenfreude |
Jesus and Mary Chain | Blues from a Gun | energizing songs |
Happy When It Rains | bad weather | |
The Hardest Walk | superlatives | |
Her Way of Praying | prayer | |
Here Comes Alice | non-alcoholic drinks | |
I Hate Rock ‘n’ Roll | music industry | |
The Living End | motorbikes | |
Reverence | hanging | |
Sidewalking (Extended Version) | 1980s 12” singles | |
Some Candy Talking | sweet foods | |
Sometimes Always (ft Hope Sandoval) | duets | |
Stardust Remedy | brothers & sisters | |
Teenage Lust | lust | |
You Trip Me Up | falling | |
Jesus Lizard | Thumbscrews | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks |
Jet | Are You Gonna Be My Girl | surprising intros |
Jethro Tull | A New Day Yesterday | old and new |
Crazed Institution | crowns | |
Fat Man | opposites | |
Heavy Horses | horses | |
Living in the Past | flutes, pipes & whistles | |
Salamander | amphibians | |
Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day | snow & ice | |
Slow Marching Band | slowing down | |
Steel Monkey | iron & steel | |
Thick as a Brick (Pt. 1, Piece 2) | musically adventurous | |
Up the ‘Pool | anticipation | |
Jett, Joan & the Blackhearts | I Hate Myself for Loving You | pride |
I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll | obsolete things | |
Jewell, Eilen | Too Hot to Sleep | heat #2 |
Jian, Cui | A Piece of Red Cloth | left wing politics |
Nothing to My Name | bravery | |
Jigsaw Seen | Celebrity Interview | charisma |
Jilted John | Fancy Mice | rodents |
Jilted John | separation | |
Jim Carroll Band | City Drops into the Night | sunsets & twilight |
People Who Died | list songs | |
Jimenez, Flaco | El Puente Roto (with Linda Romstadt) | accordion |
Jimi Hendrix Experience (see Hendrix, Jimi) | ||
Jimmy Eat World | The Middle | survival |
Jimmy Giuffre Trio (see Giuffre, Jimmy) | ||
Jlin | Carbon 7 (161) | artistic trends of the 21st century |
Joan as Police Woman | Anyone | Valentine’s Day songs |
Jobarteh, Sona | Jarabi | harps, lyres & zithers |
Jobim, Antônio Carlos (Tom Jobim) | Águas de Março (with Elis Regina) | list songs |
Águas de Março (with Elis Regina) | whistling | |
Canta Mais | singing | |
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (with Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto) | South America | |
The Girl from Ipanema (with Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto) | unrequited love | |
One Note Samba (with Herbie Mann & João Gilberto) | austerity | |
JoBoxers | Just Got Lucky | luck |
Jobriath | I’maman | gender & LGBTQ+ |
Wildfire-in-Memphis | prostitution | |
Jockstrap | Acid | everlasting love |
Joel, Billy | The Ballad of Billy the Kid | 19th century life |
The Downeaster Alexa | New England | |
Just the Way You Are | change #2 | |
The Longest Time | finger snaps & toe taps | |
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) | ambition | |
New York State of Mind (with Tony Bennett) | from New York City | |
Say Goodbye to Hollywood | Hollywood | |
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Italy | |
Stiletto | sharp objects | |
The Stranger | misunderstanding | |
Joensuu 1685 | (You Shine) Brighter Than Light | getting brighter |
Jogeix, Gaby | Shake Shake | steel guitar |
Johansen, Kevin | Sur O No Sur | quoting Shakespeare |
Johansson, Jan | Visa från Utanmyra | from Nordic countries |
John, Elton | The Ballad of Blind Tom | 19th century life |
Border Song | influenced by gospel | |
The Bridge | bridges | |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | notable key changes | |
Grimsby | towns | |
I Need You to Turn To | harpsichord | |
I’m Still Standing | spirit of 2021 | |
I’ve Got 2 Wings | wings | |
Rocket Man | space travel | |
Someone Saved My Life Tonight | close calls | |
Tiny Dancer | redefined by film | |
The Trail We Blaze | pioneers | |
Your Song | forgetting | |
John, Little Willie | Leave My Kitten Alone | animals |
John & Jehn | Shy | shyness |
John Butler Trio | Gov Did Nothin’ | storms |
Zebra | double bass | |
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band | Jump (with David Lee Roth) | jukeboxes |
John-Jules, Danny | Tongue Tied (as the Cat) | awkwardness |
Johnny Boy | You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve | shopping |
Johnny Otis Quintette (see Otis, Johnny) | ||
Johnson, Al | Carnival Time | carnivals & funfairs |
Johnson, Blind Willie | Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground | scary songs |
It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine | reading | |
John the Revelator | biblical songs | |
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time (Motherless Children) | loneliness | |
The Soul of a Man | resurrection | |
Johnson, Jack | The 3 R’s | trash |
Holes to Heaven | holes | |
Johnson, Joe D. | Rattlesnake Daddy | reptiles |
Johnson, Ken “Snakehips” | Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind (with Al Bowlly) | quoting Shakespeare |
Johnson, Laurie | The Avengers Theme | detectives |
Johnson, Lil | Press My Button (Ring My Bell) | switches & buttons |
Johnson, Linton Kwesi | Forces of Viktry | victory |
Inglan Is a Bitch | biography & autobiography | |
Sonny’s Lettah (Anti Sus Poem) | letters, emails & telegrams | |
Johnson, Lonnie | Too Late to Cry Baby | first & last time |
Johnson, Robb | A Ferry Ride from Liverpool | Liverpool & Merseyside |
A Very Small Piece of the Real World | fractions & portions | |
The Beautiful Dark | driving songs | |
Cauliflower Curry | equality | |
Coincidents on the Circle Line | basements & underground | |
Even Steve McQueen (with the Irregulars) | fixing & repairing | |
Hope Street, Tomorrow Afternoon | hope | |
Invisible People | the invisible | |
Little Vinnie Jones | Jones & Joneses | |
Moronland (with the Irregulars) | stupidity | |
My Mother Taught Me How to Waltz | inheritance | |
Whodunnit? (with the Xmas Irregulars) | detectives | |
Johnson, Robert | Come On in My Kitchen | welcoming |
Hell Hound on My Trail | great songwriting 1900-1955 | |
Love in Vain Blues | heartbreak | |
Me and the Devil Blues | God & the Devil | |
Terraplane Blues | adultery & infidelity | |
Johnson, Syl | I Hate I Walked Away | guilt & apology |
Is It Because I’m Black? | obstacles | |
Johnson, Will | Hoping Machine (with Jay Farrar, Anders Parker & Yim Yames) | persistence |
Johnston, Daniel | Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances | forgiveness |
Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go | the Beatles | |
Johnston, Daniel | Speeding Motorcycle | motorbikes |
Jompson Brothers | On the Run | being scared |
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | 2Kindsa Love | great riffs |
Bellbottoms | coolness | |
Sweat | perspiration | |
Jones, Booker T. | Space City (with Drive-By Truckers) | organ |
Jones, Diana | Pony | inheritance |
Jones, Etta | Don’t Go to Strangers | strangers |
Don’t Misunderstand | misunderstanding | |
Give Me the Simple Life | simple pleasures | |
Jones, George | A Good Year for the Roses | divorce |
Bubbles in My Beer | beer | |
Choices | regrets | |
Developing My Pictures | hobbies | |
The Grand Tour | furniture | |
He Stopped Loving Her Today | futility | |
No Show Jones | Jones & Joneses | |
The Race Is On | competition | |
Where Grass Won’t Grow | earth, soil & dirt | |
Jones, Gloria | Tainted Love | lesser known originals |
Jones, Grace | The Apple Stretching | New York |
Corporate Cannibal | misanthropic songs | |
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game | ironic songs | |
I’ve Done It Again | first & last time | |
I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) | great keyboards | |
Love on Top of Love | kissing | |
Pull Up to the Bumper | one night stands | |
She’s Lost Control (Long Version) | 1980s 12” singles | |
Slave to the Rhythm | rhythm, beat & boogie | |
Warm Leatherette | fetishes | |
Williams’ Blood | roots | |
Jones, Hughie | Mist Over the Mersey | Liverpool & Merseyside |
Jones, Johnny & the King Casuals | Purple Haze | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks |
Jones, Nic | Canadee-I-O | opening album tracks |
Jones, Norah | Man of the Hour | dogs |
Turn Me On | switches & buttons | |
Jones, Oran “Juice” | The Rain | infidelity |
Jones, Papa Jo | Caravan | great drumming |
Jones, Peggy | Aztec (credited to Bo Diddley) | underrated artists |
Jones, Quincy | Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) | songs to start the morning |
Brown Ballad | harmonica | |
The Hot Rock | precious stones | |
Soul Bossa Nova | flutes, pipes & whistles | |
Jones, Rickie Lee | Chuck E’s in Love | opening album tracks |
Danny’s All-Star Joint | pubs & bars | |
The Last Chance Texaco | brands | |
Ugly Man | stick it to the man | |
Jones, Sharon & the Dap-Kings | What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes | taxation |
Jones, Southpaw | Fatty Arbuckle | movie & TV stars |
Jones, Spike & His City Slickers | Holiday for Strings | laughter |
Jones, Tom | Detroit City | exile |
Green, Green Grass of Home | songs with talking | |
I Won’t Crumble with You If You Fall | D-Day | |
Jonny | Goldmine | gold |
Jonzun Crew | Space Is the Place | sci-fi & space |
Joplin, Janis | A Woman Left Lonely | being a man or a woman |
Little Girl Blue | pathos | |
Little Girl Blue | extraordinary vocals | |
Maybe | conditional phrases | |
Me and Bobby McGee | travelling | |
Mercedes Benz | wealth | |
Move Over | indecision | |
What Good Can Drinkin’ Do | hangovers | |
Joplin, Scott | The Entertainer | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
Silver Swan Rag | animals | |
Jordan, Louis & His Tympany Five | Baby It’s Cold Outside (with Ella Fitzgerald) | duets |
Deacon Jones | Jones & Joneses | |
Saturday Night Fish Fry | Friday & Saturday | |
Sure Had a Wonderful Time | last night | |
Two Little Squirrels | rodents | |
Jordan, Ronny | The Jackal (ft Dana Bryant) | glamour & style |
Jordan, Sass | Ugly (ft George Clinton) | one word titles |
Jorgenson, John (see John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band) | ||
Josef K | Sorry for Laughing | smiling & laughing |
Journey | Don’t Stop Believin’ | songs to start the morning |
Jovanotti | L’ombelico del mondo | Italy |
Joy, Samara | Everything Happens to Me | everything |
If You Never Fall in Love with Me | conditional phrases | |
Someone to Watch Over Me (ft Pasquale Grasso) | searching & seeking | |
Joy Division | Atmosphere | walking & running |
Dead Souls | nightmares | |
Decades | out-of-tune songs | |
Isolation | shame | |
Love Will Tear Us Apart | failure | |
New Dawn Fades | songs of desperation | |
Shadowplay | shadows | |
She’s Lost Control | illness | |
Transmission | dancing | |
Warsaw | places in Europe | |
Joy Zipper | Christmas Song | alternative Christmas songs |
Juber, Lawrence | A League of Notions (with Al Stewart) | historical events |
Night Train to Munich (with Al Stewart) | spying | |
Three Mules (with Al Stewart) | three | |
Judas Priest | Breaking the Law | criminals |
Diamonds & Rust | precious stones | |
Electric Eye | surveillance | |
Judas Rising | songs that express excess | |
Painkiller | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks | |
White Heat, Red Hot | red | |
Judy and Mary | Hello! Orange Sunshine | orange |
Juliana Hatfield Three (see Hatfield, Juliana) | ||
Jungle Brothers | Black Is Black | black |
Done by the Forces of Nature | nature | |
Sunshine | dawn | |
Junior Senior | Move Your Feet | music as nutrition |
Junkyard Band | The Word/Sardines | austerity |
Jurado, Damien | Percy Faith | shaggy dog stories & tall tales |
Justice | Stress (Auto Remix) | impressive intros |
We Are Your Friends (with Simian) | friendship | |
Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (see KLF) |