| Song Title | Artist | Topic |
| The D-Day Dodgers | Sods’ Opera | D-day |
| Da Cricket Loba Dagatama Lar Aw Bar Afghanan Loy Afghanistan | Latif Nangarhari | cricket |
| Da Doo Ron Ron | The Crystals | na-na-hey-hey songs |
| Da Funk | Daft Punk | songs by duos |
| Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ | Wu-Tang Clan | board games |
| Dad I’m in Jail | Was (Not Was) | immaturity |
| Dadan | Kodō | outstanding percussion |
| Daddy Cool | Boney M. | coolness |
| Daddy Could Swear, I Declare | Gladys Knight & the Pips | fathers and daughters |
| Daddy Lessons | Beyoncé ft Dixie Chicks | fathers and daughters |
| Daddy’s Gone | Glasvegas | alternative outcomes |
| Daddy’s Little Girl | Speech Debelle | inheritance |
| Daddy’s Speeding | Suede | charisma |
| Daft Punk Is Playing at My House (Soulwax Shibuya Daft Mix) | LCD Soundsystem | other musicians |
| Dagenham Dave | The Stranglers | denial |
| The Daily Mail | Radiohead | newspapers |
| The Daily Planet | Mark Hollis | newspapers |
| Daisy | Karine Polwart | trust |
| Daisy Bell | Tin Hat Trio | two – part 1 |
| Dakota the Dancing Bear, Part 2 | David Allan Coe | bears |
| The Dalesman’s Litany | Tim Hart & Maddy Prior | northern England |
| Dali’s Garden Party | Television Personalities | gardens |
| Dallas | The Flatlanders | US cities & states |
| Dalliance | The Wedding Present | infidelity |
| Dal’ouna on the Return | Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble | homelessness |
| Damaged Goods | Gang of Four | flavour |
| Dame Limones | Arcángel | fruit |
| Dames, Booze, Chains and Boots | The Cramps | footwear |
| Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover | Sophie B. Hawkins | homosexuality |
| Dan Is the Man (In the Van) | Mighty Sparrow | nursery rhymes |
| Dance Apocalyptic | Janelle Monáe | apocalypse |
| Dance Cleopatra | Prince Buster | ancient history |
| Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) | Chic | 12″ singles to 1979 |
| Dance Naked Under Palmtrees | Mo’ Horizons | nudity |
| Dance of Electricity | Laurie Anderson | electricity |
| Dance of Knights | Sergei Prokofiev | Russia |
| Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV of Spain | John Fahey | long titles |
| Dance Round the Maypole | Acid Gallery | months of the year |
| Dance Stance | Dexys Midnight Runners | literary songs |
| Dance to the Medley | Sly and the Family Stone | dancing |
| Dance to the Music | Sly and the Family Stone | triggering dancing |
| Dance to the Underground | Radio 4 | dancing |
| Dance with the Devil | Cozy Powell | the Devil |
| Dance Yrself Clean | LCD Soundsystem | cleansing |
| Dancehall School | Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Solo Banton | teachers |
| Dancer with Bruised Knees | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | two – part 2 |
| Dancin’ Fool | Frank Zappa | awkwardness |
| Dancing at Whitsun | Jean Redpath | remembrance songs |
| Dancing Girl | Terry Callier | finish where they begin |
| Dancing in Limbo | Kirsty MacColl | limbo |
| Dancing in the Dark | Bruce Springsteen | starting over |
| Dancing in the Street | Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | celebration |
| Dancing Is the Best Revenge | !!! | resilience |
| Dancing on Glass | The Creatures | glass |
| Dancing on the Ceiling | Ella Fitzgerald | neighbours |
| Dancing Queen | ABBA | start with the chorus |
| Dancing Shoes | Rhythms del Mundo ft Arctic Monkeys | footwear |
| Dancing the Animal | Esperanza Spalding | words of wisdom |
| Dancing the Night Away | The Motors | 12″ singles to 1979 |
| Danger | Pylon | warnings |
| The Danger of Not Mixing (混ぜるな危険) | Tricot | COVID-19 lockdown |
| The Dangerous Kitchen | Frank Zappa | domestic songs |
| Danny’s All-Star Joint | Rickie Lee Jones | pubs & bars |
| Danse macabre | Camille Saint-Saens | bones |
| Danse sacrée et danse profane | Claude Debussy (performed by Vera Badings) | harp, lyre & zither |
| Dare You to Move | Switchfoot | dares |
| The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze | Bruce Springsteen & the Seeger Sessions Band | the circus |
| Dark as a Dungeon | Johnny Cash | caves |
| The Dark End of the Street | James Carr | night & darkness |
| secrets & secrecy |
| Dark End of the Street | The Flying Burrito Brothers | secrets |
| Dark Entries | Bauhaus | night & darkness |
| The Dark Eyed Sailor | June Tabor & the Oyster Band | eavesdropping |
| Dark-Eyed Woman | Spirit | visitors |
| Dark Glasses | Nik Kershaw | eyewear |
| Dark Honey | Simpson, Cutting, Kerr | urban wildlife |
| bees |
| Dark Horse | Amanda Marshall | overturning the odds |
| The Dark Is Rising | Mercury Rev | night & darkness |
| Dark Slender Boy | Liam O’Flynn | drone music |
| Dark Star | Grateful Dead | super solos |
| Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground | Blind Willie Johnson | scary songs |
| Darkness, Darkness | The Youngbloods | night & darkness |
| Darktown Strutters’ Ball | The Charioteers | punctuality |
| Darktown Strutters’ Ball | Jackson Square Allstars | from New Orleans |
| Darling Nikki | Prince and the Revolution | one night stands |
| Darlinghurst Nights | The Go-Betweens | Australia |
| Das Hokey Kokey | Bill Bailey | left & right |
| Das Lied von der Erde (6th movement, Part 3) | Gustav Mahler (sung by Kathleen Ferrier) | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
| Dat Dere | Oscar Brown Jr. | elephants & mammoths |
| Data Control | Hüsker Dü | collecting & listing |
| Daughters | Four Tet | fathers and daughters |
| Daughters | Nas | fathers and daughters |
| Dave the Moon Man | Looper | shaggy dog stories & tall tales |
| David Watts | The Jam | character songs |
| Dawn Chorus | Boards of Canada | dawn |
| Dawn Returning | Dave Griffiths & Tim Renwick | songs to start the morning |
| The Dawntreader | Joni Mitchell | treasure |
| The Day Before You Came | ABBA | being alone |
| A Day in Space | Ballboy | spoken word |
| A Day in the Life | The Beatles | great middle eights |
| A Day in the Life of a Tree | The Beach Boys | trees |
| A Day in the Night | The Lilac Time | Birmingham & the Black Country |
| Day Is Done | Nick Drake | finishing |
| The Day My Pad Went Mad | John Cooper Clarke | spring cleaning & household chores |
| Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) | Harry Belafonte | dawn |
| Day of the Eagle | Robin Trower | raptors |
| The Day Texas Sank to the Bottom of the Sea | Micah P. Hinson | deep voices |
| The Day the World Turned Day-Glo | X-Ray Spex | strange & surreal |
| Day Trip to Bangor | Fiddler’s Dram | industry & manufacturing |
| Daybed | FKA twigs | furniture |
| Daydream | Günter Kallmann Choir | contentment |
| Daydream Believer | The Monkees | songs to start the morning |
| Daydream in Blue | I Monster | dreams |
| distractions & diversions |
| Daydreamin’ | Lupe Fiasco ft Jill Scott | using your imagination |
| Days | The Kinks | upbeat break-up |
| Days | Kate Rusby | gratitude |
| Days of 49 | Bob Dylan | 19th century life |
| The Days of Old | Paris | melancholy songs |
| Days of Pearly Spencer | David McWilliams | one-hit wonders |
| The Days of Wine and Booze | The Minus 5 | procrastination |
| Daysleeper | R.E.M. | sleep & insomnia |
| DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake | Art Brut | nerds & geeks |
| De Bota e Bombacha | Luiz Marenco | legs & trousers |
| De Camino a la Vereda | Buena Vista Social Club | supergroups |
| De Plata | Rosalía | silver & non-ferrous metals |
| Deacon Jones | Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five | Jones & Joneses |
| Dead | Pixies | ancient history |
| Dead | They Might Be Giants | procrastination |
| The Dead Are Walking | The Limiñanas | horror-inspired songs |
| Dead End Street | The Kinks | poverty |
| Dead Flag Blues | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | end of the world |
| Dead Flowers | The Rolling Stones | roses |
| Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground | The White Stripes | autumn |
| Dead Man Walkin’ | Bruce Springsteen | capital punishment |
| Dead Pop Stars | Altered Images | music industry |
| Dead Skunk | Loudon Wainwright III | smells |
| Dead Souls | Joy Division | nightmares |
| The Deadwood Stage | Doris Day | American west |
| Deal Wiv It | Mura Masa & slowthai | songs to start the morning |
| Dear Abby | John Prine | written correspondence |
| Dear England | Lowkey ft Mai Khalil | England |
| Dear God | Siobhan Wilson | written correspondence |
| Dear God | XTC | God & the Devil |
| Dear Mr. and Mrs. Record Industry | Jill Scott | music industry |
| (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You | Judy Garland | actors |
| Dear Mr. Murdoch | Roger Taylor | news & media |
| Dear Plastic | The Sugarcubes | plastic |
| Dear Prudence | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Beatles covers |
| Death | Klaus Nomi | high-pitched vocals |
| Death and Taxes | Daniel Caesar | taxation |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band | accidents |
| Death Have Mercy | Harry Manx | steel guitar |
| Death in the Wilderness | J. J. Cale | wastelands |
| Death Is Not the End | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | death |
| Death Is the Road to Awe | Clint Mansell, Kronos Quartet & Mogwai | instrumental soundtracks |
| Death Letter | Son House | bereavement |
| Death of a Clown | Dave Davies | the circus |
| Death of a Salesman | Low | starting fires |
| Death of a Thespian | Themselves | theatre |
| The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure | The Magnetic Fields | historical figures |
| Death of Sarah Lucas | Luke Haines | visual art & photography |
| Death of the Middle Class | Mighty Mo Rodgers | social mobility |
| Death to Everyone | Bonnie “Prince” Billy | death |
| Death Valley ’69 | Sonic Youth ft Lydia Lunch | wilderness |
| Deathbot 3205 | The Whiskey Rebellion | artificial intelligence |
| Debaser | Pixies | surreal songs |
| Debora | Tyrannosaurus Rex | debut songs |
| Deboraarobed | Tyrannosuarus Rex | regressing & reversing |
| Debra Kadabra | Frank Zappa & the Mothers with Captain Beefheart | witches |
| Decades | Joy Division | out-of-tune songs |
| Deceiver of Fools | Within Temptation | stupidity |
| December, 1963 (Oh! What a Night) | The Four Seasons | first & last time |
| Decent Days and Nights | The Futureheads | puzzling & mysterious |
| Deception | Blackalicious | celebrity |
| Declaration of Rights | The Abyssinians | formal agreements |
| Decree 12.10 | Church Universal and Triumphant, Inc. | religion |
| Dedicated Follower of Fashion | The Kinks | shopping |
| Dedicated to the One I Love | The Mamas & the Papas | mixtape closers |
| Dedicated to You But You Weren’t Listening | Soft Machine | provocative, strange or humorous titles |
| Deep Blue Day | Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno | space |
| Deep in the Woods | The Birthday Party | forests & woodlands |
| Deep Purple | Larry Clinton & his Orchestra with Bea Wain | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
| Deep Purple | Artie Shaw ft Helen Forrest | purple |
| Deep Shadows | Little Ann | shadows |
| A Deep Space Romance (Ariane) | The Honeymoon Killers | space travel |
| Deeper Understanding | Kate Bush | internet |
| Deeper Well | Emmylou Harris | wells |
| Deer Biscuits | Shonen Knife | urban wildlife |
| Definition | Black Star | assassination |
| Definition of a King | Two Kings in a Cipher | fractions & portions |
| Definitive Gaze | Magazine | eyes |
| Deft Left | Thee Faction | left & right |
| Delaware | Drop Nineteens | fractions & portions |
| Déli | Ballaké Sissoko | hammer & mallet instruments |
| Delicious Things | Wolf Alice | fear of missing out |
| Delirium Tremens | Christy Moore | hangovers |
| Delusional | Tech N9ne ft Nikkiya | confusion & delusion |
| Dem a Wolf (aka Anti-Christ) | Yabby You | wolves |
| Demented Bells of Rhymney | Jonathan Thomas Miller | bells |
| Democracy | Leonard Cohen | America |
| Demolición | Los Saicos | songs in Spanish |
| Denial | Dropkick Murphys | denial |
| Denial | I Break Horses | denial |
| The Denial Twist | The White Stripes | denial |
| Denim and Leather | Saxon | youth cults |
| community |
| Denim Demon | Turbonegro | fabrics |
| Denis | Blondie | multilingual songs |
| Denise | Randy & the Rainbows | named after women |
| Denomination Blues (Part 1) | Washington Phillips | the afterlife |
| Dentures (入れ歯 ) | xiangyu | teeth |
| Deny | Yasmine Hamdan | long-distance relationships |
| Departure | Crystal Stilts | departures |
| Departure and Farewell | Hem | songs that give you goosebumps |
| Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) | Dolly Parton | exile |
| Der Computer Nr. 3 | France Gall | artificial intelligence |
| Der Mussolini | Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | dance styles |
| Der Tod und das Mädchen | Franz Schubert | welcoming |
| Dernière danse | Indila | sweetness |
| Des Mera | Indian Ocean | the Commonwealth |
| Descobri Que Eu Sou um Anjo | Jorge Ben | surreal songs |
| Desculpe, Babe | Os Mutantes | apologies |
| The Desert of Namibia | African Tribal Orchestra | wide open spaces |
| Desert Song | Stanley Clarke | wide open spaces |
| Desert Strike | Fatima Al Qadiri | shooting |
| A Design for Life | Manic Street Preachers | orchestral string instruments |
| Desolation Row | Bob Dylan | roads & streets |
| Desperado | Eagles | borders, barriers, walls & fences |
| Desperados Under the Eaves | Warren Zevon | hotels |
| Destiny | Zero 7 ft Sia & Sophie Barker | long-distance relationships |
| Destiny Street | Richard Hell & the Voidoids | knowledge |
| Destroi Phallocentricity | Oi Polloi | strange, rare or unlikely words |
| Detectorists | Johnny Flynn | treasure |
| Deteriorata | National Lampoon | songs offering advice |
| Determination | Dean Parrish | single-mindedness |
| Detox Mansion | Warren Zevon | healing |
| Detroit City | Tom Jones | exile |
| Deutschland Nicht Uber Alles | J.J. Burnel | national anthems |
| Developing My Pictures | George Jones | hobbies |
| The Devil and the Feathery Wife | Martin Carthy | deceptive appearances |
| Devil Inside | INXS | the Devil |
| Devil Is Fine | Zeal & Ardor | the Devil |
| Devil Man | Blues Pills | the Devil |
| Devil Rabbit | Guai Li | rabbits |
| The Devil Takes Care of His Own | Band of Skulls | the Devil |
| The Devil Went Down to Georgia | Charlie Daniels Band | orchestral string instruments |
| Devil with the Blue Dress On | Shorty Long | glamour & style |
| Devil Woman | Cliff Richard | fortune tellers |
| The Devil’s Daughter | Buddy Guy | the Devil |
| The Devil’s Eye | The Go-Betweens | without percussion |
| Devil’s Galop | Charles Williams & his Orchestra | incidental music |
| Devils Haircut | Beck | the Devil |
| The Devil’s Right Hand | Steve Earle | guns |
| Dialogue (Part I & II) | Chicago | conversations |
| Diamond Dew | Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci | waking up |
| Diamond Joe | Cisco Houston | villains |
| Diamonds | Laura Mvula | precious stones |
| Diamonds & Rust | Joan Baez | can’t live with or without you |
| Diamonds & Rust | Judas Priest | precious stones |
| Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend | Marilyn Monroe | anti-love songs |
| reckless consumption |
| Diamonds Are Forever | Shirley Bassey | precious stones |
| Diamonds from Sierra Leone | Kanye West ft Jay-Z | precious stones |
| Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne | Suicide | wine |
| Diamonds on My Windshield | Tom Waits | road trips |
| Diana Jones | Jonathan Byrd | prostitution |
| Diane | Therapy? | orchestral string instruments |
| Diariamente | Marisa Monte | collecting & listing |
| The Diary | Little Anthony & the Imperials | keys & locks |
| Diary of a Teen Tragedy | Smoking Popes | youthfulness |
| Diary of an Unborn Child | Lil’ Markie | worst songs |
| The Diary of Horace Wimp | Electric Light Orchestra | bravery |
| Dice Man | The Fall | gambling |
| Dick Around | Sparks | songs with sudden changes |
| The Dictator Decides | Pet Shop Boys | deceptive appearances |
| Did He Jump | Zounds | shyness |
| Did Ye Get Healed? | Van Morrison | healing |
| Did You See His Name? | The Kinks | newspapers |
| Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? | Natalie Cole | curves & spheres |
| Diddley Bo | Seasick Steve | making things |
| Didgeridoo | Aphex Twin | musical instruments |
| Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) | The Delfonics | doors |
| Didn’t It Rain | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Manchester |
| Didn’t We Almost Have It All | Whitney Houston | close shaves & near misses |
| Die liebe Farbe (from Die schöne Müllerin) | Franz Schubert (performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) | green |
| Die Moritat von Mackie Messer | Bertolt Brecht | unsettling songs |
| Die Trying | New Model Army | winter |
| Die Vorstellung des Chaos | Joseph Haydn | chaos |
| Dies irae | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | apocalypse |
| Dies irae (from Requiem) | Giuseppe Verdi | end of the world |
| Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves | The Little Willies | curves & spheres |
| Diet | Au Pairs | spring cleaning & household chores |
| Diet Coke | Priests | non-alcoholic drinks |
| Dieu fumeur de havanes | Serge Gainsbourg & Catherine Deneuve | smoking |
| A Different Bob | Colorblind James Experience | interlopers |
| A Different Corner | George Michael | chance & coincidence |
| Different Drum | The Lemonheads | musical instruments |
| Different Drum | Michael Nesmith | independence |
| A Different Kind of Tension | Buzzcocks | two – part 1 |
| Different Music | Hatti Vatti ft Sara Brylewska | influenced by dub |
| Different Trains: II. Europe – During the War | Steve Reich, Kronos Quartet & Pat Metheny | trains |
| Dig for Victory | Public Service Broadcasting | volunteering |
| Dig Up Her Bones | Michale Graves | bones |
| Digital Love | Daft Punk | last night |
| Dignified & Old | The Modern Lovers | optimistic songs |
| Dignity | Deacon Blue | songs that fit every topic |
| Dimanche à Orly | Gilbert Bécaud | love songs to places |
| Dinah-Moe Humm | Frank Zappa & the Mothers | orgasms |
| Ding Dong, Ding Dong | George Harrison | new year |
| Dinner at Eight | Rufus Wainwright | fallen heroes |
| Dinner Bell | They Might Be Giants | bells |
| Dinner for One Please, James | Ray Noble & his Orchestra ft Al Bowlly | meals & mealtimes |
| Dip and Fall Back | The Spinners | cooking |
| Dire Wolf | Grateful Dead | steel guitar |
| Dirt | The Stooges | indifference |
| Dirt in the Ground | Tom Waits | stairs, ladders & elevators |
| Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed | New York |
| Dirty Boots | Sonic Youth | earth, soil & dirt |
| Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | AC/DC | alliteration |
| Dirty Epic | Underworld | long songs |
| Dirty Magazine | Joe Henry | magazines |
| Dirty Magazine | Bree Sharp | magazines |
| Dirty Money | Clipse | wealth |
| Dirty Old Town | Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger | Manchester |
| Dirty Pictures | Radio Stars | photos & photography |
| Dirty Water | The Standells | US cities & states |
| Disco 2000 | Pulp | rendezvous |
| Disco Compilation | Serafina Steer | genre switch |
| Disco Peanuts | Warmduscher | nuts & edible seeds |
| Disco//Very (Trevor Jackson Dub) | Warpaint | influenced by dub |
| Disguised as Someone Else | Joe Pug | deceptive appearances |
| Dishes | Pulp | miracles |
| Disinformation | Buffy Sainte-Marie | chance & coincidence |
| Disko Boy | Shantel | nightclubs |
| Disney Girls (1957) | The Beach Boys | nostalgia |
| Disney Time | Jarvis Cocker | comics & cartoons |
| Disneyland | Boyd Rice & Friends | misanthropic songs |
| The Distance | Cake | speed |
| Distracted | The Human Hearts ft Jenny Toomey | distractions & diversions |
| Distraction | GANGgajang | distractions & diversions |
| Divide and Conquer | Hüsker Dü | internet |
| Diving for Pills | Wamdue Project | dance instrumentals |
| Dixie Chicken | Little Feat | poultry |
| Dixième commandement | Papa Wemba | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
| Dizzy | Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff | spinning |
| Dizzy | Tommy Roe | notable key changes |
| Dizzy | Throwing Muses | spinning |
| Django Jane | Janelle Monáe | nicknames & pseudonyms |
| Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) | Gurrumul Yunupingu | rainbows |
| Djed | Tortoise | long songs |
| D.N.R. | Jesca Hoop | acronyms |
| Do Fries Go with That Shake? | George Clinton | pick-up lines & marriage proposals |
| Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) | Frank Wilson | joyous songs |
| Do It | Pink Fairies | songs that command or instruct |
| Do It Again | The Beach Boys | regressing & reversing |
| Do It Again | Steely Dan | wheels |
| Do Me, Baby | Prince | orgasms |
| Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night | John Cale | Welsh songs |
| Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me | Billie Holiday | songs with jokes |
| Do Nothing | The Specials | boredom |
| Do-Re-Mi | Woody Guthrie | California |
| Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | Aretha Franklin | being a man or a woman |
| Do the Robot | The Saints | hidden tracks |
| Do the Standing Still | The Table | dance styles |
| Do the Strand | Roxy Music | dancing |
| fads & crazes |
| Do They Know It’s Christmas? | Band Aid | collaborations & side projects |
| Do-Wah-Diddy | The Exciters | pride |
| Do Wah Diddy Diddy | Manfred Mann | misheard, nonsense or inaudible lyrics |
| Do Ya | The Move | different 7″ versions |
| Do You Dream In Colour | Bill Nelson | colours |
| Do You Know The Way to San Jose | Dionne Warwick | California |
| Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans | Louis Armstrong | US cities & states |
| Do You Like Worms? | The Beach Boys | misleading or incongruous titles |
| Do You Realize?? | The Flaming Lips | advice |
| Do You Remember the First Time? | Pulp | questions |
| Do You Remember Walter? | The Kinks | memory |
| Dock Ellis | Barbara Manning | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
| Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde | Serge Gainsbourg | books |
| Doctor James | Gilmore & Roberts | deceptive appearances |
| Doctor Jazz | Jelly Roll Morton & the Red Hot Peppers | music genres |
| Doctor of Physick | Fairport Convention | violin |
| Doctor, Please | Blue Cheer | doctors |
| Doctor Who Theme | BBC Radiophonic Workshop (produced by Delia Derbyshire, composed by Ron Grainer) | instrumental soundtracks |
| electronic music to 1983 |
| Dodecahedron | Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny | geometric shapes |
| Does Everyone Stare | The Police | awkwardness |
| Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? | Bruce Springsteen | buses |
| Does This Train Stop on Merseyside? | Christy Moore | Liverpool & Merseyside |
| Dog and Butterfly | Heart | dogs |
| Dog Days Are Over | Florence and the Machine | spirit of 2021 |
| Doina: Sus Pe Culmea Dealului (Picnic at Hanging Rock soundtrack) | Gheorghe Zamfir | meals & mealtimes |
| Doledrum | The La’s | unemployment |
| Doll Parts | Hole | authenticity & fakery |
| Dollar Wine | Colin Lucas | coins |
| Dolly Dagger | Jimi Hendrix | witches |
| Dolphins | Tim Buckley | mammals |
| The Dolphins | Fred Neil | fish & other aquatic life |
| Dolphins | Eddi Reader | cetaceans |
| Dolphin’s Smile | The Byrds | cetaceans |
| The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight | Dominatrix | fetishes |
| Domino | The Cramps | false endings |
| Dominoes | Syd Barrett | board games |
| ¿Dónde Estabas Tú? | Omara Portuondo | searching & seeking |
| Done by the Forces of Nature | Jungle Brothers | nature |
| Done with Bonaparte | Mark Knopfler | leadership |
| Doni Doni | Erik Truffaz Quartet ft Rokia Traoré | tautonyms |
| Donovan’s Colours | Van Dyke Parks | great arrangements |
| Don’t Be a Drop Out | James Brown | education |
| Don’t Be a Singer | Wild Man Fischer | cheating |
| Don’t Believe a Word | Thin Lizzy | choosing & using words |
| Don’t Believe the Hype | Public Enemy | the truth |
| Don’t Believe What You Read | The Boomtown Rats | reading |
| Don’t Betray Me | The Twinkle Brothers & the Trebunia Family Band | treachery & betrayal |
| Don’t Bogart That Joint | Fraternity of Man | marijuana |
| Don’t Call Me Red | Ry Cooder | propaganda |
| Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You | Sugarloaf | rejection |
| Don’t Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) | Tower of Power | proverbs |
| Don’t Come Around No More | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | warnings |
| Don’t Dictate | Penetration | stubbornness |
| Don’t Dream It, Be It | Tim Curry | songs that express excess |
| Don’t Dream It’s Over | Crowded House | obstacles |
| Don’t Drop the Baby | Low | babies & childbirth |
| Don’t Eat Stuff Off the Sidewalk | The Cramps | trash |
| Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow | Frank Zappa | yellow |
| Don’t Explain | Billie Holiday | forgiveness |
| (Don’t Fear) The Reaper | Blue Öyster Cult | death |
| Don’t Fence Me In | David Byrne | unlikely cover songs |
| Don’t Fight It, Feel It | Primal Scream | recreational drugs |
| Don’t Fuck Around with Love | The Blenders | songs offering advice |
| Don’t Fucking Tell Me What to Do | Robyn | stubbornness |
| Don’t Get Me Wrong | The Pretenders | surprise encounters |
| Don’t Get Weary Joe Frazier | I-Roy | tiredness |
| Don’t Give Up | Peter Gabriel ft Kate Bush | consolation |
| Don’t Go | Yazoo | made you fall in love with music |
| (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville | R.E.M. | long-distance relationships |
| Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-On | Leonard Cohen | advice |
| Don’t Go Near the Water | The Beach Boys | trash |
| Don’t Go to Strangers | Etta Jones | strangers |
| Don’t Know What It Means | Tedeschi Trucks Band | ambiguity |
| Don’t Leave Me This Way | The Communards | separation |
| Don’t Leave Me This Way | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | humming |
| Don’t Leave Your Records in the Sun | John Hartford | songs offering advice |
| Don’t Let Go | Tony Orlando | genre switch |
| Don’t Let It Show | The Alan Parsons Project | deceptive appearances |
| Don’t Let Me Down | The Beatles | first love |
| Don’t Let Me Get Me | P!nk | wanting to be someone else |
| Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream | Aretha Franklin | great middle eights |
| Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down | The Temptations | neighbours |
| Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying | Gerry and the Pacemakers | dawn |
| Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances | Daniel Johnston | forgiveness |
| Don’t Look Back | Them | pragmatism |
| Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice | Morrissey | fathers |
| Don’t Make Me Over | Dionne Warwick | from New York City |
| Don’t Mess with My Man | Lucy Pearl | supergroups |
| Don’t Misunderstand | Etta Jones | misunderstanding |
| Don’t Pay the Poll Tax | The Exploited | taxation |
| Don’t Quote Me on That | Madness | eggs |
| Don’t Scratch Where It Don’t Itch | 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) | itching & scratching |
| Don’t Sing | Prefab Sprout | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
| Don’t Sit on My Jimmy Shands | Richard Thompson | sitting & standing |
| Don’t Smoke in Bed | Nina Simone | pragmatism |
| Don’t Speak | No Doubt | loss |
| Don’t Stand Between a Man and His Tool | The Spooky Men’s Chorale | making things |
| Don’t Stop | Fleetwood Mac | spirit of 2021 |
| Don’t Stop | The Stone Roses | inversions |
| Don’t Stop Believin’ | Journey | songs to start the morning |
| Don’t Stop Me Now | Queen | positive songs |
| Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson | falsetto |
| Don’t Take My Kindness for Weakness | Meshell Ndegeocello | idioms & common expressions |
| Don’t Take My Shadow (Tom Moulton Remix) | Kings Go Forth | shadows |
| Don’t Take Your Guns To Town | Johnny Cash | advice |
| Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) | The Beach Boys | joints of the body |
| Don’t Think About Her When You’re Trying to Drive | Little Village | road trips |
| Don’t Touch | Cosmos People | COVID-19 lockdown |
| Don’t Touch the Bang Bang Fruit | The Meteors | warnings |
| Don’t Wanna Fight | Alabama Shakes | compromise |
| Don’t Worry Baby | The Beach Boys | great backing vocals |
| dares |
| (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go | Curtis Mayfield | God & the Devil |
| album tracks better than singles |
| Don’t You Feel My Leg | Maria Muldaur | seduction |
| Don’t You Just Know It | Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns | call and response |
| Don’t You Want Me | The Human League | dialogue |
| Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing | Stevie Wonder | consolation |
| Doo-Wop (That Thing) | Lauryn Hill | warnings |
| Doodlin’ | Dusty Springfield | hobbies |
| The Door into Summer | The Monkees | doors |
| Doors of Your Heart | The Beat | doors |
| Dope Show | Marilyn Manson | addiction |
| Dos Gardenias | Buena Vista Social Club | two – part 2 |
| Dot Dash | Wire | repetition |
| Dotterine | Emily Portman | fairytales |
| Double Barrel | Dave and Ansell Collins | arresting opening lines |
| Double Chocolate Malted | Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers | chocolate |
| Double-Crossing Blues | Johnny Otis Quintette with Little Esther & the Robins | treachery & betrayal |
| Double Crossing Time | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | crosses |
| Double Dutch | Malcolm McLaren | fads & crazes |
| Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith | buses |
| Double Trouble | Public Image Ltd | startling songs |
| Double Wide Blues | Todd Snider | stupidity |
| Double Yellow Lines | The View | yellow |
| Doubleplusgood | Eurythmics | propaganda |
| Doudou | Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté | songs by duos |
| The Doughnut Song | Smoky Dawson | bread & baking |
| Dounia | Super Rail Band | faith |
| Dounia | Rokia Traoré | tomorrow |
| Down by the Water | PJ Harvey | underwater |
| Down City Streets | Archie Roach | underdogs |
| Down Down | Status Quo | surprising intros |
| Down Down the Deep River | Okkervil River | New England |
| Down in a Hole | Alice in Chains | holes |
| Down in It | George Duke | animal sounds |
| Down in Rwanda | Smith & Mighty ft Andy Scholes | tyranny & dictatorship |
| Down in the Cellars | Al Stewart | specific or obscure places |
| Down in the Park | Tubeway Army | machines, robots & computers |
| Down in the Sewer | The Stranglers | notable outros or codas |
| Down in the Tube Station at Midnight | The Jam | London |
| Down in the Willow Garden | The Everly Brothers | murder |
| Down in the Woods | Richard Hawley | rendezvous |
| Down on Penny’s Farm | The Bentley Boys | farm produce |
| Down on the Corner | Creedence Clearwater Revival | relaxation & leisure |
| Down on the Farm | Little Feat | farm produce |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | Charley Patton | earth, soil & dirt |
| Down to the River to Pray | Alison Krauss | crowns |
| Down to the Well | Pixies | wells |
| Down Under | Men at Work | unusual rhymes |
| The Downeaster Alexa | Billy Joel | New England |
| Downloading Porn with Davo | The Moldy Peaches | internet |
| Downtown | Petula Clark | parties & going out |
| Dr. Abernathy | Scritti Politti | doctors |
| Dr. Baker | The Beta Band | doctors |
| Dr. Beat | Miami Sound Machine | doctors |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | The Damned | id, ego & superego |
| Dr. Ring-Ding | Roland Alphonso & the Soul Brothers | doctors |
| Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes | The Spirits of Rhythm | famous or notable duos |
| Dr. Love Power | Ann Peebles | doctors |
| Dracula’s Wedding | OutKast ft Kelis | myths & legends |
| Draft Morning | The Byrds | coming of age |
| Dragon Head | Throwing Muses | monsters |
| Dragonflies | Red House Painters | insects |
| Drake’s Drum | Charles Villiers Stanford | resurrection |
| (Drawing) Rings Around the World | Super Furry Animals | telephones |
| Dreadlock Holiday | 10cc | the Commonwealth |
| Dream a Little Dream of Me | The Mamas & the Papas | dreams |
| Dream Baby Dream (Long Version) | Suicide | 12″ singles to 1979 |
| Dream Kitchen | Frazier Chorus | rooms |
| Dream of a Night of the Sabbath (Symphonie fantastique, 5th movement) | Hector Berlioz | nightmares |
| Dream On | The Chemical Brothers | drone music |
| Dream Police | Cheap Trick | visitors |
| Dream Within a Dream | Propaganda | meaning of life |
| Dream Within a Dream | Spirit | babies |
| The Dreaming | Kate Bush | odd noises & instruments |
| The Dreaming Moon | The Magnetic Fields | the moon |
| Dreaming of the Queen | Pet Shop Boys | dreams |
| Dreams I’ll Never See | Molly Hatchet | favourite live versions |
| Dreams of Santa Anna (Extended Club Mix) | Orange Lemon | startling songs |
| Dreamtime | The Cult | hair |
| Dress Sexy at My Funeral | Smog | fashion |
| Dressed in Black | The Shangri-Las | repression |
| Drift Away | Dobie Gray | relaxation & leisure |
| Drifter’s Escape | Bob Dylan | escape |
| Drifting | Pachora | unusual time signatures |
| Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee | Sticks McGhee | wine |
| Drinking Song (from La Traviata) | Giuseppe Verdi | celebration |
| Drive | Liz Lawrence | fear of missing out |
| Drive By | Githead | internet |
| Drive My Car | The Beatles | songs with jokes |
| Drivin’ on 9 | The Breeders | travelling |
| Driving Away from Home (Jim’s Tune) | It’s Immaterial | cars & driving |
| Driving in My Car | Madness | machinery, industry & technology |
| Drone # 3 | The Ohsees | drone music |
| Drone Bomb Me | Anohni | September 11 attacks |
| Drop It Joe | Connie Francis | jukeboxes |
| Drop It Like It’s Hot | Snoop Dogg ft Pharrell | heat |
| Drop Pop Candy | GigaP & Reol | bright and beautiful |
| Drop the Bomb | Trouble Funk | call and response |
| Dropout Boogie | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | unemployment |
| Drover | Bill Callahan | wide open spaces |
| Drowned Lovers | Kate Rusby | suicide |
| The Drowning Man | The Cure | books #2 |
| Drowning Man | U2 | incidental music |
| The Drugs Don’t Work | The Verve | illness |
| The Drum Also Waltzes | Max Roach | 3/4 time |
| Drum Town | The Yes/No People | odd noises & instruments |
| Drunken Galleon | Walls | quiet songs |
| Drunken Spree | Skip James | apologies |
| Dry Bones | The Delta Rhythm Boys | spine & neck |
| Dry Bones | Fats Waller | joints of the body |
| Dry the Rain | The Beta Band | light |
| Dry Well Blues | Charley Patton | wells |
| Dry Your Eyes | The Streets | crying |
| Dub Can’t Turn Around | Farley “Jackmaster” Funk & Jessie Saunders | 1980s 12” singles |
| Dubble (Organ Swell) | Funki Porcini | ascension |
| Duchess | The Stranglers | inheritance |
| Duck Cha-Cha | Lisa Carbon | birdsong |
| The Duck’s Yas Yas Yas | Oliver Cobb & His Rhythm Kings | poultry |
| Duct Tape Heart | Barenaked Ladies | fixing & repairing |
| Dueling Banjos | Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell | call and response |
| Duetto buffo di due gatti | Gioachino Rossini | onomatopoeia |
| Dumb All Over | Frank Zappa | stupidity |
| Dumb Dumb Dumb | Teenage Fanclub | tautonyms |
| Dumb It Down | Lupe Fiasco | stupidity |
| Dumb Ways to Die | Tangerine Kitty | safety & danger |
| Dunsinane Blues (After Macbeth) | Cleo Laine | rare events |
| Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 | Brian Eno | dates |
| Durham Town | Roger Whittaker | North East England |
| Dusk: A Peach in the Orchard | Eels | evening |
| Dust Bowl | The Troggs | wastelands |
| Dust in the Wind | Todd Rundgren | music for funerals |
| A Dustland Fairytale | The Killers | impressive videos |
| The Dusty Foot Philosopher | K’naan | feet |
| Dusty Springfield | Blossom Dearie | tribute songs |
| Duurka | Dur-Dur Band | driving songs |
| Dwight Yoakam | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | rough & smooth |
| Dyin’ Crapshooter’s Blues | Blind Willie McTell | funerals |
| Dying on the Vine | John Cale | wine |
| Dyltgir? | Rio Romeo | awkwardness |