Songs About the Commonwealth

Apr. 19, 2018 Blog Column Writer: Chaz Cozens (HopelessCase) At: The Guardian A List Title Artist Nominated by 1 Royal Tour Roaring Lion BeltwayBandit 2 Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury & the Blockheads FatherChewyLouie 3 I’ve Been Everywhere Geoff Mack mikedow 4 I’ve Been Everywhere Rajiv Rajaram bllckchps 5 Gambia-Zambia Super Eagles LyntonCrosby … Continue reading “Songs About the Commonwealth”

A-Z by Song – X-Z

Song Title Artist Topic Xam Xam Touki tautonyms Xanadu Rush fictional places XOYO The Passage music as nutrition Y Blodyn Gwyn Mary Hopkin Welsh songs Y Penderfyniad Edward H. Dafis Welsh songs Y Viva España Sylvia Vrethammar stereotypes Ya A’Asaal Abdel Aziz El Mubarak favourite live versions Ya El Medan Cairokee ft Aida El Ayouby … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – X-Z”

A-Z by Song – V

Song Title Artist Topic Vagabonds New Model Army searching & seeking Valerie Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse extraordinary vocals Valley Girl Frank Zappa gossip Valo tihkuu kaiken läpi Paavoharju bright and beautiful Valveuni Kauan wind Vámonos Chavela Vargas Mexico & Central America Van Dieman’s Land Shirley Collins & the Albion Country Band islands Van Diemen’s … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – V”

A-Z by Song – R

Song Title Artist Topic Raag Darbari Sargam Ustad Amir Khan drone music Rabbit Action Jimmy Haggett rabbits Rabbit Fur Coat Jenny Lewis fashion Rabbit in the Log Bashful Brother Oswald rabbits The Race Yello sport Race for the Prize The Flaming Lips science The Race Is On George Jones competition Race to Be King Seth … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – R”

A-Z by Song – M

Song Title Artist Topic M1 A1 Gorillaz hello M62 Song Doves boring & dull Ma The Temptations biography & autobiography Ma France Jean Ferrat France Ma Rewa Indian Ocean personification Ma ’Tit Fille Buckwheat Zydeco from New Orleans Maailmanloppu Eleanoora Rosenholm end of the world Maantien laitaa Yona & Orkesteri Liikkuvat Pilvet with Puppa J … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – M”

A-Z by Song – I

Song Title Artist Topic i Aphex Twin mixtape closers i Kendrick Lamar genre defying I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Any More Woody Guthrie itinerants & migration I Ain’t Superstitious Howlin’ Wolf omens & prophecies I Always Get a Souvenir Tommy Collins memorabilia & souvenirs I Am a Bookworm Sparks libraries I Am … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – I”

A-Z by Song – H

Song Title Artist Topic H2Ogate Blues Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson scandal Ha! Ha! Said the Clown Manfred Mann laughter Ha Ha You’re Dead Green Day schadenfreude Ha Lese Le Di Khanna Hugh Masekela four-legged livestock Habits (Stay High) Tove Lo hedonism Hackensack Thelonious Monk towns Had Me a Real Good Time Faces bicycles Hair … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – H”

A-Z by Song – G

Song Title Artist Topic Gabhaim Molta Bríghde Aoife Ní Fhearraigh Gaelic songs Gabriel Lamb angels Gagarin Public Service Broadcasting pioneers Gagarin’s Point of View Esbjörn Svensson Trio curves & spheres Galang M.I.A. purple Galaxy of Emptiness Beth Orton celestial bodies Galaxy Song Monty Python intelligence Galileo Indigo Girls redemption Gallo del Cielo Joe Ely fighting … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – G”

A-Z by Song – F

Song Title Artist Topic F***ing in Rhythm and Sorrow The Sugarcubes surprise encounters Face in the Crowd Little River Band crowds A Face in the Crowd Tom Petty anonymity Face to Faces Sleaford Mods stick it to the man The Faces Aceyalone faces Factory Bruce Springsteen work Factory Girl The Rolling Stones work The Facts … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – F”

A-Z by Song – D

Song Title Artist Topic 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 Daddy Cool Boney M. coolness Daddy Could … Continue reading “A-Z by Song – D”