|
R.E.M. |
At My Most
Beautiful |
telephones |
| Cuyahoga |
rivers |
|
Daysleeper |
sleep and insomnia |
|
Everybody Hurts |
the obvious |
|
Exhuming McCarthy |
politicians |
|
Fall on Me
|
environment |
| Half a
World Away |
tiredness |
|
It's the End of the World as
We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
|
list songs |
|
Little America |
America |
|
Losing My Religion |
fear |
|
Man on the Moon |
men's names |
|
Nightswimming
|
autumn |
|
The One I Love |
ambiguous songs |
|
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight |
misheard, nonsense or inaudible lyrics |
|
Untitled |
hidden tracks |
|
The Wrong Child |
games |
|
Radcliffe, Jimmy |
Long After Tonight Is All
Over |
devoted love |
|
Long After Tonight is All
Over |
falling in love |
|
Radio 4 |
Dance to the Underground
|
dancing |
|
Radiohead |
Creep |
unrequited love |
| The Daily
Mail |
newspapers |
|
Electioneering |
elections |
| Everything in Its Right Place |
genre switch |
|
Fitter Happier
|
anxiety |
|
Just |
bad decisions |
|
No Surprises |
silence |
| Palo Alto |
the future |
| Planet
Telex |
vibrato,
tremolo or oscillations |
|
Sail to the Moon |
fathers |
|
Talk Show Host |
wanting to be someone else |
|
Raekwon |
Heaven and Hell
|
heaven and hell |
|
Ice Cream |
food |
| Sneakers |
shoes |
| Rafferty, Gerry |
Whatever's
Written in Your Heart |
heated arguments |
| Rafi, Mohammed |
Jinhe Naaz
Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hai |
disappointment |
|
Rage Against the Machine |
Bullet in the Head |
guns |
|
Killing in the Name |
sweary songs |
|
RAH Band |
Clouds Across the Moon |
missing someone |
|
Rahman, A.R. |
Jai Ho |
winners |
|
(ft Hariharan + Kavita
Krishnamurty) Telephone Dhun Man |
telephones |
| Rainbow |
Kill the
King |
royalty |
| Long Live Rock 'n' Roll |
mood-changing music |
| Since You've Been Gone |
limbo |
| Stargazer |
fantasy |
| Rainbow Chorus |
The March of the Women (music by Dame Ethel Smyth, lyrics by Cicely Hamilton) |
feminism |
| Raincoats |
The Void |
discordant songs |
| Rainy Day |
(ft Susanna Hoffs) I'll Keep It With Mine |
gifts and giving |
| Raitt, Bonnie |
Angel From
Montgomery |
disappointment |
| I Gave Love a Candle |
melancholy songs |
| Nick of Time |
passage of time |
|
Rajasthani Folk Songs |
Podino (Mint) |
flavour |
|
Rakes |
Strasbourg
|
places in Europe |
|
Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club,
Sleep) |
work |
|
Rammstein |
Amerika
|
multilingual
songs |
|
Ramones |
Gimme Gimme
Shock Treatment |
healing |
| I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement |
rooms |
| I Got a Lot
to Say |
ten
words or fewer |
| I Wanna Be
Sedated |
aviation |
| I Wanted
Everything |
greed |
|
Merry Christmas (I Don't
Want to Fight Tonight) |
Christmas |
| My Brain is
Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) |
long
titles |
| Never Should Have Opened That Door |
bad decisions |
|
Rockaway Beach |
New York |
|
Sheena is a Punk Rocker |
girl's names |
| Teenage
Lobotomy |
teenagers |
|
Ramsey Lewis Trio |
The In Crowd |
asafaraes |
|
Rancid |
Black Derby Jacket |
philosophers |
|
Randall, Jon |
Whiskey Lullaby |
whisky |
|
Randy and the Rainbows |
Denise |
named after women |
|
Ranks, Shabba |
(with Home T & Cocoa Tea) Pirates Anthem |
pirates |
| Rascal,
Dizzee |
I Luv U |
dialogue |
| I Luv U |
heated arguments |
| Rascals |
Good Lovin' |
healing |
| Raspberries |
Overnight
Sensation |
false
endings |
| Rattles |
The Witch |
running |
| Ravel,
Maurice |
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (performed by Shura Cherkassky) |
remembrance |
| Piano
Concerto in G Minor |
best piano
songs |
| Raveonettes |
Bowels of the Beast |
monsters |
| Raw Spitt |
Songs to Sing |
songwriting |
| Rawlings,
David |
(with Gillian Welch) Elvis Presley Blues |
Elvis |
| I Hear Them
All |
ears and
hearing |
| Rea, Chris |
Stainsby Girls |
Yorkshire |
| Read, Al |
You're
Seeing Too Much of the Telly |
television |
| Reader,
Eddi |
Ae Fond
Kiss |
leaving |
| Green Grow the Rashes O |
green |
| Readers Wifes |
Nostalgia |
movie and TV stars |
| Real
Tuesday Weld |
Last Words |
words |
| Me and Mr.
Wolf |
innuendo |
| Reality |
Acapulco
Gold |
gold |
| Record,
Eugene |
Overdose of
Joy |
euphoria |
| Records |
Paint Her Face |
painters & painting |
| Red Eye |
Little England |
flags |
| Red Guitars |
Good
Technology |
making
things |
| Red Hot
Chili Peppers |
Give It Away |
funk |
| Under the
Bridge |
bridges |
| Red House
Painters |
Dragonflies |
insects |
|
Rollercoaster |
coming
of age |
|
Wop-a-Din-Din |
cats |
| Red Jumpsuit Apparatus |
Your Guardian Angel |
survival |
| Red Menace |
Kia Ora (Lab Rat Dub) |
hello |
| Red Sovine |
Teddy Bear |
tragedy & comedy |
|
Redding, Otis |
Cigarettes and Coffee
|
smoking |
|
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the
Bay |
California |
|
Hard to Handle |
seduction |
|
I've Been Loving You Too Long |
dynamic volume changes |
|
Love Man |
narcissism |
|
(with Carla Thomas) Tramp
|
duets |
|
Try a Little Tenderness |
kindness |
|
White Christmas |
Christmas |
|
Reddy, Helen |
I Am Woman |
being a man or a woman |
|
Redman |
How to Roll a Blunt
|
smoking |
|
Redpath, Jean |
Dancing at Whitsun |
remembrance |
|
Reed, Blind Alfred |
How Can a Poor Man Stand
Such Times and Live? |
poverty |
| Why Do You
Bob Your Hair Girls? |
hair |
|
Reed, Jerry |
Guitar Man |
instruments |
|
Reed, Jimmy |
Bright Lights,
Big City |
light |
|
Reed, John |
(composed by Gilbert & Sullivan) My Name is John Wellington Wells |
prophets & prophecy |
|
Reed, Lou |
The Bed |
beds |
|
Dirty Blvd |
New York |
| Egg Cream |
chocolate |
| (with John Cale) Hello It's Me |
remembrance |
| I Wanna Be Black |
wanting to be someone else |
| (with John
Cale) Images |
works of
art |
| Keep Away |
refusal |
| The Kids |
unsettling songs |
|
The Last Shot
|
drinking |
|
Metal Machine Music Part 1 |
forgotten follow-ups |
|
Perfect Day |
relaxation & leisure |
| Street
Hassle |
special guests |
|
(with John Cale) Trouble With Classicists
|
art |
| Vicious |
cruel
songs |
| Walk on the Wild Side |
movie and TV stars |
|
What's Good? |
bereavement |
|
Reef |
Consideration |
asafaraes |
|
Reeves, Martha and the
Vandellas |
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
|
heat |
|
Reflection Eternal |
The Human Element
|
prisons |
| Regents |
7-Teen |
teenagers |
|
Regina, Elis |
(with Antonio Carlos Jobim) Aguas de Marco (Waters of
March) |
list songs |
|
Reich, Steve |
Clapping
Music |
handclaps |
|
(with Kronos Quartet & Pat
Metheny)
Different Trains: Europe
During the War |
trains |
| Reid, Terry |
The River |
water |
| Reinhardt,
Django |
Nuages |
songs in
French |
|
Rekindle |
Ice Skating Girl (Linus
Loves Remix) |
cold |
|
Reno, Ginette |
Un Peu Plus Haut, Un Peu
Plus Loin |
Canada |
|
REO Speedwagon |
Tough Guys |
surprising intros |
|
Replacements |
Beer for Breakfast
|
drinking |
| Birthday
Gal |
birthdays |
| Election
Day |
elections |
|
Left of the Dial |
radio |
| Merry Go
Round |
fairgrounds |
| Shiftless
When Idle |
laziness |
| Sixteen
Blue |
boredom |
| Skyway |
"High" Songs |
|
Restarts |
No Escape |
climate change |
|
Square One |
games |
|
Reuben |
Let's Stop Hanging Out |
upbeat breakup # 2 |
|
Rev. DC Rice and his
Sanctified Congregation |
He's Got His Eyes on You |
eyes and sight |
|
Revkin, Andrew |
Liberated Carbon |
climate change |
| Rey, Alvino |
The Ferris
Wheel |
fairgrounds |
|
Rezillos |
(My Baby Does) Good
Sculptures |
art |
|
Top of the Pops |
music industry |
| Rhymes,
Busta |
(with
Twista) Break Ya Neck |
indecipherable songs |
|
Rhys, Gruff |
The Last Conquistador |
confusion and delusion |
|
Skylon!
|
flying |
| Slashed
Wrists This Christmas |
anti-Christmas |
| Rhythim is
Rhythim |
Strings of
Life |
minimalist songs |
| Rice, Boyd
and Friends |
Disneyland |
misanthropic songs |
| Rich,
Charlie |
Who Will
the Next Fool Be |
uncertainty |
| Richardson,
Neil |
Approaching
Menace |
TV themes |
| Richie, Lionel |
All Night Long (All Night) |
hedonism |
|
Richman, Jonathan
(sometimes listed as Jonathan Richman and
the Modern Lovers) |
Chewing Gum Wrapper |
trash |
| Corner Store |
shopping |
| Corner
Store |
modernity |
| Double
Chocolate Malted |
chocolate |
| I'm a
Little Airplane |
children's songs |
| I'm Just
Beginning to Live |
fresh
starts |
| Just About
Seventeen |
ages |
| Neon Sign |
bright and beautiful |
| New England |
New
England |
| No One Was Like Vermeer |
painters & painting |
|
Velvet Underground |
other musicians |
|
You're Crazy for Taking
the Bus |
buses |
|
Richmond
Fontaine |
Five Degrees
Below Zero |
travelling |
| The Kid
from Belmont Street |
coming
of age |
|
Ride |
Leave Them All Behind |
dynamic volume changes |
|
Rieu, André |
(with Amira Willighagen) O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) |
melancholy songs |
|
Rigby, Amy |
Cynically
Yours |
anti-love |
|
We're Stronger Than That |
marriage |
|
Righteous Brothers |
You've Lost That Loving
Feeling |
songs
that build |
|
Rihanna |
American Oxygen |
gases |
|
Riley, Jeannie C. |
Harper Valley PTA |
arguments |
|
Riley, Terry |
A Rainbow in Curved Air |
sky |
|
Rillera, Ric & the Rhythm
Rockers |
El Loco Cha Cha Cha |
sampling
and recycling |
|
Rilo Kiley |
A Better Son/Daughter |
recovery |
|
Riperton, Minnie |
Inside My Love |
sexy songs |
|
Les Fleurs
|
trees, grass and flowers |
|
Lovin' You |
songs that go la |
|
Rise Against |
Hero of War |
army |
|
Risto |
Pupu Tupina |
rabbits |
|
Ritter, Josh |
Another New World |
treachery & betrayal |
|
The Bone of Song |
songwriting |
|
The Curse |
monsters |
|
Ritter, Tex |
Blood in the Saddle |
blood |
|
Rix, Brian |
The Brilliant Corners |
laughter |
|
Roach, Archie |
Into the Bloodstream |
Australia |
|
Keep Your Handouts, Give Us Back Our Land |
rejection |
|
Roach, Max |
Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace |
screams, howls, grunts & shrieks |
|
Rob & Goldie |
The Shadow (Process Mix) |
shadows |
|
Robert Glasper Experiment |
(with Mos Def) Black Radio |
collaborations and side projects |
|
Roberts, Alasdair |
(with Robin Robertson)
Leaving St. Kilda |
islands |
|
Roberts, Kathryn |
(with Kate Rusby) Hunting
the Hare |
a capella |
|
Robertson, B.A. |
To Be or Not to Be |
Shakespeare |
|
Robertson, Robbie |
It is a Good Day to Die |
treachery & betrayal |
|
Robertson, Robin |
(with Alasdair Roberts)
Leaving St. Kilda |
islands |
|
Robeson, Paul |
Going Home |
roots |
|
Joshua Fit de Battle of
Jericho |
biblical songs |
|
The Minstrel Boy |
bravery |
| No More
Auction Block for Me |
fresh
starts |
| Shenandoah |
American west |
|
Robinson, Smokey and the
Miracles |
Going to a Go-Go
|
parties & going
out |
|
The Love I Saw in You Was
Just a Mirage |
disappointment |
|
My Baby Changes Like the
Weather |
impermanence |
| Shop Around |
lessons in life |
|
Tears of a Clown
|
smiling and
laughing |
|
Tracks of My Tears |
stiff
upper lip |
|
Robinson, Tom |
Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio |
ears and
hearing |
| Hard |
being a man or a woman |
|
Robots in Disguise |
Turn It Up |
mood-changing music |
|
Robyn |
With Every Heartbeat |
Nordic Countries |
|
Roches |
We |
brothers and sisters |
|
Rock, Pete |
(with CL
Smooth) The Good Life |
social
class |
| (with CL
Smooth) Tell Me |
fate & destiny |
|
(with CL Smooth) They Reminisce Over You
(TROY) |
bereavement |
|
(featuring Dead Prez) War Zone |
nightclubs |
| Rockpile |
(also as
Dave Edmunds) Heart of the City |
Welsh songs |
| Rodgers, Jimmie |
A Little
Dog Cried |
crosses |
| Blue Yodel No. 1 |
American west |
| Blue Yodel
No. 8 (Muleskinner Blues) |
manual
labour |
| Frankie and Johnny |
cheating |
| Rodrigo, Joaquin |
Palacio Real de Aranjuez (1st Movement) played by John Williams |
relaxation & leisure |
| Rodrigo y Gabriela |
Stairway to
Heaven |
ascension |
| Rodrigues, Amália |
Lágrima |
melancholy songs |
| Rodriguez, Mala |
(with
Estrella Morente) Patito Feo |
misanthropic songs |
| Rodriguez, Sixto |
Like Janis |
narcissism |
| Roger, Aldus |
Lafayette
Two Step |
two - part
2 |
| Rogers, CeCe |
Someday |
freedom |
| Rogers, Ginger |
(with Fred
Astaire) Let's Call the Whole Thing Off |
vegetables |
|
Rogers, Kenny
|
Coward of the County |
violence |
|
Love Lifted Me |
spiritual songs |
|
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love
to Town |
jealousy |
|
Rogers, Kenny and the
First Edition |
Just Dropped In (To See What
Condition My Condition Was In) |
redefined by films |
|
Just Dropped In (To See What
Condition My Condition Was In) |
hangovers |
|
Rogers, Nile |
(with Pharrell Williams
and Daft Punk) Get Lucky |
innuendo |
|
Rogers, Stan |
Barrett's Privateers |
ships and boats |
|
Free in the Harbour |
Canada |
|
The Wreck of the Athens Queen |
discovery |
|
Rogers, Tim & the Twin Set |
Hi, We're the Support Band |
music industry |
|
Paragon Café |
remembrance |
|
Rolling Stones |
2120 South
Michigan Avenue |
addresses |
|
Angie |
named after women |
|
Back Street Girl |
secrets |
| Can't You
Hear Me Knocking |
great
middle eights |
| Con le Mie
Lacrime (As Tears Go By) |
foreign language versions |
|
Factory Girl |
work |
| Gimme
Shelter |
impressive intros |
| Jumpin'
Jack Flash |
riffs |
| Let's Spend
the Night Together |
flirting |
| Midnight
Rambler |
anger |
|
Mother's Little Helper |
boredom |
|
No Expectations |
departures |
|
Out of Time |
schadenfreude |
|
Paint It Black |
bereavement |
|
Rip This Joint |
US
Presidents |
|
Salt of the Earth |
social
class |
|
Stupid Girl |
cruel
songs |
|
Sweet Black Angel |
teachers |
|
Sympathy For the Devil
|
God and the devil |
| Tumbling
Dice |
gambling |
| Undercover
of the Night |
the police |
| We Love You |
scandal |
|
Winter |
cold |
|
Rollins Band |
Liar |
propaganda |
|
Romeo, Max
& the Upsetters |
Chase the Devil
|
God and the devil |
| Chase the
Devil |
space |
| Stealing in
the Name of the Lord |
smuggling
and stealing |
| Ron Wray
Light Show |
Speed |
speed |
| Ronalde,
Ronnie |
In a
Monastery Garden |
gardens |
|
Ronettes |
I Can Hear
Music |
ears and
hearing |
| So Young |
teenagers |
|
Walking in the Rain
|
bad weather |
|
Ronstadt, Linda |
(with Rex Smith) Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine |
extraordinary vocals |
|
Roots |
Adventures
in Wonderland |
secret
vices |
|
Lazy Afternoon |
afternoon |
|
Mellow My Man |
alliteration |
| Silent
Treatment |
heated arguments |
| Web |
minimalist songs |
| Rosana |
Sin Miedo |
hope and resilience |
| Rose, Tim |
Long Time
Man |
regrets |
| Rose of Avalanche |
Mistakes |
bad decisions |
| Rose Royce |
Car Wash |
funk |
| Rosenholm, Eleanora |
Maailmanloppu |
end of the world |
| Rosie and the Originals |
Angel Baby |
out of tune |
|
Ross, Annie |
Twisted |
mental illness |
|
Ross, Diana (See The
Supremes for Diana Ross and the Supremes) |
Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
obstacles |
|
I'm Coming Out |
change |
| Love
Hangover |
hangovers |
|
Remember Me |
upbeat break-up |
|
Rosselson, Leon |
Active Ageing |
passage of time |
|
The Neighbour's Cat |
cats |
|
Pills |
whimsical songs |
|
Rossini, Gioachino |
Largo al Factotum (from
The Barber of Seville) |
songs that go la |
|
Rotary Connection |
I Am The Black Gold of the
Sun |
the sun |
|
Roth, David Lee |
Just Like Paradise |
excess |
| Rother,
Michael |
Karussell |
fairgrounds |
| Rough Silk |
Lucifer's
Hotel |
hotels |
| Rowe, Sean |
Soldier's Song |
covers by the opposite sex |
| Roxette |
The Look |
songs that go la |
|
Roxy Music |
2HB |
glamour & style |
| Amazona |
South
America |
| Avalon |
myths &
legends |
|
Do the Strand
|
dancing |
|
Do the Strand |
fads and crazes |
|
In Every Dream Home a
Heartache |
home |
|
Love is a Drug |
love is... |
| Manifesto |
comeback
songs |
|
Oh Yeah |
radio |
|
Song for Europe
|
multilingual
songs |
|
Sunset |
the sun |
| Roy C |
Shotgun
Wedding |
weddings |
| Roy, I. |
(with Lee
Perry) Space Flight |
adventure |
| Roy Ayers
Ubiquity |
Running
Away |
running |
| Royal Crown Revue |
Walkin' Like Brando |
wanting to be someone else |
| Royal Trux |
Stevie |
movie and TV stars |
| Royksopp |
Remind Me |
forgetting |
| Rubinos, Xenia |
Mexican Chef |
meals |
| Ruby Suns |
Tane Mahuta |
myths &
legends |
| Rucker, Darius |
Wagon Wheel |
genre switch |
| Rucker, Ursula |
(with 4hero) Loveless |
end of
the world |
| Rudd, Xavier |
Lioness Eye |
cats |
| Rudder, David |
Rally Round the West
Indies |
cricket |
| Rudimentary Peni |
Bequest |
doom |
| Ruffins, Kermit |
When I Die, You Better Second Line |
music for funerals |
|
Run-DMC |
My Adidas
|
fashion |
| It's Tricky |
effects of fame |
| King of
Rock |
royalty |
| King of
Rock |
showing
off |
| (with Aerosmith) Walk This Way |
collaborations and side projects |
|
Runaways |
Queens Of Noise |
noise |
| Rundgren,
Todd |
Dust in the Wind |
music for funerals |
| Hello It's
Me |
visitors |
| I Saw the
Light |
change
of mind |
| The Night
the Carousel Burnt Down |
fairgrounds |
| Onomatopeia |
odd sounds and instruments |
| Runrig |
Loch Lomond
(live version) |
Scotland |
| Rusby, Kate |
Game of All
Fours |
games |
| (with
Kathryn Roberts) Hunting the Hare |
a capella |
| My Young Man |
Yorkshire |
|
Rush |
Freewill |
star signs |
|
The Spirit of Radio |
radio |
|
Subdivisions |
suburbia |
|
The Weapon |
being scared |
|
Working man |
outstanding percussion |
| Xanadu |
fictional places |
| YYZ |
Canada |
| Rush, Tom |
Joshua Gone Barbados |
broken promises |
| Russell,
Arthur |
In the
Light of the Miracle |
miracles |
| This is How
We Walk on the Moon |
moon |
| Russell, Calvin |
Crossroads |
crosses |
| Russell, Tom |
Mississippi
River Runnin' Backwards |
reversing |
| Rustavi Choir |
Tsintskaro |
a capella |
| Rutles |
Cheese and
Onions |
vegetables |
| Let's Be
Natural |
nature |
|
Ruts |
Babylon's Burning
|
fire |
|
Ryles, John Wesley |
Kay |
intriguing narratives |
| RZA |
Grits |
vegetables |
| Grits |
austerity |
