June 28, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Samantha Birchard (drunkenpanda)
At: The Guardian
A List
No B List
The Complete Index to the Song Bar
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lost in the Stars | Abbey Lincoln | SethMiller |
2 | Pearl’s a Singer | Elkie Brooks | Pairubu |
3 | Lost Highway | Hank Williams | StevenFlanagan |
4 | He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot | Grandaddy | SpotTheWhopper |
5 | A Forest | The Cure | bllckchps |
6 | Lost in the Supermarket | The Clash | London2471 |
7 | Walkabout | Throbbing Gristle | Mussoliniheadkick |
8 | Let’s Get Lost | Chet Baker | severin |
9 | Can’t Find My Way Home | Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton | PatLux |
10 | The Forest of No Return | Sun Ra | SethMiller |
No B List
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | I Am the Owl | Dead Kennedys | happyclapper |
2 | CIA Man | The Fugs | uneasy listening |
3 | American Idiot | Green Day | Leaveitallbehind |
4 | Somebody’s Watching Me | Rockwell | bishbosh |
5 | I Think I’m Paranoid | Garbage | bishbosh |
6 | Brain of J. | Pearl Jam | Leaveitallbehind |
7 | Victory for the Victims | Rubella Ballet | Carpgate |
8 | Oh My God | Michael Franti & Spearhead | megadom |
9 | Can’t Truss It | Public Enemy | Skydog7 |
10 | Who Killed Brian Jones? | David Peel & Death | uneasy listening |
11 | They’re Talking About Me | Johnny Bragg | attwilightlarks |
12 | Elvis Is Everywhere | Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper | SweetHomeAlabama |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | What’s He Building? | Tom Waits | philipphilip99 |
2 | Ships Don’t Disappear in the Night (Do They?) | 10cc | Ravi Raman |
3 | Dream Police | Cheap Trick | Ravi Raman |
4 | Aliens Exist | Blink-182 | Marconius7 |
5 | The Message | M.I.A. | philipphilip99 |
6 | Computer World | Kraftwerk | amylee |
7 | Someone’s Looking at You | The Boomtown Rats | FretlessBasser |
8 | Smoking Gun | Robert Cray | amylee |
9 | M.K. Ultra | The Testors | uneasy listening |
10 | National Insurance Blacklist | The Business | Carpgate |
11 | Poison Flour | Dr. Alimantado | Nicko |
12 | We Do (The Stonecutters’ Song) | The Simpsons | Nicko |
13 | Lizard People | Fleetwood Mac | severin |
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Requiem for the Static King | A Winged Victory for the Sullen | Shoegazer |
2 | King of Rome | The Unthanks | SnoopDogStevens |
3 | Love, Love Alone | Harry Belafonte | IsabelleForshaw |
4 | Over the Hills and Far Away | John Tams | Addicks123 |
5 | King Henry | Steeleye Span | Naguchi |
6 | King and Lionheart | Of Monsters and Men | DarceysDad |
7 | In the Hall of the Mountain King | Edvard Grieg | London 2471 |
8 | Oh Better Far to Live and Die | Gilbert and Sullivan | misterbadexample |
9 | From Galway to Graceland | Richard Thompson | TheBeast |
10 | My God, My King | Papa Levi | severin |
11 | King of Everything | Boy George | Boreworm |
12 | King of the Road | The Proclaimers | GreatGrendel |
13 | King of Mexico | Bap Kennedy | DarceysDad |
14 | Lavender | Marillion | bllckchps |
15 | A Farewell to Kings | Rush | philipphilip99 |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hail to the King | Avenged Sevenfold | AFictionHabit |
2 | A Tribute to a King | William Bell | sonofwebcore |
3 | Crawling King Snake | The Doors | SeaSal |
4 | Father, Ruler, King, Computer | Echobelly | 658spark |
5 | King of Wishful Thinking | Go West | nigeljones |
6 | Kings of Speed | Hawkwind | Thesubhuman |
7 | Kings and Queens of the Underground | Billy Idol | dave56 |
8 | Alexander the Great | Iron Maiden | LyntonCrosby |
9 | King of Guitar | B.B. King | attwilightlarks |
10 | Love Is All | Kungen | vastariner |
11 | His Majesty King Raam | Lemon Jelly | DarceysDad |
12 | King’s Call | Phil Lynott with Mark Knopfler | philipphilip99 |
13 | I Wanna Be Like You | Louis Prima | Ravi Raman |
14 | A Hard Day’s Night | Peter Sellars (as Richard III) | StevenFlanagan |
15 | He Was the King | Neil Young | LyntonCrosby |
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | So Here I Come | Neneh Cherry | severin |
2 | Bike | Pink Floyd | ShivSidecar |
3 | There, There, My Dear | Dexys Midnight Runners | attwilightlarks |
4 | A World Alone | Lorde | EnglishOutlaw |
5 | Kicks | FKA twigs | FretlessBasser |
6 | Medicine 4 My Pain | Lynden David Hall | nosuchzone |
7 | The Big Sleep | Bat for Lashes | Bethnoir |
8 | Tender Is the Night (The Long Fidelity) | The Triffids | bishbosh |
9 | Starship | Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship | Tempusfugit |
10 | You Set the Scene | Love | megadom |
11 | Moonlight Mile | The Rolling Stones | amylee |
12 | I Can’t Win | Ry Cooder | magicman |
13 | Electrolite | R.E.M. | megadom |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Love Spreads | The Stone Roses | AltraEgo |
2 | Time of the Season | The Zombies | megadom |
3 | Bitters End | Roxy Music | severin |
4 | Call of the Wild | Jimi Tenor | Uncleben |
5 | Caribbean Festival | Kool & the Gang | AlBahooky |
6 | Pric | Super Furry Animals | happyclapper |
7 | In Bluer Skies | Echo and the Bunnymen | Carpgate |
8 | Freebird | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Leaveitallbehind |
9 | Whipping Post | The Allman Brothers Band | Skydog7 |
10 | Wars of Armageddon | Funkadelic | Nicko |
11 | The Bewlay Brothers | David Bowie | severin |
12 | Brain Damage / Eclipse | Pink Floyd | Ravi Raman |
13 | Happy Trails | Quicksilver Messenger Service | 9hairs9knots |
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | My Girls | Animal Collective | musikmonkey |
2 | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare | Gladys Knight & the Pips | IsabelleForshaw |
3 | The Sun I Always Wanted | Stew | untergunther |
4 | The Girl Who Fell to Earth | Gaz Coombe | helican |
5 | Up on the Sun | Meat Puppets | bllckchps |
6 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | StevenFlanagan |
7 | Daddy Lessons | Beyoncé & the Dixie Chicks | Great Grendel |
8 | Fille à papa | Camille | untergunther |
9 | Daughters | Nas | Anthony Greendown |
10 | Papa Don’t Preach | Madonna | gordonimmel |
11 | Scarlet Ribbons | Róisín Murphy | LuDux22 |
12 | Magazines | The Hold Steady | dylan37 |
13 | Isn’t She Lovely | Stevie Wonder | FatherChewyLouie |
14 | Daughters | Four Tet | untergunther |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Think of You | Ibeyi | untergunther |
2 | Miss Black America | Curtis Mayfield | SpotTheWhopper |
3 | Daddy, You Gotta Let Him In | The Satisfactions | vastariner |
4 | Your Daddy Loves You | Gil Scott-Heron | alexito |
5 | Daddy, You Gotta Let Him In | Binder & Krieglstein | saneshane |
6 | Black Guys | Birdcloud | onarope |
7 | So Begins Our Alabee | of Montreal | untergunther |
8 | Staring at the Sun | Wendy & Lisa | DarceysDad |
9 | Savannah Smiles | Okkervil River | GreatGrendel |
10 | Oh Father | Madonna | AFictionHabit |
11 | Daddy Issues | The Neighbourhood | nilpferd |
12 | Just Drifting (For Caresse) | Psychic TV | Mussoliniheadkick |
13 | My Baby | Ken Nordine | OlivesNightie |
14 | My Father’s Daughter | Jewel ft Dolly Parton | HopelessCase |
15 | Skipping | Eddie Vedder | IsabelleForshaw |
16 | The House That Jack Built | Jesca Hoop | AFictionHabit |
17 | Holly Up on Poppy | XTC | Lagado |
18 | Unsaid | Anouhka Shankar & Norah Jones | Ravi Raman |
19 | Adagio | Estrella Morente | sonofwebcore |
20 | Mr. Grieves | TV on the Radio | saneshane |
21 | How Can I Protect You | Alabama 3 | DarceysDad |
22 | Winter | Tori Amos | 658spark |
23 | La Hija de Juan Simón | Rosalía | alexito |
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes | Kevin Ayers | ShivSidecar |
2 | Along Comes Mary | The Association | ParaMhor |
3 | Thoughts of Mary Jane | Nick Drake | barbryn |
4 | Stoned and Starving | Parquet Courts | amylee |
5 | The International Herb | Culture | TarquinSpodd |
6 | Magic Carpet Ride | Steppenwolf | Ravi Raman |
7 | Ganja Smuggling | Eek-A-Mouse | Uncleben |
8 | Don’t Bogart That Joint | Fraternity of Man | Nicko |
9 | Weed Bus | The Stairs | vanwolf2 |
10 | Legalize It | Peter Tosh | amylee |
11 | Stoned Love | The Supremes | ShivSidecar |
12 | Kaya | Bob Marley & the Wailers | magicman |
13 | Eight Miles High | The Byrds | ParaMhor |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Haschisch Party | Georges Garvarentz | AlBahooky |
2 | Sinsemilla | Black Uhuru | ParaMhor |
3 | Me and Mr. Hohner | Bobby Darin | uneasy listening |
4 | Nuh Skin Up Dub | Keith Hudson | nosuchzone |
5 | The Reefer Man | Cab Calloway | magicman |
6 | Roll Another One (For the Road) | Neil Young | Ravi Raman |
7 | Stoned Immaculate | Dub Syndicate | Uncleben |
8 | Under Mi Sensi | Barrington Levy | Uncleben |
9 | The Marijuana Affair | Joe Gibbs & the Professionals | magicman |
10 | Bananas | Man | 9hairs9knots |
11 | Macka Splaff | Steel Pulse | Makinavaja |
12 | Meet Me on the Corner | Lindisfarne | ShivSidecar |
13 | Smoke Two Joints | The Toyes | ParaMhor |
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cum On Feel the Noize | Oasis | gordonimmel |
2 | Johnny Got a Boom Boom | Imelda May | bllckchps |
3 | Sod the Neighbours | The Toy Dolls | IsabelleForshaw |
4 | One Man Guy | Loudon Wainwright III | ruhenry |
5 | The Barley Mow | The Irish Rovers | suzi |
6 | Volumes | The Church | Xanh_cay |
7 | Step Right Up | Tom Waits | SethMiller |
8 | Caravan | Van Morrison | dave56 |
9 | He’ll Have to Go | Jim Reeves | EnglishOutlaw |
10 | Sound of Silence | Disturbed | Ravi Raman |
11 | Play It All Night Long | Warren Zevon | Thesubhuman |
12 | Whole Lotta Rosie | AC/DC | London2471 |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue | Duke Ellington | DarceysDad |
2 | Joe’s Garage | Frank Zappa | 658spark |
3 | Void City | Hawkwind | zarathusa |
4 | Secret Love | Kathy Kirby | attwilightlarks |
5 | What’s the Use of Getting Sober? | Louis Jordan | DaddyPig |
6 | Annoying All the Neighbours | The Lonely Boys | BarringtonWomble |
7 | The Boomin’ System | LL Cool J | robbo100 |
8 | Pump Up the Volume | MARRS | bllckchps |
9 | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | StevenFlanagan |
10 | Everything Louder Than Everything Else | Meat Loaf | Thesubhuman |
11 | Alive & Amplified | The Mooney Suzuki | midlandsteacher |
12 | 5 Gallon Bucket | Wild Bill & the Lost Knobs | richardw65 |
A List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Swan | Clara Rockmore (composed by Camille Saint-Saëns) | megadom |
2 | Love Don’t Live Here Anymore | Rose Royce | nosuchzone |
3 | Timewhys | Tonto’s Expanding Headband | Uncleben |
4 | Watussi | Harmonia | megadom |
5 | The Gnome | Emerson, Lake & Palmer (composed by Modest Mussorgsky) | Joelle |
6 | Portofino | Raymond Scott | Uncleben |
7 | Behind the Mask | Yellow Magic Orchestra | philipphilip99 |
8 | S.O.S. | ABBA | ParaMhor |
9 | Flamingo | Todd Rundgren | 9hairs9knots |
10 | Back Street Luv | Curved Air | ShivSidecar |
11 | Electric Garden | Conrad Schnitzler | megadom |
12 | St. Elmo’s Fire | Brian Eno | Djinnjaha |
13 | Neuköln | David Bowie | megadom |
14 | Doctor Who Theme | BBC Radiophonic Workshop & Delia Derbyshire | attwilightlarks |
15 | Création du Monde | Vangelis | BanazirGalbasi |
16 | The Fifth Wave: Water Lullaby | Suzanne Ciani | DiscoMonster |
B List
Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Planet Rock | Afrika Bambaataa | bishbosh |
2 | Hatgini Tani | Al Massrien | untergunther |
3 | I’m the One | Annette Peacock | TatankaYotanka |
4 | Sunrain | Ashra | Ravi Raman |
5 | Phaedra | Tangerine Dream | megadom |
6 | Répons: Section One | Pierre Boulez | megadom |
7 | Test Card | This Heat | megadom |
8 | The Ice Cream Man | The Tornados | FretlessBasser |
9 | Battle with the Invisible Monster | Louis & Bebe Barron | philipphilip99 |
10 | Venusian Summer Suite Pt. 2 | Lenny White | BanazirGalbasi |
11 | Legend Days Are Over | Beaver & Krause | ShivSidecar |
12 | Tanzmusik | Kraftwerk | megadom |
13 | Gossipo Perpetuo | Jean-Jacques Perrey | SweetHomeAlabama |
14 | Rainbow Chaser | Nirvana | ShivSidecar |
15 | Geradewohl | Roedelius | megadom |
16 | Funkytown | Lipps Inc. | SweetHomeAlabama |