June 28, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Samantha Birchard (drunkenpanda)
At: The Guardian
A List
No B List
Month: June 2018
Songs About Conspiracies & Paranoia
June 27, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: DeepThroatSinger
At: The Song Bar
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 |
Songs About Kings
June 21, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Chaz Cozens (HopelessCase)
At: The Guardian
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 |
Striking Album Endings
June 20, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: ParaMhor
At: The Song Bar
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 |
Songs About Fathers and Daughters
June 14, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Paul Hayes (Fuel)
At: The Guardian
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 |
Songs About Marijuana
June 13, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: megadom
At: The Song Bar
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 |
Songs About Volume
June 7, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Scott Blair (misterbadexample)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cum On Feel the Noize | Oasis | gordonimmel |
| 2 | Johnny’s 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 |
Electronic Music to 1983
June 6, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Ralph Brown (magicman)
At: Song Bar
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 |