July 26, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Frank Mastropolo
At: The Guardian
A List
No B List
Month: July 2018
Songs About Staying
July 25, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Amy Lee (amylee aka RipThisJoint)
At: The Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | David Bowie | Uncleben |
| 2 | If You Want Me to Stay | Sly and the Family Stone | nosuchzone |
| 3 | Stay Loose | Hemsley Morris | Nicko |
| 4 | The Viaduct (Ian Carmichael Remix) | The Pastels | vanwolf2 |
| 5 | The Wild Ones | Suede | ParaMhor |
| 6 | I’m a Dreamer | Linda Thompson | treefrogdemon |
| 7 | You Stay Here | Richard Shindell | Uncleben |
| 8 | To Make You Stay | Offa Rex | severin |
| 9 | The Secret Language of Birds | Ian Anderson | BanzirGalbasi |
| 10 | Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan | Uncleben |
| 11 | Wild Horses | The Rolling Stones | DiscoMonster |
| 12 | Thank You | Led Zeppelin | Leaveitallbehind |
| 13 | Offerings | Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson | AlBahooky |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs | ParaMhor |
| 2 | Dodge Veg-O-Matic | The Modern Lovers | severin |
| 3 | Citadel | The Rolling Stones | ShivSidecar |
| 4 | Stick Around | Ty Segall | vanwolf2 |
| 5 | San Franciscan Nights | Eric Burdon & the Animals | TarquinSpodd |
| 6 | The Snowfalls | Whyte Horses | DiscoMonster |
| 7 | Another Sunset | Lack of Knowledge | Carpgate |
| 8 | Sunny Side of the Street | Sonic Boom Six | Uncleben |
| 9 | (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville | R.E.M. | vanwolf2 |
| 10 | No One’s Leaving | Jane’s Addiction | happyclapper |
| 11 | Chartered Trips | Hüsker Dü | Uncleben |
| 12 | Stay | Mark Lanegan | Bethnoir |
| 13 | I Can’t Quit You, Baby | Willie Dixon | Ravi Raman |
| 14 | I’ll Stay | Funkadelic | BanazirGalbasi |
| 15 | Stay with Me | Thunder with Spike & Gryff | EnglishOutlaw |
Songs About Bread and Baking
July 19, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Pairubu
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor’s Cake (Which Ate Her) | Kevin Ayers | sonofwebcore |
| 2 | Le Petit Pain au Chocolat | Joe Dassin | NotSoLittleMouse |
| 3 | Pizza Pie | Norman Fox & the Rob Roys | LyntonCrosby |
| 4 | Breadfan | Budgie | AlfieHisself |
| 5 | Orange Rolls, Angel’s Spit | Sonic Youth | vanwolf |
| 6 | Cake and Sodomy | Marilyn Manson | manyofhorror |
| 7 | Big Pink Cake | Razorcuts | vanwolf |
| 8 | Joy Division Oven Gloves | Half Man Half Biscuit | Shoegazer |
| 9 | Cookie Thumper! | Die Antwoord | onarope |
| 10 | Oi Can’t Git a Noice Loaf a Bread | The Singing Postman | Thesubhuman |
| 11 | The Doughnut Song | Smoky Dawson | Ravi Raman |
| 12 | Lazy Day | The Moody Blues | IsabelleForshaw |
| 13 | No Buredi (No Bread) | Fela Kuti | Fuel |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ballad of the Peshwari Naan | The Pocket Gods | thepocketgod |
| 2 | Petootie Pie | Ella Fitzgerald | philipphilip99 |
| 3 | La Baguette | Pigalle | philipphilip99 |
| 4 | Sweat Loaf | Butthole Surfers | Opium Harlot |
| 5 | Cake | The B-52s | IsabelleForshaw |
| 6 | Song of a Baker | Small Faces | Clunkfish |
| 7 | Ball and Biscuit | The White Stripes | GreatGrendel |
| 8 | Your Majesty Is Like a Cream Donut | Hatfield and the North | Clunkfish |
| 9 | Cut the Cake | The Wolfhounds | vanwolf |
| 10 | Nothing Can Change This Love | Sam Cooke | SethMiller |
| 11 | Who’s Been Warming My Oven? | James Carr | Slademan |
| 12 | Johnny Was a Baker | Dr. Alimantado | Thesubhuman |
| 13 | Toast and Marmalade for Tea | Tin Tin | Slademan |
| 14 | Chinese Bakery | The Auteurs | Dougal |
| 15 | Pizza | Knower | ajostu |
Songs About Caves
July 18, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Leaveitallbehind
At: The Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice in Underground | Dadaroma | Hoshino Sakura |
| 2 | The Hole | Townes Van Zandt | treefrogdemon |
| 3 | Way Down Hadestown | Anaïs Mitchell | Ravi Raman |
| 4 | Tunnel of Love | Bruce Springsteen | amylee |
| 5 | Coal Wars | Joshua James | tincanman |
| 6 | The Testimony of Patience Kershaw | The Unthanks | Suzi |
| 7 | The Colliers (Hold Your Fire) | Seth Lakeman | Suzi |
| 8 | Black Lung Heartache | Joe Bonamassa | Ravi Raman |
| 9 | Blood Upon Copper | Seth Lakeman | Suzi |
| 10 | Dark as a Dungeon | Johnny Cash | Suzi |
| 11 | Gravedigger | Dave Matthews | amylee |
| 12 | Brave New World | Jeff Wayne | philipphilip99 |
| 13 | Khazas-dûm | Howard Shore | Suzi |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Underground | The Jam | attwilightlarks |
| 2 | A Poem on the Underground Wall | Simon & Garfunkel | Uncleben |
| 3 | Go Underground | B.B. King | Uncleben |
| 4 | Nine Feet Underground | Caravan | ToffeeBoy |
| 5 | Bartender | Dave Matthews Band | Skydog7 |
| 6 | The Caves of Altamira | Steely Dan | ToffeeBoy |
| 7 | The Cave | Mumford & Sons | Marconius7 |
| 8 | Fingal’s Cave | Pink Floyd | severin |
| 9 | Working in the Coalmine | Lee Dorsey | attwilightlarks |
| 10 | Down in a Hole | Alice in Chains | Ravi Raman |
| 11 | Tunnels | Johnny Flynn | ShivSidecar |
| 12 | Dandy in the Underworld | T. Rex | attwilightlarks |
| 13 | By-Tor and the Snow Dog | Rush | philipphilip99 |
Songs About Deserts
July 12, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Scott Blair (misterbadexample)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In a Big Country | Big Country | buskerdoo |
| 2 | Midnight at the Oasis | The Brand New Heavies | LuDux22 |
| 3 | Contrast | Count Five | Pairubu |
| 4 | Mon Légionnaire | Édith Piaf | suzi |
| 5 | Atacama | Crisilada | argybargy |
| 6 | Antarctica Starts Here | John Cale | Pairubu |
| 7 | Mojave Winters | Brenda Kahn | BlueMagus |
| 8 | Shnitzled in the Negev | Shpongle | ScorchTheBlueDragon |
| 9 | A Horse with No Name | Horace Andy | LyntonCrosby |
| 10 | Mirage | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Shoegazer |
| 11 | Traveller in the Desert | Tinariwen | Mussoliniheadkick |
| 12 | 29 Palms | Robert Plant | mikedow |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenere | Bombino | onarope |
| 2 | Sahara | Camel | SplishySploshy |
| 3 | Desert Knight | Ihab Darwish | ameliaAD |
| 4 | Hotter Than the Mojave in My Heart | Iris Dement | jrowen81 |
| 5 | Desert Raven | Jonathan Wilson | Richard Banks |
| 6 | Desert Song | Michael Schenker Group | philipphilip99 |
| 7 | No One Knows | Queens of the Stone Age | David Kelly |
| 8 | Dry Is the Desert | Screeching Weasel | Pairubu |
| 9 | Charlton Heston | Stump | vastariner |
| 10 | Pressure Drop | Toots and the Maytals | LilyDale |
| 11 | There’s Just Nothing Better Than a Beard | The Beards | FatherChewyLouie |
| 12 | The Sands of Mexico | The Chieftains ft Ry Cooder | jrowen81 |
| 13 | He Told Her the City Was Killing Him | The Delines | DarceysDad |
| 14 | Far from Any Road | The Handsome Family | attwilightlarks2 |
| 15 | Nights Over Egypt | The Jones Girls | SpotTheWhopper |
Songs About Nursing and Healthcare
July 11, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Stephen Males (severin)
At: The Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Niño Inseminado | Vainica Doble | pejepeine |
| 2 | The Nurse | Nurse (ナース) | uneasy listening |
| 3 | Hospital | Jesca Hoop | barbryn |
| 4 | The Nurse | The White Stripes | Leaveitallbehind |
| 5 | The Lady with the Lamp | Country Joe McDonald | Nicko |
| 6 | Sister Morphine | The Rolling Stones | amylee |
| 7 | Pills | Bo Diddley | uneasy listening |
| 8 | When Under Ether | PJ Harvey | Chris7572 |
| 9 | Ocean Spray | Manic Street Preachers | philipphilip99 |
| 10 | Night Nurse | Sinéad O’Connor | Nicko |
| 11 | Nursing Home | Ministry | Ravi Raman |
| 12 | No Profit in Pain | Gruff Rhys | philipphilip99 |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I’m in Love with an RAF Nurse | Tiger | happyclapper |
| 2 | Twisted | Joni Mitchell | nosuchzone |
| 3 | Health | Parsnip | uneasy listening |
| 4 | Crash Course in Brain Surgery | Budgie | ShivSidecar |
| 5 | Pinhead | Ramones | amylee |
| 6 | A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe | Billy Bragg | Nicko |
| 7 | Under the Doctor | Poison Girls | uneasy listening |
| 8 | Doctor Doctor | The Who | ShivSidecar |
| 9 | Healthcare | The Taxpayers | EnglishOutlaw |
| 10 | Nurse Julie | The Buff Medways | Panthersan |
| 11 | St. James Infirmary | Billie and De De & Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band | uneasy listening |
| 12 | A & E | Goldfrapp | barbryn |
| 13 | Medicine | The Black Angels | vanwolf2 |
| 14 | You’re My Remedy | The Marvelettes | Nicko |
| 15 | T.B. Blues | Champion Jack Dupree | Ravi Raman |
| 16 | D.N.R. | Jesca Hoop | barbryn |
| 17 | She’s a Nurse | The Raw Herbs | vanwolf2 |
| 18 | Doctor on the Go | Lee Perry | Uncleben |
| 19 | December | Frida Hyvönen | barbryn |
| 20 | Thank the Nurse | Country Joe McDonald | Nicko |
| 21 | State Hospital | Frightened Rabbit | ToffeeBoy |
| 22 | Lady Godiva’s Operation | The Velvet Underground | ShivSidecar |
| 23 | Avant Gardener | Courtney Barnett | Uncleben |
| 24 | Hospital Problems | A Spectre Is Haunting Europe | vanwolf2 |
Underwater Songs
July 5, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: George Boyland (sonofwebcore)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nautilus | Bob James | lachute |
| 2 | Octopus’s Garden | The Beatles | MrCanoehead |
| 3 | 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) | Jimi Hendrix | mikedow |
| 4 | Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobeta-bioaquadoloop) | Parliament | SethMiller |
| 5 | When the Levee Breaks | Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie | SethMiller |
| 6 | Down By the Water | PJ Harvey | bllckchps |
| 7 | A Good Idea | Sugar | happyclapper |
| 8 | One of Our Submarines | Thomas Dolby | Lagado |
| 9 | Once in a Lifetime | Angélique Kidjo | StevenFlanagan |
| 10 | Palace of the Brine | Pixies | bllckchps |
| 11 | Water | The Sugarcubes | MrCanoehead |
| 12 | Under Ice | Kate Bush | Goldie Dee |
| 13 | Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me | Mississippi John Hurt | jrowen81 |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua Marina | Gary Miller as Troy Tempest | attwilightlarks |
| 2 | Down to the River to Pray | Alison Krauss | attwilightlarks |
| 3 | Ailein Duinn | Karen Matheson | suzi |
| 4 | Submission | Sex Pistols | Shoegazer |
| 5 | The Drowned Lovers | Kate Rusby | suzi |
| 6 | Take Me to the Water | Nina Simone | attwilightlarks |
| 7 | Mother’s Lament | Cream | Maggie B |
| 8 | Sunken Love | Rip Rig + Panic | alexito |
| 9 | Underwater Twilight | Tangerine Dream | BeltwayBandit |
| 10 | Terrapin | Syd Barrett | kolf |
| 11 | Floating in the Forth | Frightened Rabbit | DarceysDad |
| 12 | Voyage to Atlantis | The Isley Brothers | lachute |
Songs About Substitutions
July 4, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)
At: The Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fio Maravhila | Jorge Ben | pejepeine |
| 2 | Woods of Darney | Richard Thompson | Suzi |
| 3 | The Other Man | Sloan | philipphilip99 |
| 3 | The Rap | Millie Jackson | magicman |
| 5 | I’m Straight | The Modern Lovers | severin |
| 6 | The Spider and the Fly | The Rolling Stones | Suzi |
| 7 | Irreplaceable | Beyoncé | magicman |
| 8 | How Come My Dog Don’t Bark | Dr. John | Ravi Raman |
| 9 | Another Love | Tom Odell | attwilightlarks |
| 10 | Synthetic Substitution | Melvin Bliss | pejepeine |
| 11 | Sample and Hold | Neil Young | FretlessBasser |
| 12 | Online | Brad Paisley | amylee |
| 13 | One Thousand Cherry Trees | Hatsune Miku | TarquinSpodd |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Substitute | The Who | megadom |
| 2 | Substitute | Clout | ParaMhor |
| 3 | Substitute | Gregory Isaacs | Uncleben |
| 4 | Jolene | Strawberry Switchblade | ParaMhor |
| 5 | Black Velveteen | Lenny Kravitz | Leaveitallbehind |
| 6 | Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | megadom |
| 7 | What It’s Like | Everlast | FretlessBasser |
| 8 | I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man | Prince | bishbosh |
| 9 | It’s Alright with Me | Frank Sinatra | Suzi |
| 10 | Love Me Like You | The Magic Numbers | happyclapper |
| 11 | Till Something Better Comes Along | Billie Jo Spears | nosuchzone |
| 12 | Two Weeks | FKA twigs | severin |
| 13 | Le Moribund | Jacques Brel | bishbosh |
| 14 | She’s Not You | Elvis Presley | Suzi |
| 15 | Someone to Lay Down Beside Me | Karla Bonoff | amylee |
| 16 | The Monkey and the Engineer | Jesse Fuller | Chris7572 |
| 17 | Pastime Paradise | Stevie Wonder | nosuchzone |
| 18 | Whispering Your Name | Alison Moyet | bishbosh |
| 19 | Let’s Invite Them Over | George Jones & Melba Montgomery | attwilightlarks |
| 20 | I’ll Never Find Another You | The Seekers | severin |
| 21 | No Substitute Love | Estelle | magicman |
| 22 | Turn of the Century | Yes | alfie hisself |
| 23 | Big O Motel | Tarnation | happyclapper |
| 24 | Automatic Lover | Dee D. Jackson | pejepeine |
| 25 | Worthless Lie | The Beautiful South | ParaMhor |
| 26 | (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame | Elvis Presley | ParaMhor |
| 27 | Add Me | Chumbawamba | amylee |
| 28 | Stacy’s Mom | Fountains of Wayne | amylee |
| 29 | Why Don’t You Try Me Tonight | Ry Cooder | Chris7572 |
| 30 | Come On Over, Turn Me On | Mark Lanegan & Isobel Campbell | Bethnoir |