Songs About Castles and Palaces

Oct. 30, 2024
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Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1VersaillesThylacineMaki
2Al Pie de la AlhambraMedina AzaharaMaki
3Phillip My DearMighty Sparrowtincanman
4Blues PalaceJohn GorkaFred Erickson
5Just the Two of UsGrover Washington Jr. ft Bill WithersNicko
6Keeper of the CastleFour TopsFred Erickson
7Castle WallsStyxFred Erickson
8Ooh My LoveStevie NicksFred Erickson
9West Canterbury Subdivision BluesThe StonemansFred Erickson
10Château de SableRokia TraoréNicko
11There Goes MavisRichard ShindellSuzi
12The Queen and the SoldierSuzanne Vegatincanman
13Bedtime StoryTammy WynetteFred Erickson

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Outside the PalaceViolent Femmeshappyclapper
2Castles in the AirDon McLeanbluepeter
3Burn the CastleNew Model Armyhappyclapper
4March to the Witch's CastleFunkadelicTarquinSpodd
5AlhambraEstrella MorenteMaki
6Chateau Lobby # 4Father John MistyVikingchild
7I Am Michael FaganThe C33sMaki
8Xica da SilvaJorge Benpejepeine
9Castles in the AirHoodoo GurusNicko
10Palace of the KingFreddie KingUncleben
11SanssouciRufus WainwrightSweetHomeAlabama
12Concrete Castle KingDennis BrownNicko
13Sand CastlesElvis PresleyNicko
14Gruesome CastleThe Wakevanwolf2
15AndaluciaJohn Cale & Terry RileyTarquinSpodd
16Palace of GoldBlue RodeoFred Erickson
17Buckingham PalaceDillingerNicko
18The Lady of ShalottLoreena McKennittincanman
19Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?Tommy DorseyNicko
20Castle RockSy OliverNicko
21Irgendwie, Irgendwo, IrgendwannNenaVikingchild
22Old CastlesPaul WellerFred Erickson
23Castles and TasselsAdam GreenTarquinSpodd
24Castles and DreamsBlackmore's NightFred Erickson
25Darby's CastleKris KristoffersonFred Erickson

C List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Ritual (Palace)Jon Hopkinsseverin
2Frente a Palacio (In Front of the Palace)Los Pekenikespejepeine
3Where Eagles DareRon GodwinBanazirGalbasi
4Merry-Go-Round of LifeJoe HisaishiBanazirGalbasi
5The PalaceDavid Arkenstone & Andrew WhiteFred Erickson
6Ghost Dragon Attacks CastleCarbon LeafFred Erickson

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Songs About Underdogs

Oct. 23, 2024
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Writer: Loud Atlas

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1UnderdogSly and the Family StoneTraktor Albatrost
2Down City StreetsArchie RoachNicko
3Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him DownBlind Alfred ReedTarquinSpodd
4You Don't Mess Around with JimJim CroceAltraEgo
5The UnderdogSpoonvanwolf2
6Sink the BismarckJohnny HortonMarconius7
7Small AxeBob Marley & the Wailersseverin
8Eve Was BlackAllison Russelltincanman
9Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?Peter Sarstedtbluepeter
10I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'Todd DuncanNicko
11Pick Yourself UpNat King ColeMarconius7
12Joe HillPaul RobesonSuzi
13Gonna Fly NowBill ContiMarconius7

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Big Time OperatorKeith HampshireMarconius7
2TubthumpingChumbawambaShoegazer
3UnderdogAlicia KeysBanazirGalbasi
4In the CityJoe WalshMaki
5Power to the PeoplePublic EnemyMussoliniHeadkick
6Tobacco RoadThe Nashville Teensbluepeter
7Joey's on the Streets AgainThe Boomtown RatsMaki
8WeedsPulphappyclapper
9I'm Not DownThe ClashNicko
10Fight DirtyGuignol & Mischief BrewEnglishOutlaw
11UnderdogsManic Street PreachersBanazirGalbasi
12The Ugly DucklingDanny Kayebluepeter
13Love Song of the Beta MaleStornawayhappyclapper

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Songs About Chairs & Other Sitting Furniture

Oct. 16, 2024
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'Ella FitzgeraldNilpferd
2My Tennessee Mountain HomeDolly PartonMarconius7
3No Mama - No PapaPatti JeromeNicko
4Folding ChairRegina SpektorMarconius7
5Chaise LongueWet LegUncleben
6Rockin' ChairGwen McCraeAltraEgo
7Send Me to the 'Lectric ChairBessie SmithNicko
8Picture on the WallNatural Ites & the RealisticsUncleben
9Historia de las SillasSilvio Rodríguezpejepeine
10A House Is Not a HomeDionne WarwickSuzi
11Shine OnThe House of LoveShoegazer
12On the Pale Silver SofaCold Gawdvanwolf2
13For Pat (on the Chaise Longue Dreaming)The Bevis FrondTatankaYotanka
14Rocking Chair (It's Gonna Be All Right)Dean FriedmanToffeeBoy
15My ChairJill Sobuletincanman
16I'll Keep Sittin' on ItGeorgia WhiteNicko
17The Bauhaus ChairThe NitsVikingchild
18Are You Sitting Comfortably?Harry BeckettShoegazer
19Sitting on a Poor Man's ThroneCopperpennySweetHomeAlabama
20Rockin' ChairHoagy CarmichaelMarconius7
21Tree and Two ChairsUnderworldShoegazer

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Album Tracks Better Than the Singles

Oct. 9, 2024
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to GoCurtis Mayfieldpejepeine
2Light My FireThe DoorsSweetHomeAlabama
3Suavecito MaloSweetHomeAlabama
4Black Magic WomanSantanaAltraEgo
5"Heroes"David Bowieseverin
6BluebirdBuffalo SpringfieldAltraEgo
7Come and Get Your LoveRedboneSweetHomeAlabama
8Cosmic SlopFunkadelicTarquinSpodd
9The Look of LoveIsaac HayesUncleben
10This Is What She's LikeDexys Midnight RunnersCarpgate
11La FolieThe StranglersMaki
12NightporterJapanVikingchild

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Close to MeThe Curehappyclapper
2IntegralPet Shop BoysVikingchild
3Being BoiledThe Human Leagueseverin
4Like a MotorwaySaint Etiennehappyclapper
5King of My CastleWamdue ProjectUncleben
6Strawberry Letter 23The Brothers JohnsonAltraEgo
7Slippin' into DarknessWar AltraEgo
8Time Has Come TodayThe Chambers BrothersShoegazer
9(Don't Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster CultFred Erickson
10Welcome to the PleasuredomeFrankie Goes to HollywoodMaki

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Songs About the Frozen North

Oct. 2, 2024
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Column
Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1North to AlaskaJohnny HortonSweetHomeAlabama
2Iditarod TrailHobo JimBanazirGalbasi
3Northwest PassageShow of HandsSuzi
4Trans Siberian ExpressMomusVikingchild
5Siberia / SibirijáTorgeir VassvikTraktor Albatrost
6Sámiid ædnanSverre Kjelsberg & Mattis HættaTraktor Albatrost
7SivulivinivutTanya Tagaqtincanman
8People of the DeerThe Trewstincanman
9People of the SnowTechno Sound GroupFred Erickson
10Arctic FoxJenny RäisänenSuzi
11Midnight SunRedgumNicko
12MaroonedWirevanwolf2
13Elegy for the ArcticLudovico Einaudiseverin

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Northern LightsLucinda Belle Orchestraseverin
2Great SkuaBritish Sea Powerhappyclapper
3Return to TunguskaAlan ParsonsBanazirGalbasi
4Martin Hartwell StoryStompin' Tom ConnorsMaki
5Greenland Whale FisheriesThe Poguesseverin
6Kaelen MiklaSólstöðurVikingchild
7JojkKornetpejepeine
8Song of the IcebergBilly BraggMaki
9Tuktoyaktuk HymnVeda HilleTatankaYotanka
10Shores of Prudhoe BayBill StainesBanazirGalbasi
11Lord FranklinMartin CarthySuzi
12American ChildJohn DenverFred Erickson
13Be the RainNeil YoungUncleben
14Alaska CountryShocking BlueNicko
15The Alaska SongLucy J. DaltonFred Erickson
16AnchorageThe ChurchNicko
17Guovssahasaid ájagáttisMari BoineAltraEgo
18PoutapilvetKardemimmitSuzi
19Flight of the Snow GooseCamelAltraEgo
20The KurskMatt ElliottTatankaYotanka
21Min drøm er midnattsolens landJet BlacksTraktor Albatrost
22Magnetic NorthAlestormBadu
23Alaskan PipelineGladys Knight & the PipsLoud Atlas
24Murmansk Run / Ellis IslandAl StewartTatankaYotanka
25When It's Springtime in AlaskaJohnny HortonTarquinSpodd
26Les EsquimauxJocelyne DorianTatankaYotanka
27Seal Hunt version APamyuaTarquinSpodd
28Dear Old GreenlandAndrew Bird's Bowl of FireFred Erickson

C List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Pohjola’s DaughterJean SibeliusVikingchild
2Land of the Midnight SunAl di MeolaBanazirGalbasi
3Northwest PassageOregonBanazirGalbasi
4SvalbardtemaGeir Bøhren & Bent ÅserudTraktor Albatrost
5Northwest PassageWoody HermanBanazirGalbasi
6ChuckchiBoreal TaigaBanazirGalbasi
7Chukhon FantasiaAlexander DargomyzhskyBanazirGalbasi
8Midnight SunAustralian AllstarsNicko
9LapplandFinn EriksenTraktor Albatrost
10Aurora BorealisSun RaLoud Atlas
11Polka des EsquimauxCharles Verstraete et Son OrchestreTatankaYotanka
12IglooTerje IsungsetTatankaYotanka

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