The table below lists all A-listed songs by artists beginning with M. Some artists are also linked to their own individual pages.
| Artist | Song Title | Topic |
| M | Pop Muzik | music genres |
| M People | Moving On Up | upbeat break-up #2 |
| M83 | Run into Flowers | trees, grass & flowers |
| Ma, Yo-Yo | Simple Gifts (with Alison Krauss) | New England |
| Maal, Baaba | Njilou | extraordinary vocals |
| There Will Be Time (with Mumford & Sons) | collaborations & side projects | |
| Mabon, Willie | The Seventh Son | sixth sense |
| Mac Mathúna, Lorcán | The Windhover | raptors |
| Maccabees | Can You Give It | tradition |
| MacColl, Ewan | Dirty Old Town (with Peggy Seeger) | Manchester |
| Joy of Living | mountains | |
| The Manchester Rambler | the weekend | |
| The Moving On Song | moving on | |
| The Shoals of Herring | collective nouns | |
| MacColl, Kirsty | Big Boy on a Saturday Night | days of the week |
| Children of the Revolution | youthfulness | |
| Dancing in Limbo | limbo | |
| England 2 Colombia 0 | sport | |
| Here Comes That Man Again | switches & buttons | |
| He’s on the Beach | the Commonwealth | |
| In These Shoes? | shoes | |
| Soho Square | sitting & standing | |
| They Don’t Know | indifference | |
| Walking Down Madison | strange, rare or unlikely words | |
| MacDermot, Galt | Aquarius (performed by the Original London Cast of Hair) | star signs |
| Macdonald, Amy | Barrowland Ballroom | music venues |
| Footballer’s Wife | football | |
| Youth of Today | freedom of expression | |
| MacDonald, Rod | My Neighbors in Delray | rare events |
| Machine | There But for the Grace of God Go I | character songs |
| Machine Gun Fellatio | (Let Me Be Your) Dirty Fucking Whore | orgasms |
| Machito & His Salsa Big Band | Ronnie Scott Mambo | made you fall in love with music |
| Mack, Geoff | I’ve Been Everywhere | the Commonwealth |
| Macka B | Baked Beans and Egg | eggs |
| Looks Are Deceiving | deceptive appearances | |
| Never Played a 45 | plastic | |
| Unemployment Blues | unemployment | |
| Wha Me Eat | nuts & edible seeds | |
| Mackenzie, Billy | 14 Mirrors | mirrors |
| At the Edge of the World | edges & ledges | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Thrift Shop (ft Wanz) | sales, selling & bargains |
| MacLean, Dougie | Scythe Song | tools |
| MacPhee, Catherine-Ann | Cànan nan Gàidheal | Scotland |
| MacRae, Gordon | Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’ | bright and beautiful |
| Maddie & Tae | Girl in a Country Town | stereotypes |
| Madness | Baggy Trousers | school |
| Cardiac Arrest | illness | |
| Don’t Quote Me on That | eggs | |
| Driving in My Car | machinery, industry & technology | |
| Embarrassment | embarrassment | |
| House of Fun | anticipation | |
| In the Middle of the Night | news & media | |
| It Must Be Love | songs that say what love is | |
| Madness (Is All in the Mind) | the brain | |
| My Girl | arguments | |
| One Step Beyond | echoes | |
| Our House | home | |
| Swan Lake | old meets new | |
| Wings of a Dove | steelpan | |
| Madonna | Borderline | edges & ledges |
| Burning Up | fire | |
| Frozen | cold | |
| Into the Groove | rhythm, beat & boogie | |
| Justify My Love | whispering | |
| Like a Prayer | prayer | |
| Lucky Star | great middle eights | |
| Papa Don’t Preach | fathers and daughters | |
| Vogue | glamour & style | |
| Madredeus | A Andorinha da Primavera | spring |
| Maé, Christophe | La plus jolie des fées | superlatives |
| L’Ours (with Youssou N’Dour) | bears | |
| Magazine | A Song from Under the Floorboards | songs about songs |
| Definitive Gaze | eyes | |
| The Light Pours Out of Me | light | |
| Permafrost | cold | |
| Shot by Both Sides | guns | |
| Maggart, Maude | Yiddisha Nightingale | nightingales & thrushes |
| Magnetic Fields | A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off | poultry |
| The Book of Love | Valentine’s Day songs | |
| The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure | historical figures | |
| The Dreaming Moon | the moon | |
| Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long | pets | |
| I Shatter | deep voices | |
| I Think I Need a New Heart | the heart | |
| Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits | hedonism | |
| The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side | luck | |
| Parades Go By | parades | |
| Queen of the Savages | queens | |
| Very Funny | short songs | |
| Wi’ Nae Wee Bairn Ye’ll Me Beget | rejection | |
| Magnetic Man | The Bug | internet |
| Magnolia Electric Co. | The Night Shift Lullaby | adult lullabies |
| Magnum | Les Morts Dansants | justice |
| The Spirit | songs with sudden changes | |
| Maguire, Emily | Start Over Again | recovery |
| Mahadevan, Shankar | Gayatri Mantra (Contemporary Mix) | getting brighter |
| Padipattu (Breathless) | stairs, ladders & elevators | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra | Open Country Joy | violin |
| You Know, You Know | outstanding percussion | |
| Maher Shalal Hash Baz | What’s Your Business Here Elijah? | omens & prophecies |
| Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens (see Mahotella Queens) | ||
| Mahler, Gustav | Das Lied von der Erde (6th movement, Part 3) (sung by Kathleen Ferrier) | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
| Symphony No. 8 | songs that express excess | |
| Mahotella Queens | Izinyoni | collective nouns |
| Lilizela Mlilizeli (with Mahlathini) | music as nutrition | |
| Thokozile (with Mahlathini) | flutes, pipes & whistles | |
| Main Ingredient | Summer Breeze | refreshment & cooling down |
| Main Source | Looking at the Front Door | arguments |
| Mainer, J. E. | Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls? | fads & crazes |
| Majkystar | Græder du | amphibians |
| Major Lance | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um | parks |
| Majumdar, Sujatha | Genda Phool | orange |
| Make a Change… Kill Yourself | Chapter One | from Nordic countries |
| Make-Up | Born on the Floor | babies & childbirth |
| I Am Pentagon | numbers | |
| Makeba, Miriam | The Click Song | songs about songs |
| Pata Pata | onomatopoeia | |
| Soweto Blues | towns | |
| Malaria! | Kaltes klares Wasser (with Chicks on Speed) | cleansing |
| Malchak, Tim | It Goes Without Saying | the obvious |
| Malcolm, Carl | Fattie Bum-Bum | being fat |
| Miss Wire Waist | nicknames & pseudonyms | |
| Maldita Nerea | El Secreto de las Tortugas | reptiles |
| Male Gaze | Green Flash | sunsets & twilight |
| Malia | Salmon Coloured Man | pink |
| Yellow Daffodils | retrospection | |
| Malkmus, Stephen | Gardenia (with the Jicks) | flowers |
| Malo | Suavecito | album tracks better than the singles |
| Malone, Post | Levii’s Jeans (with Beyoncé) | legs & pants |
| Malú | Aprendiz | teachers |
| Mamas & the Papas | California Dreamin’ | California |
| Creeque Alley | retrospection | |
| Dedicated to the One I Love | mixtape closers | |
| Dream a Little Dream of Me | dreams | |
| I Saw Her Again | denial | |
| Midnight Voyage | midnight | |
| Sing for Your Supper | meals & mealtimes | |
| Man | Never Say Nups to a Nepalese | Welsh songs |
| Man or Astro-man? | Escape Through the Air Vent | escape |
| Manassas | Johnny’s Garden | gardens |
| Manchester, Melissa | Home to Myself | being single |
| Mancini, Henry | Lujon | easy listening |
Peter Gunn | ensembles, big bands & orchestras | |
| The Pink Panther Theme | personal theme songs | |
| Mandell, Eleni | Afternoon | afternoon |
| Pauline | glamour & style | |
| Mandell, Steve | Dueling Banjos (with Eric Weissberg) | call and response |
| Mandrell, Barbara | Steel Guitar Rag | steel guitar |
| Mandrill | Fencewalk | big and meaty |
| Manfred Mann | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | misheard, nonsense or inaudible lyrics |
| Ha! Ha! Said the Clown | laughter | |
| Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James | suburbia | |
| Manfred Mann Chapter Three | One Way Glass | glass |
| Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Pluto the Dog | dogs |
| Mangelsdorff, Albert | I Dig It – You Dig It (with Don Cherry) | austerity |
| Mangeshkar, Lata | Wada Na Tod | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
| Manhattan Love Suicides | Head Over Heels | close calls |
| Manic Street Preachers | 4st 7lbs | control |
| A Design for Life | orchestral string instruments | |
| Faster | ‘I am’ songs | |
| If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next | war | |
| The Intense Humming of Evil | scary songs | |
| Kevin Carter | famous people | |
| Let Robeson Sing | singing | |
| Motorcycle Emptiness | motorbikes | |
| Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds | companies & corporations | |
| Ocean Spray | nursing & healthcare | |
| Manilow, Barry | Copacabana | so bad they’re good |
| Mann, Aimee | 4th of July | dates |
| Fifty Years After the Fair | prophets | |
| Ghost World | comics & cartoons | |
| Humpty Dumpty | eggs | |
| I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas | anti-Christmas songs | |
| Labrador | charisma | |
| Wise Up | pathos | |
| Mann, Herbie | One Note Samba (with João Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim) | austerity |
| Manning, Barbara | Dock Ellis | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
| Mano Negra | Out of Time Man | punctuality |
| Manowar | The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings) | crowns |
| Sleipnir | compass points | |
| Mansell, Clint | Death Is the Road to Awe (with Kronos Quartet & Mogwai) | instrumental soundtracks |
| Mansfield, Keith | Grandstand | incidental music |
| Pastoral Colours (from Labyrinth of Time) | incidental music | |
| Manson, Marilyn | Cake and Sodomy | bread & baking |
| Dope Show | addiction | |
| Mantovani | Charmaine | easy listening |
| Mantronix | Bassline | big and meaty |
| Manuva, Roots | Again & Again | cricket |
| Sinny Sin Sins | sinners | |
| Yellow Submarine | Beatles covers | |
| Manx, Harry | Death Have Mercy | steel guitar |
| Mar, Kathy | Flowers for Algernon | rodents |
| Mar-Keys | Last Night | last night |
| Marcels | Blue Moon | great backing vocals |
| I Wanna Be the Leader | leadership | |
| Marenco, Luiz | De Bota e Bombacha | legs & pants |
| Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s | A Journalist Falls in Love with Deathrow Inmate #16 | capital punishment |
| Maria, Ida | I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked | pick-up lines & marriage proposals |
| I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked | nudity | |
| Marillion | Kayleigh | memory |
| Lady Nina | prostitution | |
| Lavender | kings | |
| Warm Wet Circles | geometric shapes | |
| Marina and the Diamonds (see Diamandis, Marina) | ||
| Marine | Life in Reverse | reversing |
| Mariza | Medo | extraordinary vocals |
| Mark, Louisa | 6 Six Street | addresses |
| Markie, Biz | Spring Again | spring |
| Marklay (see West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band) | ||
| Marley, Bob | Buffalo Soldier | migrants & refugees |
| Coming In from the Cold | great drumming | |
| Concrete Jungle | personification | |
| Exodus | moving on | |
| Get Up, Stand Up | lessons in life | |
| High Tide or Low Tide | tides | |
| Iron Lion Zion | iron & steel | |
| Jamming | idioms & common expressions | |
| Kaya | marijuana | |
| Mellow Mood | mixtape closers | |
| Midnight Ravers | midnight | |
| No Woman, No Cry | the Caribbean | |
| One Love | unity | |
| Redemption Song | freedom | |
| Revolution | revolution | |
| Roots, Rock, Reggae | music genres | |
| Screw Face | faces | |
| Small Axe | underdogs | |
| Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) | anger | |
| Three Little Birds | hope | |
| Trenchtown Rock (Live) | mood-changing music | |
| Marley, Ziggy | Tipsy Dazy (with the Melody Makers) | inversions |
| Wings of an Eagle (with Elizabeth Mitchell) | wings | |
| Marling, Laura | Cross Your Fingers | joints of the body |
| Goodbye England (Covered in Snow) | hats & accessories | |
| Gurdjieff’s Daughter | songs offering advice | |
| My Manic and I | two – part 1 | |
| Marmalade | I See the Rain | water |
| Márquez, Rocío | Cómo Pasa la Vida | minimalist songs |
| Marrow, Queen Esther | Walk Tall | consolation |
| M|A|R|R|S | Pump Up the Volume (USA 12″ mix) | rallying cries |
| Mars, Bruno | Treasure | retro style |
| Marsalis, Branford | Bird Song (with Grateful Dead) | unlikely collaborations |
| Marsalis, Wynton | Everybody Wear They Mask (with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra) | masks |
| In the Sweet Embrace of Life Sermon: Holy Ghost | influenced by gospel | |
| Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | brass songs | |
| Marshall, Amanda | Dark Horse | overturning the odds |
| Martha | 1997, Passing in the Hallway | ages |
| Martha and the Muffins | Echo Beach | one-hit wonders |
| Suburban Dream | suburbia | |
| Martha & the Vandellas (see Reeves, Martha & the Vandellas) | ||
| Martin, Dean | How D’Ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning (with Helen O’Connell) | eggs |
| Memories Are Made of This | recipe songs | |
| Martin, Janis | My Boy Elvis | concerts |
| Martín, Mayte | Contigo en la Distancia (with Tete Montoliu) | estimates of distance & time |
| La Paloma de Picasso | famous or notable animals | |
| Martinez, Sabu | Sorcery | paganism |
| Martino, Al | Come Share the Wine | community |
| Martyn, Beverley | Happy New Year (as Beverley) | great keyboards |
| Primrose Hill (with John Martyn) | London | |
| Stormbringer (with John Martyn) | natural disasters | |
| Martyn, John | Big Muff | influenced by reggae |
| The Easy Blues | obsession | |
| Fairy Tale Lullaby | innocence | |
| Primrose Hill (with Beverley Martyn) | London | |
| Singin’ in the Rain | rain | |
| The Sky Is Crying | sky | |
| Small Hours (live) | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations | |
| Solid Air | other musicians | |
| Spencer the Rover | independence | |
| Stormbringer (with Beverley Martyn) | natural disasters | |
| Marvelettes | The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game | hunting |
| I’ll Keep Holding On | waiting | |
| My Baby Must Be a Magician | magic | |
| My Daddy Knows Best | unemployment | |
| Too Many Fish in the Sea | handclaps | |
| Marvin, Lee | Wand’rin’ Star | out-of-tune songs |
| Marvin the Martian | I Hate My Job | anti-work songs |
| Masa, Mura | Deal Wiv It (with slowthai) | songs to start the morning |
| Masekela, Hugh | Ha Lese Le Di Khanna | four-legged livestock |
| Stimela (Coal Train) | manual labour | |
| Mash | Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) | failure |
| Mason, Nick | I’m a Mineralist (with Robert Wyatt) | secret vices |
| Mason, Willy | Oxygen | protest |
| Massi, Souad | Oumniya | prayer |
| Massive Attack | Angel | androgynous vocals |
| Group Four | control | |
| Home of the Whale | cetaceans | |
| Hymn of the Big Wheel | spinning | |
| Inertia Creeps | impressive intros | |
| Man Next Door | quiet | |
| Protection | consolation | |
| Safe from Harm | conditional phrases | |
| #TAXHAVENS (with Saul Williams & Gabriel Zucman) | taxation | |
| Teardrop | crying | |
| Teardrop | songs with special guests | |
| Unfinished Sympathy | great album or mixtape openers | |
| Master KG | Jerusalema | COVID-19 lockdown |
| Masters of Reality | T.U.S.A. | tea |
| Mastodon | Seabeast | the sea |
| Masuka, Dorothy | Ghana | politicians |
| Matching Mole | Instant Pussy | wordless vocals |
| O Caroline | regrets | |
| Signed Curtain | futility | |
| Mathématiques Modernes | Réponds-moi | slow, sexy love songs |
| Matheson, Karen | Ailein duinn | suicide |
| Mathis, Johnny | 99 Miles from L.A. | anticipation |
| Misty | falling in love | |
| The Twelfth of Never | months of the year | |
| Mattafix | Living Darfur | peace |
| Matthews, Cerys | Calon Lan (with Fron Male Voice Choir) | choirs |
| Matthews, Dave | Gravedigger | caves |
| Long Black Veil (as Dave Matthews Band) | masks | |
| Mauriat, Paul & His Orchestra | Love Is Blue | harpsichord |
| Mawkin | Bellringers / Peacock Follow the Hen (ft Jim Causley) | bells |
| Maxïmo Park | My Life in Reverse | reversing |
| May, Derrick | Strings of Life | minimalist songs |
| May, Imelda | Johnny Got a Boom Boom | volume |
| Knock | patterns & sequences | |
| Sixth Sense | sixth sense | |
| Mayall, John | Double Crossing Time (with the Bluesbreakers) | crosses |
| Room to Move | harmonica | |
| Mayer, John | Gravity | gravity |
| No Such Thing | reunions | |
| Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967 | making things | |
| Your Body Is a Wonderland | discovery | |
| Mayfield, Curtis | Back to Living Again | overturning the odds |
| (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go | God & the Devil | |
| (Don’t Worry) If There is a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go (Album Version) | album tracks better than the singles | |
| Freddie’s Dead | recorded for movies | |
| Keep On Going On | persistence | |
| Move On Up | optimistic songs | |
| People Get Ready | revolution | |
| Pusherman | ironic songs | |
| Readings in Astrology | star signs | |
| Superfly | fictional adverts | |
| To Be Invisible | the invisible | |
| We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue | black | |
| Wild and Free | freedom | |
| Maytals (see Toots and the Maytals) | ||
| Mazzacane, Lauren | Bicycle (with Kath Bloom) | bicycles |
| Mazzy Star | Be My Angel | angels |
| Fade into You | sexy songs | |
| Happy | happiness | |
| Into Dust | quiet songs | |
| Mbenza, Syran | Liwa Ya Franco (with Ensemble Rumba Kongo) | pioneers |
| Mbulu, Letta | What’s Wrong with Groovin’ | freedom of expression |
| MC 900 Ft. Jesus | The City Sleeps | starting fires |
| MC Bugg-Z | Zika 101 | unusual rhymes |
| MC Frontalot | Goth Girls | shyness |
| MC Júnior | Rap das Armas (with MC Leonardo) | South America |
| MC Lars | If I Had a Time Machine, That Would Be Fresh | time travel |
| MC Leonardo | Rap das Armas (with MC Júnior) | South America |
| MC Lyte | Absolutely Positively….. Practical Jokes | songs with jokes |
| MC Solaar | Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo | wind |
| MC5 | The American Ruse | deception |
| Kick Out the Jams | rallying cries | |
| Sister Anne | sisters | |
| McAlmont, David | Secrets, Accusations and Lies (with Michael Nyman) | secrets & secrecy |
| McAlmont & Butler | Yes | upbeat break-up |
| McCain, Jerry | She’s Tough | laughter |
| McCallum, David | House of Mirrors | mirrors |
| McCarthy | The Home Secretary Briefs the Forces of Law and Order | law enforcement |
| Should the Bible Be Banned? | reading | |
| We Are All Bourgeois Now | songs that capture the zeitgeist | |
| McCartney, Paul | The Broadcast (as Wings) | solo Beatles songs |
| Coming Up | solo Beatles songs | |
| Let Me Roll It (with Wings) | solo Beatles songs | |
| Listen to What the Man Said | indirect messages | |
| The Long and Winding Road | road trips | |
| Maybe I’m Amazed | solo Beatles songs | |
| Mull of Kintyre | Scotland | |
| Ram On (with Linda McCartney) | solo Beatles songs | |
| Silly Love Songs (as Wings) | songs about love songs | |
| We All Stand Together (with the Frog Chorus) | unity | |
| McClintock, Harry | The Big Rock Candy Mountain | fantasy |
| McCook, Tommy | Harvest in the East | September & October |
| McCoy, Charlie | Orange Blossom Special | harmonica |
| McCoy, Kansas Joe | What’s the Matter with the Mill? (with Memphis Minnie) | dialogue |
| When the Levee Breaks (with Memphis Minnie) | earth, soil & dirt | |
| When the Levee Breaks (with Memphis Minnie) | underwater | |
| McCoys | Hang On Sloopy | hanging |
| McCrae, George & Gwen | The Rub | touch |
| McCrae, Gwen | Rockin’ Chair | chairs |
| McCutcheon, John | The Red Corvette | sales, selling & bargains |
| Spring Cleaning | spring cleaning & household chores | |
| McDonald, Country Joe | Lady with the Lamp | nursing & healthcare |
| McDonald, Shelagh | Mirage | illusions |
| McDonald and Giles | Tomorrow’s People – The Children of Today | tomorrow |
| McDuff, Brother Jack | Hot Barbeque | meals & mealtimes |
| McFadden & Whitehead | Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now | obstacles |
| Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now | motivation | |
| McFerrin, Bobby | Opportunity | covers by the opposite sex |
| McGarrigle, Kate & Anna | Complainte pour Ste-Catherine | songs in French |
| Dancer with Bruised Knees | two – part 2 | |
| First Born | babies | |
| Go Leave | divorce | |
| Heart Like a Wheel | the heart | |
| NaCl (Sodium Chloride) | science | |
| Swimming Song | accordion | |
| (Talk to Me Of) Mendocino | road trips | |
| Tell My Sister | brothers & sisters | |
| McGhee, Brownie | Fox Hunt (with Sonny Terry) | hunting |
| McGhee, Sticks | Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee | wine |
| McGinn, Matt | The Footba’ Referee | football |
| McGregor, Freddie | Big Ship | ships & boats |
| Jogging | sand | |
| McGuinness, Eugene | Monsters Under the Bed | nightmares |
| McGuire, Barry | Eve of Destruction | apocalypse |
| McKay, Nellie | Sari | guilt & apology |
| McKee, Maria | Breathe | breathing |
| Panic Beach | the coast | |
| McKennitt, Loreena | The Highwayman | outlaws & rebels |
| Marrakesh Night Market | masks | |
| Samain Night | paganism | |
| McKenzie, Bob & Doug | Take Off | Canada |
| McKenzie, Scott | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) | songs that capture the zeitgeist |
| McLachlan, Sarah | Fallen | embarrassment |
| Possession | songs that aren’t what they seem | |
| When He Loved Me | platonic love | |
| McLaren, Malcolm | Double Dutch | fads & crazes |
| McLauchlan, Murray | Railroad Man | switches & buttons |
| McLaughlin, John | Fantasia Suite (with Al Di Meola & Paco de Lucía) | songs by trios |
| Guardian Angels | angels | |
| McLean, Don | American Pie | mood-changing music |
| Babylon | finish where they begin | |
| Vincent | works of art | |
| McLennan, Grant | Easy Come, Easy Go | impermanence |
| Fingers | falling | |
| Lighting Fires | starting fires | |
| McLuhan | Spiders (In Neal’s Basement) | basements & underground |
| Mclusky | KKKitchens, What Were You Thinking? | bad decisions |
| McManus, Ross | Secret Lemonade Drinker | secrets |
| McMurtry, James | Ft. Walton Wake-Up Call | eyewear |
| We Can’t Make It Here Anymore | stick it to the man | |
| McNabb, Ian | Not Lost Enough to Be Rescued | loss |
| McNally, Shannon | Jukebox Sparrows | jukeboxes |
| McNease, Heath | Nintendo Thumb | switches & buttons |
| McNeil, Niall | I Love You So Love Me (co-written with Marcus Youssef, composed by Veda Hille) | famous or notable duos |
| McRae, Carmen | How Long Has This Been Going On | arresting opening lines |
| I Can’t Get Started | the impossible | |
| I’m Going to Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) | keys & locks | |
| Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most | spring | |
| McRae, Tom | Nothing on the Dry Land | tides |
| McShane, Rachael | Clock of the World (with Krista Detor & Karine Polwart) | clocks & watches |
| McTell, Blind Willie | Amazing Grace | minimalist songs |
| Dyin’ Crapshooter’s Blues | funerals | |
| Searching the Desert for the Blues | wide open spaces | |
| Travelin’ Blues | travelling | |
| McTell, Ralph | Streets of London | adversity |
| McWilliams, David | Days of Pearly Spencer | one-hit wonders |
| The Stranger | anonymity | |
| Meat Beat Manifesto | Radio Babylon | radio |
| Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell | great album or mixtape openers |
| Paradise by the Dashboard Light | bad decisions | |
| You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth | kissing | |
| Meat Puppets | Hot Pink | pink |
| Lake of Fire | heaven & hell | |
| Plateau | wilderness | |
| Up on the Sun | fathers and daughters | |
| Mecano | Mujer Contra Mujer | Spain |
| Medeski Martin & Wood | The Squalb (ft John Lurie) | pockets |
| Mediæval Bæbes | Veni Veni Bella | close harmony singing |
| Medina Azahara | Al Pie de la Alhambra | castles |
| Megadeth | The Beginning of Sorrow | bad decisions |
| Megson | The Longshot | chance & coincidence |
| The Riddle Song | chicken and egg | |
| Two Match Lads | 19th century life | |
| Meiko | Under My Bed | bags & containers |
| Mekons | Ghosts of American Astronauts | space travel |
| Where Were You? | secret admirers | |
| Mèkurya, Gétatchèw | Gèdamay | discordant songs |
| Mel, Melle | Step Off (as Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five) | boastful songs |
| White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) | advice | |
| Mel & Tim | Starting All Over Again | resilience |
| Melanie | Brand New Key | fads & crazes |
| Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) | songs to start the morning | |
| Photograph | photography | |
| What Have They Done to My Song, Ma | music industry | |
| Melbourne Ska Orchestra | The Best Things in Life Are Free | gratitude |
| Mêlée | Built to Last | resilience |
| Mellow Candle | Buy or Beware | water |
| Melly, George | Old Codger (with the Stranglers) | unlikely collaborations |
| Melodians | Little Nut Tree | nuts & edible seeds |
| Rivers of Babylon | exile | |
| Melon Kinenbi | Melon Tea (with Going Under Ground) | tea |
| Melua, Katie | Mary Pickford | pioneers |
| Nine Million Bicycles | estimates of distance & time | |
| Melvin, Harold & the Blue Notes | Bad Luck | luck |
| Don’t Leave Me This Way | humming | |
| I Miss You | songs of desperation | |
| I Miss You | long-distance relationships | |
| If You Don’t Know Me by Now | trust | |
| Wake Up Everybody | crisis | |
| Members | Offshore Banking Business | taxation |
| The Sound of the Suburbs | suburbia | |
| Memphis Minnie | If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home) (with Black Bob) | running |
| I’m a Bad Luck Woman | luck | |
| Joe Louis Strut (with Black Bob & Bill Settles) | fighting | |
| What’s the Matter with the Mill? (with Kansas Joe McCoy) | dialogue | |
| When the Levee Breaks (with Kansas Joe McCoy) | earth, soil & dirt | |
| When the Levee Breaks (with Kansas Joe McCoy) | underwater | |
| Memphis Slim | 44 Blues (with Willie Dixon) | fractions & portions |
| Grinder Man Blues | nicknames & pseudonyms | |
| Men at Work | Down Under | unusual rhymes |
| Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing | Brunel | machinery, industry & technology |
| Fox | urban wildlife | |
| Goggles | machinery, industry & technology | |
| Margate Fhtagn | unexplained phenomena | |
| Men They Couldn’t Hang | The Colours | flags |
| Ghosts of Cable Street | resistance | |
| Ironmasters | 19th century life | |
| Tiny Soldiers | army | |
| Menace | I’m Civilized | songs to start the morning |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Fingal’s Cave | islands |
| Mendes, Sergio | The Fool on the Hill (with Brasil ’66) | Beatles covers |
| Mas Que Nada (with Brasil ’66) | triggering dancing | |
| Mendoza, Celeste & los Papines | Papa Oggún | myths & legends |
| Mensah, E. T. | Ghana Guinea Mali | the Commonwealth |
| Mental as Anything | Mr. Natural | normal & abnormal |
| Menzel, Idina | Let It Go | snow & ice |
| Mercé, José | Aire (Bulerías) | driving songs |
| Pueblecito Mío | villages | |
| Vivo Cielo | sky | |
| Merchant, Natalie | Bread and Circuses (with Billy Bragg) | bread, cakes, pastry & biscuits |
| Kind and Generous | gifts & giving | |
| Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience | opposites | |
| Ophelia | feminism | |
| Mercury, Freddie | Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé) | songs that express excess |
| Mercury Rev | The Dark Is Rising | night & darkness |
| Goddess on a Hiway | speed | |
| Hercules | ancient history | |
| Holes | odd noises & instruments | |
| Sermon (ft Margo Price) | preachers, priests & religious leaders | |
| Mere Dead Men | Stacks, Stilettos, Make-Up & Mohicans | footwear |
| Merman, Ethel | Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) (with Ray Middleton) | competition |
| Merrill, Helen | What’s New | regrets |
| Merz | Silver Moon Ladders | adventure |
| Merzbow | Boris (with Boris) | drone music |
| Minus Zero | discordant songs | |
| Messiaen, Olivier | L’Alouette lulu | birds |
| Oiseaux exotiques (performed by Daniel Kirk-Foster) | birdsong | |
| Metallica | Creeping Death | biblical songs |
| Enter Sandman | dreams | |
| Fade to Black | songs with sudden changes | |
| Hit the Lights | debut songs | |
| One | songs that build | |
| The Thing That Should Not Be | unexplained phenomena | |
| Wherever I May Roam | strangers | |
| Meteors | Don’t Touch the Bang Bang Fruit | warnings |
| Meters | Chicken Strut | animal sounds |
| Cissy Strut | expressing movement of walking | |
| Hand Clapping Song | physical gestures | |
| Metheny, Pat | Different Trains: Europe During the War (with Steve Reich & Kronos Quartet) | trains |
| Method Man | I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need to Get By (Puff Daddy Mix) (with Mary J. Blige) | duets |
| Metro | Flame | alliteration |
| Metronomy | Salted Caramel Ice Cream | ice cream |
| Metro-tytöt | Hiljainen kylätie | villages |
| Meuross, Reg | Angel in a Blue Dress | COVID-19 lockdown |
| Meute | Rej | songs by buskers |
| Mey, Frédérik | J’aimerais bien être mon chien | dogs |
| MFSB | TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) | dance instrumentals |
| MGMT | Electric Feel | electricity |
| Time to Pretend | debut songs | |
| Mhlongo, Busi | Yehlisan’umoya Ma-Afrika | peace |
| M.I.A. | 10 Dollar | shopping |
| Borders | compass points | |
| Galang | purple | |
| Paper Planes | sound effects | |
| URAQT | letters, emails & telegrams | |
| Miami Sound Machine | Dr. Beat | doctors |
| Michael, George | A Different Corner | chance & coincidence |
| Faith | impressive intros | |
| Freedom! ’90 | change #2 | |
| One More Try | education | |
| Michael, Ras & the Sons of Negus | Keep Cool Babylon | songs to start the morning |
| Michelini, Luciano | Frolic | TV theme songs |
| Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission (see Thomas, Mick) | ||
| Middle East | Hunger Song | stomach & guts |
| Middleton, Malcolm | Shadows | shadows |
| We’re All Going to Die | doom | |
| Middleton, Ray | Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) (with Ethel Merman) | competition |
| Midlake | Roscoe | named after men |
| Midnight Oil | Beds Are Burning | Australia |
| Midnite | Wearing Her Crown | crowns |
| Mighty Baby | Egyptian Tomb | ancient history |
| Mighty Clouds of Joy | Time | raise the heartrate |
| Mighty Diamonds | Gnashing of Teeth | teeth |
| Pass the Kouchie | left & right | |
| Pray Unto Thee | prayer | |
| Mighty Doonans | Ee Aye Aa Cud Hew | slowing down |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Riot on Broad Street | New England |
| Mighty Sparrow | Dan Is the Man (In the Van) | nursery rhymes |
| Paye (Pay As You Earn) | taxation | |
| Phillip My Dear | castles | |
| Mighty Two | Calico Suit | fabrics |
| Mighty Wah! (see Wah!) | ||
| Migil Five | Mockin’ Bird Hill | songs that go ‘la’ |
| Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip | Secret Cloak of Invisibility | the invisible |
| Mike and the Mechanics | The Living Years | legacy |
| Miku, Hatsune | One Thousand Cherry Trees | substitutions |
| Milburn, Amos | One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer | numbers |
| Miles, Robert | Children | piano songs |
| Milk Kan | God with an iPod | internet |
| Milkees | Go! Go! Girls | tautonyms |
| Millan, Amy | He Brings Out the Whiskey in Me | whiskey |
| Miller, Frankie | Be Good to Yourself | motivation |
| Miller, Glenn & His Orchestra | Chattanooga Choo Choo (with Dorothy Dandridge & the Nicholas Brothers) | finger snaps & toe taps |
| In the Mood | dance instrumentals | |
| Little Brown Jug | brown | |
| The Little Man Who Wasn’t There | stairs, ladders & elevators | |
| Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand | hotels | |
| Miller, Jacob | Tenement Yard | surveillance |
| Miller, Jonathan Thomas | Demented Bells of Rhymney | bells |
| Miller, Mandy | Nellie the Elephant | elephants & mammoths |
| Miller, Roger | King of the Road | independence |
| Miller, Steve (see Steve Miller Band) | ||
| Millinder, Lucky | Savoy | nightclubs |
| Mills, Jeff | The Bells | mixtape closers |
| Mills Brothers | Caravan | a cappella |
| Caravan | instruments imitating voice & vice versa | |
| The Jones Boy | Jones & Joneses | |
| Milton, Little | We’re Gonna Make It | optimistic songs |
| Milsap, Ronnie | Snap Your Fingers | finger snaps & toe taps |
| Milton, Roy | Hop, Skip and Jump | jumping |
| Mimms, Garnet | A Quiet Place | silence |
| Mina | Parole Parole (with Alberto Lupo) | songs with talking |
| Se telefonando | notable key changes | |
| Minchin, TIm | If I Didn’t Have You | alternative outcomes |
| If You Really Loved Me | songs with jokes | |
| Storm | stupidity | |
| White Wine in the Sun | tradition | |
| Mindbenders | A Groovy Kind of Love | classical songs |
| Mingus, Charles | A Foggy Day | sound effects |
| A Foggy Day | alarm sounds | |
| Better Git It in Your Soul | trombone | |
| The Clown (with Jean Shepherd) | the circus | |
| Eat That Chicken | meat | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | other musicians | |
| Hog Callin’ Blues | onomatopoeia | |
| II B.S. | from New York City | |
| Mood Indigo | double bass | |
| Myself When I Am Real | authenticity & fakery | |
| Oh Lord, Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me | nuclear war | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus | science | |
| Tijuana Gift Shop | memorabilia & souvenirs | |
| Ministry | Breathe! | breathing |
| Jesus Built My Hotrod | God & the Devil | |
| The Last Sucker | US presidents | |
| Nursing Home | nursing & healthcare | |
| Mink Lungs | Awesome Pride | pride |
| Minnelli, Liza | Cabaret | meaning of life |
| Mein Herr | fractions & portions | |
| Ring Them Bells | chance & coincidence | |
| Minogue, Kylie | Can’t Get You Out of My Head | songs that go ‘la’ |
| In Denial (with Pet Shop Boys) | denial | |
| Spinning Around | spinning | |
| Minton, Phil | The Cutty Wren | deep voices |
| Minus, Ela | El Cielo No Es de Nadie | songs in Spanish |
| Minus 5 | The Days of Wine and Booze | procrastination |
| Minutemen | History Lesson Part II | self-referential songs |
| Miracle of Sound | Wigglesticks | tools |
| Miracles (including Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – see Robinson, Smokey for solo songs) | Going to a Go-Go | parties & going out |
| I’m on the Outside (Looking In) | fear of missing out | |
| The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage | disappointment | |
| The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage | similes | |
| My Baby Changes Like the Weather | impermanence | |
| Shop Around | lessons in life | |
| The Tears of a Clown | smiling & laughing | |
| Tracks of My Tears | stiff upper lip | |
| Miranda, Lin-Manuel | History Has Its Eyes on You (with Christopher Jackson) | legacy |
| Hurricane | writing | |
| Mischief Brew | Ballad of the Cloth | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
| Boycott Me! | resistance | |
| Children Play with Matches | dares | |
| Coffee, God & Cigarettes | tragedy & comedy | |
| Fare Well, Good Fellows | blessings & curses | |
| Gather Ye Acorns | nuts & edible seeds | |
| Gimme Coffee or Death | coffee | |
| Gratitude and Thanks | positive songs | |
| Gratitude and Thanks | gratitude | |
| Jobs in Steeltown | iron & steel | |
| Love and Rage | words of wisdom | |
| The Lowly Carpenter | social mobility | |
| Olde Tyme Mem’ry | authenticity & fakery | |
| Misfits | Them | monsters |
| Miss Kittin | Rippin Kittin (with Golden Boy) | knives |
| Missing Links | H’tuom Tuhs Part 1 | psychedelia |
| Mission | Beyond the Pale | idioms & common expressions |
| Mister Chivo | Vienen los Zombies | zombies |
| Misty, Father John | I’m Writing a Novel | writing |
| Q4 | acronyms | |
| Misty in Roots | Judas Iscariote | coins |
| Wise and Foolish | sand | |
| Misty’s Big Adventure | Fashion Parade | music industry |
| Misunderstood | Find a Hidden Door | doors |
| I Can Take You to the Sun | space | |
| I Unseen | ghosts | |
| Mitchell, Anaïs | Clyde Water (with Jefferson Hamer) | conversations |
| Way Down Hadestown | caves | |
| Wedding Song | old meets new | |
| Why We Build the Wall (ft Greg Brown) | obstacles | |
| Mitchell, Bobby & the Toppers | Send Me Your Picture | photographs |
| Mitchell, Elizabeth | Wings of an Eagle (with Ziggy Marley) | wings |
| Mitchell, Guy | Singing the Blues | whistling |
| Mitchell, Joni | A Case of You | can’t live with or without you |
| A Strange Boy | immaturity | |
| All I Want | harps, lyres & zithers | |
| Amelia | flying | |
| Banquet | reckless consumption | |
| The Beat of Black Wings | wings | |
| Big Yellow Taxi | environment | |
| Black Crow | road trips | |
| Blonde in the Bleachers | effects of fame | |
| Blue | blue | |
| Both Sides, Now | two – part 1 | |
| California | coming home | |
| Car on a Hill | punctuality | |
| Carey | male names | |
| Chelsea Morning | morning | |
| The Circle Game | fate & destiny | |
| Coyote | compromise | |
| The Dawntreader | treasure | |
| For Free | music venues | |
| Free Man in Paris | Paris | |
| Harry’s House / Centerpiece | decor | |
| The Hissing of Summer Lawns | trees, grass & flowers | |
| I Don’t Know Where I Stand | indecision | |
| The Jungle Line | painting & painters | |
| Ladies of the Canyon | stereotypes | |
| Little Green | songs that make you cry | |
| The Magdalene Laundries | scandal | |
| Morning Morgantown | boring & dull | |
| My Old Man | falsetto | |
| People’s Parties | anxiety | |
| Raised on Robbery | pick-up lines & marriage proposals | |
| Roses Blue | fortune tellers | |
| Talk to Me | songs by duos | |
| This Flight Tonight | ‘high’ songs | |
| Urge for Going | finishing | |
| Woodstock | crowds | |
| Mitchell, Willie | The Champion Part 1 | winners |
| Mitchie M | Burenai Ai de | dance instrumentals |
| Mitra, Lopamudra | Bangla Amar Sorshe Ilish | fish & other aquatic life |
| Mitski | I Don’t Like My Mind | id, ego & superego |
| Lonesome Love | tomorrow | |
| This Is a Life (with Son Lux & David Byrne) | distractions & diversions | |
| Washing Machine Heart | genre defying | |
| Mittoo, Jackie | Hot Milk | non-alcoholic drinks |
| Rock Steady Wedding | weddings | |
| Mixtures | The Pushbike Song | audible breaths |
| Mo-dettes | White Mice | animals |
| Mo’ Horizons | Dance Naked Under Palmtrees | nudity |
| Mobley, Hank | I Should Care | indifference |
| Moby | Bodyrock | bodily motion & exercise |
| Porcelain | piano songs | |
| We Are All Made of Stars | eureka moments | |
| Mochara | Táimse im’ Chodladh /King of the Pipers | Gaelic songs |
| Mock Turtles | And Then She Smiles | forgotten follow-ups |
| Kathy Come Home | asking, begging & pleading | |
| Mockasin, Connan | Forever Dolphin Love | cetaceans |
| Mocky | Birds of a Feather | birds |
| Moddi | A Matter of Habit | propaganda |
| Army Dreamers | alternative outcomes | |
| Punk Prayer | prayer | |
| Model 500 | Future | the future |
| Modest Mouse | The Good Times Are Killing Me | hangovers |
| Space Travel Is Boring | space travel | |
| Tiny Cities Made of Ashes | small things | |
| Moffatt, Aidan | The Copper Top (with Bill Wells) | funerals |
| Glasgow Jubilee (with Bill Wells) | tomorrow | |
| We’re Still Here (with Bill Wells) | personification | |
| Mogwai | Cody | mood-changing music |
| Death Is the Road to Awe (with Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet) | instrumental soundtracks | |
| George Square Thatcher Death Party | Scotland | |
| Mogwai Fear Satan | instrumentals | |
| Scotland’s Shame | shame | |
| Mohawk and the Red Necks | Enchanted Forest | forests & woodlands |
| Moldy Peaches | Downloading Porn with Davo | internet |
| Jorge Regula | laziness | |
| Nothing Came Out | comics & cartoons | |
| Molina, Aniceto | El Tigre Sabanero | tigers |
| Molina, Juana | Eras | unusual time signatures |
| Ferocisimo | obsession | |
| Lentísimo Halo | lighthouses | |
| Lo Decidi Yo | 3/4 time | |
| Un Día | genre defying | |
| Molly Hatchet | Dreams I’ll Never See | favourite live versions |
| Flirtin’ with Disaster | speed | |
| Moloko | Pure Pleasure Seeker | id, ego & superego |
| Molotov | Frijolero | Mexico & Central America |
| Molotov Jukebox | Get Ready | accordion |
| Mommy Long Legs | Sorority Girls | gangs |
| Momoiro Clover Z | Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi Na (with Kiss) | painting & painters |
| Momus | I Was a Maoist Intellectual | strange, rare or unlikely words |
| Jeff Koons | works of art | |
| Trans Siberian Express | frozen north | |
| Trust Me I’m a Doctor | doctors | |
| Walter Carlos | time travel | |
| Monáe, Janelle | Dance Apocalyptic | apocalypse |
| Django Jane | nicknames & pseudonyms | |
| Faster | speed | |
| Pynk (ft Grimes) | artistic trends of the 21st century | |
| Q.U.E.E.N. | independence | |
| Wondaland | fantasy | |
| Monch, Pharoahe | Simon Says | sweary songs |
| Money Can’t Buy Music | We Will All Asphyxiate | philosophers |
| Moni, Saurav | O Majhi Re (with Shaan) | arresting opening lines |
| Monica | The Boy Is Mine (with Brandy) | harps, lyres & zithers |
| Monk, Thelonious | Everything Happens to Me | losers |
| Hackensack | towns | |
| Nutty | nuts & edible seeds | |
| Ugly Beauty | beauty | |
| Monkees | A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You | apologies |
| Daydream Believer | songs to start the morning | |
| The Door into Summer | doors | |
| Good Times | fun | |
| I’m a Believer | joyous songs | |
| Listen to the Band | music as nutrition | |
| Pleasant Valley Sunday | suburbia | |
| Porpoise Song | recorded for movies | |
| The Poster | the circus | |
| Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title) | the Beatles | |
| Shades of Gray | opposites | |
| (Theme from) The Monkees | great album or mixtape openers | |
| You Just May Be the One | the number one | |
| Monkey Majik | Change (with Yoshida Brothers) | surprising intros |
| Monkey Swallows the Universe | Sheffield Shanty | northern England |
| Monks | I Hate You | can’t live with or without you |
| Mono | Life in Mono | tea |
| Monochrome Set | Eine Symphonie des Grauens | self-deprecation |
| Jacob’s Ladder | weddings | |
| The Jet Set Junta | gangs | |
| Monotones | Book of Love | literary songs |
| Monro, Matt | A Place in Paris | Paris |
| On Days Like These | Italy | |
| Monroe, Ashley | You Ain’t Dolly (And You Ain’t Porter) (with Blake Shelton) | hearing, choosing & playing records |
| Monroe, Marilyn | Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend | anti-love songs |
| Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend | reckless consumption | |
| Monsieur R | Verset III | songs in French |
| Monsoon | Ever So Lonely | inspired by India |
| Monster Magnet | God Says No | refusal |
| Monster Truck | Power of the People | unity |
| Montand, Yves | La Bicyclette | bicycles |
| Les Feuilles mortes | September & October | |
| Montano, Machel | Come Rise with Me (with Claudette Peters) | cricket |
| Monte, Marisa | Diariamente | collecting & listing |
| Montenegro, Hugo | Classical Gas | easy listening |
| Monteverdi, Claudio | Pur ti miro | high-pitched vocals |
| Montoliu, Tete | Contigo en la Distancia (with Mayte Martín) | estimates of distance & time |
| Monty Python | Accountancy Shanty | pirates |
| Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | whistling | |
| Bruces’ Philosophers Song | philosophers | |
| Eric the Half-a-Bee | bees | |
| Galaxy Song | intelligence | |
| Spam Song | meat | |
| Moody, Ron | You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two | smuggling & stealing |
| Moody, Ruth | Pockets | pockets |
| Moody Blues | And the Tide Rushes In | tides |
| The Best Way to Travel | eureka moments | |
| Go Now! | influenced by gospel | |
| Lazy Day | bread & baking | |
| Legend of a Mind | flutes, pipes & whistles | |
| Nights in White Satin | rough & smooth | |
| Question | songs with sudden changes | |
| Moodymann | Black Mahogani | sampling & recycling |
| Freeki Muthafucka | windows | |
| The Thief That Stole My Sad Days (Ya Blessin Me) | preachers, priests & religious leaders | |
| Moon | I Should Be Dreaming | psychedelia |
| Moondog | All Is Loneliness | being single |
| Bird’s Lament (with the London Saxophonic) | nicknames & pseudonyms | |
| Frog Bog | amphibians | |
| Lullaby (2, West 46th Street) | addresses | |
| Mooney, Hal & His Orchestra | Poor Butterfly (with Sarah Vaughan) | butterflies & moths |
| Moonglows | Ten Commandments of Love | songs with talking |
| Moonpools & Caterpillars | Hear | ears & hearing |
| Moore, Barbara | Hot Heels | wordless vocals |
| Moore, Christy | Beeswing | bees |
| Delirium Tremens | hangovers | |
| Does This Train Stop on Merseyside? | Liverpool & Merseyside | |
| Lisdoonvarna | music venues | |
| On Morecambe Bay | tides | |
| Viva la Quinta Brigada | volunteering | |
| Yellow Triangle | geometric shapes | |
| Moore, Dominique | Rosa Parks: I Sat on a Bus | pioneers |
| Moore, Dorothy | Misty Blue | blue |
| Moore, Dudley | Bedazzled (with Peter Cooke) | call and response |
| Goodbye-ee (with Peter Cooke) | quoting Shakespeare | |
| Moore, Gary | Out in the Fields (with Philip Lynott) | flags |
| Moore, Johnny & his New Blazers | Bullfrog | amphibians |
| Moore, R. Stevie | Goodbye Piano | piano songs |
| Moore, Stephen | Marvin, I Love You (ft Kimi Wong) | artificial intelligence |
| Moorer, Allison | Thunderstorm / Hurricane | songs that build |
| Moran, Jason | Ain’t Misbehavin’ (with Meshell Ndegeocello) | artistic trends of the 21st century |
| Moray, Jim | Sounds of Earth | rare events |
| Morcheeba | The Sea | holidays |
| Moré, Beny & Su Orquesta | Mi Saoco | ensembles, big bands & orchestras |
| Morecambe and Wise | Bring Me Sunshine | laughter |
| Moreira, Airto | O Galho da Roseira | roses |
| Morello, Tom | Where It’s At Ain’t What It Is | big and meaty |
| Moreno, Diego | Bella Ciao | refusal |
| Morente, Enrique | Generalife | parks |
| Morente, Estrella | Alcazaba | Spain |
| Alcazaba | 3/4 time | |
| Le Di a la Caza Alcance (ft Michael Nyman) | saints & martyrs | |
| Patito Feo (with Mala Rodríguez) | misanthropic songs | |
| Seguirillas de la Verdad (ft Paco de Lucía) | tribute songs | |
| Tangos del Cerro | forgiveness | |
| Tangos del Chavico | coins | |
| Morgan, Derrick | Forward March | spirit of 2021 |
| Tougher Than Tough (Rudie in Court) | judges & trials | |
| Morgan, Lee | I Remember Clifford | hero worship |
| Search for the New Land | searching & seeking | |
| Morgan, Lorrie | Something in Red | colours |
| Morgen | Welcome to the Void | fairytales |
| Morissette, Alanis | Hand in My Pocket | physical gestures |
| Narcissus | narcissism | |
| Thank U | gratitude | |
| Your House | hidden tracks | |
| Moroder, Giorgio | Chase | dance instrumentals |
| Son of My Father | tradition | |
| Morphine | A Head with Wings | wings |
| Thursday | afternoon | |
| Morricone, Ennio | A Fistful of Dollars (Titoli) | one word titles |
| A Fistful of Dollars (Titoli) | whistling | |
| A Silhouette of Doom | doom | |
| Chi Mai | TV theme songs | |
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | American west | |
| Il clan dei Siciliani (Finale) | instrumental soundtracks | |
| Il giardino delle delizie | gardens | |
| Le Fotographie | photographs | |
| Man with a Harmonica | harmonica | |
| Metti una sera a cena | easy listening | |
| Una spiaggia a mezzogiorno (ft Edda Dell’Orso) | falsetto | |
| Una voce allo specchio | mirrors | |
| Morris, Helmsley | Stay Loose | staying |
| Morris, Russell | Big Red | biography & autobiography |
| The Real Thing | authenticity & fakery | |
| Morrison, Jim | Bird of Prey | raptors |
| Morrison, Van | Almost Independence Day | humming |
| And It Stoned Me | rain | |
| Astral Weeks | spiritual songs | |
| Ballerina | similes | |
| Beside You | extraordinary vocals | |
| Bright Side of the Road | getting brighter | |
| Brown Eyed Girl | na-na-hey-hey songs | |
| Bulbs | one word titles | |
| Caravan | volume | |
| Carrickfergus (with the Chieftains) | towns | |
| Cleaning Windows | manual labour | |
| Coney Island | Ireland | |
| Contemplation Rose | roses | |
| Cyprus Avenue | harpsichord | |
| Did Ye Get Healed? | healing | |
| Full Force Gale | redemption | |
| In the Garden | three | |
| Into the Mystic | music for funerals | |
| The Lion This Time | cats | |
| Madame George | character songs | |
| Rave On, John Donne | inspired by poetry | |
| Rough God Goes Riding | rough & smooth | |
| Streets of Arklow | Ireland | |
| T.B. Sheets | illness | |
| T.B. Sheets | perspiration | |
| Tupelo Honey | brown | |
| Morrissey | Boxers | fighting |
| Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice | fathers | |
| Everyday Is Like Sunday | boring & dull | |
| Get Off the Stage | concerts | |
| I Have Forgiven Jesus | sinners | |
| Irish Blood, English Heart | roots | |
| Late Night, Maudlin Street | roads & streets | |
| The Lazy Sunbathers | laziness | |
| The Lazy Sunbathers | ironic songs | |
| Margaret on the Guillotine | offensive, insulting songs | |
| The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get | indifference | |
| Now My Heart Is Full | books | |
| Morrissey, Bill | Birches | winter |
| Ice Fishing | winter sports | |
| These Cold Fingers | gripping or intriguing narrative | |
| Morriston Orpheus Choir | Myfanwy | a cappella |
| Morse, Ella Mae | 40 Cups of Coffee | coffee |
| Cow Cow Boogie | four-legged livestock | |
| The House of Blue Lights (with Freddie Slack & Don Raye) | nightclubs | |
| Morton, Jelly Roll | Doctor Jazz (with the Red Hot Peppers) | music genres |
| Steamboat Stomp (with the Red Hot Peppers) | New Orleans | |
| Mos Def | Hip Hop | youth cults |
| Katrina Klap / Dollar Day | natural disasters | |
| Mathematics | numbers | |
| Mr. Nigga (ft Q-Tip) | justice | |
| New World Water | reckless consumption | |
| Pistola | falling | |
| Speed Law | slowing down | |
| Umi Says | light | |
| Mostly Autumn | Find the Sun | orchestral string instruments |
| Winter Mountain | mountains | |
| Motello, Elton | Jet Boy, Jet Girl | homosexuality |
| Mother Hips | Trunk Box | bags & containers |
| Mother Love Bone | Stardog Champion | children performing |
| Mothers of Invention (see Zappa, Frank) | ||
| Motörhead | 1916 | volunteering |
| Ace of Spades | gambling | |
| Bomber | flying | |
| I Don’t Believe a Word | disbelief | |
| Motörhead | made you fall in love with music | |
| No Class | insulting songs | |
| Steal Your Face | horror-inspired songs | |
| Motors | Airport | aviation |
| Dancing the Night Away | 12″ singles to 1979 | |
| Forget About You | sound like other songs | |
| Mott the Hoople | All the Young Dudes | immaturity |
| Honaloochie Boogie | rhythm, beat & boogie | |
| Saturday Gigs (Alternate Version) | self-referential songs | |
| Sea Diver | regrets | |
| Mounk’a, Pamelo | Ce n’est que ma secrétaire | songs in French |
| Mountain | Mississippi Queen | big and meaty |
| Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) | books #2 | |
| Sittin’ on a Rainbow | ‘high’ songs | |
| Mountain Goats | Black Pear Tree (with Kaki King) | black |
| Half Dead | boring & dull | |
| The Legend of Chavo Guerrero | biography & autobiography | |
| Liza Forever Minelli | limbo | |
| No Children | arguments | |
| No Children | the truth | |
| Pale Green Things | memory | |
| San Bernardino | cello | |
| Satanic Messiah | charisma | |
| Slow West Vultures | blessings & curses | |
| This Year | persistence | |
| Moura, Ana | Fado Loucura | songs that give you goosebumps |
| Move | Do Ya | 7-inch singles |
| Fire Brigade | education | |
| (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree | nursery rhymes | |
| I Can Hear the Grass Grow | trees, grass & flowers | |
| Mowatt, Judy | Sisters’ Chant | sisters |
| Moyet, Alison | Honey for the Bees | bees |
| When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido’s Lament) (composed by Henry Purcell) | pathos | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Ave verum corpus | songs that give you goosebumps |
| Dies irae | apocalypse | |
| Là ci darem la mano | seduction | |
| Leck mich im Arsch | taboos | |
| Sull’aria … che soave zeffiretto | conversations | |
| Mr. Bloe | Groovin with Mr. Bloe | instrumentals |
| Mr. Bungle | Egg | eggs |
| Mr. Fingers | Can You Feel It | euphoria |
| Can You Feel It | community | |
| Can You Feel It (Martin Luther King Mix) | preachers, priests & religious leaders | |
| Mr. Fox | The Gay Goshawk | mythical beasts |
| Mr. Fox | criminals | |
| Mr. Gnome | House of Circles | circles |
| Mr. Scruff | Fish | whimsical songs |
| Mr. Zip | Where Me Keys, Where Me Phone? | keys & locks |
| µ-Ziq | The Fear | fear |
| The Motorbike Track | motorbikes | |
| Mubarak, Abdel Aziz El | Ya A’Asaal | favourite live versions |
| Mud | Tiger Feet | tigers |
| Mudcrutch | Scare Easy | songs that fit every topic |
| Mudhoney | Hate the Police | law enforcement |
| Judgment, Rage, Retribution and Thyme | mirrors | |
| Touch Me I’m Sick | big and meaty | |
| Mudslide | Bear By the Bonfire | bears |
| Mulcahy, Mark | Hey Self Defeater | consolation |
| Muldaur, Maria | Don’t You Feel My Leg | seduction |
| Midnight at the Oasis | one-hit wonders | |
| Muldrow, Georgia Anne | Great Blacks | positive songs |
| Tungsten Babalawo | silver & non-ferrous metals | |
| Mull Historical Society | Animal Cannabus | escape |
| Mulligan, Gerry | The Lady Is a Tramp (as Gerry Mulligan Quartet) | eccentric songs |
| Múm | Sing Me Out the Window | windows |
| Mumford & Sons | The Cave | songs that build |
| There Will Be Time (with Baaba Maal) | collaborations & side projects | |
| Mungo’s Hi Fi | Dancehall School (ft Solo Banton) | teachers |
| Munsey, Adrian | The Lost Sheep | eccentric songs |
| Muppets | Mah Na Mah Na | so bad they’re good |
| Murphy, Doug | Fishes (with Paul Hamilton) | estimates of distance & time |
| Murphy, John | In the House – In a Heartbeat | alarm sounds |
| Murphy, Róisín | Scarlet Ribbons | fathers and daughters |
| Murphy, Rose | Busy Line | odd noises & instruments |
| Murphy, Willie | Magazine Lady (with Spider John Koerner) | photographs |
| Murray, Anne | Could I Have This Dance | everlasting love |
| Teddy Bears’ Picnic | bears | |
| Murray, Bill | More Than This | redefined by film |
| Murry, John | Little Colored Balloons | close calls |
| Murvin, Junior | Bad Man Possee | gangs |
| Police and Thieves | law enforcement | |
| Workin’ in the Cornfield | manual labour | |
| Muse | Apocalypse Please | end of the world |
| Feeling Good | change | |
| Supermassive Black Hole | celestial bodies | |
| Thoughts of a Dying Atheist | death | |
| Musgraves, Kacey | Biscuits | songs offering advice |
| Blowin’ Smoke | jobs | |
| Merry Go Round | acceptance | |
| Present Without a Bow (ft Leon Bridges) | knots & ties | |
| Music Go Music | Just Me | decisive songs |
| Mussorgsky, Modest | The Great Gate of Kiev (Orchestral Version) | works of art |
| Trepak | Russia | |
| Mustard’s Retreat | Let’s Hear It for the Volunteers | volunteering |
| Mutton Birds | A Thing Well Made | making things |
| White Valiant | white | |
| Muzak Orchestra | 40 Years Young | 3/4 time |
| Mvula, Laura | Diamonds | precious stones |
| Green Garden | green | |
| Sing to the Moon | Birmingham & the Black Country | |
| My Bloody Valentine | Glider | drone music |
| I Only Said | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations | |
| Never Say Goodbye | conversations | |
| Only Shallow | adult lullabies | |
| Soon | psychedelia | |
| We Have All the Time in the World | estimates of distance & time | |
| You Made Me Realise | great middle eights | |
| My Chemical Romance | Welcome to the Black Parade | surprising intros |
| My Darling YOU! | Midsummer Party | from Nordic countries |
| My Friend the Chocolate Cake | Lighthouse Keeper | lighthouses |
| My Latest Novel | The Reputation of Ross Francis | lies |
| My Little Airport | Love Is Not a Romantic Song | songs that say what love is |
| My Morning Jacket | Librarian | eyewear |
| Old September Blues | September | |