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 | Gazette (Kazet) (with Mahlathini) | energizing songs |
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 | Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee (with Canibus) | anti-work |
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’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go | 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 |