The table below lists all A-listed songs by artists beginning with W. Some artists are also linked to their own individual pages.
| Artist | Song Title | Topic |
| Wagadugu | Sweet Mother | sweetness |
| Wagakki Band | Iridescent Butterfly | butterflies & moths |
| Wagner, Kurt | Inchworm | fractions & portions |
| Wagner, Mirel | 1 2 3 4 | horror-inspired songs |
| Wagner, Richard | Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (from Das Rheingold) | personal theme songs |
| Götterdämmerung: Finale from Act 3 | end of the world | |
| The Prize Song (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) | songwriting | |
| Ride of the Valkyries (from Die Walküre) | incidental music | |
| Tristan und Isolde: Prelude | famous or notable duos | |
| Winterstürme (from Die Walküre) | storms | |
| Wagner, Wil | Laika | first & last time |
| Wagon Christ (see Vibert, Luke) | ||
| Wagoner, Porter | Rubber Room | startling songs |
| Wah! | Better Scream (as Wah! Heat) | end of the world |
| Seven Minutes to Midnight (as Wah! Heat) | apocalypse | |
| The Story of the Blues Part One and Part Two (Talkin’ Blues) (as the Mighty Wah!) | 1980s 12” singles | |
| The Story of the Blues Part One (as the Mighty Wah!) | Liverpool & Merseyside | |
| Waifs | Billy Jones | Jones & Joneses |
| Bridal Train | leaving or being left behind | |
| Lighthouse | lighthouses & guiding lights | |
| Wailer, Bunny | Back to School | genre switch |
| Battering Down Sentence (aka Fighting Against Conviction) | judges & trials | |
| Blackheart Man | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders | |
| Walk the Proud Land | wheels | |
| Wailing Souls | Feel the Spirit | wells |
| Mr. Fire Coal Man | alarm sounds | |
| Wain, Bea | Deep Purple (with Larry Clinton & His Orchestra) | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
| Wainwright, Loudon III | A Father and a Son | fathers |
| April Fool’s Day Morn | self-deprecation | |
| Dead Skunk | smells | |
| Good Ship Venus | sweary songs | |
| Hard Day on the Planet | climate change | |
| Hitting You | regrets | |
| Hollywood Hopeful | Hollywood | |
| Human Cannonball | the circus | |
| Mr. Guilty | guilt & apology | |
| Muse Blues | libraries | |
| Not John | assassination | |
| One Man Guy | volume | |
| The Picture | photographs | |
| Prince Hal’s Dirge | Shakespeare | |
| Sunday Times | newspapers | |
| Swimming Song | swimming & bathing | |
| This Year | new year | |
| White Winos | pathos | |
| Your Mother and I | divorce | |
| Wainwright, Martha | Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole | hatchet jobs |
| It’s Over | breathing | |
| Wainwright, Rufus | The Art Teacher | school |
| Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk | smoking | |
| Dinner at Eight | fallen heroes | |
| Going to a Town | exile | |
| Martha | sisters | |
| Oh What a World | great arrangements | |
| One Man Guy | being alone | |
| Poses | narcissism | |
| Sonnet 29 | Shakespeare | |
| Waite, John | Missing You | denial |
| Waitresses | Christmas Wrapping | alternative Christmas songs |
| I Know What Boys Like | bad boys & bad girls | |
| Waits, Tom | Alice | winter sports |
| Chocolate Jesus | chocolate | |
| Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis | pathos | |
| Diamonds on My Windshield | road trips | |
| Dirt in the Ground | stairs, ladders & elevators | |
| Earth Died Screaming | end of the world | |
| Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac with Susan Michelson) | restaurants & cafes | |
| Filipino Box Spring Hog | recipe songs | |
| First Kiss | first love | |
| Frank’s Wild Years | short songs | |
| Georgia Lee | lost and found | |
| The Ghosts of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone’s Pizza House) | Friday & Saturday | |
| God’s Away on Business | chaos | |
| Hell Broke Luce | army | |
| I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love with You | pubs & bars | |
| I Never Talk to Strangers (with Bette Midler) | dialogue | |
| Ice Cream Man | ice cream | |
| In the Neighborhood | boring & dull | |
| Innocent When You Dream | promises & choices | |
| Jersey Girl | na-na-hey-hey songs | |
| Jockey Full of Bourbon | incidental music | |
| Just the Right Bullets | shooting | |
| (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night | sound effects | |
| Martha | songs that make you cry | |
| On the Nickel | crisis | |
| The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) | drinking | |
| Picture in a Frame | photographs | |
| Shiver Me Timbers | itinerants & migration | |
| Singapore | adventure | |
| Soldier’s Things | memorabilia & souvenirs | |
| Spidey’s Wild Ride | superheroes | |
| Starving in the Belly of a Whale | cetaceans | |
| Step Right Up | sales, selling & bargains | |
| Step Right Up | volume | |
| Swordfishtrombone | shaggy dog stories & tall tales | |
| Tango Till They’re Sore | falling | |
| Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) | national anthems | |
| Underground | basements & underground | |
| Watch Her Disappear | surveillance | |
| Way Down in the Hole | TV theme songs | |
| What’s He Building? | questions | |
| Yesterday Is Here | regressing & reversing | |
| Wake | Pale Spectre | visitors |
| Wakelin, Johnny | Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) | fighting |
| Wakusei Abnormal | 月夜海水浴 | swimming & bathing |
| Waldman, Wendy | Love Is the Only Goal | searching & seeking |
| Walker, Butch | Song Without a Chorus | without a chorus |
| Walker, Errol | Better Future | legacy |
| Walker, Jerry Jeff | Mr. Bojangles | Mr, Mrs, Miss & Ms |
| Walker, Junior & the All Stars | (I’m a) Road Runner | songs with vim |
| (I’m a) Road Runner | saxophone | |
| Walker, Scott | Amsterdam | places in Europe |
| Butterfly | insects | |
| Clara | unsettling songs | |
| The Cockfighter | scary songs | |
| Cue | horror-inspired songs | |
| Hero of the War | hero worship | |
| Herod 2014 (with Sunn O)))) | deep voices | |
| It’s Raining Today | rain | |
| Jackie | ambition | |
| Jesse | strange & surreal | |
| Little Things (That Keep Us Together) | doom | |
| Manhattan | misleading or incongruous titles | |
| Montague Terrace (In Blue) | neighbours | |
| Mrs. Murphy | Mr, Mrs, Miss & Ms | |
| My Death | death | |
| The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime) | politicians | |
| See You Don’t Bump His Head | musically adventurous | |
| The Seventh Seal | inspired by or about films | |
| Sons Of | youthfulness | |
| Time Operator | clocks & watches | |
| When Joanna Loved Me | months of the year | |
| Walker, T-Bone | Bobby Sox Blues | youth cults |
| Call It Stormy Monday | days of the week | |
| Walker Brothers | The Electrician | comeback songs |
| Nite Flights | genre switch | |
| Shutout | last night | |
| Walkmen | The Rat | outstanding percussion |
| Wall, Max | England’s Glory | England |
| Waller, Fats | Dry Bones | joints of the body |
| The Joint Is Jumpin’ | celebration | |
| Spring Cleaning | spring | |
| Spring Cleaning | spring cleaning & household chores | |
| Your Feet’s Too Big | funny songs | |
| Wallis, Larry | Police Car | cars & driving |
| Walls | Drunken Galleon | quiet songs |
| Walsh, Joe | County Fair | markets & fairs |
| Life’s Been Good | boastful songs | |
| One Day at a Time | resilience | |
| Ordinary Average Guy | normal & abnormal | |
| Walton, Shirley | Send Peace and Harmony Home | peace |
| Wamdue Project (see Brann, Chris) | ||
| Wankys | Noise, Disorder and Chaos | chaos |
| Wansel, Dexter | Life on Mars | celestial bodies |
| War | All Day Music | songs to start the morning |
| Low Rider | slowing down | |
| War on Drugs | Buenos Aires Beach | South America |
| War on Women | Glass City | feminism |
| Ward, Billy & His Dominoes | Chicken Blues | poultry |
| Have Mercy Baby | influenced by gospel | |
| Sixty Minute Man | boastful songs | |
| Ward, M. | Outro (I’m a Fool to Want You) | fools |
| Ward, Roy (see Bo, Eddie) | ||
| Ward, Crockett & His Boys | Ain’t That Trouble in Mind | anxiety |
| Wardruna | Rotlaust tre fell | religion |
| Voluspá | omens & prophecies | |
| Ware, Jessie | Step into My Life | pick-up lines & marriage proposals |
| Warm Jets | Silver Surfer | superheroes |
| Warmduscher | Disco Peanuts | nuts & edible seeds |
| Warner, Malcolm-Jamal | Lady Liberty Needs Glasses | eyewear |
| Warpaint | Disco//Very (Trevor Jackson Dub) | influenced by dub |
| Warrior Queen | Things Change (with the Heatwave) | impermanence |
| Warriors | England | flags |
| Warsaw Village Band | Maydów | villages |
| Warumpi Band | My Island Home | wide open spaces |
| Warwick, Dionne | A House Is Not a Home | chairs |
| Are You There (With Another Girl) | eavesdropping | |
| Do You Know The Way to San Jose | California | |
| Don’t Make Me Over | from New York City | |
| Geh vorbei | foreign language versions | |
| I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself | indecision | |
| In Between the Heartaches | euphoria | |
| Pocketful of Miracles | pockets | |
| Walk On By | body language | |
| Was (Not Was) | Dad I’m in Jail | immaturity |
| Spy in the House of Love | spying | |
| What Up Dog? | songs with jokes | |
| Zaz Turned Blue (ft Mel Tormé) | unlikely collaborations | |
| Washburn, Abigail | Bright Morning Stars | getting brighter |
| Washington, Dinah | I Used To Love You, But It’s All Over Now | separation |
| Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby | punctuality | |
| Long John Blues | teeth | |
| Mad About the Boy | obsession | |
| TV Is the Thing (This Year) | television | |
| What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry | mistakes | |
| Washington, Ella | Sit Down and Cry | sitting & standing |
| Washington, Gino | Come Monkey with Me | monkeys & apes |
| Washington, Grover Jr. | Just the Two of Us (with Bill Withers) | castles |
| Washington, Kamasi | Fair as Equal | equality |
| The Next Step | bodily motion & exercise | |
| Wasif, Imaad | Our Skulls | bones |
| Wasps | Teenage Treats | teenagers |
| Waterboys | And a Bang on the Ear | first love |
| Glastonbury Song | love songs to places | |
| Is She Conscious? | royalty | |
| News for the Delphic Oracle | philosophers | |
| The Return of Pan | paganism | |
| Síocháin Iona | Scotland | |
| The Whole of the Moon | opposites | |
| Waters, Ethel | Cabin in the Sky | paradise |
| Waters, Muddy | The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll | harmonica |
| Canary Bird | pets | |
| Mannish Boy | coming of age | |
| You Need Love | sampling & recycling | |
| Waters, Roger | Watching TV | propaganda |
| Waterson, Lal | Midnight Feast (with Oliver Knight) | meals & mealtimes |
| Red Wine and Promises (with Mike Waterson) | red | |
| Some Old Salty | Yorkshire | |
| Waterson, Mike | Red Wine and Promises (with Lal Waterson) | red |
| Waterson, Norma | Midnight on the Water | midnight |
| Waterson:Carthy | Raggle Taggle Gipsies | adultery & infidelity |
| Watersons | Country Life | rural songs |
| Here We Come A-Wassailing | new year | |
| Watrous, Bill | Fourth Floor Walk-Up | trombone |
| Watson, Johnny “Guitar” Watson | A Quitter Never Wins (with Larry Williams) | determination |
| Space Guitar | space | |
| Superman Lover | comics & cartoons | |
| Watson, Lewis | Songs That We Wrote When We Were Drunk | songwriting |
| Watson, Patrick | Lighthouse | piano songs |
| Watson Twins | Rise Up With Fists!! (with Jenny Lewis) | revolution |
| Watt, Ben | The Gun | shooting |
| Wave Pictures | Kiss Me | the Beatles |
| Waxahatchee | Rose, 1956 | roses |
| Wayne, Jeff | Brave New World | caves |
| Wazekwa, Felix | Mon Gâteau à moi | bread, cakes, pastry & biscuits |
| We Are the Physics | Napoleon Loves Josephine | odd couples |
| We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Going to Use It!! (see Fuzzbox) | ||
| Weakerthans | Benediction | theatre |
| Bigfoot | pathos | |
| Civil Twilight | evening | |
| Our Retired Explorer (Dines with Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961) | specific or obscure places | |
| Plea from a Cat Named Virtute | cats | |
| Tournament of Hearts | winter sports | |
| Weather Prophets | Almost Prayed | prayer |
| Weather Report | Barbary Coast | best bass lines |
| Birdland | tribute songs | |
| Weaver, Mick | World in Action Theme (with Shawn Phillips) | organ |
| Weaves | One More | the number one |
| Webb, Chick & His Orchestra | Undecided (with Ella Fitzgerald) | indecision |
| Webby, Chris | University of Life (ft Madi Wolf) | higher education |
| Webster, Ben | Night and Day (with Art Tatum) | songs with special guests |
| The Single Petal of a Rose | roses | |
| Webster, Faye | Right Side of My Neck | spine & neck |
| Wedding Present | Bewitched | volume changes |
| Dalliance | infidelity | |
| My Favourite Dress | jealousy | |
| Porquoi es tu devenue si raisonnable? (as Cadeau de Mariage) | foreign language versions | |
| Take Me! | songs with vim | |
| Weddings, Parties, Anything | Away Away | photography |
| Wednesday Campanella | The Bamboo Princess | Japan |
| Edison | using your imagination | |
| The Wright Brothers | famous or notable duos | |
| Ween | Blarney Stone | Ireland |
| Buenas Tardes Amigo | revenge | |
| Weezer | My Best Friend | platonic love |
| Weirdos | A Life of Crime | great riffs |
| We Got the Neutron Bomb | power | |
| Why Do You Exist? | meaning of life | |
| Weissberg, Eric | Dueling Banjos (with Steve Mandell) | call and response |
| Welch, Gillian | A New Dug Grave | funerals |
| Barroom Girls | hangovers | |
| Caleb Meyer | violence | |
| Elvis Presley Blues | Elvis | |
| Everything Is Free | everything | |
| In Tall Buildings | work | |
| Wrecking Ball | breaking things | |
| Weller, Paul | Wild Wood (Sheared Wood Remix) | trees, grass & flowers |
| Wells, Bill | The Copper Top (with Aidan Moffat) | funerals |
| Glasgow Jubilee (with Aidan Moffat) | tomorrow | |
| We’re Still Here (with Aidan Moffat) | personification | |
| Wells, Junior | Can’t Find My Baby | searching & seeking |
| (I Got a) Stomach Ache | stomach & guts | |
| She Wants to Sell My Monkey | sales, selling & bargains | |
| Wells, Mary | Just One Look | first & last time |
| Two Lovers | two – part 1 | |
| Wenten, Nyoman | Jai Hanuman! (with L. Subramaniam & Burat Wangi Choir) | choirs |
| Wesley, Fred | Four Play (with the Horny Horns) | trombone |
| House Party | parties & going out | |
| I’m Payin’ Taxes, What Am I Buyin’? (with the J.B.’s) | taxation | |
| Wesseltoft, Bugge | You Might Say (ft Sidrel Endresen) | compromise |
| West, Cornel | Bushonomics (with Talib Kweli) | villains |
| West, Kanye | Big Brother | hero worship |
| Champion | showing off | |
| Diamonds from Sierra Leone (ft Jay-Z) | precious stones | |
| Gold Digger (ft Jamie Foxx) | greed | |
| Jesus Walks | God & the Devil | |
| Spaceship (ft GLC & Consequence) | escape | |
| Ultralight Beam | influenced by gospel | |
| West, Mae | A Guy What Takes His Time | slowing down |
| West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band | Roger the Rocket Ship (as Marklay) | ships & boats |
| Westerberg, Paul | Mr. Rabbit | rabbits |
| The Right to Arm Bears | bears | |
| Weston, Kim | It Takes Two (with Marvin Gaye) | two – part 1 |
| Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) | long titles | |
| You Hit Me Where It Hurts | bad decisions | |
| Wet Leg | Chaise Longue | chairs |
| Supermarket | recreational drugs | |
| Wet Dream | awkwardness | |
| Whale | Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe | from Nordic countries |
| Whaley, Janice | That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore | great solo performances |
| Wham! | Everything She Wants | everything |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | waking up | |
| Wheatus | Teenage Dirtbag | victory |
| Wheeler, Cheryl | Grey and Green | refreshment & cooling down |
| When Fall Comes to New England | New England | |
| Wheeler, Kenny | Love Theme from Spartacus | without percussion |
| Wheeler, Tim | Sleigh Me (with Emmy the Great) | winter sports |
| Zombie Christmas (with Emmy the Great) | zombies | |
| Whipping Boy | When We Were Young | adolescence |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Deathbot 3205 | artificial intelligence |
| Goodwin Sands | sand | |
| Whispers | And the Beat Goes On | 12″ singles to 1979 |
| Whitacre, Eric | The Seal Lullaby | fish & other aquatic life |
| White, Barry | Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up | everlasting love |
| White, Georgia | I’ll Keep Sittin’ on It | chairs |
| White, Jim | I Write Down Lists (with Nina Nastasia) | collecting & listing |
| If Jesus Drove a Motorhome | Jesus | |
| White, Róisín | Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta (with Julie Fowlis) | Gaelic songs |
| White, Tony Joe | Even Trolls Love to Rock ’n’ Roll | mythical beasts |
| Polk Salad Annie | flowers | |
| White Buffalo | BB Guns and Dirt Bikes | brothers & sisters |
| White Lies | To Lose My Life | lost and found |
| White Noise | The Black Mass: An Electric Storm in Hell | electricity |
| White Stripes | The Big Three Killed My Baby | companies & corporations |
| Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground | autumn | |
| The Denial Twist | denial | |
| Effect and Cause | chicken and egg | |
| Fell in Love with a Girl | left & right | |
| Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine | disbelief | |
| Hand Springs | separation | |
| The Hardest Button to Button | babies | |
| Hello Operator | letters, emails & telegrams | |
| My Doorbell | doors | |
| The Nurse | nursing & healthcare | |
| Party of Special Things to Do | playing cards | |
| Seven Nation Army | artistic trends of the 21st century | |
| We’re Going To Be Friends | friendship | |
| White Town | Your Woman | one-hit wonders |
| Whitehead, Charlie | Songs to Sing (as Raw Spitt) | songwriting |
| Whitesnake | Here I Go Again | departures |
| Wine, Women an’ Song | wine | |
| Whitlams | I Make Hamburgers | jobs |
| Thank You (For Loving Me at My Worst) | gratitude | |
| Whitney, Marva | I’m Tired, I’m Tired, I’m Tired (Things Better Change) | tiredness |
| Whittaker, Roger | Durham Town | North East England |
| New World in the Morning | tomorrow | |
| Who | Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere | discordant songs |
| Baba O’Riley | teenagers | |
| Bargain | sales, selling & bargains | |
| Behind Blue Eyes | loneliness | |
| Bell Boy | fallen heroes | |
| Boris the Spider | spiders | |
| Happy Jack | sand | |
| However Much I Booze | failure | |
| I Can See for Miles | estimates of distance & time | |
| I Can’t Explain | indecision | |
| I’m a Boy | the obvious | |
| I’m One | wanting to be someone else | |
| I’m the Face (as the High Numbers) | ‘I am’ songs | |
| It’s a Boy | babies | |
| It’s Not True | deception | |
| The Kids Are Alright | denial | |
| Long Live Rock | concerts | |
| Magic Bus | buses | |
| My Generation | adolescence | |
| Now I’m a Farmer | farming | |
| Pictures of Lily | unrequited love | |
| Pinball Wizard | overturning the odds | |
| The Real Me | doctors | |
| Run Run Run | running | |
| See Me Feel Me / Listening to You | charisma | |
| The Seeker | the truth | |
| The Seeker | hunting | |
| Who Are You | anonymity | |
| Won’t Get Fooled Again | change | |
| Zoot Suit (as the High Numbers) | fads & crazes | |
| Whyte Boots | Nightmare | revenge |
| Wide Boy Awake | Slang Teacher | teachers |
| Wilco | Christ for President (with Billy Bragg) | Jesus |
| Everlasting Everything | eternity | |
| Heavy Metal Drummer | music genres | |
| Hell Is Chrome | the afterlife | |
| Hot Rod Hotel (with Billy Bragg) | hotels | |
| I Guess I Planted (with Billy Bragg) | positive songs | |
| Impossible Germany | the impossible | |
| Ingrid Bergman (with Billy Bragg) | famous people | |
| Kicking Television | television | |
| The Lonely 1 | concerts | |
| Muzzle of Bees | refreshment & cooling down | |
| Radio Cure | radio | |
| Remember the Mountain Bed (with Billy Bragg) | mountains | |
| Spiders (Kidsmoke) | spiders | |
| Wild Angels | I Fought the Law | one-hit wonders |
| Wild Beasts | She Purred, While I Grrred | meat |
| Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music | one-hit wonders |
| Wild Nothing | Shadow | shadows |
| Wild Tchoupitoulas | Meet de Boys on the Battlefront | New Orleans |
| Wilde, Kim | Kids in America | America |
| Wilde, Marty | Abergavenny | towns |
| Wilder, Matthew | Break My Stride | motivation |
| Wiley | My Mistakes | mistakes |
| Wilks, Jon | I Can’t Find Brummagem | Birmingham & the Black Country |
| The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act | famous or notable animals | |
| Willard Grant Conspiracy | The Ghost of the Girl in the Well | ghosts |
| Kite Flying | hobbies | |
| Williams, Andre | Hall of Fame | museums, galleries & exhibitions |
| Jail Bait | immaturity | |
| Whip Your Booty (with Velvet Hammer) | fetishes | |
| Williams, Andy | The Impossible Dream | persistence |
| Williams, Charles & His Orchestra | Devil’s Galop | incidental music |
| Williams, Dar | The Christians and the Pagans | reunions |
| Williams, Deniece | Black Butterfly | butterflies & moths |
| Williams, Esther | Last Night Changed It All | fresh starts |
| Williams, Hank | Cold, Cold Heart | cold |
| Hey, Good Lookin’ | pick-up lines & marriage proposals | |
| I Saw the Light | redemption | |
| I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry | being alone | |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | food | |
| Lost Highway | losers | |
| Lost Highway | being lost | |
| Where the Soul of Man Never Dies | immortality & longevity | |
| You Win Again | victory | |
| Your Cheatin’ Heart | cheating | |
| Williams, John (composer) | Cantina Band | steelpan |
| Jaws Theme | fear | |
| Jaws Theme | teeth | |
| The Raider’s March | treasure | |
| Schindler’s List Theme | kindness | |
| Star Wars (Main Title) | aliens | |
| Williams, John (guitarist) | Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito | relaxation & leisure |
| Williams, Larry | A Quitter Never Wins (with Johnny Watson) | determination |
| Short Fat Fannie | being fat | |
| Williams, Lucinda | Blue | blue |
| Can’t Let Go | can’t live with or without you | |
| Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | cars & driving | |
| Concrete and Barbed Wire | rough & smooth | |
| What If | conditional phrases | |
| Williams, Marion | He’s a High Class Physician | doctors |
| Somebody Bigger Than You or I (with the Stars of Faith) | spiritual songs | |
| Williams, Paul | Out in the Country | simple pleasures |
| Williams, Saul | List of Demands (Reparations) | collecting & listing |
| September 12th | September | |
| Williams, Tony (see Tony Williams Lifetime) | ||
| Williamson, John | On the Improve | recovery |
| Williamson, Sonny Boy I | Good Morning, School Girl | harmonica |
| Williamson, Sonny Boy II | Fattening Frogs for Snakes | reptiles |
| One Way Out | windows | |
| Pontiac Blues | obsolete things | |
| Wills, Bob & His Texas Playboys | Brain Cloudy Blues | clouds |
| Wilson, Al | The Snake | storytelling songs |
| Wilson, Cassandra | Harvest Moon | the moon |
| Tupelo Honey | flavour | |
| Wilson, Charlotte Day | If I Could | blessings & curses |
| Wilson, Dennis | Pacific Ocean Blues | cetaceans |
| Wilson, Frank | Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) | joyous songs |
| Wilson, Jackie | Because of You | happiness |
| Nothing But Blue Skies | sky | |
| Reet Petite | trombone | |
| Singing a Song | singing | |
| Think Twice (Version X) (with LaVern Baker) | sweary songs | |
| Wilson, Kevin Bloody | It Was Over (Kev’s Lament) | tragedy & comedy |
| Wilson, Nancy | Guess Who I Saw Today | surprise encounters |
| The Masquerade Is Over | masks | |
| Wilson, Reuben | Orange Peel | orange |
| Wilson, Siobhan | Dear God | written correspondence |
| Wilson, Spanky | Sunshine of Your Love | covers by the opposite sex |
| Wilson, Steven | Index | obsession |
| The Raven That Refused to Sing | loss | |
| Wimple Winch | Rumble on Mersey Square South | northern England |
| Save My Soul | best bass lines | |
| Winchester, Jesse | Biloxi | the coast |
| Windslide | JJ | songs by buskers |
| Winehouse, Amy | Back to Black | can’t live with or without you |
| Love Is a Losing Game | gambling | |
| October Song | September & October | |
| Procrastination | distractions & diversions | |
| Rehab | healing | |
| You Know I’m No Good | infidelity | |
| Wing | Stop the Nonsense | so bad they’re good |
| Wings (see McCartney, Paul) | ||
| Wink, Josh | Higher State of Consciousness | ‘high’ songs |
| Winn, Anona | Please Don’t Mention It (with Ray Noble & His Orchestra and Al Bowlly) | letters, emails & telegrams |
| Winston, Stanley | No More Ghettos in America | urban environment |
| Winter, Edgar (see Edgar Winter Group) | ||
| Winter, Johnny | Illustrated Man | collecting & listing |
| Winwood, Steve | Can’t Find My Way Home (with Eric Clapton) | being lost |
| Roll with It | spirit of 2021 | |
| Spanish Dancer | Spain | |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps (with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston et al) | guitars | |
| Wire | 40 Versions | unexplained phenomena |
| A (Berlin) Drill | tools | |
| A Mutual Friend | months of the year | |
| Another the Letter | written correspondence | |
| Dot Dash | repetition | |
| Eardrum Buzz | noise | |
| Field Day for the Sundays | short songs | |
| Heartbeat | the heart | |
| I Am the Fly | ‘I am’ songs | |
| Kidney Bongos | misheard, nonsense or inaudible lyrics | |
| Map Ref. 41°N 93°W | wilderness | |
| Marooned | frozen north | |
| The Other Window | strange & surreal | |
| Outdoor Miner | insects | |
| Red Barked Trees | trees | |
| Reuters | journalism & the news | |
| Wisbey | The Ladies’ Bras (with Jonny Trunk) | underwear |
| Wishbone Ash | Blowin’ Free | hair |
| Witch | October Night | September & October |
| Withered Hand | Hard On | songs for your teenage self |
| Religious Songs | religion | |
| Withers, Bill | Ain’t No Sunshine | knowledge |
| Better Off Dead | doom | |
| Grandma’s Hands | hands | |
| Hope She’ll Be Happier | disappointment | |
| I Can’t Write Left-Handed | war | |
| Just the Two of Us (with Grover Washington Jr.) | castles | |
| Lean on Me | friendship | |
| Lovely Day | getting brighter | |
| Make Love to Your Mind | the brain | |
| Sometimes a Song | songwriting | |
| Use Me | funk | |
| Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? | questions | |
| Within Temptation | Deceiver of Fools | stupidity |
| Forgiven | leaving or being left behind | |
| Stand My Ground | decisive songs | |
| Wizzard | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day | children performing |
| W.K., Andrew | Party Hard | parties & going out |
| Party Hard | spirit of 2021 | |
| Party Til You Puke | bodily fluids | |
| Wobble, Jah | Everyman’s an Island | advertising |
| King of Illusion (Dub) (ft PJ Higgins) | illusions | |
| Lonely London | inspired by poetry | |
| Tyger Tyger (Dub Version) | tigers | |
| Ungodly Kingdom | forgotten follow-ups | |
| Wolf, Patrick | The Stars | celestial bodies |
| Wolf Alice | Delicious Things | fear of missing out |
| Wolfe Tones | Flight of Earls | migrants & refugees |
| Wolfgang Press | Kansas | US presidents |
| Louis XIV | fallen heroes | |
| Wolfmother | Sundial | clocks & watches |
| Womack, Bobby | Across 110th Street (with Peace) | New York |
| Home Is Where the Heart Is | proverbs | |
| I’m a Midnight Mover | midnight | |
| Wonder, Stevie | A Seed’s a Star / Tree Medley | roots |
| Alfie | harmonica | |
| As | devoted love | |
| Big Brother | surveillance | |
| Black Man | famous people | |
| Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing | consolation | |
| Ebony Eyes | brown | |
| Fingertips (as Little Stevie Wonder) | children performing | |
| For Once in My Life | victory | |
| Happy Birthday | legacy | |
| He’s Misstra Know-It-All | confidence | |
| Higher Ground | redemption | |
| I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) | innocence | |
| I Was Made to Love Her | first love | |
| I Wish | nostalgia | |
| If It’s Magic | similes | |
| Isn’t She Lovely | fathers and daughters | |
| Living for the City | storytelling songs | |
| Master Blaster (Jammin’) | influenced by reggae | |
| O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (with Take 6) | a cappella | |
| Pastime Paradise | strange, rare or unlikely words | |
| Power Flower | power | |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) | inspired by India | |
| Sir Duke | impressive intros | |
| Sunset (as Little Stevie Wonder) | sunsets & twilight | |
| Superstition | luck | |
| Village Ghetto Land | farming | |
| Visions | without percussion | |
| We Can Work It Out | Beatles covers | |
| Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday | memory | |
| You Are the Sunshine of My Life | happiness | |
| You Haven’t Done Nothin’ | politicians | |
| Wonder Stuff | Dizzy (with Vic Reeves) | spinning |
| Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More | greed | |
| Wood, Brenton | Gimme Little Sign | physical gestures |
| Wood, Chuck | Seven Days Too Long | numbered 1 to 10 |
| Wood, Henry | Fantasia on British Sea Songs | Britain |
| Wood, Roy | Miss Clarke and the Computer | artificial intelligence |
| The Premium Bond Theme | gambling | |
| Wood, Victoria | Barry and Freda | musically adventurous |
| Woodbine | Complete Control | control |
| Woodentops | History | bad decisions |
| Woodpigeon | Home as a Romanticized Concept Where Everyone Loves You Always and Forever | long titles |
| Woods, Dan | John Innes (with Jo Stephenson) | earth, soil & dirt |
| Woods, Donovan | Last Time I Saw You (with People Project) | distractions & diversions |
| Wooten, Victor | I Saw God | surprise encounters |
| Word D | Today Is Just Tomorrow’s Yesterday | tomorrow |
| Working Men’s Club | Teeth | teeth |
| Working Week | Venceremos (We Will Win) | multilingual songs |
| World Domination Enterprises | Asbestos Lead Asbestos | safety & danger |
| World of Twist | Sons of the Stage | theatre |
| World Order | Have a Nice Day | impressive videos |
| World Party | Ship of Fools | reckless consumption |
| Would-Be-Goods | The Camera Loves Me | photography |
| Wray, Link | Green Hornet | superheroes |
| Rumble | instrumentals | |
| Wreckless Eric | Final Taxi | taxis |
| I Wish It Would Rain | refreshment & cooling down | |
| (I’d Go The) Whole Wide World | debut songs | |
| Wright, Betty | Baby Sitter | infidelity |
| Circle of Heartbreak | geometric shapes | |
| Clean Up Woman | favourite live versions | |
| Wright, Charles & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | Express Yourself | advice |
| Express Yourself | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks | |
| Wright, Earl & His Orchestra | Thumb a Ride | hitchhiking |
| Wright, O. V. | Eight Men, Four Women | judges & trials |
| Motherless Child | mothers | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ | board games |
| I Can’t Go to Sleep (ft Isaac Hayes) | violence | |
| Life Changes | change #2 | |
| Wunmi | A.L.A. (African Living Abroad) | acronyms |
| Wyatt, Robert | Born Again Cretin | regressing & reversing |
| Free Will and Testament | freedom | |
| Happy Land (with Ultramarine) | unlikely collaborations | |
| Heaps of Sheeps | sleep & insomnia | |
| I’m a Mineralist (with Nick Mason) | secret vices | |
| Life Is Sheep | pets | |
| Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road | unusual narrators | |
| Mister E | Mr, Mrs, Miss & Ms | |
| The Red Flag | left wing politics | |
| Sea Song | the sea | |
| Shipbuilding | war | |
| The Sight of the Wind | trash | |
| Soup Song | food | |
| Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’ | Russia | |
| Was a Friend | forgiveness | |
| The Wind of Change (with the Swapo Singers) | change #2 | |
| Wynder K. Frog (see Frog, Wynder K.) | ||
| Wynette, Tammy | Almost Persuaded | close calls |
| Apartment No. 9 | heartbreak | |
| Bedtime Story | castles | |
| Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad | jukeboxes | |