Song Title | Artist | Topic |
A (Live at Clouds Hill) | Nisennenmondai | underrated artists |
A Andorinha da Primavera | Madredeus | spring |
‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street | The Jam | apocalypse |
A Briga do Edifício Itália com o Hilton Hotel | Tom Zé | South America |
A Corujinha | Elis Regina | owls |
A Felicidade | João Gilberto | start with the chorus |
A la Mierda | Ska-P | refusal |
A Palé | Rosalía | more questions than answers |
A Santa Barbara | Celina y Reutilio | blessings & curses |
A13, Trunk Road to the Sea | Billy Bragg | specific or obscure places |
A&W | Lana Del Rey | notable outros or codas |
Aarachar | Thaikkudam Bridge | hanging |
The Abandoned Brain | Robyn Hitchcock | the brain |
Abattoir Blues | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | non sequiturs |
ABC | Ghostface Killah | so bad they’re good |
ABC | The Jackson 5 | three |
ABC | The Pipettes | nerds & geeks |
Abergavenny | Marty Wilde | towns |
Abide with Me | The Inspirational Choir | songs that build |
Abigail Beecher | Freddy Cannon | teachers |
Abominable Snowman in the Market | Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers | unexplained phenomena |
Abraham, Martin and John | Marvin Gaye | assassination |
Absinthe | The Damned | cocktails & spirits |
Absolutely Positively….. Practical Jokes | MC Lyte | songs with jokes |
Acapulco Gold | Reality | gold |
Accident | The Electric Eels | accidents |
Accident Waiting to Happen | Billy Bragg | insulting songs |
The Accidental | Gene | sharp objects |
Accidental Racist | Brad Paisley ft LL Cool J | flags |
Accidentally Like a Martyr | Warren Zevon | saints & martyrs |
The Accidentals | Broadcast | accidents |
Accidents | Peter Hammill | chance & coincidence |
Accidents Will Happen | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | accidents |
Accountancy Shanty | Monty Python | pirates |
Accroche-toi Caroline | The Paris Studio Group | TV theme songs |
Ace Insurance Man | Bobbie Gentry | accidents |
Ace of Spades | The Cuban Brothers | playing cards |
Ace of Spades | Motörhead | gambling |
Acid | Jockstrap | everlasting love |
Acperience 1 | Hardfloor | instrumentals |
Across 110th Street | Bobby Womack and Peace | New York |
Across the Borderline | Ry Cooder | social mobility |
Across the Lines | Tracy Chapman | dares |
Across the Universe | Fiona Apple | Beatles covers |
Acrylic Afternoons | Pulp | fabrics |
Act of the Apostle | Emily Browning | intelligence |
Action Packed | Johnny Dollar | songs with vim |
Actions Speak Louder Than Words | B.B. King | proverbs |
Active Ageing | Leon Rosselson | passage of time |
The Actor | The Incredible String Band | actors |
Actor Out of Work | St. Vincent | jobs |
The Actor’s Opprobrium | of Montreal | theatre |
Adagio for Strings | Samuel Barber | orchestral string instruments |
Adagio in G minor | Tomaso Albinoni | organ |
Adam and Eve | Sundae Times | paradise |
Add It Up | Violent Femmes | unrequited love |
Add Some Music to Your Day | The Beach Boys | music as nutrition |
Add This Song | GusGus | songs that command or instruct |
A.D.H.D. | Kendrick Lamar | acronyms |
Adorations | Killing Joke | forgotten follow-ups |
Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape | Be-Bop Deluxe | wide open spaces |
The Adventures in Wonderland | The Roots ft Ursula Rucker | secret vices |
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five | stop-start songs |
Ae Fond Kiss | Eddi Reader | leaving or being left behind |
Aerie (Gang of Eagles) | Jefferson Airplane | raptors |
The Affectionate Punch | The Associates | body language |
Afours Afours | Tinariwen | tautonyms |
African | Toto | songs with or about errors |
African Drug | Bob Holroyd | dance instrumentals |
African Marketplace | Abdullah Ibrahim | markets & fairs |
Afriki | Alpha Blondy | influenced by reggae |
Afro-Left | Leftfield | psychedelic songs |
After Eight | Neu! | times of day |
After Hours | The Velvet Underground | fear of missing out |
After Midnight | J. J. Cale | midnight |
After Murder Park | The Auteurs | cello |
After the Curtain | Beirut | theatre |
After the Gold Rush | Neil Young | dreams |
After We Shot the Grizzly | The Handsome Family | tragedy & comedy |
After You’ve Gone | Marion Harris | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
Afternoon | Eleni Mandell | afternoon |
Afternoon Delight | Starland Vocal Band | afternoon |
orgasms |
(Afternoon) Soaps | Arab Strap | television |
Afternoons & Coffeespoons | Crash Test Dummies | afternoon |
Ágætis byrjun | Sigur Rós | failure |
Again & Again | Roots Manuva | cricket |
Age of Consent | New Order | coming of age |
Age Old Blue | Alela Diane | the coast |
Aged and Mellow | Little Esther Phillips | ages |
Aguanile | Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe | paganism |
Águas de Março | Elis Regina & Tom Jobim | list songs |
whistling |
Ah Feel Like Ahcid | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | non sequiturs |
Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine | Linda Ronstadt & Rex Smith | extraordinary vocals |
Ahi Na Ma | Cortijo y su Combo with Ismael Rivera | perfection |
Aht Uh Mi Hed | Shuggie Otis | Valentine’s Day songs |
Aikea-Guinea | Cocteau Twins | indecipherable songs |
Ailein duinn | Karen Matheson | suicide |
Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well No Mo’ | Lead Belly | wells |
Ain’t Goin’ to Goa | Alabama 3 | fads & crazes |
Ain’t Gonna Be Your Tattoo | Shemekia Copeland | skin |
Ain’t Got No – I Got Life | Nina Simone | list songs |
Ain’t Gwine Whistle Dixie Anymo’ | Taj Mahal | whistling |
Ain’t It a Sin | Charles Bradley | funk |
Ain’t It Funky Pts. 1-2 | James Brown | minimalist songs |
Ain’t It Grand to Be Bloomin’ Well Dead | Leslie Sarony | hope & resilience |
Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Jason Moran & Meshell Ndegeocello | artistic trends of the 21st century |
Ain’t No Cure for Love | Leonard Cohen | healing |
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | Diana Ross | obstacles |
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now | McFadden & Whitehead | obstacles |
motivation |
Ain’t No Sunshine | Bill Withers | knowledge |
Ain’t Nothin’ But a House Party | The Showstoppers | celebration |
Ain’t That Enough | Teenage Fanclub | simple pleasures |
Ain’t That Trouble in Mind | Crockett Ward & His Boys | anxiety |
Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More | The Allman Brothers Band | music for funerals |
Air Moving | The Kathryn Tickell Band | drone music |
Air on a G String | The Jacques Loussier Trio | classical songs |
The Air That I Breathe | k.d. lang | breathing |
Airbag | Radiohead | close shaves & near misses |
Aire (Bulerías) | José Mercé | driving songs |
Airport | The Motors | aviation |
Aisha | Death in Vegas | boastful songs |
Aja | Steely Dan | great drumming |
Akazéhé par deux jeunes filles | Unknown Burundian singers | a cappella |
hello |
Al Alba | Rosa León | ambiguity |
Al Bowlly’s in Heaven | Richard Thompson | limbo |
Al Capone | Prince Buster All Stars | famous people |
Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) | Hashim | 1980s 12” singles |
Al Pie de la Alhambra | Medina Azahara | castles & palaces |
A.L.A. | Wunmi | acronyms |
Alabama | John Coltrane | equality |
Alameda | Elliott Smith | disappointment |
Alas de Algodón | Vainica Doble | edges & ledges |
Albatross | Fleetwood Mac | independence |
Albedo 0.39 | Vangelis | science |
Albion | Babyshambles | England |
Alcazaba | Estrella Morente | Spain |
3/4 time |
Alcohol | The Kinks | accordion |
Alexander Graham Bell | The Sweet | pioneers |
Alexander Graham Bell | Richard Thompson | telephones |
Alexander the Great | Iron Maiden | historical events |
Alfie | Lily Allen | unemployment |
Alfie | Cilla Black | great arrangements |
Alfie | Stevie Wonder | harmonica |
Ali Baba | John Holt | dreams |
Ali-Baba’s Camel | Bonzo Dog Band | four-legged livestock |
Alice | The Sisters of Mercy | addiction |
Alice | Tom Waits | winter sports |
Alice in Underground | Dadaroma | caves |
Alice in Wonderland (Take 2) | Bill Evans Trio | double bass |
Alice’s Restaurant | Arlo Guthrie | trash |
Alien | Lamb | babies & childbirth |
Alien | Pennywise | aliens |
Alive Alone | The Chemical Brothers | being alone |
Alive and Brilliant | Deborah Conway | unusual time signatures |
All About That Bass | Postmodern Jukebox | being fat |
All About That Bass | Meghan Trainor | songs that capture the zeitgeist |
All About You | The Rolling Stones | offensive, insulting songs |
All Alone (No One to Be With) | Slick Rick | being alone |
All Along the Watchtower | Bob Dylan | playing cards |
All Along the Watchtower | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | warnings |
All Apologies | Nirvana | guilt & apology |
All Around My Hat | Steeleye Span | hats |
All Around the World | Little Richard | jukeboxes |
All Babes Are Wolves | Spinnerette | wolves |
All Blues | Miles Davis | made you fall in love with music |
All Day Music | War | songs to start the morning |
All Dressed Up for School | The Beach Boys | school |
All for Me Grogg | Thirty Pounds of Bone | pathos |
All for You, Sophia | Franz Ferdinand | famous people |
All Going Out Together | Big Dipper | natural disasters |
All Hid | Camille Yarbrough | treachery & betrayal |
All I Could Do Was Cry | Etta James | disappointment |
All I Do Is Think About You | Tammi Terrell | secret admirers |
All I Have to Do Is Dream | The Everly Brothers | using your imagination |
All I Think About Is You | Harry Nilsson | choirs |
All I Wanna Do | Sheryl Crow | songs to start the morning |
All I Want | Joni Mitchell | harp, lyre & zither |
All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit | Half Man Half Biscuit | immaturity |
All I Want Is You | Roxy Music | single-mindedness |
All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz) | Dexys Midnight Runners | teachers |
All Is Forgiven | Jellyfish | forgiveness |
All Is Loneliness | Moondog | being single |
All Kinds of Time | Fountains of Wayne | single-mindedness |
All Men Are Pigs | Studio Killers | France |
All My Friends | LCD Soundsystem | dawn |
All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | hedonism |
All of My Heart | ABC | the heart |
All Ones and Zeros | The Early Years | mathematics |
All or Nothing | Small Faces | nothing |
All Our Tomorrows | Trembling Blue Stars | tomorrow |
All That I Got Is You | Ghostface Killah ft Mary J. Blige & Popa Wu | mothers |
All That You Dream | Little Feat | clouds |
All the Madmen | David Bowie | hospitals |
All the Money I Had Is Gone | The Deep Dark Woods | adversity |
All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead | Felt | long titles |
All the Rowboats | Regina Spektor | museums, galleries & exhibitions |
All the Things You Are | Ella Fitzgerald | start with the chorus |
All the Way from America | Joan Armatrading | telephones |
All the Wild Horses | Ray Lamontagne | horses |
All the World Makes Great Blood | Current 93 | blood |
All the Young Dudes | Mott the Hoople | immaturity |
All Things Are Quite Silent | Shirley Collins | gangs |
All Things Must Pass | George Harrison | change #2 |
All This Crazy Gift of Time | Kevin Ayers | passage of time |
All This Is That | The Beach Boys | faith |
All This Useless Beauty | Elvis Costello | beauty |
All Together Now | The Farm | peace |
All Tomorrow’s Parties | The Velvet Underground & Nico | parties & going out |
All We Have Is Now | The Flaming Lips | omens & prophecies |
All You Can Eat | The Fat Boys | restaurants & cafes |
All You Need Is Love | The Beatles | cello |
Alla l’aa ke | Toumani Diabaté | great solo performances |
Allah Hoo Allah Hoo | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | saints & martyrs |
Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | handclaps |
Alligator | Grateful Dead | reptiles |
Alligator Eating Dog | Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown | dogs |
Alligator Twist | The Kaisers | reptiles |
Alligator Wine | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | recipe songs |
Allison | Pixies | named after women |
Almost Cut My Hair | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | close shaves & near misses |
Almost Independence Day | Van Morrison | humming |
Almost Liverpool 8 | Mike Hart | Liverpool & Merseyside |
Almost Persuaded | Tammy Wynette | close shaves & near misses |
Almost Prayed | The Weather Prophets | prayer |
Aloha ‘Oe | Alfred Apaka | long-distance relationships |
Aloha ‘Oe | Ricky King | steel guitar |
Aloha Steve and Danno | Radio Birdman | famous or notable duos |
Alone Again, Naturally | Gilbert O’Sullivan | disappointment |
Alone Again Or | Love | being alone |
Alone and Forsaken | Lucky Oceans with Paul Kelly | steel guitar |
Alone in Kyoto | Air | Asia |
Alone in the Make-Out Room | The Broken Family Band | arguments #2 |
Alone, Jealous and Stoned | Secret Machines | being alone |
Along Came Jones | The Coasters | villains |
Along Comes Mary | The Association | marijuana |
Alphabet Aerobics | Blackalicious | choosing & using words |
Alphabet Assassin | Lowkey & Faith SFX | alliteration |
Alphabet St. | Prince | roads & streets |
Alright | Supergrass | joyous songs |
Alright, Okay, You Win | Peggy Lee | winners |
Also sprach Zarathustra | Portsmouth Sinfonia | so bad they’re good |
Also sprach Zarathustra | Richard Strauss | great album or mixtape openers |
Also sprach Zarathustra (2001) | Deodato | space |
Alternative Ulster | Stiff Little Fingers | protest |
Althea | Grateful Dead | conversations |
Always and Forever | Heatwave | everlasting love |
Always Crashing in the Same Car | David Bowie | cars & driving |
Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him Down | Blind Alfred Reed | underdogs |
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | Monty Python | whistling |
Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson | apologies |
Always on My Mind | Pet Shop Boys | guilt & apology |
Always Tell the Voters What the Voter Wants to Hear | Chumbawamba | broken promises |
Always Together with You | Spiritualized | conditional phrases |
Always True to You in My Fashion | Julie London | innuendo |
Am I | Kode9 & the Spaceape | being a man or a woman |
Am I Blue | Lillian Boutté | from New Orleans |
Am I That Easy to Forget | Gene Vincent | forgetting |
Amautayku, Avelino Siñani | Luzmila Carpio | high-pitched vocals |
Amassakoul ’n’ Ténéré | Tinariwen | Africa |
deserts |
Amazing Grace | Aretha Franklin | miracles |
Amazing Grace | Blind Willie McTell | minimalist songs |
Amazon River | Uakti/Philip Glass | unusual time signatures |
Amazona | Roxy Music | South America |
Amazones Power | Les Amazones d’Afrique | supergroups |
Amazonian Pacific | Roberto Carlos Lange | South America |
Ambre | Nils Frahm | quiet songs |
Amelia | Joni Mitchell | flying |
America | Simon & Garfunkel | America |
America, Fuck Yeah | Trey Parker | America |
American Dream | Ondara | illusions |
American Flag | KRS-One | flags |
American Girl | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | personal theme songs |
American Guilt | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | artistic trends of the 21st century |
American Idiot | Green Day | conspiracy theories & paranoia |
An American in Paris | George Gershwin | sound effects |
American Jesus | Bad Religion | Jesus |
The American Metaphysical Circus | The United States of America | carnivals & funfairs |
American Oxygen | Rihanna | gases |
American Pie | Don McLean | mood-changing music |
The American Ruse | MC5 | deception |
American Skin (41 Shots) | Bruce Springsteen | murder |
An American Trilogy | Elvis Presley | roots |
American Tune | Paul Simon | disappointment |
American Woman | The Guess Who | America |
Americans in Corduroys | Jeffrey Foucault | legs & trousers |
Amerika | Rammstein | multilingual songs |
start with the chorus |
Amhrán Na Farraige | Lisa Hannigan | Gaelic songs |
Among My Souvenirs | Connie Francis | memorabilia & souvenirs |
Among the Americans | 10,000 Maniacs | fallen heroes |
Amor | Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra ft Carmen Castillo | songs in Spanish |
Amour perdu | Pepé Kallé & Nyboma | lost and found |
Amour, T’es La | Snarky Puppy with Magda Giannikou | anticipation |
Amped Up | Robert Randolph & the Family Band | energising songs |
Amplifier | The dB’s | media for listening to recorded music |
Amsterdam | Scott Walker | places in Europe |
Amused as Hell | Cathal Coughlan | modernity |
An Sylvia | Franz Schubert | quoting Shakespeare |
Anaconda | Postmodern Jukebox | curves & spheres |
Analogue Bubblebath | Aphex Twin | debut songs |
Anarcho-Pie | Oi Polloi | recipe songs |
Anarchy in the T.A.X. | Village Man’s Store | taxation |
Anarchy in the U.K. | Sex Pistols | revolution |
Britain |
The Anchor Song | Björk | the sea |
Anchorage | Michelle Shocked | US cities & states |
And a Bang on the Ear | The Waterboys | first love |
And Breeding | Priests | arresting opening lines |
And Dream of Sheep | Kate Bush | relaxation & leisure |
And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going | Jennifer Holliday | influenced by gospel |
And If You See Him | Diana Ross | indirect messages |
…And in a Nutshell | Chumbawamba | non-alcoholic drinks |
And It Rained All Night | Thom Yorke | rain |
And It Stoned Me | Van Morrison | rain |
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda | Eric Bogle | 3/4 time |
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda | The Pogues | war |
And the Bands Played On | Saxon | concerts |
And the Beat Goes On | The Whispers | 12″ singles to 1979 |
And the Racket They Made | King Creosote | famous last words |
And the Tide Rushes In | The Moody Blues | tides |
And Then She Smiles | The Mock Turtles | forgotten follow-ups |
And When I Die | Laura Nyro | music for funerals |
Andrew Ridgley | Black Box Recorder | other musicians |
Androgynous | The Replacements | gender & LGBTQ+ |
Andromeda’s Milkshake | Ded Rabbit | homelessness |
Angel | Massive Attack | androgynous vocals |
Angel Baby | Rosie and the Originals | out-of-tune songs |
Angel Dust | DJ Cam | quiet songs |
Angel Dust | Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson | recreational drugs |
Angel Eyes | Frank Sinatra | great arrangements |
Angel from Montgomery | Bonnie Raitt | disappointment |
Angel in a Blue Dress | Reg Meuross | COVID-19 lockdown |
Angel of the Morning | P. P. Arnold | one night stands |
Angel of the Morning | Evie Sands | angels |
Angel Wars | Gary Numan | disbelief |
Angelitos Negros | Roberta Flack | painting & painters |
Angels and Devils the Following Day | Dory Previn | angels |
Angels on the Balcony | Blondie | theatre |
Angels on Your Body | Ed Harcourt | angels |
Angi | Davey Graham | instrumentals |
Angie | Bert Jansch | great solo performances |
Angie | The Rolling Stones | named after women |
Angie La La (aka Ay Ay Ay Ay) | Nora Dean | mysterious & puzzling |
The Angry Mob | Kaiser Chiefs | news & media |
Animal Cannabus | Mull Historical Society | escape |
Animal Nitrate | Suede | androgynous vocals |
Anna | Hello Saferide | alternative outcomes |
Anonymous Club | Courtney Barnett | anonymity |
Anorak Girls | Anorak Girl | nerds & geeks |
Another Brand New Year | The Bottle Rockets | old and new |
Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 | Pink Floyd | teachers |
Another Day | Shonen Knife | gentleness |
Another Day, Another Ray of Hope | Bill Nelson | hope |
Another Girl, Another Planet | The Only Ones | sci-fi & space |
impressive intros |
Another Lonely Day | Ben Harper | adversity |
Another Love | Tom Odell | substitutions |
Another Man Done Gone | Odetta | minimalist songs |
great solo performances |
Another Man in the Old Arcade | Jackie Leven | asking, begging & pleading |
Another Man’s Cause | Levellers | finish where they begin |
Another Man’s Rain | Jackie Leven | telephones |
Another New World | Josh Ritter | treachery & betrayal |
Another One Bites the Dust | Queen | upbeat break-up #2 |
Another Satellite | XTC | gravity |
Another Saturday Night | Sam Cooke | the weekend |
Another Sunny Day | Belle and Sebastian | passage of time |
Another the Letter | Wire | written correspondence |
Antarctica Starts Here | John Cale | deserts |
The Antelope | Philip Jeays | unusual narrators |
Anthem | Leonard Cohen | consolation |
Anti-Christ (aka Dem a Wolf) | Yabby You | wolves |
Anti-Curse | boygenius | blessings & curses |
The Antidote Is in the Poison | GoGo Penguin | poison |
Antmusic | Adam and the Ants | self-referential songs |
Anvil Chorus (from Il trovatore) | Giuseppe Verdi | machinery, industry & technology |
Anxiety Attack | Jeffrey and Jack Lewis | sleep & insomnia |
Any Old Iron | Harry Champion | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
Any Other Room | Gecko | museums, galleries & exhibitions |
Anyone | Joan as Police Woman | Valentine’s Day songs |
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) | Irma Thomas | defined or redefined by television |
Anything Goes | Ella Fitzgerald | modernity |
Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) | Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton | competition |
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere | The Who | discordant songs |
Ao Romper da Aurora / Choro Sim | Ismael Silva | horizons |
Apache | Incredible Bongo Band | instrumentals |
Apartment No. 9 | Tammy Wynette | heartbreak |
Apocalypse | Cigarettes After Sex | rare events |
Apocalypse Please | Muse | end of the world |
The Apocalypse Song | St. Vincent | repression |
Apology Accepted | The Go-Betweens | acceptance |
Appalachian Nightmare | Justin Townes Earle | outlaws & rebels |
The Apple Stretching | Grace Jones | New York |
Apples | Ian Dury | markets & fairs |
Apples and Diamonds | Bertine Zetlitz | fruit |
Apples in Bed | The Go-Betweens | non sequiturs |
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie | Jay & the Techniques | games |
Approaching Menace | Neil Richardson | TV theme songs |
Approximately Infinite Universe | Yoko Ono | estimates of distance & time |
Aprendiz | Malú | teachers |
April 5th | Talk Talk | dates |
April Fool’s Day Morn | Loudon Wainwright III | self-deprecation |
April in Paris | Count Basie & His Orchestra | places in Europe |
Apron Strings | Everything but the Girl | knots & ties |
Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobeta-bioaquadoloop) | Parliament | underwater |
Aquarius | Boards of Canada | more questions than answers |
Aquarius | Hair: Original London Cast | star signs |
Aquarius | Regina Spektor | star signs |
Ára bátur | Sigur Rós | children performing |
Archangels Thunderbird | Amon Düül II | startling songs |
Arctic Fox | Jenny Räisänen | frozen north |
An Architect’s Dream | Kate Bush | works of art |
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? | Tubeway Army | friendship |
Are We Dreaming? | Kevin Coyne | accordion |
Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl? | The Barbarians | the Beatles |
Are You Experienced | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | psychedelic songs |
Are You Glad to Be in America? | James Blood Ulmer | violin |
Are You Gonna Be My Girl | Jet | surprising intros |
Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Elvis Presley | songs with talking |
Are You Ready, Eddy? | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | switches & buttons |
Are You Ready (for Some Darkness) | Turbonegro | touch |
Are You Sitting Comfortably? | Harry Beckett | chairs |
(Are You) The One I’ve Been Waiting For | Jimmy Little | crooners |
Are You There (With Another Girl) | Dionne Warwick | eavesdropping |
Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb? | The Louvin Brothers | bodily fluids |
Aretha | Rumer | acceptance |
Aretha, Sing One for Me | Cat Power | songs about love songs |
Argument | Fugazi | arguments |
The Argument | Ike & Tina Turner | arguments #2 |
Ari Up | Hollie Cook | remembrance songs |
Ark of the Covenant | The Congos | ancient history |
formal agreements |
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) | The The | apocalypse |
Armalite Rifle | Gang of Four | guns |
Armenia | Einstürzende Neubauten | industry & manufacturing |
Armstrong | John Stewart | pioneers |
Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins | The Byrds | space travel |
Army Dreamers | Kate Bush | war |
Army Dreamers | Moddi | alternative outcomes |
Army Life | The Exploited | army |
Arnold Layne | Pink Floyd | storytelling songs |
Around | Noir & Haze | made you fall in love with music |
Around the World in 80 Days | Stray | books |
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here | Porcupine Tree | confusion & delusion |
Art-I-Ficial | X-Ray Spex | makeup |
Art Lover | The Kinks | songs that aren’t what they seem |
Art Mania | P-Model | museums, galleries & exhibitions |
The Art of Driving | Black Box Recorder | switches & buttons |
The Art Teacher | Rufus Wainwright | school |
As | Stevie Wonder | devoted love |
As If It Always Happens | Slovenly | contentment |
As Is | Ani DiFranco | acceptance |
As Strong as Samson | Procol Harum | banks & banking |
As Tears Go By | Marianne Faithfull | crying |
As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins | Dead Can Dance | bells |
As the Dawn Breaks | Richard Hawley | urban wildlife |
Asbestos Lead Asbestos | World Domination Enterprises | safety & danger |
The Ascent of Stan | Ben Folds | stereotypes |
Ashes to Ashes | David Bowie | mistaken identity |
Asia no Junshin | Puffy AmiYumi | Asia |
Asimbonanga (Mandela) | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | hope & resilience |
Ask | The Smiths | shyness |
Ask Her for Adderall | The Hold Steady | brands |
Ask the Gods to Pull Down the Sky | Petra Jean Phillipson | high-pitched vocals |
Asleep | The Smiths | suicide |
Asparagus Next Left | Half Man Half Biscuit | vegetables |
ASR | Meshell Ndegeocello | acronyms |
The Assembly Line | Commodores | industry & manufacturing |
Assenza | Gianna Nannini | Italy |
Astral Plane | Say She She | fictional adverts |
Astral Travelling | Pharoah Sanders | space travel |
Astral Weeks | Van Morrison | spiritual songs |
Astronomy (8th Light) | Black Star ft Weldon Irvine | black |
Astronomy Domine | Pink Floyd | space travel |
Astronomy Domine | Voivod | space |
At Last | Etta James | personal theme songs |
fairness |
At My Job | Dead Kennedys | anti-work songs |
At My Most Beautiful | R.E.M. | telephones |
At Seventeen | Janis Ian | adolescence |
At the Chime of a City Clock | Nick Drake | clocks & watches |
At the Edge of the World | Billy Mackenzie | edges & ledges |
At the River | Groove Armada | trombone |
Atacama | Crisilada | deserts |
The Atheist’s Burden | Disco Inferno | words of wisdom |
Atlantic City | Bruce Springsteen | great solo performances |
Atlantis | Donovan | rare events |
Atmosphere | Joy Division | walking & running |
Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio | Tom Robinson | ears & hearing |
Atom | British Sea Power | small things |
Atomic | Blondie | energising songs |
ATR | Atari Teenage Riot | teenagers |
Attar of Roses | Peter Hammill & Gary Lucas | roses |
Attenti al lupo | Lucio Dalla | wolves |
Attention, Earthlings | Aaron Parks | unusual time signatures |
Attica Blues | Archie Shepp | revolution |
Attics of My Life | Grateful Dead | the impossible |
Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers’ Duet) (from Les pêcheurs de perles) | Georges Bizet, performed by Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill | conversations |
Au printemps | Jacques Brel | spring |
Au voleur | Charles Aznavour | smuggling & stealing |
Auf Achse | Franz Ferdinand | unrequited love |
Auf dem Wasser zu singen | Franz Schubert | ships & boats |
The Auld Triangle | The Dubliners | geometric shapes |
Austerity Measure | Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey | austerity |
Australia | Amanda Palmer | Australia |
Autobahn | Kraftwerk | cars & driving |
Autobahn 66 | Primal Scream | roads & streets |
Autogeddon Blues | Julian Cope | environment |
Automatic | The Pointer Sisters | androgynous vocals |
Automatic Love | The Vibrators | bad boys & bad girls |
Automatically Sunshine | The Supremes | the sun |
Autumn | Marc Almond | Russia |
Autumn | Peter Hammill | old age |
Autumn Almanac | The Kinks | autumn |
Autumn Leaves | Coldcut | autumn |
Autumn Song | Incognito | September & October |
Autumn Sweater | Yo La Tengo | autumn |
clothes |
Autumn’s Child | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | September & October |
Autun Carillon | Cults Percussion Ensemble | hammer & mallet instruments |
Aux armes et cætera | Serge Gainsbourg | national anthems |
Avala Sonnal | T. M. Soundararajan | disbelief |
Avalon | Roxy Music | myths & legends |
Avalon Blues | Mississippi John Hurt | love songs to places |
Avant Gardener | Courtney Barnett | COVID-19 lockdown |
Ave verum corpus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | songs that give you goosebumps |
The Avengers Theme | The Laurie Johnson Orchestra | detectives |
The Avenue | Cowboy Mouth | determination |
An Awakening (Whitsun Dance) | Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins | organ |
Away Away | Weddings, Parties, Anything | photos & photography |
Awesome Pride | Mink Lungs | pride |
Awkward Breakfast | Art Brut | awkwardness |
Awo Yi | Massamba Diop | instruments imitating voice & vice versa |
Axolotl | Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld | amphibians |
Ay Ay Ay Ay (aka Angie La La) | Nora Dean | mysterious & puzzling |
Aye? | Martyn Bennett | Scotland |
Aye Mere Bete | Kishore Kumar | stiff upper lip |
Azalea Flower | Karine Polwart | being scared |
Aztec | Peggy Jones (released as Bo Diddley) | underrated artists |