Song Title | Artist | Topic |
“B” Movie | Gil Scott-Heron | actors |
great opening lines |
Ba soucis ya week-end | Franco & l’Orchestre OK Jazz | songs to start the morning |
Baader Meinhoff | Cabaret Voltaire | gangs |
Baba Munini Francis | Bhundu Boys | discovery |
Baba O’Riley | The Who | teenagers |
Babes in the Wood | Bo Diddley | forests & woodlands |
Babies | Pulp | eavesdropping |
Babies Makin’ Babies | Sly and the Family Stone | babies |
Babooshka | Kate Bush | anonymity |
Baby Britain | Elliott Smith | Britain |
Baby Can I Hold You | Tracy Chapman | compromise |
Baby Driver | Simon & Garfunkel | nicknames & pseudonyms |
Baby Elephant Walk | Dave Grusin | personal theme songs |
Baby I Love You So | Colourbox | influenced by dub |
Baby, If We Had Time | Carol Hall | pick-up lines & marriage proposals |
Baby I’m a Star | Prince and the Revolution | stars |
Baby I’m Yours | Barbara Lewis | everlasting love |
Baby It’s Cold Outside | Ray Charles & Betty Carter | innuendo |
Baby It’s Cold Outside | Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five | duets |
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down | Bob Dylan | asking, begging & pleading |
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk | Dr. Hook | legs & trousers |
Baby One More Time | Britney Spears | great album or mixtape openers |
Baby Please Don’t Go | Them | songs of desperation |
Baby Said | Hot Chip | great opening lines |
Baby Scratch My Back | Slim Harpo | from New Orleans |
Baby Sitter | Betty Wright | infidelity |
Baby, Stick Around | Joe Jackson | footwear |
Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad | Caleb | indecipherable songs |
Babylon | Don McLean | finish where they begin |
Babylon’s Burning | The Ruts | fire |
Baby’s on Fire | Brian Eno | fire |
Bachelor Kisses | The Go-Betweens | kissing |
Bach’s Fugue in G Minor | The Swingle Singers | wordless vocals |
Back at the Chicken Shack | Jimmy Smith | chicken and egg |
Back Door Man | The Doors | doors |
Back Door Man | Howlin’ Wolf | showing off |
taboos |
Back for Good | Take That | missing someone |
Back Home | Bert Jansch | reunions |
Back in Black | AC/DC | recovery |
Back in Durham Gaol | Jez Lowe | North East England |
Back in the U.S.S.R. | The Beatles | places in Europe |
Back on the Chain Gang | The Pretenders | regressing & reversing |
Back on Your Radio | Agnetha Fältskog | switches & buttons |
Back Stabbers | The O’Jays | lies |
Back Street Girl | The Rolling Stones | secrets |
Back Street Luv | Curved Air | electronic music to 1983 |
Back to Africa | Aswad | regressing & reversing |
Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | can’t live with or without you |
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) | Soul II Soul | regressing & reversing |
Back to Living Again | Curtis Mayfield | overturning the odds |
Back to Nature | John Barry | harpsichord |
Back to School | Bunny Wailer | genre switch |
Back to Tupelo | Mark Knopfler | Elvis |
Back When I Was 4 | Jeffrey Lewis with Jack Lewis & Anders Griffen | ages |
Backbone of Night | Jimi Tenor & the Riga Symphony Orchestra | spine & neck |
Backstage | Gene Pitney | theatre |
Backyard Skulls | Frightened Rabbit | bones |
maps |
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown | Jim Croce | villains |
Bad Body Double | Imogen Heap | two – part 1 |
Bad Guy | Billie Eilish | meta-songs |
Bad Habit | The Dresden Dolls | addiction |
Bad Losers on Yahoo! Chess | Half Man Half Biscuit | stiff upper lip |
Bad Luck | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | luck |
Bad Man Possee | Junior Murvin | gangs |
Bad Moon Rising | Creedence Clearwater Revival | the moon |
Bad ‘n’ Ruin | Faces | coming home |
Bad News | Black Francis | omens & prophecies |
Bad Penny | Big Black | lies |
Bad Reputation (The Glitter Band) | Luke Haines | fallen heroes |
Bad Romance | Lady Gaga | asking, begging & pleading |
Bad to the Bone | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | bones |
Badala | Tata Pound | urban environment |
Badge | Cream | great middle eights |
A Badger Called Nick Lowe | Luke Haines | famous or notable animals |
Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts | Dire Straits | memorabilia & souvenirs |
Badman’s Song | Tears for Fears | songs that fit every topic |
Bag of Bones | Guy Clark | bones |
Bagboy | Pixies | smells |
Baggy Trousers | Madness | school |
The Bagman’s Gambit | The Decemberists | spying |
Bahía de Cádiz | Camarón | love songs to places |
Baked Beans and Egg | Macka B | eggs |
Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty | urban environment |
Baku | Soraya | tautonyms |
Baku Hipster | Ya Tosiba | Asian cities |
Bakudan Kowai | Zainichi Funk | funk |
Ball and Chain | Big Brother and the Holding Company | keys & locks |
Ball and Chain | Social Distortion | keys & locks |
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | The Temptations | chaos |
crisis |
Ballad | New Model Army | climate change |
Ballad of a Thin Man | Bob Dylan | Jones & Joneses |
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins | Leonard Nimoy | books #2 |
The Ballad of Billy the Kid | Billy Joel | 19th century life |
The Ballad of Blind Tom | Elton John | 19th century life |
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde | Georgie Fame | smuggling & stealing |
The Ballad of Buckethead | Buckethead | poultry |
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker | Prince | other songs |
writing |
The Ballad of El Goodo | Big Star | authenticity & fakery |
Ballad of Forty Dollars | Tom T. Hall | famous last words |
The Ballad of Ira Hayes | Townes Van Zandt | whiskey |
Ballad of Katie | Hothouse Flowers | interlopers |
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan | Marianne Faithfull | character songs |
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | Crash Test Dummies | prophets |
The Ballad of Queenie and Rover | Paul Kelly | famous or notable duos |
Ballad of Reverend War Character | Silver Jews | misleading or incongruous titles |
The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | murder |
Ballad of the Absent Mare | Leonard Cohen | horses |
Ballad of the Band | Felt | songwriting |
Ballad of the Cloth | Mischief Brew | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife | Marianne Faithfull & Chris Spedding | memorabilia & souvenirs |
Ballad of the Sulphate Strangler | Ian Dury & the Blockheads | biography & autobiography |
Ballad of Tindersticks | Tindersticks | ironic songs |
The Ballad of Tom Jones | Space ft Cerys Matthews | Jones & Joneses |
underwear |
Ballerina | Van Morrison | similes |
Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells | Tomita | poultry |
Balloon Song | The Aislers Set | ‘high’ songs |
Ballroom Blitz | The Sweet | great album or mixtape openers |
Baloney Again | Mark Knopfler | rough & smooth |
Balrog Boogie | Diablo Swing Orchestra | monsters |
Baltic Ice-Breaker | Bel Canto | stuck or trapped |
Baltimore | Randy Newman | US cities & states |
Baltimore Oriole | Lorez Alexandria | birds |
The Baltimore Sun | The Jayhawks | newspapers |
Bam Bam | Sister Nancy | na-na-hey-hey songs |
Bama Lama Bama Loo | Little Richard | comeback songs |
Bamba | Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | two – part 1 |
Banana Banana | King Kurt | fruit |
Banana Chips | Shonen Knife | fruit |
Banana in Your Fruit Basket | Bo Carter | sweet foods |
Banana Split for My Baby | Louis Prima | ice cream |
Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song) | The Dickies | children’s songs |
Band of Gold | Mel Carter | gold |
Band of Gold | Freda Payne | memorabilia & souvenirs |
Bandeh | Indian Ocean | incidental music |
Bang Bang Boom Boom | Beth Hart | impressive videos |
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) | Nancy Sinatra | guns |
Banga | Patti Smith | books #2 |
Bangla Amar Sorshe Ilish | Lopamudra Mitra | fish & other aquatic life |
Banish Negative Thoughts | Pagan Wanderer Lu | futility |
Bank Job | Barenaked Ladies | gripping or intriguing narrative |
Banks of the Condamine | Greg Champion with Jane Saunders | conversations |
Banquet | Joni Mitchell | reckless consumption |
Bantam Cock | Jake Thackray | poultry |
A Bar in Amsterdam | Katzenjammer | resistance |
Bar Italia | Pulp | pubs & bars |
Barabajagal | Donovan | named after men |
Barbara Allen | Blackmore’s Night | redemption |
Barbarellas | The Photos | music venues |
Barbary Coast | Weather Report | best bass lines |
The Barber Feel It | Dr Alimantado & Jah Stitch | motorbikes |
Barbie Girl | Aqua | from Nordic countries |
Barcelona | Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé | songs that express excess |
Bardo | GoGo Penguin | songs by trios |
The Bare Necessities | Phil Harris | simple pleasures |
Barefootin’ | Robert Parker | dance styles |
from New Orleans |
Bargain | The Who | sales, selling & bargains |
The Barley Mow | The Irish Rovers | volume |
The Barrel | Aldous Harding | non sequiturs |
Barrett’s Privateers | Stan Rogers | ships & boats |
Barroom Girls | Gillian Welch | hangovers |
Barrowland Ballroom | Amy Macdonald | music venues |
Barry and Freda | Victoria Wood | musically adventurous |
Barrytown | Steely Dan | towns |
The Bars of Dundee | Jackie Leven | pubs & bars |
Barstool Blues | Vargas Blues Band | furniture |
Bartlett Street | Kurt Swinghammer | two – part 1 |
Basha-gua Suncha | Shoukichi Kina | markets & fairs |
Basin Street Blues | Louis Armstrong | roads & streets |
Basin Street Blues | Jack Teagarden | trombone |
A Basket of Flowers | The Nightcrawlers | bags & containers |
Bassline | Mantronix | big and meaty |
Bassology | Willie Dixon | best bass lines |
Bassology | Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogies | double bass |
Bastard | Ben Folds | songs for your teenage self |
Bat Macumba | Os Mutantes | magic |
Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | great album or mixtape openers |
Bata Motel | Crass | shoes |
Bath | Björk | swimming & bathing |
Báthory Erzsébet | Sunn O))) | blood |
Bathsheba Smiles | Richard Thompson | charisma |
Bathtime in Clerkenwell | The Real Tuesday Weld | retro style |
Batman and Robin | Snoop Dogg | comics & cartoons |
Batman Theme | Neal Hefti | superheroes |
Batman to the Rescue | LaVern Baker | comics & cartoons |
Battering Down Sentence (Fighting Against Conviction) | Bunny Wailer | judges & trials |
Battle of Cable Hogue | Calexico | broken promises |
The Battle of Evermore | Led Zeppelin | without percussion |
Battleship Chains | The Georgia Satellites | ships & boats |
Batyar (Bigmouth Strikes Again) | The Ukrainians | sweetness |
Baudelaire | Serge Gainsbourg | literary songs |
The Bauhaus Chair | Nits | chairs |
Bay City Rollers, We Love You | Tartan Horde | worst songs |
Bayram Sekeri | Kočani Orkestar | weddings |
BB Guns and Dirt Bikes | The White Buffalo | brothers & sisters |
B.D. Woman’s Blues | Lucille Bogan | homosexuality |
Be Agressive | Faith No More | songs that command or instruct |
Be-Bop-A-Lula | Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps | red |
Be Careful How You Vote | Sunnyland Slim | elections |
Be Good to Yourself | Frankie Miller | motivation |
Be Healthy | Dead Prez | vegetables |
Be More Kind | Frank Turner | gentleness |
Be My Angel | Mazzy Star | angels |
Be My Baby | The Ronettes | great drumming |
Be My Guest | Fats Domino | welcoming |
Be Thankful for What You Got | William DeVaughn | money |
spirit of 2021 |
gratitude |
Be You | Irma Thomas | from New Orleans |
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy | The Tams | innocence |
The Beach | Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers | sand |
Beacon | Two Door Cinema Club | lighthouses & guiding lights |
Beads of Sweat | Laura Nyro | perspiration |
Bear by the Bonfire | Mudslide | bears |
Bear on the Beach | A Camp | bears |
Bears | Zebra | bears |
Beasley Street | John Cooper Clarke | spoken word |
Beast | Agnes Obel | harp, lyre & zither |
The Beast in Me | Johnny Cash | id, ego & superego |
Beat Dis | Bomb the Bass | rhythm, beat & boogie |
The Beat Generation | Louis Armstrong | fads & crazes |
The Beat Goes On | Buddy Rich Orchestra ft Cathy Rich | different 7″ versions |
Beat It | Michael Jackson | super solos |
The Beat of Black Wings | Joni Mitchell | wings |
The Beat of Love | Trilok Gurtu & Roop Kumar | unlikely collaborations |
Beat the Street | Sharon Redd | urban environment |
Beatbox & Electric Flute | Lamba Pomme | songs by buskers |
The Beat(en) Generation | The The | confusion & delusion |
The Beatitudes | Arvo Pärt | volume changes |
Beatles and the Stones | The House of Love | the Beatles |
The Beatles Are in Town | The Fondettes | the Beatles |
Beats + Pieces | Coldcut | songs by duos |
Beauteen | Scandal | teenagers |
Beautiful (Black Star Remix) | Mary J. Blige | beauty |
Beautiful | Elvis Costello | unlikely cover songs |
Beautiful | Carole King | motivation |
The Beautiful Dark | Robb Johnson | driving songs |
Beautiful Locks | The Gladiators | formal agreements |
Beautiful Night (Manic Psychopath) | Prince Paul | violence |
Beautiful Noise | Neil DIamond | noise |
Beautiful Pea Green Boat | Laurie Anderson | nursery rhymes |
Beautiful Promise | Paul Kelly | promises & choices |
Beauty | Linda Thompson | beauty |
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep | The Temptations | proverbs |
Beaux dimanches | Amadou & Miriam | the weekend |
Bebin | Sevdaliza | songs that give you goosebumps |
Became | Atmosphere | winter |
Because of You | Jackie Wilson | happiness |
Because I’m Me | The Avalanches | trombone |
Because the Night | Patti Smith Group | lust |
The Bed | Lou Reed | beds |
Bed Island | Animals That Swim | single-mindedness |
Bed Noise | Lady Saw | sound effects |
Bed of Nails | Joseph Arthur | sharp objects |
Bed of Rose’s | The Statler Brothers | influenced by gospel |
The Bed Song | Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra | chicken and egg |
pathos |
Bedazzled | Peter Cook & Dudley Moore | call and response |
Bedded Deep in Long Term Memory | The Caretaker | itching & scratching |
Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil | Australia |
Bedtime Story | Tammy Wynette | castles & palaces |
Bedward the Flying Preacher | Singers & Players | shaggy dog stories & tall tales |
The Beeching Report | iLiKETRAiNS | trains |
Beechwood Park | The Zombies | refreshment & cooling down |
Been a Son | Nirvana | feminism |
Been to Canaan | Carole King | easy listening |
Beer for Breakfast | The Replacements | drinking |
Bees | Animal Collective | insects |
Bees | Laura Cantrell | nostalgia |
Beeswing | Christy Moore | bees |
Beeswing | Richard Thompson | itinerants & migration |
Before Machines | Anna Tivel | machinery, industry & technology |
Before My Time | Johnny Cash | songs about love songs |
Before the Deluge | Jackson Browne | climate change |
Before the Hurricane | Martin Newell | wind |
Begin the Beguine | Frank Sinatra | mood-changing music |
The Beginning of Sorrow | Megadeth | bad decisions |
Behind a Painted Smile | The Isley Brothers | crying |
Behind Blue Eyes | The Who | loneliness |
Behind the Mask | Yellow Magic Orchestra | electronic music to 1983 |
Behind the Wall | Tracy Chapman | neighbours |
Behold | Culture | ears & hearing |
Behold the Miracle | Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair | miracles |
Being Boiled | The Human League | horror-inspired songs |
Being Boring | Pet Shop Boys | boredom |
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite | The Beatles | advertising |
Being Number One | Black Box Recorder | music industry |
Being with You | Smokey Robinson | indifference |
Beirut | Yasmine Hamdan | nostalgia |
Bela Lugosi’s Dead | Bauhaus | long songs |
Belfast | Orbital | Ireland |
Bell Boy | The Who | fallen heroes |
Bella Ciao | Diego Moreno | refusal |
Bellbottoms | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | coolness |
Belle | Al Green | the truth |
Belle de nuit | Les Négresses Vertes | influenced by reggae |
Bellringers / Peacock Follow the Hen | Mawkin ft Jim Causley | bells |
The Bells | Jeff Mills | mixtape closers |
The Bells | The Originals | weddings |
The Bells of Rhymney | Shawn Phillips | bells |
Belly Button Window | Jimi Hendrix | babies |
Ben | Michael Jackson | pets |
Ben Franklin’s Song | The Decemberists | electricity |
Benediction | The Weakerthans | theatre |
Beng Beng Beng | Philou Louzoulo ft Cool Joe & Elvira | tautonyms |
Bentswood Boys | Suede | suburbia |
Bequest | Rudimentary Peni | doom |
Berkeley Campus Blues | Jimmy Rushing | higher education |
A (Berlin) Drill | Wire | tools |
Bernadette | Four Tops | named after women |
Bernadette | Shriekback | non sequiturs |
Bésame Mucho | Consuelo Velázquez | songs in Spanish |
Beside You | Van Morrison | extraordinary vocals |
Bessie | Jane Siberry | four-legged livestock |
Best Days on Earth | Trashcan Sinatras | contentment |
Best Dressed Chicken in Town | Dr Alimantado | animals |
The Best Things in Life Are Free | Melbourne Ska Orchestra | gratitude |
The Best Things in Life Are Free | George Olsen & His Music | superlatives |
The Best Way to Travel | The Moody Blues | eureka moments |
Betcha by Golly Wow | The Stylistics | falsetto |
Better Decide Which Side You’re On | Tom Robinson Band | left & right |
Better Future | Errol Walker | legacy |
Better Get a Lawyer | The Cruel Sea | judges & trials |
Better Git It in Your Soul | Charles Mingus | trombone |
Better Off Dead | Bill Withers | doom |
Better Scream | Wah! Heat | end of the world |
A Better Son/Daughter | Rilo Kiley | recovery |
A Better Time | Peter Hammill | gratitude |
Better Use Your Head | Little Anthony & the Imperials | change of mind |
Betty’s Diner | Carrie Newcomer | restaurants & cafes |
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Ella Fitzgerald | stuck or trapped |
Between the Sheets | The Isley Brothers | orgasms |
Between the Wars | Billy Bragg | left wing politics |
Beware of the Beautiful Stranger | Pete Atkin | fortune tellers |
Beware of the Stranger | The Hypnotics | strangers |
Beware of Young Girls | Dory Previn | treachery & betrayal |
Bewitched | The Wedding Present | volume changes |
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered | Ella Fitzgerald | charisma |
Beykat | Youssou N’Dour | villages |
Beyond Belief | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | idioms & common expressions |
Beyond the Blue Horizon | The Three Suns | hope & resilience |
Beyond the Pale | The Mission | idioms & common expressions |
Beyond the Sea | Bobby Darin | the sea |
Beyond These Clouds the Sweetest Dream | Bill Nelson | clouds |
Bhojanam Seyya Vaarungal | Bombay Sisters | meals & mealtimes |
Bi | Living Colour | gender & LGBTQ+ |
Biathlon | Papaoke | winter sports |
Bicycle | Kath Bloom & Lauren Mazzacane | bicycles |
Bicycle | John Cale | bicycles |
Bicycle | Mark Olson & Gary Louris | bicycles |
Bicycle | St. Vincent | bicycles |
Bicycle Man | Black Mountain | bicycles |
Bicycles | Katie Elliott Quartet | surreal songs |
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) | Ry Cooder | cleansing |
Big Balls | AC/DC | whimsical songs |
The Big Bang Theory Theme | Barenaked Ladies | unusual rhymes |
The Big Beat | Billy Squier | outstanding percussion |
Big Blow | Manu Dibango | 12″ singles to 1979 |
Big Boy on a Saturday Night | Kirsty MacColl | days of the week |
Big Brother | Kanye West | hero worship |
Big Brother | Stevie Wonder | surveillance |
Big Chief | Professor Longhair | honorific titles |
Big Decision | That Petrol Emotion | left wing politics |
Big Eyed Beans from Venus | Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band | sci-fi & space |
Big Four Poster Bed | Brenda Lee | beds |
Big Hat, No Cattle | Randy Newman | lies |
Big Legged Woman (In a Short Short Mini Skirt) | Freddie King | legs & trousers |
Big Legs | Omar & the Howlers | legs & trousers |
Big Mamou | Smiley Lewis | from New Orleans |
Big Muff | John Martyn | influenced by reggae |
Big Noise from Winnetka | The Bob-Cats | double bass |
The Big Ones Get Away | Buffy Sainte-Marie | refusal |
Big Pink Cake | Razorcuts | bread & baking |
Big Red | Russell Morris | biography & autobiography |
Big River | Johnny Cash | rivers |
The Big Rock Candy Mountains | Harry McClintock | fantasy |
Big Science | Laurie Anderson | songs with talking |
Big Ship | Freddie McGregor | ships & boats |
Big Shot | Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band | funny songs |
The Big Sleep | Bat for Lashes | striking album endings |
The Big Three Killed My Baby | The White Stripes | companies & corporations |
Big Time | Peter Gabriel | social mobility |
The Big Wide | Hope & Social | Yorkshire |
Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | environment |
Bigfoot | The Weakerthans | pathos |
Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Smiths | sweetness |
Bike | Pink Floyd | striking album endings |
Biko | Peter Gabriel | justice |
Bilahari Tolijanma | Aanayampatti S. Ganesan | startling songs |
Bill Gates Must Die | John Vanderslice | internet |
Bill Is Dead | The Fall | hangovers |
Billericay Dickie | Ian Dury | accents |
Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | denial |
Billie’s Joined the Fan Club | Anorak Girl | community |
Bills, Bills, Bills | Destiny’s Child | money |
Billy Ate My Pocket | Jackie Leven | pockets |
Billy, Don’t Be a Hero | Paper Lace | volunteering |
Billy Jones | The Waifs | Jones & Joneses |
Billy Liar | The Decemberists | books |
Biloxi | Jesse Winchester | the coast |
Bin Laden | Immortal Technique | deception |
Bind Their Kings in Chains | Blyth Power | judges & trials |
Binky | Snarky Puppy | artistic trends of the 21st century |
Biology | Girls Aloud | girl groups |
Birches | Bill Morrissey | winter |
Bird-Doggin’ | Gene Vincent | hunting |
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons | Pixies | mountains |
Bird in Hand | The Upsetters | inspired by India |
A Bird in the Hand (Is Worth Two in the Bush) | The Velvelettes | proverbs |
Bird Mad Girl | The Cure | bears |
Bird of Cuzco | Nina Nastasia | birdsong |
Bird of Paradise | Charlie Parker | paradise |
Bird of Prey | Jim Morrison & the Doors | raptors |
Bird on the Wire | Leonard Cohen | similes |
Bird Song | Grateful Dead & Branford Marsalis | unlikely collaborations |
Birdbrain | Buffalo Tom | fools |
Birdhouse in Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | unusual narrators |
Birdland | Weather Report | tribute songs |
The Birds | Peter Hammill | spring |
Birds | Quasi | birds |
Birds | Neil Young | favourite live versions |
Birds and the Bees | The Bird and the Bee | bees |
The Birds in Your Garden | Pulp | waking up |
Bird’s Lament | Moondog & the London Saxophonic | nicknames & pseudonyms |
Birds of a Feather | Killing Joke | collective nouns |
Birds of a Feather | Mocky | birds |
Birds on a Feeder | Kathleen Edwards | simple pleasures |
Birdy | 22-Pistepirkko | stop-start songs |
Birth of Ghana | Lord Kitchener | Africa |
Birth of Liquid Plejades | Tangerine Dream | without percussion |
Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll | Carl Perkins | roots |
Birthday | The Sugarcubes | children |
Birthday | The Very Best | anniversaries |
Birthday Cake | Cibo Matto | birthdays |
Birthday Gal | The Replacements | birthdays |
Birthday Jamaica Version | Lee “Scratch” Perry | anniversaries |
Birthday Morning | The Association | birthdays |
Biscuits | Fink | meals & mealtimes |
Biscuits | Kacey Musgraves | songs offering advice |
Bitch Bad | Angel Haze | asking, begging & pleading |
Bitches Ain’t Shit | Ben Folds | offensive, insulting songs |
Bite This | Roxanne Shante | itching & scratching |
Bitters End | Roxy Music | genre defying |
Bittersweet Symphony | The Verve | addiction |
Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order | great keyboards |
Bjorn Again Polka | Edward II & the Red Hot Polkas | influenced by dub |
Bla Bla Bla | Philippe Katerine | worst songs |
Black | Okkervil River | secrets & secrecy |
Black Amour | Barry Adamson | black |
Black and Brown Blues | Silver Jews | colours |
The Black and White Rag | Winifred Atwell | dance instrumentals |
Black Angel Blues | Robert Nighthawk | sweetness |
Black Boy | Joel Culpepper | hope |
Black, Brown and White | Big Bill Broonzy | stereotypes |
Black Butterfly | Tio | butterflies & moths |
Black Butterfly | Deniece Williams | butterflies & moths |
Black Cab | Jens Lekman | taxis |
Black Candle | Leo Graham | blessings & curses |
Black Cat Bone | The Killer Blues Band | violin |
Black Cherry | Goldfrapp | food |
Black Coffee | All Saints | incidental music |
Black Coffee | Everlast | coffee |
Black Coffee | Humble Pie | coffee |
Black Coffee | Peggy Lee | songs that capture the zeitgeist |
Black Coffee | Tricky | sleep & insomnia |
Black Coffee in Bed | Squeeze | songs to start the morning |
Black Crow | Joni Mitchell | road trips |
Black Derby Jacket | Rancid | philosophers |
Black Diamond Bay | Bob Dylan | journalism & the news |
Black Diamond Express to Hell Part 1 | Reverend A. W. Nix | heaven & hell |
Black Dog | Led Zeppelin | perspiration |
Black Dress | Ed Harcourt | clothes |
Black Elephant | Chakra Bleu | elephants & mammoths |
Black Elk Speaks | Hawkwind | philosophers |
Black Eyed Dog | Nick Drake | scary songs |
Black Eyes | Snowden | black |
Black Eyes, Blue Tears | Shania Twain | starting over |
Black Gold | Foals | gold |
Black Gold | Esperanza Spalding ft Algebra Blessett & Lionel Loueke | education |
Black Hole Sun | Soundgarden | holes |
Black Is Black | Jungle Brothers | black |
Black Lung Heartache | Joe Bonamassa | caves |
Black Magic | Kirk Degiorgio’s Offworld | black |
Black Magic Woman | Santana | album tracks better than singles |
Black Mahogani | Moodymann | sampling & recycling |
Black Mambo | PIG | black |
Black Man | Stevie Wonder | famous people |
Black Man in a White World | Michael Kiwanuka | interlopers |
Black Market | Marlene Dietrich | markets & fairs |
The Black Mass: An Electric Storm in Hell | White Noise | electricity |
The Black Meat | Bark Psychosis | black |
Black No. 1 | Type O Negative | black |
Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) | Quincy Jones | songs to start the morning |
Black Pear Tree | The Mountain Goats & Kaki King | black |
Black Pearl | Sonny Charles & Checkmates Ltd | precious stones |
Black Queen | Stephen Stills | playing cards |
Black Radio | Robert Glasper Experiment ft Mos Def | collaborations & side projects |
Black Rain | Ben Harper | New Orleans |
Black Rose | The Maytals | roses |
Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | sound effects |
Black Satin | Miles Davis | handclaps |
Black Sheep | The Adicts | black |
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys | The Equals | equality |
Black Skunk Blues | Barbecue Bob | ironic songs |
Black Star | Radiohead | stars |
Black Starliner Must Come | Culture | waiting |
Black Steel | Tricky | covers better than the original |
Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) | Johnny Wakelin | fighting |
Black Swan | Thom Yorke | best bass lines |
Black Sweat | Prince | perspiration |
Black Tie | Grace Petrie | gender & LGBTQ+ |
Black Wa-Da-Da | Burning Spear | tautonyms |
Black Wedding | Sunn O))) | weddings |
Black Widow Spider | Dr. John | spiders |
Blackberry Blossoms | Abbey Lincoln | urban wildlife |
Blackbird | Lady Blackbird | nightingales & thrushes |
Blackheart Man | Bunny Wailer | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
Blackjack | Ray Charles | playing cards |
Blackout | British Sea Power | beer |
Blackpatch | Laura Nyro | kindness |
The Blacksmith and the Toffee-Maker | Jake Thackray | chance & coincidence |
Blackstar | David Bowie | stars |
Blackwaterside | Bert Jansch | treachery & betrayal |
Blade Runner: Main Titles | Vangelis | artificial intelligence |
Blam Blam Fever | The Valentines | guns |
Blame | Gabriels | songs to start the morning |
Blame It on My Youth | Nat King Cole | immaturity |
Blank Expression | The Specials | body language |
Blank Generation | Richard Hell & the Voidoids | from New York City |
Blanket | Urban Species | hearing, choosing & playing records |
Blarney Stone | Ween | Ireland |
Blarney’s Stoned | Alan Hawkshaw | TV theme songs |
A Blaze in the Northern Sky | Darkthrone | sky |
Blazing Apostles | Be-Bop Deluxe | redemption |
The Blend | The Herbaliser ft What What | writing |
The Blessing | Ornette Coleman | blessings & curses |
Blessing | Aira Yuuki | blessings & curses |
Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix) | Hercules and Love Affair | mixtape closers |
Blind Willie McTell | Bob Dylan | tribute songs |
Blinded by the Lights | The Streets | nightclubs |
Blister in the Sun | Violent Femmes | whispering |
Blitzkrieg Bop | Ramones | personal theme songs |
Block Buster! | The Sweet | mistaken identity |
Blonde in the Bleachers | Joni Mitchell | effects of fame |
Blood and Roses | The Smithereens | roses |
Blood Brothers | Nicole Dollanganger | bodily fluids |
Blood Count | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | blood |
Blood Makes Noise | Suzanne Vega | blood |
Blood on the Saddle | Tex Ritter | blood |
Blood Outta Stone | The Fall | acceptance |
Blood Red River | Beth Orton | non sequiturs |
Blood-Red Roses | Oysterband | roses |
Blood Red Roses | Sting | cetaceans |
Blood Sports | The Style Council | hunting |
Blood Swamp | Sunn O))) & Boris | earth, soil & dirt |
Blood Upon Copper | Seth Lakeman | caves |
Bloodflow | Smog | blood |
Bloodletting | Concrete Blonde | bodily fluids |
The Bloodmobile | They Might Be Giants | blood |
Bloodsport for All | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | army |
Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole | Martha Wainwright | hatchet jobs |
Bloody Revolutions | Crass | leadership |
tyranny & dictatorship |
Bloomsday | Samantha Crain | retro style |
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind | Ken “Snakehips” Johnson & Al Bowlly | quoting Shakespeare |
Blow Thy Horn Hunter | William Cornysh | hunting |
Blowin’ Free | Wishbone Ash | hair |
Blowin’ Smoke | Kacey Musgraves | jobs |
Blown Away | Sin Cos Tan | upbeat break-up #2 |
Blue | Kevin Ayers | blue |
Blue | Fine Young Cannibals | blue |
Blue | Joni Mitchell | blue |
Blue | Lucinda Williams | blue |
Blue Bell Knoll | Cocteau Twins | fictional places |
Blue Blood | !Action Pact! | royalty |
Blue Boots | Eric Donaldson | footwear |
The Blue Danube | Johann Strauss II | triggering dancing |
Blue Days, Black Nights | Buddy Holly | debut songs |
Blue Flowers | Dr. Octagon | trees, grass & flowers |
Blue Hotel | Chris Isaak | hotels |
Blue Hour | Turin Brakes | sunsets & twilight |
Blue in Green | Miles Davis | euphoria |
Blue Jean Blues | The Jeff Healey Band | legs & trousers |
Blue Lagoon | Laurie Anderson | quoting Shakespeare |
Blue Light | Little Walter | harmonica |
Blue Lights | Jorja Smith | alarm sounds |
Blue Monday | New Order | 1980s 12” singles |
Blue Monday | Orkestra Obsolete | old meets new |
Blue Moon | The Marcels | great backing vocals |
Blue Moon of Kentucky | Elvis Presley | double bass |
Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) | Cowboy Junkies | rare events |
Blue Mosque | Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet | lower the heartrate |
Blue Murder | Tom Robinson Band | North East England |
Blue Nile | Alice Coltrane | harp, lyre & zither |
Blue on Blue | Pet Shop Boys | blue |
Blue Raga | Davey Graham | inspired by India |
Blue Rondo à la Turk | Dave Brubeck Quartet | finish where they begin |
Blue Suede Shoes | Elvis Presley | shoes |
Blue Velvet | Bobby Vinton | rough & smooth |
Blue Would Still Be Blue | Guillemots | blue |
Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) | Miles Davis | anti-Christmas songs |
Blue Yodel No. 1 | Jimmie Rodgers | American west |
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Muleskinner Blues) | Jimmie Rodgers | manual labour |
Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino | fruit |
Bluebird | Buffalo Springfield | album tracks better than singles |
Bluejeans and Moonbeams | Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band | legs & trousers |
The Blues Are Still Blue | Belle and Sebastian | cleansing |
The Blues Came Falling Down | Al Hibbler | falling |
Blues for Ceausescu | The Fatima Mansions | cruel songs |
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll | Muddy Waters | harmonica |
Blues Palace | John Gorka | castles & palaces |
Blues Run the Game | Jackson C. Frank | moving on |
Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | self-referential songs |
Boat Journey | Tony Allen | obstacles |
The Boat of Millions of Years | Van der Graaf Generator | raptors |
The Boat That I Row | Lulu | ships & boats |
Boat to Bolivia | Martin Stephenson & the Daintees | the impossible |
The Boatman | Levellers | independence |
Bob | Drive-By Truckers | male names |
B.O.B. | OutKast | songs with vim |
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream | Bob Dylan | shaggy dog stories & tall tales |
Bob Wilson – Anchorman | Half Man Half Biscuit | famous people |
Bobby James | N.E.R.D. | character songs |
Bobby Sox Blues | T-Bone Walker | youth cults |
Bodies | Sex Pistols | sweary songs |
Body and Soul | Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
Body Language | John Holt & Gregory Isaacs | body language |
Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix) | Beastie Boys | dancing |
The Body of an American | The Pogues | celebration |
Body Talk | Imagination | body language |
Bodyrock | Moby | bodily motion & exercise |
Bohemian Like You | The Dandy Warhols | coolness |
Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | capital punishment |
Boil the Kettle, Mother | The Id | gases |
The Boiler | Rhoda with The Special AKA | scary songs |
Bold Sir Rylas | Spiers and Boden | forests & woodlands |
The Boldest Cats | Max Koffler | dares |
Bombed Again Last Night | Oh, What a Lovely War! Cast | survival |
Bomber | Motörhead | flying |
The Bone of Song | Josh Ritter | songwriting |
Bonebag | The Cult | bones |
Bones | Editors | bones |
Bones of Elvis | Inner City Unit | Elvis |
Bones of Ribbon | London Grammar | bones |
Boneyard | Jon Cleary | bones |
Bonnie and Clyde | Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot | crime |
The Bonny Black Hare | Fairport Convention | orgasms |
The Bonny Earl o’Moray | Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears | indecipherable songs |
Boogie Everywhere I Go | John Lee Hooker | rhythm, beat & boogie |
Boogie in the Mud | Danny James | earth, soil & dirt |
Boogie Oogie Oogie | A Taste of Honey | tautonyms |
Boogie Wonderland | Earth, Wind & Fire ft The Emotions | triggering dancing |
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | The Andrews Sisters with Vic Shoen & His Orchestra | army |
The Book I Read | Talking Heads | reading |
The Book Lovers | Broadcast | nerds & geeks |
The Book of Love | The Magnetic Fields | Valentine’s Day songs |
Book of Love | The Monotones | literary songs |
Booker’s Guitar | Eric Bibb | guitars |
The Booklovers | The Divine Comedy | literary songs |
writing |
Books About UFOs | Hüsker Dü | libraries |
Boom Bang-a-Bang | Lulu | noise |
Boom Biddy Boom | Freschard | onomatopoeia |
Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker | noise |
Boom Clap | Charli XCX | falling in love |
Boomerang | Barenaked Ladies | can’t live with or without you |
Boomer’s Story | Ry Cooder | itinerants & migration |
Bootylicious | Destiny’s Child | body language |
Bop | Brandt Brauer Frick | minimalist songs |
Boplicity | Miles Davis | coolness |
Border Song | Elton John | influenced by gospel |
Borderline | Madonna | edges & ledges |
Borders | M.I.A. | compass points |
Bored | Destroy All Monsters | boredom |
Bored Teenagers | The Adverts | adolescence |
Boredom | Buzzcocks | boredom |
Boredom | Tyler, the Creator ft Rex Orange County & Anna of the North | boring & dull |
Boris | Boris with Merzbow | drone music |
Boris the Spider | The Who | spiders |
Born Again Cretin | Robert Wyatt | regressing & reversing |
Born for a Purpose / Reason for Living | Dr Alimantado | meaning of life |
Born in Chains | Leonard Cohen | roots |
Born in the U.S.A. (demo version) | Bruce Springsteen | America |
Born on the Floor | The Make-Up | babies & childbirth |
Born Slippy .NUXX | Underworld | songs that aren’t what they seem |
Born This Way | Lady Gaga | normal & abnormal |
Born to Be Wild | Steppenwolf | motorbikes |
Born Too Late | The Poni-Tails | regrets |
Born Under a Bad Sign | Richard Hawley | star signs |
Born Under a Good Sign | Teenage Fanclub | omens & prophecies |
Borracho | Mark Lanegan | whiskey |
The Boss | James Brown | boastful songs |
Both Sides, Now | Joni Mitchell | two – part 1 |
The Bottle | Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson | drinking |
Bottle of Smoke | The Pogues | horses |
Bottle Rocket | The Go! Team | joyous songs |
Bottle to the Baby | Charlie Feathers | babies |
Bottle Up and Explode! | Elliott Smith | stiff upper lip |
Bottom to the Top | Joan Armatrading | overturning the odds |
Boulder to Birmingham | Emmylou Harris | bereavement |
Bound by the Beauty | Jane Siberry | beauty |
Boundaries | Leena Conquest & Hip Hop Finger | obstacles |
Boundless Love | John Prine | spring cleaning & household chores |
Bout de Doigts | The Brian Jonestown Massacre | underrated artists |
Bowels of the Beast | The Raveonettes | monsters |
Bowling Alley Bar | The Handsome Family | apologies |
Box 202 | Yachts | aviation |
Box of Rain | Grateful Dead | kindness |
The Boxer | Simon & Garfunkel | broken promises |
Boxers | Morrissey | fighting |
Boxing My Shadow | K’naan | tiredness |
The Boy in the Bubble | Paul Simon | accordion |
The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica | harp, lyre & zither |
A Boy Named Sue | Johnny Cash | songs with jokes |
The Boy Who Stood Still | Frost* | the invisible |
Boy with a Coin | Iron & Wine | coins |
Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head | Cat Stevens | seduction |
Boycott Me! | Mischief Brew | resistance |
The Boys Are Back in Town | Thin Lizzy | reunions |
Boys Don’t Cry | The Cure | repression |
Boys from the County Hell | The Pogues | made you fall in love with music |
Boys in Town | Divinyls | underwear |
The Boys of Summer | Don Henley | nostalgia |
Boys Wanna Fight | Garbage | fighting |
Bozos | Amadou & Mariam | 3/4 time |
Bracelets of Sound | Harry Beckett | hats & accessories |
Bradman | Paul Kelly & the Colored Girls | winners |
Braided Hair | 1 Giant Leap ft Speech & Neneh Cherry | knots & ties |
Brain Cloudy Blues | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | clouds |
Brain Damage / Eclipse | Pink Floyd | crisis |
Brain of J. | Pearl Jam | conspiracy theories & paranoia |
The Brain Song | Weird Al Yankovic | the brain |
Brainy | The National | intelligence |
Brand New Beat | Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps | modernity |
Brand New Key | Melanie | fads & crazes |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major | Johann Sebastian Bach | driving songs |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major: I. Allegro | Johann Sebastian Bach | flutes, pipes & whistles |
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) | Looking Glass | memorabilia & souvenirs |
Brass Buttons | Gram Parsons | mothers |
Brass in Pocket | The Pretenders | flirting |
Brave & Strong | Sly and the Family Stone | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks |
Brave New World | Jeff Wayne | caves |
Brazen (Weep) | Skunk Anansie | stiff upper lip |
Bread and Butter | The Newbeats | bread, cakes, pastry & biscuits |
Bread and Circuses | Billy Bragg with Natalie Merchant | bread, cakes, pastry & biscuits |
Bread and Wine | Anthony Reynolds | bread, cakes, pastry & biscuits |
Breadcrumb Trail | Slint | carnivals & funfairs |
Breadfan | Budgie | bread & baking |
Break | Fugazi | breaking things |
Break Away | The Beach Boys | breaking things |
Break Down the Walls | Mikey Dread | breaking things |
Break My Stride | Matthew Wilder | motivation |
Break On Through (To the Other Side) | The Doors | borders, barriers, walls & fences |
Break the Dawn | Crystal & S. Koshi | piano songs |
Break Ya Neck | Busta Rhymes ft Twista | indecipherable songs |
Breakfast | The Associates | meals & mealtimes |
Breakfast | Le Le | meals & mealtimes |
Breakfast in Baghdad | Youn Sun Nah | specific or obscure places |
Breakfast in Bed | Lorna Bennett | relaxation & leisure |
Breakfast in Bed | Dusty Springfield | sexy songs |
Breakfast with Johnny Dowd | Sir Vincent Lone | meals & mealtimes |
Breakin’ Bread | The J.B.’s | meals & mealtimes |
Breakin’ Down the Walls of Heartache | The Bandwagon | obstacles |
Breaking News | Half Man Half Biscuit | funny songs |
Breaking the Habit | Linkin Park | starting over |
Breaking the Law | Judas Priest | criminals |
The Breaks | Kurtis Blow | breaking things |
The Brean Lament | June Tabor | tides |
Breath Kissing Matter’s Mouth | Tangerine Dream | breathing |
Breathe | Abney Park | breathing |
Breathe | Maria McKee | breathing |
Breathe! | Ministry | breathing |
Breathe and Stop | Q-Tip | stop-start songs |
Breathe Me | Sia | stop-start songs |
Breathing | Kate Bush | nuclear war |
Breathing Fear | Kitchens of Distinction | homosexuality |
Breathing Machine | Annea Lockwood | machines, robots & computers |
Breathless | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | waking up |
Breathless | Jerry Lee Lewis | audible breaths |
Breaths | Sweet Honey in the Rock | breathing |
Brecon Beacons | Supergrass | witches |
Breed | Nirvana | indifference |
Breeze on the Tees | Painted Places | North East England |
The Breeze Whispered Your Name | Isobel Campbell | whispering |
Breezin’ | Gabor Szabo | refreshment & cooling down |
Brian Rix | The Brilliant Corners | laughter |
Brian Wilson | Barenaked Ladies | songwriting |
Brianstorm | Arctic Monkeys | insulting songs |
Brick | Ben Folds Five | mistakes |
Brick House | Commodores | being fat |
Brickbat | Billy Bragg | getting older |
Brid Og Ni Mhailley | The Corrs | Gaelic songs |
Bridal Train | The Waifs | leaving or being left behind |
The Bride Stripped Bare (by “Bachelors”) | Bonzo Dog Band | music industry |
The Bridge | Elton John | bridges |
The Bridge of Khazad-dûm | Howard Shore | caves |
Bridge Over Troubled Water | Aretha Franklin | bridges |
Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | bridges |
Bridges | Betty Carter | audible breaths |
Bridges and Balloons | Joanna Newsom | bridges |
Brief Encounter | High Contrast | brevity |
The Brigadier | Jake Thackray | honorific titles |
Brigg Fair | The Full English | without percussion |
Brigg’s Corn Shucking Jig | Carolina Chocolate Drops | clicking, tapping & stomping |
Bright Lights, Big City | Jimmy Reed | light |
Bright Morning Stars | Abigail Washburn | getting brighter |
The Bright New Year | Bert Jansch | new year |
Bright Side of the Road | Van Morrison | getting brighter |
Bright Sunny Morning | Bert Jansch | September 11 attacks |
Bright Sunshine | Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission | museums, galleries & exhibitions |
Brighter | Slowdive | getting brighter |
Brighter As We Fall | Engineers | getting brighter |
Brighter Days | Sauti Sol & Soweto Gospel Choir | getting brighter |
Brighter Days / Brighter Daze | Stanton Davis’ Ghetto/Mysticism | getting brighter |
Brighter Now | Razorcuts | getting brighter |
Brighton Rock | Queen | echoes |
Brimful of Asha | Cornershop | inspired by or about films |
Bring It On Home to Me | Sam Cooke | great backing vocals |
Bring Me Sunshine | Morecambe and Wise | laughter |
Bring Me to Life | Evanescence | starting over |
Bring the Noise | Public Enemy, Anthrax & Ice T | noise |
Bringing My Knife | Captain Slackship’s Mezzanine Allstars | knives |
Brink of Death | Childe Harolde | psychedelic songs |
British Hustle | Hi-Tension | Britain |
British People in Hot Weather | The Fall | heat |
The Broadcast | Wings | solo Beatles songs |
Broke and Hungry | Skip James | songs of desperation |
Brokedown Palace | Grateful Dead | adult lullabies |
Broken | A Place to Bury Strangers | breaking things |
Broken Bones and Pocket Change | St. Paul & the Broken Bones | accents |
Broken English | Marianne Faithfull | left wing politics |
Broken Face | Pixies | short songs |
Broken Furniture | John Foxx & Louis Gordon | confusion & delusion |
Broken Heart | Spiritualized | the heart |
Broken Household Appliance National Forest | Grandaddy | rural songs |
Broken Promise | Placebo | broken promises |
Broken Toys | 22 Pistepirkko | toys |
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp | Led Zeppelin | pets |
Bronco | Femme en Fourrure | lust |
The Brooklyn Bridge | Frank Sinatra | bridges |
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Bing Crosby | money |
Brother Louie | Hot Chocolate | songs with talking |
Brother Noah | The Shadows | honorific titles |
Brother Rat / What Slayde Says | NoMeansNo | treachery & betrayal |
Brown | Ken Nordine | brown |
Brown Baby | Oscar Brown Jr. | brown |
Brown Ballad | Quincy Jones | harmonica |
Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison | na-na-hey-hey songs |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man | Chuck Berry | great opening lines |
Brown Paper Bag | Syndicate of Sound | bags & containers |
Brown Rice | Don Cherry | brown |
Brown Skin | India Arie | skin |
Brown Skin Girl | Sonny Rollins | brown |
Brown Sugar | D’Angelo | brown |
Brriak! | Zap Mama | a cappella |
Bruces’ Philosophers Song | Monty Python | philosophers |
Bruja | La Perla | witches |
Brujas | Princess Nokia | witches |
Brunceling’s Song | The Fatima Mansions | spying |
Brunel | The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing | machinery, industry & technology |
Buachaill Ón Éirne | Clannad | Gaelic songs |
Bubbles | Biffy Clyro | one word titles |
Bubbles in My Beer | George Jones | beer |
Buck and the Preacher | I-Roy | movie & TV stars |
Buck Rogers | Feeder | overturning the odds |
Bud the Spud | Stompin’ Tom Connors | Canada |
Buddy Bye | Johnny Osbourne | stop-start songs |
Buenas Tardes Amigo | Ween | revenge |
Buenos Aires Beach | The War on Drugs | South America |
Buenos Aires Hora Cero | Astor Piazzolla | expressing movement of walking |
Buffalo Ballet | John Cale | afternoon |
Buffalo Soldier | Bob Marley & the Wailers | migrants & refugees |
Buffalo Stance | Neneh Cherry | confidence |
The Bug | Jerry Dallman & the Knightcaps | dance styles |
The Bug | Magnetic Man | internet |
Bug Powder Dust | Bomb the Bass with Justin Warfield | literary songs |
Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn | Bryn Terfel | Gaelic songs |
The Buggy Boogie Woogie | Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band | spiders |
Build | The Housemartins | buildings |
Build Me Up Buttercup | The Foundations | punctuality |
Building Steam with a Grain of Salt | DJ Shadow | teachers |
Building the City of Light | Mike Scott | decisive songs |
Built for Comfort | Howlin’ Wolf | being fat |
Built to Last | Mêlée | resilience |
Bulbs | Van Morrison | one word titles |
Bull in the Heather | Sonic Youth | fetishes |
Bullet in the Head | Rage Against the Machine | guns |
Bullets | Cloth & the Compton Cricket Club | cricket |
Bullets | Tunng | blessings & curses |
Bullfrog | Johnny Moore & His New Blazers | amphibians |
Bullfrog Blues | Rory Gallagher | favourite live versions |
The Bullfrog Patrol | Duncan Sisters | amphibians |
Bullitt | Lalo Schifrin | police |
Bunny (Song for a Crochet Alligator) | Shari Elf | knots & ties |
Burenai Ai de | Mitchie M | dance instrumentals |
Burn and Rob | Paleface | mood-changing music |
Burn Hollywood Burn | Public Enemy ft Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane | fire |
inspired by or about films |
Burn the Honeysuckle | The Gourds | starting fires |
Burn the Witch | Queens of the Stone Age | New England |
Burning Down the House | Talking Heads | fire |
Burning House | Cam | nightmares |
Burning of the Midnight Lamp | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | loneliness |
Burning Tiger, Screaming Me | Hazel Nuts Chocolate | tigers |
Burning Up | Madonna | fire |
Burnout | Green Day | indifference |
Bury a Friend | Billie Eilish | horror-inspired songs |
Bury Me Deep in Love | The Triffids | start with the chorus |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Buffy Sainte-Marie | scandal |
Bus Stop | The Hollies | buses |
Bushonomics | Talib Kweli & Cornel West | villains |
Busted | Ray Charles | adversity |
Bustin’ Loose | Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers | motivation |
Busy Doin’ Nothin’ | The Beach Boys | visitors |
Busy Line | Rose Murphy | odd noises & instruments |
But Beautiful | Billie Holiday | opposites |
But It Sure Is Fun | Willie Dixon | fun |
Buttercup | Brad | odd couples |
Buttercup (I’m a Super Girl) | Shonen Knife | superheroes |
Butterflies Are Free | The Free Design | butterflies & moths |
Butterfly | Terry Callier | butterflies & moths |
Butterfly | Screaming Trees | butterflies & moths |
Butterfly | Talvin Singh | butterflies & moths |
Butterfly | Scott Walker | insects |
The Butterfly Collector | The Jam | prostitution |
Butterfly Mind | Arcesia | worst songs |
Button Up Your Overcoat | Ruth Etting | songs offering advice |
Buy Nothing Day | The Go! Team | nothing |
Buy or Beware | Mellow Candle | water |
Buzzin’ Fly | Tim Buckley | insects |
By the Time I Get to Arizona | Public Enemy | US cities & states |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Glen Campbell | change of mind |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Isaac Hayes | covers better than the original |
By This River | Brian Eno | krautrock |
BYC! | Terminal Heads | offensive, insulting songs |
Bye Bye Pride | The Go-Betweens | long-distance relationships |
Byker Hill | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | North East England |
B.Y.O.B. | System of a Down | US presidents |