Song Title | Artist | Topic |
Ka-Ding-Dong | The G-Clefs | bells |
Kahaan Se Aaya, Kahaan Jaaoge? | Prahlad Tipanya | positive songs |
Kala Djula | Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté | supergroups |
Kalasnjikov | Goran Bregović & the Tzigane Brass Orchestra | ensembles, big bands & orchestras |
Kali Yuga Part 3 (Autumn of Aeons) | Therion | end of the world |
Kalinka | Alexandrov Ensemble Choir | Russia |
Kaltes klares Wasser | Malaria! vs Chicks on Speed | cleansing |
Kalyana Samayal Saadham | Thiruchi Loganathan | laughter |
Kandinsky | Joseph Arthur | shadows |
Kandy Korn | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | nuts & edible seeds |
Kangaroo | This Mortal Coil | similes |
Kansas | The Wolfgang Press | US presidents |
Karate | Babymetal | determination |
Karate | Brad Paisley ft Charlie Daniels | fighting |
Karen | The Go-Betweens | libraries |
Karn Evil 9 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | visitors |
Karussell | Michael Rother | fairgrounds |
Kashmir | Led Zeppelin | Asia |
Kate Moss | Maximilian Hecker | fashion |
Katherine of Oregon | Al Stewart | contentment |
Kathy Come Home | The Mock Turtles | asking, begging & pleading |
Katie’s Tea | Camille | tea |
Katrina Klap / Dollar Day | Mos Def | natural disasters |
Kay | John Wesley Ryles | gripping or intriguing narrative |
Kaya | Bob Marley & the Wailers | marijuana |
Kayleigh | Marillion | memory |
Keep a Knockin’ | Little Richard | obstacles |
Keep an Eye on Love | Ernestine Anderson | eyes & sight |
Keep Away | Lou Reed | refusal |
Keep Cool Babylon | Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus | songs to start the morning |
Keep Everything Under Your Hat | Alexander “Skip” Spence | hats & accessories |
(Keep Feeling) Fascination | The Human League | synth pop 1980-2000 |
Keep It Part Two | Dexys Midnight Runners | different 7″ versions |
Keep On Churnin’ (Till the Butter Comes) | Wynonie Harris | recipe songs |
Keep On Dancing | The Gentrys | false endings |
Keep On Going On | Curtis Mayfield | persistence |
Keep On Pushing | The Impressions | single-mindedness |
Keep On Running | The Spencer Davis Group | persistence |
Keep On Truckin’ | Eddie Kendricks | driving songs |
Keep Right On to the End of the Road | Harry Lauder | persistence |
Keep Your Hand on the Throttle | Brother Rodney | switches & buttons |
Keep Your Handouts, Give Us Back Our Land | Archie Roach | rejection |
The Keeper | Bonobo ft Andreya Triana | peace |
Keeper of the Castle | Four Tops | castles & palaces |
Kelly Watch the Stars (Remix Par Moog Cookbook) | Air | sci-fi & space |
Kennedy | Toquiwa | fruit |
Kentucky Skank | The Upsetters | recipe songs |
Kenuwee Head | Voodoo Queens | movie & TV stars |
Kerosene | Big Black | fire |
The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) | Las Ketchup | songs in Spanish |
Kevin Carter | Manic Street Preachers | famous people |
The Key | Speech Debelle | keys & locks |
Key to the Highway | Derek and the Dominos | keys & locks |
The Keys of Canterbury | Show of Hands | pick-up lines & marriage proposals |
Kia Ora (Lab Rat Dub) | Redmenace | hello |
Kick | INXS | spirit of 2021 |
Kick Out the Jams | MC5 | rallying cries |
Kick, Push | Lupe Fiasco | gripping or intriguing narrative |
Kicking Television | Wilco | television |
Kicks | FKA twigs | striking album endings |
Kid | The Pretenders | babies |
The Kid from Belmont Street | Richmond Fontaine | coming of age |
Kidney Bongos | Wire | misheard, nonsense or inaudible lyrics |
The Kids | Lou Reed | unsettling songs |
Kids | Style of Eye | youthfulness |
The Kids Are Alright | The Who | denial |
Kids in America | Kim Wilde | America |
Kije’s Ouija | The Free Design | board games |
Kilkelly, Ireland | Robbie O’Connell | exile |
Kill the King | Rainbow | royalty |
Kill the Poor | Dead Kennedys | poverty |
Killed by Sweets | Grandadbob | sweet foods |
Killer | Van der Graaf Generator | fish & other aquatic life |
Killer Queen | Queen | queens |
Killerman Gold Posse | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | treasure |
Killing an Arab | The Cure | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
Killing in the Name | Rage Against the Machine | sweary songs |
Killing Jar | Richard Thompson | unsettling songs |
Killing Me Softly with His Song | Roberta Flack | singing |
The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) | Rod Stewart | violence |
Kimberly | Patti Smith | alliteration |
Kimiad | Alan Stivell | Gaelic songs |
Kimigayo | Kou Kakinohara, Chie Hanawa & Yoshimi Tsujimoto | national anthems |
Kind and Generous | Natalie Merchant | gifts & giving |
The King | Steeleye Span | old and new |
King and Country | Seth Lakeman | D-day |
King and Lionheart | Of Monsters and Men | kings |
The King and Queen of England | Sandy Denny | royalty |
King Creosote’s Wineglass Symphony | Lone Pigeon | glass |
King Harvest (Has Surely Come) | The Band | rural songs |
King Henry | Steeleye Span | kings |
King Heroin | James Brown | cocaine & heroin |
The King in the Tree | Shriekback | books #2 |
The King Is Dead | The Herd | fallen heroes |
The King Is Half-Undressed | Jellyfish | fairytales |
The King Knows How | Over the Rhine | Elvis |
King Kong Frown | Departure Lounge | faces |
King Midas in Reverse | The Hollies | losers |
King of Birds | R.E.M. | eureka moments |
King of Everything | Boy George | kings |
King of Illusion (Dub) | Jah Wobble ft PJ Higgins | illusions |
King of Mexico | Bap Kennedy | kings |
King of New York | Fun Lovin’ Criminals | outlaws & rebels |
King of Nothing Ever | East River Pipe | losers |
King of Rock | Run-D.M.C. | royalty |
showing off |
The King of Rock ’n’ Roll | Prefab Sprout | songs that go ‘la’ |
The King of Rome | Dave Sudbury | famous or notable animals |
The King of Rome | June Tabor | victory |
The King of Rome | The Unthanks with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band | brass songs |
kings |
King of Straw | Slapp Happy | honorific titles |
starting fires |
King of the Barley | Jackie Leven | being a man or a woman |
King of the Road | Roger Miller | independence |
King of the Road | The Proclaimers | kings |
King Strut | Peter Blegvad | using your imagination |
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown | Augustus Pablo | B sides |
Kingdom | Ultramarine | Britain |
Kingdom of Heaven | 13th Floor Elevators | paradise |
King’s Call | Phil Lynott | Elvis |
King’s Lead Hat | Brian Eno | clothes |
Kings of the Wild Frontier | Adam and the Ants | royalty |
Kinky Afro | Happy Mondays | arresting opening lines |
Kinky Love | Pale Saints | fetishes |
Kiri’s Piano | James Keelaghan | furniture |
Kiss | Prince and the Revolution | pragmatism |
Kiss Me | Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy | incidental music |
Kiss Me | The Wave Pictures | the Beatles |
Kiss Me Again | Dinosaur | 12″ singles to 1979 |
Kiss Me, Hold Me and Eat Me | Ballboy | kissing |
Kiss Me on My Neck | Erykah Badu | spine & neck |
Kiss Off | Violent Femmes | patterns & sequences |
Kissing with Confidence | Will Powers | kissing |
Kite Flying | Willard Grant Conspiracy | hobbies |
Kites | Simon Dupree & the Big Sound | aviation |
Kites Are Fun | The Free Design | toys |
Kitty | The Presidents of the United States of America | animal sounds |
Kiwembo | Sobanza Mimanisa | favourite live versions |
Kizolele | Somo Somo & Mose Se Sengo | songs with sudden changes |
KKKitchens, What Were You Thinking? | Mclusky | bad decisions |
Knee Socks | Arctic Monkeys | underwear |
Knickerbocker | Fujiya & Miyagi | underwear |
Knife | Aztec Camera | sharp objects |
The Knife | Kyla La Grange | knives |
A Knife and a Fork (The Massively Parallel Mix) | Think Tank | tools |
Knife Slits Water | A Certain Ratio | knives |
Knock | Imelda May | patterns & sequences |
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door | Bob Dylan | the afterlife |
Knots | Gentle Giant | a cappella |
Knots | Lisa Hannigan | knots & ties |
Know Your Product | The Saints | opening album tracks |
Know Your Rights | The Clash | ironic songs |
Knowledge Is Power | The Ethiopians | knowledge |
Knuckles the Dog (Who Helps People) | Killdozer | empathy |
Kodachrome | Paul Simon | obsolete things |
Koduthathellam Koduthaan | T. M. Soundararajan | gifts & giving |
Koke’e | Dennis Kamakahi | quiet songs |
Koko | Charlie Parker | more questions than answers |
Kokomo | The Beach Boys | steelpan |
Kometenmelodie 2 | Kraftwerk | krautrock |
Komm gib mir deine Hand | The Beatles | foreign language versions |
Komoriuta | Hozan Yamamoto | flutes, pipes & whistles |
Konchugun | Jun Togawa | onomatopoeia |
Konichiwa Bitches | Robyn | Asian cities |
Konnichiwa | Shonen Knife | hello |
Konono Wa Wa Wa | Konono Nº1 | outstanding percussion |
Konoyo no Hana | Chiyoko Shimakura | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
Kooks | David Bowie | fathers |
survival |
Kool Thing | Sonic Youth | fear |
Kora (Live) | GoGo Penguin | old meets new |
Kora Tune | Amadou Diagne | songs by buskers |
The Koran, the Ghan and a Yarn | David Bridie | 19th century life |
Kowalski | Primal Scream | single-mindedness |
Kowloon, Hong Kong | The Reynettes | Asian cities |
Krautrock | Faust | krautrock |
Krigsgaldr | Heilung | paganism |
Krishna Blue | David Sylvian | inspired by India |
Ku Klux Klan | Steel Pulse | alliteration |
The Kumquat Kids | Eddie Henderson | orange |
Kun Faya Kun | Berklee Indian Ensemble | high-pitched vocals |
Kundalini | 23 Skidoo | raise the heartrate |
Kung Fu | Ash | hobbies |
Kung Fu Fighting | Carl Douglas | fighting |
Kurai Onrum Illai: Ragamalika | M. S. Subbulakshmi | spiritual songs |
Kurious Oranj | The Fall | biography & autobiography |
Kurohato (Aogashima Island) | LUCA | lower the heartrate |