Song Title | Artist | Topic |
S-S-Single Bed | Fox | beds |
Saara Zamana | Kishore Kumar | songs that express excess |
Sabiá | Clara Nunes | orange |
Sabrina | Einstürzende Neubauten | colours |
Sacerdotes de Amón | Iceberg | fortune tellers |
Sacré francais | Dimitri from Paris | France |
Sacrifice | Gregory Isaacs | paradise |
Sacrificed Sons | Dream Theater | September 11 attacks |
The Sacro-Iliac | 10cc | joints of the body |
S.A.D. | Steve Ignorant’s Slice of Life | empathy |
Sad Arse Strippa | Lady Sovereign | funny songs |
Sad (Garden) | Utro | gardens |
Sad Sweet Dreamer | Sweet Sensation | start with the chorus |
Sadie | Joanna Newsom | pets |
Saeta | Miles Davis | parades |
Safe from Harm | Massive Attack | conditional phrases |
Safeway Cart | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | companies & corporations |
Saginaw, Michigan | Lefty Frizzell | songs with a twist |
Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody | Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir | handclaps |
Saigo no Ice Cream | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | ice cream |
Sail On Sailor | The Beach Boys | the sea |
Sail to the Moon | Radiohead | fathers |
Sailing to Philadelphia | Mark Knopfler ft James Taylor | pioneers |
The Sailor’s Bonnet | The Gloaming | violin |
A Sailor’s Life | Fairport Convention | long songs |
Saint Jerome in the Desert Observes Hunting Hawks | Them Bird Things | raptors |
Saint Julian | Julian Cope | lost and found |
Saint Mary | Sparklehorse | hospitals |
Saint Sylvestre | Les Innocents | tradition |
Saint Vitus | Saint Vitus | saints & martyrs |
Saints | The Breeders | fairgrounds |
Sáivu | Torgeir Vassvik | paganism |
Sakura | Yanawaraba | pink |
Sakura Sakura | Unknown Japanese folk singer | pink |
Salad Days | Young Marble Giants | minimalist songs |
Salamander | Jethro Tull | amphibians |
Salamandrina | Einstürzende Neubauten | amphibians |
Sally | Gogol Bordello | multilingual songs |
Sally Cinnamon | The Stone Roses | sweet foods |
Sally Go ’Round the Roses | The Jaynetts | flowers |
Sally MacLennane | The Pogues | goodbye |
Sally’s Pigeons | Cyndi Lauper | platonic love |
Salmon Coloured Man | Malia | pink |
The Salmon Song | Steve Hillage | fish & other aquatic life |
Salt of the Earth | The Rolling Stones | social class |
Salt Peanuts | Dizzy Gillespie | ten words or fewer |
Saltash Bells | John Surman | saxophone |
Salted Caramel Ice Cream | Metronomy | ice cream |
Saltwater Cowboy | The Pigram Brothers | treasure |
Salty Dog | Flogging Molly | pirates |
A Salty Dog | Procol Harum | the sea |
Samain Night | Loreena McKennitt | paganism |
Samba Pa Ti | Santana | gentleness |
Sambadrome | Big Audio Dynamite | South America |
Same Boat | Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Zak Abel | cello |
Same Thing in Reverse | Boy George | equality |
Sámiid ædnan | Sverre Kjlesberg & Mattis Hætta | frozen north |
Sample and Hold | Neil Young | substitutions |
San Bernardino | The Mountain Goats | cello |
San Franciscan Nights | Eric Burdon & the Animals | saints & martyrs |
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) | Scott McKenzie | songs that capture the zeitgeist |
Sand | Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood | idioms & common expressions |
Sandcastles | Bomb the Bass with Bernard Fowler | sand |
Sandpaper | Taska Black ft Ayelle | sand |
Sandwriting | Chris Rea | tides |
Sangue Latino | Secos & Molhados | androgynous vocals |
Sans Culottes | Sophie Les Bas Bleus | legs & trousers |
Santa Claus | The Sonics | anti-Christmas songs |
Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto | James Brown | alternative Christmas songs |
Sapokanikan | Joanna Newsom | unusual rhymes |
Sara | Bob Dylan | named after women |
Sari | Nellie McKay | guilt & apology |
Satan Lied to Me | The Louvin Brothers | deception |
Satanic Messiah | The Mountain Goats | charisma |
Sateenkaarilaulu | Yona & Orkesteri Liikkuvat Pilvet | rainbows |
Satin Doll | Terry Callier | Valentine’s Day songs |
Satin Sheets | Jeanne Pruett | fabrics |
Satisfied Mind | Jeff Buckley | retrospection |
Satori Part 1 | Flower Travellin’ Band | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks |
Satta Massagana | The Abyssinians | multilingual songs |
Saturday | Sparklehorse | quiet songs |
The Saturday Boy | Billy Bragg | unrequited love |
Saturday Gigs | Mott the Hoople | self-referential songs |
Saturday Maybe | The Incredible String Band | rendezvous |
Saturday Night | Kaiser Chiefs | parties & going out |
Saturday Night at the Duck-Pond | The Cougars | classical songs |
Saturday Night Fish Fry | The Blue Dots | meals & mealtimes |
Saturday Night Fish Fry | Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five | Friday & Saturday |
Saturday Night Special | Lynyrd Skynyrd | guns |
Saturday, Saturday | Indeep Bakshi, Badshah, Akriti Kakar | days of the week |
Saturday Sun | Nick Drake | Friday & Saturday |
Saturday’s Kids | The Jam | boring & dull |
Saturn 5 | Inspiral Carpets | great keyboards |
Sauflieder (Pot Pourri) | Die 3 Besoffskis | tradition |
Savane | Ali Farka Touré | rural songs |
Save It for Someone Who Cares | The Leisure Society | indifference |
Save My Soul | Wimple Winch | best bass lines |
Save the Children | Marvin Gaye | ambition |
Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | dancing |
Saved | LaVern Baker | starting over |
Saving Up to Go Bankrupt | Mike Rimbaud | banks & banking |
Saviour Pass Me Not | Swan Silvertones | Jesus |
Savoy | Lucky Millinder | nightclubs |
Savoy Truffle | The Beatles | chocolate |
Sax Battle in NYC Subway | Unknown saxophonists | saxophone |
Say Goodbye | Bigg Jus ft Jerold Marcellus Bryant | normal & abnormal |
Say Goodbye to Hollywood | Billy Joel | Hollywood |
Say Goodbye to It All | Chris de Burgh | D-day |
Say Hello | Drugstore | hello |
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye | Soft Cell | goodbye |
hello |
Say It Ain’t So, Joe | Roger Daltrey | cheating |
Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud | James Brown | call and response |
Say Man | Bo Diddley | insulting songs |
Say You Don’t Mind | Colin Blunstone | androgynous vocals |
Saying Goodbye to His Horse | Splodgenessabounds | worst songs |
Scallywag | Jake Thackray | bad boys & bad girls |
Scandale dans la famille | Les Surfs | songs with a twist |
Scandinavian Design | Sparks | decor |
Scarborough Fair / Canticle | Simon & Garfunkel | finish where they begin |
Scare Easy | Mudcrutch | songs that fit every topic |
Scarlet Begonias | Grateful Dead | sixth sense |
Scarlet Ribbons | Róisín Murphy | fathers and daughters |
Scarred | Sulpher | being scared |
Scarred Knees | Esther Phillips | joints of the body |
Scattered Black and Whites | Elbow | domestic songs |
Scattered Pearls | Casiotone for the Painfully Alone | precious stones |
Scenario | A Tribe Called Quest | songs with special guests |
Scene Through the Eye of a Lens | Family | photographs |
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Billy Joel | Italy |
Scenic World | Beirut | accordion |
Scentless Apprentice | Nirvana | books #2 |
Scheherazade | Panda Bear | classical songs |
Schindler’s List Theme | John Williams | kindness |
School | Nirvana | school |
School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) | Chuck Berry | school |
The School Song | Black Box Recorder | teachers |
School’s Out | Alice Cooper | finishing |
Schwarzbraun ist die Haselnuss | Heino | nuts & edible seeds |
Science | Frida Hyvönen | nerds & geeks |
The Science of Myth | Screeching Weasel | disbelief |
Scissor Man | XTC | fairytales |
Scotch and Water | Cannonball Adderley Sextet | cocktails & spirits |
Scotland’s Shame | Mogwai | shame |
Scottish Pop | Spearmint | mood-changing music |
Scratch and Itch | T. Texas Tyler | itching & scratching |
Scratch, Scratch | Harry Belafonte | itching & scratching |
Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear) | Clarence Carter | itching & scratching |
Screenwriter’s Blues | Soul Coughing | inspired by or about films |
Screw Face | Bob Marley & the Wailers | faces |
Scythe Song | Dougie MacLean | tools |
Scythian Empires | Andrew Bird | unusual rhymes |
Sdrawkcab | Lothar and the Hand People | inversions |
Se Murió Mi Madre | El Camarón de la Isla & Paco de Luciá | blessings & curses |
Se telefonando | Mina | notable key changes |
The Sea | Morcheeba | holidays |
Sea Diver | Mott the Hoople | regrets |
The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future | Los Campesinos! | tragedy & comedy |
The Sea Map | Polyphemus | maps |
Sea of Love | Cat Power | harp, lyre & zither |
Sea, Sex and Sun (English version) | Serge Gainsbourg | foreign language versions |
Sea Song | Robert Wyatt | the sea |
Seabeast | Mastodon | the sea |
The Seal Lullaby | Eric Whitacre | fish & other aquatic life |
Sealion | Feist | coffee |
Seamstress | Dessa | tools |
Search and Destroy | Iggy & the Stooges | great opening lines |
Search for the New Land | Lee Morgan | searching & seeking |
Searching | Change | getting brighter |
Searching for Lambs | Steeleye Span | searching & seeking |
Searching for Mr. Right | Young Marble Giants | Welsh songs |
Searching the Desert for the Blues | Blind Willie McTell | wide open spaces |
Seaside Rendezvous | Queen | old meets new |
Season Cycle | XTC | nature |
Season of the Witch | Donovan | great riffs |
Secret | The Pierces | secrets & secrecy |
Secret Admirer | The Gaylads | secret admirers |
Secret Agent | Tony Allen | mistaken identity |
Secret Agent Man | Devo | secrets |
Secret Agent Man | The Superjesus | spying |
Secret Cloak of Invisibility | Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip | the invisible |
Secret Girl | Sonic Youth | the invisible |
Secret Heart | Feist | secrets |
Secret Heart | Ron Sexsmith | eavesdropping |
Secret Island | Swell Maps | islands |
The Secret Language of Birds | Ian Anderson | staying |
Secret Lemonade Drinker | Ross McManus | secrets |
Secret Love | Doris Day | secret vices |
Secret Side | Nico | secrets |
Secretly | Skunk Anansie | secret admirers |
Secrets | The Cure | secrets & secrecy |
Secrets | The Zutons | secrets |
Secrets, Accusations and Lies | David McAlmont & Michael Nyman | secrets & secrecy |
Securicor | Jeffrey Lewis | companies & corporations |
See Emily Play | Pink Floyd | strange & surreal |
See-Line Woman | Nina Simone | underwear |
See Me Feel Me / Listening to You | The Who | charisma |
See My Friends | The Kinks | remembrance songs |
See Saw | Amelia Coburn | puzzling & mysterious |
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean | Blind Lemon Jefferson | death |
See You Don’t Bump His Head | Scott Walker | musically adventurous |
A Seed’s a Star / Tree Medley | Stevie Wonder | roots |
The Seeker | The Who | the truth |
hunting |
Seele brennt | Einstürzende Neubauten | whispering |
Seen and Not Seen | Talking Heads | spoken word |
tattoos & piercings |
Seen It All | Jake Bugg | sharp objects |
Seguirillas de la Verdad | Estrella Morente ft Paco de Lucía | tribute songs |
Self! | Fuzzbox | one word titles |
Selfies | Nina Nesbitt | photos & photography |
Selfish Soul | Sudan Archives | shame |
Semi-Charmed Kind of Life | Third Eye Blind | addiction |
Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James | Manfred Mann | suburbia |
Send His Love to Me | PJ Harvey | please & thank you |
Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair | Bessie Smith | chairs |
Send Me Your Picture | Bobby Mitchell & the Toppers | photographs |
Send Peace and Harmony Home | Shirley Walton | peace |
Sénégal Fast Food | Amadou & Mariam | close harmony singing |
Senga Abele | Manu Dibango | cats |
Sensitive Artist | King Missile | visual art & photography |
Sensitive Boys | U.K. Subs | ironic songs |
Sensoria | Cabaret Voltaire | synth pop 1980-2000 |
The Sensual Woman | The Herbaliser | choosing & using words |
The Sensual World | Kate Bush | sexy songs |
Separated | Stan Lee Cole | children performing |
Separated by Motorways | The Long Blondes | long-distance relationships |
driving songs |
Separation Line | Johnnie Taylor | immaturity |
Sepheryn | Curtiss Maldoon | lesser known originals |
Sept Ans de mariage | Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz | anniversaries |
September | Earth, Wind & Fire | September |
September | Richard Strauss | months of the year |
September | David Sylvian | September |
September 12th | Saul Williams | September |
September Gurls | Big Star | September |
September Is the Month of Death | Trembling Bells | September |
September Song | Frank Sinatra | autumn |
September’s Not So Far Away | The Field Mice | September |
Septiembre No Está Tan Lejos | Nadadora | September |
Septober Energy | Centipede | September & October |
Serenade to a Cuckoo | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | flutes, pipes & whistles |
Serendipity | Barenaked Ladies | chance & coincidence |
Sergio | Al Stewart | migrants & refugees |
Seriocity | The Chameleons | uncertainty |
Sermon | Mercury Rev ft Margo Price | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
Serpentine | dEUS | reptiles |
The Servant Man | The Full English | treasure |
Set That Baggage Down | David Crosby | bags & containers |
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun | Pink Floyd | celestial bodies |
Set the Tigers Free | Villagers | tigers |
Setting Sun | The Chemical Brothers | sunsets & twilight |
Setting Yourself Up | Colin Blunstone | deceptive appearances |
Settlers of Catan | The Axis of Awesome | board games |
Seven Curses | Bob Dylan | numbers |
Seven Curses | June Tabor & Oysterband | judges & trials |
Seven Days | Sting | patterns & sequences |
Seven Days of Splendour | Jameson Raid | unexplained phenomena |
Seven Days Too Long | Chuck Wood | numbered 1 to 10 |
Seven Drunken Nights | The Dubliners | cheating |
Seven Minutes to Midnight | Wah! Heat | apocalypse |
Seven Nation Army | The White Stripes | artistic trends of the 21st century |
Seven Seas | Avishai Cohen | double bass |
Seven Signs of Ageing | Philip Jeays | advertising |
Seven Year Itch | Willie Nelson | itching & scratching |
Seventeen | Ladytron | adolescence |
The Seventh Seal | Scott Walker | inspired by or about films |
Seventh Son | Georgie Fame | unusual time signatures |
The Seventh Son | Willie Mabon | sixth sense |
Seventh Son of the Seventh Son | Rory Gallagher | healing |
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict | Pink Floyd | long titles |
Sewer Brain | The Blood | genre switch |
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Ian Dury | three |
Sex Education | The King Blues | internet |
Sex Farm | Spinal Tap | farm produce |
Sex unter Wasser | Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | water |
Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | healing |
Sexy Boy | Air | synth pop 1980-2000 |
Sexy Sadie | The Unthanks | deception |
Sha-La-La-La-Lee | Small Faces | songs that go ‘la’ |
Shades | Iggy Pop | eyewear |
Shades of Blue | The Family Stand | blue |
Shades of Gray | The Monkees | opposites |
The Shadow (Process Mix) | Rob & Goldie | shadows |
Shadow | Wild Nothing | shadows |
Shadow Dub | Hollie Cook | shadows |
Shadow in my Eye | Jackie Leven | eyes & sight |
Shadowland | k.d. lang | crooners |
Shadowplay | Joy Division | shadows |
Shadows | Malcolm Middleton | shadows |
Shadows | Wagon Christ | shadows |
Shadrack | Louis Armstrong | survival |
Shady Lane | Pavement | false endings |
Shake | Sam Cooke | spine & neck |
Shake a Tail Feather | Ray Charles with the Blues Brothers | dancing |
Shake It Off | Taylor Swift | pride |
Shake It Out | Florence and the Machine | the Devil |
Shake ‘n’ Vac | Snuff | spring cleaning & household chores |
Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Turner & his Blues Kings | innuendo |
Shake Shake | Gaby Jogeix | steel guitar |
Shake Some Action | Flamin’ Groovies | opening album tracks |
Shake Your Hips | The Rolling Stones | joints of the body |
Shake Your Pants | Cameo | odd noises & instruments |
Shakespeare’s Got a Gun | Dan Bern | Shakespeare |
Shakey Dog | Ghostface Killah | storytelling songs |
Shakin’ All Over | The Guess Who | spine & neck |
Shakin’ All Over | Johnny Kidd & the Pirates | body language |
Shaking Up Orange Street | Prince Buster | orange |
Shamabala | B. W. Stevenson | paradise |
Shame | Evelyn “Champagne” King | shame |
Shame | Young Fathers | shame |
Shame and Scandal in the Family | Shawn Elliott | family |
Shameless | Pet Shop Boys | celebrity |
Shane Warne | Paul Kelly | fallen heroes |
Shanghai Rooster | The DeZurik Sisters | poultry |
Shangri-La | The Kinks | social mobility |
Shankhill Butchers | The Decemberists | knives |
The Shape of Things | Blossom Dearie | geometric shapes |
Shapes of Things | The Yardbirds | the future |
Shark in the Water | VV Brown | fish & other aquatic life |
Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top | coolness |
Shave ‘Em Dry | Lucille Bogan | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
Shazam! | Duane Eddy | superheroes |
She Bangs the Drums | The Stone Roses | songs to start the morning |
She Blinded Me with Science | Thomas Dolby | unlikely collaborations |
She Bop | Cyndi Lauper | taboos |
She Brings the Sunlight | Richard Hawley | notable outros or codas |
She Don’t Care About Time | The Byrds | indifference |
She Don’t Use Jelly | The Flaming Lips | food |
She Don’t Wear Pink | Shemekia Copeland | gender & LGBTQ+ |
She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | obsession |
(She Got) Electroshocked | Screeching Weasel | electricity |
She Left Me on Friday | Shed Seven | days of the week |
She Loves You | The Beatles | start with the chorus |
She Moves Through the Fair | Anne Briggs | ghosts |
She Purred, While I Grrred | Wild Beasts | meat |
She Said | Plan B | gripping or intriguing narrative |
She Said She Said | The Beatles | actors |
arguments #2 |
She Still Leads Me On | Suede | everlasting love |
She Wants to Sell My Monkey | Junior Wells | sales, selling & bargains |
She Was Born to Be My Unicorn | Tyrannosaurus Rex | fantasy |
Sheath & Knife | Maddy Prior | sisters |
Shecharhoret | Mor Karbasi | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
Sheela-Na-Gig | PJ Harvey | holes |
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker | Ramones | girls’ names |
Sheep | Strawbs | farming |
The Sheep Song | The Dresden Dolls | four-legged livestock |
Sheffield: Sex City | Pulp | specific or obscure places |
Sheffield Shanty | Monkey Swallows the Universe | northern England |
Sheila Take a Bow | The Smiths | girls’ names |
Shelter from the Storm | Bob Dylan | welcoming |
Shenandoah | Keith Jarrett | rivers |
Shenandoah | Paul Robeson | American west |
The Shepherd’s Wife | The Poozies | meals & mealtimes |
Sheriff of Hong Kong | Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band | islands |
Sheriff of Huddersfield | Iron Maiden | Yorkshire |
She’s a Rainbow | The Rolling Stones | psychedelic songs |
She’s About a Mover | Sir Douglas Quintet | organ |
She’s as Beautiful as a Foot | Blue Öyster Cult | feet |
She’s Got You | Patsy Cline | fairness |
She’s Hot to Go | Lyle Lovett | faces |
She’s Leaving Home | The Beatles | orchestral string instruments |
She’s Like Heroin to Me | The Gun Club | cocaine & heroin |
She’s Lost Control (Long Version) | Grace Jones | 1980s 12” singles |
She’s Lost Control | Joy Division | illness |
She’s Not There | The Zombies | quiet |
She’s on a Mountain | Five Guys Named Moe | mountains |
She’s Strange | Cameo | normal & abnormal |
She’s Tough | Jerry McCain | laughter |
Shhh | Prince | quiet |
Shhh / Peaceful | Miles Davis | quiet |
Shifting Gears | Lalo Schifrin | following & chasing |
Shiftless When Idle | The Replacements | laziness |
Shine a Light | The Rolling Stones | hope |
Shine On | The House of Love | chairs |
Shine On You Crazy Diamond | Pink Floyd | channelling pain |
Shingle Song | Peter Hammill | the coast |
Shining Star | Earth, Wind & Fire | great arrangements |
Shiny Happy People | The Fatima Mansions | anger |
Shiny Happy People | R.E.M. | crowds |
Ship Ahoy | The O’Jays | the sea |
Ship of Fools | World Party | reckless consumption |
The Ship Song | Lissie | bridges |
Shipbuilding | Elvis Costello | North East England |
Shipbuilding | Robert Wyatt | war |
Shirahama Blues | Yara Family | Japan |
Shiroyama | Sabaton | old and new |
Shiver | Fever Ray | touch |
Shiver and Shake | The Cure | cruel songs |
Shiver Me Timbers | Tom Waits | itinerants & migration |
Shnitzled in the Negev | Shpongle | deserts |
The Shoals of Herring | Ewan McColl | collective nouns |
Shoes | Tiga | shoes |
The Shoeshine Boy | The Humblebums | obsolete things |
Shofukan | Snarky Puppy | brass songs |
Shoot Out the Lights | Richard and Linda Thompson | shooting |
Shoot the Pump | J. Walter Negro & the Loose Jointz | refreshment & cooling down |
Shooting Star | Bad Company | hearing, choosing & playing records |
Shop Around | The Miracles | lessons in life |
A Shop with Books In | The Bookshop Band | libraries |
Shoplifters of the World Unite | The Smiths | smuggling & stealing |
Shoplifting | The Slits | crime |
Shopping for Clothes | The Coasters | shopping |
Short Fat Fannie | Larry Williams | being fat |
Short Ride in a Fast Machine | John Adams (performed by Simon Rattle with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) | ensembles, big bands & orchestras |
A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain-Surgery | Amon Düül II | provocative, strange or humorous titles |
Shot by Both Sides | Magazine | guns |
Shot Gun Shack | Neneh Cherry | shooting |
Shotgun Wedding | Roy C. | weddings |
Should Have Known Better | Sufjan Stevens | biography & autobiography |
Should I Stay or Should I Go | The Clash | limbo |
Should the Bible Be Banned? | McCarthy | reading |
Shout | Tears for Fears | start with the chorus |
Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee | Canibus | anti-work songs |
Show Biz Kids | Steely Dan | social class |
Show Business | A Tribe Called Quest | anti-work songs |
Show Me | Dexys Midnight Runners | gangs |
Show Your Teeth | Tools You Can Trust | teeth |
Showdown | Kenny Carter | crisis |
Showroom Dummies | Kraftwerk | krautrock |
A Shropshire Lad | Half Man Half Biscuit | songs with jokes |
Shut ‘Em Down (Pete Rock Remix) | Public Enemy | revolution |
Shut Off the Light | Betty Davis | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks |
Shutout | The Walker Brothers | last night |
Shy | John & Jehn | shyness |
Shy Boy | Kippington Lodge | awkwardness |
Shy Boy | Secret | shyness |
The Shy Retirer | Arab Strap | hedonism |
Si Tu Dois Partir | Fairport Convention | conditional phrases |
Siberia / Sibirijá | Torgeir Vassvik | frozen north |
The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn | The Pogues | retrospection |
Sideshow | Blue Magic | carnivals & funfairs |
Sidewalking (Extended Version) | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 1980s 12” singles |
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight | R.E.M. | misheard, nonsense or inaudible lyrics |
The Sight of the Wind | Robert Wyatt | trash |
Sign o’ the Times | Prince | news & media |
The Sign of the Southern Cross | Black Sabbath | compass points |
Sign of the Times | The Belle Stars | girl groups |
Signed Curtain | Matching Mole | futility |
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) | Stevie Wonder | inspired by India |
Sigourney Weaver | John Grant | movie & TV stars |
Silence | Charlie Haden with Chet Baker, , Enrico Pieranunzi & Billy Higgins | quiet songs |
Silence in the Library | Murray Gold | libraries |
Silence Is Golden | The Tremeloes | gold |
Silence Returns | Beau | volume changes |
Silencer | Susanne Sundfør | shooting |
Silencio | Jorge Drexler | quiet |
Silencio | Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo | quiet |
The Silent Boatman | Parliament | quiet |
Silent Legacy | Melissa Etheridge | legacy |
Silent Shout | The Knife | silence |
Silent Treatment | The Roots ft Cassandra Wilson | arguments #2 |
A Silhouette of Doom | Ennio Morricone | doom |
Silhouettes | Dennis Brown | jealousy |
Silhouettes | The Rays | windows |
Silks and Satins | Count Basie & His Orchestra | rough & smooth |
Silly Games | Janet Kay | flirting |
Silly Love Songs | Wings | songs about love songs |
Silver (Tidal Wave) | Echo & the Bunnymen | silver & non-ferrous metals |
Silver Bird | U-Roy | silver & non-ferrous metals |
The Silver in Her Crucifix | Jackie Leven | silver & non-ferrous metals |
Silver Machine | Hawkwind | silver & non-ferrous metals |
Silver Moon Ladders | Merz | adventure |
Silver Surfer | Warm Jets | superheroes |
Silver Swan Rag | Scott Joplin | animals |
Silverball | Barenaked Ladies | hobbies |
Simon Says | Pharoahe Monch | sweary songs |
Simple Gifts | Yo-Yo Ma & Alison Krauss | New England |
Simple Girl | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | whistling |
Simple Joys | Kenny Young | simple pleasures |
Simple Life | Bim Sherman | simple pleasures |
Simple Tools | Ry Cooder | tools |
Simple Twist of Fate | Jeff Tweedy | fate & destiny |
Simply Beautiful | Al Green | quiet songs |
Sin City | The Flying Burrito Brothers | American west |
Sin Miedo | Rosana | hope & resilience |
Sin Muros ni Candados | Dorantes | borders, barriers, walls & fences |
Sinal Fechado | Paulinho da Viola | surprise encounters |
Since I Left You | The Avalanches | upbeat break-up |
Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson | fresh starts |
Since Yesterday | Strawberry Switchblade | upbeat break-up #2 |
Since You’ve Been Gone | Rainbow | limbo |
Sing a Powerful Song | The Saw Doctors | survival |
Sing a Simple Song | Sly and the Family Stone | singing |
Sing a Simple Song of Freedom | Bobby Darin | songs that capture the zeitgeist |
Sing for Your Supper | The Mamas & the Papas | meals & mealtimes |
Sing Me a Love Song | The Glories | songs about love songs |
Sing Me Back Home | Grateful Dead | time travel |
Sing Me Out the Window | Múm | windows |
Sing Sing Sing | Benny Goodman | triggering dancing |
Sing to the Moon | Laura Mvula | Birmingham & the Black Country |
Sing You a Love You Song | of Montreal | songs about love songs |
Singapore | Tom Waits | adventure |
The Singer | Teitur | sound like other songs |
Singin’ in the Rain | Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds & Donald O”Connor | clouds |
Singin’ in the Rain | John Martyn | rain |
Singing a Song | Jackie Wilson | singing |
Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell | whistling |
Singing to the Birds | Lisa Germano | singing |
Single AF | Fousheé | being single |
Single by Choice | The Bangles | the number one |
Single Girl | Lush | being single |
Single Girl, Married Girl | Carter Family | marriage |
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Beyoncé | na-na-hey-hey songs |
The Single Petal of a Rose | Ben Webster | roses |
Sinister Minister | Bullet | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
Sink Hole | Drive-By Truckers | inheritance |
Sink the Bismarck | Johnny Horton | underdogs |
Sinnerman | Nina Simone | end of the world |
Sinny Sin Sins | Roots Manuva | sinners |
Síocháin Iona | The Waterboys | Scotland |
Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder | impressive intros |
Sirens of Titan | Al Stewart | curves & spheres |
Sisesighingini (Everything Is Stupid, Stupid, Stupid) | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | stupidity |
Sister | Lenny Kravitz | sisters |
Sister | Prince | secret vices |
Sister | She Wants Revenge | bad boys & bad girls |
Sister Anne | MC5 | sisters |
Sister Drum | Dadawa | lower the heartrate |
Sister Jane Cross the Hall | Kokomo Arnold | brothers & sisters |
Sister Josephine | Jake Thackray | funny songs |
Sister Morphine | The Rolling Stones | nursing & healthcare |
Sister Ray | The Velvet Underground | long songs |
Sister Rosa | The Neville Brothers | leadership |
Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | sisters |
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves | Eurythmics with Aretha Franklin | feminism |
Sisters’ Chant | Judy Mowatt | sisters |
Sisters of Mercy | Leonard Cohen | kindness |
Sit Down | James | Manchester |
Sit Down and Cry | Ella Washington | sitting & standing |
Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat | Stubby Kaye | sitting & standing |
Sittin’ in the Balcony | Eddie Cochran | sitting & standing |
Sittin’ on a Rainbow | Mountain | ‘high’ songs |
Sittin’ on a Poor Man’s Throne | Copperpenny | chairs |
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding | California |
Sitting by the Riverside | The Kinks | rivers |
Sitting in Limbo | Jimmy Cliff | waiting |
Sitting in Limbo | The Neville Brothers | limbo |
Sitting in the Park | Billy Stewart | parks |
Sitting in the Sun | Hilton Valentine | simple pleasures |
Siúil a Rúin | KOKIA | Gaelic songs |
Sivulivinivut | Tanya Tagaq | frozen north |
Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean | Explosions in the Sky | numbered 1 to 10 |
Six Days on the Road | Taj Mahal | travelling |
Six Marimbas | Steve Reich | hammer & mallet instruments |
Six Months in a Leaky Boat | Split Enz | pioneers |
Six O’Clock News | Kathleen Edwards | journalism & the news |
Six Pack | Black Flag | beer |
Sixteen Bars | The Stylistics | songs about love songs |
Sixteen Blue | The Replacements | boredom |
Sixteen, Maybe Less | Calexico and Iron & Wine | nostalgia |
Sixteen Tons | Eric Burdon | power |
Sixth Day – the People | Jan Hammer | lower the heartrate |
Sixth Sense | Dave Brubeck | sixth sense |
Sixth Sense | Imelda May | sixth sense |
Sixty Minute Man | Billy Ward & His Dominoes | boastful songs |
Skank in Bed | Scotty & Lorna Bennett | beds |
Sk8er Boi | Avril Lavigne | opposites |
Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day | Jethro Tull | snow & ice |
Skeletal Remains | Bohren and der Club of Gore | bones |
Skeng | The Bug ft Killa P & Flow Dan | criminals |
Sketch for Summer | The Durutti Column | animal sounds |
Skillet (Good’n’Greasy) | Davey Graham | cooking |
Skin and Bone | Heartless Bastards | love songs to places |
Skin and Bones | Foo Fighters | bones |
Skin Deep | Buddy Guy ft Derek Trucks | skin |
Skin Deep | The Stranglers | deceptive appearances |
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | yellow |
Skin Song | Bat for Lashes | skin |
Skinhead Moonstomp | Symarip | youth cults |
hats & accessories |
Skinny Dippin’ | Whitney Duncan | skin |
Skipping | The Associates | jumping |
Sky Bellower | Ettrick | sky |
The Sky Is Crying | John Martyn | sky |
Sky Phenomenon | Jens Lekman | beer |
Skylarking Dub | Horace Andy | great album or mixtape openers |
Skylon! | Gruff Rhys | flying |
Skyscraper | Elephant | ‘high’ songs |
Skyway | The Replacements | ‘high’ songs |
Skywriter | The Jackson 5 | indirect messages |
Slain by Elf | Urusei Yatsura | toys |
Slang Teacher | Wide Boy Awake | teachers |
The Slap Cellos of Doula | Gabriel Prokofiev & Peter Gregson | itching & scratching |
Slapped Actress | The Hold Steady | authenticity & fakery |
Slapton Sands (Exercise Tiger) | The Charlesys | D-day |
Slashed Wrists This Christmas | Gruff Rhys | anti-Christmas songs |
Slave to the Rhythm | Grace Jones | rhythm, beat & boogie |
Slavery Days | Burning Spear | 19th century life |
Slaves Mass (Missa Dos Escravos) | Hermeto Pascoal | animal sounds |
Slay the Priest | Damaged Bug | preachers, priests & religious leaders |
Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | tools |
Sleep | Blackalicious | relaxation & leisure |
Sleep at Night | The Chicks | adultery & infidelity |
Sleep on the Left Side | Cornershop | music as nutrition |
Sleep Tight Tiger | Husky Rescue | tigers |
Sleep Tonight | The Rolling Stones | adult lullabies |
Sleep Walk | Santo & Johnny | sleep & insomnia |
Sleepin’ on My Couch | Del tha Funkee Homosapien | laziness |
Sleeping Gas (Live at Zoo Club 1981) | The Teardrop Explodes | adult lullabies |
Sleeping Satellite | Tasmin Archer | rare events |
The Sleepwalkers | Van der Graaf Generator | songs with sudden changes |
Sleepy Shores | Johnny Pearson | easy listening |
Sleigh Me | Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler | winter sports |
Sleigh Ride | The Count Basie Orchestra | winter sports |
Sleipnir | Manowar | compass points |
Slip Away | Clarence Carter | secrets |
rendezvous |
Slip Slidin’ Away | Paul Simon | melancholy songs |
Slip to the Void | Alter Bridge | holes |
Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love | Ann Peebles | accidents |
Slippery People | Talking Heads | funk |
Sloop John B | The Beach Boys | the Caribbean |
Slow Blue | Fashion | Birmingham & the Black Country |
Slow Country (More Rubbadub version) | Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz | hidden tracks |
Slow Dancing | Johnny Duncan | slow, sexy love songs |
Slow Death | Flamin’ Groovies | suicide |
Slow Down | Andrew Duhon | lower the heartrate |
The Slow Drug | PJ Harvey | windows |
Slow Hand | Pointer Sisters | touch |
Slow Jam | Four Tet | sound effects |
Slow Marching Band | Jethro Tull | slowing down |
Slow Me Down | Shelby Lynne | slowing down |
Slow West Vultures | The Mountain Goats | blessings & curses |
Small Axe | The Wailers | underdogs |
Small Hours (live) | John Martyn | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
Small Plane | Bill Callahan | deep voices |
Small Things | The Audreys | discovery |
Small Town Talk | Bobby Charles | boring & dull |
Smalltown Boy | Bronski Beat | 1980s 12” singles |
Smash Clause 29! | Chumbawamba | gender & LGBTQ+ |
Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2) | The Damned | rallying cries |
Smash Shit Up | Dropkick Murphys | breaking things |
Smash the Market Place | Screaming Blue Messiahs | banks & banking |
Smeceno Horo | Planxty | unusual time signatures |
Smell the Roses | Chris & Cosey | roses |
Smells Like Happiness | The Hidden Cameras | smells |
Smells Like Lemon, Tastes Like Wine | Alan Price | flavour |
Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | brands |
Smile | Nat King Cole | smiling & laughing |
Smiley Faces | Gnarls Barkley | smiling & laughing |
Smiling Faces Sometimes | The Temptations | body language |
Smiling Faces Sometimes | The Undisputed Truth | smiling & laughing |
Smiling in Winter | Spoons | winter |
Smiling My Life Away | Case | faces |
Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | teeth |
Smithers-Jones | The Jam | unemployment |
Smoke from a Distant Fire | Sanford Townsend Band | adultery & infidelity |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | The Platters | close harmony singing |
Smoke Hot Coffee Refill | 3rd Line Butterfly | coffee |
Smoke on the Water | Deep Purple | great riffs |
Smoke Rings | Laurie Anderson | circles |
Smoke Rings | Les Paul & Mary Ford | fictional adverts |
Smokestack Lightnin’ | Howlin’ Wolf | extraordinary vocals |
Smokin’ | Super Furry Animals | smoking |
Smooth | Santana ft Rob Thomas | one word titles |
Smooth Operator | Sade | coolness |
The Snake | Al Wilson | storytelling songs |
Snake Oil | Steve Earle | reckless consumption |
Snake Song | Emmylou Harris | reptiles |
Snakes | Pixies | reptiles |
Snakes and Ladders | Joss Stone | board games |
Snap Your Fingers | Ronnie Milsap | clicking, tapping & stomping |
Sneakers | Raekwon | shoes |
Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley | Lee Dorsey | girls’ names |
Snip Snip | The Tiger Lillies | sharp objects |
Snow Camping | Laura Veirs | winter sports |
Snowflake | Kate Bush | small things |
Snowflakes Are Dancing | Tomita | snow & ice |