Songs About Pedantry

Dec. 18, 2024
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Writer: Maki

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1AfricaTotoTarqunSpodd
2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2Uncleben
3DreamsFleetwood MacLoud Atlas
4SilhouettesHerman's Hermitsbluepeter
5My MistakeSplit EnzIsabelleForshaw
6MistakesTindersticksShoegazer
7Real Gone KidDeacon Bluebarbryn
8You Are What You IsFrank Zappaajostu
9We Both Reached for the Gun (from Chicago)Richard GereMarconius7
10The Lion's RoarFirst Aid KitSuzi

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Songs About Detectives

Dec. 11, 2024
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Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Whodunnit?Robb JohnsonTatankaYotanka
2Theme from The AvengersLaurie Johnson OrchestraSuzi
3In the Heat of the NightRay CharlesFred Erickson
4Private EyeSailorFred Erickson
5Detective of LoveThe RegalsBanazirGalbasi
6Ocean ClubYelloFred Erickson
7El Caso de la Rubia PlatinoJoaquín SabinaMaki
8My RivalSteely DanFred Erickson
9(She Was a) Hotel DetectiveThey Might Be GiantsVikingchild
10ClaudineStanley Brinks & FreschardShoegazer
11The Haunting of John RebusJackie LevenTatankaYotanka
12Private EyeBill LloydFred Erickson
13Private InvestigationsDire StraitsNoodsy

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1We Are DetectiveThompson TwinsNoodsy
2Private EyeNipple ErectorsTarquinSpodd
3Bad DetectiveNew York DollsTarquinSpodd
4Detective PrivéeDave Greenfield & J.J. BurnelMaki
5Private EyesHall & OatesNoodsy
6The Friends of Mr. CairoJon and VangelisParaMhor
7Armchair DetectiveReverend and the MakersVikingchild
8Sherlock HolmesSparksSuzi
9WhodunitTavaresLoud Atlas
10Poor HeartPhishFred Erickson
11Detective ManDetectiveFred Erickson
12LoveblindThe ChurchNicko
13Sergeant SmallWeddings, Parties, AnythingNicko
14Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow: Baretta ThemeSammy Davis Jr.Nicko
15Dragnet BluesJohnny Moore's Three BlazersNicko
16Dragnet ThemeArt of NoiseNicko
17ShaftThe Chosen FewNicko
18Are You Man EnoughFour TopsNicko
19Tweeter and the Monkey ManTraveling WilburysSuzi
20C.I.D.U.K. Subsseverin
21I Spy (for the FBI)Jamo ThomasTarquinSpodd
22A Detective StoryTommy FlandersFred Erickson
23Detective TracyPoster ChildrenFred Erickson
24Fingerprint FileThe Rolling StonesAltraEgo
25DetectiveLeon NightingaleFred Erickson
26Hard Boiled Detective FictionNicoll Brothers BandBanazirGalbasi
27SleuthGordon GiltrapBanazirGalbasi
28Brass KnucklesRupert Holmespejepeine

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Starsky & Hutch ThemeJames Taylor QuartetVikingchild
2Dirty Harry - Main TitleLalo SchifrinFred Erickson
3The DetectivesAlan Tewpejepeine
4Peg o' My Heart: The Singing Detective IntroMax Harris & his Novelty TrioShoegazer
5Angel Heart (Main Theme)Trevor JonesShoegazer
6LonelinessYuji Ohnoajostu
7Theme from New Scotland YardNorrie ParamorNicko
8The Private Life of a Private EyeEnoch Light & the Light BrigadeBanazirGalbasi
9SleuthTom BeckhamBanazirGalbasi
10Elementary Main ThemeSean CalleryFred Erickson
11The InspectorAlison BrownFred Erickson
12X-Files ThemeMark SnowFred Erickson

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Songs About Things Found in Hardware Stores

Dec. 4, 2024
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Writer: TatankaYotanka

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Hardware StoreWeird Al YankovicBanazirGalbasi
2Book of RulesThe HeptonesUncleben
3If I Had a HammerPete SeegerNoodsy
4Monkey SpannerDave and Ansell Collinspejepeine
5Knocking Nails Into My HouseAmbrose SladeShivSidecar
62 x 4The FallUncleben
7Pressure WasherThe Arrogant WormsMarconius7
8Barbwire (In His Underpants)Nora DeanTarquinSpodd
9Crosscut SawAlbert KingMarconius7
10Seven ScrewsEinstürzende NeubautenVikingchild
11Spirit LevelThe Other TwoVikingchild
12FusesStereolabLoud Atlas
13WiringWorld Saxophone QuartetBanazirGalbasi
14Zinc FenceKing Tubby & the Observerspejepeine
15Do the ChiselThe Soft BoysUncleben
16ScrewdriverThe White StripesNicko
17Breezeblocksalt-Jajostu
18Rusty NailsModeratUncleben
19Fetch the BoltcuttersFiona Appletincanman
20TurpentineBlink-182TarquinSpodd
21Screwed DownPeter and the Test Tube BabiesCarpgate
22A Magnet Hung in a Hardware ShopGilbert & Sullivan (performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)ParaMhor

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Take This HammerLead BellyTarquinSpodd
2Divine HammerThe Breedershappyclapper
3Bloody HammerRoky EricksonTraktor Albatrost
4Orange Ball Peen HammerMudhoneyhappyclapper
5My Heart Beats Like a HammerFleetwood MacTarquinSpodd
6This HammerThe Spencer Davis GroupTarquinSpodd
7HammerBob Marley & the WailersMaki
8Hammer and NailsThe Staple SingersMarconius7
9HammerSarah BlaskoNicko
10Hammer the HammerThe Go-BetweensNicko
11The HammerDavid RudderFred Erickson
12Hammer SongThe Sensational Alex Harvey BandParaMhor
13White HammerVan der Graaf GeneratorTarquinSpodd

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Songs Defined or Redefined by Television

Nov. 27, 2024
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Writer: Loud Atlas

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Song TitleArtistTV SourceNominated by
1Way Down in the HoleThe Blind Boys of AlabamaThe WireChris7572
2The Life of RileyThe Lightning SeedsMatch of the DayUncleben
3Strange CurrenciesR.E.M.The BearUncleben
4Inner SpaceSven LibaekInner SpaceNicko
5Sube a Nacer Conmigo HermanoLos JaivasSpanish Newspejepeine
6The PromiseSturgill SimpsonThe LeftoversParaMhor
7Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)Irma ThomasBlack Mirrorpejepeine
8Love's ThemeLove Unlimited OrchestraSoundsIsabelleForshaw
9Long Long TimeLinda RonstadtThe Last of UsDiscoMonster
10I Melt with YouModern EnglishStranger ThingsTarquinSpodd
11Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)Kate BushStranger ThingsNoodsy
12Linus and LucyVince Guaraldi TrioA Charlie Brown ChristmasBanazirGalbasi
13Bella CiaoFonola BandLa Casa de PapelBadu
14Overkill (Acoustic Version)Colin HayScrubsajostu
15Light and Day/Reach for the SunThe Polyphonic SpreeScrubsajostu
16The Staunton LickLemon JellySpacedhappyclapper
17Baby BlueBadfingerBreaking BadMaki
18William Tell Overture (Finale)Gioachino RossiniThe Lone RangerMarconius7

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Song TitleArtistTV SourceNominated by
1Hawaii Five-OThe VenturesHawaii Five-0AltraEgo
2Red Right HandNick Cave & the Bad SeedsPeaky BlindersMaki
3Tales of Brave UlyssesCreamBuffyVikingchild
4Woke Up This MorningAlabama 3The SopranosSongBarLandlord
5Doctor WhoDelia DerbyshireDoctor WhoTarquinSpodd
6Once in My LifeThe DecemberistsManifestMaki
7Goo Goo MuckThe CrampsWednesdayMaki
8GuaglionePérez PradoGuinness adpejepeine
9In the Air TonightPhil CollinsCadbury's adMarconius7
10Soul LimboBooker T & the MGsBBC's Test Match CricketMaki
11I Started a JokeBee GeesBaby ReindeerTarquinSpodd
12Half the World AwayOasisThe Royle FamilyShoegazer
13Home Among the GumtreesJohn WilliamsonBurke's BackyardIsabelleForshaw
14Can't Find My Way HomeBlind Faith3 Body ProblemShivSidecar
15ComedyGen HoshinoSpy x Familyajostu
16Orange Colored SkyNat King ColeFalloutDiscoMonster
17Whole Lotta LoveC.C.S.Top of the PopsAltraEgo

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Energizing Songs

Nov. 20, 2024
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Writer: ParaMhor

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1She Sells SanctuaryThe CultVikingchild
2You Really Got MeThe KinksNoodsy
3I Believe in MiraclesThe Jackson SistersToffeeBoy
4AtomicBlondieUncleben
5When My Baby's Beside MeBig StarFred Erickson
6Blues from a GunThe Jesus and Mary Chainhappyclapper
7ShakeOtis ReddingMussoliniHeadkick
8The Power Is OnThe Go! TeamSweetHomeAlabama
9Club CountryThe AssociatesMaki
10Amped UpRobert Randolph & the Family Bandtincanman
11Gazette (Kazet)Mahlathini and the Mahotella QueensNicko
12Ride Your Horse (騎你的馬)Gong Gong GongTraktor Albatrost
13Get HappyArt TatumNilpferd

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1MonaBo DiddleyTarquinSpodd
2ShoutLuluAltraEgo
3Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)The JacksonsSweetHomeAlabama
4Pass the HatchetRoger & the Gypsiespejepeine
5Zing ZongKanda Bongo ManNicko
6Night TrainJames BrownMarconius7
7ADTVESSPXLUTSoteTarquinSpodd
8Get Up and Use MeThe Fire EnginesMussoliniHeadkick
9HigherNice as Fucktincanman
10Guided by AngelsAmyl and the SniffersCarpgate
11West OneThe RutsShoegazer
12RedKing CrimsonBanazirGalbasi
13Toccata in D minorSergei Prokofievajostu

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Mysterious and Puzzling Songs

Nov. 13, 2024
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Writer: severin

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Fingers Become Thumbs!Future of the Lefthappyclapper
2Perfect MysteryGongTarquinSpodd
3Angie La La (Ay Ay Ay Ay)Nora Deanpejepeine
4Casablanca MoonSlapp Happynosuchzone
5OctopusSyd BarrettTarquinSpodd
6The Mystery of ManSarah Vaughanpejepeine
7Pachuco CadaverCaptain Beefheart & his Magic BandUncleben
8Honky TonkMiles DavisNilpferd
9BluebirdsAdam GreenShoegazer
10Decent Days and NightsThe Futureheadsvanwolf2
11The PuzzleAne BrunBanazirGalbasi
12Who Killed Cock Robin?John Jacob NilesNicko
13See SawAmelia CoburnMaki
14The Fat Lady of LimbourgBrian EnoVikingchild
15StarsailorTim BuckleyFred Erickson
16Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of NightmaresTangerine Dreambluepeter

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Mystery DanceElvis CostelloAltraEgo
2RosemaryGrateful DeadChris7572
3You Do Something to MeSinéad O'ConnorMarconius7
4Menuet sur le nom d'HaydnMaurice RavelBanazirGalbasi
5She Is Still a MysteryThe Lovin' SpoonfulMarconius7
6Who Are the Mystery Girls?New York DollsTarquinSpodd
7Labyrinthine Dreams (excerpt)Peter HammillTatankaYotanka
8ObsessionSiouxsie and the BansheesCarpgate
9FamiliarAgnes ObelUncleben
10This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)Talking Headshappyclapper
11The Bogus ManRoxy MusicVikingchild
12Open the BoxoctosisThe FallShoegazer
13Nimrod (Enigma Variations)Edward Elgarajostu
14Mysterious DrugstoreShonen KnifeTarquinSpodd
15Son mystere17 HippiesMaki
16It's a MysteryToyahVikingchild
17She's a Mystery to MeRoy OrbisonParaMhor
18Jigsaw Falling into PlaceRadioheadShoegazer
19Lilac WineNina Simonenosuchzone
20Blue LinesMassive Attackhappyclapper
21Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child 1)Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson HamerNicko
22BelovedVNV Nationtincanman
23Prelude 5: Music of the SpheresJohn ZornBanazirGalbasi
24Modul 35Nik Bärtsch's RoninNilpferd

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Songs From or About Japan

Nov. 6, 2024
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Writer: ajostu

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Battle Without Honor or HumilityTomoyasu HoteiShoegazer
2Bling-Bang-Bang-BornCreepy NutsMarconius7
3LifeGen HoshinoLoud Atlas
4Point of View PointCorneliusUncleben
5The Bamboo PrincessWednesday Campanellapejepeine
6Iuta Upopo (Pestle Song)Umeko AndoNicko
7Shirahama BluesYara FamilyTarquinSpodd
8FlowersYanawarabaTarquinSpodd
9SukiyakiKyu SakamotoSweetHomeAlabama
10New WorldTamurapanTarquinSpodd
11OvertakeAKB48Marconius7
12Fin GirlSeiko OomoriTarquinSpodd
13Twiggy TwiggyPizzicato FiveUncleben
14Carbon RoseUyama HirotoNilpferd
15MeguruKodōbluepeter

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1TokyoNitin Sawhneyseverin
2CopyPlasticsFred Erickson
3C'Mon and Feel the Terrible NoiseThe WankysCarpgate
4Riff ManZazen BoysMalcolm Short
5Fu-RenKazumi WatanabeBanazirGalbasi
6Tsugaru Jongara BushiTakeshi Terauchi & Blue JeansTraktor Albatrost
7Tsugaru Jongara BushiChizukan TakahashiNicko
8Is Not All OneTony ScottNicko
9Kiso-BushiKoichi SugiiNicko
10Shin-SekaiDJ Krush ft RinoTraktor Albatrost
11Tokyo After DarkGBHCarpgate
12Ebisu Animal AnthemEbisu MuscatsTarquinSpodd
13Soapland SerenadeVeda HilleTatankaYotanka
14Midnight Pure Heterosexual RelationsSeiko OomoriTarquinSpodd
15(I Miss the) Tokyo SkylineManic Street Preachershappyclapper

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Songs About Castles and Palaces

Oct. 30, 2024
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Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1VersaillesThylacineMaki
2Al Pie de la AlhambraMedina AzaharaMaki
3Phillip My DearMighty Sparrowtincanman
4Blues PalaceJohn GorkaFred Erickson
5Just the Two of UsGrover Washington Jr. ft Bill WithersNicko
6Keeper of the CastleFour TopsFred Erickson
7Castle WallsStyxFred Erickson
8Ooh My LoveStevie NicksFred Erickson
9West Canterbury Subdivision BluesThe StonemansFred Erickson
10Château de SableRokia TraoréNicko
11There Goes MavisRichard ShindellSuzi
12The Queen and the SoldierSuzanne Vegatincanman
13Bedtime StoryTammy WynetteFred Erickson

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Outside the PalaceViolent Femmeshappyclapper
2Castles in the AirDon McLeanbluepeter
3Burn the CastleNew Model Armyhappyclapper
4March to the Witch's CastleFunkadelicTarquinSpodd
5AlhambraEstrella MorenteMaki
6Chateau Lobby # 4Father John MistyVikingchild
7I Am Michael FaganThe C33sMaki
8Xica da SilvaJorge Benpejepeine
9Castles in the AirHoodoo GurusNicko
10Palace of the KingFreddie KingUncleben
11SanssouciRufus WainwrightSweetHomeAlabama
12Concrete Castle KingDennis BrownNicko
13Sand CastlesElvis PresleyNicko
14Gruesome CastleThe Wakevanwolf2
15AndaluciaJohn Cale & Terry RileyTarquinSpodd
16Palace of GoldBlue RodeoFred Erickson
17Buckingham PalaceDillingerNicko
18The Lady of ShalottLoreena McKennittincanman
19Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?Tommy DorseyNicko
20Castle RockSy OliverNicko
21Irgendwie, Irgendwo, IrgendwannNenaVikingchild
22Old CastlesPaul WellerFred Erickson
23Castles and TasselsAdam GreenTarquinSpodd
24Castles and DreamsBlackmore's NightFred Erickson
25Darby's CastleKris KristoffersonFred Erickson

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Ritual (Palace)Jon Hopkinsseverin
2Frente a Palacio (In Front of the Palace)Los Pekenikespejepeine
3Where Eagles DareRon GodwinBanazirGalbasi
4Merry-Go-Round of LifeJoe HisaishiBanazirGalbasi
5The PalaceDavid Arkenstone & Andrew WhiteFred Erickson
6Ghost Dragon Attacks CastleCarbon LeafFred Erickson

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Songs About Underdogs

Oct. 23, 2024
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Writer: Loud Atlas

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1UnderdogSly and the Family StoneTraktor Albatrost
2Down City StreetsArchie RoachNicko
3Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him DownBlind Alfred ReedTarquinSpodd
4You Don't Mess Around with JimJim CroceAltraEgo
5The UnderdogSpoonvanwolf2
6Sink the BismarckJohnny HortonMarconius7
7Small AxeBob Marley & the Wailersseverin
8Eve Was BlackAllison Russelltincanman
9Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?Peter Sarstedtbluepeter
10I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'Todd DuncanNicko
11Pick Yourself UpNat King ColeMarconius7
12Joe HillPaul RobesonSuzi
13Gonna Fly NowBill ContiMarconius7

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Big Time OperatorKeith HampshireMarconius7
2TubthumpingChumbawambaShoegazer
3UnderdogAlicia KeysBanazirGalbasi
4In the CityJoe WalshMaki
5Power to the PeoplePublic EnemyMussoliniHeadkick
6Tobacco RoadThe Nashville Teensbluepeter
7Joey's on the Streets AgainThe Boomtown RatsMaki
8WeedsPulphappyclapper
9I'm Not DownThe ClashNicko
10Fight DirtyGuignol & Mischief BrewEnglishOutlaw
11UnderdogsManic Street PreachersBanazirGalbasi
12The Ugly DucklingDanny Kayebluepeter
13Love Song of the Beta MaleStornawayhappyclapper

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Songs About Chairs & Other Sitting Furniture

Oct. 16, 2024
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'Ella FitzgeraldNilpferd
2My Tennessee Mountain HomeDolly PartonMarconius7
3No Mama - No PapaPatti JeromeNicko
4Folding ChairRegina SpektorMarconius7
5Chaise LongueWet LegUncleben
6Rockin' ChairGwen McCraeAltraEgo
7Send Me to the 'Lectric ChairBessie SmithNicko
8Picture on the WallNatural Ites & the RealisticsUncleben
9Historia de las SillasSilvio Rodríguezpejepeine
10A House Is Not a HomeDionne WarwickSuzi
11Shine OnThe House of LoveShoegazer
12On the Pale Silver SofaCold Gawdvanwolf2
13For Pat (on the Chaise Longue Dreaming)The Bevis FrondTatankaYotanka
14Rocking Chair (It's Gonna Be All Right)Dean FriedmanToffeeBoy
15My ChairJill Sobuletincanman
16I'll Keep Sittin' on ItGeorgia WhiteNicko
17The Bauhaus ChairThe NitsVikingchild
18Are You Sitting Comfortably?Harry BeckettShoegazer
19Sitting on a Poor Man's ThroneCopperpennySweetHomeAlabama
20Rockin' ChairHoagy CarmichaelMarconius7
21Tree and Two ChairsUnderworldShoegazer

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