Songs From or About Japan

Nov. 6, 2024
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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 Pockets

May 8, 2024
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1The SqualbMedeski Martin & WoodNilpferd
2$10 BillCop Shoot Cophappyclapper
3Hole in the BucketSpearheadIsabelleForshaw
4ZsebGidnim'Rémnosuchzone
5PocketThe CloudsNicko
6Pocket Full of RainThe Paper KitesLoud Atlas
7PocketBlue Öyster CultVikingchild
8Pocket MoneyThe Gladiatorsmagicman
9Empty Pocket WaltzConnie ConverseTarquinSpodd
10PocketsRuth MoodyFred Erickson
11Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken DownAlicia Keysseverin
12Musical Pocket WatchOddjobuntergunther
13Billy Ate My PocketJackie LevenTatankaYotanka
14Pocketful of MiraclesDionne Warwickseverin

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Pocketful of SoulTower of PowerBanazirGalbasi
2Calle Luna Calle SolWilly Colón & Héctor Lavoepejepeine
3Our Love Is in the PocketJ. J. BarnesUncleben
4Hit That Jive, JackThe Four VagabondsNicko
5Broken Bones and Pocket ChangeSt. Paul and the Broken BonesFred Erickson
6Love Me (Right in the Pocket)Curtis Mayfielduntergunther
7Bolsillos GenéticosBelén LópezMaki
8Pocket CalculatorBalanescu Quartetnosuchzone
9TaschenEinstürzende Neubautennosuchzone
10Watch Chimes (For a Few Dollars More)Ennio Morriconeuntergunther
11I Want It NowEsperanza Spaldinguntergunther

Songs About Treasure

Feb. 14, 2024
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1The Raider's MarchJohn WilliamsLoud Atlas
2Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's ChestTroy BanarziLoud Atlas
3The Servant ManThe Full EnglishSuzi
4Constant in OpalThe ChurchNilpferd
5Jason and the ArgonautsXTCParaMhor
6Killerman Gold PosseFrench Frith Kaiser ThompsonShivSidecar
7El Dorado17 HippiesMaki
8(Take Me to) AruandaAstrud GilbertoNicko
9Hold On to MeThe Black SorrowsIsabelleForshaw
10Saltwater CowboyThe Pigram BrothersNicko
11DetectoristsJohnny FlynnShoegazer
12One DayFatoumata Diawarauntergunther
13Mining for GoldCowboy JunkiesMussoliniHeadkick
14The DawntreaderJoni Mitchelltincanman
15PearlsSadepejepeine

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Hold Out Your HandChris SquireFred Erickson
2Oak IslandOur Last NightBanazirGalbasi
3Treasure HuntHowling BellsFred Erickson
4Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's HeadGorillazTraktor Albatrost
5Lion RockCultureShoegazer
6Gold and SilverThe MaytalsUncleben
7African HoldPat Thomasnosuchzone
8Fathoms DeepLinda Lewispejepeine
940,000 HeadmenTrafficGeorge Boyland
10TresorGwennohappyclapper
11Material PossessionPeter HammillTatankaYotanka
12Can't Take It with YouThe Alan Parsons ProjectBanazirGalbasi

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Songs Using Acronyms

Oct. 11, 2023
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TitleArtistNominated by
1F.E.A.R.Ian Brownhappyclapper
2OMGThe Streets ft Laura Vanebluepeter
3A.L.A.WunmiTatankaYotanka
4ASRMeshell NdegeocelloLoud Atlas
5ROYGBIVPublic Service BroadcastingMussoliniHeadkick
6A.D.H.D.Kendrick Lamartincanman
7STFU!Rina Sawayamamagicman
8L-O-V-ENat King ColeLoud Atlas
9Q4Father John MistyParaMhor
10D.N.R.Jesca Hoopbarbryn
11U.F.O.F.Big Thiefvanwolf2
12Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)Prefab Sproutpejepeine
13MIAEmmy the GreatNoodsy

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TitleArtistNominated by
1PPCCBiSTarquinSpodd
2NYCNYDaryl Hall & Robert FrippFred Erickson
3TQGGBJ'sPeter and the Test Tube BabiesCarpgate
4Heard About Your BandBrakesvanwolf2
5AmbitiousWireCarpgate
6D.I.Y.Peter Gabrielhappyclapper
7SpcZeca PagodinhoNicko
8PPARodrigo y GabrielaSuzi
9AM GoldTrainflorian7
10FMSteely DanAltraEgo
11S.S. in UruguaySerge GainsbourgTarquinSpodd
12G.I.R.L.F.R.E.N. (You Know I've Got A)Everybody Was in the French Resistance... Now!vastariner
13N.I.T.A.Young Marble GiantsUncleben
14U.T.B. 88Scotch Rolexseverin
15U.R.A.Q.T.M.I.A.Shoegazer

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Songs About Searching, Seeking & Quests

April 19, 2023
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TitleArtistNominated by
1VagabondsNew Model Armyhappyclapper
2Northwest PassageStan Rogerstincanman
3Hard Headed WomanYusuf / Cat Stevensamylee
4Love Is the Only GoalWendy WaldmanFred Erickson
5TennesseeArrested DevelopmentDiscoMonster
6Can’t Find My BabyJunior WellsOliveButler
7Not an Easy RoadBuju BantonGeorge Boyland
8¿Dónde Estabas Tú?Omara PortuondoNicko
9Someone to Watch Over MeSamara Joy ft Pasquale Grassountergunther
10Hunting the SquirrelThe Gloamingmagicman
11EldoradoElectric Light OrchestraSweetHomeAlabama
12Searching for LambsSteeleye SpanSuzi
13Search for the New LandLee Morganpejepeine

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TitleArtistNominated by
1Cliff HangerBlackaliciousuntergunther
2The Quest (Beanfield mix)Attica Blues ft Roger RobinsonNilpferd
3Sky BurialHen OgleddUncleben
4Hide and SeekMirrorsvanwolf2
5Seekers Who Are LoversCocteau TwinsParaMhor
6Forever MeansAngel OlsenTarquinSpodd
7Seek the LightThe WaterboysTatankaYotanka
8Searching for the SparkSteve HillageBanazirGalbasi
9Tenemos RoadsNational HealthBanazirGalbasi

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Songs About Distractions, Diversions & Digressions

Jan. 17, 2023
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Songs About Eternity

Jan. 19, 2022
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Songs About Horizons

June 9, 2021
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Side 1: Rising / Approaching / Anticipating

Side 2: Falling / Receding / Reflecting

Songs About Eureka Moments

Nov. 25, 2020
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Songs About Charisma

Oct. 23, 2019
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