Songs About Blessings & Curses

Feb. 21, 2024
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Writer: Maki

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Slow West VulturesThe Mountain GoatsShoegazer
2Peace Go with You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum)Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jacksonpejepeine
3CassidyGrateful DeadChris7572
4Black CandleLeo GrahamNicko
5The CurseAgnes ObelUncleben
6Se Murió Mi MadreCamarón de la Islanosuchzone
7Young Ned of the HillThe PoguesUncleben
8A Santa BarbaraCelina y Reutiliopejepeine
9Fare Well, Good FellowsMischief BrewEnglishOutlaw
10Why Don't You Kill YourselfThe Only Oneshappyclapper
11BulletsTunnghappyclapper
12It Begins with a BlessingKevin AyersGeorge Boyland
13If I CouldCharlotte Day Wilsonnosuchzone
14Anti-Curseboygeniustincanman
15BlessingAira Yuukiajostu
16The BlessingOrnette ColemanNilpferd

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Songs About Treasure

Feb. 14, 2024
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Writer: ajostu

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
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 With Unusual Time Signatures

Feb. 7, 2024
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Writer: Barney Jeffries (barbryn)

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Friend of a FriendThe SmileLoud Atlas
2Alive and BrilliantDeborah ConwayIsabelleForshaw
3WaterPJ HarveyChris7572
4Ocean in the NightElephant Gymajostu
5Seventh SonGeorgie FameFred Erickson
6ErasJuana MolinaNilpferd
7DriftingPachoraajostu
8RubyloveYusuf/Cat StevensIsabelleForshaw
9Smeceno HoroPlanxtyFred Erickson
10Playing in the BandGrateful DeadChris7572
11The Tallest Man, the Broadest ShouldersSufjan StevensFred Erickson
12Attention, EarthlingsAaron Parksajostu
13Amazon RiverUakti/Philip Glassajostu
14CrystallineBjörkseverin

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Goldberg Variations: Var. 26J. S. Bach (performed by Murray Perahia)untergunther
2The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)YesBanazirGalbasi
3Tombo in 7/4Airto Moreirapejepeine
4How's This for Openers?Don EllisFred Erickson
5HanazonoJazzanovapejepeine
6BeelzebubBill Brufordajostu
7Gamma KnifeKing Gizzard & the Lizard WizardNicko
8The Dance of EternityDream TheaterLoud Atlas
918,19Tricotajostu
10ReactorGoGo PenguinNilpferd
11IntertwinedAvishai Cohen TrioNilpferd
12Bulgarian BulgeDon EllisFred Erickson
13La Danse du BonheurShaktiBanazirGalbasi

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Songs About Coolness

Jan. 31, 2024
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Writer: Loud Atlas

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1BellbottomsJon Spencer Blues Explosionhappyclapper
2Sharp Dressed ManZZ Top Marconius7
3Smooth OperatorSadeMaki
4Sunglasses After DarkDwight PullenTarquinSpodd
5Bohemian Like YouThe Dandy WarholsUncleben
6Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)Digable PlanetsNicko
7BoplicityMiles DavisBanazirGalbasi
8Hip to Be SquareHuey Lewis & the NewsMarconius7
9Can't Stand My BabyThe Rezillosseverin
10Three Cool CatsThe CoastersNicko
11Cool for CatsSqueezeNoodsy
12Daddy CoolBoney M.Uncleben
13I'm HipBlossom Deariepejepeine
14Play It CoolFreddie KingNicko

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Take FiveDave Brubeck Quartetbluepeter
2The Beat GenerationBob McFaddenhappyclapper
3Cooler Than BeforeL'Orangeuntergunther
4David WattsThe KinksParaMhor
5Cool, Calm and CollectedThe Rolling StonesSuzi
6Cool JerkThe CapitolsMaki
7Soulful StrutYoung-Holt UnlimitedMussoliniHeadkick
8Cool OperatorDelroy WilsonGeorge Boyland
9Playing It CoolHector Riverapejepeine
10Gold WatchLupe Fiascotincanman
11Scooby SnacksFun Lovin' CriminalsTraktor Albatrost
12Carnaby StreetThe JamShivSidecar
13Love for SaleChet Baker Trionosuchzone
14Calypso BeYoung Tigerseverin
15Jesus Was Way CoolKing MissileShoegazer
16I Am the CoolScreamin' Jay HawkinsFred Erickson
17This Joint's Too Hip for MeBetty Hall Jonesseverin

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Songs About Tyranny & Dictatorship

Jan. 24, 2024
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Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1HitlerEek-A-MouseNicko
2Red's DreamLouisiana RedNicko
3RenegadeSteppenwolfSweetHomeAlabama
4Took the Children AwayArchie Roachtincanman
5Idi's AdminCult With No NameTatankaYotanka
6Down in RwandaSmith & Mighty ft Andy ScholesUncleben
7The CorporationDub SyndicateShoegazer
8Power in the DarknessTom Robinson BandMaki
9Christianity is StupidNegativlandTraktor Albatrost
10Tin Foil HatTodd Rundgren ft Donald Fagentincanman
11Bloody RevolutionsCrassCarpgate
12CáliceChico Buarque & Milton Nascimentopejepeine
13Nina Cried PowerHozier ft Mavis StaplesLoud Atlas

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Revolution 1 The Beatles happyclapper
2Let My People GoThe Winanspejepeine
3Happy Birthday General Robb JohnsonTatankaYotanka
4The DictatorCatherine Graindorge ft Iggy PopTraktor Albatrost
5Rivers of BabylonThe MelodiansGeorge Boyland
6Stalin Wasn't Stallin'Golden Gate Jubilee QuartetParaMhor
7Marching MenRich KidsShivSidecar
8Naboen Er Nynazist (The Neighbor is a Neo-Nazi)Elektrisk RegnTraktor Albatrost
9Como la CigarraMercedes SosaMaki
10Done with BonaparteMark Knopfler & Emmylou HarrisMaki
11I'll Meet You in Poland BabyScraping Foetus Off the WheelShoegazer
12Young Ned of the HillThe PoguesUncleben
13None Dare Call It ConspiracyMark Stewart & the MaffiaShoegazer
14Tomorrow Belongs to MeMark LambertMussoliniHeadkick
15When the Generals TalkMidnight Oilajostu
16Tear the Fascists DownWoody GuthrieNicko
17They Dance AloneStingnosuchzone
18Saviour MachineDavid Bowieseverin
19PutinRandy NewmanSongBarLandlord
20Ich Bin ein AuslanderPop Will Eat Itselfhappyclapper
21ZimbabweBob Marley & the WailersNicko
22LeopoldCrystal Axisnosuchzone
23If I Had a Rocket LauncherBruce CockburnBanazirGalbasi
24God and the FBIJanis IanFred Erickson
25Apartheid Peter ToshNicko
26Group Areas ActLucky DubeNicko
27Lift the Iron CurtainLord IvanhoeNicko
28HaitiArcade FireNicko
29Mr. Welfare ManCurtis MayfieldFred Erickson
30Al VentRaimonMaki

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Songs About Touch

Jan. 17, 2024
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Writer: Uncleben

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Why Can’t I Touch It? Buzzcockshappyclapper
2PoisonGilmore & Roberts Suzi
3Touch the Hem of His GarmentThe Soul Stirrers ParaMhor
4Somebody Touch I African Head ChargeShoegazer
5Lay Your Hands on MeThompson TwinsSweetHomeAlabama
6TouchLori & the ChameleonsShivSidecar
7Are You Ready (for Some Darkness)TurbonegroTraktorAlbatrost
8ShiverFever Rayuntergunther
9The RubGeorge & Gwen McCraenosuchzone
10Slow HandPointer SistersBanazirGalbasi
11Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)Diana RossMarconius7
12El TouchyLuie LuieTarquinSpodd

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1If You Let Me Make Love to You Then Why Can't I Touch You?Original Cast of ‘Salvation’Fred Erickson
2TouchShuraMaki
3CafunéTeca & Ricardopejepeine
4Portions for FoxesRilo KileyDiscoMonster
5Soon as I Touched HimRandy CrawfordNicko
6Ooh Baby, Hold MeHowlin' WolfTarquinSpodd
7The Anti-Midas TouchThe Wolfhoundsvanwolf2
8Tsumi to Batsu (Crime and Punishment)Ringo Sheenaajostu
9TouchThe OutsidersNicko
10Cold to the TouchThe Brian Jonestown MassacreTarquinSpodd
11Hands, Two, TouchCult With No NameTatankaYotanka
12Touch the StarsSpectrumMussoliniHeadkick

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Songs With Conditional Phrases

Jan. 10, 2024
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Writer: Severin

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1If I SaidThe Darling Budsvastariner
2If You Give to MeBarrington LevyNicko
3MaybeJanis JoplinAltraEgo
4Si Tu Dois PartirFairport ConventionShivSidecar
5What IfLucinda WilliamsShoegazer
6Safe from HarmMassive AttackTraktorAlbatrost
7If There Is SomethingRoxy MusicUncleben
8If You Never Fall in Love with MeSamara Joyuntergunther
9God Willin' & the Creek Don't RiseRay LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogstincanman
10If I Ruled the WorldKurtis BlowNicko
11Light of DayODESZA ft Ólafur Arnaldsuntergunther
12Respect YourselfThe Staple Singerspejepeine
13It's Over, If We Run Out of LoveDavid Holmes ft Raven VioletUncleben
14Always Together with YouSpiritualizedFred Erickson

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Come and Get ItBadfingerParaMhor
2If I Needed SomeoneThe Beatleshappyclapper
3My Head Is My Only House Unless It RainsCaptain Beefheart & the Magic BandUncleben
4If We Make It Through DecemberPhoebe BridgersEnglishOutlaw
5If Not NowTracy ChapmanNoodsy
6Love the One You're WithStephen Stillstincanman
7If the River Was WhiskeyCharlie PooleNicko
8If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What It Is)Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigatorsuntergunther
9If Not for YouGeorge HarrisonGeorge Boyland
10Shoulda Woulda CouldaBeverley Knightbarbryn
11StayMica Parisnosuchzone
12I'm Your ManLeonard CohenSuzi
13If You Want Blood (You've Got It)AC/DCTraktorAlbatrost
14Tomorrow Is a Long TimeElvis PresleyParaMhor

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Songs For Fictional Commercials

Dec. 27, 2023
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Writer: magicman

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Give Peace a ChanceJohn Lennon & Yoko OnoUncleben
2Astral PlaneSay She SheParaMhor
3Get on the Good FootJames BrownMussoliniHeadkick
4HolidaysThe Beach BoysTarquinSpodd
5Smoke RingsLes Paul & Mary FordMarconius7
6Get It Up for LoveNed Dohenypejepeine
7Cooking Breakfast for the One I LoveAnnette Hanshawseverin
8SuperflyCurtis MayfieldLoud Atlas
9Love Really Hurts Without YouBilly OceanNoodsy
10Come to the BarPete and the PiratesSongBarLandlord
11Up All NightTake Thattincanman
12Marshmallow WorldBing Crosby & Ella FitzgeraldIsabelleForshaw
13I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForU2MussoliniHeadkick

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Burning LoveElvis PresleyIsabelleForshaw
2CannabisSka-PMaki
3LifeGen Hoshinoajostu
4-マスタード (Mustard)HalmensTarquinSpodd
5Lost in the SupermarketThe ClashMaki
6Whatever It TakesImagine DragonsMarconius7
7Walking on SunshineKatrina and the WavesMarconius7
8HeadacheFrank BlackUncleben
9Good DancersThe Sleepy Jacksonhappyclapper
10RiceYoung FathersLoud Atlas
11MoneyThe Flying LizardsAltraEgo
12Sweet DreamsEurythmicsIsabelleForshaw

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Psychedelic Songs

Dec. 20, 2023
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Writer: MussoliniHeadkick

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1WhatchamacallitEsquivelmagicman
2MmmHmmFlying Lotusuntergunther
3Honey BonesDope Lemonuntergunther
4LocketCrumbpejepeine
5E.V.A.Jean-Jacques PerreySweetHomeAlabama
6Chapter of MoneyKing Tubbypejepeine
7FlyingThe Beatlesbluepeter
8She's a RainbowThe Rolling StonesSuzi
9Light ShowThe Fantastic ZooTarquinSpodd
10Are You ExperiencedThe Jimi Hendrix ExperienceParaMhor
11What's Become of the BabyGrateful DeadChris7572
12Afro-LeftLeftfieldhappyclapper
13I Should Be DreamingThe MoonFred Erickson
14SoonMy Bloody ValentineNilpferd
15Reverberation (Doubt)The 13th Floor Elevatorshappyclapper
16Soul GiverOpalDiscoMonster
17Point Me at the SkyPink FloydParaMhor
18H'tuom Tuhs Part 1The Missing LinksNicko
19Luminous SpacesJon Hopkins & Kelly Lee Owensbarbryn
20Brink of DeathChilde HaroldSweetHomeAlabama
21Psychedelic RockErnest RanglinNicko
22Crystal Blue PersuasionTommy James & the Shondellsseverin
23Wild Mountain HoneySteve Miller BandSweetHomeAlabama
24Everything's Got 'EmHarry NilssonMarconius7

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Songs About Board Games

Dec. 13, 2023
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Writer: Maki

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Three Point ScrabbleThe High LlamasUncleben
2Da Mystery of Chessboxin'Wu-Tang ClanUncleben
3DominoesSyd Barrettvanwolf2
4El DominóJunior Jeinpejepeine
5Flip Your WigHüsker DüShivSidecar
6You've No Clue Do YouKing CreosoteToffeeBoy
7Kije's OuijaThe Free DesignFred Erickson
8Yahtzee ChampCadillac JonesTatankaYotanka
9Settlers of CatanThe Axis of AwesomeLoud Atlas
10Playing MahjongLong-GeNicko
11Snakes and LaddersJoss Stoneseverin
12Naked CheckersHayes Carlltincanman

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1MonopolyUrge Overkillvanwolf2
2Man on the MoonR.E.M. George Boyland
3Snakes and LaddersLet's Eat Grandmaseverin
4Murder at the Bingo HallAmigo the DevilEnglishOutlaw
5Bad Losers on Yahoo! ChessHalf Man Half Biscuitseverin
6SjakkGnomTraktor Albatrost
7The Ouija BoardLaurie AndersonNicko
8The Checkmate SyndromePete Wylie & the Mighty WAH!magicman
9MonopolyAriana Grande & Victoria Monét Marconius7
10Draughts GameYoung KillerTatankaYotanka
11Only a Pawn in Their GameBob DylanGeorge Boyland
12BackgammonProcol HarumBanazirGalbasi

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