Songs About Single-mindedness

Nov. 15, 2023
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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1KowalskiPrimal Screamhappyclapper
2Rumble in the JungleFugees with A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John FortéGeorge Boyland
3Mali MississippiNico Wayne ToussaintMaki
4Keep On PushingThe ImpressionsSweetHomeAlabama
5Necessary GeniusDavid Holmes ft Raven VioletDiscoMonster
6MastermindTaylor Swiftbarbryn
7All I Want is YouRoxy MusicUncleben
8Bed IslandAnimals That Swimbarbryn
9The FlinchDave Hausetincanman
10All Kinds of TimeFountains of WayneNoodsy
11Under the TableFiona AppleParaMhor
12It's My LifeThe Animals AltraEgo
13DeterminationDean Parrishpejepeine
14Never Give UpNocturnal EmissionsMussoliniHeadkick

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Song TitleArtistNominated by
1I Will FollowU2AltraEgo
2Sense of PurposeThe Soundseverin
3MindTalking HeadsNicko
4Let Your Hair DownThe TemptationsNicko
5Concentrate on MeHarold Melvin & the Blue NotesBanazirGalbasi
6My PhilosophyBoogie Down Productionspejepeine
7Intensify Your SoulGiant CrabFred Erickson
8I Want My CrownKevin CoyneGeorge Boyland
9M-BikePJ Harveyhappyclapper
10FancyBobbie GentryAltraEgo
11This Is the LifeAmy Macdonaldtincanman
12Everything That RisesSufjan StevensParaMhor
13Don't Be DeniedNeil Young tincanman
14Wide Open RoadThe Triffidsvanwolf2
15Goin' Down to Sing in TexasIris DeMenttincanman

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Songs About Sunsets and Twilight

July 5, 2023
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1Fishbeard SunsetMichael Chapmannosuchzone
2SunsetLittle Stevie WonderBanazirGalbasi
3SunsetNitin Sawhney ft EskaShoegazer
4SundownGordon LightfootBanazirGalbasi
5Twelve Hours of SunsetRoy HarperTatankaYotanka
6Plains of NazcaSun DialDiscoMonster
7Cardboard Cutout SundownCaptain Beefheart & His Magic BandBanazirGalbasi
8City Drops into the NightJim Carroll BandFred Erickson
9Half Light IArcade Firehappyclapper
10Blue HourTurin BrakesLoud Atlas
11Green FlashMale Gazevanwolf2
12Setting SunThe Chemical BrothersUncleben
13FrontierSanford PonderBanazirGalbasi

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TitleArtistNominated by
1At the Bottom of EverythingBright EyesNoodsy
2Imaginary BarsGreat Lake Swimmerstincanman
3Drinking from the RiverSteven James AdamsShoegazer
4Sundown TownRy CooderGeorge Boyland
5Sunset Coming OnMali Music (Damon Albarn, Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté & Friends)Noodsy
6DjapanaYothu Yindu Nicko
7Evening SunJohnny ShinesNicko
8Hello SundownJohnnie TaylorNicko
9Here Comes the NightThemMarconius7
10Red Sky at NightThe AccentParaMhor
11Alice SaidScreaming Treeshappyclapper
12Steel EyesShawn PhillipsBanazirGalbasi
13SundownWendy WaldmanFred Erickson
14SunsetJackie LomaxFred Erickson
15TwilightJaneFred Erickson
16DuskDuke EllingtonBanazirGalbasi
17An Endless Sky of HoneyKate BushDiscoMonster

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Songs About Imagination

Mar. 1, 2023
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Songs About Space Travel

Nov. 23, 2022
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Songs About Life in the 19th Century

Aug. 9, 2022
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A List: The Americas

TitleArtistNominated by
1The TraderThe Beach Boysmagicman
2The MexicanBabe RuthTraktor Albatrost
3Days of 49Bob DylanGeorge Boyland
4Slavery DaysBurning SpearNicko
5Harriet Tubman's BalladWoody Guthriemagicman
6Follow the Drinking GourdRichie HavensBanazirGalbasi
7Elephant RidersClutchTraktor Albatrost
840 Acres and a MuleSound Experiencepejepeine
9The Ballad of Blind TomElton Johnmagicman
10When the Master Calls the RollRosanne CashPop Off!
11Sufferin' Till SuffrageEtta JamesIsabelleForshaw
12The Ballad of Billy the KidBilly JoelFred Erickson
13Cabin EssenceThe Beach BoysTarquinSpodd

A List: The Rest of the World

TitleArtistNominated by
1Towers of LondonXTCGeorge Boyland
2Spoilt Victorian ChildThe FallShoegazer
3Songs on the TimesChumbawambaMax Visconta Nuclerosea
4Two Match LadsMegsonSuzi
5IronmastersThe Men They Couldn't HangNoodsy
6Thousands Are SailingThe PoguesNoodsy
7The Koran, the Ghan and a YarnDavid BridieNicko
8LudwigAmon Düül IIFred Erickson
9Vincent Van GoghJonathan Richman & the Modern LoversTarquinSpodd
10I Like CézanneNeil InnesUncleben
11Comme RimbaudBrigitte FontaineTarquinSpodd
12WaterlooABBATarquinSpodd

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TitleArtistNominated by
1We All Went Down with the ShipEd Harcourtmagicman
2CodineThe Charlatans (US)TarquinSpodd
3Lord Byron's LuggageWarren ZevonFred Erickson
4The Night Is Darkening Around MeThe Unthanksseverin
5Out of the WoodsPublic Image LtdPop Off!
6A Pot in Which to PissTitus AndronicusPop Off!
754/40 or FightDead MoonTraktor Albatrost
8Innocent BloodCultureNicko
9Victorian Worship SongPetra Jean Phillipsonvanwolf2
10Dr. Snow and the Broad Street PumpLake Ruthvanwolf2
11FrankensteinJad & David FairFred Erickson
12Davy Crockett (Gabba Hey)Thee HeadcoateesMax Visconta Nuclerosea

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Songs About Basements and Underground

May 4, 2022
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Boastful Songs

Nov. 17, 2021
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Songs About Fallen Heroes

July 1, 2020
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Songs About Different Jobs

Nov. 20, 2019
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Songs About Idioms

Oct. 10, 2018
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