Feb. 1, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Samantha Birchard (drunkenpanda)
At: The Guardian
A List
No B List
Category: Topic
Songs Featuring Violin
Jan. 31, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: amylee
At: Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Violinist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Wear It Well | Rod Stewart | Tricky Dick Powell | megadom |
| 2 | Old Enough | The Raconteurs | Dirk Powell | Leaveitallbehind |
| 3 | Are You Glad to Be in America? | James Blood Ulmer | Charles Burnham | nosuchzone |
| 4 | Black Cat Bone | The Killer Blues Band | Perry Leandro | Marconius7 |
| 5 | No Looking | The Raincoats | Vicky Aspinall | TarquinSpodd |
| 6 | The Tide Is High | The Paragons | “White Rum” Raymond | AltraEgo |
| 7 | Doctor of Physick | Fairport Convention | Dave Swarbrick | jim |
| 8 | White Bird | It’s a Beautiful Day | Gary Posey aka David LaFlamme | AltraEgo |
| 9 | Hassan I Sahba | Hawkwind | Simon House | Bethnoir |
| 10 | Ciel d’automne | La Bottine Souriante | Michel Bourdeleau & André Brunet | Tempusfugit |
| 11 | Open Country Joy | Mahavishnu Orchestra | Jerry Goodman | Skydog7 |
| 12 | The Sailor’s Bonnet | The Gloaming | Martin Hayes | magicman |
| 13 | Violin Concerto in B minor: II. Andante | Edward Elgar | Nigel Kennedy | Beltway Bandit |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suds and Soda | dEUS | happyclapper |
| 2 | The Cutter | Echo & the Bunnymen | megadom |
| 3 | The Machine That Cried | String Driven Machine | severin |
| 4 | End of the Line | Roxy Music | magicman |
| 5 | Raindrops | Tindersticks | ParaMhor |
| 6 | Crazy Love | Marianne Faithfull | Bethnoir |
| 7 | Amnesiac | Peter Hammill | TatankaYotanka |
| 8 | The Game | Levellers | barbryn |
| 9 | Drunken Sailor | U.K. Subs | Carpgate |
| 10 | Jesus Calling | The Triffids | DiscoMonster |
| 11 | Katie Cruel | Karen Dalton | Uncleben |
| 12 | No Chance | Houndog | nosuchzone |
| 13 | Cowboy Take Me Away | Dixie Chicks | Skydog7 |
| 14 | Sto Let | Iva Bittová & Vladimir Václavek | TatankaYotanka |
Songs With Great Drumming
Jan. 25, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Ralph Brown (magicman)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Drummer | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adi Taal | Bickram Ghosh | Bickram Ghosh | Ravi Raman |
| 2 | Total Eclipse | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | shutupthelotofyou |
| 3 | Lipstick Vogue | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | Pete Thomas | Mike Blakeney |
| 4 | Ja Funmi | King Sunny Adé | Rasaki Aladokun | Fuel |
| 5 | Hold On, I’m Coming | Sam & Dave | Al Jackson Jr. | attwilightlarks |
| 6 | Tobi Ilu | Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble | Art Blakey | BeltwayBandit |
| 7 | Be My Baby | The Ronettes | Hal Blaine | attwilightlarks |
| 8 | El Rey del Timbal | Tito Puente | Tito Puente | alexito |
| 9 | Lateralus | Tool | Danny Carey | Cassandra Kelsey |
| 10 | Coming In from the Cold | Bob Marley & the Wailers | Carlton Barrett | Robin Layfield |
| 11 | Caravan | Papa Jo Jones | Papa Jo Jones | goldennuggets |
| 12 | Aja | Steely Dan | Steve Gadd | OldLutonian |
| 13 | Tambourinaires de Bukirasazi | Burundi Drummers | Burundi Drummers | ngoo |
B List
| Title | Artist | Drummer | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fireball | Deep Purple | Ian Paice | gordonimmel |
| 2 | Live Wire | The Meters | Zigaboo Modeliste | id99990000 |
| 3 | Do What You Like | Blind Faith | Ginger Baker | Sentimentalbloke |
| 4 | Memphis in the Meantime | John Hiatt | Jim Keltner | TheNick |
| 5 | The Glamorous Life | Sheila E | Sheila Escovedo | IsabelleForshaw |
| 6 | Demons Theme | LTJ Bukem | Danny Williamson | nilpferd |
| 7 | Happy Jack | The Who | Keith Moon | Atombowl28 |
| 8 | Roforofo Fight | Fela Kuti | Tony Allen | tricornhat |
| 9 | Tom Sawyer | Rush | Neil Peart | philipphilip99 |
| 10 | Think (About It) | Lyn Collins | Clyde Stubblefield | Fuel |
| 11 | Strings of Light | Yussef Kamaal | Yussef Dayes | Daniel Towns |
| 12 | Channel One Suite | Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich | SubjectiveSubject |
| 13 | Easy Wind | Grateful Dead | Bill Kreutzmann | dave56 |
Songs About Hanging
Jan. 24, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: nosuchzone
At: Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hang Out the Stars in Indiana | Al Bowlly | severin |
| 2 | Aaracher | Thaikkudam Bridge | Ravi Raman |
| 3 | Girl on a Swing | Kevin Ayers | megadom |
| 4 | Hanging Around | The Stranglers | Leaveitallbehind |
| 5 | Hanging on a Star | Nick Drake | attilightlarks |
| 6 | Reverence | The Jesus and Mary Chain | happyclapper |
| 7 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most | Ella Fitzgerald | Marconius7 |
| 8 | Gallows Pole | Led Zeppelin | Leaveitallbehind |
| 9 | Strange Fruit | Nina Simone | amylee |
| 10 | Hangman’s Hill | Peter Blegvad | megadom |
| 11 | I’m Hanging Up My Heart for You | Solomon Burke | attwilightlarks |
| 12 | Hang On Sloopy | The McCoys | attwilightlarks |
| 13 | You Keep Me Hangin’ On | The Supremes | Uncleben |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Got Me Dangling on a String | Chairmen of the Board | AlBahooky |
| 2 | Hung-Up | Salt | Beltway Bandit |
| 3 | Just Enough (To Keep Me Hanging On) | Joe Simon | megadom |
| 4 | Hangin’ On | Al Green | magicman |
| 5 | Hangin’ | Chic | AlBahooky |
| 6 | Hang On to Your Love | Sade | amylee |
| 7 | Hangin’ on a String | Loose Ends | AlBahooky |
| 8 | Hang On In There Baby | Johnny Bristol | magicman |
| 9 | Hang ‘Em High | Richard Ace | Uncleben |
| 10 | Heng Down Your Head | Simple Simon | Uncleben |
| 11 | Storm | Gregory Isaacs | Uncleben |
| 12 | Dragon’s Blood | MF Doom | Nilpferd |
| 13 | The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu Falls | Tortoise | Ravi Raman |
Songs About Industry and Manufacturing
Jan. 18, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Pairubu
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Estate | The Fall | vanwolf |
| 2 | Industry | Hope of the States | vanwolf |
| 3 | Armenia | Einstürzende Neubauten | vammyp |
| 4 | Mass Production | Iggy Pop | dave56 |
| 5 | Industrial Love | In Strict Confidence | chippiparai |
| 6 | Genetic Engineering | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | LondonTulip |
| 7 | Hard Workin’ Man | Captain Beefheart | sonofwebcore |
| 8 | Musclebound | Spandau Ballet | RobBarwick |
| 9 | You Take Me Up | Thompson Twins | bishbosh |
| 10 | The Assembly Line | Commodores | alexito |
| 11 | Livin’ on a Prayer | Bon Jovi | Dougal |
| 12 | Day Trip to Bangor | Fiddler’s Dram | Naguchi |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machines | Giorgio Moroder | albert23 |
| 2 | Let’s Build a Car | Swell Maps | vanwolf |
| 3 | Running Back to Saskatoon | The Guess Who | mikedow |
| 4 | We Built This City | Starship | London2471 |
| 5 | Charles | Skids | billycutshaw |
| 6 | Peg and Awl | Carolina Tar Heels | Alfhartagain |
| 7 | Powerhouse | Raymond Scott | philipphilip99 |
| 8 | Grand Coulee Dam | Woody Guthrie | GreatGrendel |
| 9 | Piss Factory | Patti Smith | StevenFlanagan |
| 10 | Rauta | Korpiklaani | koinuchan |
| 11 | Cottage Industry | Yeah Yeah Noh | Shoegazer |
| 12 | Steamhammer Sam | Intaferon | Warren Neill |
| 13 | Industry | Henry Cow | redactedusername |
| 14 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | buskerdoo |
| 15 | Work Song | Robert Calvert | d33pf1x |
| 16 | Kone | Kotiteollisuus | Fuel |
Songs About Sales, Selling & Bargains
Jan. 17, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: EnglishOutlaw
At: Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merchandise | Fugazi | happyclapper |
| 2 | Step Right Up | Tom Waits | barbryn |
| 3 | This Guitar Is for Sale | Bobby Bare | treefrogdemon |
| 4 | Bargain | The Who | 9hairs9knots |
| 5 | She Wants to Sell My Monkey | Junior Wells | attwilightlarks |
| 6 | I’m Waiting for the Man | The Velvet Underground | amylee |
| 7 | A Piss in the Ocean | Conflict | Carpgate |
| 8 | Thrift Shop | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Wanz | SweetHomeAlabama |
| 9 | Politics of the Sneaker Pump | Public Enemy | Beltway Bandit |
| 10 | Little Man | Alan Jackson | SweetHomeAlabama |
| 11 | Jumble Sale | Jake Thackray | severin |
| 12 | The Red Corvette | John McCutcheon | Uncleben |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I’m Selling My Pork Chops (But Giving My Gravy Away) | Memphis Minnie | TarquinSpodd |
| 2 | Try Some, Buy Some | Ronnie Spector | ParaMhor |
| 3 | Paperback Bible | Lambchop | megadom |
| 4 | Sales Tax | Mississippi Sheiks | magicman |
| 5 | Let’s Push Things Forward | The Streets | amylee |
| 6 | Cash for Clunkers | Loudon Wainwright III | treefrogdemon |
| 7 | Know Your Product | The Saints | AltraEgo |
| 8 | Punk Rock for Sale | Antidote | Carpgate |
| 9 | Up for Sale | The (International) Noise Conspiracy | vanwolf2 |
| 10 | Everything Must Go | Manic Street Preachers | philipphilip99 |
| 11 | Plop Plop Fizz Fizz | Sammy Davis Jr. | TarquinSpodd |
| 12 | Ebay | Weird Al Yankovic | megadom |
Songs About Dares
Jan. 11, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Gary Willis (Fintan28)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children Play with Matches | Mischief Brew | EnglishOutlaw |
| 2 | I Will Dare | The Replacements | Shoegazer |
| 3 | The Boldest Cats | Max Koffler | sonsounds |
| 4 | Funk the Fear | Esperanza Spalding | untergunther |
| 5 | Hit Me with Your Best Shot | Pat Benatar | IsabelleForshaw |
| 6 | What? | Ursula Rucker ft U-Love | nilpferd |
| 7 | Across the Lines | Tracy Chapman | attwilightlarks |
| 8 | Long Time Gone | Crosby, Stills & Nash | morbile |
| 9 | Who Do You Love? | Bo Diddley | mikedow |
| 10 | I Stand Alone | Robert Glasper Experiment | untergunther |
| 11 | Dare You to Move | Switchfoot | FatherChewyLouie |
| 12 | Don’t Worry Baby | The Beach Boys | thewinslowboy |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If You Want to Sing Out | Cat Stevens | manyofhorror |
| 2 | Girl at the Bus Stop | My Drug Hell | happyclapper |
| 3 | She’s My Witch | Kip Tyler | mikedow |
| 4 | Strychnine | The Sonics | Megadom |
| 5 | Suicide Chump | Frank Zappa | barbedwiretumbleweed |
| 6 | We Dared the Lightning | The Bellamy Brothers | LyntonCrosby |
| 7 | Double Dare | Bauhaus | FatherChewyLouie |
| 8 | Put a Little Aside | The Zutons | DarceysDad |
| 9 | Cream | Prince | ajostu |
| 10 | High and Dry | Radiohead | happyclapper |
Songs to Open a Mixtape
Jan. 10, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: ParaMhor
At: Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come All Ye | Fairport Convention | Tempusfugit |
| 2 | Lust for Life | Iggy Pop | Uncleben |
| 3 | Ready Teddy | Little Richard | 9hairs9knots |
| 4 | Get Ready | The Temptations | ShivSidecar |
| 5 | Baby One More Time | Britney Spears | Leaveitallbehind |
| 6 | (Theme from) The Monkees | The Monkees | amylee |
| 7 | Ballroom Blitz | The Sweet | Ravi Raman |
| 8 | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | Leaveitallbehind |
| 9 | Refugee | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | treefrogdemon |
| 10 | Let’s Stick Together | Bryan Ferry | magicman |
| 11 | Milestones | Miles Davis | Funkbrother69 |
| 12 | Unfinished Sympathy | Massive Attack | happyclapper |
| 13 | Skylarking Dub | Horace Andy | nosuchzone |
| 14 | Also sprach Zarathustra | Richard Strauss | BeltwayBandit |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are You Ready? | Thin Lizzy | philipphilip99 |
| 2 | Feel | Ty Segall | vanwolf2 |
| 3 | Blame It on the Boogie | The Jacksons | magicman |
| 4 | II B.S. | Charles Mingus | Tempusfugit |
| 5 | Piss and Moan Blues | The Gourds | treefrogdemon |
| 6 | Too High | Stevie Wonder | BeltwayBandit |
| 7 | Going Up | Echo & the Bunnymen | Carpgate |
| 8 | Carry On | Crosby, Stills & Nash | AltraEgo |
| 9 | Statesboro Blues | The Allman Brothers Band | Bob Beatty |
| 10 | Pink Moon | Nick Drake | amylee |
| 11 | Best of My Love | The Emotions | megadom |
| 12 | Daydream Believer | The Monkees | Suzi |
| 13 | El Pueblo Unido | Inti-Illimani | uneasy listening |
| 14 | Midnight Cowboy Theme | John Barry | 9hairs9knots |
Songs About Old and New
Jan. 4, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: Chaz Cozens (HopelessCase)
At: The Guardian
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yesterday | The Beatles | florian7 |
| 2 | Shiroyama | Sabaton | London2471 |
| 3 | New Shoes | Paolo Nutini | LyntonCrosby |
| 4 | End Over End | Foo Fighters | zTom |
| 5 | A New Day Yesterday | Jethro Tull | Ravi Raman |
| 6 | Another Brand New Year | Bottle Rockets | David Kelly |
| 7 | The King | Steeleye Span | suzi |
| 8 | Let’s Start the New Year Right | Bing Crosby | MoustacheGroupie |
| 9 | Video Killed the Radio Star | The Buggles | SpotTheWhopper |
| 10 | New Kid in Town | Eagles | IsabelleForshaw |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wind of Change | Scorpions | bllckchps |
| 2 | Solsbury Hill | Peter Gabriel | IsabelleForshaw |
| 3 | Bastille Day | Rush | philipphilip99 |
| 4 | The Times They Are a-Changin’ | Bob Dylan | bllckchps |
| 5 | This World Over | XTC | StevenFlanagan |
| 6 | Learning to Live | Beth Hart | GreatGrendel |
| 7 | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | StevenFlanagan |
| 8 | Black Eyes, Blue Tears | Shania Twain | FatherChewyLouie |
| 9 | Mama’s Got a Girlfriend | Ben Harper | Ravi Raman |
| 10 | On the Turning Away | Pink Floyd | bllckchps |
Songs With Great Backing Vocals
Jan. 3, 2018
Blog
Column
Writer: magicman
At: Song Bar
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | 9hairs9knots |
| 2 | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley | Suzi |
| 3 | Bring It On Home to Me | Sam Cooke | amylee |
| 4 | (Night Time Is) the Right Time | Ray Charles | Ravi Raman |
| 5 | Hearts on Fire | Gram Parsons | barbryn |
| 6 | I’m Not in Love | 10cc | megadom |
| 7 | State of Independence | Donna Summer | ParaMhor |
| 8 | I Can’t Let Go | The Hollies | ShivSidecar |
| 9 | Don’t Worry Baby | The Beach Boys | treefrogdemon |
| 10 | Blue Moon | The Marcels | ParaMhor |
| 11 | Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody | Louis Prima & Keely Smith | nosuchzone |
| 12 | Elenore | The Turtles | 9hairs9knots |
| 13 | You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) | Dawn Penn | 9hairs9knots |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Say a Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin | severin |
| 2 | Trouble of This World | Rose Stone & the Venice Four | Ravi Raman |
| 3 | Rastaman Chant | Bob Marley & the Wailers | TarquinSpodd |
| 4 | Yeke Yeke | Mory Kanté | TarquinSpodd |
| 5 | It’s in His Kiss | Betty Everett | severin |
| 6 | Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me | The Tams | severin |
| 7 | Lightnin’ Strikes | Lou Christie | attwilightlarks |
| 8 | La-La (Means I Love You) | The Delfonics | 9hairs9knots |
| 9 | It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference | Todd Rundgren | 9hairs9knots |
| 10 | Chain Reaction | Diana Ross | philipphilip99 |
| 11 | Friends | The Beach Boys | TarquinSpodd |
| 12 | Jesus on the Mainline | Ry Cooder | megadom |
| 13 | Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) | Gladys Knight & the Pips | severin |