Songs About Board Games

Dec. 13, 2023
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Writer: Maki

A List

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

B List

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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Songs About Fabrics

Dec. 6, 2023
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Writer: TatankaYotanka

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Little Boy in CorduroyDonovanbarbryn
2Satin SheetsJeanne PruettBanazirGalbasi
3Calico SuitMighty Twopejepeine
4Acrylic AfternoonsPulphappyclapper
5Denim DemonTurbonegroTraktor Albatrost
6Pink CashmerePrinceIsabelleForshaw
7Cotton Crop BluesJames CottonNicko
8Polyester BrideLiz PhairMussoliniHeadkick
9Nylon DressSteven Amechi & his Empire Rhythm SkiesNicko
10Let Your Linen Hang LowRosetta Howard & the Harlem HamfatsBlink!
11Terylene Ghosts in the SunshineCathal CoughlanMax Visconta Nuclerosea
12TapestryCarole KingNoodsy

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1ShirtBonzo Dog Bandmagicman
2Fancy Satin PillowsWanda JacksonTarquinSpodd
3Black VestLee Scratch Perrymagicman
4Cotton FieldsThe PoguesNicko
5Textile RanchFeltUncleben
6CorduroyPearl JamUncleben
7Irish LinenSeals and CroftsMussoliniHeadkick
8Cotton Lightnin' HopkinsNicko
9Que Quieres Que Te Traiga Que Voy a BurgosEstrella MorenteMaki
10Velvet and Lace Simon Dupree and the Big SoundShivSidecar
11CrinolineUltra CindyBanazirGalbasi
12Song for SharonJoni Mitchellmagicman

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Songs About Poison

Nov. 29, 2023
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Muchomůrky Bílé (Destroying Angel)The Flowers of HellTraktor Albatrost
2Poison DartThe Bug ft Warrior QueenShoegazer
3CurareAfric SimoneTatankaYotanka
4StrychnineThe SonicsTraktor Albatrost
5Poison ArrowABCseverin
6ToxicBritney SpearsNoodsy
7Un VenenoC. Tangana & El Niño de Elchepejepeine
8Mam Ja MężaChłopcy Kontra BasiaNicko
9The Antidote Is in the PoisonGoGo Penguinuntergunther
10PoisonThe Prodigyhappyclapper
11Poison Takes a HoldPlay Deadvanwolf2
12PoisonCocoRosie with Antony Hegartyuntergunther

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Songs Featuring Cello

Nov. 22, 2023
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Writer: Loud Atlas

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Cello Suite No. 1 in G major: I. PreludeJohann Sebastian Bach (performed by Yo-Yo Ma)barbryn
2Whole Lotta Love vs Beethoven's 5th Symphony2CellosMarconius7
3After Murder ParkThe Auteursbarbryn
4Nos Horizontes do MondoVirginia Rodriguesajostu
5Same BoatZak Abel & Sheku Kanneh-Masonajostu
610538 OvertureElectric Light OrchestraParaMhor
7The Tunnel of LoveFun Boy ThreeAltraEgo
8MamaFatoumata Diawaraajostu
9San BernardinoThe Mountain GoatsFred Erickson
10All You Need is LoveThe BeatlesSweetHomeAlabama
11Sweetness FollowsR.E.M.severin
12Nadie SabeMabe Frattipejepeine
13WhateverOasisParaMhor
14Cello Concerto in E minor: I. Adagio - moderatoEdgar Elgar (performed by Jacqueline du Pré)magicman

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Zip-A-Dee Doo-DahThe Singers UnlimitedNilpferd
2This Is How We Walk on the MoonArthur Russellpejepeine
3Mr. SomewhereThis Mortal CoilFred Erickson
4Nothing Else MattersApocalypticabarbryn
5As You SaidCreamGeorge Boyland
6Dear ElaineRoy Woodmagicman
7AnnabelleDessaMaki
8Lowland LullabyeYusef LateefNicko
9MarthaTom WaitsAltraEgo
10She's Losing ItBelle and Sebastianhappyclapper
11Time SellerThe Spencer Davis GroupShivSidecar
12Victoria Dines AloneTom PaxtonFred Erickson
13Prettiest Tree on the MountainBen Solleetincanman
14VÃ¥kn opp!HonningbarnaTraktor Albatrost
15Lugu Lugu Kan-IbiDavid Darling & the Wulu BunuNicko

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Songs About Single-mindedness

Nov. 15, 2023
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Writer: ShivSidecar

A List

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

B List

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 Gravity

Nov. 8, 2023
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Writer: George Boyland

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1Recurring DreamTankus the HengeSuzi
2Spoot EbbErland CooperNicko
3Gravity Begins at HomeIvor CutlerUncleben
4GravityJohn Mayerbluepeter
5Low GravityPrince Far-I & the ArabsUncleben
6Tarpeian RockProtomartyrvanwolf2
7Sound Check (Gravity)GorillazNicko
8Play with BootsyBootsy Collins ft Kelli AliNicko
9Here Goes SomethingNada SurfNoodsy
10Gravity James BrownSweetHomeAlabama
11HippopotamusDesmond DekkerNicko
12Another SatelliteXTCShivSidecar
13Painovoimaa, valoaLau NauDiscoMonster

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1EarthboundPeter HammillTatankaYotanka
2Einstein CrossBen CoxBanazirGalbasi
3Defying GravityJesse Winchesterpejepeine
4JupiterGustav HolstLoud Atlas
5Free Will and TestamentRobert WyattShoegazer
6The WeightEditorsShoegazer
7Fallen AngelKing CrimsonTatankaYotanka
8Space OddityChris HadfieldMarconius7
9Sweet Sounds of HeavenThe Rolling Stonestincanman
10Gravity (Gyrate)Pylonvanwolf2
11Two SpacesFrank Blackvanwolf2
12Gravity DecidesThe Folk Implosionhappyclapper
13Feeling Gravity's PullR.E.M. ParaMhor

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Songs About Teeth

Nov. 1, 2023
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Writer: Nicko

A List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1An Introduction to the Power of Braces - TeethSlim Cessna's Auto Clubhappyclapper
2Long John BluesDinah WashingtonFred Erickson
3White Teeth TeensLordeUncleben
4Gnashing of TeethMighty DiamondsDean Nardi
5Milky TeethTindersticksbarbryn
6入れ歯 [Dentures] xiangyuajostu
7Show Your TeethTools You Can TrustMussoliniHeadkick
8Smiling with No TeethGenesis Owususeverin
9John Wayne's TeethEaglebear SingersBanazirGalbasi
10Teeth AgapeTanya Tagaqtincanman
11TeethLady Gagaseverin
12TeethWorking Men's Clubvanwolf2
13Sweet ToothFreeShivSidecar
14Night of the VampireRoky Erickson & the AliensTarquinSpodd
15Theme from JawsJohn WilliamsMarconius7

B List

Song TitleArtistNominated by
1All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)Spike Jones & His City SlickersMarconius7
2Cavity SearchWeird Al YankovicMarconius7
3Dracula's DaughterScreaming Lord SutchShivSidecar
4Bulldog Don't Bite MeTimothymagicman
5Ketch VampireDevon IronsTarquinSpodd
6Your Teeth in My NeckScientistUncleben
7Crocodile WomanThe Holliesseverin
8Tooth FactoryWitchTarquinSpodd
9EyepenniesSparklehorseNoodsy
10Summer TeethWilcoParaMhor
11CavityStew & the Negro Problemuntergunther
12Die Moritat von Mackie MesserLotte Lenyatincanman

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Songs That Raise or Lower the Heartrate

Oct. 25, 2023
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Writer: MussoliniHeadkick

A List – Songs That Raise the Heartrate

TitleArtistNominated by
1(I'm) StrandedThe SaintsShivSidecar
2Get Over YouThe UndertonesParaMhor
3Pump It UpElvis Costello & the AttractionsShivSidecar
4Jigsaw FeelingSiouxsie and the Bansheesseverin
5Needle in the Camel's EyeBrian EnoShivSidecar
6Kundalini23 SkidooShoegazer
7Release the PressureLeftfieldhappyclapper
8Somehow, Somewhere (There's a Soul Heaven)Deep SensationNicko
9Transcend MeAfronaughtNilpferd
10Ten PercentDouble Exposuremagicman
11TimeThe Mighty Clouds of JoyFred Erickson
12Gonna Fay'sLotti GoldenFred Erickson

A List – Songs That Lower the Heartrate

TitleArtistNominated by
1Gymnopédie No. 1Erik SatieLoud Atlas
2Glassworks: OpeningPhilip GlassShoegazer
320210310Ryuichi Sakamotoajostu
4Kurohato (Aogashima Island)LUCAajostu
5Sister DrumDadawaTarquinSpodd
6Flamenco SketchesMiles DavisParaMhor
7Blue MosqueDon Rendell/Ian Carr Quintetpejepeine
8Sixth Day - the PeopleJan HammerBanazirGalbasi
9Music for Airports: 1/1Brian Enobluepeter
10On the Nature of DaylightMax RichterParaMhor
11Slow DownAndrew Duhonmagicman

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Songs About Pioneers

Aug. 23, 2023
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Column
Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1The Trail We BlazeElton JohnEnglishOutlaw
2Sailing to PhiladelphiaMark Knopfler & James Taylorbluepeter
3Queen of the DesertKlaus BadeltMaki
4GagarinPublic Service BroadcastingMussoliniHeadkick
5ArmstrongJohn Stewartseverin
6CalypsoJohn DenverSweetHomeAlabama
7Alexander Graham BellThe SweetTarquinSpodd
8Rosa Parks: I Sat on a BusDominique Mooreseverin
9Mary PickfordKatie Meluaseverin
10Giorgio by MoroderDaft PunkShashvat Shukla
11Liwa Ya FrancoSyran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba KongoNicko
12The Real AmbassadorDave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, and Lambert, Hendricks & Rossmagicman
13Six Months in a Leaky BoatSplit Enzajostu

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1First Girl on the MoonRoxetteSweetHomeAlabama
2Ballad of Davy CrockettFess ParkerTarquinSpodd
3Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying MachinesRon GoodwinTarquinSpodd
4Ode to a Black ManPhilip Lynotthappyclapper
5The Most Dangerous WomanUtah Phillips & Ani DiFrancoUncleben
6Cortez the KillerNeil Young & Crazy HorseGeorge Boyland
7Mandela DaySimple Mindsbluepeter
8ConquistadorProcol HarumTarquinSpodd
9MayflowerJon and VangelisMussoliniHeadkick
10Kit CarsonBruce CockburnBanazirGalbasi
11Grand RiverBlackie and the Rodeo Kingstincanman
12Being HumanJen Clohertincanman
13Here TodayPaul McCartneyFred Erickson
14Three Wheels on the WagonThe New Christy MinstrelsSuzi
15Dorothy AshbyThe High LlamasFred Erickson
16Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me HomeThe Long RydersShivSidecar
17Higgs Boson BluesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsParaMhor
18Abraham, Martin & JohnDionmagicman
19Abraham, Martin & JohnSmokey Robinson & the Miraclesmagicman
20SomedayGap Band ft Stevie WonderUncleben
21Tribute to Steve BikoTapper ZukieUncleben
22Sufferin' Till SuffrageEtta JamesNicko
23Song to WoodyBob DylanNicko
24My Boy ElvisJanis MartinNicko

C List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Check BlastChick Corea Elektric BandBanazirGalbasi
2Laika's JourneyMax RichterMussoliniHeadkick
3Wardenclyffe TowerAllan HoldsworthBanazirGalbasi
4Mare TranquillitatisVangelisBanazirGalbasi
5Sputnik IR.E.M.AltraEgo
6Yeager's TriumphBill Conti & London Symphony OrchestraAltraEgo
7C'mon Do the Laika!Laika & the CosmonautsTraktor Albatrost
8Tenzing NorgayYuri HoningBanazirGalbasi
9Ibn BattutaEmbryoBanazirGalbasi
10Theme for Lester YoungCharles Mingusmagicman
11Jump MonkCharles Mingusmagicman
12TutuMiles Davispejepeine
13RansomeGroove CollectiveNicko
14Walt Disney Sitting in a Chaise and Drinking CordialsThe GoasttLoud Atlas

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Songs Using Acronyms

Oct. 11, 2023
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Writer: ajostu

A List

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

B List

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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