May 20, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: George Boyland
A List
No B List
Songs With Great Keyboards
May 13, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: ParaMhor
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swanee River Boogie | Albert Ammons | Ravi |
| 2 | Good Golly, Miss Molly | Little Richard | SongBarLandlord |
| 3 | Happy New Year | Beverley | vastariner |
| 4 | Time of the Season | The Zombies | ShivSidecar |
| 5 | Love Action | The Human League | AltraEgo |
| 6 | Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order | happyclapper |
| 7 | Step On | Happy Mondays | Uncleben |
| 8 | Saturn 5 | Inspiral Carpets | happyclapper |
| 9 | I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) | Grace Jones | ajostu |
| 10 | Giant | The The | Nilpferd |
| 11 | Heartbeats | The Knife | IsabelleForshaw |
| 12 | Step | Vampire Weekend | amylee |
| 13 | Hopopono | GoGo Penguin | FretlessBasser |
| 14 | Life | James Booker | Seth Miller |
| 15 | The Sweetest Girl | Scritti Politti | Mogdog |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain’t That a Shame | Fats Domino | 9hairs9knots |
| 2 | Cherokee | Art Tatum | BanazirGalbasi |
| 3 | Boogie Rebop | Piano Red | TarquinSpodd |
| 4 | On the Rebound | Floyd Cramer | 9hairs9knots |
| 5 | Honky Cat | Elton John | magicman |
| 6 | Monkey Spanner | Dave and Ansell Collins | ShivSidecar |
| 7 | My Conversation | The Uniques | magicman |
| 8 | How Can We Hang On to a Dream | Tim Hardin | attwilightlarks |
| 9 | Inflammatory Wit | Joanna Newsom | SkippyisaCult |
| 10 | Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On | Jerry Lee Lewis | Ravi |
| 11 | Drown in My Own Tears | Ray Charles | Nicko |
| 12 | That’s the Way God Planned It | Billy Preston | severin |
| 13 | Raga Megh Malhar | Charanjit Singh | Ravi |
| 14 | Plastic Dreams | JayDee | PopOff! |
| 15 | Chameleon | Herbie Hancock | TarquinSpodd |
| 16 | Temperature Is Rising | Otis Spann | tincanman |
| 17 | Memorial | Susanne Sundfør | barbryn |
| 18 | Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit | McCoy Tyner | Nilpferd |
Songs Quietly Performed
May 6, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: DiscoMonster
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Harmony | The Beloved | vastariner |
| 2 | A Canterbury Tale | Dreadzone | ShivSidecar |
| 3 | It’s a Fine Day | Jane | philipphilip99 |
| 4 | Les Bras de mer | Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | Suzi |
| 5 | In Paradisum (from Requiem) | Gabriel Fauré | attwilightlarks |
| 6 | Silence | Chet Baker, with Charlie Haden, Enrico Pieranunzi & Billy Higgins | florian7 |
| 7 | Angel Dust | DJ Cam | Nilpferd |
| 8 | Melancholia II | William Basinski | Shoegazer |
| 9 | Drunken Galleon | Walls | MussoliniHeadkick |
| 10 | Koke’e | Dennis Kamakahi | TarquinSpodd |
| 11 | Into Dust | Mazzy Star | amylee |
| 12 | When Breathing Starts | Ulrich Drechsler Quartet with Tord Gustavsen | Nicko |
| 13 | John’s Theme (Love Scene) | Pino Donaggio | untergunther |
| 14 | Love Itself | Leonard Cohen | Suzi |
| 15 | Cradle | Adrianne Lenker | Seth Miller |
| 16 | Cellophane | FKA twigs | barbryn |
| 17 | The Lull | Cat’s Eyes | untergunther |
| 18 | Nyalimagotee | S. E. Rogie | Mogdog |
| 19 | Ambre | Nils Frahm | amylee |
| 20 | Saturday | Sparklehorse | happyclapper |
| 21 | Parallelograms | Linda Perhacs | ShivSidecar |
| 22 | Love to Share | Carlton & the Shoes | magicman |
| 23 | The 59th Street Bridge Song | Simon & Garfunkel | AltraEgo |
| 24 | Simply Beautiful | Al Green | untergunther |
No B List
Songs About Quiet
Apr. 29, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: DiscoMonster
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She’s Not There | The Zombies | IsabelleForshaw |
| 2 | It’s Oh So Quiet | Björk | megadom |
| 3 | Quiet Houses | Fleet Foxes | swawilg |
| 4 | Silencio | Jorge Drexler | Maki |
| 5 | Quiet Heart | The Go-Betweens | megadom |
| 6 | Loud Places | Jamie xx ft Romy | happyclapper |
| 7 | No Words | Bahama Soul Club ft Brenda Boykin | Mogdog |
| 8 | Speak Low | Billie Holiday | Nilpferd |
| 9 | Shhh | Prince | Mogdog |
| 10 | Man Next Door | Massive Attack | happyclapper |
| 11 | Voices Carry | ‘Til Tuesday | amylee |
| 12 | I Have a Need for Solitude | Mary Chapin Carpenter | tincanman |
| 13 | World Shut Your Mouth | Julian Cope | AltraEgo |
| 14 | Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | Shoegazer |
| 15 | Quiet Life | Japan | vanwolf2 |
| 16 | The Silent Boatman | Parliament | pejepeine |
| 17 | Silencio | Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo | magicman |
| 18 | Shhh/Peaceful | Miles Davis | magicman |
No B List
Songs About Hollywood
Apr. 22, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: philipphilip99
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood | Erykah Badu | swawilg |
| 2 | Hollywood | Guy Clark | treefrogdemon |
| 3 | Hollywood Hopeful | Loudon Wainwright III | megadom |
| 4 | Little Hollywood Girl | The Everly Brothers | treefrogdemon |
| 5 | Hollywood | Lana Del Rey | megadom |
| 6 | Hollywood | Brigitte Fontaine | Pop Off! |
| 7 | Hollywood Nights | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Suzi |
| 8 | Red Dust | Screen 3 | ShivSidecar |
| 9 | Sunset Boulevard | Terry Callier | Nicko |
| 10 | Hollywood Lawn | Jenny Lewis | TarquinSpodd |
| 11 | Hollywood | Codeine Velvet Club | Leaveitallbehind |
| 12 | Say Goodbye to Hollywood | Billy Joel | Marconius7 |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semi-Fraudulent Direct-from-Hollywood Overture | Frank Zappa | George Boyland |
| 2 | Hollywood Dreaming | Father’s Children | Nicko |
| 3 | Sunset Grill | Don Henley | IsabelleForshaw |
| 4 | Hollywood | The Puppini Sisters | Pop Off! |
| 5 | Hollywood Seven | Jon English | IsabelleForshaw |
| 6 | Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) | Thin Lizzy | megadom |
| 7 | Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign | Dory Previn | barbryn |
| 8 | Holly Would | Jackie DeShannon | ShivSidecar |
| 9 | Ain’t Nobody Straight in L.A. | The Miracles | magicman |
| 10 | Dedicated to Bobby Jameson | Ariel Pink | Uncleben |
| 11 | Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings | Father John Misty | megadom |
| 12 | Hollywood Ending | Sleater-Kinney | megadom |
Songs About Spring Cleaning & Household Chores
April 15, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: DJ Bear (Pop Off!)
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boundless Love | John Prine | happyclapper |
| 2 | It Will All Come Out in the Wash | Miranda Lambert | Ravi |
| 3 | Clean Up Your Own Backyard | Elvis Presley | Nicko |
| 4 | Washday Blues | Dolly Parton | severin |
| 5 | Wash, Mama, Wash | Dr. John | Ravi |
| 6 | Clothes Line Saga | Suzzy & Maggie Roche | severin |
| 7 | Hard Work | John Handy | 9hairs9knots |
| 8 | Shake ‘n’ Vac | Snuff | happyclapper |
| 9 | Jump Mama Jump | Poison Girls | Carpgate |
| 10 | Official Suburbian Superman | Suzi Quatro | ShivSidecar |
| 11 | Cleanup Time | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | magicman |
| 12 | Clean This House | Paul Kelly & the Dots | Nicko |
| 13 | The Day My Pad Went Mad | John Cooper Clarke | IsabelleForshaw |
| 14 | Washaway | XTC | ShivSidecar |
| 15 | Diet | Au Pairs | George Boyland |
| 16 | Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner | Shonen Knife | TarquinSpodd |
| 17 | Housework | The B-52s | megadom |
| 18 | Housework | Robert Palmer | ajostu |
| 19 | Spring Cleaning | John McCutcheon | BanazirGalbasi |
| 20 | Yard Broom | The Skatalites | Mogdog |
| 21 | Finger | Prince Buster | IsabelleForshaw |
| 22 | Spring Cleaning | Fats Waller | severin |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave the Dishes in the Sink Ma | Spike Jones & His City Slickers | ParaMhor |
| 2 | Get a New Broom (And Sweep the Blues Away) | Duke Ellington & Ivy Anderson | Marconius7 |
| 3 | We’re Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line | Sidney Lipton & His Grosvenor House Dance Band | Traktor Albatrost |
| 4 | When I’m Cleaning Windows | George Formby | TarquinSpodd |
| 5 | Whistle While You Work | Adriana Caselotti | tubby Brewster |
| 6 | Trip to the Lawndry | The Cock and Bull Band | treefrogdemon |
| 7 | No Go Baby | The Corrs | philipphilip99 |
| 8 | Housewife’s Alphabet | Peggy Seeger | Nicko |
| 9 | I’m a Woman | Maria Muldaur | TatankaYotanka |
| 10 | Cleaning Windows | Van Morrison & the Chieftains | TarquinSpodd |
| 11 | Do the Dishes Too | Jayme Kelly Curtis | BanazirGalbasi |
| 12 | Jack of All Trades | Bruce Springsteen | Leaveitallbehind |
| 13 | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Bill Haley & His Comets | TarquinSpodd |
| 14 | Yakety Yak | The Coasters | BanazirGalbasi |
| 15 | House Cleaning | The Spaniels | Nicko |
| 16 | Sweeping Your Dirt Under the Rug | Sammy Jones | Nicko |
| 17 | Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter | Ike & Tina Turner | IsabelleForshaw |
| 18 | Clean-Up Woman | Betty Wright | 9hairs9knots |
| 19 | Dirty Man | Laura Lee | Nicko |
| 20 | Too Many Dirty Dishes | Albert Collins | Ravi |
| 21 | Old Broom | Wailing Souls | Nicko |
| 22 | Clean Up the Ghetto | Tapper Zukie | Uncleben |
| 23 | Let’s Clean Up the Ghetto | The Philadelphia International All-Stars | magicman |
Songs About the Brain
Apr. 8, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brain Song | Weird Al Yankovic | FretlessBasser |
| 2 | Inside My Head | Young MC | IsabelleForshaw |
| 3 | Language and Mentality | African Head Charge | Uncleben |
| 4 | Me The Machine | Imogen Heap | megadom |
| 5 | Veteran of the Psychic Wars | Blue Öyster Cult | Uncleben |
| 6 | Can I Sleep in Your Brain | Ezra Furman | megadom |
| 7 | The Abandoned Brain | Robyn Hitchcock | megadom |
| 8 | Hots for the Smarts | Richard Thompson | Suzi |
| 9 | This Is Your Brain | Joe Diffie | Ravi |
| 10 | Love on the Brain | Rihanna | severin |
| 11 | Make Love to Your Mind | Bill Withers | 9hairs9knots |
| 12 | Madness (Is All in the Mind) | Madness | magicman |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journey to the Center of the Mind | The Amboy Dukes | SweetHomeAlabama |
| 2 | Brain Damage | The Waifs | treefrogdemon |
| 3 | It Must Be Something Psychological | Katie Lee | philipphilip99 |
| 4 | Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson | magicman |
| 5 | In Your Head | Gabby Young and Other Animals | severin |
| 6 | Think Too Much (a) | Paul Simon | swawilg |
| 7 | Einstein Brain | Admiral Freebee | swawilg |
| 8 | When the Sun Goes In | Philip Jeays | TatankaYotanka |
| 9 | Weak Brain and a Narrow Mind | Willie Dixon | Nicko |
| 10 | T.N.T. for the Brain | Enigma | Pop Off! |
| 11 | Hjernen er alene | deLillos | Traktor Albatrost |
| 12 | Grey Walls | Richard Thompson | treefrogdemon |
| 13 | Brain Damage | Eminem | megadom |
| 14 | Baby Doll | Laurie Anderson | IsabelleForshaw |
| 15 | The River (from The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) | Matthew Trevino | Uncleben |
| 16 | Veronica | Elvis Costello | Shoegazer |
| 17 | Booker T & His Electric Shock | Markley | TarquinSpodd |
| 18 | Don’t Look Back in Anger | Oasis | ParaMhor |
| 19 | Who Ate My Brain | Tizzy Bac | TarquinSpodd |
| 20 | Brain | Banks | philipphilip99 |
| 21 | Too Many Thoughts in My Head | Weezer | Ravi |
| 22 | Bet My Brains | Starcrawler | Pop Off! |
Bonus C List (Instrumentals)
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memories of Green | Vangelis | philipphilip99 |
| 2 | Brain Food (Give Me) | Burning Spear | megadom |
| 3 | Brain Smashing Dub | Linton Kwesi Johnson | magicman |
| 4 | Brainville | Sun Ra | pejepeine |
| 5 | The Brain of the Purple Mountain | Leo Kottke | treefrogdemon |
| 6 | Brain Sweeties | Mogwai | megadom |
| 7 | Brain Training | Stanley Clarke Trio | Ravi |
| 8 | Mind Ecology | Shakti | Ravi |
| 9 | Positive Mindscape | Renegade Soundwave | Shoegazer |
| 10 | Amygdala | Henry Cow | megadom |
| 11 | The Brain | Chick Corea | BanazirGalbasi |
| 12 | Mind Transplant | Alphonse Mouzon | BanazirGalbasi |
| 13 | Vulcan Mind Probe | George Duke | BanazirGalbasi |
| 14 | The Mental Traveler | David Axelrod | megadom |
Songs About Stars
Apr. 1, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: amylee
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Morning Starshine | Oliver | Marconius7 |
| 2 | The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam’s Dice | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Nicko |
| 3 | Twinkle Little Star | The Parisians | philipphilip99 |
| 4 | Baby I’m a Star | Prince | IsabelleForshaw |
| 5 | Star 69 | R.E.M. | megadom |
| 6 | Black Star | Radiohead | barbryn |
| 7 | Superglider | Drugstore | happyclapper |
| 8 | Star Charmer | Grinderman | Mogdog |
| 9 | Wishing on a Star | Rose Royce | magicman |
| 10 | Stoned Immaculate | Dub Syndicate | Shoegazer |
| 11 | Mambo Sun | T. Rex | IsabelleForshaw |
| 12 | Blackstar | David Bowie | severin |
| 13 | Starless and Bible Black | Stan Tracey Quartet | megadom |
| 14 | No Stars Shall Hurt You from Above | Henry Purcell | ParaMhor |
| 15 | How the Stars Were Made | Michael Askill | Nicko |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shine Like Stars | Primal Scream | ParaMhor |
| 2 | Supernova | Opal | ShivSidecar |
| 3 | Sous quelle étoile suis-je né? | Michel Polnareff | TarquinSpodd |
| 4 | Infinite Sun | Kula Shaker | Ravi |
| 5 | Star of the County Down | Van Morrison & the Chieftains | Mogdog |
| 6 | California Stars | Billy Bragg & Wilco | Uncleben |
| 7 | Dark Star | Robb Johnson | TatankaYotanka |
| 8 | Superstar | Nina Nastasia | Shoegazer |
| 9 | Stargazer | The Zephyrs | Shoegazer |
| 10 | Rock Star | Bran Van 3000 | Shoegazer |
| 11 | Stars | The Brian Jonestown Massacre | MussoliniHeadkick |
| 12 | Shine On Little Star | Freeheat | happyclapper |
| 13 | (We’ve) Found a Way (to the Sun) | The Primitives | MussoliniHeadkick |
| 14 | In the Valley of Dying Stars | Superdrag | vanwolf2 |
| 15 | Lone Star Queen | New York Dolls | megadom |
| 16 | Car with the Star | Andre Williams | Traktor Albatrost |
| 17 | Punk Rock Stars | The Art Attacks | Carpgate |
| 18 | No Star | Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her | ajostu |
| 19 | Bleeding Star | Jean-Paul Sartre Experience | Nilpferd |
| 20 | Highway Star | Deep Purple | Ravi |
| 21 | Interstellar Overdrive | Pink Floyd | MussoliniHeadkick |
Songs About Decor
Mar. 25, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: George Boyland
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Caves of Altamira | Steely Dan | Uncleben |
| 2 | Magnolia | Slaves | megadom |
| 3 | Scandinavian Design | Sparks | severin |
| 4 | Ikea | Jonathan Coulton | philipphilip99 |
| 5 | Furniture Music | Bill Nelson’s Red Noise | Shoegazer |
| 6 | Handyman Blues | Billy Bragg | IsabelleForshaw |
| 7 | Owls | The Handsome Family | IsabelleForshaw |
| 8 | Harry’s House / Centerpiece | Joni Mitchell | severin |
| 9 | Odd Jobs | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | nosuchzone |
| 10 | Coronation | Family | Mogdog |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | The Beatles | Uncleben |
| 2 | I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home | David Frizzell | magicman |
| 3 | I’m Gonna Change Everything | Jim Reeves | swawilg |
| 4 | Coldwater Canyon | Dory Previn | severin |
| 5 | Our House | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | amylee |
| 6 | Surrey with the Fringe on Top | Mel Tormé | Nilpferd |
| 7 | Kookie’s Mad Pad | Edd Byrnes | Nilpferd |
| 8 | Love Shack | The B-52s | amylee |
| 9 | Picture on the Wall | Natural Ites & the Realistics | Uncleben |
| 10 | Playhouse | Dagha | magicman |
| 11 | The Day My Pad Went Mad | John Cooper Clarke | severin |
Songs With Self-Deprecation
March 18, 2020
Blog
Column
Writer: megadom
A List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consolation Prize | Orange Juice | Uncleben |
| 2 | Extended Dance Mix | Fujiya & Miyagi | Shoegazer |
| 3 | Suspended from Class | Camera Obscura | Shoegazer |
| 4 | Take Off Your Sunglasses | Ezra Furman | SkippyisaCult |
| 5 | April Fool’s Day Morn | Loudon Wainwright III | Uncleben |
| 6 | Loving Pauper | Gregory Isaacs | pejepeine |
| 7 | Pedestrian at Best | Courtney Barnett | nosuchzone |
| 8 | Track Number 8 | Sun Kil Moon | barbryn |
| 9 | Eine Symphonie des Grauens | The Monochrome Set | Shoegazer |
| 10 | GMF | John Grant | florian7 |
| 11 | How Sweet to Be an Idiot | Neil Innes | ajostu |
| 12 | I Wonder If You’re Drunk Enough to Sleep with Me Tonight | Ballboy | amylee |
| 13 | Moon in June (Top Gear Version) | Soft Machine | nosuchzone |
B List
| Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Wish | Skee-Lo | magicman |
| 2 | I Can’t Do Anything | X-Ray Spex | severin |
| 3 | King of a One-Horse Town | Dan Auerbach | Nicko |
| 4 | The Freed Pig | Sebadoh | happyclapper |
| 5 | My Weakness Is You | Edwin Starr | attwilightlarks |
| 6 | Nobody Takes Me Seriously | Split Enz | IsabelleForshaw |
| 7 | He Didn’t | The 6ths | philipphilip99 |
| 8 | Started Out with Nothin’ | Seasick Steve | tincanman |
| 9 | Unloveable | The Smiths | TarquinSpodd |
| 10 | 40, Fat and Finished | The Guv’nors | Carpgate |
| 11 | 678 | King Creosote & Jon Hopkins | ToffeeBoy |
| 12 | Dominican Girdles | Dana Bryant | Nilpferd |
| 13 | Town Cryer | Elvis Costello | George Boyland |