Songs About Preachers, Priests, etc.

Aug. 9, 2023
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Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Stealing in the Name of the LordPaul Kelly (US)Fred Erickson
2Reverend LeeRoberta Flackmagicman
3Can You Feel It (Martin Luther King Mix)Mr. Fingersuntergunther
4Testify ft Crystal WatersHiFi SeanTatankaYotanka
5Mouhamadou BambaOrchestra BaobabNicko
6PriestsJudy CollinsTarquinSpodd
7Don't SingPrefab Sproutvanwolf2
8SermonMercury Rev ft Margo PriceTatankaYotanka
9Crimen SollicitationisSka-PMaki
10Reverend Black GrapeBlack GrapeTraktor Albatrost
11Ballad of the ClothMischief BrewEnglishOutlaw
12The Thief That Stole My Sad Days (Ya Blessin Me)Moodymannuntergunther
13Preachin' BluesSon HouseTatankaYotanka
14Dixième CommandementPapa WembaGeorge Boyland
15High PriestessSantigolduntergunther
16Vicar in a TutuSmithsNoodsy
17Sinister MinisterBullet (Hard Stuff)ShivSidecar
18Slay the PriestDamaged Bugvanwolf2
19StealingTackheadShoegazer
20Preacher ManThe ImpressionsNicko
21Take Me to the ChurchHozierLoud Atlas

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Songs with Shaggy Dog Stories & Tall Tales

Aug. 2, 2023
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Writer: ParaMhor

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Orange Claw HammerCaptain BeefheartGeorge Boyland
2SwordfishtromboneTom WaitsUncleben
3100% EnduranceYard ActDiscoMonster
4Mission ImprobableThe Herbaliser ft What WhatNilpferd
5Ram Goat LiverPluto ShervingtonGeorge Boyland
6Bedward the Flying PreacherSingers and Playerspejepeine
7Dave the Moon ManLooperMussoliniHeadkick
8Percy FaithDamien JuradoShoegazer
9Guest InformantThe Fallhappyclapper
10Empire State HumanThe Human LeagueMussoliniHeadkick
11Can't Con an Honest JohnThe Streetsbarbryn
12Bob Dylan's 115th DreamBob DylanTarquinSpodd
13Fitter Stoke Has a BathHatfield & the NorthTatankaYotanka

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1It's Only the DogThe NightridersShivSidecar
2The Man Who Ate His CarCity BoyFred Erickson
3KidnapSparksOliveButler
4Creature of DoomThe Only Onesseverin
5Shaggy DogLightnin' HopkinsBanazirGalbasi
6They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora, ArkansasTony Joe WhiteMarconius7
7Well of St. KeyneBrenda WoottonSuzi
8Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 2, Ep. 6Ivor CutlerTarquinSpodd
9Eerin Go BraghagCathal CoughlanCarpgate
10Detachable PenisKing MissileTraktor Albatrost
11The StrangerThe Burning HellUncleben
12Bonny Light HorsemanBonny Light Horsemantincanman
13Lucy Over LancashireRooneyDiscoMonster

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Songs About Shame

July 26, 2023
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Column
Writer: Paul Hayes (DiscoMonster)

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1ShameEvelyn "Champagne" KingBanazirGalbasi
2Love ChildDiana Ross & the SupremesSweetHomeAlabama
34:44Jay-Zmagicman
4IsolationJoy Divisionseverin
5Cold Little HeartMichael KiwanukaParaMhor
6A Few Bags of GrainCowboy JunkiesDean Nardi
7We Don't Love EnoughTriumphsNicko
8ShameYoung FathersLoud Atlas
9Selfish SoulSudan Archivesuntergunther
10Not My ResponsibilityBillie EilishMussoliniHeadkick
11WildfiresSaultParaMhor
12Scotland's ShameMogwaiShoegazer
13Wau WauLord MelodyNicko

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Big and Meaty Songs

July 19, 2023
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Column
Writer: MussoliniHeadkick

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Mississippi QueenMountainSweetHomeAlabama
2LooseThe StoogesTarquinSpodd
3Touch Me I'm SickMudhoneyhappyclapper
4THRAKKing CrimsonTatankaYotanka
5Mickey WayA Certain RatioShoegazer
6Party Up in HereThe Brides of FunkensteinPopOff!
7BasslineMantronixUncleben
8Track with No NameForgemastersDiscoMonster
9Where It's At Ain't What It IsTom Morellotincanman
10GlazeContainervanwolf2
11This Is It!Betty DavisNicko
12FencewalkMandrillpejepeine
13Jam Love DubPrince DouglasUncleben

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1River Deep - Mountain HighIke & Tina TurnerParaMhor
2A Change Is Gonna ComeOtis Reddingmagicman
3Union City BluesBlondiehappyclapper
4SoonMy Bloody ValentineParaMhor
5AntagonistNova TwinsLoud Atlas
6She Sells SanctuaryThe CultParaMhor
7JC AutoSugarUncleben
8Rockestra ThemePaul McCartney and Wingsmagicman
9HumanThe KillersMarconius7
10Still LifeThe HorrorsParaMhor

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Boring, Dull & Ordinary Songs

July 12, 2023
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Writer: Olive Butler

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Saturday's KidsThe JamParaMhor
2William, It Was Really NothingThe SmithsNilpferd
3Half DeadThe Mountain GoatsShoegazer
4Morning MorgantownJoni MitchellSuzi
5Small Town TalkBobby CharlesFred Erickson
6BoredomTyler, the Creatormagicman
7LeafyDry CleaningUncleben
8M62 SongDovesMussoliniHeadkick
9Ce mortel ennuiSerge GainsbourgTatankaYotanka
10The Folks Who Live on the HillMaxine SullivanNicko
11In the NeighborhoodTom WaitsGeorge Boyland
12Fade Away and RadiateBlondieamylee
13Everyday Is Like SundayMorrisseyParaMhor

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1I Always Get to Bed by Half Past NineGeorge FormbyUncleben
2Another Day Paul McCartneyseverin
3Life in a Scotch Sitting Room Vol. 2, Ep.11Ivor CutlerTarquinSpodd
4These Burgers The Moldy PeachesTarquinSpodd
5JennieThe Lottery WinnersDiscoMonster
6I Work in a Saloon Arab Straphappyclapper
7Trainspotters The Frank and WaltersLoud Atlas
8Fitter Stoke Has a BathHatfield and the Northnosuchzone
9Boredom The Lovin’ Spoonful Fred Erickson
10Left Over People Alan Price Marconius7
11I’m Bored Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band TatankaYotanka
12Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front) The StranglersTraktor Albatrost
13Smalltown EnglandNew Model ArmyCarpgate
14Humdrum Peter Gabrielajostu
15I Drink Alone George Thorogood & the Destroyersamylee
16Back in the Old Routine Strawbsseverin

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Songs About Sunsets and Twilight

July 5, 2023
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Column
Writer: ShivSidecar

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
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

B List

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 Everything

June 28, 2023
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Writer: Noodsy

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Everything Is AwesomeTegan and Sara ft the Lonely Island Marconius7
2Everything Is AwfulThe DecemberistsFred Erickson
3Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicThe Policeamylee
4You to Me Are EverythingThe Real ThingLoud Atlas
5I Can Only Give You EverythingThemNicko
6Everything She WantsWham!amylee
7Everything Happens to MeSamara Joyuntergunther
8Everything Is FreeGillian WelchUncleben
9Everything I WantedBillie EilishLoud Atlas
10Todo Es de ColorLole y ManuelMaki
11Everything FlowsTeenage FanclubParaMhor
12CowgirlUnderworldswawilg
13TudoBebel Gilbertopejepeine

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Everything Must GoManic Street PreachersSuzi
2Lick My Decals Off, BabyCaptain Beefheart & the Magic BandGeorge Boyland
3Everything I OwnKen BootheNicko
4You've Got Everything NowThe Smithsamylee
5All We Ever Wanted Was EverythingBauhausvanwolf2
6You're the First, the Last, My EverythingBarry Whiteamylee
7ELTWilcohappyclapper
8Everything's Been Leading to ThisPanda Bear & Sonic BoomMussolini Headkick
9Everything You Say Will Destroy YouThe AuteursUncleben
10She's Got EverythingThe KinksNicko
11The Whole ShebangGrant Lee BuffaloNicko
12Tout oublierAngèle ft Roméo ElvisUncleben
13Everything Must ChangeQuincy Jonespejepeine

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Songs About the Stomach and Guts

June 21, 2023
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Column
Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1The PhysicianGertrude LawrenceSongBarLandlord
2PancreasWeird Al YankovicNicko
3Liquor Store LiverThe CowmenFred Erickson
4(I Got a) Stomach AcheJunior Wellsmagicman
5Guava JellyKa'au Crater BoysTarquinSpodd
6Plop Plop Fizz FizzSammy Davis Jr.TarquinSpodd
7No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)The T-BonesNicko
8RuminantsLisa GermanoFred Erickson
9Pissing in a RiverPatti Smith Groupseverin
10The Whale has Swallowed MeHugh LaurieLoud Atlas
11Well Fed Slave / Hungry Free ManLucky Dubetincanman
12Hunger SongMiddle Eastvanwolf2
13The Colorectal Surgeon SongBowser and BlueNicko

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Surfin' USM Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machinehappyclapper
2Silicon BeergutPeter and the Test Tube BabiesCarpgate
3The Belly of the WhaleMeg Washingtonajostu
4Nanny GoatLarry Marshallpejepeine
5ButterfliesKacey MusgravesLoud Atlas
6Swallowed Up (In the Belly of the Whale)Bruce SpringsteenLoud Atlas
7Stomach vs HeartBarenaked LadiesFred Erickson
8Level UpCiaraUncleben
9Foreign BodiesHerbertajostu
10Let Me Clear My ThroatDJ Kool ft Biz Markie & Doug E. FreshIsabelleForshaw
11Red Beans & RiceSpearheadIsabelleForshaw
12Ram Goat LiverPluto ShervingtonNicko

C List (Instrumental)

Title ArtistNominated by
1Pot BellyLou Donaldsonpejepeine
2Egyptian BellydanceBastannakTarquinSpodd
3Constipated DuckJeff Becktincanman
4No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)Willie BoboNicko
5No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)Booker T & the MGsNicko
6Stomach AcidThe Future Sound of LondonFred Erickson
7Fire EaterRusty BryantLoud Atlas

H List (Humorous)

Title ArtistNominated by
1Constipation BluesScreamin' Jay HawkinsNoodsy
2That Is Why You're OverweightEddie HarrisBanazirGalbasi
3The Intergalactic LaxativeDonovanFred Erickson
4Eat ItWeird Al YankovicLoud Atlas
5Hunger Is FromKen Nordine & the Fred Katz GroupIsabelleForshaw
6Train SongBrabbins and FyffeIsabelleForshaw
7God's Own DrunkJimmy BuffettFred Erickson
8Little Pain InsideBuck-O-NineFred Erickson

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Songs About Artificial Intelligence

June 14, 2023
Blog
Column
Writer: Loud Atlas

A List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Blade Runner: Main TitlesVangelisBanazirGalbasi
2The RobotsKraftwerkNoodsy
3One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21The Flaming LipsParaMhor
4Marvin, I Love YouStephen Moore ft Kimi Wongvastariner
5Deathbot 3205The Whiskey RebellionEnglishOutlaw
6I RobotThe Alan Parsons Projectswawilg
7Der Computer Nr. 3France GallTarquinSpodd
8Miss Clarke and the ComputerRoy Woodseverin
9Han-Tyumi, the Confused CyborgKing Gizzard & the Lizard WizardFred Erickson
10My RobotLooperIsabelleForshaw
1120 Seconds to ComplySilver BulletDiscoMonster
12RobotsFlight of the ConchordsShoegazer
13World Is MineSupercell ft Hatsune MikuMarconius7

B List

TitleArtistNominated by
1Dirty ComputerJanelle Monáe ft Brian Wilsonbarbryn
2TechnologicDaft PunkNicko
3None of Them Knew They Were RobotsMr. BungleTraktor Albatrost
4Mr. RobotoStyxajostu
5Deeper UnderstandingKate BushNdrew Allmark
6The Body ElectricRushFred Erickson
7I’m on StandbyGrandaddynoodsy
8My Friend RobotRegurgitatorIsabelleForshaw
9All the MachinesGrace SlickFred Erickson
10Io RobotRocky’s FiljUncleben
11Song Against RobotsThe Broken Family Bandshoegazer
12Who Made WhoAC/DCIsabelleForshaw
13I, Robot (End Credits)Marco BeltramiMarconius7

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Songs About Recreational Drugs

June 7, 2023
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Column
Writer: MussoliniHeadkick

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B List

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