Song Title (to end of 2011)

Artist

Playlist

Rabbit Fur Coat

Lewis, Jenny with the Watson Twins

fashion

Race For The Prize

Flaming Lips

science

Radar Love

Golden Earring

cars and driving

Radio Africa

Bhundu Boys (with Latin Quarter)

Africa

Radio Babylon

Meat Beat Manifesto

radio

Radio Cure

Wilco

radio

Radioland

Kraftwerk

radio

Ragazzo Solo, Ragazzo Sola (Space Oddity)

Bowie, David

foreign language versions

Ramble On

Led Zeppelin

fantasy

Ramblin' Man

Lemon Jelly

list songs

Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title)

Monkees

Beatles

Range Life

Pavement

self referential

Rap das Armas

MC Junior & MC Leonardo

South America

Raspberry Beret

Prince

hats

Rasputin

Boney M

royalty

Ratamahatta

Sepultura

South America

Rave On John Donne

Morrison, Van

poetry

Razzle in My Pocket

Dury, Ian

mistakes

Readings in Astrology

Mayfield, Curtis

star signs

Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)

Delfonics

long titles

Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3)

Dury, Ian

joyous

Red

Okkervil River

red

Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache

Smith, Warren

red

Red Cross, Disciple of Christ Today

Fahey, John

red

Red Gold and Green

Burning Spear

colours

Red Headed Stranger

Nelson, Willie

strangers

Red Hot Car

Squarepusher

discordant songs

Red House

Jimi Hendrix Experience

red

Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured

Arctic Monkeys

dialogue

Red Sea

Asobi Seksu

red

Red Sun No 5

Pallett, Owen

red

Red Wine and Promises

Waterson, Lal and Mike

red

Redemption Song

Marley. Bob

freedom

Regrets

Jay-Z

guilt

Rehearsals for Retirement

Ochs, Phil

failure

Reindeer

Knife

anti-Christmas

Religious Vomit

Dead Kennedys

deception

Remember (Walking in the Sand)

Shangri-las

memory

Remember Me

Ross, Diana

upbeat break-up

Remind Me

Royksopp

forgetting

Rent

Pet Shop Boys

money

Repetition

Fall

repetition

Repo Man

Pop, Iggy

songs recorded for movies

Requiem Pour Un Con

Gainsbourg, Serge

insulting songs

Respect

Franklin, Aretha

revolution

Retaliation

Ice-T

revenge

Reuters

Wire

journalism

Revolution

Marley, Bob & the Wailers

revolution

Revolution Blues

Young, Neil

california

Reynard the Fox

Cope, Julian

mammals

Rhapsody in Blue

Gershwin, George

redefined by films

Rhythm of the Rain

Cascades

fools

Richard Cory

Simon & Garfunkel

named after men

Ride Your Donkey

Tennors

animals

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Iron Maiden

poetry

Rims

King Creosote

bicycles

Ring of Fire

Cash, Johnny

accidents

Ringo Beat

Fitzgerald, Ella

Beatles

Rio

Nesmith, Mike

escape

Riot In Cell Block No 9

Jackson, Wanda

prisons

Riot Van

Arctic Monkeys

law enforcement

Rip Her to Shreds

Blondie

insulting songs

Rip It Up

Little Richard

the weekend

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

songs about other songs

Ripple

Church

cruel songs

Rise From Your Grave

Phuture

resurrection

Rise Up Lazarus

Loveless, Patty

resurrection

Rise Up With Fists!

Lewis, Jenny

revolution

River Guard

Smog

work

River Man

Drake, Nick

rivers

Road to Cairo

Ackles, David

change of mind

Roadnotes

Nyro, Laura

birthdays

Roadrunner

Modern Lovers

radio

Roast Fish and Cornbread

Perry, Lee "Scratch"

food

Robert De Niro's Waiting

Bananarama

specific famous people

Robot Man

Francis, Connie

machines, robots & computers

Rock & Roll

Velvet Underground

music genres

Rock And Roll Music

Beatles

music genres

Rock el Casbah

Taha, Rachid

unlikely covers

Rock Island Line

Donegan, Lonnie

trains

Rock 'n 'Roll Star

Oasis

celebrity

Rock Show

Peaches

concerts

Rock Steady

Franklin, Aretha

dance styles

Rock Steady Wedding

Mittoo, Jackie & the Soul Vendors

weddings

Rockaway Beach

Ramones

New York

Rocket 88

Brenston, Jackie and his Delta Cats

cars and driving

Rocket Man

Bush, Kate

space

Rockin' in the Free World

Young, Neil

reckless consumption

Rocking Bicycle

Domino, Fats

bicycles

Rocky Raccoon

Beatles

revenge

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

Zevon, Warren

character songs

Roll Another Number (for the Road)

Young, Neil

smoking

Rollercoaster

Red House Painters

coming of age

Roots, Rock, Reggae

Marley, Bob and the Wailers

music genres

Rosa Parks

OutKast

named after women

Roscoe

Midlake

named after men

Rose Coloured Glasses

Lothar and the Hand People

red

Rose Garden

Anderson, Lynn

trees, grass and flowers

Rose Hip November

Bunyan, Vashti

autumn

Round Midnight

Peterson, Oscar

times of day

Rowche Rumble

Fall

companies and corporations

Roxette

Dr. Feelgood

eavesdropping

ROYGBIV

Boards of Canada

nature

Ruby

Touré, Ali Farka and Toumani Diabaté

red

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

Rogers, Kenny

jealousy

Ruby's Golden Wedding

Wilson, Danny

old age

Rumble

Wray, Link

instrumentals

Rumble on Mersey Square South

Wimple Winch

Northern England

Rumour Has It

Summer, Donna

gossip

Run Into Flowers

M83

trees, grass and flowers

Run Through The Jungle

Creedence Clearwater Revival

walking and running

Run, Run, Run

Third Rail

anxiety

Runnin'

Pharcyde

walking and running

Runnin`Away

Sly and the Family Stone

departures

Running Scared

Orbison, Roy

escape

Running The World

Cocker, Jarvis

politicians

Sabrina

Einsturzende Neubauten

colours

Sad (Garden)

Utro (Morning)

gardens

Sad Arse Strippa

Lady Sovereign

funny songs

Sadie

Newsom, Joanna

pets

Safeway Cart

Young, Neil

companies and corporations

Saginaw, Michigan

Frizzel, Lefty

songs with a twist

Said I Wasn't Going to Tell Nobody

Abyssinian Baptist Choir

handclaps

Sail on Sailor

Beach Boys

the sea

Sail to the Moon

Radiohead

fathers

Saint Mary

Sparklehorse

hospitals

Saint Nicolas, Op 42: Nicolas and the Pickled Boys

Britten, Benjamin

resurrection

Sally

Gogol Bordello

multilingual

Sally Cinnamon

Stone Roses

sweet foods

Sally Go 'Round the Roses

Jaynetts

flowers

Sally Maclennane

Pogues

goodbyes

Salt of the Earth

Rolling Stones

social class

Salt Peanuts

Gillespie, Dizzy

ten words or fewer

Sambadrome

Big Audio Dynamite

South America

Santa Claus

Sonics

anti-Christmas

Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto

Brown, James

Christmas

Sara

Dylan, Bob

named after women

Sari

Mckay, Nellie

guilt

Satan Lied to Me

Louvin Brothers

deception

Satisfaction

Devo

unlikely covers

Satta Massagana

Abyssinians

multilingual

Saturday Gigs (Alternate Version)

Mott the Hoople

self referential

Saturday Night

Kaiser Chiefs

parties and going out

Saturday Night Fish Fry

Jordan, Louis and his Tympany Five

Friday Saturday

Saturday Night Special

Lynyrd Skynyrd

guns

Saturday Sun

Drake, Nick

Friday Saturday

Savane

Toure, Ali Farka

rural songs

Save the Last Dance for Me

Drifters

dancing

Savoy

Lucky Millinder

nightclubs

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Soft Cell

goodbyes

Say Man

Diddley, Bo

insulting songs

Scandale Dans la Famille

Les Surfs

songs with a twist

Scattered Black And Whites

Elbow

domestic songs

Scenario

Tribe Called Quest

special guests

School

Nirvana

school

School Days (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)

Berry, Chuck

school

Screenwriter's Blues

Soul Coughing

films, inspired by or about

Sea Song

Wyatt, Robert

the sea

Sea, Sex and Sun (English Version)

Gainsbourg, Serge

foreign language versions

Seabeast

Mastodon

the sea

Search and Destroy

Iggy and the Stooges

great opening lines

Season's Cycle

XTC

nature

Secret Agent

Allen, Tony

mistaken identity

Secret Heart

Sexsmith, Ron

eavesdropping

Secret Love

Day, Doris

secret vices

Securicor

Lewis, Jeffrey

companies and corporations

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Jefferson, Blind Lemon

death

Seele Brennt

Einstürzende Neubauten

whispering songs

Seen And Not Seen

Talking Heads

spoken word

Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James

Manfred Mann

suburbia

Send His Love To Me

Harvey, PJ

please and thank you

Sensitive Artist

King Missile

art

Sept Ans de Mariage

Franco

anniversaries

September

Earth, Wind and Fire

September

September

Sylvian, David

September

September 12th

Williams, Saul

September

September Gurls

Big Star

September

September is the Month of Death

Trembling Bells

September

September Song

Sinatra, Frank

autumn

September's Not So Far Away

Field Mice

September

Septiembre No Está Tan Lejos

Nadadora

September

Seriocity

Chameleons

uncertainty

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Pink Floyd

celestial bodies

Seven Curses

Dylan, Bob

numbers

Seven Days is Too Long

Wood, Chuck

songs numbered one to ten

Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night

Simon and Garfunkel

Christmas

Seventeen

Ladytron

adolescence

Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict

Pink Floyd

long titles

Sex Unter Wasser

D.A.F.

water

Sexy Sadie

Unthanks

deception

Shadow in my Eyes

Leven, Jackie

eyes and sight

Shady Lane

Pavement

false endings

Shake A Tail Feather

Charles, Ray

dancing

Shake Some Action

Flamin' Groovies

opening tracks

Shakey Dog

Ghostface Killah

storytelling

Shameless

Pet Shop Boys

celebrity

Shapes of Things

Yardbirds

future

Shazam!

Eddy, Duane

superheroes

She Don't Use Jelly

Flaming Lips

food

She Moved Through the Fair

Briggs, Anne

ghosts

She Purred While I Grred

Wild Beasts

meat

She Said She Said

Beatles

actors

She Said She Said

Beatles

heated arguments

She Was Born to Be My Unicorn

Tyrannosaurus Rex

fantasy

Sheffield Shanty

Monkey Swallows the Universe

Northern England

Shenandoah

Jarrett, Keith

rivers

She's Like Heroin to Me

Gun Club

cocaine & heroin

She's Lost Control

Joy Division

illness

Shiftless When Idle

Replacements

laziness

Ship Ahoy

O'Jays

the sea

Ship of Fools

World Party

reckless consumption

Shipbuilding

Wyatt, Robert

war

Shiver and Shake

Cure

cruel songs

Shoes

Tiga

shoes

Shop Around

Robinson, Smokey & the Miracles

lessons in life

Shoplifting

Slits

crime

Shopping for Clothes

Coasters

shopping

Shot By Both Sides

Magazine

guns

Shotgun Wedding

Roy C

weddings

Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee

Canibus

anti-work

Show Biz Kids

Steely Dan

social class

Show Business

Tribe Called Quest

anti-work

Shut 'em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

Public Enemy

revolution

Sideshow

Blue Magic

carnivals and funfairs

Signed Curtain

Matching Mole

futility

Silent Shout

Knife

silence

Silent Treatment

Roots

heated arguments

Silhouette

Brown, Dennis

jealousy

Silver Moon Ladders

Merz

adventure

Silver Surfer

Warm Jets

superheroes

Silver Swan Rag

Joplin, Scott

animals

Simon Says

Monch, Pharaohe

sweary songs

Simple Twist of Fate

Tweedy, Jeff

fate and destiny

Since I Left You

Avalanches

upbeat break-up

Since U Been Gone

Clarkson, Kelly

fresh starts

Singapore

Waits, Tom

adventure

Singing in the Rain

Martyn, John

rain

Single Girl, Married Girl

Carter Family

marriage

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

Beyoncé

na-na-hey-hey songs

Sir Duke

Wonder, Stevie

impressive intros

Sister

Prince

secret vices

Sister Josephine

Thackray, Jake

funny songs

Sister Ray

Velvet Underground

long songs

Sitting by the Riverside

Kinks

rivers

Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean

Explosions in the Sky

songs numbered one to ten

Six Days on the Road

Taj Mahal

travelling

Six O'Clock News

Edwards, Kathleen

journalism

Sixteen Blue

Replacements

boredom

Skank in Bed

Bennett, Scott & Lorna

beds

Skeng

Bug

criminals

Skinhead Moonstomp

Symarip

youth cults

Skylon!

Rhys, Gruff

flying

Slain by Elf

Urusei Yatsura

toys

Slashed Wrists This Christmas

Rhys, Gruff

anti-Christmas

Sleep Walk

Santo And Johnny

sleep and insomnia

Sleepin' on My Couch

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

laziness

Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love

Peebles, Ann

accidents

Slow Jam

Four Tet

sound effects

Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2)

Damned

rallying cries

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana

brands

Smile

Cole, Nat King

laughing and smiling

Smiley Faces

Gnarls Barkley

laughing and smiling

Smiling Faces Sometimes

Undisputed Truth

laughing and smiling

Smithers-Jones

Jam

unemployment

Smokin'

Super Furry Animals

smoking

Snake Oil

Earle, Steve

reckless consumption

Sneakers

Raekwon

shoes

So Far Away

King, Carole

home

So Happy I'll Be

Flatt And Scruggs

optimistic songs

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

Simon & Garfunkel

historical figures

So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

Everly Brothers

change of mind

So What

Davis, Miles

instrumentals

Solid Air

Martyn, John

other musicians

Solitude Standing

Vega, Suzanne

loneliness

Some Candy Talking

Jesus and Mary Chain

sweet foods

Some Girls

Stevens, Rachel

celebrity

Some Questions About Hats

Slapp Happy

hats

Some Velvet Morning

Hazlewood, Lee & Nancy Sinatra

duets

Somebody Shot My Eagle

CL Blast

austerity

Someday

Rogers, CeCe

freedom

Someone's Going to Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight

Fleetwood Mac

B Sides

Something Changed

Pulp

change

Something For The Weekend

Divine Comedy

songs with a twist

Something in Red

Morgan, Lorrie

colours

Something To Talk About

Badly Drawn Boy

songs recorded for movies

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

Pitney, Gene & Marc Almond

comebacks

Sometimes

James

rain

Sometimes Always

Jesus and Mary Chain

duets

Song About the Moon

Simon and Garfunkel

moon

Song for Europe

Roxy Music

multilingual

Song for Whoever

Beautiful South

forgetting

Song of the Shrimp

Black, Frank

jokes

Song to the Siren

This Mortal Coil

covers

Song to the Siren

Buckley, Tim

ancient history

Song to the Siren

Chemical Brothers

songs about songs

Sonnet to Hank Cinq

Ellington, Duke

short songs

Sonny's Lettah (Anti Sus Poem)

Johnson, Linton Kwesi

letters, emails

Sons of the Stage

World of Twist

theatre

Sophisticated Lady

Holiday, Billie

failure

Sophisticated Lady

Ellington, Duke

super solos

Sorrow, Tears and Blood

Kuti, Fela

police

Sorry

Sebadoh

apologies

Sorry for Laughing

Josef K

laughing and smiling

Soul Finger

Bar-Keys

ten words or fewer

Soul Fire

Perry, Lee "Scratch"

discordant songs

Soul of a Man

Johnson, Blind Willie

resurrection

Sound of Da Police

KRS-One

police

Sounds of the Suburbs

Members

suburbia

Soup Song

Wyatt, Robert

food

South American Getaway

Bacharach, Burt

South America

South London Boroughs

Burial

suburbia

South London Boroughs

Burial

debuts

Soweto Blues

Makeba, Miriam

towns

Space Flight

Perry, Lee & Roy, I.

adventure

Space Guitar

Watson, Johnny "Guitar"

space

Space is the Place

Jonzun Crew

sci-fi and space

Space is the Place

Sun Ra

space

Space Oddity

Langley Schools Music Project

sci-fi and space

Space Walk

Lemon Jelly

space

Spacelab

Kraftwerk

sci-fi and space

Spacer

Sheila and B Devotion

space

Spaceship

West, Kanye featuring GLC and Consequence

escape

Spam

Monty Python

meat

Spanish Pipedream

Prine, John

lessons in life

Spare Parts

Springsteen, Bruce

fresh starts

Speed King

Deep Purple

songs about other songs

Speeding Motorcycle

Johnston, Daniel

motorbikes

Spidey's Wild Ride

Waits, Tom

superheroes

Spinning Away

Eno, Brian and John Cale

celestial bodies

Spiral Galaxy 28948

Hawkwind

celestial bodies

Spooky

Springfield, Dusty

halloween

Sport (the odd boy)

Bonzo Dog Band

sport

Spring Again

Markie, Biz

Spring

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

McRae, Carmen

Spring

Spring Cleaning

Waller, Fats

Spring

Spring Rain

Go-Betweens

Spring

Springtime Can Kill You

Holland, Jolie

Spring

Sproston Green

Charlatans

Northern England

S-S-Single Bed

Fox

beds

St. James Infirmary Blues

Armstrong, Louis

hospitals

St. Swithin`s Day

Bragg, Billy

famous last words

Staccato's Theme

Bernstein, Elmer

TV themes

Stack O' Lee Blues

John Hurt, Mississippi

crime

Stacy's Mom

Fountains of Wayne

unrequited love

Stage Fright

Band

theatre

Stagger Lee

Price, Lloyd

gambling

Stan

Eminem

letters, emails

Stand!

Sly and the Family Stone

rallying cries

Standing Here Crying

Incredibles

departures

Stanlow

OMD

Northern England

Star

Bowie, David

celebrity

Star Sign

Teenage Fanclub

fate and destiny

Star Sign

Teenage Fanclub

star signs

Starfish and Coffee

Prince

school

Stargazer

Rainbow

fantasy

Starless & Bible Black

Stan Tracey Quartet

night & darkness

Stars of Track and Field

Belle and Sebastian

sport

State Trooper

Springsteen, Bruce

law enforcement

Station Approach

Elbow

Northern England

Station to Station

Bowie, David

impressive intros

Stay Free

Clash

friendship

Stay Inside

Chesnutt, Vic

resurrection

Stay Positive

Streets

consolation

Stay Together

Suede

devoted love

Stay Up Late

Talking Heads

babies and childbirth

Stay With Me

Ellison, Lorraine

desperation

Stay With Me

Faces

one night stands

Steal My Sunshine

LEN

the sun

Steelworker

Big Black

violence

Steppin' Out

Jackson, Joe

parties and going out

Steppin' Razor

Tosh, Peter

great opening lines

Steve McQueen

Drive-by Truckers

hero worship

Stevie Smith

Chesnutt, Vic

poetry

Stimela

Masekela, Hugh

manual labour

Stitch in Time

Prior, Maddy

revenge

Stonehenge

Spinal Tap

funny songs

Stool Pigeon

Kid Creole & the Coconuts

villains

Stop Your Sobbing

Pretenders

crying

Stormy Weather

James, Etta

bad weather

Straight Outta Compton

NWA

california

Strange Fruit

Holiday, Billie

protest

Stranger Blues

James, Elmore

strangers

Strasbourg

Rakes

Europe, named after places in

Strawberry Letter 23

Otis, Shuggie

red

Strawberry Wine

Carter, Deana

wine

Strawbery Fields Forever

Beatles

false endings

Streams of Whisky

Pogues

drinking

Street Hassle

Reed, Lou

special guests

Streets Of Calcutta

Shankar, Ananda

Asia

Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six

Pogues

truth

Streets of Your Town

Go-Betweens

secret vices

Stress (Auto Remix)

Justice

impressive intros

Strict Machine

Goldfrapp

fetishes

Stuck in the Middle With You

Stealers Wheel

redefined by films

Stupid Girl

Rolling Stones

cruel songs

Subdivisions

Rush

suburbia

Subterraneans

Bowie, David

indecipherable songs

Suburban Dream

Martha and the Muffins

suburbia

Success

Lynn, Loretta

celebrity

Suffering Jukebox

Silver Jews

machines, robots & computers

Suffocated Love

Tricky

jealousy

Sugar Hiccup

Cocteau Twins

sweet foods

Sugar Mountain

Young, Neil

fictional places

Sugar Town

Sinatra, Nancy

laziness

Summer in the City

Spektor, Regina

strangers

Summer in the City

Lovin Spoonful

heat

Summer of '69

Adams, Bryan

coming of age

Summer of 81

Violators

summer

Summer Skin

Death Cab for Cutie

summer

Summertime

Stewart, Billy

summer

Summertime Blues

Cochran, Eddie

short songs

Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning

Cowboy Junkies

morning songs

Sun in My Mouth

Bjork

poetry

Sunday Girl (French Version)