Teddys to Winnie The Pooh, Paddington to Rupert, grizzlies to polar bears, we've got the full range of soft, full and fierce for you as guest of the week Carpgate takes us from caves to woods and beyond, inspired by last week's topic
Read moreLetters of note: songs about written correspondence
Love letters to rejection replies, friendship, work or leisure, written correspondence are the preserved leaves of history, revealing human nature in all its states and culture, but how does it come up in songwriting? Reply here …
Read morePlaylists: songs about the brain
Albert Einstein to neuroplasticity, this week’s topic mixes the clever, complex cerebellum with music. Taking in last week’s many nominations, guest Marco den Ouden created a trio of mind-blowing playlists to educate and entertain
Read morePlaylists: biographical and autobiographical songs
It began with a letter. Schoolboys to murderers, fist-fighting ruffians to race horses, from last week's voluminous nominations, peruse these superbly compiled playlists by guest biographer Uncleben through the muse of James Boswell
Read morePlaylists: songs and music from or about Russia
Prokofiev to Prince to Pussy Riot, Mussorgsky to Marc Almond, east meets west in a perfect political and personal parade encoded by this week's secret agent, EnglishOutlaw, from last week's topic
Read morePlaylists: songs with a gripping or intriguing narrative
Leading us first into the magical world of an Irish boozer via the portal of the great James Joyce, this week's guest writer Uncleben plays out a prize-winning tale of supreme storytelling in song
Read morePlaylists: songs about fear
A shivering Shivaree to the phobias of Jasmine Sullivan, Public Enemy's politics to Kate Bush running, this week's lists by guest writer DiscoMonster will shake you awake
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