Need to nail down that job you’ve been putting of? Short of tools and other materials? Inspired by songs nominated from last week’s topic, guest TatankaYotanka has a superb musical shopping list and gets it all stylishly done
Read morePlaylists: songs with conditional phrases
Where will it all lead? What are the conditions? Are they zero, first or second? All the ifs and thens are revealed in these wittily entertaining lists compiled by guest Severin, inspired by songs nominated in last week’s opening topic of 2024
Read morePlaylists: songs about prayers and praying
From Africa to Jamaica, punk, to soul to jazz and church choirs, the act of prayer in song covers many styles and gods, and sometimes isn’t even about religion. Guest playlister Severin picks a heavenly selection from last week’s theme
Read morePlaylists: songs about paradise
Heaven can wait, so they say, but there’s no longer a need, but a musical utopia is here in a fabulous collection of playlists picked by guest of the week Nicko, taking us to a better place and inspired by last week’s topic
Read moreIt's all relative: songs about sisters
Young, older, tender, close, bosom pals, supportive, mother-some to fierce, bitchy, inter-family rivals and constantly bothersome. They come in all shapes and types, and whether it’s by any songwriter, or from within a sibling band, let’s sing out for the sister
Read moreTake a piece: songs that quote or offer advice
Reported or direct, the practical or philosophical, the benevolent or biased, critical or contradictory, from parent to child, expert to novice, or general, this week it’s all about useful instruction, ignored or taken and ideally as detailed and unusual as possible
Read morePlaylists: songs about body language and gestures
Affectionate punches to bootylicious body talk, blank expressions and other bodily connections, after waves of physical communication from Song Bar nominations, guest pejepeine’s big gesture is to pick perfect playlists
Read morePlaylists: songs about or inspiring motivation
A funktastic, upside perspective set of playlists chosen by guest DJ Bear from hundreds of nominations by readers sets the new year of 2020 where it needs to be on the energetic, positive good foot
Read morePlaylists: songs about parades and processions
Belfast to New Orleans, Romania to India, this week’s musical procession, inspired by a tremendous train from last week’s topic is led by the twirling baton of guest guru ParaMhor, who takes on a perfect parade of two playlists
Read morePlaylists: songs influenced by gospel
Hallelujah! This week’s divine lists, picked by guest magicman from countless nominations, not only shines light on gospel’s music in soul to jazz, disco and more, but will lift hearts and minds though dark times
Read morePlaylists: songs about determination
From personal obstacles to the wider struggle in war, this week’s selections by guest playlister Marco den Ouden meet the challenges of hundreds of nominations with wonderful vim, vigour and variety
Read morePlaylists: songs that express the movement and feeling of walking
Strolling, sauntering, strutting, ambling, rambling, hiking and meandering, from a week of walking nominations, these lists by guest ambulatory expert Abahachi will take you through many wonderful countries, genres and gaits
Read morePlaylists: songs about waiting
Prince to Nina Simone, Billy Bragg to Black Uhuru, this week's guest playlister Rachel Courtney writes a powerful topical piece about waiting for a better world, inspired by hundreds of readers' nominations
Read morePlaylists: songs about tools
Stitching to scything, hammering to drilling, this week's guest writer Mnemosene2 gets busy with a musical toolkit to build a practically perfect playlist from last week's suggestions
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