My newly formed band needs help--please help us find a good song to cover. We are three: one bass, one guitar, and one singer/guitar (female). We are all intermediate in skill (more or less). [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2008 - 24 answers

Looking for a hip-hop song I heard with "Hello" repeated as part of the beat/background. [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2008 - 13 answers

Help me find songs for a CD of humorous songs about the Army. [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 25 answers

In about a week I'll be moving with some friends across multiple state lines, and it's the first big move any of us have ever made. Suffice it to say we're all a little nervous, so I'd like to commemorate the occasion with a special mix tape. Specifically, I'm looking for any songs about the pain and struggle of moving to and/or living in a new place. [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 47 answers

What are some simple music, art and other activities I can do with a group of Spanish speaking kids with ages ranging from 5 to 10. [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 4 answers

The songs on Wintersun's self-titled album appear in order of increasing length. Can you turn up other albums that are organized this way?
posted on Aug 9, 2008 - 1 answers

I am looking for songs that describe a mappable journey (ideally together with the map). For example here is a map of the destinations mentioned in "Route 66" and here is the wild journey described at the end of Tom Waits' "Don't Go into that Barn!".
posted on Aug 8, 2008 - 20 answers

How did songs come to be called 'numbers'? [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2008 - 13 answers

Does anyone have a good download link for the entirety of thepartyparty's tracks? I remember I used to have 8 or 9 different remixes, but the website seems to have whittled that down to only 5, and with no clean download links. I need my "Dick is a Killer"!
posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 2 answers

Where the streets have no name. A horse with no name. What I really want to say, I can't define. What other songs try to evoke the wordless and undefinable?
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 25 answers

I'm looking for unabashedly happy, feel good music. Do you have any favorites to recommend? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 123 answers

Please help me find recordings of early anarchist songs in English or Yiddish! [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I remove or retract songs by my band that were uploaded years ago and are now for sale from multiple outlets on the internet? We sound different now, for one, but more to the point, we're not seeing any revenue from this, but someone must be. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 6 answers

What are some good poems (or songs) about a beloved person traveling very far away (from the speaker of the poem/song)? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 33 answers

I'm looking for a recording of good traditional (American) children's songs. [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 20 answers

What are some of the best/most relevant songs about the Vietnam War or capture the sentiments of that era? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - 38 answers

I want to find a video I saw on YouTube about a year ago. It was a short animation about a pig with a song in Spanish. What is it called? [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2008 - 1 answers

Trying to put together a playlist of anti-American songs, or songs about leaving America. For instance, Green Day's "American Idiot" qualifies. This is for a going-away party, and very much tongue-in-cheek. Songs that hate on specific regions (particularly New York, New Jersey, DC and LA) are also good. Thank you!
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 78 answers

Great '90s grunge songs EXCLUDING Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, STP, and early Radiohead? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 90 answers

Can you help me set the writing soundtrack to my novels? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 23 answers

What are some songs featuring acoustic guitars, rather than electric, that could still be considered "metal"? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 20 answers

I like singers with strange voices. I don't like novelty songs (e.g. Betty Boop) and I don't like "songs" that are so avant-garde that they're basically noise (e.g. someone screaming into a microphone). So I'm not looking for strange music. I'm looking for traditional (melodic) music sung by singers with non-traditional singing voices. Examples of what I like: Joanna Newsom, Leon Redbone, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Elaine Stritch. [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 104 answers

What song would you use for a running commercial? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 35 answers

Walkin' talkin' dancin' catfish, you are a friend of mine Walkin' talkin' dancin' catfish, I'm in luuuuuv with you.... These are two lines of a song that my husband has been singing to my daughter. No amount of Googling has revealed more lyrics or any information about the song. Can you help us identify the entire song? If not, can you recommend any other silly songs you like singing to kids? Thank you! Getting all the lyrics would be an awesome Father's Day accomplishment!
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 2 answers

Can I learn to create melodies? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 37 answers

What should a female singer with soprano-ish vocal range sing for a typical top 40s set in clubs/pubs? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 5 answers

I need songs that give advice for a mix I'm making. Any sort of advice is fine. For example, "Teach your children well" or "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover". Anything where the singer gives advice to the listener. Thanks...
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 98 answers

I need "It could've been good if you only..." songs, in the vein of New Slang by The Shins. Does anyone know any good ones? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 7 answers

dumb question: when i delete a song from itunes, where does it go? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 7 answers

What are some good songs to play on a guitar tuned to open D (or E)? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2008 - 14 answers

My little brother just graduated from school in Indiana and is moving to Kansas City. (the Kansas side) He'll be driving there from the eastern side of Missouri and I want to make him a mix for the road but I'm coming up short on songs! [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 12 answers

Does anyone know of any happy, zippy, upbeat rap that I can run to? My last question about music made me realize there is a lot of stuff out there I've never heard. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 43 answers

I'm driving cross country and am looking to make a mix CD for the road using songs about America. Ask Metafilter has previously tackled similar questions dealing with songs about Los Angeles, California, New York, New Jersey and even Europe, but what are some of the best songs about America?
posted on May 15, 2008 - 41 answers

My girlfriend and I are hiking the Appalachian trail for two weeks at the end of the month. We're taking along a Martin Backpacker (guitar) and a small set of bongos. What are some very excellent blues/folk/bluegrass/mountain songs that we should learn before we go? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 17 answers

I want to start a night where a variety of local musicians cover the music of one musician with a large repetoire, or cover songs from one particular period/style of music. I'm looking for a good name for the (hopefully monthly) event and feedback on my ideas and "rules". [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 16 answers

There used to be a list on Wikipedia comprised of songs that reference themselves (e.g. Bowie's "Five Years": I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour, drinking milk shakes cold and long; Smiling and waving and looking so fine, dont think you knew you were in this song) The Wikipedian's seemed to have cracked down on lists like this. Anyone know where can I find a copy of it?
posted on May 10, 2008 - 12 answers

Looking for song I heard...."Sanchez", "Gun"...Can anyone help? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 2 answers

Where can I find something like Mefi Music, but more... critical? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find music about music! What are some songs about music, it's culture, etc.? Songs like The VU's Rock & Roll, Joni Mitchell's Woodstock, Billy Joel's It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, etc...
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 71 answers

I am desperate to find the title of a song I know little about. Could someone please take a minute of their day/evening to help me identify this song? It would be greatly appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 7 answers

Can you figure out what song I've been listening to? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 16 answers

no more Sukiyaki: after-work in-japanese karaoke battle song needed! what's your suggestion? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 19 answers

I'm trying to put together a list of the happiest sounding songs with the saddest lyrics... can you help? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 106 answers

I need songs about falling and/or flying, but not in a metaphorical sense. [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 44 answers

Help me find this French song about a sheep in a bath. [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 4 answers

Why do I love to run to this song and what are other songs will duplicate whatever it is this song does to make my runs better? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 15 answers

"Your mother is a whore" mixtape suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 33 answers

What are some pop songs that are bookended by identical or near-identical passages whose musical content isn't repeated anywhere else in the song? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 23 answers

Song Similar To Denez Prigent's "Gortoz a Ran"? [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - 2 answers

In the (traditional Southern U.S.) song "Dixie", what is meant by the lyric "Look away" from the chorus "Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land." [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 12 answers