Well this has been a great game!!! Thanks to everyone who contribute to make it such a blast. It was fun to go back and take a look at some choices. This game moves so quickly it can be so easy to forget.
First, a real quick re-cap on the few simple rules:
* each album has 12 songs; you are allowed only ONE contribution per album
* you must pick a song that has been officially released. A "bootleg" recording of an unreleased song is not eligible here.
* whoever finishes one theme gets to also set and start the next theme. And so on....
* previous themes may be repeated but the previous picks must be located and re-posted so that no songs duplicate themselves between different volumes.
It is up to whoever sets the theme to clarify any ambiguities about it, so long as none of the basic rules above are compromised.
Be sure to make sure you are editing correctly and not missing anyone's choices.
Cool?
Now take a look at our mammoth list of themes. I have used some markings for page numbers so these can be found, but please note that my jambands set-up is set for 40 topics per page, which I believe is the default setting. You can adjust this under your personal options folder.
1. Songs about Cars
2. Drinking songs
3. Songs about Death
4. Songs about lakes
5. Songs about astronomical phenomena [Page 3]
6. Songs with numbers in the title
7. Songs Over 21 Minutes (no live versions)
8. Songs under one minute (not live ones)
9. Songs about snow
10. Songs about pussy
11. Songs about the penis
12. Songs about DOGS [Page 7]
13. Songs about spacemen
14. Songs that you want to hear at Roo 07 (based on the new lineup)
15. Songs by artists you hope get added to Bonnaroo (whether or not it's likely)
16. Songs about food
17. Songs about the herb
18. Songs about sports
19. Songs with a woman's name as the title
20. Songs About "You"
21. Songs about rain
22. Songs about water
23. Opinions of Our World [Page 11]
24. Songs About Colours
25. Songs about Age
26. Songs with a proper geographic location in the title
27. Songs that require you to spell out a word out in order to properly sing them.
28. Let It Grow: Each song's title (including artist) must be one letter longer than the previous [Page 14]
29. Songs by people who were celebrities before they were musicians: "’Cause I Can"
30. The Alphabet (Artist - Song)
31. Songs about the music business
32. Songs about the weekend
33. Songs About Money
34. Songs about the First time
35. Songs With a Question Mark(s) in the Title
36. Songs about rivers (note: see this one for how NOT to play this game) [Page 18]
37. Songs by bands whose lead singer's subsequent solo career was more (or equally as) successful than the original band
38. Songs about (or having a reference to) groupies
39. Songs about murder
40. Songs to hump to:
41. Songs about the future:
42. Songs about birds
43. Songs about War
44. Songs about friends
45. Songs about Pharmaceutical Drugs
46. Songs that reference a foreign culture.
47. Songs about pain
48. Songs That Tell A Story [Page 23]
49. Songs with Monday-Friday in the title ... (NO Sat or Sun)
50. Original versions of songs which have seen covers achieve equal or greater popularity outside of the realm of music geek-dom: "Dude, is Dylan covering Hendrix?"
51. Songs about weddings
52. Songs with biblical themes
53. Theme: Songs appearing in television commercials and the product or business they are trying to sell.
54. Songs sung in any other language than English
55. Alliteration
56. Songs with a rhyme in the title
57. Songs about The Devil
58. Songs about: Actual events [Page 27]
59. Songs That Reference Other Song Titles
60. Songs from albums that you remember from your childhood that you still listen to today.
61. Song titles with words that imitate the sounds they represent: "Onomatopoeia"
62. Songs about transvestites
63. Songs by "royalty" or about "royalty." (Difficulty - One song per 'royal.')
64. The last song you sang/whistled/hummed in the shower
65. Songs about Mothers
66. Songs about monsters, superheroes, etc: "Monsters of Rock"
67. Songs about aliens [Page 32]
68. Songs you've heard in an elevator or supermarket
69. A theme about nothing: Songs that mention or include the word 'nothing'
70. Songs about work, or with 'work' in the title.
71. Song titles or lyrics must have the word "theme" in them: "The meta-theme"
72. Horses
73. Songs About The Radio
74. Songs with the word "BABY" in the title
75. Sun
76. Songs with Canadian place names in the title. [Page 35]
77. S and M
78. Trucker/truckin' Songs
79. Incompetence
80. Songs with 'blue' in the title
81. Favourite spoken word tracks
82. Songs about staying up late!
83. Songs about Wasting Time (or not)
84. Songs that the musicians mention themselves [Page 38]
85. Songs about Happiness!
86. Songs about or mentioning lawyers
87. Songs that have been popularized (or re-popularized) by movies, after the song's performer has died.
88. Your favorite acoustic guitar song
89. songs about masturbating
90. Songs About or Mentioning Mountains [Page 42]
91. Songs about trees
92. Songs for road trips
93. Empowering Women Songs!!!
94. Songs about places that start with the letter "c"
95. Songs intended to make you laugh
96. Songs that mention The King (Elvis)
97. Songs with a reference to Jerry or the Dead contained in the song [Page 45]
98. Songs about blue eyes
99. Songs that have nothing to do with Frank Zappa
100. Songs about infidelity
101. Around The House
102. Songs That Begin with the word "Don't" [Page 48]
103. Songs about trains
104. Songs that relate to the bible (Vol. 2)
105. Songs about MURDER
106. Songs about working
107. Songs about (or referring to) a menage a trois
108. Spacey songs or songs about space or spacemen
109. Songs about self-loathing
110. Songs that you listen to while sitting in the back seat of a car, staring longingly out the window, tuning out everything else
111. Songs with the "moon" in the title - "Lunar Lunacy"
112. Songs about FOOD! [Page 53]
113. Songs about Rain or "rain" in the Title
114. Songs about disease, sickness, and personal injury - "In Sickness And In...Well, In Sickness"
115. Popular songs that you hate by bands that you love
116. Songs about daaaaaaancing!
117. Songs about the miltary - "The Military"
118. Songs about skin (acne, beauty, freckles, colour, etc.)
119. Songs about sports Volume 2
120. Songs about being solo [Page 56]
121. Songs about spring!
122. Song Titles That Are or Include Homophones
123. Songs Dylan Covered
124. Songs sung by comedians
125. Songs about things you wear - "Attire"
126. Songs about Suburbia
127. Songs that were popular when you were in high school [Page 59]
128. The ONE SONG that encapsulates what an artist/band is all about
129. Songs about consuming alcohol (Volume 2)
130. Songs about loving/teaching children, one's own or those of the 'world'
131. Songs to listen to when embarking on a twelve mile run, or a cross-country roller blading adventure.
132. Songs About Toronto
133. A favourite song you've been dieing to submit, but just didnt fit into one of these others themes
134. Songs with the name Hank Williams in the title (first or full name)
135. Songs You Could See Yourself (or did) get Married to
136. Songs relating to crime in some way
137. Songs that you can yell out
138. Songs about Troubled Relationships [Page 64]
139. Songs For Sunny Patios - Spring Volume 2
140. Songs with 8 or more words in the title
141. Songs about or having to do with computers
142. Song titles must have their first word be the last word of the previous title – "The Last Shall Be The First" [Page 67]
143. Worst Song Ever
144. Songs with sweet pedal steel presence/solos (*appended, missed while compiling this list)
Isn't that crazy?
Now, so as to make things a tiny bit easier to see what we've done, check out these (very) generalized themes!
Slipknot! – word games, puzzles, grammar
6. Songs with numbers in the title
19. Songs with a woman's name as the title
20. Songs About "You"
27. Songs that require you to spell out a word out in order to properly sing them.
28. Let It Grow: Each song's title (including artist) must be one letter longer than the
30. The Alphabet (Artist - Song)
35. Songs With a Question Mark(s) in the Title
54. Songs sung in any other language than English
55. Alliteration
56. Songs with a rhyme in the title
59. Songs That Reference Other Song Titles
61. Song titles with words that imitate the sounds they represent: "Onomatopoeia"
63. Songs by "royalty" or about "royalty."
69. A theme about nothing: Songs that mention or include the word 'nothing'
70. Songs about work, or with 'work' in the title.
71. Song titles or lyrics must have the word "theme" in them: "The meta-theme"
74. Songs with the word "BABY" in the title
80. Songs with 'blue' in the title
94. Songs about places that start with the letter "c"
101. Around The House
102. Songs That Begin with the word "Don't"
122. Song Titles That Are or Include Homophones
140. Songs with 8 or more words in the title
142. Song titles must have their first word be the last word of the previous title – “The Last Shall Be The Firstâ€
The Music Never Stopped – songs about music, musicians or even the overall entertainment biz
7. Songs Over 21 Minutes (no live versions)
8. Songs under one minute (not live ones)
14. Songs that you want to hear at Roo 07 (based on the new lineup)
15. Songs by artists you hope get added to Bonnaroo (whether or not it's likely)
29. Songs by people who were celebrities before they were musicians: "’Cause I Can"
31. Songs about the music business
37. Songs by bands whose lead singer's subsequent solo career was more (or equally as) successful than the original band
50. Original versions of songs which have seen covers achieve equal or greater popularity outside of the realm of music geek-dom: "Dude, is Dylan covering Hendrix?"
53. Songs appearing in television commercials and the product or business they are trying to sell.
59. Songs That Reference Other Song Titles
60. Songs from albums that you remember from your childhood that you still listen to today.
68. Songs you've heard in an elevator or supermarket
73. Songs About The Radio
84. Songs that the musicians mention themselves
81. Favourite spoken word tracks
87. Songs that have been popularized (or re-popularized) by movies, after the song's performer has died.
88. Your favorite acoustic guitar song
96. Songs that mention The King (Elvis)
97. Songs with a reference to Jerry or the Dead contained in the song
99. Songs that have nothing to do with Frank Zappa
115. Popular songs that you hate by bands that you love
127. Songs that were popular when you were in high school
128. The ONE SONG that encapsulates what an artist/band is all about
123. Songs Dylan Covered
134. Songs with the name Hank Williams in the title (first or full name)
137. Songs that you can yell out
143. Worst Song Ever
144. Songs with sweet pedal steel presence/solos (*appended)
Attics of My Life - relationships
38. Songs about (or having a reference to) groupies
10. Songs about pussy
11. Songs about the penis
34. Songs about the First time
40. Songs to hump to:
44. Songs about friends
51. Songs about weddings
62. Songs about transvestites
65. Songs about Mothers
77. S and M
89. songs about masturbating
100. Songs about infidelity
107. Songs about (or referring to) a menage a trois
120. Songs about being solo
135. Songs You Could See Yourself (or did) get Married to
138. Songs about Troubled Relationships
Bird Song - nature, natural phenomena, animals4. Songs about lakes
9. Songs about snow
12. Songs about DOGS
21. Songs about rain
22. Songs about water
24. Songs About Colours
36. Songs about rivers
42. Songs about birds
72. Horses
75. Sun
90. Songs About or Mentioning Mountains
91. Songs about trees
113. Songs about Rain or "rain" in the Title
121. Songs about spring!
139. Songs For Sunny Patios - Spring Volume 2
The Wheel - the cycle of life, the passing of time
3. Songs about Death
25. Songs about Age
32. Songs about the weekend
41. Songs about the future:
47. Songs about pain
49. Songs with Monday-Friday in the title ... (NO Sat or Sun)
82. Songs about staying up late!
83. Songs about Wasting Time (or not)
114. Songs about disease, sickness, and personal injury - "In Sickness And In...Well, In Sickness"
130. Songs about loving/teaching children, one's own or those of the 'world'
Truckin – movement
1. Songs about Cars
78. Trucker/truckin' Songs
92. Songs for road trips
103. Songs about trains
110. Songs that you listen to while sitting in the back seat of a car, staring longingly out the window, tuning out everything else
116. Songs about daaaaaaancing!
131. Songs to listen to when embarking on a twelve mile run, or a cross-country roller blading adventure.
Eyes Of The World – travel
26. Songs with a proper geographic location in the title
46. Songs that reference a foreign culture.
76. Songs with Canadian place names in the title.
94. Songs about places that start with the letter "c"
132. Songs About Toronto
Drums/Space
5. Songs about astronomical phenomena
13. Songs about spacemen
66. Songs about monsters, superheroes, etc: "Monsters of Rock"
67. Songs about aliens
108. Spacey songs or songs about space or spacemen
111. Songs with the "moon" in the title - "Lunar Lunacy"
Cumberland Blues - workin'
33. Songs About Money
70. Songs about work, or with 'work' in the title.
86. Songs about or mentioning lawyers
106. Songs about working
117. Songs about the miltary - "The Military"
Loose Lucy – partying!
2. Drinking songs
17. Songs about the herb
45. Songs about Pharmaceutical Drugs
129. Songs about consuming alcohol (Volume 2)
Samson & Delilah - on religion
52. Songs with biblical themes
57. Songs about The Devil
104. Songs that relate to the bible (Vol. 2)
Victim or The Crime - law and order
39. Songs about murder
105. Songs about MURDER
136. Songs relating to crime in some way
Throwing Stones – politics, activism
43. Songs about War
23. Opinions of Our World
93. Empowering Women Songs!!!
Jam - freeform
16. Songs about food
18. Songs about sports
33. Songs About Money
48. Songs That Tell A Story
54. Songs sung in any other language than English
58. Songs about: Actual events
64. The last song you sang/whistled/hummed in the shower
68. Songs you've heard in an elevator or supermarket
79. Incompetence
85. Songs about Happiness!
95. Songs intended to make you laugh
98. Songs about blue eyes
109. Songs about self-loathing
112. Songs about FOOD!
118. Songs about skin (acne, beauty, freckles, colour, etc.)
119. Songs about sports Volume 2
124. Songs sung by comedians
125. Songs about things you wear - "Attire"
126. Songs about Suburbia
141. Songs about or having to do with computers
Tuning
133. A favourite song you've been dieing to submit, but just didnt fit into one of these others themes