THEMES

Songs with excellent screams. For the song to be titled, like "Scream", or reference shouting is not enough. I wanna hear some good wailin'.

The worst song by your favorite artists. NOTE: WE ARE VOTING ON HOW BAD THE SONG IS, NOT HOW GOOD IT IS.

Bands or Groups where their name either sounds like a person's first and last name, or a title and a name (like King Something or Mrs. Something) or I'll even accept a one word band or group but it sounds like a person's first name

2005 was supposed to be one of the worst year for music. I bet our song league can prove them wrong.

Songs that sound like they belong in another decade

Song titles that have road words like road, street, avenue, boulevard, etc...or a song title that is a well known street

Song title must contain a word related to physical art. Could be tied to painting, sculpture, tools to create it, etc.

Let's give a little love to the underdog letters of the alphabet. Song titles must start with Q, X or Z

Songs with fruit in the title

Song titles that include Gen Z slang, viral phrases or just gives that energy

Let's here some 80's hip hop

Songs whose subject matter reflects what’s going on right now, whether it be in your own personal life or on a broader city/national/world stage. The songs don’t have to be new, they just need to correlate.

One song title asks a question. The other song title answers that question.

According to my extensive research (the first result in a quick Google search), the most used word in a song title is “love.” Number 2? “Time” Song titles must have the word “time” in it.

Misogynistic Songs

Songs that your current self would play for your younger self.

Song titles with only one syllable

Submit a song from a genre you have never or very rarely submit songs from

A song by a band that was very popular, but the song was never a single or a hit, but nonetheless is a great song.

First track of an album

I'm moving out of state (again!) Hit me with some songs about going home, or leaving home, or staying home.

Duets sung by people of the same gender.

Congrats - you’ve been gifted some racehorses! Now all you gotta do is name ‘em. Your song titles are the names of your racehorses.

Songs that reference the sun in the title or lyics

Songs that have a technology invented in the past 100 years in their title.

Best songs released in 1991

Notate the original version in the comments

Song has to be a live track

Songs from 2020 to now

Song title must contain every vowel (A-E-I-O-U…don’t worry about Y)

Song title mentions a psychological diagnosis, term, medication, theorist, or any psychiatric-related phrase

Song titles that include places you’ve been to

Song titles that contain words related to religion, but not the word 'god'.

Song titles that mention names of board or card games, game pieces, phrases from games, or game characters. No video games.

Your favorite songs with a running time of 2:59 or less

Things you might say to your pet

Title of the song is your new e-mail signature

Either the band name or song title includes some sort of insult or derogatory term (no slurs)

Obviously you should be using the website to double check. http://spambandits.com/musicLeague/

An animal must be in the artist’s name

Song titles must have a repeating word (and articles like “a” or “the” don’t count)

Song titles that contain an academic subject that you would study in college—other than Music.

Song titles that contain words that imitate the sound of what they are referring to. For example: buzz, meow, roar, boom, pop, hiss, etc.

Song titles that would be mediocre birthday gifts. Not horrible, not awesome. Gifts that would make you say “thanks, I guess”

Song title or artist/band must include an MLB team nickname. Nickname can be the singular or plural version of the nickname. Note: 0 points for songs actually about baseball.

Jared’s Theme: that strange period Post 80s pop and pre 90s rock

Things your pet might be thinking

Words like Ford, Coke, Hennessey for example

Songs that reference a certain time of day in the title. A certain time, day, night, etc.

Love songs that don’t necessarily fit the “boy meets girl” scenario.

Song title must include a term of endearment (honey, baby, sugar, shnookie-poops, etc.).

Songs with anything related to magic in the title

The strongest year for music, besides 1984. Best songs of 1989.

Songs that reference, in the title or the lyrics, Earth's only natural satellite. I won't judge if you twist the category and include a song about a bare ass. I understand this is your way.

Songs either confirmed or widely seen as disparaging another specific performer "Please comment with the name of the person being targeted in this song"

Songs from 1999

Song title must have something to do with nature

Songs with articles of clothing or fashion terms in the title

Songs with an insect in the title

Songs with titles that sound like a sexual innuendo, but the songs have nothing to do with anything sexual Note: Fitz had a similar idea he opted not to use back when the league had a youngster in it - shoutout to him for the inspiration!

Original Songs that Weird Al has parodied, or songs used in a Weird Al polka medley

Your favorite non-classical songs that contain string instruments. Any number of strings will do, from a single violin to a full orchestra. Synth strings are fine. Original songs only please, no covers.

Songs about how you think people characterize you

Title of the song is a one syllable word

Song title must also be the name of a book Note: Please put the author in the comments

Songs with a country in the title

Song titles that are completely made up, nonsense words

Songs that contain either a month of the year or day of the week

Submit cover songs that transform well-known originals into something entirely new and unexpected. Whether it's turning a rock anthem into a soulful ballad, a pop hit into a jazz standard, or a classical piece into a modern electronic track, the goal is to showcase the power of reinterpretation. Unleash your musical ingenuity and surprise us with covers that breathe new life into beloved tunes, making them almost unrecognizable yet uniquely captivating.

Songs that are new or new to you

Song titles that describe breaking a law or intending to break a law

Song title must include a famous, real or fictional person's name

Submit two songs released in 1983

Song title must have something to do with weights or measurement.

Submit your favorite sexy seductive song.

Song title must be an instruction of some sort to do or not to do something

Songs released in 1964 (no Beatles songs allowed)

Songs with children singing. They can either be songs where a child/children sing the lead or in the background.

Songs with space-related words in the title (but not the sun...we just did that)

Step 1: Go here and spin the wheel - https://pickerwheel.com/tools/random-letter-generator/ Step 2: Pick a band or artist whose last name starts with that letter (ignore THE in a bands name) Step 3: Find the artist's discography (Wikipedia is good for that), and count how many STUDIO (not live or compilation, etc) albums they have Step 4: Generate a random number based on how many albums the artist has (google has a built in random number generator, just search for it). The number you generate is the album in the list that the song must come from Step 5: Look how many tracks the album has and do another random number based on that. Whatever number you get is the track you have to select. Step 6: Pick another artist that starts with the same letter and regenerate both random numbers. Do this 3 times total and pick the best song. Step 7: Restart the whole process for your second song choice. Note: The only time you can do a re-spin is if your song doesn't exist on Spotify, has already been used in a previous Music League game, is an artist that someone has already submitted or in the extremely rare case, the same song was already submitted during the round (if that's the case, go buy a lottery ticket)

Your 2 song titles must be totally different/the complete reverse of each other (on/off, light/dark, etc.)

Song must include one of the WNBA team nicknames in the title

No songs about relationships, just songs that bring awareness to causes

Songs where the title never shows up in the lyrics

Songs that charted at least a year after initial release Note: in the comments, add info about why it charted later if possible

Song titles related to battle

Submit one really sad song, and to even it out, submit a really happy song

Jon's theme - Songs about sports or associated with sports

Shane's theme - songs with something sleep-related in the title

Jared's theme - Songs about a city in the USA other than Chicago, Los Angeles or New York. A specific city needs to be mentioned in the lyrics of the song

Dan's theme - songs that sound like they could be in the 80's but came out after NOTE: please add the year the song came out as a comment

Carrie's theme - Songs that tell a story

Dan's theme - title must have the word king, queen, jack or joker

Norma's theme - Songs with long intros (lyrics begin 30+ seconds after the music starts)

Shannon's theme - songs with occupations in the title

Jon's round - Submit two songs with the EXACT same title, but are two totally different songs. Don't submit an original and a cover. If Spotify adds parenthesis or words to denote it's live or from a movie or tv show, or words are capitalized slightly differently, that's ok.

Brian's theme - Songs with an apostrophe in the title (not in parentheses).

Eric's theme - Love songs that do NOT have the word love (or any variation) in the title

Mike’s theme - songs that mention jewels in the title

Shane's Theme - Songs with titles at least 8 words long, not counting words in parenthesis

Bob's theme - no description

Norma's theme - songs that reference weather in the title

Shannon's theme - song titles with body parts in them

Shannon's Theme - Songs with directions or implying direction in the title of the song

Dan's Theme - songs with a number in the title

Dan's Theme - songs with a drink or beverage in the title

Eric's Theme - Song TITLE must contain a term of some kind for a member of a family (dad, mother, sister, granny, third cousin, etc.)

Brian's theme - Any song TITLE that talks about something to do with New York without saying New York in the title. That means it could include a landmark, street, different city, The Big Apple, etc.

Gina's theme - Songs with modes of transportation in the TITLE

Dan's theme - Songs about creating or dealing with confusion

Dan's Theme - An avatar has to master all 4, but you need to just pick one. One of the following words (water, earth, fire or air) needs to appear in the song title

Macie's Theme - Any song with a type of food in the title

Dan's theme - songs about breaking up

Brian's theme - songs with animals in the title

Brian's theme - songs with a clear reference (title or lyrics) to California. It can be a city, the state, etc.

Teamwork makes the dream work. Any combination of TWO artists/bands collaborating. "We are the World" would NOT fit into this category

Songs with names in the title

Submit the original version of a song who's cover is much more well known

Titles must be at least 2 words long. All words must either start with the same letter or sound like it. Example: Fast Furious or Fast Phone would both work.

Songs with colors in the title

Song titles that are questions