1. Harpsichord but it’s 1967 not 1767
2. Unaccompanied ballad about a false true lover
3. Songs where Bob Wills shouts out “Ah Ha! Play it sweet, (fill in blank)”
4. Theremin or musical saw solo. (Extra points for playing in tune)
5. It’s gonna be a lonely Christmas
1. The jazz trumpet section will not be contained
2. We are three women singing folk harmonies and we are so very sad
3. This one goes out to Mother Russia
4. I lost everything, but at least there are trains/ships/the shoes on my feet
5. We're in church and someone is dead
1. Unhappy Scandinavian women with synths
2. Trad folk about how someone died down a well or was shagged/murdered by a servant
3. Minor members of The Byrds on drugs
4. Billie Holiday singing anything
5. Songwriters who are so English that it’s almost performative
1. Harpsichord but it’s 1967 not 1767
2. Unaccompanied ballad about a false true lover
3. Songs where Bob Wills shouts out “Ah Ha! Play it sweet, (fill in blank)”
4. Theremin or musical saw solo. (Extra points for playing in tune)
5. It’s gonna be a lonely Christmas
1. Stuart Murdoch wants to dance
2. Stuart Murdoch sings about sex
3. Stuart Murdoch has feelings about war
4. Stuart Murdoch is sad
5. Jenny Lewis side project
1. Harpsichord but it’s 1967 not 1767
2. Unaccompanied ballad about a false true lover
3. Songs where Bob Wills shouts out “Ah Ha! Play it sweet, (fill in blank)”
4. Theremin or musical saw solo. (Extra points for playing in tune)
5. It’s gonna be a lonely Christmas
1. The jazz trumpet section will not be contained
2. We are three women singing folk harmonies and we are so very sad
3. This one goes out to Mother Russia
4. I lost everything, but at least there are trains/ships/the shoes on my feet
5. We're in church and someone is dead
1. Stuart Murdoch wants to dance
2. Stuart Murdoch sings about sex
3. Stuart Murdoch has feelings about war
4. Stuart Murdoch is sad
5. Jenny Lewis side project