Eh, as others said, there’s a lot of J and K titles and I could probably name at least a dozen for each that I love just off the top of my head, so I’m just going to stick with Q, X, and Z. Also, I’ll try to do it off the top of my head.
A Question of Heaven - Iced Earth: In fact, this is just plain one of my favorite songs by them
Quetzalcoatl - Therion: Pretty much everything by this band rocks
The Quiet Offspring - Green Carnation: Not their best work, but still good
The Quest for Equilibrium - Gorguts: Sweet…
Can’t think of any X songs off the top of my head. So I guess I don’t have any favorites.
Zero - Dark Suns: Well, it’s the only Z song I could think of off the top of my head. Not a particularly great song in and of itself since it’s mostly ambient and talking, but it sets the mood for one of my favorite albums. So that counts.
I want to thank everyone who gave me suggestions, and also, in case anyone else is ever in this mighty fine predicament, add one more Z song to the lists:
J:
Jackson Square - Creede Williams
Jacob - Jackopierce
Jesters, Dreamers & Thieves - Edwin McCain
K:
Keep Me In Your Thought - Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Kentucky - Edwin McCain
Kerouac - The Muckrakers
Kindly Unspoken - Kate Voegele
Q:
The Quiet Sky - Honor By August
Que lastima – X-Tal (it’s in English)
Que sera, sera – go for the Sly Stone vesion
Queen of the Savages – Magentic Fields
Quelqu’un M’a Dit – Carla Bruni, first lady of France
Quiet Man – John Prine
Xylophone Track – Magnetic Fields
XTC Waltz – Bedlam Rovers
Zebra Club – The Bongoes
Zero Ambition – Back Seat Romeos
Zero Refills-- The Pernice Brothers
Zig Zag Wanderer – Captain Beefheart
Zilch – The Monkees
Zombie – Fela Kuti
Zydeco Sont Pas Sales – Clifton Chenier
Quinn the Eskimo-Manfred Mann
Queen of the Highway-The Doors
Quiet Times-Dido
Quietly Making Noise-Jimmy Buffett
Quit Your Low Down Ways-Bob Dylan
Quest for Fire-Iron Maiden
Queen of the Slipstream-Van Morrison
Zapata’s Blood-Rage Against the Machine
Zoom In-Duran Duran
Zooropa-U2
Zorro’s Ascent-Alice Cooper
Zoe Jane-Staind
Zero and Blind Terry-Bruce Springsteen
James (Billy Joel)
Jealous guy (Roxy Music)
Jeder’s manchmol einsam, net nur du (Wolfgang Niedecken)
Jesse (Janis Ian)
Julia dream (Pink Floyd)
Julie with… (Brian Eno)
July morning (Uriah Heep)
Kathy’s song (Simon and Garfunkel)
Kayleigh (Marillion)
Killer Queen (Queen)
Kites (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)
KL 204 - Als ik God was (Peter Koelewijn)
Kristallnaach (BAP)
Quiet life (Japan)
Xanadu (ELO and Olivia Newton-John)
Zhi shao hai you ni (Sandy Lam)
Zombie (Cranberries)
I’ve only included songs that haven’t been mentioned yet as far as I could tell (but I skipped the K’s):
J’ai Deux Amours - Madeleine Peyroux
Je Pense à toi - Amadou & Miriam
Jiin Ma Jiin Ma - Orchestré Baobab
Johanns Ernst bin ich getauft - (Reformation song) composed by Johann Walter
Joola - Issa Bagayogo
Jalla Man - traditional Andalusian hymn
Jubilate Deo - many songs have this name, from chants to Mozart
Jackalope - Shonen Knife
Jaded - Operation Ivy
Jakovis Suite - Tapes n Tapes
Jason’s Theme, and Jimmy’s Big Contest Solo - from the Home Movies soundtrack
Jazz Devil - Barry Adamson
JCB - Nizlopi (with the really cool video)
Jedi Master - The Blackouts
Jedi Mastery - Phoenix Orion
Jerusalem - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (version of the Blake hymn)
" " " " " - Steve Earle
Jesus Was a Crossmaker - The Hollies
Jimmi Diggin Cats - Digable Planets
Joe - Tom Petty
John Walker’s Blues - Steve Earle
Johnny Strikes Up the Band - Warren Zevon
Join Together - The Who
Journey of the Sorceror - The Eagles (famously used as the theme for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
Joytown - Kevin Gilbert
Juarez - Better Than Ezra
Judy And The Dream of Horses - Belle & Sebastian
Julie and Candy - Boards of Canada
Jumping at the Woodside - Count Basie
Jumping Someone Else’s Train - The Cure
Junkie’s Runnin’ Dry - Operation Ivy
Just - Radiohead
Just Another Day - Oingo Boingo
Just Drums - Tapes 'n Tapes
Just Like Anyone - Soul Asylum
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues - Bob Dylan
Just Won’t Burn - Susan Tedeschi
Queen Bitch - Seu Jorge (another Life Aquatic David Bowie cover)
Quoniam tu solus sanctus - (portion of mass) Vivaldi & Bach have well-known ones
X-Zibit-I - Sacred System (Bill Laswell project)
Xplosive - Dr. Dre
Zen Flash Zen Bones - Jam & Spoon
Zero Wing (Opening Theme) (4x4 Remix) - SA NEScover by kalocin
Zwölf Variationen über “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” - Beethoven (kind of a cheat as you could just say ‘12 Variations’)
These are the ones in my library, but I wanted to also mention Cake’s “Jolene” (which is not a cover) if you want yet another one.
I have a curious lack of songs beginning in Q or X. Alas!
Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp
Jaded - Green Day
Janie’s Got a Gun - Aerosmith
Je N’En Connais Pas la Fin - Jeff Buckley
Jean Genie - David Bowie
The Jeep Song - The Dresden Dolls
Je’En Ai Marre - Adam Cohen
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine - The Killers
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day
Jesus Online - Bush
Jet Pilot - System of a Down
Jinx - Green Day
Joan of Arc - Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes
John, I’m Only Dancing - David Bowie
Joining You - Alanis Morissette
Jump They Say - David Bowie
Jumpin’ Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
Just a Touch - R.E.M.
Just Friends - Amy Winehouse
Just Like a Woman - Jeff Buckley
Justice for Sardis - Joseph LoDuca
Justify My Love - Frontline Assembly
Kakatak Tamai - Peter Ulrich
Karma Coma - Massive Attack and Tricky
The Kilburn High Road - Flogging Molly
The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars
Killboy Powerhead - Offspring
The Killer Inside - Better That Ezra
King for a Day - Green Day
King of Comedy - R.E.M.
King of New Orleans - Better Than Ezra
Kings Highway - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Kiss You Off - Scissor Sisters
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Kody - Matchbox 20
The Zephyr Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Zerospace - Kidney Thieves
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
I’ve got lots of duplicates that are already noted, but on my nightly playlist at work are:
Joy - Apollo 100 Judas’ Death - Jesus Christ Superstar Original Studio Cast Kalamazoo to Timbuktu - Chenille Sisters Keep Yourself Alive - Queen Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) - Chess Original Studio Cast
I suppose we could throw Xanadu in there but I’ll never admit to having it on my playlist.
Last, but not least, Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, but it’s currently unchecked because I had to pare down my playlist on my ancient 2G iPod nano.
Zaar Peter Gabriel
Zapali Se Planinata (The Mountain Is Burning) Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares
Zero % Interest Jason Mraz
Zimbabwe Bob Marley
Zimbabwe Yevatema Thomas Mapfumo
Zing Zong Thomas Mapfumo
Zintombi Ladysmith Black Mambazo T
ziplock bag beck
Zlato Mori (Who Scratched Your Cheek) Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. 3
X-Ray Man Liz Phair
X and Y Coldplay
Jackson – Johnny Cash
Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
Jambalaya – Hank Williams Sr
Jamie’s Cryin’ – Van Halen
Jet – Paul Mcartney
Jingle Bell Rock – Brenda Lee
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Joker, The – Steve Miller Band
Judy Is a Punk – The Ramones
Jump Around – House of Pain
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
Karma Police – Radiohead
Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
Kind of Magic – Queen
Kiss Off – Violent Femmes
KKK Took my Baby Away – Ramones
Kokomo –Beach Boys
Kozmic Blues – Janis Joplin
Quadrophenia – The Who
X Offender – Blondie
Zephyrs in the Maple – Stompin Tom Connors
The Zephyr Song – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ziggy Stadust – David Bowie