Category Archives: Music

The number of songs with some references to the Tortoise and the Hare is quite big, 64 to be exact. For this reason, we decided to include their list in this separate entry, not extend note about Tortoise and the Hare. Songs are listed by genre and alphabetically:
Hip-hop:
– A\villain – It’s Just Paper
– Big Scoob, Mackenzie Nicole – Warrior
– Byron Bank – Hello, Goodbye
–
CeeLo Green, Big Boi, Trick Daddy – In da Wind [Ride Out Mix; Bonus Track]
– Christon Gray – 50 Shades
– C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock – Da Two
– Ice Cube – Stop Snitchin’
– Ice Cube – Only One Me
– Jayso feat. Copta, Kelvin Black – Opeimu
– Kid Cudi feat. RZA – Beez
– Mic Fort – So You
– MiQ The Burb Boy – Trynna Live
– Mozzy feat. YFN Lucci, Koly P – Stay Over There
– Propaganda – Raise the Banner
– Puffy L’z feat. Giggs – Front Gate
– Sifuthesensai – Tortoise
– The Underachievers – Eyes Wide Open
– Wu-Tang Clan feat. RZA – NYC Crack
– Wuwunio – Szpondze 2
– Young M.A. – The Lyfestyle
– Yung Lyhan – Coldman
– Zimbolic – Fade to Black
– Z-Ro, Daz – Party
Rock & Metal:
– A-P-M Productions – Tortoise and the Hare
– Atheist – Tortoise the Titan
– Church of the Cosmic Skull – Paper Aeroplane & Silver Moon
– Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Mama, Won’t You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?
– Eddie Cochran – Cut Across Shorty
– Eddie Cochran – Cut Across Shorty
– Eddie Cochran – Cut Across Shorty
(i wiele wiele innych wykonań)
– Elton John – Fascist Faces
– Elvis Presley – Confidence
– Engine feat. Ebony Isis Booth – Well Well Well
– Every Time I Die – Turtles All the Way Down
– Fair To Midland – Dance Of The Manatee
– Ida Maria – I Eat Boys Like You for Breakfast
– Johnny Flynn – Sweet William
– Mike Aiken – A Little Lazy in Your Life
– Peaches – Billionaire
– Rank Strangers – Apple Apple Apple Hurry!
– Skyclad – Worn Out Sole to Heel
– Splendour Hyaline – Tortoise and the Hare
– Super Furry Animals – Venus and Serena
– The Ex – The Turtle the Hare
– The Moody Blues – Tortoise and the Hare
– The Reason – Tortoise
– Venerea – Woodfall
– Waking Ashland – Tortoise and the Hare
– Yellowjackets – Tortoise & the Hare
Pop & Others:
– Alma Cogan – O Dio Mio
– Flook – The Tortoise and the Hare
– James Yorkston – Tortoise Regrets Hare
– Kim Lowings and The Greenwood – The Tortoise and The Hare
– Kishi Bashi, Toby Chu – Tortoise And The Hare
– Laurie Berkner – Fast and Slow (The Rabbit and the Turtle)
– Lessons in Crime – Witching Hour
– Nikki Webster – Red Light, Green Light
– Paul Austin Kelly – Tortoise & The Hare
– Peter Combe – The Hare & the Tortoise
Jazz & Blues:
– Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry – Life Is a Gamble
– Lyfe Jennings – 26 Years, 17 Days
– Noah Avary – Hare and a Tortoise
– Old Man Luedecke – Tortoise and the Hare
– The Jazz Crusaders – Tortoise and the Hare

Here we present various album covers, which have turtle graphic elements, at the moment, most of the cases are albums with a turtle name. These are records of non-turtle bands, about artists/groups who use the turtle name we have separate note, with a lot of covers. All information is provided in the following format: the name of the ban artist – name of the album – possible link to the description of the song or songs from that album in our music database.

Pilote vs. Bonobo – Turtle – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Toy Dolls – Turtle Crazy – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Harry Connick, Jr. – Star Turtle Crazy – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Rikk Agnew – Turtle
Fudge Wax – Turtle
Pan-Amerikan Native Front – Little Turtle’s War

Wackside – Turtle Funk – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
John Fahey – The Voice Of The Turtle
Weeshirt – Turtle

Stanley Brinks And The Kaniks – Turtle Dove – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Jumala Quintet – Turtle Crossing – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
The Flies – Turtle Monster

Stefano Testa – Hot Sea’s Baby Turtle – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Toyozumi, Tan, Countryman – Turtle Bird
Green Beats – Cosmic Turtle

Various – Oku Shareh (Turtle Dance Songs Of San Juan Pueblo) – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Suggested Friends – Turtle Taxi – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Marvelous Mosell – Dansk Ninja Turtles Rap/Jeg Var Blevet Syg Og Ku’ Li’ Det – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Sloth – Turtle Patrol!
Eric Boeren 4tet – Song For Tracy The Turtle: Live At Jazz Brugge 2004 – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
David Kuckhermann – The Path Of The Metal Turtle (Music For Hang And Handpans) – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Ekoplex – Journey Of The Turtle – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Ekoplex – Discovering The Ancient – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Gore Slut – Girl + Turtles

El Paso Hot Button – Turtle Wars – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
The Corey Harris Band – Live! From Turtle Island
Mexican Stepper – Turtle Kiss – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Groggy – Turtle
Stop Asking Stupid Questions – Turtle Noise
Paul Brody Octet

Gary Snyder/Paul Winter – Turtle Island
Pretty Boy Thorson & The Anchor – Songs To Ride Turtles By!
Lost Shaman – Twilight Turtle – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Spurious Transients – The Internal Inferno Of The Nocturnal Mock Turtle
May Company – Jeremiah Was A Turtle
Olaf Kübler & Jan Hammer Trio – Turtles – Live At Domicile 1968

Square The Circle – Hares’n Turtles
Odin’s Court – Turtles All the Way Down
Odin’s Court – Turtles All The Way Down: Vol. II

Mr. Ripley – Turtle Rock
Lagnaf – Three Leg Turtle
Blockhead – The Music Scene

Guapo – Elixirs – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Gerry Axelrod – Turtles And Snakes And Snowstorm
Homo Durus – Turbo Turtle Thunder Tumbler

John Archambault, David Plummer, Tyler Plummer – Turtle Song
Dani Kistler – Turtle Dreaming
Malvina Reynolds – Little Boxes And Magic Pennies: A Children’s Song Anthology – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Blazing Surfboards – Sea Turtle – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Dave Greenslade – Terry Pratchett’s From The Discworld – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Dennis Hawk – Turtle Isle (Healing Native Flute Music)

Jon Gailmor – Passing Through
Exchange – Tales & Turtles
The SLM – Death Jurassic/Death Aquatic

Kid Sundance – Kid’s Colors
Caspar Babypants – Away We Go! – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Sharron Lucky – Channel Three

No Proof – No Proof
Treå – Meatflakes, Jellybeans & Assorted Manimals
Schneider TM – Frogtoise – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Glenn Astro & Hodini – Turquoise Tortoise
Trion – Tortoise
Coaltar Of The Deepers – Tortoise

Husalah X Blanco – Tortoise And The Hare
Sweet Sweet Lies – The Hare, The Hound & The Tortoise
Rob Mosher Storytime – The Tortoise

Alice Blu – Still Tortoise Nothing
Ulk – Ulk – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.
Goch – Terrapin

Grateful Dead – Terrapin Station
Grateful Dead – To Terrapin: Hartford ’77
Jade Hairpins – Harmony Avenue – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

NOFX – Timmy The Turtle – We have a description of one of the songs from this album in our music database.

Below we present – mostly with a very basic info – various music bands that have turtle names, we also show some of their album covers, those with turtle motifs (other than just the turtle name of the band).

The Turtles
The Turtles – Probably the most famous of the “turtle bands”, even if not by name, but from their very popular song “Happy Together”. They created in the style of rock and pop. Initially, they used a name the Tyrtles, but this one didn’t catch on. They make extensive use of turtle symbolism, in the band’s logo or on their records. In the songs themselves, however, we have not found turtles so far. The band’s official website.

Mock Turtles
English band, founded in Middleton (Greater Manchester) in 1985. The style in which it is created by Indie Rock, the most famous song of the band is “Can You Dig It?”. The name probably refers to mock turtle, characters from Alice in Wonderland, and, possibly, to the above-mentioned “The Turtles”.

Tramped by Turtles
American band from Duluth, Minnesota, creating folk and bluegrass music. The band’s official website .

Dave Carrol (a band member who plays the banjo) when asked about the genesis of the name said that they were looking for something that would not identify them as a bluehrass band. The name chosen sounds like an unusual, slow accident.

Turtles
South Korean hip-hop group, debuting in 2001. The group’s leading singer and rapper, using the pseodunim “Turtleman”, died of a heart attack in 2008, the group was disbanded by the remaining members after this event, but resumed in 2011 with a new singer. The name in Korean is 거북이.

Zabili mi żółwia
The Polish music band was founded in mid-1997 in Mazańcowice, a small town near Bielsko-Biała. It was founded by a group of friends, musically combines punk, ska and reggae music. The band’s official website.

Beatnik Turtle
American indie rock band, founded in 1998 in Chicago. An interesting project of the band was the establishment of TheSongOfTheDay.com website in 2007, where a new, free-to-download song appeared everyday throughout the whole year.

Tortoise
American post-rock band, founded in 1990 in Chicago. They are believed to be responsible for the rise on the popularity of post-rock in the 1990s. We have mentioned one of their songs in our music database. The band’s official website.

Deep Turtle
Finnish punk-rock band, strongly experimenting around these and related musical styles. They were active from their founding in 1990 to 1996 and in the years 2002-2003.

The Turtle Island Quartet
American string quartet, performing songs that are a combination of jazz, classical and rock music. The group was founded in 1985 in San Francisco. Official Site.

Turtle Skull
Australian band creating in a unique style which they call “flower-doom”, which is a combination of such styles as “psych pop” and “fuzzy stoner doom”. The band’s official website.

Dragon Turtle The American music project created by Brian Lightbody and Tom Asselin, they create in the vibes of experimental music. Official Site.

Turtle Rage
German punk/grindcore band, founded in 2014 by Piti, Fabs and Tobi, as a side project focusing on creating short (most tracks are under a minute), fast tracks inspired by Ninja Turtles.

Hot Pink Turtle
American funk metal band, formed on December 13, 1989 in Kansas City.

Pink Turtle
French jazz-pop band. They specialize in performing popular songs in new, jazz arrangements.

World Turtle
A British progressive rock band consisting of Chris McMahon and Paul McMahon – known as 2/3 of the progressive rock band Haze.

Turtle Ramblers
French punk band. The line-up is Alexandre Doulut, Géraldine Doulut, Jacque Breton, Sam Pagel, Stéphane Guérif and Thierry Perrin.

Turtles Jr.
Indonesian punk band from Bandung.

Trippy Turtle
Pseudonim pod jakim norweski muzyk, Peder Losnegård, wydaje przeróbki utworów hip-hopowych.

Black Turtleneck
Canadian electro-pop duo.

Turned Around Turtles
German band, founded in 1989, disbanded in 1993.

Furious Turtles
Australian band creating in the vibes of ska music.

Chasing Turtles
American rock band.

The Tin Turtles
Czech punk band, from Prague.

The Styrofoam Turtles
American indie rock band from Asheville.

The Western Box Turtles
American band, creating in the style of “Western Swing”.

Aborted Tortoise
Australian punk band.

Tortoise Corpse
Welsh thrash metal band.

Rogue Tortoise
American synth-pop band.

Turtle Beach
Italian band creating electronic music.

Cadaveres De Tortugas
Hungarian band playing hardcore metal, active in the years 1993-2005. Loosely translate the name from Spanish, it means “turtle carcass”

Turtle Rising
American band rockowy.

Mock Turtle
Dutch rock band.

Blurred Turtle
The nickname used by Tim Brown, british rock artist.

The Sea Turtles
American jazz-rock band.

Schildpatt
Swiss jazz band. Schildpatt is a germane word for tortoiseshell.

Tapsi Turtles
German folk-rock band.

Peking Turtle
American jazz band.

Rogue Tortoise
American synth-pop group.

Terrapin
Greek rock trio.

Here we bring you some music videos that contain some turtle elements. The lack of a link to the description of the song in our music database means, that song is without any turtle references in the lyrics.

Bahamas – Puszek maluszek
There is one scene in the video in which you can see a turtle photo. Note about this song in our music database.

Cavetown – Lemon Boy
In one scene, a cartoon turtle appears. Note about this song in our music database.

CunninLynguists – Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)
There is a short cutscene with the character of “Flip the Frog”, from the short film Fiddlesticks. Note about this song in our music database.

Dame – Auf die guten alten Zeiten
A short fragment of the TMNT opening appears, from the first animated series. Note about this song in our music database.

Dogbite – Dzień Świra
There are three short scenes with a turtle! Twice there is a big close-up of the turtle’s head, the third scene is a turtle on a drum element. Note about this song in our music database.

Grailknights – Superhero Medley
There is a solid reference to Ninja Turtles – the characters in the video dress up in the right colors, they also have matching weapon. Note about this song in our music database.

iLL ZakieL – Level Up
There are solid references to turtles from the Mario universe. Note about this song in our music database.

Kabanos – Dobranocka
In one scene, an animated turtle appears. Note about this song in our music database.

Murs – Superhero Pool Party
People dressed as Ninja Turtles appears here. Note about this song in our music database.

Tears For Fears – No Small Thing
There is one scene with a real sea turtle, entangled in a net .

The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
In several scenes an interesting thing is shown, a turtle shell with the head of an elderly man.

Vanilla Ice – Ride The Horse
At many points, the screen shows, in the background or in the foreground, people in very professional costumes of Ninja Turtles.

Weird Al Yankovic – I Lost On Jeopardy
The cans/containers with Turtle Wax are visible, but very poorly. Note about this song in our music database.

Artist/Band: Maceo Parker – American funk and soul artist and jazz saxophonist.
From: –
Title: Got to Get U
Why in the database: There are mentions of turtles.

put you back together
need a turtle’s egg
to make her beg
(…)
just to make a stew
i need a turtle’s egg
i wanna nake you beg

Artist/Band: Martina McBride – American country singer.
From: Shine, 2009
Title: Wild Rebel Rose
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, the following line is repeated dwukrotnie.

Every time they’d see you in those black turtle necks in mid-July

Artist/Band: Martyna Jakubowicz – Polish singer, guitarist and composer creating blues, rock and american folk music.
From: Zwykły Włóczęga, 2018
Title: Skąd tyle zmian
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, a reference to slowness.

Możesz wlec się jak żółw albo gnać jak wiatr

Artist/Band: Meantime – Jazz band/artist.
From: Welcome: Mother Earth, 1995
Title: Tortoise shell sky
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Michael Waldrop – American drummer, composer and music educator.
From: Time Frames, 2021
Title: Tortoise Efficiency
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Miles Bandit – See: Sea Turtle

Artist/Band: Miranda Lambert – American country music singer and songwriter.
From: The Weight of These Wings, 2016
Title: Pink Sunglasses
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

I was looking for some tortoise shells

Artist/Band: Nat Stuckey – See: Cut Across Shorty

Artist/Band: Noah Avary – American R&B musician.
From: Hare and a Tortoise, 2020
Title: Hare and a Tortoise
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare, in title and in the lyrics, the following line is repeated twice.

I can’t stay with you here
You’re a hare and I’m a tortoise

Artist/Band: Old Man Luedecke – Real name Chris Luedecke, Canadian bluegrass and country artist.
From: Tender Is The Night, 2012
Title: Tortoise and the Hare
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.

I didn’t like the rat race
I ran away from there
Thought I was the tortoise
Turns out I’m the hate
I ran a rabbit race, came in last place
Ran a bear chase too
All of my running got me worn right through

Artist/Band: Olga Konkova, Per Mathisen – Olga Konkova is a Norwegian-Russian jazz pianist. Per Mathisen is a Norwegian jazz bassist and composer.
From: Unbound , 2005
Title: Turtle Dream
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Parmalee – American band performing country music.
From: Feels Like Carolina, 2013
Title: Move
Why in the database: A turtle wax is mentioned.

Aw, turtle wax on, wax off.

Artist/Band: Pat Green, Cory Morrow – Pat Green is an american artist from Texas. Cory Morrow is a singer and songwriter from Texas.
From: Songs We Wish We’d Written, 2001
Title: Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, the following line is repeated two times.

Mister Gator he’s a-glidin’ down the bayou
Mister Buzzard he’s a-slidin’ through the air
Old Turtle he’s a-hittin’ the highway
I ain’t goin’ nowhere

Artist/Band: Per Mathisen – See: Turtle Dream

Artist/Band: Robert Glasper feat. Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Robert Glasper Experiment – Robert Glasper is an american pianist, music producer, songwriter and music arranger. Bilal, full name Bilal Sayeed Oliver, is an american singer, songwriter and music producer. Robert Glasper is an american pianist, music producer, songwriter and music arranger.
From: Black Radio, 2012
Title: Always Shine
Why in the database: There is a reference to Ninja Turtles.

You ever see the inner depths of a man’s soul?
Or ninja turtles pouring out of manholes

Artist/Band: Robert Glasper Experiment – See: Always Shine

Artist/Band: Rodney Atkins – American fountry singer and songwriter.
From: Honesty, 2003
Title: Sing Along
Why in the database: Turtles are mentioned.

We’ll take it slower than a broke-knee’d turtle. (…) We’re dancin’ slower than a broke-knee’d turtle. (…) Slower than a broke-knee’d turtle.

Artist/Band: Roney – American jazz trumpeter.
From: Different Route (Deluxe Edition), 2020
Title: Cross Me
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Fill him up with shells he a turtle

Artist/Band: Sam D Raj – Jazz artist.
From: Lounge Mahal, Vol. 1: Chillout Lounge, 2015
Title: Tortoise
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Sammy Davis, Jr. – See: Catch Me If You Can

Artist/Band: Shealee – Country artist.
From: Head to the Stone, 2019
Title: World Outside My Window
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

A turtle crossed the road and almost lost his
home
I admire his bravery

Artist/Band: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Gym Class Heroes – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles is an american group that performs rhythm and blues. Gym Class Heroes is an american hip-hop and rock band.
From: The Quilt, 2008
Title: Catch Me If You Can
Why in the database: There is a reference to Ninja Turtles.

Transformers, Ninja Turtles, Hungry Hippos

Artist/Band: Some Antics – English jazz and blues band.
From: Some Antics, 2019
Title: Tortoise
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Sonny Stitt – See: Mud Turtle

Artist/Band: Sonny Terry – See: Life Is a Gamble

Artist/Band: Steve Earle – See: Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love

Artist/Band: Stevie Ray Vaughan – American bluesrock guitarist.
From: Live Radio Concerts 1989, 1989
Title: Tightrope
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Can’t catch a turtle, in this rat race.

Artist/Band: Sturgill Simpson – American singer, songwriter and actor.
From: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, 2014
Title: Turtles All the Way Down
Why in the database: There is mention about turtles all the way down concept.

It’s turtles all the way down the line
So to each their own ’til we go home

Artist/Band: SWV – Americane R&B vocal trio, whose members include Cheryl Gamble, Tamara Johnson and Leanne Lyons, founded in 1988.
From: It’s About Time , 1992
Title: Blak Pudd’n
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, as name of type of clothing.

‘Cause wearing a turtle neck is a bummer

Artist/Band: The Family of Mann – American jazz group.
From: First Light
Title: The Turtle and the Frog
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: The Jazz Crusaders – An American music group that creates jazz, pop and soul songs, founded in 1961.
From: Lookin’ Ahead, 1956
Title: Tortoise and the Hare
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare) in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: The Geraldine Fibbers – American alt-country band.
From: Butch, 1997
Title: California Tuffy
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

In tortoise, in shell, in hell, you’ll find me on my back.

Artist/Band: The Sugarman 3 – American retro-funk and R&B band.
From: Soul Donkey, 2000
Title: Turtle Walk
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Thomas Stronen – See: Sea Turtle

Artist/Band: Tim O’Brien – American country and bluegrass musician.
From: Traveler, 2003
Title: Forty-Nine Keep on Talkin’
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Big river runnin’ on my right, turtles on the banks a walkin’

Artist/Band: Tom T. Hall – American country singer and songwriter.
From: Songs From Sopchoppy, 1996
Title: Lost In Florida
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Here’s a seashell and here’s a fish here’s a turtle and here’s a wish

Artist/Band: Tom T. Hall – American country music artist.
From: –
Title: Mama’s Got the Catfish Blues
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

There’s a turtle on the stump and the toadfrog jump

Artist/Band: Townes Van Zandt – American singer and songwriter.
From: At My Window, 1987
Title: Ain’t leavin’ your love
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, the following line is repeated twice.

Mister Turtle be a-hittin’ the highway

Artist/Band: Townes Van Zandt
From: No deeper blue, 1994
Title: Hey Willie boy
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Tell my puppies
And my turtles and things
All Gods children need a little spring

Artist/Band: Townes Van Zandt – See: Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love

Artist/Band: Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston – Woody Guthrie, american folk singer, storyteller. Cisco Houston is an american folk musician.
From: –
Title: Cumberland Gap
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

I met that terrapin and I met that toad
Then that time the terrapin sing

Artist/Band: Yelena Eckemoff feat. Miles Bandit, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, Thomas Stronen – Yelena Eckemoff is a world-famous Russian-born pianist, composer, poet and visual artist. Arild Andersen is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer and double bass player. Jon Christensen is a norwegian jazz drummer. Thomas Stronen is a norwegian jazz drummer.
From: Nocturnal Animals, 2020
Title: Sea Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Alpharo – American R&B artist.
From: Stupid Songs, 2018
Title: Tortoise
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.

Artist/Band: Arild Andersen – See: Sea Turtle

Artist/Band: Art Napoleon – Canadian country folk artist.
From: Miyôskamin, 2006
Title: Good Red Road
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

If I could shake these Turtle Mountain memories
They keep my chained keep my free

Artist/Band: Arto Tunçboyaciyan – Turkish musician of Armenian origin.
From: Artostan, 2005
Title: Fast Like A Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones – American music group that performs jazz, bluegrass and jazz fusion music, founded in 1988.
From: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, 1991
Title: Turtle Rock
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
From: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, 1991
Title: Turtle Rock
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Bilal – See: Always Shine

Artist/Band: Bobby McFerrin – American jazz singer.
From: Spontaneous Inventions, 1986
Title: Turtle Shoes
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Brad Mehldau – American jazz pianist, leader of the group Brad Mehldau Trio.
From: Day Is Done, 2005
Title: Turtle Town
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Brian Coll – Irish country musician.
From: Tennessee Country, 1979
Title: Childhood Playground
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Son there’s turtles in that water mean as sin

Artist/Band: Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry – Brownie McGhee is an American folk artist. Sonny Terry is an artist who plays the harmonica.
From: –
Title: Life Is a Gamble
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare, a five-line summary of the story.

Rabbit and a turtle had a race one day
Rabbit could beat the turtle in any old way
The rabbit thought he was so fast
He laid down and went to sleep
When he woke up that old slow turtle had his deal

Artist/Band: Carl Smith – See: Cut Across Shorty

Artist/Band: Carole King – American songwriter, pianist and singer.
From: Really Rosie, 1975
Title: One Was Johnny
Why in the database: Turtles are mentioned.

Five was a turtle who bit the dog’s tail (…) Five was the turtle who crawled off to bed

Artist/Band: Carole King
From: Music, 1971
Title: Surely
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, a reference to slowness.

How does a turtle go? (Slowly, surely.)

Artist/Band: Cory Morrow – See: Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love

Artist/Band: Cisco Houston – See: Cumberland Gap

Artist/Band: Devaune – Blues artist.
From: Spring in the Summer, 2018
Title: Squirtle
Why in the database: Title is a reference to one of turtle Pokemon, Squirtle, there are no mentions of turtles in the lyrics.

Artist/Band: Devi’s World of Sound – Swiss Jazz Band.
From: Blue Print, 2019
Title: Briny Deep
Why in the database: Baby turtles are mentioned.

Although there’s where baby turtles
Move into Poseidon’s realm
(…)
But, dear Briny, joyful ocean
We stand in awe at your wilderness
With respect and thankfulness for your mercy!
How do baby turtles, courageously, move into your realm?

Artist/Band: Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt – Don Patterson, american jazz musician. Sonny Stitt, real name Edward Hammond Boatner Jr., american jazz saxophonist.
From: Donny Brook, 1969
Title: Mud Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Earl Klugh – American acoustic guitarist and composer.
From: Move , 1994
Title: Big turtle River
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Eric Boeren 4tet – Dutch jazz quartet.
From: Song For Tracy The Turtle: Live At Jazz Brugge 2004, 2010
Title: Song For Tracy The Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Erik Truffaz – French jazz trumpeter.
From: –
Title: The Walk of the Giant Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble – American jazz group.
From: Jo’burg Jump, 2000
Title: Turtle Island Dance
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Glenn Miller, The Glenn Miller Orchestra – American trombonist.
From: –
Title: Fresh as a Daisy
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Slow as a tortoise, mixed as a hash

Artist/Band: Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt – Guy Clark is an American singer, songwriter and violin maker. Steve Earle is an american singer and rock, country and folk songwriter, music producer, author and actor.
From: Together at the Bluebird Café, 2001
Title: Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned. the following line is repeated twice.

Mister Gator he’s a-glidin’ down the bayou
Mister Buzzard he’s a-slidin’ through the air
Mister Turtle be a-hittin’ the highway
I ain’t goin’ nowhere

Artist/Band: Harry Connick, Jr. – Full name Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr., american jazz pianist, composer, songwriter and singer.
From: Star Turtle, 1996
Title: Star Turtle 1
Why in the database: The first of four songs, mostly instrumental, but with some text. The turtle narrates, the name of the turtle itself appears in title, there are only general reptilian-shell mentions in the lyrics.

I am the first of the reptillian rocketeers
(…)
And place a star upon my crust

Artist/Band: Harry Connick, Jr. –
From: Star Turtle, 1996
Title: Star Turtle 2
Why in the database: Second of four songs, mostly instrumental, but with some text. The turtle narrates, the name of the turtle itself appears in title, there are only general reptilian-shell mentions in the lyrics.

Artist/Band: Harry Connick, Jr. –
From: Star Turtle, 1996
Title: Star Turtle 3
Why in the database: Third of four songs, mostly instrumental, but with some text. The turtle narrates, the name of the turtle itself appears in title, there are only general reptilian-shell mentions in the lyrics.

Artist/Band: Harry Connick, Jr. –
From: Star Turtle, 1996
Title: Star Turtle 4
Why in the database: Last of four songs, mostly instrumental, but with some text. The turtle narrates, the name of the turtle itself appears in title, there are only general reptilian-shell mentions in the lyrics.

Artist/Band: Herb Geller – American jazz saxophonist and composer.
From: –
Title: Love Is Like A Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Izaak Opatz – American country singer and guitarist.
From: Mariachi Static, 2017
Title: Pilot Light
Why in the database: The tortoise shell glasses are mentioned.

The tortoise shell glasses, tousled

Artist/Band: Jean-Luc Ponty – French jazz violinist and composer.
From: Enigmatic Ocean, 1977
Title: The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea – Part I
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Jean-Luc Ponty
From: Enigmatic Ocean, 1977
Title: The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea – Part II
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Jean-Luc Ponty
From: Enigmatic Ocean, 1977
Title: The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea – Part III
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Joan Baez – American singer, composer, songwriter and producer.
From: Joan Baez in Concert, 1962
Title: Danger Waters
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, the following line is repeated seven times.

And I holler, “Why?”
And I holler, “Why?”
And I holler, “Why-
The tortoise boy no mon ami?”

Artist/Band: Jon Christensen – See: Sea Turtle

Artist/Band: Jumala Quintet – American jazz group consisting of Joe McPhee, John Voigt, Laurence Cook, Paul Flaherty and Steve Swell.
From: Turtle Crossing, 2005
Title: Turtle Crossing
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Keb’ Mo’ – American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.
From: Oklahoma, 2019
Title: Don’t Throw It Away
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Well, now a turtle can’t swim and a bird can’t sing

Artist/Band: Krzysztof Kiljański – Polish pop and jazz singer.
From: Tatusianki kołysanki, 2015
Title: Na Trzy
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Wszystkie zabawki schowaj do szafki niech śpią
Wanna pełna już piany weź żółwia i chodź

Artist/Band: Kurt Elling – American jazz singer of Dutch origin.
From: Live in Chicago, 1999
Title: Night Dreamer
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.

Climbing up into the lotus bloom upon the tortoise’s back

Artist/Band: Lou Donaldson – American saxophonist and jazz musician.
From: Hot Dog
Title: Turtle Walk
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.

Artist/Band: Lupe Fiasco – See: Always Shine

Artist/Band: Lyfe Jennings – American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer and instrumentalist.
From: Lyfe 268-192, 2004
Title: 26 Years, 17 Days
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.

I guess that turtle always catches up with the rabbit eventually