Hip-Hop: 0-B | C-E | F-K | L-O | P-S | T-Z | Jazz & Blues: 0-L | M-Z
Rock & Metal: 0-C | D-G | H-L | M-P | Q-S | T-Z | Pop & Others: 0-D | E-L | M-R | S-Z
Artist/Band: Dance Gavin Dance – American rock band.
From: Artificial Selection, 2018
Title: Midnight Crusade
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Made up magic turtle guy is feeling like he’s crap
Artist/Band: Dance Gavin Dance
From: Mothership
Title: Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.
Artist/Band: Dante Maticus – American band playing electronic rock.
From: Dragonfly, 2018
Title: Wide Eyed Dragonfly
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
The humble thinking turtle
With the broken wings
Prepares for take-off
Artist/Band: David Byrne – American musician of Scottish descent.
From: David Byrne, 1994
Title: Strange Ritual
Why in the database: There is a reference to Ninja Turtles in the context of the globalization of culture.
Saw a young Indonesian girl Possessed by the spirit of Mutant Ninja Turtles
Artist/Band: Deep Purple – British rock band, founded in 1968.
From: The Turtle Island Shuffle, 1996
Title: The Turtle Island Shuffle
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.
Artist/Band: Delta Sleep – British rock band, founded in 2010.
From: Twin Galaxies, 2015
Title: Spy Turtles
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.
Artist/Band: Denial – Mexican Death Metal band founded in 2006.
From: Catacombs of the Grotesque, 2009
Title: Inhuman Incarnation
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
bringer of death and tortoise excruciations
Artist/Band: Demonic Resurrection – Indian Death Metal band, founded in 2000.
From: Dashavatar2017
Title: Kurma – The Tortoise
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, reference to mythology and Vishnu.
Into a tortoise lord Vishnu did transform,
Artist/Band: Demons & Wizards – German-American powermetal band, founded by two friends, Hansi Kürsch (singer in Blind Guardian) and Jon Shaffer (guitarist and founder of Iced Earth).
From: Touched by the Crimson King, 2005
Title: The Gunslinger
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Song of turtle
Artist/Band: Devendra Banhart – American singer, guitarist, rock musician, bard.
From: Nino Rojo, 2004
Title: Little Yellow Spider
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Hey there, little snapping turtle, snapping at a shell
Ah, there’s mysteries inside, I know
But what they are I just can’t tell for sure
Artist/Band: Dexter Ward – Greek heavy metal band.
From: Rendezvous with Destiny, 2016
Title: Stone Age Warrior
Why in the database: There is a mention of a shield made from the shell of a carnivorous tortoise.
A shield carved in the shell of a carnivorous tortoise
Artist/Band: Disco Inferno – English band playing experimental rock.
From: The Mixing It Session, 1999
Title: Tortoise
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.
Artist/Band: Dogbite – Polish band rockowy.
From: Ugryzł mnie pies, 2003
Title: Dzień świra
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned. We also have described in our database a music video related to this song.
Kopnął mnie żółw, tak prosto w brzuch, tak prosto w brzuch
Artist/Band: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker – Donald Fagen, american musician, composer and jazz rock singer, member of the Steely Dan group. Walter Becker, an American musician, composer and music producer.
From: –
Title: Mock Turtle Song
Why in the database: Song about mock-turtle.
Don’t you see how eagerly the turtles and the lobsters all advance
Artist/Band: dos – An American rock group, consisting of Mike Watt and Kira Roessler.
From: Dos
Title: Slow Little Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.
Artist/Band: Drakum – Hiszpański band folk death metalowy, założony w 2009 roku.
From: Zombie Dragons from Outer Space, 2020
Title: Urashima
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, a reference to Japanese folklore.
The turtle you saved
Artist/Band: Dream Tröll – British metal band.
From: The Knight of Rebellion, 2017
Title: Time for Vengeance
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Through turtle Village, he fought them hard
Artist/Band: Dumbs – Polish punk rock band, founded in 1995.
From: Rocket From Poland, 2008
Title: Wisła Beach
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, a reference to slowness.
Autobus wlecze się jak żółw
Artist/Band: Dunsmuir – American heavy metal band.
From: Dunsmuir, 2016
Title: Church of the Tooth
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
And no big surprise
But I’m saddened to learn
The words of the tortoise
She has no real intention
To further support us
Artist/Band: Ebony Isis Booth – See: Well Well Well
Artist/Band: Echo & The Bunnymen – British rock band.
From: Ocean Rain, 1984
Title: Seven Seas
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, the following line is repeated five times.
Kissing the tortoise shell
Artist/Band: Eclipse Insomnia – American electronic metal band/project.
From: Beyond the Great Fog I See a Shining Light
Title: Snappy the Turtle Likes to Dance
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned in the title and in the lyrics.
Snappy the Turtle Likes to sing
Snappy the Turtle Likes to talk
Snappy the Turtle Likes to sleep
Artist/Band: Eddie Cochran – American singer, guitarist and composer.
From: The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album, 1960
Title: Cut Across Shorty
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.
And just like that old story
About the turtle and the hare
When dan crossed over the finish line
He found shorty waiting there
Artist/Band: Eddie Cochran – American singer, guitarist and composer, representative of the white trend in early rock and roll.
From: 12 of His Biggest Hits/The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album, 1960
Title: Cut Across Shorty
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.
And just like that old story about the turtle and the hare
This track has been covered by a large number of other artists, the turtle line above is included in all of them. Below is a list of artists who also performed this piece and how it was released.
Artist/Band: Mud – British glam rock group.
From: Rock On, 1978
Artist/Band: Faces – English rock and roll band.
From: Coast to Coast\Overtures and Beginners, 1974
Artist/Band: Freddie and the Dreamers – English beat band.
From: You Were Mad for Me, 1964
Artist/Band: The Head Cat – American supergroup that performs rockabilly music.
From: Fool’s Paradise, 2006
Artist/Band: The 99ers – American punk/rock band .
From: Move It!, 2012
Artist/Band: The Wild Angels – English rock and roll group.
From: Live, Wild, Red Hot’n’rockin’, 2002
Artist/Band: Lemmy Kilmister – British singer, songwriter and music. Founder, singer, bassist, main songwriter and the only permanent member of Britishe heavy metal band Motörhead.
From: Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B, 2000
Artist/Band: Billy and The Lucky Boys – No data.
From: Wild Train, 1993
Artist/Band: Brian James – English rock guitarist.
From: Brian James, 1990
Artist/Band: Sleepy LaBeef, The Dave Travis Bad River Band – No data.
From: –
Artist/Band: Rod Stewart – British rock and pop singer.
From: Gasoline Alley, 1970
Artist/Band: Carl Smith – American country artist.
From: The Carl Smith Touch, 1960
Artist/Band: Nat Stuckey – American country singer.
From: New Country Roads, 1969
Artist/Band: Edgar Froese – German rock musician.
From: Beyond the Storm, 1995
Title: Dome of Yellow Turtles
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.
Artist/Band: Edin Karamazov i Sting – Edin Karamazov, musician from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who plays the lute. Sting, real name Gordon Matthew Sumner, british musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer.
From: Songs From The Labyrinth, 2006
Title: The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love;
Artist/Band: Edin Karamazov i Sting
From: Songs From The Labyrinth, 2006
Title: Fine Knacks For Ladies
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Turtles and twins, Court’s brood, a heav’nly pair.
Artist/Band: Eleven American alternative rock supergroup.
From: Eleven, 1993
Title: Heavy
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned, three times.
Awakened in a pond the turtle comes forth
(…)
On the back of a turtle I waded through fear
(…)
Always on it’s toes the turtle sees all
Artist/Band: El Paso Hot Button – American blues-rock artist.
From: Turtle Wars, 2005
Title: Turtle Anthem (Danger Danger)
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.
Artist/Band:El Paso Hot Button
From: Turtle Wars, 2005
Title: A Turtle’s Blood Is As Thick As Wine
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.
Artist/Band:El Paso Hot Button
From: Turtle Wars, 2005
Title: Turtle King’s Party Of The Century
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.
Artist/Band: Elton John – British singer, composer, pianist.
From: The Fox, 1981
Title: Fascist Faces
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.
Like any old Aesop’s Fable
But when you’re turtlesque, I’m a hare’s breath
Artist/Band: Elvis Costello, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Elvis Costello, real name Declan Patrick MacManus, british rock musician, singer, composer. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is an American wind band.
From: Spike, 1989
Title: Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
A butterfly drinks a turtle`s tears, but how do you know he really needs it?
Artist/Band: Elvis Presley – American singer and actor, one of the icons of Rock and Roll.
From: Piosenka z filmu Piknik, 1967
Title: Confidence
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare. We have movie this song comes from in our database.
Remember the tortoise and the hare
Who had that famous race
The speedy hare wound up nowhere
And slow poke took first place
Artist/Band: Engine feat. Ebony Isis Booth – Engine is a nu metal band.
From: Si Viene la Muerte, 2019
Title: Well Well Well
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.
Tortoise, I’m a hare ahead of it so many problems dick can’t fix Here it is now what I’m gonna do with
Artist/Band: Erra – American metalcore band.
From: Drift, 2016
Title: Skyline
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
City lights and skylines
Guiding home our wandering minds
Tucking us into tortoise shells
Artist/Band: Everclear – American rock group.
From: Songs From An American Movie-Vol. 1: Learning How, 2000
Title: The Honeymoon Song
Why in the database: Sea turtles are mentioned.
The sea turtles come to greet us
Artist/Band: Every Time I Die – American metalcore band, founded in 1998.
From: New Junk Aesthetic, 2009
Title: Turtles All the Way Down
Why in the database: There is a reference to concept of turtles all the way down and world turtle.
Standing beneath a tortoise under an elephant under the world
Artist/Band: Fabulous Desaster – German thrash metal band.
From: Hang ‘Em High, 2016
Title: Customized
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Just because your mom´s a turtle
it doesn´t meant you to be useless!
Artist/Band: Fair To Midland – American rock group, founded in 1998.
From: inter.funda.stifle, 2004
Title: Dance Of The Manatee
Why in the database: There is a reference to the Tortoise and the Hare.
I see the tortoise and the hare in a rat-race,
Artist/Band: Faces – See: Cut Across Shorty
Artist/Band: F.K.Ü. – Short for Freddy Krueger’s Ünderwear, a Swedish thrash metal band.
From: 1981, 2017
Title: Night School
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Or a turtle being fed
Your disembodied head
End up in a fish tank
Now that’s no fun
Artist/Band: Fleshgod Apocalypse – An Italian music group founded in 2007 that plays symphonic and technical death metal.
From: Labyrinth, 2013
Title: Kingborn
Why in the database: A giant turtle is mentioned.
Skiron’s feeding the giant turtle
Artist/Band: Frank Black and the Catholics – American band playing alternative rock.
From: Black Letter Days, 2002
Title: True Blue
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
In a little while
I do believe I’m here to stay
In a little while
Like diamondback terrapin
Artist/Band: Franz Ferdinand – Scottish indie rock band.
From: Almost Alice, 2010
Title: The Lobster Quadrille
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
And the turtles all advance!
Artist/Band: Freddie and the Dreamers – See: Cut Across Shorty
Artist/Band: Fury in the Slaughterhouse – German rock group, founded in 1987.
From: The Hearing & The Sense of Balance, 1995
Title: Spit into the fire
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
turtles transform into soup
Artist/Band: Glenn Kotche – American drummer and composer.
From: Adventureland, 2014
Title: The Traveling Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.
Artist/Band: Goblin Cock – American heavy metal band.
From: Bagged and Boarded, 2005
Title: Ichiro’s Dilemma
Why in the database: There is a reference to Gamera.
Gamera you’re taunting
Can push some minds off the pages
Artist/Band: God Lives Underwater – American techno rock band, founded in 1993.
From: Empty, 1995
Title: Tortoise
Why in the database: Turtle only in the title, not in the lyrics.
Artist/Band: Graham Parker – British composer and singer.
From: Struck by Lightning, 1991
Title: She Wants So Many Things
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Get the musk from the deer and the shell from the turtle
Artist/Band: Grailknights – German band playing a mixture of melodic death metal with power and viking metal.
From: Dead or Alive, 2016
Title: Superhero Medley
Why in the database: There is a reference to Ninja Turtles, fragment of the opening music in a metal arrangement. We also have described in our database a music video related to this song.
Heroes in a half-shell
Turtle power!
Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles
Heroes in a half-shell
turtle power!
Artist/Band: Great Big Sea – See: Mermaid
Artist/Band: Grenouer – Russian rock-metal band, founded in late 1992.
From: The Odour o’ Folly, 2001
Title: Skittle Man
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
Roll, again you roll, you fuss and stroll
And turn the turtle
Artist/Band: Guapo – British rock band.
From: Elixirs, 2008
Title: Jeweled Turtle
Why in the database: Turtle is mentioned only in the title, it is an instrumental song, without lyrics.
Artist/Band: Guided by Voices – American indie rock group.
From: Zeppelin Over China, 2019
Title: Carapace
Why in the database: Turtle in the title and many times in the lyrics.
Turtle shell
Hide inside
Hide inside
Turtle shell
Panoply
Carapace
Sarcopha-ga-gus
You hide inside
(…)
Turtle shell
Hide inside
Carapace
Sacrophagus
(…)
Turtle shell
Turtle shell
(…)
In the truth we throw down
A hammer or two
On a turtle shell
Turtle shell
Turtle shell
Turtle shell
Turtle shell
Turtle shell
Turtle shell
Artist/Band: Guttermouth – American punk rock band, founded in 1988.
From: Short Music for Short People, 1999
Title: Don Camero Lost His Mind
Why in the database: A turtle is mentioned.
bucks, turtles, magic wands, and gorgeous blonde assistants
