Mowing season has begun in many sections of the U.S. (and we're approaching “No Mow May,” if you practice that).
For this week’s segment, we seek songs with title, lyrics or storylines pertaining to mow, grass, lawn, yard, weed and other general springtime outdoor upkeep.
NOT accepted...
“Year of the Snake” in China’s Lunar New Year sequence began Jan. 29 and concludes Feb. 16, 2026.
For this segment, we seek songs with title or lyrics involving animals in the Chinese zodiac.
Here’s the list:
Dog
Dragon
Goat
Horse
Monkey
Ox
Pig
Rabbit
Rat
Rooster
Snake
Tiger
Reasonable...
Kansas has been destroyed!
For this segment, the OTN team seeks songs with titles that begin with the word “the.”
(“The” may be in parentheses, as long as it’s first word).
Also allowed: Tracks w/ “the” as first lyric (sung or spoken).
“On That Note” is presented each week on Cyclone...
Hello, music fanatics! For this segment, in connection with Iowa State football's bye week, we seek songs with title or lyrics involving words that describe a pause. Examples include: break, between, delay, interruption, intermission, interlude, lull, hiatus (and "pause," naturally).
Please...
Welcome back, music fanatics! We had a 1-day delay again this week, sorry to keep you waiting.
For this segment, our focus is songs with reference to a specific music venue, in title or lyrics. It may be a fictional venue, as long as it’s presented in context as a music club.
In addition...
This week, we explore favorite opening lines (lyrics) to songs.
Please limit it to the opening sentence or, at most, first “complete thought.” There’s a little gray area, but we DON’T want an entire verse (for example).
Include the lyrics with your sound clip.
"On That Note" is presented...
For this OTN segment, it’s all about “I.”
* “I” must be first word of title. It may appear additional times in the title (and acceptable if parenthetical styling is involved).
* We also accept contracted extensions (I’ll, I’m, et. al.) ... again must be first word.
“On That Note” is...