"Heartburn" — Contains the line "My heart is burning for you...." (Curiously, I came up with this idea a very long time ago and discovered about two days later that Tom Lehrer's "Masochism Tango" has a strikingly similar joke.)
"Something" — Not related to the Beatles' Abbey Road cut in any way. What it is is a song that actually has lines with "something something something" built in. For example: "I love you more than something something something / My love something something geese in the sky" ...and so on. It works better when heard rather than seen on paper or a monitor.
"Two Bedroom Suite" — A song for which I have the melody, or at least the chord structure, but have no clue what the words will be. The title is random.
"Scattered Feathers" — Sort of a feel-good, "We're gonna beat you at this game" type of song, i.e. the sort of thing they might play at a sporting event, like, say, a Cubs vs. Cardinals matchup.
"George W. Bush is a Moron" — Folk style. I actually started writing this a long time ago, but forgot about it after September 11. I may revive it at some point.
"I Use a Pencil as My Writing Utensil" — It is a widely known and shared fact that a song can be written about anything. I, therefore, plan to do a twelve-minute jam about my pencil.
"Grey Rose" — Another melody/chord structure with no words and a random title. Most of these songs will wind up having the tripped-out sort of lyrics, although I may, at times, just declare some instrumentals and get on with life.
"AOL in a Bucket" — Oh, just a little song about America Online. Anyone with a brain knows what I'm going to say about it.
"Mourning" — A protest song against dopey morning shows that air on radio stations when they ought to be playing MUSIC.
And, finally (save the best for last!), "Sexual Tension" — Straight out of my improvizations. I may be sick of love songs, but I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with lust songs.
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I'll post more ideas as they come. If you have one but don't feel confident as a songwriter, you can leave it with me ([email protected]), and I'll give you credit.