Board-related categories would be cool, too, like:

• A song that makes you think of BTVS that was never used on the show.
• A song by a band you found through the Buffistas.
• A song by a band that you could have, but didn't, write about for Lost in The Grooves.

Other suggestions:

• An upbeat song about a sad thing.
• Midnight driving in the rain music.
• A song about buildings and/or food.

I have my cross-genre cover picked out already, not that I want that to influence Corwood *g*

I would like to add

• More cowbell: A song containing that essential instrument (and maybe this is played out since iTunes did their list, but I have the perfect song!)
• Words to music: a song that was originally, or quotes heavily, a literary work. (Example: One of Many by Vic Chesnutt. Lyrics are a Stevie Smith Poem)
  
• A song you cannot not dance to.

Excellent categories!

I have my cross-genre cover picked out already

Hey, I had you in mind when I wrote it. And where's msbelle? Does she know about this?

This cracked me right up.

Will we settle on a final list of categories, or will we just pick from the vast lists being provided now?

Corwood will settle on a final list.

Excellent.

This cracked me right up.

Indie-tastic!

I *love* these categories, but the ones needing actual knowledge of music theory and/or structure may need some handholding. Could I tell you what part of any song is the bridge, without guessing? No. Unless it's the live version of "Sunkeneyed Girl," where he says "this song doesn't have a bridge."

Could I tell you what part of any song is the bridge, without guessing?

A bridge is the part in the middle of the song, maybe two-thirds of the way through, that doesn't sound like the verse or the chorus.

A typical pop song is structured something like V-C-V-C-B-V-C. This is also known as ABACAB (Holy Genesis, Batman!).