Songs with chess pieces in the title

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claudebottom

Hello,

I'm currently planning a chess themed pub quiz and one of the rounds is a music round which consists of playing segment of songs with a chess piece in the title.

There are plenty of songs with King and Queen in the title but I only have a few with the rest. So if you know any songs with Bishop, Knight, Rook or Pawn in the title please let me know.

Thanks,

McHeath

"Knights in white satin", "Oh what a Knight" ... the list must be endless!

Or there´s "You´re my mate" from Right Said Fred, "Check on it" from Beyoncé, "Stalemate" from Joss Stone ...

There´s also a number called "The Bishop" in the musical Les Misérables.

ajmeroski

http://goo.gl/Oz83Rd not exactly chess pieces, but chess terms

Ziggy_Zugzwang

I can think of some cryptic clues:

Retail outlet suitable to people of dual sexuality ?

A thousand per evening ?

Stinging insect removed from start of small stream ?

Nude photos of wooden foot soldiers

McHeath

Haha very good! Bi-shop, K-night, Rook (minus "bee"), Pawn

claudebottom

Thanks for answers so far, I have Knights of Cydonia - Muse, Only a pawn in their game - Bob Dylan, Mr Pawnbroker - B. B. King and a few more. Rooks are things on the ground!

adamplenty

Do puns count? The only one I can think of is Black Night by Deep Purple.

claudebottom

I'm trying to find the right spellings really, just to make it more challenging.

claudebottom

Another - Bishop's Robes - Radiohead.

adamplenty

A quick search on Hound for "Pawn" reveals:

Pawn Shop by Sublime

Pawn Shop Blues by Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

Only a Pawn in Their Game by Bob Dylan

Rook To Queen's Pawn Six by Fujiya and Miyagi

Pawn Shoppe Heart by The Von Bondles

Pawn by Innercorse

and more...

McHeath

Something by Rooxy Music ... Tongue Out

ColonelKnight

Knight moves Bob Seger ... what's an extra k between friends?

OldChessDog

Have I got a list for you! Not only do I have a collection of songs with chess pieces in the title (or in the lyrics), I have songs with chess terms or themes. Here is my itunes playlist: 1) King (Weezer); 2) Killer Queen (Queen); 3) Rooks (Shearwater); 4) Knights of the Round (A Skylit Drive); 5) Bishop's Robes (Radiohead); Desperado (The Eagles), 6) The Winner Takes it All (ABBA); Try (Pink); Mysterious Ways (U2); 7) Sweet Sacrifice (Evanescence); 8) Checkmate (Apathy); 9) Stalemate (Joss Stone); 10) Brave Foot Soldiers (Wolfstone). (I chose Brave Foot Soldiers for the pawn since I didn't really like any of the other songs I found.)

adamplenty
OldChessDog wrote:

2) Killer Queen (Queen);

How on Earth did I miss that?!?!?! Surprised

obelisk8

Castles made of sand-Jimi Hendrix

toiyabe
obelisk8 wrote:

Castles made of sand-Jimi Hendrix

Hail Jimi

Useless_Eustace

eltin jons got one donnee ?

Charlotte

macer75

Surprised no one mentioned "God Save the Queen" yet.

macer75

Castle of Glass - Linkin Park