Every New Year’s Eve for the last six years, I’ve gone through my music and made a gigantic playlist of music I’d like to listen to more often. I just made my 2013 playlist, but I’m not going to share that here because it’s too long!
I am, however, going to share with you a playlist called “Songs for All Year Long.” It has a song for each month and many holidays. Listen to it all through next year, or right now as we welcome in the new one!1. The Damn Millionaires, “Brand New Year”
2. The Goo Goo Dolls, “January Friend”
3. U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)”
4. The Goo Goo Dolls, “Two Days in February”
5. Martina McBride, “Valentine”
6. Randy Newman, “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)”
7. Christine Kane, “Mary Catherine’s Ash Wednesday Journal Entry”
8. Lex Land, “Ides of March”
9. Mary Black, “A Song for Ireland”
10. Simon and Garfunkel, “April Come She Will”
11. Judy Garland, “Easter Parade”
12. Jonathan Coulton, “First of May”
13. Liz Phair, “Cinco de Mayo”
14. Beth Hart, “Mama”
15. Sarah McLachlan, “I Will Remember You”
16. The Decemberists, “June Hymn”
17. Barenaked Ladies, “The Flag”
18. George Michael, “Father Figure”
19. The Dixie Chicks, “Cold Day in July”
20. Martina McBride, “Independence Day”
21. Rilo Kiley, “August”
22. Green Day, “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
23. Kris Allen, “She Works Hard for the Money”
24. James Taylor, “October Road”
25. Ella Fitzgerald, “They All Laughed”
26. Loreena McKennitt, “All Souls Night”
27. Guns ‘n’ Roses, “November Rain”
28. Dropkick Murphys, “The Green Fields of France”
29. Andrew Gold, “Thank You for Being a Friend”
30. Green Day, “Macy Day Parade”
31. Counting Crows, “A Long December”
32. Joni Mitchell, “River”
33. Mairi Campbell and David Francis, “Auld Lang Syne”
2. The Goo Goo Dolls, “January Friend”
3. U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)”
4. The Goo Goo Dolls, “Two Days in February”
5. Martina McBride, “Valentine”
6. Randy Newman, “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)”
7. Christine Kane, “Mary Catherine’s Ash Wednesday Journal Entry”
8. Lex Land, “Ides of March”
9. Mary Black, “A Song for Ireland”
10. Simon and Garfunkel, “April Come She Will”
11. Judy Garland, “Easter Parade”
12. Jonathan Coulton, “First of May”
13. Liz Phair, “Cinco de Mayo”
14. Beth Hart, “Mama”
15. Sarah McLachlan, “I Will Remember You”
16. The Decemberists, “June Hymn”
17. Barenaked Ladies, “The Flag”
18. George Michael, “Father Figure”
19. The Dixie Chicks, “Cold Day in July”
20. Martina McBride, “Independence Day”
21. Rilo Kiley, “August”
22. Green Day, “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
23. Kris Allen, “She Works Hard for the Money”
24. James Taylor, “October Road”
25. Ella Fitzgerald, “They All Laughed”
26. Loreena McKennitt, “All Souls Night”
27. Guns ‘n’ Roses, “November Rain”
28. Dropkick Murphys, “The Green Fields of France”
29. Andrew Gold, “Thank You for Being a Friend”
30. Green Day, “Macy Day Parade”
31. Counting Crows, “A Long December”
32. Joni Mitchell, “River”
33. Mairi Campbell and David Francis, “Auld Lang Syne”
“I am a struggling single twenty-something. Here's hoping two of those things change.”
You probably should aim for all three, otherwise you will end up with one of the following scenario’s
A single successful thirty something
Unsuccessful thirty something in a relationship
Or
Successful, had a great relationship but didn’t make it out of your twenties….
As for the year list some great choices but a bit bemused by some of them – you can probably put it down to my British ignorance of US Holidays
Pride (In the name of love) – unless that is for the gay pride march
I Will Remember You
The Flag – Love BNL (yes they have made it over this side of the pond)
She works hard for the money
They All Laughed
Thank You for being a friend
River
which leads to a whole section missing from your list…….. The Seasons – please feel free to select any of the following or indeed (as it is your list) feel free to select your own
4 seasons in one day – Crowded House
Walk out to winter – Aztec Camera
Hazy shades of winter – Simon & Garfunkel
A long winter – Boo Hewerdine
Winter winds – Mumford & Sons
Spring is a condition – !Forward, Russia!
Summertime – BNL
Rain in the summertime – The Alarm
The ghost of summer walking – Boo Hewerdine
Autumn – Bombay Bicycle Club
Autumn almanac – The Kinks
Sorry it was very rude of me to interrupt your list – feel free to carry on…
“I am a struggling single twenty-something. Here's hoping two of those things change.”
You probably should aim for all three, otherwise you will end up with one of the following scenario’s
A single successful thirty something
Unsuccessful thirty something in a relationship
Or
Successful, had a great relationship but didn’t make it out of your twenties….
As for the year list some great choices but a bit bemused by some of them – you can probably put it down to my British ignorance of US Holidays
Pride (In the name of love) – unless that is for the gay pride march
I Will Remember You
The Flag – Love BNL (yes they have made it over this side of the pond)
She works hard for the money
They All Laughed
Thank You for being a friend
River
which leads to a whole section missing from your list…….. The Seasons – please feel free to select any of the following or indeed (as it is your list) feel free to select your own
4 seasons in one day – Crowded House
Walk out to winter – Aztec Camera
Hazy shades of winter – Simon & Garfunkel
A long winter – Boo Hewerdine
Winter winds – Mumford & Sons
Spring is a condition – !Forward, Russia!
Summertime – BNL
Rain in the summertime – The Alarm
The ghost of summer walking – Boo Hewerdine
Autumn – Bombay Bicycle Club
Autumn almanac – The Kinks
Sorry it was very rude of me to interrupt your list – feel free to carry on…
Ha, that's a good idea with the season playlist! Maybe I'll make my own.
Most of the ones you were confused about are American holidays:
Pride (In the name of love): Martin Luther King Day (there's a verse in that song about MLK)
I Will Remember You: Memorial Day
The Flag: Flag Day (not a terribly popular holiday)
She works hard for the money: Labor Day
They All Laughed: Columbus Day (the song mentions Christopher Columbus)
Thank You for being a friend: Thanksgiving
River: Christmas (starts off “It's coming on Christmas.” I didn't want a Christmas song for this, just a song that mentions Christmas)
Ha, that's a good idea with the season playlist! Maybe I'll make my own.
Most of the ones you were confused about are American holidays:
Pride (In the name of love): Martin Luther King Day (there's a verse in that song about MLK)
I Will Remember You: Memorial Day
The Flag: Flag Day (not a terribly popular holiday)
She works hard for the money: Labor Day
They All Laughed: Columbus Day (the song mentions Christopher Columbus)
Thank You for being a friend: Thanksgiving
River: Christmas (starts off “It's coming on Christmas.” I didn't want a Christmas song for this, just a song that mentions Christmas)
Thank You I feel a little more educated than I did a few moments ago….
Thank You I feel a little more educated than I did a few moments ago….