As in previous years, all but the last one of the songs in the following list was new to me in 2014. Each has been chosen because of how it resonates when I hear it. Some are highly danceable while others are more suited to rumination, though I can’t deny that I’d get up for any one of them. Happy listening. And Happy Light Year.* May 2015 find you soaking up the good rays… and sharing some of yours.
THE MULTIFACETED 2014 TOP 10 NEW-TO-ME PLAYLIST
Counting Stars ~ One Republic ~ I don’t usually post the playlist songs in any particular order but this year, as a looong-term project comes together, I’m making this my #1. Putting it out there Universe…
Now, in no particular order:
No One Knows ~ Queens of the Stone Age ~ The lyrics, like almost every song in this year’s list, grab me… but this selection is really about the beat. Feet, where are you taking me?!
Bohemian Like You ~ The Dandy Warhols ~ Fun lyrics and a groovy dance beat. Yeah, I like you. 😀 Video recommended for BIG kids only, kids.
Dry the Rain ~ The Beta Band ~ First half is dry. Maybe that’s what makes it work? What I love is how it builds…and the lyrics, the lyrics, the lyrics: “If there’s something inside that you want me to say, say it out loud, it’ll be okay. I will be your light, I will be your light…”
Snap Out of It ~ Arctic Monkeys ~ Bap-bap-bap bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp… Brand new to me today. Sorry Foo Fighters, you’ve been bumped (my brother-in-law will cringe).
Shake It Off ~ Taylor Swift ~ First heard as a cover by one of my favourite dance party bands, danced to with one of my favourite people, and loved immediately. Get on your feet. Shake it off, baby.
Keys to the Kingdom ~ Current Swell ~ Oh my my… the melody…
Domino ~ Jessie J ~ Glitterpated… “dirty dancing in the moonlight”. Take me there.
We All Float ~ Hooverphonic ~ Mellifluous. And lightly cheesed, lyrically speaking.
Holiday ~ Green Day ~ Hey! Grab your dance buddies and get to the floor. “This is the time of the rest of our lives.”
It’s becoming tradition to break the 10 and add more. Rule schmule, right? Besides, there’s usually something special special about the after-10 top tunes.
Winter ~ Entertainment for the Braindead ~ Sweet, ethereal, alternative. Found while searching the Free Music Archive. Julia Kotowski, singer/songwriter also plays all instruments.
Angel ~ Aerosmith ~ Rediscovered. (One per year, that’s the rule.) Strings of all kinds… mmmm… divine
*Thanks to my daughter, Tess, for the phrase, “Happy Light Year.”
moya 