It is my philosophy in (appropriate, relevant) social situations to always reveal a guilty pleasure. (Not out of nowhere, obviously. That is just obnoxious. If conversation calls for it, though, or to make someone more comfortable, admitting a secret preference--which is not truly a secret, but rather called a "secret" to signify the speaker's shame--is a fine manner of moving things along.)
Since the start of the year, I have been cultivating a Spotify playlist, 2013, with tracks emphatic of various points throughout. The fundamental intent of such a steady selection was to (a, first of all) document the year through new media, writing being my chief method; and (b) review its progression.
This is mid-September, and I decided to check on the list.
While keying out the tracks--thrilled with a groovy anticipation--the conclusion climbed dubiously (hate that word) over me that my little rhythmic construction (the playlist) not only lacks the sort of calendrical lucidity for which I had hoped, it is so wild and shattered, as track 28, its songs barely tell the story of my year.
But I already typed the damn thing out.
So, I secretly adore that one Selena Gomnez song, and I am totally not ashamed of it, nor of the less sophisticated jams forthcoming. I am certainly not ashamed of how uninteresting this post may be. I would, however, feel particularly wretched adding one of those smiling text-message faces anyplace on a blog, so I shall simply say how grossly tempted I am to add a sideways smiley face to the end of this paragraph.
1. Do My Thing, Estelle
2. Everything Is Everything, Lauryn Hill
3. Wildflowers, Tom Petty
4. I Wanna Be Sedated, The Ramones
5. Hate On Me, Jill Scott
6. Upside Down, Paloma Faith
7. Bright Lights Bigger City, Cee Lo Green
8. Black Sheep, Gin Wigmore
9. Cocaine, Eric Clapton
10. Thrift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
11. Gold Lion, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12. No Feelings, Sex Pistols
13. Hard To Handle, Otis Redding
14. She's A Rainbow, The Rolling Stones
15. (You Will) Set The World On Fire, David Bowie
16. W.O.M.A.N., Etta James
17. Get Up Offa That Thing, James Brown
18. And I Do Just What I Want, James Brown
19. F**kin' Problems, A$AP
20. You May Be Right, Billy Joel
21. Road To Nowhere, Talking Heads
22. If You Want Me To Stay, Sly & The Family Stone
23. Loving Cup, The Rolling Stones
24. Beast of Burden, The Rolling Stones
25. Tumbling Dice, The Rolling Stones
26. Scare Easy, Mudcrutch
27. Louie Louie, The Kingsmen
28. Shattered, The Rolling Stones
29. Un Monton de Estrellas, Gilberto Santa Rosa
30. Get Lucky, Daft Punk, Pharrell
31. Can't Hold Us, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
32. Come & Get It, Selena Gomez
33. Gz And Hustlas, Snoop Dogg
34. I Love It, Melissa Adams
35. I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
36. I Take What I Want, Aretha Franklin
37. Chief Rocka, Lords of The Underground
38. Move On Up, Curtis Mayfield
39. Voodoo Child, Jimi Hendrix
40. Start Me Up, The Rolling Stones
41. Stay With Me, Faces
42. American Girl, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
43. American Woman, The Guess Who
44. Don't Bring Me Down, Electric Light Orchestra
45. It's All Over Now, The Rolling Stones
46. Sweet Thing, Van Morrison
47. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
48. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke
49. Keep It Moving, A Tribe Called Quest
50. Good Things, Aloe Blacc
Deleted at some point, for some reason I am sure was either indecisive or intoxicated:
1. Nobody's Baby, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
2. Baby, I Love You, Aretha Franklin
3. Cecilia, Simon & Garfunkel
4. Unchained (The Payback/ Untouchable), James Brown & 2Pac
5. Breakdown, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
6. Sweet Virginia, The Rolling Stones
7. Nothing Can Change This Love, Otis Redding
8. Won't Be Long, Aretha Franklin
9. Train In Vain, The Clash
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