I’m the oldest kid–I grew up with the adults–so words are important tools to get attention. Instead of fighting to go back to sleep, I felt compelled to see where this was going. The obnoxiously early wake-up calls these past eight months have netted nothing but apocalyptic fantasies of burning it down or spectacularly dramatic retreats that lose all their power with any bit of daylight shining on them.īut today, my 4am brain was emphatic in its clarity: “You’ve lost your voice.” Not because I had to, but because my brain has decided 4am is the perfect time for problem solving. I view it as a two CD set–old-school style–with Disc 1 ending with Rain on Me and Disc 2 starting with Head & Heart–my favorite song of the year! Without further ado–here’s the list! I just ask that you play it once all the way through in order and then you can shuffle it. We also do a little check-in after class just to chat and see how everyone is doing. It’s very chill and a lot of fun! And we’ve had people from throughout the country join us which is a delight. This year the DJ saved my life, literally.Īnd with a long winter ahead of us–just a quick plug that anyone is invited to class who wants to give it a try! It’s donation based and you can keep your camera off. So much dance–it’s been wonderful! Many of these songs are ones I used in class, which has been my safe space and my grounding force throughout this pandemic. From the start of the year when I was working on my dance show (ugh–I still can’t even talk about it not happening) to doing three classes a week consistently since mid-March with new choreo weekly. It also helps that most of my memories from this year are dance related. I’m sure there were great albums that came out this year that I never got to, but I just couldn’t with some of them. So you’ll find this list is way more electronic and danceable than any other year.
The lyrical content could be kinda down, but the overall package had to be up. I like things that kept the mood up and had some spirit to them. Very little in the way of singer/songwriter types. And then putting them into the perfect order.Ī trend was immediately evident as the list came together–and it seems counterintuitive–but actually makes a lot of sense! The majority of the songs are dance songs or songs that are very uptempo. So the process of going through them was just like any other year–agonizing over what cuts to make and which songs to keep for even 50 song playlist. Turns out, the playlist with all the songs I liked throughout the year (my WLYN playlist) contained 291 songs–only down from 352 last year! How would I have any favorite songs when I didn’t listen to any music? And how would music without memories even work since it was just experienced in my house?īut it turns out, music was the consistent friend you often take for granted. You KNOW how much I love putting together my list of favorites songs of the year.
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