I don't only listen to five songs a day, by the way. Let's make that clear. I just choose five that are memorable, or important to the date for whatever reason. I'm also not going to have any duplicates, either of the exact same song, or a remix or live version.
My goal is have a grand total of 2015 songs by the end of 2015. What a way to commemorate the year, huh? I'll have a nice little flash drive (or two) chock full of the songs that I listened to. Because 365 multiplied by five doesn't equal 2015, some days I have an AM set of five songs and a PM selection. By the end of January I had a list of 170 songs. I'm well on target.
I'm hoping that when I listen back to the songs next year, or whenever, they'll trigger some memories of moments that I might have otherwise forgotten. For instance, Josh Pyke's fabulous cover of Kenny Loggins' House At Pooh Corner came on my iPod as we drove into our holiday house in the Porongurups. It was early January, and the last night we were going to spend there. We'd been out all day, driving and exploring. Our day ended with a top meal at the Plantagenet Hotel in Mount Barker, capping off a wonderful slice of family time. I hope those songs from that day help me to remember the trip. Who knows what memories these songs will keep.
So, anyway, here's a few stats.
JANUARY (170 SONGS):
David Bowie
3 SONGS
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Pink Floyd
2 SONGS
The Bangles
Jackson Browne
The Flaming Lips
New Order
Josh Pyke
The Rolling Stones
AUSTRALIAN TRACKS: 27
SONGS RELEASED AFTER 2010: 2
SONGS FROM THE 1970's: 37
SONGS WITH 'YOU' IN THE TITLE: 19 (including You by Marcia Hines)
SONGS WITH 'ME' IN THE TITLE: 9
SONGS WITH BOTH 'YOU' AND 'ME' IN THE TITLE: 2 (perfect opportunity for You and Me by Alice Cooper, but it wasn't on the list)
LIVE VERSIONS: 7
SONGS WITH 'LOVE' IN THE TITLE: 9
Well, there you go...
Here's the full list:
JAN 1
1. New Year's Day (live) U2
2. Happy To Hang Around TRAVIS
3. One Day Like This ELBOW
4. The Sound of Silence SIMON & GARFUNKEL
5. To The End BLUR
JAN 2
6. Wintersong BOB EVANS
7. No Milk Today HERMAN'S HERMITS
8. King of the Road ROGER MILLER
9. Photograph WEEZER
10. Ego Tripping (Self-Admiration With Blow-Up Mix) THE
FLAMING LIPS
JAN 3 (AM)
11. Young Pilgrims THE SHINS
12. Sweet Thing DAVID BOWIE
13. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
14. Digital Love DAFT PUNK
15. Love You SYD BARRETT
JAN 3 (PM)
16. Mary's In India DIDO
17. I Am The Walrus THE BEATLES
18. Across The Night SILVERCHAIR
19. She's a Rainbow ROLLING STONES
20. True Colours CYNDI LAUPER
JAN 4
21. Temptation NEW ORDER
22. Sweetness Follows R.E.M.
23. Glory Box PORTISHEAD
24. Hearts a Mess GOTYE
25. Goldfinger ASH
JAN 5
26. Total Eclipse Of The Heart BONNIE TYLER
27. Many's The Time (In Dublin) TIM FINN
28. Jungle Boogie KOOL & THE GANG
29. I've Loved These Days (live) BILLY JOEL
30. Sunday Girl BLONDIE
JAN 6
31. Come All Ye FAIRPORT CONVENTION
32. Bedshaped KEANE
33. The Hustle VAN McCOY
34. Hold On ALABAMA SHAKES
35. Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) JIMI HENDRIX
EXPERIENCE
JAN 7
36. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley ROBERT PALMER
37. Our Lips Are Sealed THE GO-GO'S
38. Living Forever GENESIS
39. Shine On You Crazy Diamond pts1-5 PINK FLOYD
40. House At Pooh Corner JOSH PYKE
JAN 8
41. Time To Move On TOM PETTY
42. Kooks DAVID BOWIE
43. The Ghost Song THE DOORS
44. Suspicious Minds ELVIS PRESLEY
45. There Goes God (live) CROWDED HOUSE
JAN 9
46. White & Nerdy "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
47. The Space Between DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
48. The Ocean LED ZEPPELIN
49. Somebody To Love JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
50. With God On Our Side BOB DYLAN
JAN 10
51. Babylon Sisters STEELY DAN
52. Stay With Me THE FACES
53. We Belong PAT BENATAR
54. Billy the Mountain (live) FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS
55. Running Up That Hill KATE BUSH
JAN 11
56. Let Forever Be THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
57. Ceremony NEW ORDER
58. Manic Monday THE BANGLES
59. You're A Friend Of Mine CLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON
BROWNE
60. I'll Be Gone SPECTRUM
JAN 12
61. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ELTON JOHN
62. You and Your Sister CHRIS BELL
63. The Sorrowful Wife NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
64. Guerilla Radio RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
65. Good Times Bad Times LED ZEPPELIN
JAN 13
66. My City Of Ruins BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
67. Brainville THE FLAMING LIPS
68. Driving In My Car MADNESS
69. I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You ABSENT FRIENDS
70. Won't You Come Around? PAUL KELLY
JAN 14
71. Young Love MYSTERY JETS feat. LAURA MARLING
72. Yes We Can Can HARRY CONNICK, JR.
73. Breaking Glass (live) DAVID BOWIE
74. The Pretender FOO FIGHTERS
75. Gets Me Through OZZY OSBOURNE
JAN 15 (AM)
76. Looking For Clues ROBERT PALMER
77. Never Make You Cry ERIC CLAPTON
78. Don't Tell Me The Time MARTHA DAVIS
79. Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
80. Ain't Too Proud To Beg THE TEMPTATIONS
JAN 15 (PM)
81. We Gathered In Spring MIDLAKE
82. Owner Of A Lonely Heart YES
83. #1 Crush GARBAGE
84. Growing Up (Tom Lord-Alge mix) PETER GABRIEL
85. The Grudge TOOL
JAN 16
86. Walk, Don't Run THE VENTURES
87. Nothing From Nothing BILLY PRESTON
88. Your Love Is King SADE
89. It's A Long Way There LITTLE RIVER BAND
90. I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
JAN 17
91. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) PAUL YOUNG
92. Respectable Dive RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
93. If She Knew What She Wants THE BANGLES
94. Bouncing Off Clouds TORI AMOS
95. Can't You Hear Me Knocking ROLLING STONES
JAN 18
96. 6 Weeks JAMES MORRISON
97. Hold Me Now THOMPSON TWINS
98. Freak On A Leash KORN
99. Time Bomb RANCID
100. Hey Dude KULA SHAKER
JAN 19
101. Let There Be Love OASIS
102. The Special Two MISSY HIGGINS
103. You Can Do Magic AMERICA
104. Clovis' Sons JOSH PYKE
105. Piece of My Heart BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY
JAN 20
106. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next MANIC
STREET PREACHERS
107. Cool Your Heels ATLAS STRINGS
108. Just a Little Lovin' DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
109. Do You Love Me? KISS
110. Phoenix DAFT PUNK
JAN 21
111. Sing It Again BECK
112. They Can't Take That Away From Me FRANK SINATRA
113. Dizzy VIC REEVES & WONDER STUFF
114. Landslide of Love TRANSVISION VAMP
115. Call It A Day THE RACONTEURS
JAN 22
116. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll THE KILLERS
117. Underneath It All NO DOUBT feat LADY SAW
118. Mean Old World SAM COOKE
119. Listen Like Thieves INXS
120. Mr Brownstone GUNS N' ROSES
JAN 23
121. Marlene On The Wall SUZANNE VEGA
122. Well...All Right BLIND FAITH
123. Dogs PINK FLOYD
124. I Was Alive THE WHITLAMS
125. Wild Is The Wind (2010 Harry Maslin mix) DAVID BOWIE
JAN 24
126. Walk Away Renee BILLY BRAGG
127. Instant Crush DAFT PUNK feat JULIAN CASABLANCAS
128. Save A Prayer DURAN DURAN
129. Desperados Under The Eaves WARREN ZEVON
130. Running On Empty JACKSON BROWNE
JAN 25
131. You MARCIA HINES
132. Check It Out JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
133. The Unguarded Moment THE CHURCH
134. She Drives Me Crazy FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
135. Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ALICIA KEYS
JAN 25 AM
136. She Will Survive THINGS OF STONE & WOOD
137. Blush THE HUMMINGBIRDS
138. In My Command CROWDED HOUSE
139. Someone's Singing New York New York GHOSTWRITERS
140. It's Nice To Be Alive BALL PARK MUSIC
JAN 26 PM
141. The Ship Song (live) NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
142. Lonely FRENTE!
143. Solid Rock GOANNA
144. Back To The Wall DIVINYLS
145. From Little Things Big Things Grow PAUL KELLY
JAN 27
146. Louder Than Words PINK FLOYD
147. Straight On (acoustic) HEART
148. Death or Glory THE CLASH
149. By All Means Necessary ROBBIE WILLIAMS
150. Ashes to Ashes FAITH NO MORE
JAN 28
151. White Winter Hymnal FLEET FOXES
152. Possession SARAH McLACHLAN
153. The Drinking Song MOXY FRÜVOUS
154. Baby Blue BADFINGER
155. Evening Kitchen BAND OF HORSES
JAN 29
156. 99.9F° SUZANNE VEGA
157. Jesus of Suburbia GREEN DAY
158. Grindstone HUNTERS & COLLECTORS
159. Big Time NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE
160. Somewhere In My Heart AZTEC CAMERA
JAN 30
161. Hand In Hand PHIL COLLINS
162. God JOHN LENNON
163. Volunteers JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
164. Straight To You NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
165. Tin Soldier SMALL FACES
JAN 31
166. No Language In Our Lungs XTC
167. Mambo Sun T. REX
168. Make Me Smile CHICAGO
169. Get Down Tonight KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
170. Whirlwind ROXY MUSIC
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