Saturday, December 31, 2011

Songs I Couldn't Stop Listening To in 2011

This list is not a list of the best or worst songs in 2011. It's not even a list of songs that came out in 2011. It's a list of the songs I couldn't stop listening to this year which entered my playlists in 2011 (songs I listened to frequently before 2011 do not qualify). Some of them are old, some of them are new. That said, here they are:

1. Adele, "Set Fire to the Rain" (from the album 21)

2. Glen Campbell "Wichita Lineman" (it's been on many albums at this point)

3. OneRepublic "All the Right Moves" (from the album "Waking Up")

4. Josh Garrels "The Resistance" (from the album "Love & War & The Sea In Between")

5. Bebo Norman "Here Goes" (from the album "Ocean")

6. Burlap to Cashmere, "Closer to the Edge" (from the self-titled album (2011))

7. Alison Krauss "Restless" (from the album "Lonely Runs Both Ways")

8. 116 Clique (f. Sho Baraka) "This is My Heart" (from the album "13 Letters")

9. Trace Bundy "Dueling Ninjas" (from the album "Adapt")

10. The Script "Breakeven" (from the self-titled album)

11. Pete Yorn "Strange Condition" (from the album "Music for the Morning After")

12. Needtobreathe "Signature of Divine" (from the album "The Heat")

13. Needtobreathe "Washed by the Water" (from the album "The Heat")

14. Jason Aldean "Crazy Town" (from the album "Wide Open")

15. Vince Guaraldi Trio "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (from the album "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus")

16. Coldplay, "Fix You" (from the album "X & Y")


Please don't blame me for the poor quality of some of these videos. I've done the best I can to find a version that is decent, but in some cases good videos aren't possible for a variety of reasons.

And, while I'm thinking of it, if you don't like one or more of these songs, I don't particularly care. If you're one of those people who thinks that is your duty to project your taste in music to the people around you, your favorite band probably sucks, and your opinion, while of some value, is not the reason I have posted this. Have a good 2012.