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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

My Top 100 Songs 2024: Top 20


19. "Folsom Prison Blues - Live at Folsom State Prison" Johnny Cash

18. "Gin House Blues" Nina Simone

17. "pocket poetry" Sara Diana

16. "Helter Skelter" The Beatles

15. "Cherub Rock" The Smashing Pumpkins

14. "Joke's On You" Charlotte Lawrence - this is on the soundtrack of the Birds of Prey movie and therefore somewhat Joker-related, and therefore included on my Folie à Deux playlist

13. "Want You Bad" Bite Me Bambi - ska cover of the Offspring song from the year 2000

12. "I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl" Nina Simone

11. "1979" The Smashing Pumpkins - probably my 2nd favorite SP song, lyrics-wise. It genuinely captures, impressionistically, the feeling set of teen years fading into dawning adulthood

10. "Malibu" Hole

9. "Pink Pony Club" Chappell Roan

8. "Already Gone" Kelly Clarkson - I very specifically associate this song with fictional Vicky in "A Broken Man & the Dawn."

7. "Drunk In Love" The Dan Band - this tongue-in-cheek Beyoncé cover slotted nicely into the Destiel playlist

6. "Poet" Bastille - I know I've been listening to this writing-themed song at least since September, when I shared in this Linda Pastan post

5. "Spider Pig" Hans Zimmer

4. "Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift. I came late to this song, but I was hung over from watching Good Omens season 2 and the line "Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes" pulled me in. (The Aziracrow of it all, yes, but also Gabriel and Beelzebub. I thought Gabe and Bub made a nice celestial couple.)

Taylor Swift really is a very talented lyricist. The more lyrics I learned, the more I liked this.

3. "Crazy For You" New Found Glory - Madonna Louise Ciccone was coming up in too many of my playlists, so I banished her and made a playlist exclusively of Madonna covers. This happens to work for Destiel playlist too

2. "Ava Adore" The Smashing Pumpkins - these are my favorite Billy Corgan lyrics; there’s a lovely symmetry to them. I love the guitar parts, and I love Ms. D’Arcy Elizabeth Wretzky’s bass part at the end. 

1. "Joyride" Kesha

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