Oh how things have NOT changed - and I am not complaining. I want to clarify, Africa by TOTO is only on there because it was my morning alarm, as in my Spotify would play it every morning that I set an alarm through "Alexa". I was shocked when Alex though that I had only recently discovered that song, how RUDE. Obviously, I recommend all of these songs on my playlist, especially the top five, but I will point to some others not ranked here that I really think everyone should listen to. These will be songs that are particularly relevant to 2021 for me, as in I had not come across them until this year. This really limits the songs I can recommend, considering that this was not an exploratory year for music for me. Although, on Alex and I's road trip, we prompted (more like pressured) strangers to inform us of their favorite song, and we complied a playlist of the responses. It was pretty interesting and diverse, and in fact, the first of my recommendations came from this playlist! Give these a listen!This song was recommended to us by a park ranger when we stayed in - Colorado? I want to say that it was after we left Great Sand Dunes National Park, checked out Aspen, and then went to our campsite that had alerted us of a recent bear attack. Yes, it must have been here, because we were gravely paranoid of a bear attack that night. This paranoia was induced by something else as well, something that we could only get ahold of in Colorado... Regardless he mentioned this song and I fell in love immediately. I have known The Smiths, and listened to them before, but not this song. I took a deep dive into there music at some point this year and I could not get enough of. There is something so depressing, romantic, and calming about their music. This song exemplifies that. As does This Charming Man, which also had a place on my playlist. This song feels like a classic, and it probably is. I am sure Alex is the one who introduced me to it, as he very much enjoys showing me classic rock that I am unfamiliar with. I love doing the same, it is fun that we get to do that for each other. Can you believe that he had never listened to I Can't Stand Losing You by The Police until this year? Unfortunately, that probably will not show up in his Spotify wrapped. It also did not show up in mine for the same reason. A lot of the music that I listen to on repeat comes from CD's! This song, though, was listed to on repeat elsewhere. As a write each of these descriptions, I also listen to the song, which of course makes sense. Lili asked me what song this was, because of course she was enjoying it. She already had it saved, I even recall when I showed it to her. We were in the car, driving either to or from Greenbelt Botanicals, a Delta 8 bar where you can smoke indoors - legally! How easily this song brought back this memory. I really wanted to see them at ACL, as they had 2 other songs on this playlist (Eagle Beach and Judy French) but I was alas unable. Random side story, I did get to see Greta Van Fleet for free at ACL. I ran 5 miles to Zilker and asked someone who was leaving for their bracelet, and they were glad to share it was me, a GA+ even! Epic - but the band didn't stick, but White Reaper did.
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On our most recent road trip, Alex made a comment regarding a song I was playing. I can't recall which one, but it was a move at taking credit for older rock music. Now, he isn't wrong - he has shown me a lot of older music that I have become more a fan of. This has only supplemented the music I had come to know from my dad. I made a short playlist during the trip, adding songs that fit this vibe.
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