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Favorite Songs of 2007

Ah, such good music this year. I feel like doing nothing more on this New Year's Day than to sit and listen to music. Here is a list of some of my favorites that I discovered this year (although some are older). They are in no particular order.
Ok, your turn. What were some of your favorite songs for the year?
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Christine Bakke said…
mmm yeah. nice. wow, it seems like such a personal thing to list music. is that just me?

This year, for me....I'm sorting my iTunes by play count and seeing what stands out to me as stuff I kept pulling out to listen to...

"here comes the sun" - Nina Simone

"red dress" - Maia Sharp

"all around you" - Darden Smith

"don't think twice, it's alright" - Susan Tedeschi

"mercy now" - Mary Gauthier

"born" - Over the Rhine

"life by the drop" - Stevie Ray Vaughan

"smile" - Lyle Lovett

"don't let the world get in your way" - The Jayhawks

"portrait" - Doria Roberts

and of course, one of my personal favorites that's gotten me through many a tough day....

"god will" by...unknown
11:09 AM
Anonymous said…
Everything in Sweeney Todd.
2:45 PM
cubbie said…
i made a mix cd with a gratitude theme these past couple of days. it had a lot of songs that resonated with me for a variety of reasons in the past year.

"i can hear you" - they might be giants
"new orleans instrumental no. 1" - r.e.m.
"a better son/daughter" - rilo kiley
"fidelity" - regina spektor
"cycles" - rickie lee jones"
"cornershop" - baby bird
"the littlest birds" - the be good tanyas

"funny funny me" - altered images
"we rule the school" - belle & sebastian
"this year" - the mountain goats
"me & julio down by the schoolyard" - paul simon & kid
"half court press" - kitty craft
"rubber biscuit" - the chips
"i like giants" - kimya dawson
"like to sail" - heather normandale
"memory of a free festival" - david bowie
"i always wanted to be a tenenbaum" - mark mothersbaugh
"breakfast at tiffany's" - henry mancini
"ya ya twist" - petula clark
"midnight radio" - john cameron mitchell
"losing my hair" - baby bird
"the sign" - the mountain goats
"everest" - ani difranco
"tea for the tillerman" - cat stevens
4:51 PM
Carol said…
This year I found Mika and Lilly Allen. I fell more in love with Rufus when I saw him in concert - something daughter Liz had been telling me for years. Now I have to follow some of these links and see what's hot!
7:53 AM
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