A year of songs (2022)

On Facebook, Instagram and Twitter I shared a song a day all year long, with images, here are those songs.

David Allan
15 min readJan 9, 2023

By David G. Allan

JANUARY

1: New Year’s Day by U2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYCyCaK_5k

2: Life In a Northern Town by Dream Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UXnulANF8g

3: Hazy Shade of Winter (cover of Simon & Garfunkel) by The Bangles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxrwImCJCqk

4: Only Time by Enya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfYIMyS_dI

5: White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes cover) by Pentatonix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o10drRI3VQ0

6: This To Shall Pass by OK Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY

7: Friday I’m in Love by The Cure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucX9hVCQT_U

8:Changes by David Bowie (whose birthday was today)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3vxEudif8

9: C U When U Get There by Coolio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDN7mCDoC0

10: California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & the Papas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk

11: Look At What The Light Did Now by Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White (Little Wings cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OfxoeoIftA

12: Edelweiss, from “The Sound of Music,” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bL2BCiFkTk

13: The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ukmjBSQY-c

14: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs

15: Peaceful by Helen Reddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3BJjehjOGo

16: No Surprises by Radiohead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5CVsCnxyXg

17: Glory by Common and John Legend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZOKvYcx_o

18: Grapes Of Wrath by Weezer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQ0TnZpc04

19: Wintertime Love by The Doors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoS9FOu1hmg

20: Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wycjnCCgUes

21: What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXnxTNIWkc

22: Lara’s Theme, from Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiWWa-T0EIY

23: As by Stevie Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYQfWJNWe3I

24:Fantasy Island by The Shins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpmI6l_65QI

25: Love Goes To Building On Fire by Talking Heads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec8Da1JqmB4

26: The Charging Sky by Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdy0AkiOIcU

27: 7 by Prince & The New Power Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-vcXOpG9g

28: Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNqsfFUwhY

29: American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1MUKOJIIo

30: Sunday Blood Sunday by U2 (Derry’s Bogside massacre took place on Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkeDjLZMRRk

31:Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann (written by Bob Dylan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K13hH0pJx5s

FEBRUARY

1: Dirty Imbecile by The Happy Fits

2: (Groundhog Day) I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKGjCPBSG38

3: Rollercoasters by Tank and the Bangas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebd0cDRBvgw

4: Olympics Theme by John Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI4_xDbePtY

5:Nas Ne Dogonyat (We Will Rock You mix) by t.A.T.u. (played as the Russian Federation team entered the stadium at the 2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MIMFYwhv5s

6: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (whose was born today in 1945) and the Wailers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNBCVM4KbUM

7: Mama’s Gun by Glass Animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pibPTdLcsc

8: Urge For Going by Joni Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvSvTRhAJxg

9: Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRXx6U8ABQ

10: Was It Something I Said by Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZWnEim4D9w

11: Old Love by Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX_7B4Cm2sA

12: Everyday by Buddy Holly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMezwtB1oCU

13: You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go by Shawn Colvin (written by Bob Dylan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9v_feZAQAs

14: Can’t Help Falling In Love by Lick The Tins (covering Elvis Presley)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-__OdJ5b6A

15: James Bond Theme by Monty Norman and John Barry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9FzgsF2T-s

16: Ça Plane Pour Moi by Plastic Bertrand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agL9ftHYrRQ

17: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee by Ms. Dynamite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P91rilflSAM

18: Beautiful Strangers by Kevin Morby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OedxVySrU7Q

19: Crazy Bird by Wild Child (shout out to my crazy bird of a wild child who turns 10 today!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87PZgweY-gY

20: All Apologies by Nirvana (Kurt Cobain born on this in day in 1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BsB8A3Todo

21: High Hopes by Frank Sinatra (Kennedy campaign version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRTCVwSKMs

22: In My Baby’s Arms by The California Honeydrops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APpmG43BeT8

23: Heart Of Glass by Blondie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU

24: Thursday by Asobi Seksu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8paDhfGQH4E

25: Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros by Flight of the Conchords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kORVVi2h5vM

26: Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash (born on this day in 1932)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZRYhLDLeU

27: War by Edwin Starr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHUAJTZqF0

28: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siO6dkqidc4

MARCH

1: Mardi Gras: The Speak Up Mambo by Al Castellanos and His Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oixU9QR8ak

2: Revival! by Me Phi Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Vtg2Oc4IU

3: He’s Fine by the Secret Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXBKuu5t9q4

4: Livin’ Thing by Electric Light Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvBOZCrJsAI

5: Champagne Supernova by Oasis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI-5uv4wryI

6: Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGw5ByJqt_k

7: Bird’s Fly (Whisper To A Scream) by Icicle Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h07kDtX3clE

8: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rptW7zOPX2E

9: Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOiW_xY-kc

10: The Record Player Song by Daisy the Great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIPJaxkZ7w

11:Hero by Family of the Year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHeK0Cwr9sg

12: Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DKWlrA24k

13: River Wider by Tall Heights @tallheights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkYEvg5L7HM

14: Let The River Run by Carly Simon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-0mmVnxPA

15: Whiskey in the Jar by The Dubliners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlWTASnnft4

16: Black Velvet Band by Luke Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBRQM0vErH8

17: St. Patrick’s Day: The Fields of Athenry by Paddy Reilly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9InnXP64To

18: Goodbye Girl by Squeeze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG_vo3gevhc

19:Feeling Good by Nina Simone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRNrgDIJfo

20: Appalachian Spring, Variations on a Shaker Melody, Aaron Copland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtay0UwB7BM

21: Common People by Pulp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWgOduFM

22: Dancing On My Own by Robyn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcNo07Xp8aQ

23: Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EcjWd-O4jI

24: Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds (March 24, 1984: Detention day in “The Breakfast Club”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A

25: Respect by Aretha Franklin (born 80 years ago today)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

26: Temptation by New Order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDv_RTdLQo

27: Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbn6a0AFfnM

28. Live And Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR0UmZcf89E

29: Only You by Yazoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIiyT67Sjbg

30: The Good Part by AJR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il5Lk3vyhlg
https://open.spotify.com/track/5cBLBXhU9sf6kGvb2Dv2cl

31: Pump It by The Black Eyed Peas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaI2IlHwmgQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/6btyEL6NwUa97Nex9cZFvo

APRIL

1: Queen Of Hearts by Juice Newton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCw
https://open.spotify.com/track/6R6ib5FgDYlG0rPA9c5DVv

2: The Way by Fastball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5jlTlUTWfQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/7IsEXPk6qqt30FfQv4SZMa

3. I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock Of Seagulls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU
https://open.spotify.com/track/4OdhffpvG3HxDJMxYOKh97

4: Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKiBG8y2UsY
https://open.spotify.com/track/11IzgLRXV7Cgek3tEgGgjw

5: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Sammy Rae & the Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QArwQDihkM
https://open.spotify.com/album/1WvRGBwVUqBxiZmTIdCxSq

6: When the Levee Breaks by Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFBpqR7eLc4
https://open.spotify.com/track/1pcloco0CjtWYNJVYp2jqS

7: Sugar Man by Sixto Rodriguez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E90_aL870ao
https://open.spotify.com/track/17nOJOcPbcl4sKzM2yyYDp

8: Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be Will Be) by Doris Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdhAfMor9BM
https://open.spotify.com/track/3Dnv944x31XU4FFMlkfnWN

9: Harmony Hall by Vampire Weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkTVMMkCP4
https://open.spotify.com/track/39exKIvycQDgs4T6uXdyu0

10: Ripple by Janes Addiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRtDImn9fLc
https://open.spotify.com/track/1DpCCcdyR4GIknFDQVZfLm

11: Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gX1EP6mG-E
https://open.spotify.com/track/359krpyCKcFF8SFvqWES9L

12: I Try by Macy Gray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEQ0l_m3Xm0
https://open.spotify.com/track/5TAf4lnZCZTLlZHNZMLFLi

13: Round and Round by Perry Como
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6G1v4zADjI
https://open.spotify.com/track/0rvQGHLd67prV6eYat1ZX4

14: Secret World by Peter Gabriel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97uTa1qVK5U
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dM9zgB7JSMEwmBGfkspkw

15: He’s a Rebel by The Crystals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SXJ18EkNw
https://open.spotify.com/album/3yYINO0VYoVcFeiUkEZzUg

16: (Passover) Israelites by Desmond Dekker and The Aces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxtfdH3-TQ4
https://open.spotify.com/album/46BSjIgwm2NarXXFM8fEjX

17: (Easter) Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI
https://open.spotify.com/album/2nsxERlQsbUOWBwaz8HCj8

18: Building The Barn (from score of “Witness”) by Maurice Jarre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdG3Uib15IE
https://open.spotify.com/track/1RNgzaan0rG7RDYyBNVQL2

19: Dream On by Aerosmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89dGC8de0CA
https://open.spotify.com/track/5MxNLUsfh7uzROypsoO5qe

20: Burn One Down by Ben Harper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nXH_6o-X7U
https://open.spotify.com/track/2QzMJkYUhThZxM94ahgOzN

21: Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bna2ni6h4c
https://open.spotify.com/album/3YXcrd6u44J13at4UmDKEX

22: (Earth Day) (Nothing But) Flowers by Talking Heads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twY8YQYDBE
https://open.spotify.com/track/3tLolIaNbQSoIv6Usvhboh

23: Going to California by Led Zeppelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDIz4talyQk
https://open.spotify.com/track/55sjCMeQM26VxbNHhMtj2b

24: Chariots of Fire main theme by Vangelis
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSav51fVlKU

25:San Francisco by Jeanette MacDonald
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iVtDW_C8Ek4

26: Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DHEOF_rcND8

27: Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (South Africa’s national anthem) by the South African Cantare Children’s Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NbKj11kaLA

28: Our House by Madness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXA6CLTDekw
https://open.spotify.com/track/1qV6e4ITnfGmA6m6Vklvbi

29: Ding Dong by Nellie McKay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TInKfCIp4M
https://open.spotify.com/track/674ev53U6uqmPYh57v3frd

30: Baba O’Riley by The Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g
https://open.spotify.com/track/3qiyyUfYe7CRYLucrPmulD

MAY

1: 1st of tha Month by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j_cOsgRY7w
https://open.spotify.com/track/1dF5Y2dd7Wm4wZKvVjWBpr

2: Gotta Get Up by Harry Nilsson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRh2PRa1tU
https://open.spotify.com/track/6fvIzrJ6boUDFF19fH4S2s

3: Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Edith Piaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88
https://open.spotify.com/track/3dkIE8P7hvl3tHl9KSb6dA

4: (Star Wars Day) Leia’s Theme (from The Rise of Skywalker trailer) by John Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJCv5j_K20U

5: (Cinco de Mayo) La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp6j5HJ-Cok
https://open.spotify.com/track/2aEeghgUcnu75tzcolFMfs

6: La Femme Fétal by Digable Planets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCgCu9zCOIQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/12oF4FqYEr9dLX0DxqwyXN

7: Gabriel’s Oboe (main theme of “The Mission”) by Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7w-IeNR9ko
https://open.spotify.com/track/2EX3f6E0T0uyIzlMYCVOwI

8:(Mother’s Day) Came Out of a Lady by Rubblebucket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2-rJo5bdw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0b1WDEm8pNMoSGa3Je0sqW

9: Daydream Believer by The Monkees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqeSJlgaNk
https://open.spotify.com/track/7uEcCGtM1FBBGIhPozhJjv

10: Kiss Them for Me by Siouxsie and the Banshees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi53rgdJyvI
https://open.spotify.com/track/3rW0ATGLT6kOUtfsIKygyI

11: Lawrence of Arabia (main theme) by Maurice Jarre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ8aHPVb968
https://open.spotify.com/track/4yk7GZlmKrIJsdxQebEWqp

12: Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games by Of Montreal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1jVmy10fs
https://open.spotify.com/track/24HPkbkXJsIFC4eyg63zgQ

13: Take On Me by A-ha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
https://open.spotify.com/track/2WfaOiMkCvy7F5fcp2zZ8L

14: Morning Wonder by The Earlies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShObiF3Fgpk
https://open.spotify.com/track/3TQOdKpTkwB2lId6A5VeFh

15: We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) by Tina Turner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcm-tOGiva0
https://open.spotify.com/track/7Mz9qPB9hp1rXBgXvrVAST

16: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo
https://open.spotify.com/track/7wuJGgpTNzbUyn26IOY6rj

17: Fix You by Coldplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3Mo61fJM
https://open.spotify.com/track/7LVHVU3tWfcxj5aiPFEW4Q

18: Dream A Little Dream of Me by The Mamas & The Papas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwjLYRPxJY
https://open.spotify.com/track/27hhIs2fp6w06N5zx4Eaa5

19: Jack-Ass by Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLyT4MMSNj4
https://open.spotify.com/track/5RTgWVqWwBXaINgsLy1M7G

20: Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0N4twV28Mw
https://open.spotify.com/album/1fSD1yTlcwVUWdpK7Nr7v5

21: Harriet’s tap song: Diamond in the Sun by Andy Grammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYDQLLu7IRk

22: Sunday Morning by Nico and The Velvet Underground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSC_IoD-Bxw
https://open.spotify.com/track/11607FzqoipskTsXrwEHnJ

23: Things Can Only Get Better by Howard Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OO9LloDSJo
https://open.spotify.com/track/1RbOObDFn7GOseR1w529Zj

24: (Bob Dylan’s Birthday) Tangled Up in Blue by Bob Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ8GUwNaboo
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Vcwr9tb3ZLO63F8DL8cqu

25: Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPj3GAYYZ0
https://open.spotify.com/track/7utRJ4BeYx85khzP3lKoBX

26: Like A Prayer by Madonna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fzeNUqQbQ
https://open.spotify.com/album/48AGkmM7iO4jrELRnNZGPV

27: Take My Breath Away by Berlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx51eegLTY8
https://open.spotify.com/album/1gwQ8OK1YHKpzIxLKuc1MQ

28:Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY
https://open.spotify.com/album/13OoJ5Y23cdo8CDAiQwznb

29: Paper Planes by M.I.A.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ixbwbeBi5ufN4noUKmW5a

30: (Memorial Day) Imagine by John Lennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgkThdzX-8
https://open.spotify.com/track/7pKfPomDEeI4TPT6EOYjn9

31: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVEATF7VNTk
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZSTinOwx5dKFYc6iYyGDn

JUNE

1: California Stars by Billy Bragg & Wilco
https://open.spotify.com/track/38paDDziQ57k1f4VfKTeGk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxzMbAMO73k

2: California Gurls by Katy Perry, ft. Snoop Dogg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4
https://open.spotify.com/album/58WjN295lBQlajYL241P6Y

3: Istanbul (not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0X77OBJUg
https://open.spotify.com/track/63vL5oxWrlvaJ0ayNaQnbX

4: While You Were Sleeping by Elvis Perkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjN8kyK14wk
https://open.spotify.com/track/1zuTDdwSx02eY8wzwTscWy

5: Pleasant Valley Sunday by The Monkees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzs5dlLrm0
https://open.spotify.com/track/2HqB3VSdiYmDkTTCPzVHOf

6: You Learn by Alanis Morissette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFW-WfuX2Dk
https://open.spotify.com/track/1HsbGJnOXPWfocSS6FoR60

7: Raspberry Beret by Prince & The Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7vRSu_wsNc
https://open.spotify.com/track/5jSz894ljfWE0IcHBSM39i

8: Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM
https://open.spotify.com/track/29d0nY7TzCoi22XBqDQkiP

9: Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z, featuring Alicia Keys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk6014HuxcE
https://open.spotify.com/track/2igwFfvr1OAGX9SKDCPBwO

10: 88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iwspf5L1Qk
https://open.spotify.com/track/6YSF0u64K0xreRh1uOJuPw

11: Boys of Summer by Front Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnIcrMUJfuI
https://open.spotify.com/track/4q7wdKi7TnNdx4zA9MVLP7

12: Budapest by George Ezra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrLPs3_1Fs
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ixsaeFioXJmMgkkbd4uj1

13: Back on the Chain Gang by The Pretenders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMOKamtpUA8
https://open.spotify.com/track/6y2Z7nsLVkoe9yEonEXPQA

14: (Flag Day) This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZjrfGcb3A2PMGA1vRNgSk

15: O-o-h Child (Nickodemus Remix) by Nina Simone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiC8skPwhUc
https://open.spotify.com/track/4n1Yo3rWA9NIEa9Q64pa7r

16:Indiana Jones Theme by John Willams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTpp8PQSog
https://open.spotify.com/track/60ZYLVPmSNY9r0Uquaivvs

17:Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFtLONl4cNc
https://open.spotify.com/album/0DOki1UTnOmDep19kKh4WO

18: Steal My Sunshine by Len
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA
https://open.spotify.com/track/4agp6oHofabdUedr0B1krj

19: (Father’s Day) Daughter by Loudon Wainwright III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B06_jlEF5R8
https://open.spotify.com/track/3p58uPQ08nLtr8IwVGdYKg

20: (Juneteenth) Freedom by Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FWF9375hUA
https://open.spotify.com/track/7aBxcRw77817BrkdPChAGY

21: (Summer Solstice) Light & Day by The Polyphonic Spree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN3rGIUx2ew
https://open.spotify.com/track/1xU1IWyeLCyhUKe7rUUcQa

22: Cruel Summer by Bananarama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ml3nyww80
https://open.spotify.com/track/2EGaDf0cPX789H3LNeB03D

23: Highwayman by The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_xogSSZkbg
https://open.spotify.com/track/7jWbXvrgdbkajU8L28ahn5

24: Highwomen by The Highwomen (Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-6nklMMbM
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3iyG1duuxWpcuWa57VSeZ0

25: La Mer by Charles Trenet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fztkUuunI7g
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZK8WJqkD1XhEYI1AlkMHG

26: The Tide Is High by Blondie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypWXEnK_0T8
https://open.spotify.com/album/0zkNOW8F8hcsEwIhulD67b

27: Riptide by Vance Joy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ_1HMAGb4k
https://open.spotify.com/track/3JvrhDOgAt6p7K8mDyZwRd

28: Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8OlDPqYBLwhttps://open.spotify.com/track/3KzgdYUlqV6TOG7JCmx2Wg

29: Orinoco Flow by Enya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrk4X9ACtw
https://open.spotify.com/track/14EUcXXpqrC03Dzzdj8bGr

30: Good Morning Starshine by Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whmzEXywq40
https://open.spotify.com/track/2T4we5S5P6MxIuk2Zj3VOI

JULY

1: Sloop John B by The Beach Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5yLvoJMD4
https://open.spotify.com/track/3r4PpdFahpC94psMvKgZrl

2: Doin’ Time by Lana Del Rey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qolmz4FlnZ0
https://open.spotify.com/album/3MWgjF21GhWr8fWExwnyMu

3: Summer Of ’69 by Bryan Adams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFjjO_lhf9c
https://open.spotify.com/track/0GONea6G2XdnHWjNZd6zt3

4: (Independence Day) Independence Day by David Byrne

5: (Wedding anniversary) Thank You by Dido
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w
https://open.spotify.com/track/3yUcJwYu7fXAfqMj9krY6l

6: Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPk5IUbdH0
https://open.spotify.com/track/12C7hbWczGzYK7hmFgp8pc

7: Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdNnw99-Ic
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mFkJmJqdDVQ1REhVfGgd1

8: Another Day of Sun by the “La La Land” cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVVqlm8Fq3Y
https://open.spotify.com/track/5kRBzRZmZTXVg8okC7SJFZ

9: Ho Hey by The Lumineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCBSSwgtg4
https://open.spotify.com/track/0W4Kpfp1w2xkY3PrV714B7

10: Redwood Tree by Jamie Drake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWbaaKMgtg
https://open.spotify.com/track/0GWuCn4oBrLflTfyb3wmuV

11: Starman by David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcPA7Fzebw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0pQskrTITgmCMyr85tb9qq

12: (Thoreau’s Birthday): Hopeless Wanderer by Mumford & Sons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rId6PKlDXeU
https://open.spotify.com/track/7rME25EmgXGVPQqKtU4CIK

13: (full moon) Walking on the Moon by The Infamous Stringdusters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEhQhJDTvkQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/2FQSGNFGue5t8M4q0NyB3J

14: Woodie Guthrie B-dauy Bastille Day: La Marseillaise by the Philadelphia Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYPZwzjwTN4
https://open.spotify.com/track/5JL45WBPD38CwdoxgOn83o

15: Lovely Day by Bill Withers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ACACkoHUwgfgY5CxVIL4N

16: Moon River by Andy Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YDR1260Zc
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Zn39r1jGZHin2dW21RRua

17: Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later than You Think) by Louis Prima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt_tmmX4fRE
https://open.spotify.com/track/34EC5ubKn821YiCFJq0s7l

18: Gooey by Glass Animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeo3an2M_Lo
https://open.spotify.com/album/56st0yyb1uGIZ92t2vGYcD

19: We Belong by Pat Benatar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxZInIyOBXk
https://open.spotify.com/track/665Jxlgi1HamPKbW1vwzx4

20: Irrelevant by P!nk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54TqACn_9V8
https://open.spotify.com/album/02wEEiMLBV64tAhyPCtD4J

21: (Armstrong on the moon anniversary) Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0A0XcWy88
https://open.spotify.com/track/4zzvbl5Z5ydGTZZcsWnc5W

22: Rush by Big Audio Dynamite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8zs898lr4
https://open.spotify.com/track/4gTMIyJJlSuB5BOhbMri6B

23: I Think I Love You by David Cassidy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r9UtIhOI8M
https://open.spotify.com/track/0clkpYo9jlHemovTFeh8Hk

24: Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3sMjm9Eloo
https://open.spotify.com/track/0hKF8N8aflF1uDzEEnPr2j

25: Walkin’ On The Sun by Smash Mouth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQj--Kjn0z8
https://open.spotify.com/track/4TQeNHx85xcP9YRkvJC6K1

26: Rhode Island Is Famous for You by Blossom Dearie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERktsRtWd7w
https://open.spotify.com/track/5ozOHz9mYCxDt86RKU6Ypq

27: It Takes Two by Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5HoqqG6K7Q
https://open.spotify.com/album/5tocCryeqWvFXn65seo0p6

28: Laid by James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnxiwsoNuTY
https://open.spotify.com/album/5pALyxshOPc8LLKggzNvQe

29: Perfect Day by Lou Reed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxI4KK9ZYo
https://open.spotify.com/track/4TOMI010Sd4ZAX4aZ5TS85

30: The Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuz5TKzaJoE
https://open.spotify.com/track/6scUEism6pBnY0IXYr8fw3

31: Love Is Strange by Mickey & Sylvia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxZ8rwN8Wrk
https://open.spotify.com/track/66Yxbr2UODJjVBKdZtbnOL

AUGUST

1: Grease by Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QuwwnNIZ3I
https://open.spotify.com/track/2a2apdi8RxYyUgMkHWIbM6

2: ABC by The Jackson 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7796-au8U
https://open.spotify.com/track/6wDviYDtmSDZ0S6TVMM9Vc

3: Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OipmKFDeM
https://open.spotify.com/track/7ppPZa3TRUSGKaks9wH7VT

4: Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5IKpHTEuY0
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dRvjBVCStIlBxOqbhAQ3q

5: New Dreams For Old by The Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuTLaWLMR-Y=
https://open.spotify.com/track/1vvLdumOs4zJTqOJinXkaf

6: Chaiya Chaiya by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCbRzYRIljM
https://open.spotify.com/track/2O7lreWti87Gl0hrWawdki

7: Bicycle Race by Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GugsCdLHm-Q
https://open.spotify.com/track/3lUx27TOwV2nAiKwnYYXxe

8: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) by Arcade Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awHWColYQ90
https://open.spotify.com/track/0asgUXlUG3DCI7MrUNYjC0

9: Magic by Olivia Newton John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3_uO5Fa8Oo
https://open.spotify.com/track/0alFMp7dP6he5Uc6S2A51h

10: Out Of My League by Fitz And The Tantrums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4mbxaa3XL8
https://open.spotify.com/track/5qEn8c0MBzyRKgQq91Vevi

11: Grace Kelly by MIKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CGVgAYJyjk
https://open.spotify.com/track/7dzUZec5MnWMyQnk5klnKR

12: Across the Universe by The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90M60PzmxEE
https://open.spotify.com/track/4dkoqJrP0L8FXftrMZongF

13: Tu M’as Trop Menti by Chantal Goya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfI2A601i8
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PamIrXGirhEa0GEqZ8sXs

14: Bust A Move by Young MC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw
https://open.spotify.com/track/3IeCYkdKI55mNMl2o4vX0k

15: Obvious Child by Paul Simon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKNAhAxMAk
https://open.spotify.com/track/1deWgqhgAzI6dY35TbKKh7

16: (National Roller Coaster Day) You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead Or Alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU
https://open.spotify.com/track/7assOgc9zSrmvxF5aN1Gdr

17: Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_MqfF0WBsU
https://open.spotify.com/track/4qSk2aeaE2dh5ZOP0JdaV3

18: A Little Respect by Erasure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34icYC8zA0
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RVQIq7bLi4Eu6xHPyQ46t

19: Good As Hell by Lizzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuq-VAiW9kw
https://open.spotify.com/album/4CA8GvVF7swZafg0zYh9qq

20: Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616-QGQyx-I
https://open.spotify.com/track/4yeaLecWINnWGpO5BOd4Mn

21: Sedona by Houndmouth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8wifV5RYr8
https://open.spotify.com/album/0mxrsNzR5OCnFJPLfyUGMi

22: Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go by Soft Cell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF68OyTlP4E
https://open.spotify.com/track/5EHiQIUivWevWHuJ6ueSNe

23: Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtnUC_ctNk
https://open.spotify.com/track/4hupcimlg3UBbW1kAQ6vrT

24: Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc
https://open.spotify.com/track/5YScXJKtefsgdskIy60N7A

25: Plastic Jesus by Tia Blake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IknyYLGLVsM
https://open.spotify.com/track/5WNfllr5vx9PWc3e5B4eYi

26: Upside Down & Inside Out by OK Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWGJA9i18Co
https://open.spotify.com/track/31hqP5oGX2M2z4ayh97jHl

27: Dear God by XTC
https://open.spotify.com/album/4T3ta5RUYrbAoTvh0Lbcjz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p554R-Jq43A

28: 7 Years by Lukas Graham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHCob76kigA
https://open.spotify.com/track/5kqIPrATaCc2LqxVWzQGbk

29: (Artemis launch) Rocket Man by Elton John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk
https://open.spotify.com/track/1oUSjzDMX5EvgtpARxvUSB

30: Skokiaan by Louis Armstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YTS9jFB084
https://open.spotify.com/track/76hHRGNzxmsEGKOGS5imAL

31: The Other Side Of Summer by Elvis Costello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww0hN-puTdA
https://open.spotify.com/track/3VhR30dvSeXRljtSxQ9Av7

SEPTEMBER

1: Distant Sures by The Cave Singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak7wN1rY0qU
https://open.spotify.com/track/7vLWnCf4KEbde9pG4mHqd8

2: Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Q0IVlqMV64kNLlwjPj0Hl

3. (Artemis attempt #2) Space Oddity by David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo
https://open.spotify.com/track/6kEyuKmF4kZylB5LcuRd8Y

4: Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljIQo1OHkTI
https://open.spotify.com/track/471SXWs7Ko4d2rkKOk7oPF

5: (Labor Day) 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4
https://open.spotify.com/track/4w3tQBXhn5345eUXDGBWZG

6: Good Morning by Kanye West
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHs4x2uqcQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/6MXXY2eiWkpDCezVCc0cMH

7: Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74
https://open.spotify.com/track/5yEPxDjbbzUzyauGtnmVEC

8: Chicago by Sufjan Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-cUdmdWgU
https://open.spotify.com/track/7Bo0xLcXWx3pdhqwthqGaz

9: And She Was by Talking Heads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl3B_FTDKD0
https://open.spotify.com/track/5JwK7v6XhG0YgqDuCgzOy8

10: (Full “harvest” moon tonight): Harvest Moon by Neil Young
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MtEsrcTTs
https://open.spotify.com/track/5l9c6bJmzvftumhz4TMPgk

11: (9/11)Where Is My Mind? by Pixies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHl0wpagFc
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mcxQ1Y3uQRU0IHsvdNLH1

12: (Biko killed on this date) Biko by Peter Gabriel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw
https://open.spotify.com/track/4X5nq5swAfwEMqDOOJpEA8

13: To Sir With Love by LuLu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTapoA5RQyo
https://open.spotify.com/track/5DNGUO7XjiFeoNpP92iNiZ

14: Business Time by Flight of the Conchords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZcYPEszN8
https://open.spotify.com/track/6WUeQiXtr5KQB4RT4fbr63

15: Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WyLhwYFgmk
https://open.spotify.com/track/5rDkA2TFOImbiVenmnE9r4

16: Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Ml0l8YWJLQhPrRDLpQaDM

17: Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-dqW4uBEE
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ugghimAssmeO3YpFIV7mb

18: You’re So Cool (“True Romance” soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adv9gYQWqb8
https://open.spotify.com/track/5pcBRYIIxevEGUeGFJQ4hY

19: St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) by John Parr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx7vNdAb5e4
https://open.spotify.com/track/1A2PWRltFrX8iB8IP3CUgo

20: Kokomo by The Beach Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWmbLS2_ec
https://open.spotify.com/track/7B22szTT8omMRmpQw6DMqV

21: (Bill Murray’s Birthday) More Than This by Roxy Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9PAuWV-Vn0
https://open.spotify.com/track/6N7gPTru90HYLRUIVDQ185

22: (First day of Fall — Equinox) The Fairest of the Seasons by Nico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JX4-zZbiY
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YX4WviUJiDEov6IrAdFYD

23: Father and Son by Yusuf/Cat Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6zaCV4niKk
https://open.spotify.com/track/19slC7k8bsPOAKDjHYLU2W

24: Pepper by Butthole Surfers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8vBVUaKvk
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ng36571Iyov4HBxUClySn

25: Human by The Killers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZdjT1472Y
https://open.spotify.com/track/1sTsuZTdANkiFd7T34H3nb

26: (My birthday, and Gershwin’s) Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHdRkeEnpM
https://open.spotify.com/track/2XSBXz4uDvx1PQPYJWQpcK

27: Hurricane by Bob Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpZvg_FjL3Q
https://open.spotify.com/track/1lqMLr9Wj7SM2F9AikGcxN

28: Wonderful World by Sam Cooke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzlLi5jX_C4
https://open.spotify.com/track/2g2GkH3vZHk4lWzBjgQ6nY

29: C U When U Get There by Coolio (repeated, for his death)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDN7mCDoC0
https://open.spotify.com/track/5HUOEQrW3ChMxPU7HfzKIv

30: Wise Up by Aimee Mann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcIs3rAEytk
https://open.spotify.com/track/5hUWvHrxArc3IbbF2UIpjg

OCTOBER

1: Always On My Mind by Pet Shop Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ-E5Z6tnX8
https://open.spotify.com/track/07ABETRdek3ACMpRPvQuaT

2: (Gandhi’s birthday) Mission Impossible Theme by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ocTlCFzRaCTkH6g55tlh7

3: Blue Monday by New Order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYH8DsU2WCk
https://open.spotify.com/album/4BPqSw0Zt0I85xBQVF38KF

4: Hard Work by Christopher Paul Stelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKWATGYbiWg
https://open.spotify.com/track/0jQhcfmkWdaCrH9CjNPGkI

5: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by The Platters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfBboBz3yoc
https://open.spotify.com/track/2vSxjnyrWrtxyfzO47EX6q

6. Bring on The Dancing Horses by Echo & The Bunnymen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_bJf3foa5I
https://open.spotify.com/track/5uh98HlgvoJd2zRWAduj2Y

7: Follow You by Imagine Dragons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DoI5WTjd3w
https://open.spotify.com/track/375kzpRydDdOxOSCGMK53b

8: Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjon-ZTqzU
https://open.spotify.com/track/1IqFh00G2kvvMm8pRMpehA

9: She’s A Rainbow by The Rolling Stones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c1BThu95d8
https://open.spotify.com/track/61IBpJ6TymrEwd7bz3oPNp

10: (Indigenous People Day/Columbus Day) Witchi Tai To by Harpers Bizarre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1L9RPEM634
https://open.spotify.com/track/4mrvI4b7P0wsQ2DMJRb1Ub

11: Ophelia by The Lumineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTOC_q0NLTk
https://open.spotify.com/album/6lyCWslIfNEmAWe6ps2KNh

12: God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWPo5SC3zik
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Umw3vhysHBodpBFpFsVgK

13: It’s All In the Game by Carmel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5qywkiBlHY
https://open.spotify.com/track/40rkXpV121ZluK5qV4ZzSK

14: Stand By Me by Ben E. King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZNL7QVJjE
https://open.spotify.com/track/3SdTKo2uVsxFblQjpScoHy

15: Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC95MEenIxA
https://open.spotify.com/track/57MflfPN3ObQQAQtPUp0WF

16: New York Groove by Ace Frehley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdvc5AmrzlM
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BvpeiApX8qhof8Pmi3YlH

17: Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG6fayQBm9w
https://open.spotify.com/track/5p3JunprHCxClJjOmcLV8G

18: With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrlyX6XbTU
https://open.spotify.com/album/74sIm8QdXqFwYeDS7OfYVw

19: 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeETEoNfOg
https://open.spotify.com/track/5QLHGv0DfpeXLNFo7SFEy1

20: Fire and Rain by James Taylor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s
https://open.spotify.com/track/1oht5GevPN9t1T3kG1m1GO

21: Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_xRb0x9aw
https://open.spotify.com/track/7yMiX7n9SBvadzox8T5jzT

22: Jump In the Line by Harry Belafonte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXBJW1PuU8
https://open.spotify.com/track/1zW2csx1vVJrKfvDrFQNVt

23: Zombie by The Cranberries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts
https://open.spotify.com/track/2IZZqH4K02UIYg5EohpNHF

24: Season of the Witch by Donovan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU35oCHGhJ0
https://open.spotify.com/track/6MOEQCtAWNSCmvg3SFKF5y

25: A Nightmare On My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVbaYFVUbLo
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ugkqjRKTAX3kExAR4QgQz

26: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd by Len Cariou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC3v--uiak
https://open.spotify.com/track/1cLlmK3FxeKC1TfbkwSWtM

27: Mad World by Gary Jules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
https://open.spotify.com/track/3JOVTQ5h8HGFnDdp4VT3MP

28: Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY
https://open.spotify.com/album/5RkdTCk60twFkCif5HLHKw

29: Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F569_t2jCio
https://open.spotify.com/track/7xe3EQCvXnx6Q0zs41Y65n

30: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe93CLbHjxQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/300zfRaCgTmEm5Eqe3HqZZ

31: (Halloween) Thriller by Michael Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA
https://open.spotify.com/album/2ANVost0y2y52ema1E9xAZ

NOVEMBER

1: Gone Till November by Wyclef Jean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FkjYSajLPk
https://open.spotify.com/album/3LM1p9tIUasFB1boOHRmqH

2: Worth It by Rex Orange County
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xm7QsBTlw4
https://open.spotify.com/track/2agJG5mKBoOL8uojjKQvCD

3: Different Drum by The Stone Poneys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9qsDgA1q8Y
https://open.spotify.com/track/3k63RLvRgkgPGx0keOH3P6

4: Alaska by Maggie Rogers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNWsW6c6t8g
https://open.spotify.com/album/4QIbbVB6i00CSkJdmyQVKe

5: Sometimes by James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejU5YAHN3vQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/3CFSER4CPZ1qwDa2DGuLOX

6: Manchester by Kishi Bashi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLcvmUEglA8
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BDQBKhg7XNX6WcHPZ1a0J

7: Russian Revolution: The Internationale by the Red Army Choir and Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDNefrtJrg
https://open.spotify.com/track/6LdUiIo9uq8wJWSqvMReio

8: (Full “beaver” moon tonight): Moondance by Van Morrison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU
https://open.spotify.com/album/5PfnCqRbdfIDMb1x3MPQam

9: (Election Day) Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV9JJmSCiI8
https://open.spotify.com/track/6l6vgKIgXLnqgSMqf4nGNc

10: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBixD-rTB_c
https://open.spotify.com/track/2IJJszwGK4NWmh3bNK6CPD

11: 99 Luftballons by Nena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpu5a0Bl8eY
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZhPLoMzZwewHLLjV1J15c

12: Float On by Modest Mouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAud5O7Qqk
https://open.spotify.com/track/2lwwrWVKdf3LR9lbbhnr6R

13: (World Kindness Day) We’re Going To Be Friends by The White Stripes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfD8d3XJok
https://open.spotify.com/track/13lZDbwonGhOflQLQIfdtZ

14: State of the Nation by Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_b5A5ymMSg
https://open.spotify.com/track/4qngSTqniuB6PYTE1JdbPG

15: New Slang by The Shins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwCmcB0XMw
https://open.spotify.com/track/1wAqhAF1dynDjMy7m5CSSE

16: (Artemis launch attemt #3) Under The Milky Way by The Church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxJEIz7sSA
https://open.spotify.com/track/1RCtHLyq1xIbgGMrYRrKJ2

17: Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-2vN3YJ29k
https://open.spotify.com/track/2U5rpdxnNZwVSvrOKzZDKl

18: Royals by Lorde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcIKh6sBtc
https://open.spotify.com/track/2dLLR6qlu5UJ5gk0dKz0h3

19: Reach Out Of The Darkness by Friend & Lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLRd4neGGE
https://open.spotify.com/track/3DrlHWCoFqHQYGwE8MWsuv

20: Waiting for That Day by George Michael
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFahhYsa4TY
https://open.spotify.com/track/4HqzrFaDWY2MdnYnEGf5Vu

21: Head Over Heels by The Go-Go’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn5s2JxEh1c
https://open.spotify.com/track/14zMkyaYN6TGAFwsB69bz6

22: Lean on Me by Bill Withers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrlhn1H1EWw
https://open.spotify.com/track/3M8FzayQWtkvOhqMn2V4T2

23: Don’t Give Up (ft. Kate Bush) by Peter Gabriel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc
https://open.spotify.com/track/6l565KOlpOYhdFxLBa4S3o

24: (Thanksgiving) Thank U by Alanis Morissette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgpT5rEKIU
https://open.spotify.com/track/3CVDronuSnhguSUguPoseM

25: Top Gun Anthem by Harold Faltermeyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQUxNf3G6k
https://open.spotify.com/track/00Y9r5SfbDdEjJhNg7laQr

26: While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDJs9dumZI
https://open.spotify.com/track/389QX9Q1eUOEZ19vtzzI9O

27: Waters of March by Antonio Carlos Jobim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1-sWdV1CI
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gdgN8g6CWa9lZKdEfBD9E

28: You Don’t Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I
https://open.spotify.com/track/7MooGz4ZPE4bNxjFegR6Jx

29: Do You Know Where You’re Going To? by Diana Ross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsA-Xc6gWDE
https://open.spotify.com/track/10VbGCpgC4FtmYSwBLvIDX

30: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4
https://open.spotify.com/track/3pRaLNL3b8x5uBOcsgvdqM

DECEMBER

1: Let it Be by The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LMSOfs10mA
https://open.spotify.com/album/0jTGHV5xqHPvEcwL8f6YU5

2: This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9gK2fOq4MY
https://open.spotify.com/track/6aBUnkXuCEQQHAlTokv9or

3: The Funeral by Band of Horses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMFWFhTFohk
https://open.spotify.com/track/5lRzWDEe7UuedU2QPsFg0K

4: Just Breathe by Pearl Jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7ioE4wRil8
https://open.spotify.com/track/6i81qFkru6Kj1IEsB7KNp2

5: Heart of Gold by Neil Young
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZn9QZykx10
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Q1b8eVkUPGlpSArl8JAVw

6: (Georgia runoff) Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76gsMX5Pqc4
https://open.spotify.com/track/6PbclyMA0GpMTym4eDYQ1I

7. Mary, Did You Know? by Pentatonix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trW_lD9sBt0
https://open.spotify.com/track/4z8sz6E4YyFuEkv5o7IJni

8. Father Christmas by The Kinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPCPqDINEk

9: Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU
https://open.spotify.com/track/3nhzTOc939C4v4ecTEZTPl

10: I Believe In Father Christmas by U2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6QSJsASVM
https://open.spotify.com/track/1WyhoSdopkk4rQkzCVoxR1

11: Christmas In Killarney by Bing Crosby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KgoUNH2f8c
https://open.spotify.com/track/635CgBUcB14vPBDzfuKaHg

12: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qYz7rfgLWE
https://open.spotify.com/track/2EjXfH91m7f8HiJN1yQg97

13: Christmas In Hollis by Run-D.M.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8
https://open.spotify.com/track/41onDks2UPbyjer5fMeUWf

14: Mele Kalikimaka by Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob4LT_gUSFQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/20emy72iC2fMojujwCI6MN

15: Must Be Santa by Bob Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus
https://open.spotify.com/track/26H5lCAcFqSSZHGi5iFm71

16: Good King Wenceslas by the Westminster Cathedral Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk3VMIJ7zSA
https://open.spotify.com/track/7A0SC8CrnPdM3LLMcGfYM2

17: Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZTzai1H9DM
https://open.spotify.com/track/5ASM6Qjiav2xPe7gRkQMsQ

18: (1st day of)Chanukah
Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvcvvNk2Fic
https://open.spotify.com/track/6doSV1UQjyKxiNCnBnDTeG

19: Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem Community Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_kj60DIq2M
https://open.spotify.com/track/4hAkwE0k1MlzDoOIf9J8ty

20: I Saw Three Ships by Sting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdrL-GUxCuw
https://open.spotify.com/track/53i5I7QLle3nFjp4VNCiqU

21: Holiday Road by Matt Pond PA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isfQZhCXhOM
https://open.spotify.com/track/3XZMIVgiRCwnKfce1osBYl

22: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings by Barenaked Ladies, featuring Sarah McLachlan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g
https://open.spotify.com/track/4QLmLDY7hR6hk3Zh2Pgy2H

23: Carol of the Bells arranged by John Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elAtcHU0iCU
https://open.spotify.com/track/0oEBvSzYp0aS7Obdus1RGm

24: Peace On Earth/Little Drummer by David Bowie and Bing Crosby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJ_IsGruho
https://open.spotify.com/album/6iV4N4y6bw5c8VIrMgIkoN

25: Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
https://open.spotify.com/album/2MJV1Nr37QoEDeAo9cz6mr

26: Brick by Ben Folds Five
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5EHAqhR1c
https://open.spotify.com/track/4jKq1e80xAYixkIwt6YyV1

27: The Shining by Badly Drawn Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNY-Pl1_ji0
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PojSoZ94AIzp7fsz6wtMt

28: You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUY9Y9RFiHY
https://open.spotify.com/track/714hERk9U1W8FMYkoC83CO

29: December, 1963 (Oh What A Night!) by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhc13WNMNpg
https://open.spotify.com/track/7ePFDzrnLt3Ynqgy2UFWri

30: A Long December by Counting Crows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D5PtyrewSs
https://open.spotify.com/track/1tjKIXd7DYNklhVSgBxREi

31: Auld Lang Syne by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to1xT93IlUI
https://open.spotify.com/album/2wEGwkzLPWgtuiGL625AON

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David Allan

CNN’s Executive Editor of Enterprise and Features (Travel, Style, Wellness, Science). This account represents my personal views, not CNN’s.