With the start of a New Year, it’s the perfect opportunity to breathe some new life into your playlist. Whether it is an older song that gets the legs moving or a new one that grabs your attention and doesn’t let go, it’s time to “refresh” your playlist.
New year, same format.
Something Old: Songs that are at least 5 years old. (I know that isn’t too long to be considered old, but music turnover happens quickly.)
Something Current: Songs that have been released within the past year.
Something to Consider: This is the wild card category. Feel free to list any song: old, current, guilty pleasure, underground, whatever.
Something Old
Artist: Prince
Title: 1999
Side Note: Prince has been pretty good about limiting his music on the internet, so forgive the poor video selection. You really can’t celebrate the start of a New Year, without this song. His purple highness wants you to get down, and “party like it’s 1999.”
Quotable: “The sky was all purple, There were people running everywhere”
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m53MO-fh8QA]
Something Current
Artist: Rihanna
Title: Diamonds
Side Note: I’ve shared this before, so please forgive me. But the beauty of this song lies in the first couple lyrics. “I choose to be happy.” That’s it. That’s should be the motto for the whole year, You are in control of your happiness. You are in control of the decisions you make and the path you take. It’s up to you to “shine bright like a diamond.”
Quotable: “Find light in the beautiful sea. I choose to be happy.”
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs]
Something to Consider
Artist: The Script featuring will.i.am
Title: Hall of Fame
Side Note: Back in the day videos used to mean something (how old do I sound when you read that?). They were a way the artist would share their “vision” of the song. Sometimes it was exactly what you needed to make you LOVE a song. It could take an average song and make it better. This may be one of those cases. Please take a second to watch the video, sorry that there is an into before the song gets started. This used to be the thing to do. (Think Michael Jackson’s Thriller)
Quotable: “You can go the distance. You can run the mile. You can walk straight through hell with a smile.”
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk48xRzuNvA]
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How do you plan to “refresh” yourself for 2012?
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Yet another super fun Playlist Thursday!! Thanks for sharing! :)
… and by the way… I plan to refresh myself for 2013!! by remembering to put ’13 instead of ’12 on my checks ;)
My kids like to sing the lyric “shine bright like a diamond.” And then it gets stuck in my head for hours.
Nice list!
Uhhh can you refresh my playlist for me? I havent changed my ipod since college lol
All of these are catchy! I alwayssss sing to Rihanna/Diamonds when it comes on the radio. My playlist is in need of some major help. I haven’t done much adding since 2009. Terrible.
I love all your picks but I chose Hall of Fame too, I loved the song and I loved it even more when I saw the video. Remember making the video that show was the jam.
Prince! Love him, always have, always will. And I really enjoyed your something to consider this week. Great song, great video.
I love “Diamonds” New addition to the running tunes.
Prince…giggle.
Oh I love Diamonds…the song that is ;)
I have a TON of new songs on my iPod AND oldies! Some old No Doubt has been in my ear lately on runs and I love singing it loud and proud! 1999 was the year I graduated so it’ll always hold a special place in my heart!
I love your “something to consider” definitely adding that one to my playlist!
Love a bit of Prince – a perfect way to start the New Year!
(agree though that it’s so hard to find his music videos online anywhere!)
The Rihanna song is a total earworm, I’m going to be humming that for the rest of the day. Luckily I like that song :)
Oh god, Diamonds. Cannot hear it anymore. But good choices as always, I love the Prince! And my old song is 80`s as well (not necessarily a favorite though).
My playlist needs some serious refreshing. :) Love that Rhianna song.
I always forget how much I like will.i.am – great list.
I just love “Diamonds” by Rihanna. Great on the treadmill! 1999 takes me back to my college days, this played all the time my senior year (grad. 1999). I love your Playlist Thursdays!
I was just complaining that I needed to refresh my playlist so of course this was the first place I turned to! I can’t get that Rihanna song out of my head. It’s great for running!
I LOVE Hall of Fame! Listened to it during my workout yesterday :)