2013: KJ’S REPEAT MODE

First of all, apologies because my list came out late this year. Too much alcohol can hinder your perspective of time. Oops.

Musical highlights have got to be the ‘NSYNC at the 2013 VMAs. Suddenly I realized all the boybands of today cannot hold a candle to those of the 90’s and 00’s. My playlist of boyband songs is sacred on my ipod.

Then I started rapping to the likes of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (“trust me, on my I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T shit, hustling… chasing dreams since I was fourteen”). Well, it’s been a long time since I wanted to learn the lyrics of a rap song. Then there’s Ed Sheeran who writes and sings crazy-beautiful lyrics and songs.

This year’s Grammys is gonna be the shit!

CHOICE PICKS:

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us / Thrift Shop
2. Paramore – Still Into You
3. Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
4. Ed Sheeran – The A Team / Kiss Me
5. The Script – If You Could See Me Now
6. .fun – Carry On
7. Imagine Dragons – Demons / Radioactive
8. Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
9. OneRepublic – Counting Stars / If I Lose Myself
10. One Direction – One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) / Best Song Ever
11. Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko – Stay
12. Maroon 5 – Love Somebody
13. Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
14. Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
15. Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

2012: KJ’S REPEAT MODE

Well, I spent lots of this year listening to old songs – rediscovering old gems I didn’t know I had as well as classics that I wasn’t exposed to earlier. OMG, who knew Foreigner sounded so good?

2012 has been a good year for concerts and lots of what I listened to depended on the concerts I was going. I think the most memorable was the GREATEST HITS CONCERT back in February. a1! The last three days of February was madness and I didn’t regret a minute of it. Plus, I am now the proud owner of TWO autographed albums by a1!

The London Olympics brought back my love of the Spice Girls and the notion of GIRL POWER! Also from UK – One Direction! Liam Payne!!!

Though I have not started watching Season 4 of Glee but I still listen to the songs each week and needless to say, I love their songs from their Grease-inspired episode, Glease. OMG Darren Criss still sounds so good and I love every song from his mouth. #20 is a tribute to him.

Lastly, movie soundtracks! Rock of Ages introduced good ol’ classic rock and Pitch Perfect was aca-madness! Skylar Astin’s voice as well as Anna Kendrick’s performance of ‘Cups’. And, the introduction of Foreigner! They have been featured in several episodes of Supernatural but I didn’t really notice them till now.

CHOICE PICKS:

1. Keane – Sovereign Light Cafe / On The Road / Disconnected
2. Snow Patrol – Called Out In The Dark / The Weight Of Love
3. One Direction – One Thing / I Wish / Save You Tonight
4. Train – Drive By
5. Parachute – Kiss Me Slowly
6. Gotye Featuring Kimbra – Somebody I Used To Know
7. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
8. .fun – Some Nights
9. Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
10. The Cab – La La
11. David Guetta featuring Sia – Titanium
12. Matt Nathanson featuring Sugarland – Run
13. All Time Low – Time-Bomb
14. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
15. 98 Degrees – The Hardest Thing / Invisible Man
16. a1 – One Last Song / Walking In The Rain
17. Bruno Mars – Runaway Baby
18. Foreigner – Feels Like The First Time / Waiting For A Girl Like You
19. Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks
20. Glee Cast – Hungry Like The Wolf_Rio / Fighter / Boys_Boyfriend / Don’t Speak / The Scientist / Hopelessly Devoted To You / Beauty School Dropout

ONE DIRECTION – ONE THING (LIVE ON SNL 20120407)

00:20 – OMG: What was Louis doing?
00:29 – OMG: That finger on Harry!

And I don’t even want to comment on what Liam was doing throughout the entire thing.

Something’s gotta give now
Cos I’m dying just to know your name
And I need you here with me now
Cos you’ve got that one thing 

ONE DIRECTION – SAVE YOU TONIGHT (LIVE AT MANCHESTER 2011)

I can’t be no Superman
But for you I’ll be superhuman

ONE DIRECTION – WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL

ONE DIRECTION – ONE THING

LIAM!!!