New Year

It may be cliche, but I looked up some songs with "New" in the title for this new year.

The New Year: Parachute: "What a way to start the new year" Well, I think a great way to start the new year is with good music! This song is pretty good, catchy, nice beat, and his voice is just clean and clear. 2 Stars. "This could be my year"

New Year's Eve: Nina Gordon: Oh this song it pretty good for when you're feeling down, when you have had plans fall through, or you're at a dance or party and you are expecting that special guy to show up so you keep glancing at the door... It's a good song, takes me back to those moments where you're in that big group but still feel alone. 3 Stars.

Together We'll Ring In the New Year: Motion City Soundtrack: Another song for when you're feeling down and forgotten, where you're wearing a mask and don't feel like you can be yourself around anyone. This song really takes me back to the dating scene, partially because I was introduced to this band by an ex-boyfriend, and how one of my roommates at the time and I would drive around and sing/scream this song... Especially the lines "Heads Up! Damage control, there's a ring around her finger, last chance for changing lanes and you missed it by a mile" We would then follow up this song with "I Hate Everyone" (I am excited to review that one! haha) 3 Stars

Brand New Day: Joshua Radin: Just a nice simple song about starting over, and how that can be OK. Maybe not great, but okay. 2 Stars.



Brand New Day: Dr. Horrible: Epic rocking rap love song, It is a great song, but doesn't really stand on it's own, I think this is better in Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog. <deleted>


New Day: Mêlée: I think this is one of the songs on a free CD one of my friends got, makes me think of road trips, long car rides, not my favorite of the CD, but still a good song. 1 Star.


Nothing New: Ashlee Simpson: A nice, good pop song. Reminds me of my first semester of college (when I bought the CD) cleaning my room, pretending to study... 1 Star.

Pastures New: Nickle Creek: I had that phase, I think summer of 2005 where I was really into the folksy music and loved the mandolin...  but now I am not feeling it. It does put me in a happy mood, it could be good for cleaning the house because it makes me want to move a little faster... but I won't be keeping it. <deleted>


The World Is New: Save Ferris: Oh the days of Ska! Are you still alive? Do people still listen to you? It makes me want to jump up off the couch and do the typical ska dance, or watch 10 Things I Hate About You (they aren't in the movie, but there is a similar band in the movie). Another nice simple song, great instruments in the background. 2 Stars.

(9 songs reviewed)

Ratings

This year I rated 250 songs, only 212 listed below because the others were Christmas songs. There are 3957 songs in my iTunes right now! EEK!

5 Stars (6 songs)
Single Ladies: Beyonce
Ola Chica: Chico Fernandez
Bennie and the Jets: Elton John
No Sleep Tonight: Faders
Paris: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Screaming Infidelities: Joanna

4 Stars (13 songs)
Now That I've Found You: Alison Krauss
Break The Ice: Britney Spears
Lock You Heart Down: Churchill
New Heights: A Fine Frenzy
Crazy: Gnarls Barkley
Canned Heat: Jamiroquai
You Got What I Need: Joshua Radin
Green Garden: Laura Mvula
Sun Hands: Local Natives
Beggin': Madcon
Mistakes We Knew We Were Making: Mae
Waiting: Mae
Crash Course: The Spill Canvas

3 Stars (37 songs)
It Ends Tonight: All American Rejects
Cold War Transmissions: Anberlin
It's Oh So Quiet: Bjork
Rain, Rain, Go Away: Breaking Benjamin
Late Night Swing: Casey McGill and Spirits of Rhythm
Saturday In The Park: Chicago
Dirrty: Christina Aguilera
Magic: Colbie Caillat
Kissing You: Des're
Who Makes You Feel: Dido
Satellites: Doves
At Last: Etta James
Open Season: High Highs
Dark Blue: Jack's Mannequin
Running On Sunshine: Jesus Jackson
Brand New Day- Reprise: Joshua Radin
Sweet Home Alabama: Lynryd Skynyrd
Ready And Waiting To Fall: Mae
I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week: Mandy Moore
Ladie's Choice: Mandy Moore
Reasons to Love You: Meiko
Got It All: Melee
Eclipse (All Yours): Metric
Fade To Black: Nina Gordon
Too Slow To Ride: Nina Gordon
Nightingale: Norah Jones
Back in Time: Pitbull
Killer Queen: Queen
Somebody to Love: Queen
Maria: Ricky Martin
Ramalama (Bang Bang): Roisin Murphy
Bom Bom: Sam and the Womp
Need You Around: Smoking Popes
Polygraph, Right Now: The Spill Canvas
Secret Oath: The Spill Canvas
Cough Syrup: Young The Giant
Last Love Song: ZZ Ward

2 Stars (70 songs)

Set Fire To The Rain: Adele

Mr. Saxobeat: Alexandra Stan

All My Days: Alexi Murdoch

Audrey, Start the Revolution: Anberlin

Knights of Shame: AWOLNATION

Something: The Beatles

Can U keep up?: Beyoncé

It Will Rain: Bruno Mars

Feel So Close: Calvin Harris

Good Woman: Cat Power

Yellow: Coldplay

Friday Night: Dance Mix 3

Show Stopper: Danity Kane

Debussie: Daphne Loves Derby

Ghost Of A Good Thing: Dashboard Confessional

Rooftop: Dave Matthews Band

Warwick Avenue: Duffy

Waltz #2: Elliot Smith

We Will Run: Fefe Dobson

Only A Rainbow Away: Fefe Dobson

Dog Days Are Over: Florence and the Machines

Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words): Frank Sinatra With Count Basie & His Orchestra

Solid Ground: Frozen Lakes

Only Happy When It Rains: Garbage

You Look So Fine: Garbage

He Danced With Me / She Danced With Me: Gemma Craven & Richard Chamberlain

Variations On The Kanon By Johann Pachelbel: George Winston

Whatever Lola Wants: Gotan Project

Mistake Pageant: Idlewild

Road Runner: Imelda May

Stellar: Incubus

Ghosts: James Vincent McMorrow

I Won't Give Up: Jason Mraz

The Forecast: Jason Mraz

The Boy's Gone: Jason Mraz

Last Goodbye: Jeff Buckley

Jen: Jimmy Eat World

When It Rained: Josh Groban

Star Mile: Joshua Radin

Don't Push Love Away: The Juliana Theory

My Love: Justin Timberlake

Unlike me: Kate Havnevik

Bulletproof: La Roux

Journey to the Past: Liz Callaway

Once upon a December: Liz Callaway

Wide Eyes: Local Natives

Cubism Dream: Local Natives

Telescopes: Mae

Hey stranger: Mêlée

Kissing A Fool: Michael Bublé

The Phantom Of The Opera: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman

New Low: Middle Class Rut

Words Cannot Describe: Mirah

This Is For Real: Motion City Soundtrack

Let's Dance: Mya

Crazy For You: 'N Sync

Better Off Dead: New Found Glory

Turn On Your Radio: Nina Gordon

Sunrise: Norah Jones

Young Folks: Peter Bjorn And John

1901: Pheonix

So Damn Clever: Plain White T's

What Do I Do: Sam Phillips

Let the Rain: Sara Bareilles

Many the Miles: Sara Bareilles

Punk Rock Princess: Something Corporate

Family Theme: Sondre Lerche

Connect The Dots: The Spill Canvas

Midnight Coward: Stars

I knew you were trouble: Taylor Swift

1 Star (86 songs)

Bouncing off the ceilings: A*Teens

Sugar Rush: A*Teens

Journey to the Past: Aaliyah

Will You Still You Find Me?: Aereogramme

Kingdom Celebration: Alan Menken

Don't Leave Me: All American Rejects

You Lie: The Band Perry

Piazza, New York Catcher: Belle & Sebastian

Turn Me Up: Benni Benassi

Eyes on Fire: Blue Foundation

The Last Time: Bread

The Chemicals Between Us: Bush

Honestly: Cartel

Midnight Bottle: Colbie Caillat

Tailor Made: Colbie Caillat

Butterfly: Corinne Bailey Rae

Golden Years: David Bowie

Rolling In On A Burning Tire: The Dead Weather

See You When You're 40: Dido

Klimbim: Don Ross

Sacrifice: Elton John

So Stylistic!: Fannypack

Fire in the water: Feist

Dead Wrong: The Fray

Hundred: The Fray

Over my head: The Fray

Everyone Else In the World: Frozen Lakes

Wait: Get Set Go

Ooh La La: Goldfrapp

Another Dumb Blonde: Hoku

Cover Up: Imagine Dragons

Die Alone: Ingrid Michaelson

Worry About You: Ivy

Good People: Jack Johnson

Staple It Together: Jack Johnson

Holiday From Real: Jack's Mannequin

Make It Mine: Jason Mraz

Evidence: Jimmy Eat World

Cut: Jimmy Eat World

Here We Go: Joshua Radin

Spin Around: Josie & The Pussycats

One Of The Boys: Katy Perry

He's Not A Boy: The Like

You're the Ultimate: Lindsay Lohan

Something I never had: Lindsay Lohan

Royals: Lorde

Crush: Mandy Moore

Umbrella: Mandy Moore

Fantasy: Mariah Carey

PayPhone feat Wiz Kalifa: Maroon 5

Can't Break Her Fall: Mat Kearney

Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Michael Bublé

Black or White: Michael Jackson

Feel Like Rain: Motion City Soundtrack

Uh-Huh (Feet. Zooey Deschanel & Von Iva): Munchausen By Proxy

The End.: My Chemical Romance

Bulletproof Heart: My Chemical Romance

Your Surrender: Neon Trees

Reasons Why: Nickel Creek

Raccoons: Ohbijou

Gold: Owl City

Reason Why: Rachael Yamagata

Raindrops: Regina Spektor

Better: Regina Spektor

Right here, waiting for you: Richard Marx

Waiting : Rocket Summer

A Good Thing: Saint Etienne

Twistin The Night Away: Sam Cooke

The Light: Sara Bareilles

Track 14: Selena

Pressed in a Book: The Shins

Phantom Limb: The Shins

Dan And Marie Melody: Sondre Lerche

Beginning After The End: Stars

Your Name Here (Sunrise Highway): Straylight Run

Rain: SWV

State of Grace: Taylor Swift

MoonDance: Van Morrison

1000 Miles: Vanessa Carlton

Lets Dance: Vanessa Hudgens

Forever: Vertical Horizon

Say It Ain't So:  Weezer

Such A Pretty Lie: The Wrens

One Year, Six Months: Yellowcard

Shake: Ying Yang Twins
Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze: Unknown

Songs in iTunes: 3957