I didn't think I had enough quality content to make a CD this year, but thanks to a 14-day free trial of Spotify Premium, I ended up with plenty:
1) Give Me the Night: George Benson
2) STAY: The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
3) Circles: Post Malone
4) My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It): En Vogue--there are three songs on this year’s CD with funny parentheses in the titles
5) What Can I Say: Boz Scaggs--if she doesn't know this song already, I think it'll be my sister's favorite track
6) When I’m With You: Sparks--I watched the excellent documentary The Sparks Brothers about this band when traveling to/from San Jose on Southwest Airlines over Thanksgiving break. This is my favorite song of theirs so far
7) Heat Waves: Glass Animals--the young 20-somethings I work with alerted me to this band, and to the band of the next track
8) Bang!: AJR
9) Jump (For My Love): The Pointer Sisters--I did a Chinese jump rope routine with my 2nd grade class to this song
10) Never Gonna Give You Up: Barry Manilow--this cover of Rick Astley’s song is very good
11) Believe What I Say: Kanye West--credit to 1st Brother. We can talk about music now!
12) Turn Your Love Around: George Benson
13) Never Be the Same: Christopher Cross
14) Cold Heart (PNAU Remix): Elton John & Dua Lipa--credit to my husband
15) I'm So Free: Beck--I haven't liked much of Beck's stuff in recent years, but the 2017 Colors album this song is from is an exception
16) Guilty: Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--I originally looked this up after it was discussed during an episode of the Tig and Cheryl: True Story podcast and realized it's the song the chubby Asian kid sings at the beginning of the Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar movie preview
17) I'm So Excited: The Pointer Sisters
18) Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand): Diana Ross--I remember we listened to this in class in elementary school and it made me teary; it still does
19) Addams Groove: MC Hammer--this year's embarrassing track
2) STAY: The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
3) Circles: Post Malone
4) My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It): En Vogue--there are three songs on this year’s CD with funny parentheses in the titles
5) What Can I Say: Boz Scaggs--if she doesn't know this song already, I think it'll be my sister's favorite track
6) When I’m With You: Sparks--I watched the excellent documentary The Sparks Brothers about this band when traveling to/from San Jose on Southwest Airlines over Thanksgiving break. This is my favorite song of theirs so far
7) Heat Waves: Glass Animals--the young 20-somethings I work with alerted me to this band, and to the band of the next track
8) Bang!: AJR
9) Jump (For My Love): The Pointer Sisters--I did a Chinese jump rope routine with my 2nd grade class to this song
10) Never Gonna Give You Up: Barry Manilow--this cover of Rick Astley’s song is very good
11) Believe What I Say: Kanye West--credit to 1st Brother. We can talk about music now!
12) Turn Your Love Around: George Benson
13) Never Be the Same: Christopher Cross
14) Cold Heart (PNAU Remix): Elton John & Dua Lipa--credit to my husband
15) I'm So Free: Beck--I haven't liked much of Beck's stuff in recent years, but the 2017 Colors album this song is from is an exception
16) Guilty: Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--I originally looked this up after it was discussed during an episode of the Tig and Cheryl: True Story podcast and realized it's the song the chubby Asian kid sings at the beginning of the Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar movie preview
17) I'm So Excited: The Pointer Sisters
18) Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand): Diana Ross--I remember we listened to this in class in elementary school and it made me teary; it still does
19) Addams Groove: MC Hammer--this year's embarrassing track
