1) Lil Boo Thang: Paul Russell--I'd never heard this until it was played before the show at the Keith Urban concert I went to in Las Vegas in November 2022
2) Together Forever: Rick Astley
3) Thrift Shop: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
4) Lavender Haze: Taylor Swift--I'll admit it: she's great. Daughter is a fan and we went to the concert movie together in November 2022
5)You Don't Know Me: Ben Folds and Regina Spektor
6) (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me: Dionne Warwick--I was surprised to come across this and realize the 80s version wasn't the original! Also this year, a link that a co-worker sent helped me figure out that Barry Manilow's Mandy was not the original, and Bday Sister alerted me to Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise, which came before Coolio's remake
7) Use Me: Bill Withers
8) Leave the Door Open: Bruno Mars and others
9) Young Hearts Run Free: Candi Staton
10) So Emotional: Whitney Houston--one of two songs on the list that came to my attention from an excellent Clive Davis documentary that I watched
11) I'll Be Around: The Spinners
12) Bad Man: Fightmaster--credit to my friend Carolyn
4) Lavender Haze: Taylor Swift--I'll admit it: she's great. Daughter is a fan and we went to the concert movie together in November 2022
5)You Don't Know Me: Ben Folds and Regina Spektor
6) (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me: Dionne Warwick--I was surprised to come across this and realize the 80s version wasn't the original! Also this year, a link that a co-worker sent helped me figure out that Barry Manilow's Mandy was not the original, and Bday Sister alerted me to Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise, which came before Coolio's remake
7) Use Me: Bill Withers
8) Leave the Door Open: Bruno Mars and others
9) Young Hearts Run Free: Candi Staton
10) So Emotional: Whitney Houston--one of two songs on the list that came to my attention from an excellent Clive Davis documentary that I watched
11) I'll Be Around: The Spinners
12) Bad Man: Fightmaster--credit to my friend Carolyn
13) The Valley of the Pagans: Beck and Gorillaz--credit to my husband
14) Take It All Away: Cake--"take your psycho little dogs"
15) You Need To Calm Down: Taylor Swift--my first exposure to this song was in the hilarious Instagram post from comedian Kyle Dunnigan where he was singing along to this while wrapped in a towel just after a shower
15) You Need To Calm Down: Taylor Swift--my first exposure to this song was in the hilarious Instagram post from comedian Kyle Dunnigan where he was singing along to this while wrapped in a towel just after a shower
16) Ramona: Guster
17) Too Late To Turn Back Now: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
17) Too Late To Turn Back Now: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
18) I Love Your Smile: Shanice--this one and track 20 bring back some major early 90s memories
19) Deja Vu: Dionne Warwick--the other one that came from the Clive Davis documentary
19) Deja Vu: Dionne Warwick--the other one that came from the Clive Davis documentary
20) Close To You: Maxi Priest
