2010 in Review: Music

Since it is December I decided to do a "review" of the best and worst of 2010: music, books, moments, etc. This has been one of the best AND one of the worst years of my life. My brain broke. But I got to see Oxford. So... Pretty much, you can say that my December review will cover everything: good, bad, and ugly.

I'm starting with a music "Top 13": from the worst of the year to the best. Why 13? Because I like that number and 10 is just too little.

So here it is, my top 13 songs of 2010:


13. Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
Why?: Because there was a real earthquake, and there were also little earthquakes. Because sometimes my mom and M. had to runaway from me. Because it’s a horrible thing to realize you are no longer yourself, and to wonder if you will be yourself ever again.


12. Hanson- These Walls
Why?: Because the worst thing about being down, is hating yourself for being there.



11. Tori Amos- Upside Down
Why?: Because it was true.


10. Regina Spektor- Hero
Why?: Because I danced and cried to it. Because I wrote. Because I talked about music with my mom. Because I was sick and was tired of needing help. Also, because it was a great movie ;)


9. Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood
Why?: Because I started having a sense of humor again. Because I sang it at the karoke in Antofagasta several times, even though nobody liked it (except, of course, for my lovely biggest fan ;)). Because I learned to rap.


8. Hanson- Me, Myself and I:
Why?: Because it is one of my fav. Hanson songs in a long time. Because it made me sad, but M. and I listened to their songs and tried to interpret what was going on between Taylor and his wife, and because I loved him for sharing that with me.



7. Dave Matthews Band- Ants Marching
Why?: Because being on the front row of a concert listening to this was one of my biggest dreams come true. (And I SWEAR you can hear me singing on this video =P)



6. Hanson- Thinking about Somethin'
Why?: Because one of the best days this year was M. and I learning the choreography, my dad announcing he was no longer sick, my dad’s birthday, M. asking my parents for my hand in marriage, and an all around happy celebration.



5. Wicked- Dancing through Life
Why?: Because I love watching M. dance and sing this song. Because, even though it’s supposed to be ironic, the line “Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters” deserves its own tattoo.



4. The Dubliners- Molly Malone
Why?: Because I didn’t know that getting drunk with the person I love in Ireland (or London, or Oxford) could be so much fun. Because we shared history and fairytales. Because I decided to give things a try. Because for the first time in a long time I RELAXED.



3. Wicked- Defying Gravity
Why?: Because I had never heard a voice like that live.Because I was a few feet away from women singing like this. Because it was a perfect play and a perfect moment.



2. Smashing Pumpkins- Today
Why?: Because I met Billy Corgan. Because my life flashed before my eyes and I realized everything turned out alright. Because I was watching my favorite band play one of my favorite songs with my two best friends.



1. Florence and the Machine- Dog Days are Over
Why?: Because it’s on the soundtrack of “Eat, Pray, Love”. Because learning to be happy isn’t easy until it is. Because I never wanted anything from me except everything I had and what was left after that too. Because the Dog Days are Over =)



I like this video better, but the song is cut. Watch a different video with the complete song here


Bonus track:
Wicked- Popular
Why?: Because it still makes me laugh. Because in another life I could have- should have- been Glinda. Because M. liked Glinda so much that he made Louise Dearman- who plays Glinda in London- his cheating "exception" (mine is Taylor Hanson :P). Because Glinda rules =)