04/01/2022
22 Songs to Welcome 2022
(spoiler: probably too much taylor swift)
by: Francine Rhufille P. Boco
1. 22 by Taylor Swift. Now how could we ever forget this song? If you're not playing this at New Year's eve while the clock strikes 12:00 midnight while you're jumping around because you're happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time, then kindly get yourself checked. This song perfectly encapsulates the magical feeling of entering 2022--𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 22--while we don't know the things that may happen this year, but at least we're dancing to this bop.
2. All Too Well (10 minute version) (Taylor's Version). From the vault track of Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's Version) is perfect for crying your heart out this 2022, whether it's a bad day, a break-up, or you just want something to cry to. With even more heart-wrenching verses and bridges will surely leave you breathless and sobbing, making 10 minutes even feel like sixty seconds.
3. PTT by LOONA. Honestly, it is a crime for LOONA to still be underrated despite delivering a bop like this one. This song will surely pump your blood up making you want to paint the whole town.
4. Run (feat. Ed Sheeran) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault). It's perfectly normal to daydream about running away with the love of your life especially when you're accompanying it with an acoustic guitar and amazing vocals from Taylor and Ed. You just know you're getting to a good place even just by daydreaming.
5. Habang Buhay by Zack Tabudlo. This is for the hopeless romantics out there. A Zack Tabudlo specialty it is to make us swoon over sweet lyrics, probably wondering when our pang-Habang Buhay will come.
6. Clean by Taylor Swift. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵--as you welcome this new year, it is also crucial to remember the drought that tortured you in 2021. It might have been ugly, dirty, you must have looked for water everywhere but found none. This song perfectly encapsulates the waiting and the patience for the rain to come, finally washing you clean.
7. Lowkey by NIKI. It's such a shame that I only found out about this song but I guess it stayed true to its essence--being lowkey. NIKI's vocals are incredibly soothing plus the romantic possibility of having a lowkey yet not discreet relationship while dodging tabloids is, let's be honest, exciting and one of our favourite daydreams so far.
8. Savage by aespa. We all know aespa for their savagery, killer visuals, and powerful vocals. Vibing to this song at the start of 2022 might just unleash the Savage inside of you and crush everything that stands in your way.
9. Fearless (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift. Let's altogether manifest for a fearless 2022 while vibing to this classic. The gentle piano that builts up to a crescendo, making you appreciate the beauty of spontaneity and first loves and being on that shotgun seat. 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴.
10. Telepath by Conan Gray. The first few beats and slapping of drums are kinda reminiscent to an 80's pop beat which makes it have this nostalgic vibe to it. Conan Gray's vocals and lyricism are just always on-point even turning a song about a toxic relationship into one of the best songs I'd love to dance to in a disco with mirrorballs and flickering lights. Telepath has that magic.
11. Smokin Out The Window by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic. Let's be honest here. We just love Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic's iconic collabs. The empowered and independent woman in me is not entirely cool about letting a man pay for my rent and my diamonds but if that man is Bruno Mars, then okay highway, he can pay for it alright.
12. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift. While we are still waiting for the Taylor's Version of this classic party bop, we can play CDs in our living room and pretend it's 2014. Seriously, we have to shake off the negativity and the bad vibes 2021 has thrown at us. There's no place for all of that in 2022 so we gotta shake it all off.
13. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) by Edison Lighthouse. This 1970's song will just make you feel so giddy and in love and positive that you will be getting that one-for-the-books love story in 2022. Everything about the 70's is cool and well this song is of course just as cool as it is a hidden gem.
14. Life Goes On by BTS. From the title itself, life really does go on. This song is a reminder for all of us to sit back and enjoy the ride of life even when sometimes we're just in the backseat, not in control of things, and just watching by the window as we pass by life like a movie reel at the sidelines.
15. Money by LISA. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺. Oh how we love to manifest. Claim all the positive energy coming your way as we confidently sing and manifest that this is the year we're going to be rich sans the shopee and lazada checkouts.
16. People Watching by Conan Gray. Another year and we're still single. A song for all of us single bells out there. There is actually no shame to be single right now because I could only imagine how hard it is to date in the middle of a pandemic (yes we're still in the midddle of a panorama). Someday I'll be falling without caution, but for now I'm only people watching.
17. Leaves BEN&BEN. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. Ben&Ben was right. All will be alright in time. Look at you. You survived another year and you're still here. It's funny how everything just actually fell into their right places, right?
18. Omo by Donnalyn. 𝘖𝘮𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘋𝘪 𝘬𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪 𝘮𝘰 𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘰'𝘯. 𝘋𝘪 𝘬𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪 𝘮𝘰 𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘯. (squeals) The amount of empowerment this song gives me is just wow. I love everything about this song from the lyrics to the beat to the rap. Everything just screams so expensive. It is a ritual to listen to this before answering my modules because I know someday I am going to be rich and I am going to buy it all on my own.
19. Amakabogera by Maymay Entrata. Another song for the empowered ladies. This fierce song from Maymay is just indeed powerful and fiery. Just by listening to this song, it just makes me even more powerful that I could conquer the world.
20. New Year's Day by Taylor Swift. It is a yearly tradition to listen to this song every New Year's. The gentle piano and Taylor's soothing voice make you anticipate and hope for a better new year with the ones who will be cleaning up bottles with you even when there's glitter on the floor after the party.
21. Hey There, Delilah by Plain White T's. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦. Plain White T's Hey There Delilah will never ever get old. Tom Higgenson, a member of the band wrote this song for a girl he met in a party but apparently was already in a relationship. Nevertheless, he still promised to write a song about her, and that he did. The song didn't get Tom the girl, but they've both enjoyed the ride (Genius.com). This song actually puts us into a perspective that some things will just never be in our way and it's just the way things will ever be. We just have to accept and live by even if the world might never ever be the same.
22. Shut Up and Dance by WALK THE MOON. What a perfect way to end this playlist. A timeless bop that still surely makes us shut up dance every time we hear it. Twenty twenty-two is the dance floor we are yet to explore and all we have to do is to shut up and dance our way through it.
