Playlist of the Week #3: New Years Edition

New Year's is coming up!  We all need some good music to listen to at your New Years Parties.  Why not put these very different songs on your playlist and watch people complain about your DJing!?

1. 'See Me Now' by Kanye West feat. Beyonce, Charlie Wilson, and Big Sean

You should listen to it if: You're 9 Jello shots in, because that's the only time you'll think your rendition of the Beyonce part is good.

2. 'If I Had a Tail' by Queens of the Stone Age

You should listen to it if: You're making a workout playlist for the 2 weeks that you're going to participate in your "Go to the Gym" New Year's Resolution.

3. 'Ladies of Cambridge' by Vampire Weekend

You should listen to it if: You and your friends are sipping a fancy Italian wine and eating an assortment of aged cheeses that can only be enhanced by some sophisticated, well-crafted lyrics.

4. 'Only the Good Die Young' by Billy Joel

You should listen to it if: You're at a New Year's party and the average age of people is 41.

5. 'Poetic Justice' by Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake

You should listen to it if: You want a song to put that cute girl across the room in the mood to be swooned by your smooth moves.  You got this...oh wait that's a chair.  Maybe it's time to call it a night.

6. 'Video Games' by Lana Del Rey

You should listen to it if: You're spending New Year's with a case of Mountain Dew Voltage, a bean bag chair, and your Xbox One.

7. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' by Meat Loaf

You should listen to it if: See 'Only the Good Die Young'.

8. 'Love Game' by Eminem feat. Kendrick Lamar

You should listen to it if: You're drunkenly talking about why you're single and how 2014 is going to be THE YEAR that you find someone for you.

In All Seriousness:

1. 'See Me Now'

Most songs with Beyonce on the hook are gonna be pretty great.  This is the bonus song on Kanye's album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy which is one of my favorite albums of all-time.

2. 'If I Had a Tail'

This song gets me pumped up when the opening guitar riff comes on.  I can see myself using this in a movie or video sometime for sure.

3. 'Ladies of Cambridge'

One of Vampire Weekend's best songs when I saw them live this year.  They're my favorite band so that's high praise yo.

4. 'Only the Good Die Young'

This song is a jam and a half.  If you're not singing along to this song every time it comes on then you're crazy.  Or you don't know the lyrics.

5. 'Poetic Justice'

This year I became a fan of Kendrick Lamar, and he's impressed me a lot with all of the stuff he's done so far.  This is one of my favorites from his most recent album.

6. 'Video Games'

Lana has such a cool, mellow voice.  I'm a big fan of her music, it's very calming.  This is one of my favorites by her.

7. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light'

This is a REALLY long song, but it's an awesome song to listen to at a party or in the car.  It has 2 parts and both are equally good.

8. 'Love Game'

By far my favorite song off of Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2.  The lyrics are great, and the beat is a little different from the usual Eminem or Kendrick Lamar songs, but I love it.

~Ryan