Top Songs — 2017
▶ Spotify PlaylistIn 2017, Hope and I took Romy to her first concert — Fitz and the Tantrums opening for OneRepublic at Jones Beach. I was mainly there to see Fitz and the Tantrums, and no, Romy wasn't a big fan. I don't think she even knew who they were. But I really wanted her to enjoy the experience. So, without mentioning it, I played nothing but Fitz and the Tantrums whenever she was in the car with me for weeks leading up to the concert, hoping it would sink in.
On the way there, I told her I had "programmed" her to enjoy the concert. While that might have sounded a bit creepy, sure enough, she knew every song that night. And as a bonus, she also knew tons of OneRepublic songs — something I hadn't even thought about.
I've always made a point of preparing for concerts, and the rise of crowd-sourced setlist aggregators like setlist.fm has made this easier than ever. In the week leading up to a show, I can usually get a good handle on most of the songs. It's made jumping into concerts much easier and has led to me seeing a lot more shows in recent years.
1.⭐ The Tallest Man On Earth;yMusic — Revelation Blues
2.⭐ Lorde — Green Light
3.⭐ Lorde — Liability
4.⭐ Average Sex — Ice Cream
5.⭐ Phoebe Bridgers — Funeral
6.⭐ Carly Rae Jepsen — Cut To The Feeling
7.⭐ DJ Khaled;Justin Bieber;Quavo;Chance the Rapper;Lil Wayne — I'm the One
8.⭐ Waxahatchee — Silver
9.⭐ Father John Misty — Total Entertainment Forever
10.⭐ Alvvays — In Undertow
11.⭐ WATERS — Hiccups
12.⭐ Future Islands — Ran
13.⭐ The Shins — Mildenhall
14.⭐ The New Pornographers — Whiteout Conditions
15.⭐ lovelytheband — broken
16.⭐ Rostam — Bike Dream
17.⭐ Alvvays — Dreams Tonite
18.⭐ Lorde — Supercut
19.⭐ Cigarettes After Sex — Apocalypse
20.⭐ LCD Soundsystem — oh baby
21.⭐ Wolf Alice — Don't Delete The Kisses
22.Sheer Mag — Expect The Bayonet
23.Lilly Hiatt — Trinity Lane
24.The Shins — Name For You
25.Billie Eilish — ocean eyes
26.Alvvays — Plimsoll Punks
27.LCD Soundsystem — call the police
28.Alex Lahey — Every Day's the Weekend
29.Charly Bliss — Glitter
30.Imagine Dragons — Whatever It Takes
31.Slowdive — Sugar for the Pill
32.Charli xcx — Track 10
33.Taylor Swift — Getaway Car
34.Peaness — Seafoam Islands
35.Lorde — Writer In The Dark
36.Lizzo — Truth Hurts
37.Julien Baker — Turn Out the Lights
38.Lana Del Rey;The Weeknd — Lust For Life
39.The xx — I Dare You
40.Lorde — Perfect Places
41.Julia Michaels — Uh Huh
42.Paramore — Pool
43.Iron & Wine — Call It Dreaming
44.Middle Kids — Edge of Town
45.Big Thief — Mythological Beauty
46.Father John Misty — Pure Comedy
47.Waxahatchee — Never Been Wrong
48.Charlotte Gainsbourg — Deadly Valentine
49.Phoenix — J-Boy
50.HAIM — Want You Back
51.Charly Bliss — Ruby
52.Arcade Fire — Creature Comfort
53.Harry Styles — Sign of the Times
54.Taylor Swift — Delicate
55.Lilly Hiatt — The Night David Bowie Died
56.Zedd;Alessia Cara — Stay
57.Paramore — Caught in the Middle
58.Perfume Genius — Slip Away
59.Phoebe Bridgers — Scott Street
60.The New Pornographers — High Ticket Attractions
61.Arcade Fire — Everything Now
62.Alex Lahey — Lotto in Reverse
63.Amber Coffman — No Coffee
64.LCD Soundsystem — american dream
65.Sheer Mag — Need to Feel Your Love
66.Phoebe Bridgers — Motion Sickness
67.Dirty Heads;The Unlikely Candidates — Celebrate
68.MISSIO — Middle Fingers
69.The War On Drugs — Holding On
70.The Maine — Black Butterflies and Deja Vu