Top Five Songs for New Year's Eve

I found my 2013 list of resolutions while I was cleaning out my desk this afternoon. I am posting a picture of it here.

Not bad, huh? I did the first two and my attempt at the fourth is, quite frankly, left to the beholder.



But it's Number Three that's been pestering me a bit. I've gone out of my way to be nicer to people. I've held my tongue when perhaps I shouldn't.


I'm really not into that anymore. Nothing leads to more sleepless nights than "I should have..." and nothing makes me say "I should have" more than knowing some dickhead got one over on me.

So no more.


I now present my resolution for 2014:

I will carry an axe with me everywhere I go. And if you rub me the wrong way, I will chop your head off.

Make the necessary adjustments.

And just to keep it light, I present you with my New Year's Resolution for 1998, something else I found this afternoon. Enjoy.

 

People, I'm just saying: If there are two things I'd like to implore you to add to your list of resolutions, one would be to try to use less adverbs. Seriously. The second would be to try not to be a dick this year. Really. Just stop being a dick.

 

Or else I will chop off your fucking head.

 

TOP FIVE SONGS FOR NEW YEAR'S

 

5. "Happy New Year" by ABBA

 



Yeah... we all have secrets.

 

4. "New Year's Day" by U2

You can feed all the hungry people you want, but that won't mean your next album won't suck like the last fifteen years. Just saying.

 

3. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" by Ella Fitzgerald

This lady's version is good, but if you can find the one by the Asylum Street Spankers, then you're cooking with gas. Oh, and while you're looking for Asylum Street Spankers, allow me to gift you with a great one.

 

2. "Happy New Year Baby" by Lightnin Hopkins

 

This guy is my favorite musician of all time. He appears on plenty of these lists. No one sounds smoother.

 

1. "Peas and Collards" by Jennyanykind

I discovered this band this summer and I don't think they've produced a weak track yet. This song in particular is smooth and easy and full of reminders of what's really important.

 

Oh, let's go ahead and add another couple things to your list of shit to do this year. Be sure to follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/reverenderyk @reverenderyk because my novel drops in the Spring and two films I wrote land somewhere around the summer. I want to tell you all about them, so my Twitter is a great fucking place to start.

 

Happy New Year's.