The nine hundred and seventy-second song: Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
This is a gentle, accessible folk song that is a lovely, sweet love/break up song - there's a lot of kindness in the sense of break up that plays through this.
The nine hundred and seventy-third song: Crank That (Soulja boy) - Soulja Boy
Having just covered an eighties hip hop track, the contrast with more modern rap stands out. There's that classic party feeling and the steel pan beat stands out as old fashioned, but it runs faster with more slang that you wouldn't have gotten back then, but all feels more accessible and interesting now. It's a modern song that works with what we have now.
The nine hundred and seventy-fourth song: My People - The Presets
The electronic sound of My People is heavy, pushing down in a way that features with the lyrics but also gives more bass than you might otherwise get. It's a good dance track, but as someone who's not into the genre, it gets to be too much.
The nine hundred and seventy-fifth song: Flux - Bloc Party
Though billed as a rock song, Flux is pretty much fully electronic, a rapid beat underlying some auto tuned vocals to complete that feeling. At this point, the artificiality feels a bit much and I think it gets done better, but it's interesting how the genre is getting pushed here.
The nine hundred and seventy-sixth song: My Moon My Man - Feist
This is the pop era my partner listens a lot to, so it was a pleasant surprise to recognise this. It's a lovely happy track, accessible and quite sweet to listen to, and it's one that works for mostly any mood to give you what you need.
The nine hundred and seventy-seventh song: D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
Sometimes guest vocals can steal the show, and here the chorus is infectious, sang so it makes me happy every time, while the upbeat music comes along to that to really give it body. It feels like one of those perfect packages.
The nine hundred and seventy-eighth song: re;Stacks - Bon Iver
There's so much sadness in this song, a heartbreak that plays throughout, and the vocals reflect that to a painful degree, really giving you that feeling of heartbreak. It's incredibly effective, hitting you where it hurts, and it's lovely for it.
The nine hundred and seventy-ninth song: With Every Heartbeat - Robyn with Kleerup
Another one that I've heard a lot, there's a real power in this heartbreak song - the determination to move on from something and not look back is strong throughout this track and the energy of the music and strong vocals reflect that. It references the pain, but does much more than sit in it.
The nine hundred and eightieth song: Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
As another electronic rock song, there's an interesting mix of sounds at work, light tinkles with a dark beat that feels a bit unsettling. It sticks with you and compels you, but it's not something I can entirely get into.
The nine hundred and eighty-first song: Paper Planes - M.I.A.
There's an interesting contrast in this between the verses and chorus of this song. The lyrics are lovely, with some aggressive lyrics but an ongoing flow. Then as it goes into the chorus, it's a more directed sound, interspersed with gunshots and slot machine sounds. It feels like a statement, though one I'm not sure I can pull out of the track myself, but it's strong even so.