Schmutzie's December 2020 Mixtape
December 2020’s mixtape is about 2 hours and 24 minutes long and has 40 alternative, hip-hop/rap, dance, punk, rock, pop, hard rock, indie rock, singer/songwriter, folk, R&B/soul, classical crossover, and instrumental songs across 7 decades. 50% of the music is from 2020. This playlist is available on both Spotify and Apple Music, and if you scroll to the bottom, you’ll find embedded widgets you can play right here.
You know that old saying about how when you’re in love every song on the radio is about you? Now it seems like every song is about COVID-19, its losses and revelations. I don’t like it. This pandemic isolation feels like a bad lover, and I can’t kick them out until we’re truly over.
BUT MUCH OF THIS PLAYLIST IS HIGHLY DANCEABLE, so do that. Dance your fool head off. We’ve already made it this far, and that’s pretty wild.
Of “Prisencolinensinainciusol” by Adriano Celentano: “The Deep Roots of an Italian Song That Sounds Like English—But Is Just Nonsense”, Atlas Obscura
December 2020’s playlist on Spotify and Apple Music:
1. The National Anthem — Radiohead (2000) 2. Are You Ready (feat. Chuck D) — Goodie Mob (2020) 3. Devilish — Jean Dawson (2020) 4. I Can Change — LCD Soundsystem (2010) 5. The Good Times Are Killing Me — Modest Mouse (2004) 6. Boys Who Don’t Wanna Be Boys — Seth Bogart (2020) 7. Rock Is My Rock — Partner (2020) 8. New Job — Dry Cleaning (2019) 9. Stop It (Remastered) — Pylon (1980) 10. Memories Can’t Wait — Talking Heads (1979) 11. (I’m) Stranded — The Saints (1977) 12. Knock Knock — The Hives (2000) 13. Strychnine (Remastered) — The Fuzztones (1984) 14. Prisencolinensinainciusol — Adriano Celentano (1972) 15. Polythene Pam (Home Demo) — The Beatles (1968) 16. Used to Love Her — Guns N’ Roses (1988) 17. Tried and True (Demo) [2020 Remaster] — Wilco (1999) 18. Jed’s Other Poem (Beautiful Ground) [Piano Version] — Grandaddy (2020) 19. Casimir Pulaski Day — Sufjan Stevens (2005) 20. Man from the Magazine — HAIM (2020) 21. I Can Change — Lake Street Dive (2018) 22. Strangers Again — Gillian Welch (2020) 23. Pareidolia — Buck Meek (2020) 24. Feel You — Anna McClellan (2020) 25. Reasons 2 Live — illuminati hotties (2020) 26. Back On Track — Christo Graham (2019) 27. Hold On — Madison Cunningham (2020) 28. Carry You — Tunng (2020) 29. SULA (Paperback) — Jamila Woods (2020) 30. one brain — lemin. (2020) 31. Woven Song — Ólafur Arnalds (2020) 32. Forever Love — Kristin Anna (2019) 33. Good Time — JFDR (2020) 34. Meet You In the City — Told Slant (2020) 35. Hospital — The Modern Lovers (1976) 36. Nite Creatures — Joe Wong (2020) 37. Calm and Collected — Routine, Annie Truscott & Jay Som (2020) 38. Space Oddity (2015 Remastered Version) — David Bowie (1969) 39. Popcorn — Hot Butter (2000) 40. My Body’s Made of Crushed Little Stars — Mitski (2016)
