Robert Plant with Allison Krauss and K.Flay had good releases on November 19th and Black Label Society and Lee Aaron had good releases on November 26th. I still haven't listened to the new Deep Purple covers album that was released that day due to being on vacation, but it seems like it might be good, they had a good version of Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" as a single.
This week is the second-to-last major release week this year, with an album from Tom Morello that features a song with Kirk Hammett and Alex Lifeson of Metallica and Rush fame and singles from Adrian Conner of Hell's Belles, Ariana Grande, Slash and Elton John with Ed Sheeran. There will also be an album from Kenny G, I feel I should mention that because a.) he's from Seattle and b.) a lot of my relatives love jazz.
Since a lot of other people were doing it, I decided to finish my Favorite Music of 2021. This was rather difficult because there was a lot of really good music this year. However, between last night and this morning, I think I finally made a list that shows what were my absolute favorite songs this year and hopefully doesn't exclude anything important or include anything I'll consider superfluous down the line. The Eddie Vedder, Guns N Roses and Slash singles are also for albums that'll be released next year, so consider them a preview for 2022's favorites.
Favorites of 2021:
1.)
Black Hole Sun-Brandi Carlile
2.)
Speak Your Mind-Brandi Carlile
3.)
Right on Time-Brandi Carlile
4.)
Mama Werewolf-Brandi Carlile
5.)
Stay Gentle-Brandi Carlile
6.)
Sinners, Saints and Fools-Brandi Carlile
7.)
Whole Lotta Rosie-Sammy Hagar and the Circle
8.)
Right Now-Sammy Hagar and the Circle
9.)
Heroes-Sammy Hagar and the Circle
10.)
Bustle and Flow-The Dead Daisies
11.)
Unspoken-The Dead Daisies
12.)
Righteous Days-The Dead Daisies
13.)
Like No Other 2021-The Dead Daisies
14.)
34+35 (Remix)-Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion
15.)
Worst behavior-Ariana Grande
16.)
Save Your Tears (Remix)-The Weeknd and Ariana Grande
17.)
I Don’t Do Drugs-Doja Cat, Ariana Grande
18.)
Santa, Can’t You Hear Me-Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande
19.)
Waiting on a War-Foo Fighters
20.)
Holding Poison-Foo Fighters
21.)
You Should Be Dancing-DeeGees
22.)
Shadow Dancing-DeeGees
23.)
Waiting on a War (Live)-Foo Fighters
24.)
Finish Line-Joel Hoekstra’s 13
25.)
So Lucky-Grace McKagan
26.)
One You Love-Grace McKagan
27.)
Just As I Am-Carrie Underwood
28.)
Great Is Thy Faithfulness-Carrie Underwood and CeCe Winans
29.)
How Great Thou Art-Carrie Underwood
30.)
Softly And Tenderly-Carrie Underwood
31.)
Amazing Grace-Carrie Underwood
32.)
All Is Well-Carrie Underwood
33.)
Stretchy Pants-Carrie Underwood
34.)
Pensacola, Florida (Godzilla Theme)-Junkie XL
35.)
A New Language-Junkie XL
36.)
Tasman Sea-Junkie XL
37.)
Lunch-Junkie XL
38.)
Mega-Junkie XL
39.)
Hong Kong-Junkie XL
40.)
I Don’t Care Anymore-Jax Anderson and K.Flay
41.)
Four Letter Words-K.Flay
42.)
Good Girl-K.Flay
43.)
TGIF-K.Flay and Tom Morello
44.)
My name isn’t Katherine-K.Flay
45.)
Nothing Can Kill Us-K.Flay
46.)
I’m Afraid Of The Internet-K.Flay
47.)
Weirdo-K.Flay
48.)
Caramel and Symphonies-K.Flay
49.)
Anyone-Demi Lovato
50.)
ICU (Madison’s Lullaby)-Demi Lovato
51.)
Met Him Last Night-Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande
52.)
Easy-Demi Lovato and Noah Cyrus
53.)
Mad World-Demi Lovato
54.)
Strong Pressure-Sweet Oblivion, Geoff Tate
55.)
Aria-Sweet Oblivion, Geoff Tate
56.)
I’ll Be The One-Sweet Oblivion, Geoff Tate
57.)
Chosen Family-Rina Sawayama and Elton John
58.)
Enter Sandman-Rina Sawayama
59.)
Without You-The Kid LAROI, Miley Cyrus
60.)
Nothing Else Matters-Miley Cyrus, Andrew Watt, Robert Trujillo, Elton John,
Chad Smith, Yo-Yo Ma
61.)
AM I DREAMING?-Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus
62.)
Daughter-Nancy Wilson
63.)
The Boxer-Nancy Wilson, Sammy Hagar
64.)
Party at the Angel Ballroom-Nancy Wilson, Duff McKagan, Taylor Hawkins
65.)
4 Edward-Nancy Wilson
66.)
Listen!!!-Aly & AJ
67.)
Mama-Bebe Rexha
68.)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5-Geoff Tate, Steve Hackett, Geoff
Downes, Mel Collins, Billy Sheehan, Ian Paice
69.)
Wish You Were Here-Rik Emmett, Joe Satriani, Edgar Froese, David Ellefson,
Carmine Appice
70.)
Piragua-Lin-Manuel Miranda
71.)
Champagne-Melissa Barrera and Anthony Ramos
72.)
Absurd-Guns N Roses
73.)
Hard Skool-Guns N Roses
74.)
The bones of us-Switchfoot
75.)
Friend-Jeff Williams, Casey Lee Williams
76.)
Treasure-Jeff Williams, Casey Lee Williams (unreleased officially as of
12/1/2021)
77.)
New Day-Firerose and Billy Ray Cyrus
78.)
Roll That Rock-Billy Ray Cyrus, Bobby and Teddi Cyrus
79.)
Through the Never-The Hu
80.)
Sad But True-St. Vincent
81.)
Midnight Sky-Inglorious
82.)
Barracuda-Inglorious
83.)
I Hate Myself For Loving You-Inglorious
84.)
Bring Me To Life-Inglorious feat. Jeff Scott Soto
85.)
Life After Salem-Lil Nas X
86.)
Long Way-Eddie Vedder
87.)
Hellraiser (Remix)-Ozzy Osbourne and Motorhead
88.)
Livin’ the Life-Jeff Scott Soto and Erik Martensson
89.)
Always Be With You-Solar
90.)
GJ (Live 10 BabyMetal Years)-BabyMetal
91.)
Distortion (Live 10 BabyMetal Years)-BabyMetal
92.)
Megitsune (Live 10 BabyMetal Years)-BabyMetal
93.)
Karate (Live 10 BabyMetal Years)-BabyMetal
94.)
Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Live 10 BabyMetal Years)-BabyMetal
95.)
Don’t Let Me Down (1st Rooftop Performance, 1st
OFFICIAL Release)-The Beatles
96.)
Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal, 1st OFFICIAL Release)-The Beatles
97.)
Without A Song (Jam with Billy Preston on vocals)-The Beatles
98.)
Bloodstone (Live 1982, The Omni, Atlanta, GA)-Judas Priest
99.)
The Hellion/Electric Eye (Live 1986, The Summit, Houston, TX)-Judas Priest
100.)
Cold Heart-Elton John and Dua Lipa
101.)
Simple Things-Elton John and Brandi Carlile
102.)
E-Ticket-Elton John and Eddie Vedder
103.)
It’s a sin (global reach mix)-Elton John, Years & Years
104.)
Finish Line-Elton John and Stevie Wonder
105.)
I’m Not Going To Miss You-Elton John and Glen Campbell
106.)
Godzilla Main Title-Bukimisha
107.)
Eiko-maru Sinking-Bukimisha
108.)
Storm on Ootojima Island-Bukimisha
109.)
Cemetery-Bukimisha
110.)
Ootojima Island Theme-Bukimisha
111.)
Godzilla Comes Ashore-Bukimisha
112.)
Godzilla’s Fury-Bukimisha
113.)
Desperate Broadcast-Bukimisha
114.)
Godzilla comes to Tokyo Bay-Bukimisha
115.)
Tokyo devastated-Bukimisha
116.)
Prayer for Peace-Bukimisha
117.)
Godzilla Under The Sea-Bukimisha
118.)
Supersonic Pursuit-Bukimisha
119.)
Birth of Rodan-Bukimisha
120.)
Rodan Pursuit-Bukimisha
121.)
Rodan End-Bukimisha
122.)
Something-Jake Shimabukuro, Amy Grant and Vince Gill
123.)
Go Your Way-Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
124.)
You Led Me To The Wrong-Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
125.)
Goin’ Where The Lonely Go-Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
126.)
Somebody was watchin’ over me-Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
127.)
Run Rudolph Run-Lee Aaron
128.)
Peace on Earth-Lee Aaron
129.)
Set You Free-Black Label Society
130.)
Destroy And Conquer-Black Label Society
131.)
Forsaken-Black Label Society
132.)
Love Reign Down-Black Label Society
133.)
Gospel of Lies-Black Label Society
134.)
Shelter Me-Black Label Society
135.)
The River is Rising-Slash, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators
136.) Love is the Rebel Song-Jon Foreman
137.) It Is Well With My Soul (Live)-Jon Foreman
Hopefully, people will enjoy these songs like I do and remember them as what went right in a year when our polarization made nothing work.
