Here’s What I Shazam’d Last Year

I was always super jealous of people’s Shazam app, but for some reason never felt like downloading it myself. I guess I just really didn’t want yet another app crowding my phone. But late in 2022, I finally caved. Now I’m constantly whipping out the app. Anytime I’m watching TV or at a restaurant or somewhere and can’t readily identify the song, I’m grabbing for the app on my phone. Maybe I love the song or the singer’s voice or just think, ‘Oh, that’s pretty’, or maybe I hate it. Maybe I’ve heard it a million times but am blanking on the title or artist’s name or want to know who does this cool cover. Maybe I’m watching a movie so old or obscure I’m simply curious whether Shazam will have any record of it. For whatever reason, I started collecting Shazams and am never going back.

So now I have this random playlist made up largely of things I wasn’t often or ever listening to and no idea of where much of it came from. What to do with it? Why, showcase it, of course! Here’s everything from 2023 (and a few from 2022) in order of Shazam. Maybe you’ll find something new or long-forgotten in all the randomness.

The List

1. Destiny: Zero 7, Sia, Sophie Barker
2. Love Song: Sheila Nicholls
3. bury a friend: Billie Eilish
4. Inside Out: Vonray
5. Wave Goodbye: Steadman
6. Carolina: Taylor Swift
7. Wherever Would I Be?: Dusty Springfield, Daryl Hall
8. You Hold Me Up: The Bones of J.R. Jones
9. Don’t Fear the Reaper: Gus Black
10. We’re the Lucky Ones: The Marias
11. Amazing: Josh Kelley
12. 100 degrees: kenzie
13. Wie ein Stern: Frank Schobel
14. Rock’n Roll im Stadtpark: Pankow
15. Stell dich mitten in den Regen: Bayon
16. I pescatori di perle: Georges Bizet
17. Faraway: Dara Schindler & Classic
18. I Want More, Part 2: Faithless
19. Dream Worth Keeping: Sheena Easton
20. Come Back Down: Lifehouse
21. Ms. Vandersanden: split habit
22. Year 3000: Busted
23. Wikked Lil’ Grrrls: Esthero
24. Believe: The Bravery
25. Oxford Comma: Vampire Weekend
26. It Ends Tonight: The All-American Rejects
27. Pioneer to the Falls: Interpol
28. Stop and Stare: OneRepublic
29. Mercy: OneRepublic
30. One More Day: Vast
31. Fade Into You: Mazzy Star
32. Bells in Santa Fe: Halsey
33. Trampoline: SHAED, ZAYN
34. Anti-Hero: Taylor Swift
35. Medley: Eva Ayllon
36. Senor Mentira: Daniela Darcourt
37. Lo Que un Dia Fue No Sera: El Sello Latino
38. Necesito un Amor: Antonio Cartagena
39. Redeemer of Israel: GENTRY
40. Never Forget You: Noisettes
41. Nicest Thing: Kate Nash
42. Waking Up: MJ Cole, Freya Ridings
43. Terrified: Anna Ternheim
44. I Know Places: Lykke Li
45. Mr. Sandman: SYML
46. Ditch: Empara Mi
47. A’ Soalin’: Peter, Paul, and Mary
48. Salvation from the Dawn: Will Bates, Maiah Manser
49. The Gift of the Rose: Isabella Summers, Elise McQueen
50. Fuel to Fire: Agnes Obel
51. Never Let Me Down Again: The Blue Notes
52. Bloody Mother F****** A******: Martha Wainwright
53. The Wonder of You: Villagers
54. How’s the World Treating You: Daniel Agee
55. Bright Eyes: Art Garfunkel
56. I Don’t Like Mondays: The Boomtown Rats
57. When I Need You: Leo Sayer
58. Give It Up: KC & the Sunshine Band
59. People in the Front Row: Melanie
60. Quand On N’a Que L’amour: Jacques Brel
61. The Joker Went Wild: Brian Hyland
62. A solis ortus cardine: Anonymous
63. Thank You: The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
64. Heaven: Gregory Porter
65. Songbird: Alexis Ffrench
66. Alleluia: Monks of the Abbey of Notre Dame
67. Called to Serve: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
68. When You Believe: One Voice Children’s Choir
69. What Was I Made For?: Billie Eilish
70. New York Groove: Ace Frehley
71. Misereri mei, Deus: Gregorio Allegri
72. Nothing Matters: The Last Dinner Party