An Incidental Borangutan Playlist of Songs That Rocked in 2009
As I prepared to host a New Year’s Eve party this year at my house, it occurred to me that I should put together a playlist of songs that moved me in 2009 so that one and all might reflect on this past year in rock music. With a little encouragement I threw together a mix tape, and for 72 minutes before midnight everyone rocked the final hour of 2009 away.
This was never meant to hit cyberspace, but after so many inquiries into artist and song names that evening, it became evident that these tunes weren’t nearly as well known as I first suspected. So, in the same spirit of sharing as that shown on NYE, I here publish and offer for stream that same playlist. These are in no particular order, and they shouldn’t be interpreted as a “best of” list either. I used a few different criteria when compiling this list of personal favorites.
- The song had to rock.
- The song had to hook. (Rock ‘n roll makes me fall in love with music, but hooks and melodies make me fall in love with songs)
- There needed to be a personal fond memory attached to the song, and in lieu of tiring everyone’s eyes with individual recollections, I’ll just let the songs do some talking on their own.
Perhaps if I had run a Top 40 radio station in 2009, these would all have been in regular rotation, but we would still be left with 22 other songs undetermined. What songs would you add to this list? You know you want to comment! 
(Note: Before anyone pounces, I might mention that I’m fully aware a certain MGMT song below was released in 2008 and not 2009. It’s afforded a mention here based on the 2009 release of its second video spot, a video that had me pressing play repeatedly for no less than a month! Geraldine, on the other hand, simply transgressed time and never lost its luster jumping from ‘08 – ‘09)
Red Pens – “Hung Out” (from the album Reasons)
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Two Harbors – “You Pulled The Rug Out” (from the album All The Places We Would Rather Be)
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Eels – “Prizefighter” (from the album Hombre Lobo)
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Gossip – “Heavy Cross” (from the album Music For Men)
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Anderson – “Trevor On The Dancefloor” (from the album It Runs In The Family EP)
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The Invincible Kids – “Rug Burns” (from the album The Invincible Kids EP – 2008)
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Free Energy – “Free Energy” (from the album Free Energy EP)
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Glasvegas – “Geraldine” (from the album Glasvegas)
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MGMT – “Kids” (from the album Oracular Spectacular)
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Metric – “Gimme Sympathy” (from the album Fantasies)
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Passion Pit – “The Reeling” (from the album Manners)
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Phoenix – “1901″ (from the album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – “Everything With You” (from the album The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart)
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Solid Gold – “Bible Thumper” (from the album Bodies of Water)
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The Sounds – “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake” (from the album Crossing the Rubicon)
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The Temper Trap – “Down River” (from the album Conditions)
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White Lies – “Death” (from the album To Lose My Life)
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Zero” (from the album It’s Blitz!)
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