In the midst of the early days of the pandemic, while sequestered in our apartment, my mind would run free and wild. One day the realization that I would soon be turning 50 years old hit me while I was listening to music and like the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial (if you're around my age, you will likely recall), they bumped into one another.
So here's the evolution of that thought-a song from each year of my life, counted down daily, until we reach 50 songs (actually 51-more on that in a minute) on my 50th birthday. You might say, "how passive-aggressive of you, this sly, daily reminder that this milestone birthday is approaching", to which my response is, you can take the boy out of Minnesota, but you can't take the Minnesotan out of the boy. In all genuineness, I can promise you this is not my intent. It's a project borne of those strange days of isolation that blossomed into a marker of time, memories and a collection of good to great songs.
A few last words before diving into the countdown:
* A musical artist or band is limited to one appearance on the countdown. You may be itching for a slew of Miley Cyrus songs, but alas, you will only see one featured.
* I made some very difficult choices in narrowing down one song for each particular year, but there was one year where I couldn't choose just one song. Please forgive me.
* If you're the type that pays close attention to detail, you'll notice that the title of the blog says "50 years, 50 songs", but in actuality there will be 51 songs. This is due to a slight mistake when I originally set the blog up and I wasn't able to change it afterward. Blame it on my advancing age.
* I imagine there will be songs you know by heart and songs you will hear for the very first time. Whatever the case may be, I hope you enjoy my trip down memory lane.
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