25 / MAR / 2023

I was doing some thinking earlier the other day (A rare occurence, I know) when my mind wandered to the concept of "monthly rituals." I don't mean holidays like Christmas or Halloween; I mean events that last at least a few days or weeks within a month. March Madness came to mind, with it presently being March, and as it did so, the thought of a "March ritual" kept lingering in the back of my mind for some reason. I wasn't sure why until the memory hit me like a truck

For 4 years straight, this 30-day music "challenge" (not all that challenging, really) was something that I did every March. There was never really a reason for it being in March, aside from the fact that I happened to find it during that month in 2015. After rediscovering this image, I ran to get the Google Doc where I'd written my past entries every time I did the challenge. As you'd expect, it turned into an interesting listening session. I can't say that my taste in music is any better or worse than it used to be, but it certainly is different.

In recent years, I don't think I've run into that many "challenges," let alone any that actually interested me to the point of wanting to participate. Maybe it's because I'm so far removed from social media at this point, but to me it seems that the trend has simply fallen out of favor. This is all to say that finding this image gave me the old fuzzy-wuzzy nostalgy-walgy feelings, and because of that, I figured I might as well share an old memory with you fellas.

Of course, I also figured I'd show you the 30-song playlist that I quickly whipped up after rediscovering this "challenge." Knowing that I probably don't have the mental energy to carry it out over the course of 30 days, I went through every song in one sitting, and hopefully you'll get some enjoyment out of it.
If not, well hey, you can still just do the "challenge" on your own!

  1. Перемотка - Здравствуй
  2. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
  3. Foo Fighters - Best of You
  4. SID - Uso
  5. Sadsvit - Nyeba
  6. Gui.tar - Sunkissed
  7. Derek & The Dominoes - Bell Bottom Blues
  8. Scarza - Wishful Thinking
  9. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
  10. Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Angels Standing ‘Round the Foot of Your Bed
  11. Scarza - Didn’t Know
  12. XXXTENTACION - Moonlight
  13. GROUPLOVE - Tongue Tied
  14. Billy Currington - People are Crazy
  15. The National - Exile Vilify
  16. Joji - Will He
  17. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away
  18. Boa - Elephant (Duvet is overrated)
  19. MF DOOM - One Beer
  20. Carpenter Brut - Le Perv
  21. Hall and Oates - Out of Touch
  22. 13 and God - Perfect Speed
  23. When in Rome - The Promise
  24. Jackal Queenston - Rubber Band
  25. Westley Willis - Suck a Caribou’s Ass
  26. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Matador (OK so I can only play the intro, but it still counts)
  27. Перемотка - Мир не видит твоей простоты
  28. George Michaels - Careless Whisper
  29. Shinji Miyazaki - Secret Garden
  30. Droeloe - Bon Voyage

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