Amy’s Top50 Songs of 2013
2. Sandee Chan (陳珊妮) – A Low-key Life (低調人生)
For a song that’s “low-key” and “understated,” this sure shows such complex themes, it’s even difficult to grasp with even an English translation [this super fancy version via RockTheCPop is the only translation I could find].
I don’t think I’ll ever get the song, but that seems to happen with all the Sandee Chan music I’ve listened to so far.
1. Faye Wong – In Honor of our Youth (致青春)
I’m not going to lie, as long as Faye Wong just releases one single track every couple of years, it’s very likely she will top my list of best songs. In this one song she did for her gal pal Zhao Wei’s directorial debut for So Young, Wong delivers every possible emotion in the simplest of ways. It’s her at her best and her most effortless, like it’s nothing to sing about the pains of life and growing old. [1]
The arrogant and self-indulgent mindset, has vanished into thin air
Bewildered, tired, hurt-
The human comedy.
Laughed, screamed, left-
Youth is curious.
That’s it! What are your favorite tracks of the year?
Thanks for introducing salyu x salyu + Sandee Chan
@Giacomo d. Lee, well… salyu x salyu is just salyu being playful with cornelius xD it’s kinda freaky that their live performances feature salyu look-alikes for effect~~~
And yes! Sandee Chan~ I think I discovered her in that rare CNN Go epi they did in Taiwan.
Ah! So that’s what Cornelius has been up to. I didn’t know he’d returned. I think this Beck remix is the best thing he’s ever done
Man! I forgot Joanna Wang’s album was released this year! It’s actually been such a long and good year for music, I don’t remember what albums were released… HaHA. Glad to see her on the list! As always, I’m gonna have to listen to EVERYTHING that’s happened on your list… HaHa.
Umm… god… what songs are my favorite? That’s hard. Mostly I’d have to separate it into genres, except for maybe one or two songs. I’ll have to think long and hard about this one… HaHa. I guess your list is a good place to start ^^ I’m trying to think about what I could do for an end-of-year post… Something ELSE to think about!
@Camiele, in case you’re interested in this Xiami playlist even though it’s incomplete.
@amy, NAAAAIIIISU!!!! Thanks! This will give me something to listen to and think about while I’m trying to create a “Best of” something “2013” something… HAHa.
Wanting, B.A.P, Block B, Sunny Hill, IU, Tizzy Bac, Sting, Drunken Tiger, Lee Hi, Janelle Monae, Xiah Junsu (gee, strongly biased there), G-Dragon, Shiina Ringo, Sodagreen and Faye Wong. Exactly the artists who inhabit my iTunes library. Are you like my long lost twin?? :D
@Elly L., yup, we are music long lost twins. xD
I’m getting all the songs on this list now, which I don’t know! Thanks for this amazing list!
@Elly L., make sure to let me know how you like those songs.
@amy, okay, may favorites from this list so far:
Javed Ali, Kirti Sagathia & Pooja AV – Tum Tak (I really love this! Is there any other Indian music you can recommend?)
Simona Molinari featuring Peter Cincotti – Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde
salyu x salyu – じぶんがいない
Janelle Monae – Dance Apocalyptic
And following songs I already knew, but love nonetheless:
Faye Wong – In Honor Of Our Youth
Shiina Ringo – いろはにほへと
Xiah Junsu – 11 AM
Drunken Tiger – The Cure
Block B – Very Good
B.A.P – Coffee Shop
IU featuring Jonghyun – A Gloomy Clock
The other songs from the list Imma give some more listen to’s and prolly will turn out to like them, too.
I’m really enjoying these songs – thank you! :)
And I’m looking forward to more music lists! Or can I find more on this website already?
@Elly L., I see you like beat-driven songs xD Tum Tak was done by A.R Rahman, famous for winning the Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire’s Jai Ho. He’s like the non-plus-ultra of Bollywood. I’ve been waiting for his album to come out, but only Aabhi Jha [MV] has been released. He also did the OST for Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se… which is amazing [Check 1st #15 on this list]. He also did an MTV Unplugged India show that might leave you impressed. This year, he’s done another bunch of soundtracks, but he’s garnered some more praise for his work on Highway. I also liked his work on Delhi-6, Guru and Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities. You’ll find everything you need in YouTube xD
If you liked Simona, you might also enjoy Cincotti’s East of Angel Town album. And with Salyu, you gotta check out the soundtrack she did for All About Lily Chou Chou under the alias Lily Chou Chou. Especially if you love Faye and Shiina.
We don’t do many lists (better keep up with the MV postings), but you might enjoy Giacomo’s list or Diandra’s list.