It's almost the end of the end of the year, which means that Spotify Wrapped is available! This includes your favorite songs, artists, and genres.
Here's ten songs (shuffled from my top 100) I chose, which I hope you could use to inspire your work!
"Και σ’ αγαπώ, σ’ αγαπώ, σ’ αγαπώ
κι είναι στιγμές που πικρά μετανιώνω"
"And I love you, I love you, I love you
and there are moments I bitterly regret it"
"我知道我要的那种幸福
就在那片更高的天空"
"I know that the happiness I want
is on a higher slice of the sky"
"Kalbimiz temiz diye
Harcadılar bizi de yine"
"Because our hearts are pure
They wasted us again"
"Φύγανε παιδάκια στην Αμέρικα
Χέρια γκαρσόνια μαγέρικα
Κι ήρθε απόψε η νυχτιά
Και τους άναψε
Ποιας νοσταλγίας φωτιά"
"Young bloods, they migrated to America:
Deck hands, waiters, line cooks.
And as this evening darkened into night,
It ignited in them
Such a nostalgic fire!"
"I forgot the world outside and I lost my needs and pride
So how can I be reproached when I've found freedom?"
"Κι αν ξυπόλυτη χορεύω, με σημαία μου μια φούστα
είναι γιατί σε λατρεύω, και σου κάνω όλα τα γούστα"
"And if I dance barefoot, with a skirt as my banner
it’s because I love you and I accomplish all your favours."
"Ni do zadnjeg leta, ni do kraja sveta
Sudbina je moja kleta"
"Not until the last flight, not until the end of the world
My fate is cursed"
"I am the unknown fighter
A dark horse coming for you"
"But in your sacred air I am full of light
Your loving arms are the true delight
To which I'm lost..."
Gaye Su Akyol is a singer, painter, and anthropologist from Istanbul, Turkey. Her two new, self-produced tracks for the Singles Club fuse hard rock, surf, and electronic music to push at the boundaries of rock and Anatolian psychedelic music (see New York Times Dec. 2019 feature).
Their single leads with a cover of “Love Buzz,” originally by the Dutch psych band Shocking Blue, and famously covered by Nirvana on their 1988 debut single. It is a fitting tribute to the huge impact Nirvana had on Akyol in at a young age. The B-side, “‘Böyle Olur Mu,” breathes new life into the song with hard-to-forget electro baglama, thick bass riffs, heroic guitars, and dark beats.
Her US tour starts on Saturday:
SEP 09 Bryant Park, New York City, NY
SEP 11 City Winery Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
SEP 12 Jammin Java, Vienna, VA
SEP 13 City Winery Boston, Boston, MA
SEP 15 Drom, New York City, NY
SEP 17 Los Globos, Los Angeles, CA
SEP 19 Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
SEP 20 Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA
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