30 Day Song Challenge

Every so often over the years I've had a good time doing these 30 day song challenges, they're kind of an old-timey social media game that swept across Facebook like a storm. These days I've become a lot more antisocial with my social media, so I figure why not bring this over here where nobody else will likely see it. 

I'll post the full list at the bottom of this post but the general idea is that there are 30 daily prompts to pick a relevant song for. Most times when I've done this I've added my own stipulation of not repeating artists - with the exception of the last time I did it in 2022, when I did the challenge based purely on my Spotify Wrapped top 100 songs of the year. I'll apply the no repeat artists rule this year as well, and as a treat down below I'm also going to include my selections from previous years for comparison. 

Day 01 - your favourite song: Blusher - Racer

Favourite songs are often very transient things in my life, so this is just the pick for right here and now. Racer is a new release that I've been obsessed with for the almost two weeks since it came out, from Melbourne pop trio Blusher. My first experience of Blusher was in early 2023 when they openedfor Aurora at The Palais; despite an initial skepticism of these three girls with their choregraphed dance moves, they quickly won me over with catchy hooks, undeniable talent and fun vibes. They've been among my top artists ever since and I've seen them live a couple more times, including their first ever headline show in Melbourne late last year. Do I think Racer is their best song? Probably not (see: Accelerator, Somebody New, Dead End... honestly just go check out their whole discography, it's not that large yet), but it's catchy and really gets me up and about. 

I am using this series to figure out a little bit about formatting on Blogspot, basic as what I'm doing here may be, but expect to see a link somewhere around here when I've got Day 2 posted. (Edit: Oh look, it's right here!) Until then, a look back at some of my favourite songs from years gone by...

2011: The Dismemberment Plan - The Other Side

Fucking love The Plan, was devastated when money/reality got in the way of me travelling to see them reform for a few shows last year; desperately hoping they do it again some time and I'm in a better position to get to the USA to experience them at least once. The Other Side will always be one of my favourites, the insane drumming alone is worth the listen.

2017: Paramore - Hard Times

Conversely we have a song from a band I have managed to see five times now (including travelling interstate a couple of times for, which is not quite the investment of heading to the US). Hard Times, and subsequently the album After Laughter, came along at such an important time for me - dealing with grief and deteriorating mental health, Paramore gave me an album with 100% relatability and danceability. I'm not saying Paramore saved my life but they definitely helped me improve it. 

2020: Alex the Astronaut - I Think You're Great

Alex the Astronaut is wonderful, and so is this song. I don't have as much of a story to go along with it but it's fair to say that Alex is among my absolute favourite songwriters, capable of making me laugh and cry and feel things in the deepest ways. An icon who I think is great.

2022 (Spotify Wrapped Edition): Alex the Astronaut - Something Good

Same comment as above.

The full list:

30 Day Song Challenge

day 01 - your favourite song:

day 02 - your least favourite song:

day 03 - a song that makes you happy:

day 04 - a song that makes you sad:

day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone:

day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere:

day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event:

day 08 - a song that you know all the words to:

day 09 - a song that you can dance to:

day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep:

day 11 - a song from your favourite band:

day 12 - a song from a band you hate:

day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure:

day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love:

day 15 - a song that describes you:

day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate:

day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio:

day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio:

day 19 - a song from your favourite album:

day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry:

day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy:

day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad:

day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding:

day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral:

day 25 - a song that makes you laugh:

day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument:

day 27 - a song that you wish you could play:

day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty:

day 29 - a song from your childhood:

day 30 - your favourite song at this time last year: