2020: Spotify Wrapped

So, the Spotify 2020 Wrapped results are in.

I generally dislike the whole idea of Spotify Wrapped immensely, but there's something about this year that means this minor irritation is exactly that, minor. As we all know only too well, there are, sadly, far more serious things to be concerned with. And So, with that in mind, here's what I learned about my 2020 listening on Spotify.

The band I listened to the most was... the Manics (no surprise, there). Bowie and Marc Almond came in at 2nd and 3rd. (no surprises, there, either. I don't think I've ever relied on my musical loves to get me through the terrifying days and nights, and my heart and soul hasn't exactly been in the best place to be open to new music.)

My most listened to Podcast was the hilarious and imperious Chart Music.

My second most listened to song this year, is, actually, not to mention surprisingly, a new release. A truly fabulous, glam and disco kissed banger called 'Supreme Beings' by a pop trio called Houglvss, that, if this whole horror pandemic had never happened, I am pretty sure would have been a smash summer hit. As it stands, it's a song that hardly anybody as heard, which is a terrible tragedy in itself as it deserves a huge audience...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohH8IC5OoAU

And my most played song of 2020? I wouldn't have guessed before the results were revealed but when it did, it made perfect sense. The online Feeling Gloomy Twitch events (Pulp, Suede, Pet Shop Boys, Manics specials all included) that my wife discovered have helped save both mine and my good lady's sanity during this momentously difficult year. Through it we've made new (hopefully lifelong) friends that we have *met* there, and my own Feeling Gloomy playlist that has been inspired by the wonderful host, Clifford Gloom's, own choices, is listened to by me with great regularity. 

And so, my most listened to song of 2020 so far has been...

'It's Alright' by the Pet Shop Boys.

No wonder the lyrics (see below) in this wonderful song are something I have so desperately needed to hear and attempt to believe in, and which has  helped me make it this far...

"I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on...)

I hope it's gonna be alright
(On and on and on...)
'Cause the music plays forever...
(For it goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on)

The year three thousand may still come to pass,
But the music shall last,
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
Never dissipating but giving us strength...

I hope it's gonna be alright...

I hope it's gonna be alright..."

Here's hoping!

Until next time, I remain,
Your Nocturnal Butterfly xx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOudFG-0B6U