Seven Rock Songs about New Year’s Day

It is almost New Year’s Eve! With only three days until the ball drops, it’s time to put the last few touches on your countdown to 2017. That includes putting together perfect soundtrack to blast while welcoming the New Year.

Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, is here to help you make the ultimate rock playlist to soundtrack your New Years get together. We have picked seven songs about the holiday to get you in the mindset for a brand new year. So sit back with champagne in hand with the ones you love, listen to these tunes and welcome 2017 with open arms.

1.       A Great Big World, “This Is the New Year”: “This Is the New Year” begs the listener to live for today. It is okay to remember what happened in the previous year, but take what you learned and make your life better. This is another chance to change yourself and the world. “This Is the New Year” is a very uplifting song with an amazing message. (video)

2.       Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “Auld Lang Syne”: Who said that traditional had to be boring? There are a lot of punk versions of “Auld Lang Syne,” but Me First and the Gimme Gimmes turn this classic into a crazy, mosh pit-worthy mess. They don’t take themselves seriously, they don’t take the song seriously and you shouldn’t take it seriously either, which makes it so great. (video)

3.       The Walkmen, “In the New Year”: This song has the melody and cadence of a Christmas song. However, its lyrics are more like a New Years break-up song, with the narrator ending the relationship and looking forward to something new “out of the darkness and into the fire.” The raucous guitars add energy to the song, making it a bit chaotic yet hopeful at the same time. (video)

4.       Regina Spektor, “My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)”: This cover of the Peggy Lee song is very bare-bones, but it gets its point across. Driven lyrically rather than instrumentally, “My Dear Acquaintance” is a jazzy prayer wishing everyone, both friends and family and strangers alike, a happy New Year. (video)

5.       The Zombies, “This Will Be Our Year”: Considering how dark this year has been for many, this classic rock n’ roll song is full of positivity for the New Year. Primarily a love song, the narrator of the song sings about how this is going to be their year and how they’ve “only just begun.” It may take a while, but the darkness will be lifted. (video)

6.       Death Cab for Cutie, “The New Year”: This song is a bit depressing as songs about New Year’s Day go. Over a typical Death Cab “emo” down-tempo melody, the lyrics talk about how New Year’s is no different than any other day except for the way we act. All he really wants is for it to be easier to see his significant other. (video)

7.       Eagles, “Funky New Year”: This song is very bluntly about getting drunk and stoned on New Year’s Eve. If anything, this song is a PSA warning against the dangers of partying, set to a “funky” groove. (video)

While you are finalizing your New Year’s Eve playlist, check out these songs about the New Year to get your party going. Whether you are into somber songs or uplifting lyrics, these songs are guaranteed to be the perfect rock and roll soundtrack to help you usher in 2017 right.

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