More New Years Songs for Your New Year’s Eve Playlist

New Year’s is a time to reflect on the year that was, as well as a time to celebrate the potential of the new one in front of us. Music has always been great at conveying this, as there are many songs that present this sentiment both lyrically and melodically.

Previously, we gave you a list of rock songs to help you ring in the New Year. Now, with 2019 only a week away, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, it back with even more songs to make your New Year’s Eve playlist shine. From party anthems to reflective wishes for “better” days, here are five more songs about the New Year to get you ready for 2019.

1.       Daft Punk, “One More Time”: Though not really about the coming of the New Year, “One More Time” is an iconic 1990s dance club banger about celebrating what you have. Like the song says, “don’t wait” until its “too late,” just dance and celebrate one more time. Make this party count. (video)

2.       Goo Goo Dolls, “Better Days”: The New Year is often thought of as a time when people can get a fresh start in life. The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Better Days” speaks to this, wishing that those who need it will come up on better times in the coming year. Take that clean slate and make life better, because as the song says, “Tonight’s the night the world begins again.” (video)

3.       Bon Jovi, “New Year’s Day”: “New Year’s Day” encompasses every feeling one has about the New Year in one song. It laments the passage of time, it looks ahead to happy days and how we live life. But most importantly, it toasts to the coming year and its promise of a new beginning. Amen to that. (video)

4.       Counting Crows, “A Long December”: “A Long December” finds Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz reflectively looking back at a hectic year that seems to have been filled with heartache and pain. He hopes that the next year will be “better than the last,” which is something we can all relate to at this time of year. (video)

5.       ABBA, “Happy New Year”: Much of “Happy New Year” is about New Year’s Day itself once the pomp and circumstance of New Year’s Eve is over. This new day feels different and unknown in both good and bad ways. However, the important thing to take from the song comes from its chorus, which wishes that the New Year will bring unity and that our hopes and dreams will be closer to fulfilled. (video)

Whether the mood is melancholy and reflective or joyous and celebratory, there are a lot of great songs to get you ready for the New Year. Check out the songs above and let us know what songs you're listening to in order to get psyched for 2019 in the comments below.

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