Ok, let’s try this again…

  I can't take credit for this pithy sentiment as it pertains to the beginning of this year. The honor for that goes to Charles Williams, host of "The Other Black Music" and co-host of "The Motherland Influence", but if there was a nail to be hit, that was it! It seems to have been the general consensus, talking to people and reading over the last couple of days, that 2011 left very little to be desired, pretty much across the board. Surely we can do better than 2011! So let's all collectively take a deep breath and try this again, shall we? Alright, huddle up. 2012 on three. One. Two. Three. 2012!!!

Song	Artist	Album		Year
That Was Then But This Is Now	ABC	Beauty Stab		1983
Here Come The Good Times	A-House	Wide Eyed and Ignorant		1994
68 Guns	The Alarm	Declaration		1984
The Irish Keep Gate Crashing	The Thrills	Let's Bottle Bohemia		2004
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The Apple Of My Eye	Damien Dempsey	Seize The Day		2003
Like Castanets	Bishop Allen	The Broken String		2007
Memory Lane	Elliott Smith	From A Basement On The Hill		2004
Once Around The Block	Badly Drawn Boy	The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast		2000
Round and Round	Paul Weller	Paul Weller		1992
Footprints On Water	The BellRays	Hard Sweet & Sticky		2008
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Love & Kisses	Altered Images	Happy Birthday		1981
I Kiss The Flower In Bloom	Close Lobsters	Foxheads Stalk THis Land		1987
Butterfly Kisses	The Depreciation Guild	In Her Gentle Jaws		2007
Kiss Me On The Bus	The Replacements	Tim		1985
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend	The Rubinoos	Back To The Drawing Board		1979
When You Love Somebody	Fruit Bats	Mouthfuls		2003
Home	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros	Up From Below		2009
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Poor Boy	Split Enz	True Colours		1980
Brand New Friend	Lloyd Cole & The Commotions	Easy Pieces		1985
Blue Skies For Everyone	Bob Schnieder	Lonelyland		2001
Underdog	Spoon	Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga		2007
The Last Polka	Ben Folds Five	Ben Folds Five		1995
Wax and Wire	Loch Lomond	Night Bats		2009
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Ageless Beauty	Stars	Set Yourself On Fire		2005
Breather	Chapterhouse	Whirlpool		1991
Fingerpops	Garageland	Last Exit To Garageland		1996
Stars Were Exploding	Good Luck	Into Lake Grify		2008
Atmosphere	The Oranges Band	The World an Everthing In It		2005
Scale It Back	DJ Shadow w/Little Dragon	The Less You Know,The Better		2011
Perfect Day	Lou Reed	Transformer		1972
And I Remember Every Kiss	Jens Lekmen	Night Falls Over Kortedala		2007