20 songs for 2009

Before you know it, the year is almost over. It almost slipped my mind to come up with the annual list.

1. Ashes and Wine a fine frenzy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN3VvRzq5h4
you may not believe it, but I was there.

2. Forca nelly furtado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ChGxIvWscA
“It is the moment you remember you're alive”

3. Forever Love xjapan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF2EPftV_eo
Forever love.

4. Lies glen hansard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0zRzoH9MY
“who did you wrote this song for?”
“she’s gone.”
“she’s dead?”
“she’s gone.”

5. 小さな恋のうた mongol 800
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5kWHR_Imo&feature=related
such a simple song, yet says so much.

6. Kiseki greeeen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogEKEAGcCBg
a worthy successor to chiisano koi no uta. That simple sincerity.

7. Friends otsuka ai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzoo2tG0dis
“the very first dream you talked of- do you still remember?”-rei

8. Das Beste silbermond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5VzwPYpE3Q
Ich sag's dir viel zu selten
es ist schön, dass es dich gibt

9. Gold b’z
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBz2FkrJUwA
When times are hard, when you need inspiration, listen to this song.

10. Eisai anna vissi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvrwMONs8Ok
Athens Olympics 2004.

11. However glay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMyugiwQeI
I still can’t get this video out of my mind, because people just started to cry when the music came on.

12. With You lisa and park hyo shin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-oD-HHVUo
I still like the mv a lot, a lot.

13. Glamorous Sky nakashima mika
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xVls3coIoc&feature=related
“Yasu, are you listening?”
“Good evening, we are Blast.”

14. Hitoiro nakashima mika
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqyINF5EQw&feature=related
the one word to describe Tokyo.

15. Sign mr children
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bCcHK_5A3M
a song that reminds you of yesteryears.

16. qing tian jay chou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ImztgAtiY
still love the cello part in the middle.

17. Bad Day daniel powter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7g6LenMQ5E
You sing a sad song just to turn it around.

18. mata aimashou seamo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NAlavMXPSc
So God, forgive us just for today.

19. Precious yuna ito
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUk3IproIs
inoru two of us.

20. Say Anything xjapan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3esTTUPlJo
good songs survive the test of time.