The Bawley 100 - New Years Eve 2024/2025

Living a Bawley Summer

As the summer unfolded, I found myself immersed in a whirlwind of music and emotions. Rooted in the concept of living by the emotional vibe of the Bawley 100, it was a season of discovery and transformation. The Bawley 100 didn’t just provide a soundtrack; it guided me through a journey of intensity and introspection with absurdity and raw energy. Each day felt like a chapter, each song a milestone, and together they wove a narrative that would define My Bawley Summer.

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My Rules for Living a Bawley Summer

1. Embrace Raw Rebellion

A Bawley Summer thrives on unrestrained energy and passion. The rebellious spirit fuels spontaneous adventures, bold decisions, and an unapologetic embrace of the playlist. It’s about defying norms and reveling in the freedom that a wildly ranked 100-song playlist inspires.

2. Seek Dreamlike Escapism

A Bawley Summer carves out space for ethereal calm and dreamy detachment. These moments of serenity offer an escape from intensity, fostering peace and wonder. Embracing the dreamlike vibe encourages slowing down and immersing oneself in the playlist.

3. Get Lost with Experimental Exploration

Pushing boundaries is central to a Bawley Summer—whether through art, style, or the unexpected sequencing of songs. It’s a time to step outside comfort zones, explore creatively, and discover the magic of the ranked year end list.

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Lessons Learned

A Bawley Summer isn’t just a mood; it’s a philosophy. My Bawley Summer taught me the value of embracing the list vibe, finding beauty in chaos, and seeking solace deep in the top 100.

1. Emotions Are Fluid

The dynamic playlist highlighted the importance of riding emotional waves—whether they were ecstatic, contemplative, or stormy—and letting the list guide the emotional journey.

2. Music as a Compass

The songs became my guide, helping me navigate the monotony of AI-curated playlists and rediscovering the joy of purposeful listing.

3. Balance Is Key

Alternating between rebellion and reflection, intensity and calm, ensured my Bawley Summer avoided aural burnout. It offered both exhilaration and peace, creating a perfectly balanced end of year list.

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Conclusion

My Bawley Summer was a season like no other—a vivid blend of emotional exploration and fearless living, all guided by the intricate vibe of the year-end playlist. It celebrated imperfection, intensity, and individuality, leaving behind not just memories but a new philosophy for embracing life.

If summers and playlists are remembered by how deeply they are lived, then my Bawley Summer and the 2024 Bawley 100 will echo in my mind for years to come. #bawleysummer

100 Press Club - Champagne & Nikes

99 FEVER 333 - NO HOSTAGES

98 Amyl and The Sniffers - Big Dreams

97 Confidence Man - REAL MOVE TOUCH (feat. Sweetie Irie)

96 The Buoys - Subject A

95 THE VORS - Canberra Kids Runn'n Wild

94 Hybrid Minds - Alive Again (feat. Master Peace and Emba)

93 Halsey - Lonely is the Muse

92 Waxahatchee - Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)

91 Nadine Shah - Topless Mother

90 Frank Turner - Girl From The Record Shop (feat. Teenage Joans)

89 Hot Chip and Sleaford Mods (Hot Mods) - Nom Nom Nom

88 SOAPBOX - Private Public Transport

87 Bully - Atom Bomb

86 Neighbourhood Void - On Our Own

85 Velociraptor - Drag Me Under

84 Zeal & Ardor - Fend You Off

83 Quivers - Never Be Lonely

82 A Perfect Circle - Kindred

81 Adrianne Lenker - Vampire Empire

80 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Compress / Repress [MIXED] (Boys Noize remix)

79 Mattiel and Troy Stains - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You

78 The Zutons - Creeping On The Dancefloor

77 sleepmakeswaves - All Hail Skull

76 BIG SPECIAL - BLACK COUNTRY GOTHIC

75 HEALTH - ASHAMED [Feat. Lauren Mayberry]

74 Tkay Maidza - Electric Feel - Spotify Singles

73 Japandroids - Chicago

72 Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine

71 Poppy - new way out

70 King Stingray - Lookin' Out

69 The Gaslight Anthem - Little Fires (feat. Bully)

68 Lola Young - Wish You Were Dead

67 The Cure - Endsong

66 IDLES - POP POP POP

65 Dua Lipa - Training Season

64 Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More

63 BIG SPECIAL - BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE

62 Lady Parts - Glass Ceiling Feeling

61 Everything Everything - Cold Reactor

60 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Song Of The Lake

59 Antony Szmierek - Rafters

58 MJ Lenderman - Wristwatch

57 Fat Dog - Running

56 Yard Act - We Make Hits

55 Hinds - Stranger (feat. Grian Chatten)

54 Master Peace - Start You Up

53 Nilüfer Yanya - Like I Say (I runaway)

52 Middle Kids - Dramamine

51 Charli xcx - Guess (feat. billie eilish)

50 Lucius - Old Tape (feat. Adam Granduciel)

49 Puscifer - The Algorithm

48 Allerdyce - Spoon Song

47 Council Grounds - BOFA

46 Elbow - Balu

45 DIIV - Soul-net

44 Fontaines D.C. - In The Modern World

43 Waxahatchee - Bored

42 Mercury Rev - A Bird Of No Address

41 Skegss - Out Of My Head

40 Gojira with Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne - Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)

39 BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy - RATATATA

38 Poppy - the cost of giving up

37 The Smile - Friend Of A Friend

36 MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You

35 Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Utterly Rudderless

34 Zeal & Ardor - are you the only one now?

33 Blondshell - Docket (feat. Bully)

32 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God

31 Michael Kiwanuka - Lowdown (part i)

30 Master Peace - I Might be Fake (feat. Georgia)

29 Beth Gibbons - Reaching Out

28 Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales - Yolngu - Club Mix

27 Press Club - Wasted Days

26 Sampha - Satellite Business 2.0 (feat. Little Simz)

25 The Pill - Bale of Hay

24 Bad Omens - V.A.N (feat. Poppy)

23 King Stingray - Through The Trees

22 The Decemberists - Joan in the Garden

21 Amyl and The Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That

20 Tunde Adebimpe - Magnetic

19 Michael Kiwanuka - Four Long Years

18 Elbow - Good Blood Mexico City

17 Mannequin Pussy - Sometimes

16 Vampire Weekend - Gen-X Cops

15 Beth Gibbons - Floating On A Moment

14 DIIV - Raining On Your Pillow

13 The Cure - And Nothing Is Forever

12 IDLES - Roy

11 Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Bad Weather at Beachy Head

10 Mia Dyson - Sunny Hills

9 St. Vincent - Flea

8 DIIV - Brown Paper Bag

7 Kim Deal - Coast

6 Fontaines D.C. - Favourite

5 The Cure - Alone

4 Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

3 RINSE - Kiss Me (Kill Me) (feat. Hatchie)

2 Angie McMahon - Untangling

1 Fontaines D.C. - Starburster

 

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The Numbers: List of 100 Songs With Numbers In The Title

A while back I was asked...

 “What is your favourite song with a number in the title?”

                “1979, easy.”

For the next few days I couldn’t stop thinking of other songs with numbers in the title, some of them better than 1979, some much worse. Here is a list of them, ordered by number, of course.

0 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

1 Garbage - #1 Crush

2 Blur - Song 2

3 Courtney Barnett - Three Packs a Day

4 Sharon Van Etten - Jupiter 4

5 Radiohead - 2 + 2 = 5

6 Dune Rats - 6 Pack

7 The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

8 Violent Soho - Eightfold

9 Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

10 The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night

11 La Dispute - Eleven

12 The Strokes - 12:51

13 Garbage - 13x Forever

14 Aphex Twin - Avril 14th

15 Radiohead - 15 Step

16 The National - Conversation 16

17 Ladytron - Seventeen

18 Cherubs - 18 the Number

19 Gorillaz - 19-2000

20 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

21 Green Day - 21 Guns

22 The Flaming Lips - When Yer Twenty-Two

23 Four Tet - Twenty Three

24 Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People

25 Johnny Cash - 25 Minutes to Go

26 A.B. Original, Dan Sultan - Jan-26

27 IDLES - 26/27

28 Methyl Ethel - No. 28

29 Bon Iver - 29 #Strafford APTS

30 Kanye West - 30 Hours

31 Future - 31 DAYS

32 Ani DiFranco - 32 Flavors

33 The Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three

34 Nine Inch Nails - 34 Ghosts IV

35 La Dispute - 35

36 Placebo - 36 Degrees

37 DMA'S - Feels Like 37

38 High Contrast, Underworld - Two Hundred & Thirty Eight Days

39 The Cure - 39

40 Paul Kelly, The Messengers - Forty Miles To Saturday Night

41 Tame Impala - 41 Mosquitoes Flying In Formation

42 Coldplay - 42

43 The Dillinger Escape Plan - 43% Burnt

44 The Zombies - Care Of Cell 44

45 Mary Lou Williams - Forty-Five Degree Angle

46 TOOL - Forty Six & 2

47 Boards of Canada - Seven Forty Seven

48 Mariachi El Bronx - 48 Roses

49 Missy Higgins - 49 Candles

50 Cocteau Twins - Fifty-fifty Clown

51 Jimi Hendrix - 51st Anniversary

52 The B-52's - 52 Girls

53 Ramones - 53rd & 3rd

54 Jungle - Beat 54 (All Good Now)

55 Tom Waits - Ol' 55

56 Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté - 56

57 Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)

58 New Order - 586

59 The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound

60 New Order - 60 Miles an Hour

61 Liz Phair - 6'1"

62 Doves - M62 Song

63 Sigur Rós - 63º32'43.7N 19º43'46.3"W"

64 The Beatles - When I'm Sixty Four

65 White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65

66 Chuck Berry - Route 66

67 Chicago - Questions 67 and 68

68 Gorillaz - 68 State

69 Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69

70 Amyl and The Sniffers - 70's Street Munchies

71 Gary Clark Jr. - Highway 71

72 NOFX - 72 Hookers

73 James Lavelle - Seventy Three

74 Giorgio Moroder - 74 Is the New 24

75 Stereolab - Melochord Seventy-Five

76 Ween - Freedom Of '76

77 The Herd - 77%

78 Gomez - 78 Stone Wobble

79 The Magnetic Fields - '79: Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life

80 Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80's

81 Miles Davis - Eighty-One

82 The Shins - Fall Of '82

83 Wafia - 83 Days

84 Boards of Canada - 84 Pontiac Dream

85 Mew - 85 Videos

86 Green Day - 86

87 The Bouncing Souls - '87

88 MØ (feat. Diplo) - XXX 88

89 R.E.M. - Pop Song 89

90 Kimbra - 90s Music

91 Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke

92 Low Life - 92

93 Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity

94 As I Lay Dying - 94 Hours

95 Brian Eno - Windows 95 Startup Sound (Slowed 4000%)

96 DJ Shadow - Why Hip-Hop Sucks In '96

97 Eminem - '97 Bonnie & Clyde

98 Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions '98

99 Nena - 99 Luftballons

100 The Cure - One Hundred Years

What is your favourite song with a number in the title? 

 Spotify Playlist: The Numbers

The Bawley 100 - New Years Eve 2018/2019

Fortnight:Bawley Royale is the hottest end-of-year list on the internet. In Fortnite:Bawley Royale 100 songs are dropped on an ever shrinking island, with paired goals of claiming Victory Royale (the number one song) and performing fad dance moves. Listening to the list is fast, fun, free and highly addictive. However, some see Bawley Royale as a menace on young minds.

In 2018, young Bawley Royale listeners have been:

• Stealing credit cards to buy new hats, dance moves and positions for their songs.
• Staying up all night so they can find a few extra hours to pick their songs and work on dance moves.
• Pulling out of weekend hobbies and IRL meet-ups because it would be time away from their favourite songs.
• Listening under desks in workplaces and classrooms, in at least one office the list - and even any mention of it - has been banned.
• Screaming like toddlers when family members intervene to ban Bawley Royale on weekdays.

Many music media bodies are at their wits end. All commercial radio stations, one popular government funded youth radio station and the always relevant Video Hits have joined together to blacklist all songs from the Bawley Royale list. The official reason "lack of popularity", off-the record one music director confessed that "the ban is a co-ordinated response [to the Bawley Royale threat]".

Youth culture sceptic and local wowser Mr Con Servative has described Bawley Royale as a cross “between BawleyMon Go and The Bawley Games", Mr Servative says listeners are becoming addicted, suffering genuine withdrawal symptoms including "mood swings, urges, mopiness, middle age, and headaches". Others were also refusing to go to take off headphones because they couldn’t cope without hearing this years Victory Royale.

Meanwhile massive popularity means massive profits for the makers of the free list. So... play on below.

Dab. Dab. Floss. Electro Shuffle.

100 Janelle Monáe - I Like That

99 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Poison Tree

98 Half Man Half Biscuit - Every Time a Bell Rings

97 Lana Del Rey - Venice Bitch

96 Cat Power (feat. Lana Del Rey) - Woman

95 DZ Deathrays - Like People

94 Arctic Monkeys - Four Out Of Five

93 Robyn - Honey

92 Middle Kids - Mistake

91 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Mainland

90 Khruangbin - Evan Finds the Third Room

89 Beak> - When We Fall

88 Cut Chemist, Chali 2na, Hymnal - Work My Mind

87 Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee - Farewell Transmission

86 Low - Always Trying to Work It Out

85 The Breeders - Howl at the Summit

84 Cash Savage and the Last Drinks - Good Citizens

83 Sleep - Marijuanaut's Theme

82 Bec Stevens - They Don't Build Cars Like This Anymore

81 Nine Inch Nails - Ahead of Ourselves

80 Beth Orton and The Chemical Brothers - I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain

79 Matthew E. White - No Future In Our Frontman

78 Mojo Juju - Native Tongue

77 Neko Case - Last Lion of Albion

76 IDLES - Samaritans

75 Moses Sumney - Call-to-Arms

74 The Black Eyed Peas - STREET LIVIN'

73 Typhoon - Unusual

72 The Teskey Brothers - Forever You and Me

71 Julia Jacklin - Body

70 Chino Moreno - Brief Exchange

69 Lily Allen (feat. Giggs) - Trigger Bang

68 Thom Yorke - Suspirium

67 Art Brut - Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!

66 A Place To Bury Strangers - Never Coming Back

65 Gaz Coombes - Deep Pockets

64 A Perfect Circle - By And Down The River

63 Brendan Maclean - Hibernia

62 Lucy And The Rats - Can't Surf

61 Tiny Leaves - The Fullness of Things...

60 Dan Cribb (feat. David Novak) - Union Strike Folk Song

59 Spiritualized - Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go

58 Billie Eilish (feat. Khalid) - lovely

57 Half Man Half Biscuit - Knobheads on Quiz Shows

56 Cosmic Psychos - Feeling Average

55 Typhoon - Remember

54 Courtney Barnett - Hopefulessness

53 Confidence Man - Out the Window

52 The Breeders - Walking with a Killer

51 Dream Wife (feat. Fever Dream) - F.U.U.

50 Vegedream - Ramenez la coupe à la maison

49 Janelle Monáe - Django Jane

48 Sarah Blasko - A Shot

47 Low - Dancing and Blood

46 Natalie Prass - Sisters

45 City Calm Down - Joan, I'm Disappearing

44 A.B. Original - Blaccout

43 Nine Inch Nails - God Break Down the Door

42 MGMT - Little Dark Age

41 Dinosaur Jr. - Hold Unknown

40 Shame - One Rizla

39 Deafheaven - You Without End

38 Anna Calvi - Don’t Beat the Girl out of My Boy

37 Neko Case - Bad Luck

36 Paul Kelly - With The One I Love

35 Amy Shark - The Idiot

34 Phantastic Ferniture - Fuckin 'n' Rollin

33 St Vincent - Slow Slow Disco

32 First Aid Kit - It's a Shame

31 Courtney Barnett - Charity

30 CHVRCHES (feat. Matt Berninger) - My Enemy

29 The Babe Rainbow - Supermoon

28 Ball Park Music - The End Times

27 At The Drive In - Point Of Demarkation

26 Phantogram - Saturday

25 Wolf Alice - Sadboy - Edit

24 The Decemberists - Once In My Life

23 Ghostface Killah (feat. Snoop Dogg & E-40) - Saigon Velour

22 Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

21 Nine Inch Nails - Over and Out

20 Django Django - Marble Skies

19 Sebastian Field - Unravel

18 Donny McCaslin - What About The Body

17 Nardean - Pyramids

16 Lambchop - The December-ish You

15 Thom Yorke - Has Ended

14 Sharon Van Etten - Jupiter 4

13 A Perfect Circle - Disillusioned

12 Childish Gambino - This Is America

11 J Mascis - See You At The Movies

10 Young Fathers - In My View

9 Natalie Prass - Short Court Style

8 Hatchie - Sugar & Spice

7 Kurt Vile - Loading Zones

6 Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless

5 Angelique Kidjo - Once in a Lifetime

4 IDLES - Danny Nedelko

3 The Breeders - All Nerve

2 Typhoon - Empiricist

1 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Talking Straight

Find the llama in the Bawley 100 2018 Spotify playlist here.

The Bawley 100 - New Years Eve 2017/2018

Results of the non-binding postal survey are in and are overwhelmingly positive...

The 2017 Bawley 100

  100 Garbage  -  No Horses

  99 Tkay Maidza (feat. Danny L Harle)  -  Bom Bom

  98 At The Drive In  -  Holtzclaw

  97 CJ Shaw  -  In Kindergarten

  96 Ben Ottewell  -  Bones

  95 Father John Misty  -  Total Entertainment Forever

  94 DJ Shadow (feat.Nas)  -  Systematic

  93 Arcade Fire  -  We Don't Deserve Love

  92 The New Pornographers  -  Whiteout Conditions

  91 Army of Bones  -  Don’t Be Long

  90 Middle Kids  -  Never Start

  89 Big Thief  -  Mary

  88 Queens of the Stone Age  -  The Evil Has Landed

  87 Beck  -  Dreams

  86 Blanck Mass  -  Please

  85 Tired Lion  -  Cinderella Dracula

  84 At The Drive In  -  Ghost-Tape No.9

  83 Soulwax  -  My Tired Eyes

  82 Dune Rats  -  6 Pack

  81 Underworld  -  Slow Slippy

  80 DJ Shadow (feat. Steven Price)  -  Corridors

  79 Slowdive  -  Star Roving

  78 Tiny Leaves  -  Cynefin

  77 Abbe May  -  Like Me Like I Like You

  76 Amaya Laucirica  -  More Than This

  75 Gorillaz (feat. Jehnny Beth)  -  We Got The Power

  74 Oneohtrix Point Never (feat. Iggy Pop)  -  The Pure and the Damned

  73 The Horrors  -  Something To Remember Me By

  72 Cornelius  -  Sometime / Someplace

  71 IDLES  -  Mother

  70 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  -  Rattlesnake

  69 Laura Marling  -  Nothing, Not Nearly

  68 Mount Eerie  -  Real Death

  67 Gun Outfit  -  Landscape Painter

  66 Tired Lion  -  Fresh

  65 LCD Soundsystem  -  how do you sleep?

  64 Goldfrapp  -  Anymore

  63 Ball Park Music  -  Exactly How You Are

  62 Radiohead  -  Man of War

  61 Confidence Man  -  Better Sit Down Boy

  60 Towkio  -  Hot Shit

  59 Elbow  -  K2

  58 alt-J  -  In Cold Blood

  57 DZ Deathrays  -  Total Meltdown

  56 Lorde  -  Supercut

  55 Jen Cloher  -  Regional Echo

  54 Future Islands  -  Ran

  53 St. Vincent  -  Los Ageless

  52 The Preatures  -  Yanada

  51 Grizzly Bear  -  Mourning Sound

  50 Stormzy  -  Big For Your Boots

  49 Feist (feat. Jarvis Cocker)  -  Century

  48 Sløtface  -  Pitted

  47 The Flaming Lips  -  We a Famly

  46 Alex Lahey  -  I Love You Like A Brother

  45 Lorde  -  Liability

  44 Gang of Youths  -  The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows

  43 Typhoon  -  Rorschach

  42 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile  -  Outta The Woodwork

  41 Partner  -  Gross Secret

  40 Queens of the Stone Age  -  The Way You Used to Do

  39 Gorillaz  -  Busted and Blue

  38 Gorillaz (feat. Popcaan)  -  Saturnz Barz

  37 The Breeders  -  Wait in the Car

  36 The National  -  Nobody Else Will Be There

  35 UNKLE, Mark Lanegan, ESKA  -  Looking for the Rain

  34 All Our Exes Live in Texas  -  Boundary Road

  33 Arcade Fire  -  Everything Now

  32 alt-J  -  3WW

  31 Abbe May  -  Love Decline

  30 Gorillaz (feat. Peven Everett)  -  Strobelite

  29 The War On Drugs  -  Thinking Of A Place

  28 Wolf Alice  -  Don’t Delete The Kisses

  27 The Preatures  -  Girlhood

  26 Sampha  -  (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano

  25 Peter Silberman  -  New York

  24 St. Vincent  -  New York

  23 DZ Deathrays  -  Shred For Summer

  22 Flo Morrissey & Matthew E. White  -  Look At What The Light Did Now

  21 The New Pornographers  -  High Ticket Attractions

  20 Lambchop  -  When You Were Mine

  19 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile  -  Fear Is Like A Forest

  18 Elbow  -  Little Fictions

  17 Grandaddy  -  A Lost Machine

  16 Nine Inch Nails  -  The Background World

  15 Toydrum  -  I've Got a Future - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Rework

  14 David Bowie  -  No Plan

  13 The xx  -  Say Something Loving

  12 At The Drive In  -  Hostage Stamps

  11 Radiohead  -  I Promise

  10 Charlotte Gainsbourg  -  Deadly Valentine

  9 Nine Inch Nails  -  Less Than

  8 The National  -  Guilty Party

  7 A Perfect Circle  -  The Doomed

  6 Arcade Fire  -  Creature Comfort

  5 Stella Donnelly  -  Boys Will Be Boys

  4 LCD Soundsystem  -  call the police

  3 Young Fathers (feat. Leith Congregational Choir)  -  Only God Knows

  2 Lorde  -  Green Light

  1 The National  -  The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

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