CIVL’s Aaron Levy wants to remind you that the best songs speak for themselves, so here’s a list of New Year’s themed songs whose lyrics will do just that:
U2 – “New Year’s Day”
“We can break through / Though torn in two / We can be one / And so we’re told this is the golden age / And gold is the reason for the wars we wage / Though I want to be with you, be with you night and day / Nothing changes New Year’s Day.” — Bono
“Last year was a hard year / For such a long time / This year’s gonna be ours / Last year was a hard year / For such a long time / This year’s gonna be ours / Last year was a hard year / For such a long time / This year’s gonna be ours.” — RIP Miles
“The party of a lifetime / 31st of December / Man I remember when the ball dropped for 90 / Now it’s 9-9, ten years behind me / What’s gonna happen? / Don’t nobody know / We’ll see when the clock gets to 12-0-0 / Chaos, the cops gonna block the street / Man who the hell cares?”
Robert Burns – “Auld Lang Syne” (As performed in the film New Year’s Eve (2011))
“Should old acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind / Should all acquaintance be forgot / And auld lang syne / For auld lang syne, my dear / For auld lang syne / We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet / For auld lang syne.” — Lea Michele/Robert Burns
