Songs of 2019 by Carly Rae Jepsen

A few years ago I read an amazing post/tweet/article that I can't find anymore, but it explained that the seemingly innocuous "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen has hidden depths. In the bridge of the song, she sings:

"Before you came into my life,
I missed you so bad,
I missed you so bad,
I missed you so, so bad"

And while that seems like not much of anything at first glance, it's actually pointing out a real fact about our understanding of the nature of time and our experience of the universe: physicists can't find any proof of causality. Things happen, in our experience, one after another, events falling like dominoes, but that's just our experience. We experience time in a linear way that leads us to believe that one thing causes another, but in a real sense that isn't true.

Wild thoughts for a silly pop song to bring to mind.

But at that point I decided I liked Carly. I liked her voice, I liked her songs, and more than anything I liked her persona. She's just great. And then I noticed that a lot of younger people, Millennials with serious jobs and right-on politics LOVED Carly. So I checked out her music in earnest.

And I loved it.

What really activated me was Carly Rae Brackets, a twitter poll/March Madness parody where a bunch of fans tried to determine the greatest Carly Rae Jepsen song of all time (of course it was "Run Away With Me" - that's not the point). I started listening to her all the time. I preordered her next album - on vinyl. I got tickets to see her in concert. I listened to her music when I felt down or stressed. I became kind of a super fan. Why?

All I can think is that there was a Carly Rae-sized hole in my life, and she filled it. Before she came into my life, I missed her music so, so bad. 

Stats for Carly Rae Jepsen in 2019:

  • Songs: 37
  • Combined Length: 02:09:40

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Rank Name Artists Play
1 Store Carly Rae Jepsen
2 Run Away With Me Carly Rae Jepsen
3 I Really Like You Carly Rae Jepsen
4 When I Needed You Carly Rae Jepsen
5 E•MO•TION Carly Rae Jepsen
6 Party for One Carly Rae Jepsen
7 Boy Problems Carly Rae Jepsen
8 Gimmie Love Carly Rae Jepsen
9 Cut to the Feeling Carly Rae Jepsen
10 Fever Carly Rae Jepsen
11 Let’s Get Lost Carly Rae Jepsen
13 LA Hallucinations Carly Rae Jepsen
14 Body Language Carly Rae Jepsen
15 Turn Me Up Carly Rae Jepsen
16 First Time Carly Rae Jepsen
19 Drive Carly Rae Jepsen
21 Higher Carly Rae Jepsen
22 Sweetie Carly Rae Jepsen
24 Too Much Carly Rae Jepsen
25 Guitar String / Wedding Ring Carly Rae Jepsen
26 The One Carly Rae Jepsen
27 Hurt So Good Carly Rae Jepsen
30 Warm Blood Carly Rae Jepsen
31 Your Type Carly Rae Jepsen
32 Now That I Found You Carly Rae Jepsen
33 Tiny Little Bows Carly Rae Jepsen
34 Take a Picture Carly Rae Jepsen
35 This Kiss Carly Rae Jepsen
36 No Drug Like Me Carly Rae Jepsen
37 Favourite Colour Carly Rae Jepsen
38 Cry Carly Rae Jepsen
39 Tonight I’m Getting Over You Carly Rae Jepsen
40 I Didn’t Just Come Here to Dance Carly Rae Jepsen
41 Making The Most Of The Night Carly Rae Jepsen
42 Curiosity Carly Rae Jepsen
43 More Than a Memory Carly Rae Jepsen
73 Julien Carly Rae Jepsen

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