So I was farting around on Twitter – what else do you do on there? – and I came across this image.

So I figured I’d do it. I worked the first post up and someone commented, saying you could crank out the whole month in a day, if you had a mind.

I don’t have much of a mind, but I do have bookshelves requiring filling that I desperately need distraction from, so I did all 30 days (why not 28 or 31?) in one go.

And here they are. 

Day one: a song with a colour in the title.

‘Red Pony’ by John Fahey. I’m still learning to play this.

Day Two: a song with a number in the title.

‘1969’ by the Stooges. Because THOSE DRUMS.

Day Three: a song that reminds me of summertime.

‘Dear Prudence’ by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Oddly bright goths.

Day Four: a song which reminds you of someone you’d rather forget.

‘Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial’ by the Hellacopters. Great fucking tune, though.

Day Five: a song that needs to be played loud.

‘The Snake… & the Stick’ by Oxbow. Universe rupturing.

Day Six: a song that makes you want to dance.

‘Rocker’ by AC/DC. I have, too, when I used to rockabilly dance. It’s fast, but doable.

Day Seven: a song to drive to.

‘Radar Love’ by Golden Earring. Bart, can we stop for ice-cream?

Day Eight: a song about drink or drugs.

‘You Can’t Get That Stuff No More’ by Tampa Red & Georgia Tom. That slide.

Day Nine: a song that makes you happy.

‘Minor Swing’ by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli. Every time, man.

Day 10: a song that makes you sad.

‘Moya’ by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The full catastrophe.

Day 11: a song you never get tired of.

‘Dress’ by PJ Harvey. Power trio excellence, and that solo.

Day 12: a song from your preteen years.

‘Under The Milky Way’ by The Church. I was 12 when this came out.

Day 13: a favourite song from the 1970s.

‘Starless’ by King Crimson. That tension from 5:00 onwards is unbearable.

Day 14: a song to be married to.

‘This Magic Moment’ by Lou Reed. Unlikely though, been there: didn’t take.

Day 15: a cover.

‘I Fought The Law’ by The Clash. Originally the Bobby Fuller Four.

Day 16: a favourite classical piece.

‘Fratres’ by Arvo Pärt. Planet-shiftingly good.

Day 17: a duet you’d do at karaoke.

‘Islands in the Stream’ by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton. Weaponised, doable pop.

Day 18: a song from the year you were born.

‘Station to Station’ by David Bowie. 1976. Drugs. Magick. Brilliant.

Day 19: a song that makes you think about your life.

‘Sing Your Life’ by Morrissey. You can do anything.

Day 20: a song with many different meanings to you.

‘Do You Remember The First Time?” by Pulp. Too many, too close.

Day 21: a song with someone’s name in the title.

‘Sheena Is A Punk Rocker’ by The Ramones. Brilliantly stupid.

Day 22: a song that moves you forward.

‘The Seeker’ by The Who. Tremendously layered motivation.

Day 23: a song everyone should hear.

‘Strange Tourist’ by Gareth Liddiard. My favourite song, maybe.

Day 24: a song by a band you wish were still together.

‘Careful What You Wish For’ by Coil. RIP Sleazy and Jhonn.

Day 25: a song by an artist no longer living.

‘Folk Forms I’ by Charles Mingus. Because it’s on the best live album ever.

Day 26: a song that makes you want to fall in love.

‘Say Yes’ by Elliott Smith. Perfect.

Day 27: a song that breaks your heart.

‘Hope’ by Dirty Three.

Day 28: a song by an artist whose voice you love.

‘Shore Leave’ by Tom Waits. The alpha and omega.

Day 29: a song you remember from childhood.

‘The Millionaire’ by Dr. Hook. This played in the car a lot.

Day 30: a song that reminds you of yourself.

‘Up The Wolves’ by The Mountain Goats. Keep going. Just keep going.

There you go. A month of meaning, perhaps.