Songs about the old and the new seem appropriate for the time of year, so let us know what you have to recommend – and keep an eye on how others are interpreting the theme – in the comments.
You have until 11pm on Monday 1 January to post your nomination and make your justification. RR contributor Chaz Cozens (who posts as HopelessCase in the comments) will select from your recommendations and produce a playlist, which will be published on 4 January.
Here is a list of all songs previously picked and therefore ineligible for the series. A note: we tackled “fresh starts” back in 2009, but the nuance here might be different ...
If you want to volunteer to compile a playlist from readers’ suggestions – and potentially blog about the process/selection for the Guardian – please email matthew.holmes@theguardian.com with the subject line “RR guru”, or make yourself known in the comments.
Here’s a reminder of the guidelines for RR:
- Tell us why it’s a worthy contender.
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Quote lyrics if helpful, but for copyright reasons no more than a third of a song’s words. If sharing links, make sure there is appropriate copyright permission.
- Listen to others people’s suggestions and add yours to a collaborative Spotify playlist.
- If you have a good theme, or if you’d like to volunteer to compile a playlist from readers’ suggestions, please email matthew.holmes@theguardian.com
- There’s a wealth of data on RR, including the songs that are “zedded”, at the Marconium. It also tells you the meaning of “zedded” (picked for a previous playlist so ineligible), “donds” and other strange words used by RR regulars.
- Many RR regulars also congregate at the ’Spill blog.
