It is a simple but unstoppable force, a homebrewed nursery rhyme mixed from household chemicals. It doesn't matter if you're feeling everything else this insecurity bop has to offer (the renewable energy of its elastic bass and cassette percussion and the bridge that plays like a duet with a busted Speak & Spell). It doesn't matter what you do or don't know about Remi Wolf's past lives - an American Idol audition or her TikTok explosion or the addiction and recovery stories sewn into the lining of her young career, for example. Or listen on the streaming platform of your choice. Spotify / Apple Music / Tidal / Amazon Music / YouTube Music Stream NPR Music's 100 Best Songs Of 2021:
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If you find yourself losing steam or feeling down or wondering when things will finally turn around, feel free to skip the rest of "All Too Well." (Jk, Taylor!) (Oh, and you can find our 50 Best Albums of 2021 here.) It's our sincere hope that as you make your way through our 7-hour playlist of the year's 100 best songs, you'll feel the same. In other words, we could be human again, and it felt good to be back.
Perhaps we kept some truths concealed during dire straits, so as not to appear frivolous (or feral) in the face of unforgiving circumstance. Maybe, after 20 months behind masks, we felt like revealing ourselves again. Perhaps the crowning of Cardi and Megan's "WAP" last year signaled a transgressive sea change. "Only here to sin." That admission from NPR Music's song of the year lies at the heart of many of the stories told across these 100 tracks.