At the end of (almost) every year, I do a recap of my favorite things in pop culture for the ending year. Because I’m a “culture chick”, my picks revolve around movies, music, and television, it’s a fun time to look over the stuff that most influenced my pop culture addiction for the last 365 days. Here are my 2012 picks.
Favorite Songs of 2012
- “Disconnected” – Keane
- “Take a Walk” – Passion Pit
- “Madness” – Muse
- “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye
- “It’s Time” – Imagine Dragons
- “Too Close” – Alex Clare
- “Ho Hey” – The Lumineers
- “Everybody Talks” – Neon Trees
- “Lights” – Ellie Goulding
- “Silenced By The Night” – Keane
- “Glad You Came” – The Wanted
- “Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes/Adam Levine
- “Tongue Tied” – Grouplove
- “Not Over You” – Gavin DeGraw
Favorite Television Shows of 2012
- Breaking Bad
- Big Bang Theory
- Mad Men
- How I Met Your Mother
- Community
- The New Girl
- Gossip Girl
- Weeds
Favorite movies of 2012
- Les Miserables
- Moonrise Kingdom
- The Hunger Games
- Skyfall
- Wreck-It Ralph
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Brave
- The Inbetweeners
- Ted
Favorite YouTube videos of 2012
- Dumb Ways to Die
- Oh My Dayum – Five Guys Burgers and Fries Review
- Snuggie Countdown
- Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye
- Somebody That I Used to Know – Cover by Walk of the Earth
- Gangham Style – PSY
- YouTube Rewind Style
Favorite Live Performances Attended in 2012
- Wicked at London’s Apollo Victoria Theater
- Les Miserables at the Utah Shakespearean Festival
- Keane in Salt Lake City
- Stones in His Pockets at the Utah Shakespearean Festival
- Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Murray City Amphitheater
- Miscellaneous bands playing at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
- Fictionist at Provo Rooftop Concert Series