If 2025 Had a Playlist, These Songs Would Be on It
By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
This was a year that kept interrupting whatever you thought you were doing. It arrived unevenly. Some moments swallowed entire news cycles. Others barely registered at first, only making sense months later, once the consequences showed up.
Most of the arguments about 2025 focused on motives or ideology. The consequences were easier to feel than to argue about.
Music, oddly enough, ended up capturing that better than summaries or charts. Not as nostalgia or a clever hook, but as a record. If this year had a playlist, the following songs would be included.
We Didn’t Start the Fire — Billy Joel
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