2023 Wrapped: A Glimpse into our Collective Playlist

As 2023 comes to a close, our social media feeds have been buzzing with yearly reflections and annual musical highlights.

Grab an earbud and tap in to discover the tracks that have kept us going throughout this year. Check out this compiled list of favorite songs from 2023 from some notable Georgia Tech people.

Song: Snooze

Artist: SZA

Tatianna Richardson
Academic Program Manager I
Office of Graduate Education

I think SZA is one of the most angelic voices in R&B right now. A great songwriter too.

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Song: Pushing Daisies (Oh My My)

Artist: Friday Pilots Club

Haden Boone
Graduate Student Body President
Ph.D. Operations Research

I've been following this band since their debut in 2017, and they've consistently been in my top artists of each year since, but they haven't yet hit the breakout that they deserve. Their songs have a modern take on alternative rock with catchy hooks and just enough edge to make you feel something. If that intrigues you at all, I'd highly recommend checking them out.

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Song: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT

Artist: Blink-182

Karena Nguyen
Assistant Director
Office of Postdoctoral Services

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Song: To Someone From A Warm Climate (Uiscefhuaraithe)

Artist: Hozier

Chung Kim
Academic Program Manager
School of Biological Sciences

Hozier and this song will always hold a special place in my heart because he played it during the first concert that my daughter and I attended together.

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Song: It's Ok

Artist: Imagine Dragons

Kiera Tran
Executive Vice President of Graduate Student Government Association
Ph.D. Earth and Atmospheric Science

As the year is coming to an end, everything (good and bad) also came at once for me. And this song keeps singing, 'It's okay to not be okay. It's just fine to be out of your mind. Breathe in deep, just a day at a time. 'Cause it's okay to be out of your mind.' I hope that this could make a good addition to the playlist during this hectic final season."

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Song: This Will Be Our Year

Artist: Cher

David Goldsman
Coca-Cola Foundation Professor
Director of Industrial and Systems Engineering Master's Recruiting and Admissions

Actually, it's a cover of a Zombies song from 1967, which is my favorite song of all time. A couple years ago, I was lucky enough to be invited to Abbey Road Studios in London to see the Zombies perform this live to an intimate audience of 30 people.

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Song: Beach House

Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen

Marc Ebelhar
Graduate Student Success Specialist
Office of Graduate Education/GT6000 program

A quick, catchy pop song that provides some joy in the peril that is dating in 2023.

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Song: Now and Then

Artist: The Beatles

Casey Hendricks
Program Support Coordinator
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

The Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, yet they released a new song last month–how awesome is that?!

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Song: Deep Space 066 Mix

Artist: Brando Lupi

Anna Traykova
Academic Advisor II/Graduate Program Coordinator
School of City and Regional Planning

I am a lover of electronic music and its characteristic long form - DJ mixes. This deep, eerie, and mesmerizing mix by Brando Lupi, Italian DJ, producer, and composer, is one of my 2023 favorites. It is a musical journey that is best enjoyed on a good quality sound system or hi-fi headphones.

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Song: Ohio

Artist: Cautious Clay, Joshua Karpeh

Brittany (Hodges) Eko
Academic Program Partnership Manager
Georgia Tech Professional Education - Academic Programs

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Song: Lights Out

Artist: Santigold

Justin LaFantano
Academic Advisor
Professional Education

Although not a new song, its energy always feels fresh and hearing it brings me back to my university days in NYC.

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Song: (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay

Artist: Otis Redding

Bonnie Ferri
Professor, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vice Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

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Song: Ya mi mama me decía

Artist: Guitarricadelafuente

Ángel Cabrera
Georgia Tech President

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Song: Snooze

Artist: SZA

Song: Pushing Daisies (Oh My My)

Artist: Friday Pilots Club

Song: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT

Artist: Blink-182

Song: To Someone From A Warm Climate (Uiscefhuaraithe)

Artist: Hozier

Song: It's Ok

Artist: Imagine Dragons

Song: This Will Be Our Year

Artist: Cher

Song: Beach House

Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen

Song: Now and Then

Artist: The Beatles

Song: Deep Space 066 Mix

Artist: Brando Lupi

Song: Ohio

Artist: Cautious Clay, Joshua Karpeh

Song: Lights Out

Artist: Santigold

Song: (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay

Artist: Otis Redding

Song: Ya mi mama me decía

Artist: Guitarricadelafuente

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