On New Year’s Day (2024), the first song I heard on Spotify was my favorite song of all time, “The Pretender“ by my favorite band, Foo Fighters. On New Year’s Day (2025), it was “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour, CM Punk’s WWE theme song, and one of my first Songs of the Moment.
But this year, 2026, I wanted to do something different. Because of the ridiculous barrage of fireworks outside, I started the year 2026 by opening the house’s smart TV and then searching on Spotify for Saliva’s “I Walk Alone”, the theme song of WWE wrestler-turned-actor Batista (real name David Bautista). Upon finding the song, I played it at full volume, jumped with my coins for good luck, and screamed along to the song’s first line:
YEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!
Side note: For context, please watch the video below. It’s Batista’s entrance at WrestleMania XXXIV featuring his theme song.
What a way for me to kick off the new year and cleanse the bad spirits. It was like I recreated Batista’s epic entrance at home. And that’s why it’s my first Song of the Moment for 2026.
To all, have a fruitful, happy, and safe year ahead!
Ω
Header image: DreamSky of Pexels. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2025.
Batista’s video: WWE. The featured video is for entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.
The Diary of The Deranged Writer 