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3: Music is a Great Thing and so are Playlists But I Have Way Too Many

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     Everyone loves music. Everyone listens to it when they’re cleaning, cooking, journaling, painting, exercising or whatever it is people do. I personally almost constantly have music playing since it turns out I like having background noise. Obviously I don’t have it on when I’m doing school or homework but I mean, when doing whatever (i.e. cleaning, journaling) it’s on.

    Does anyone else have the problem of having way too many playlists though? I follow playlists - I use Spotify - and I made some for different moods and vibes. I have a journaling playlist, a soft playlist, a Halloween and fall playlist (two separate ones), a kpop playlist, an anime ost playlist, a gaming playlist - like, I’m not even a gamer, I just made it for when I play Minecraft. What’s up with that? Literally nothing though, since I just like music. Fun times, let me tell you, when I’m mining or killing a mob and a song is playing. It’s a range from Minecraft parody songs to the UnderTale soundtrack and parody songs, to other upbeat songs that match the feel of it.

    Another fun part of creating playlists is coming up with a title. I don’t simply title it, “Cleaning”, “Art” or anything mundane (but does anyone name theirs like that? I presume not). No no no, my titles are more...how do I say this? Creative? Somewhat? As an example, here are some playlist titles: poetry in motion, poetry in melting (soft/pretty songs that feel like poetry), wildflowers//moving art (my art playlist), it feels like a dream (my dreamy feels playlist). I checked my playlists and turns out not all of them are like that. Maybe I should change them sometime. 

    Anyways, I also have many playlists titled, “Vibe __” with whatever number it is. I have 7 of them but I might combine or delete some; some of them are similar. My mother does like music too, she usually listens to Christian music, old rock, today’s hits on Pandora, pop, jazz, blues, classical music and a variety of others. My taste goes from My Chemical Romance and alternative (shoutout to one of my best friends for introducing me) to Cavetown to kpop & jpop but only a little bit (I don’t listen to it that much) to anime ost (I love the entirety of the Given ost, it’s amazing) to other artists that I only know one or a few more songs from. 

    Music is great for every situation. Hanging out with a friend? Make a playlist. Going to exercise/work out? Make a playlist or put on a podcast. Yes, I know they’re different but podcasts are cool too. I follow so many podcasts but I only listen to Welcome To Night Vale cause I haven’t started the other ones yet. Shoutout, again, to another friend for introducing me. Going to redo your room? Make a playlist. Going to be productive for a day to get everything done and cleaned? Make a playlist. Going to start working on a garden? Make a playlist. The point is, there are many reasons to make one. 

    Some people probably have a favorite playlist. I mean I do, but I can’t technically say for others since everyone is different. My favorite one is most definitely my poetry playlist (poetry in motion, poetry in melting). I chose songs that are very pretty, very soft, songs are basically poetry; I hope that makes sense to you, dear Reader. I can’t explain it any other way than that. Hm, maybe I can. Poetry is soft and heavy and beautiful and freeing all at once and those are the kinds of songs in the playlist. Some songs, just for a better idea, are: 

  • Butterfly’s Repose (Zabawa)

  • You’re Somebody Else (flora cash)

  • Oceans (seafret)

  • Atlantis (seafret)

  • Drown (a cover by seafret; any fans of Bring Me The Horizon, I highly recommend)

  • Lake (Roland Faunte)

  • Sunday (China Bears)

There’s more, but I added 77 songs so I’m not going to add every single one. That would be a long list, and this would be a long post. Not that I don’t mind but that’s a lot of reading for you and a lot of going back and forth for me. So just a few songs. 

    

    I’m not sure if this also applies to everyone but does anyone else love music but is musically challenged? Like I can’t play an instrument at all. I tried to learn how to play a keyboard but it didn’t really work out. But 3 of my friends are amazing at playing instruments. It could be 3 or more, who knows. 

    

    Alright, go forth and make playlists for whatever you want. Until next time, dear Reader. 


Signing off, 

Mother and Eliot

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