Posted by bzedan on May 02, 2022
I just realised that when I first started sharing my monthly playlists Comradery hadn't had supporters only posts yet, and things were weird about Spotify, so my monthly playlists were only getting shared over at Patreon under supporter-lock. But! Not only does Comradery have supporters-only post options now but I also went and unlocked those playlist posts recently (January, February, March) so! Full cross-posting engaged. I do covers for each one, so prepare yourself.
April! My birthday month and what better reason for a more self-indulgent playlist than normal. This one can go linear or shuffle, like the rest, but I ended up really enjoying it on random, getting fun little surprises with what came next.
My theme this month was just "songs I love that mean something to me," it's all songs that have a memory of some kind attached, ones that have hung with me for decades in some cases (and some that are fairly new). I normally try to link to an artist of note here, but a lot of this is just, big names and old rock, so I'll link to Boy Jr. again and also say that the Heavy Metal soundtrack remains perfection. Maybe the song on here I've known longest is 'White Rabbit.' We had the sheet music and it was a close second to 'What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor' in singing around the piano during the evenings as a child.
The cover was very fun and looks far better small, because I was too impatient to let my ancient computer render it fully and properly. However, I do think I've cracked the "NOW" design code and feel very self-satisfied.
Here's the link to April's playlist on Spotify, and the listing of tracks below probably sums me up better than any bio I've written.
- 'Coconut' - Harry Nilsson
- 'Sister Christian' - Night Ranger
- 'Juke Box Hero' - Foreigner
- 'Heavy Metal - Take a Ride; Soundtrack Version' - Don Felder
- 'Surrender' - Cheap Trick
- 'Same Old Love' - Selena Gomez
- 'Heartbreaker' - Pat Benatar
- 'Angel Witch' - Angel Witch
- 'Girl on the Moon' - Foreigner
- 'The Final Countdown' - Europe
- 'Crimson and Clover' - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- 'Waiting for a Girl like You' - Foreigner
- 'Kinda Outta Luck' - Medusa
- 'Crazy - Soundtrack Version' - Nazareth
- 'The Pusher' - Steppenwolf
- 'Bad Liar' - Selena Gomez
- 'Magic Carpet Ride' - Steppenwolf
- 'Magic Man' - Heart
- 'Everybody's Next One' - Steppenwolf
- 'Somebody to Love' - Jefferson Airplane
- 'White Wedding - Pt. 1' - Billy Idol
- 'Born To Be Wild - Single Version' - Steppenwolf
- 'Time of the Season' - The Zombies
- 'Fernando' - Cher
- 'Tom Sawyer' - Rush
- 'Open Arms - Soundtrack Version' - Journey
- 'The Ostrich' - Steppenwolf
- 'The Last in Line' - Dio
- 'Barracuda' - Heart
- 'More Than a Feeling' - Boston
- 'Señorita' - Vince Staples
- 'Holy Diver' - Dio
- 'Hardrock Hallelujah' - Lordi
- 'Urgent' - Foreigner
- 'Queen Bee - Soundtrack Version' - Grand Funk Railroad
- 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' - Cher
- 'The Mob Rules - Live; 2000 Remaster' - Black Sabbath
- 'Mr. Killjoy' - Lordi
- 'Radar Rider - Soundtrack Version' - Riggs
- 'Safety Dance' - Men Without Hats
- 'Peace of Mind' - Boston
- 'Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved) - Remastered Version' - Eurythmics
- 'Ni Tú Ni Yo (feat. Gente de Zona)' - Jennifer Lopez
- 'I Like It' - Cardi B
- 'Should I Stay or Should I Go' - Xenia Rubinos
- 'Karaoke (feat. Lizzo)' - Big Freedia
- 'Chango' - Celia Cruz
- 'Jack & Diane' - John Mellencamp
- 'True Companion - Soundtrack Version' - Donald Fagen
- 'There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)' - Eurythmics
- 'Faraway Look' - Yola
- 'I've Been Waiting (w/ ILoveMakonnen & Fall Out Boy)' - Lil Peep
- 'The King of Rock 'N' Roll' - Prefab Sprout
- 'When Smokey Sings' - ABC
- 'Sussudio' - Phil Collins
- 'To Love Somebody' - Bee Gees
- 'I Want You to Want Me' - Cheap Trick
- 'Reach Out - Soundtrack Version' - Cheap Trick
- 'Prefabricated - Soundtrack Version' - TRUST
- 'Good Times Roll' - The Cars
- 'Facility Girls' - Soft Cell
- 'Hungry Like the Wolf - 2001 Remaster' - Duran Duran
- 'Boogie Feet (feat. Eagles of Death Metal)' - Kesha
- 'Crazy On You' - Heart
- 'White Rabbit' - Jefferson Airplane
- 'Jet Boy Jet Girl' - Elton Motello
- 'Blue Lamp' - Stevie Nicks
- 'Oranges and Lemons' - Book Of Love
- 'Walk of Life' - Dire Straits
- 'Orinoco Flow' - Enya
- 'If I'm Dancing' - Britney Spears
- 'Tin Man' - Future Islands
- 'Veteran of the Psychic War - Soundtrack Version' - Blue Öyster Cult
- 'Dance Hall Days' - Wang Chung
- 'Kiss from a Rose' - Seal
- 'Mr Blue' - Yaz
- '30 Century Man' - Scott Walker
- '(Don't Fear) The Reaper' - Blue Öyster Cult
- 'All Night Long (All Night) - Single Version' - Lionel Richie
- 'Dancing In the Dark' - Bruce Springsteen
- 'Oogum Boogum Song' - Brenton Wood
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