April 2023 Playlist

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April! Continuing my little bonus challenge of meaningful numbers, this playlist is 4 hours and 0 minutes long (my 40th birthday was this month).

 

Being my birthday month, this playlist was all about indulging myself with some oft-played faves mixed with ancient nostalgia, while also threading through a little bit of self-discovery vibes? Existing at this age wasn't something I could really conceptualize when listening to 'Barracuda' for the first time, I was just getting by day-to-day.

 

Anyway! A lot of songs from my most beloved records and tapes growing up, but with all the things I've fallen in love with since (did you know I was finally able to learn who Dio was thanks to hearing it on a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

 

That's not to say there are a bunch of new favourites in here; 'Damocles' by Medusa is sparkling new and absolutely slaps in a way that I wish I could send to young me who hadn't even heard rock as hard as 'Time of the Season' yet, but who would play harpsichord records loudly, paving the mental pathways for listening to Wendy Carlos' The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (deeply unavailable online). I will note that I'd heard rock before The Zombies, but I don't think the piano music to 'White Rabbit' is quite the same thing, really.

 

Related media to some of the songs:

• If you like Stromae's 'Alors On Danse' then there's a Tiny Desk Concert for you with another mix of the song (it's at 8:03).  
• 'ボクにインビテーション' (Boku ni Inbitēshon, "Invitation to Me") by JP is from Shirokuma Cafe, an anime worth hunting up (it's animals who work and visit a cafe! there are puns that can't be localised but they translate them well!).
• 'Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: I. Allegro' is from Chevalier, which is in theatres now and I look forward to seeing when I can watch it at home, here's a trailer. And here's the Tumblr post that hipped me to the movie coming out.

 

Anyway here's a link to April's playlist on Spotify, with the track list below.

 

• 'Meet Me In The Middle (Ky Vöss Mix)' - Boy Jr.  
• 'Sometimes I Think I Hate Myself' - Dead On A Sunday
• 'Damocles' - Medusa
• 'Sister Christian' - Night Ranger
• 'It Can't Come Quickly Enough' - Scissor Sisters  
• Alors On Danse - 90's Remix' - Stromae  
• 'Talkin' Bout' - Thumpasaurus  
• 'Barracuda' - Heart  
• 'Crimson and Clover' - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts  
• 'Time of the Season' - The Zombies  
• 'From The Morning' - Let's Eat Grandma  
• 'Magic Carpet Ride' - Steppenwolf  
• 'The Pusher' - Steppenwolf  
• 'Holy Diver' - Dio  
• '(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - 2006 Remaster' - The Monkees  
• 'Magic Man' - Heart  
• 'The Last in Line' - Dio  
• 'I Am a Rock' - Simon & Garfunkel  
• 'The Weight' - Smith  
• 'This Diamond Ring' - Gary Lewis & The Playboys  
• 'Grease - From “Grease”' - Frankie Valli  
• 'To Love Somebody' - Bee Gees  
• 'It's My Party' - Lesley Gore  
• 'My Kink is Karma' - Chappell Roan  
• 'Good Tonight' - Izzy Perri  
• 'Blue Monday' - Orgy  
• 'Five O'clock World' - The Vogues  
• 'Leader Of The Pack' - The Shangri-Las  
• 'Earth Angel' - The Penguins  
• 'Son of a Preacher Man' - Dusty Springfield  
• 'Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)' - Jake Shears  
• 'If U Seek Amy' - Britney Spears  
• 'Central City Freestyle' - Big Freedia  
• 'Dark Night' - The Blasters  
• 'I Think We're Alone Now - Single Version' - Tommy James & The Shondells  
• 'Chaeri' - Magdalena Bay  
• 'On A Roll' - Ashley O  
• 'Career Boy' - Dorian Electra  
• 'Better To Find Out For Yourself' - Buffy Sainte-Marie  
• 'Mamma Mia' - String Tribute Players  
• 'Chemical' - Post Malone  
• 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)' - Betty Everett  
• 'ボクにインビテーション' (Boku ni Inbitēshon, "Invitation to Me") - SUPER OMOTENASHI BEATS vol.1 ver' - JP  
• 'Tell Him - Single Version' - The Exciters  
• 'Visions' - Guilhem Desq  
• 'I Love You Always Forever' - Donna Lewis  
• 'I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up' - Brenton Wood  
• 'Identity Crisis' - Jarina De Marco  
• 'I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore' - Lucy Dacus  
• 'Psychos' - Jenny Lewis  
• 'Underwater' - Sun's Signature  
• 'Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: I. Allegro - From "Chevalier"' - Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges  
• 'So Good Right Now' - Fall Out Boy  
• 'Chan Chan' - Buena Vista Social Club  
• 'White Rabbit' - Jefferson Airplane  
• 'Mr Blue' - Yazoo  
• 'Synthesizer' - Electric Six  
• 'Crazy On You' - Heart  
• 'Sonido Amazonico' - Los Mirlos  
• 'Coconut' - Harry Nilsson  
• 'Oranges and Lemons' - Book Of Love  
• 'Season of the Witch' - Donovan  
• 'If I'm Dancing' - Britney Spears  
• 'All Night Long (All Night) - Single Version' - Lionel Richie  
• 'Year Of Living Dangerously' - Scissor Sisters   

  

 

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