I saw a post by @quill-ting in which they had created a playlist with a song on it for every year they had been alive. They invited others to do the same, and so (being a known lover of the art of making playlists!) I made one for myself.
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” - Whitney Houston
“Fast Car” - Tracy Chapman
“Like a Prayer” - Madonna
“Thunderstruck” - AC/DC
“Let’s Talk About Sex” - Salt-N-Pepa
“Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)” - Sarah Brightman and José Carreras
“Hero” - Mariah Carey
“Zombie” - The Cranberries
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” - Deep Blue Something
“Cosmic Girl” - Jamiroquai
“Bitch” - Meredith Brooks
“Intergalactic” - Beastie Boys
“Deceptacon” - Le Tigre
“Can’t Fight the Moonlight” - LeAnn Rimes
“Drops of Jupiter (Tell me)” - Train
“Party Hard” - Andrew W.K.
“Mr. Brightside” - the Killers
“Since U Been Gone” - Kelly Clarkson
“Hollaback Girl” - Gwen Stefani
“Chasing Cars” - Snow Patrol
“Before He Cheats” - Carrie Underwood
“Viva La Vida” - Coldplay
“Good Girls Go Bad” - Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester
“Telephone” - Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé
“Call Me Maybe” - Carly Rae Jepsen
“Diamonds” - Rihanna
“Pompeii” - Bastille
“Never Be the Same” - Jessica Mauboy
“Shut Up and Dance” - WALK THE MOON
“Shout Out to My Ex” - Little Mix
“Symphony” - Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson
“Sunflower” - Post Malone & Swae Lee
“Señorita” - Camilla Cabello & Shawn Mendes
“Pink Pony Club” - Chapell Roan
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” - Lil Nas X
“Sweetest Pie” - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
“What Was I Made For?” - Billie Eilish
“APT.” - Rosé & Bruno Mars
“Golden” - Ejae, Audrey Nina & Rei Ami
This was a really fun exercise, and if you use Tidal (which is a great Spotify alternative) you can find my playlist here. I would love to know if I inspired you to also do this activity!
