Assignment 23: The Perfect Playlist - James Apo

I love music. Listening to it is a great way to connect or disconnect from a certain feeling or group of feelings. Personally, a mood I get into from time to time is one reminiscence. I start to think about things that have happened and evaluate life, sometimes getting regretful, but never depressed. It is not a mood of sadness, but uneasy content. That is an oxymoron, but without further a do, here is a playlist for when I am deep in my thoughts, wishing a certain situation(s) had turned out better in the end. https://open.spotify.com/user/1210010817/playlist/6cfUDP1LOCbC9Jzzm8gvG8

Hurt by Johnny Cash: This song is very slow and doesn't overwhelm you with the vocals, but the lyrics are truly special. The low, soft-spoken voice of Cash accompanying his confidence that he will let others down allows for the listener to relate to the fact that failure is inevitable and we can't get those failing thoughts off our mind; "full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair."

Wish you Were Here by Pink Floyd: This song doesn't have lyrics for the first minute and a half, and I like listening to that part with my eyes closed thinking about people I have lost and wished I could've said one more thing to before they went. The path we are on can be changed unexpectedly, and when you lose someone close, the line "we're just two lost souls living in a fish bowl" is true.

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.: The lyrical message in this song is uplifting. It is pretty much making an effort to encourage people to hold on and not let themselves go, because "everybody hurts sometimes." It isn't unusual to have low points in life, but you should never contemplate suicide, which is overall what this song says. Like I said, I don't get depressed, but that song is very thought-provoking nevertheless.

Nothing Stays the Same by Luke Sital-Singh: This song offers the truest statement of them all, that "nothing stays the same." Rather things be going great or things be going poorly, we are all looking for a purpose. With that being said, change is never-ending, so when I get to thinking about things I wish would've turned out differently, I remember that change isn't a bad thing.

I Miss You by blink-182: If I am contemplating a relationship with a girl, this is a nice song to listen to. It's pretty simple, this song doesn't elicit many other thoughts.