Assignment #23: Emma Lauritzen- the perfect playlist for a warm summer day in a field

Every parent wants to make sure they instill certain values and ideas in their children, and my father is no exception. However, the things my father wanted to instill in me are a little different than most parents. I wrote in a previous blog post the lessons my father gave me growing up, and those, of course, are some of the things my father wanted to make sure stuck with me throughout life. The other big one is music. Good. Classic. Music.

When I was 14, we were cleaning out my grandmas garage and I found hundreds of records, ranging from Bowie to the Who to Donovan and Led Zeppelin. Fantastic music. On that same trip, my uncle gave me some more records (the Beatles, talking heads, Prince, ect) and his old record player. From that point on I was addicted to music from the 70s and 80s, the same music my dad had been playing me my whole life during fishing trips and long car rides. The following playlist includes some of my favorites, specifically in the genre of folk rock and chill rock. 

This is my perfect playlist for laying in a field on a blanket on a warm summer day (weirdly specific, I know):

1. Choctaw Bingo (James McMurtry)
I chose this song because its a style of music I love and its a song that tells story. It reminds me of Tyler Childers. I put it first because it is the longest of the songs on my playlist and is a perfect mix of upbeat and folk and mixes well with the other songs because of this.

2. She's Not There (The Zombies)
I chose this song because it has the same vibes as house of the rising sun, which is my all time favorite song. I really like the vibes in this song and I put it second because its really chill.

3. Mary Janes Last Dance (Tom Petty)
I chose this song because it is my favorite song by Tom Petty, and after he died I started listening to it more. It is third because the color of the song is the same as the color for the number three.

4. House of the Rising Sun (The animals)
This is my favorite song of all time, which is why I put it near the middle of the playlist so that I can look forward to it.

5. Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
This song is another jam, and it puts me in a really good mood no matter the setting. It is the ideal song for laying in a field, and therefore it should be in the middle.

6. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
This is a great song, but not as memorable or exciting as the other songs. It reminds me of Cheech and Chong, therefore it goes sixth

7. I hoped I'm stoned when jesus takes me home (Charli Worsham)
This is literally the perfect song for laying in a field. The vibes of this song are immaculate. I got to see it performed live in a field over the summer at railbird.

8. Buttercup (hippocampus)
This is just a fun song to listen too but is also not as exciting as the other songs and therefore it goes eighth.

9. Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac)
This is the perfect song to finish a show before the encore. Fleetwood Mac makes me feel like I am a hippie, who eats fruit a lot and picks flowers. This song is also perfect for this playlist

10. Take it Easy (The eagels)
This is the perfect encore song and it pulls the whole playlist together nicely. I like this song because I remember listening to it with my dad growing up and it makes me happy.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48oxMZDW7itEHWuOa1GSLv?si=v0_oOcLVRPKo-CcNXFMCFQ     <---- This is the link