Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Xipeng (class of 2024) and it features some of the best K-pop from 2023.
Best K-pop 2023
Jung Kook feat. Jack Harlow – “3D”
Le Sserafim – “Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife”
BSS feat. Li Young Ji – “Fighting”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zeww2QgmYwNBOEdF9tAArVOc&si=8Jz7zyFVlcNhwaqj
Check out an extended playlist on Spotify!:
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Isaac (class of 2025), which features some music with a French feel.
French-y? Music
I just watched possibly the scariest movie I’ve seen in a long time, Talk To Me, but unlike my eyes, my ears were quite happy with what they were receiving. “Le Monde” was a terrific original piece for a terrifying original picture, so here are some songs that also sounded a bit ‘Parisian’ to me.
France Gall – “N’écoute pas les idoles”
Nicholas Britell – “Roman’s Beat – Hearts”
Madlib Invazion – “Movie Finale”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zey8idJYQAYyx8Hu14iuGrI5&si=uXwT89XLQvXd1WDl
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Esther (class of 2025) which explores musical textures.
Tactile Illusions
Are you team creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter? Just as food is textured, music is too! Here are some songs that I think are smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy.
Toro y Moi – “Ordinary Pleasure”
Lake Street Drive – “Hypotheticals”
Grover Washington – “Just the Two of Us”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewxuotwTk4zuXJny119Yp9v&si=PQkxwYb1FNVuJd9g
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2024) featuring some music for your Thanksgiving enjoyment.
Songs That Feel Like Thanksgiving
Christmas is around the corner, but we can’t forget about thanksgiving just yet. While there’s not really any mainstream thanksgiving-themed music, here are some songs that remind me of home and the holidays.
Jack Johnson – “Better Together”
The Lumineers – “Sleep on the Floor”
Taylor Swift – “Tis the Damn Season”
Rascal Flatts – “Bless the Broken Road”
John Denver – “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewIBys_UumxkWIABkdzJCeH&si=q9_JGAIuZ9XZkxld
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Alexandra (class of 2026) and features music for a rainy night.
Rainy Night
Here is a playlist of songs I find myself wanting to listen to when relaxing and doing my homework looking out my window to cold rainy weather.
Billy Joel – “She’s Got a Way”
The Mamas & The Papas – “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”
Gregory Alan Isakov – “Big Black Car”
Djo – “Chateau (Feel Alright)”
Frank Sinatra – “It Had To Be You”
Pink Floyd – “Breathe (In the Air)”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezxGRDhYQLHOOLg88FRfl1b&si=hP0k0rAv1xNLhbZO
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library associate Melanie and features some music having to do with rivers.
Take Me To The River
This is a playlist with lots of songs about rivers – both literal and metaphorical – around the world. Enjoy!
Al Green – “Take Me To The River”
Madness – “Night Boat To Cairo”
Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Green River”
Mavis Staples – “In The Mississippi River”
Alison Krauss (from O Brother, Where Art Thou?-2000) – “Down to the River to Pray”
Lefty Frizzell – “James River”
Original Broadway cast of Big River – “River in the Rain”
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy – “When the Levee Breaks”
Old Crow Medicine Show – “James River Blues”
Hemant Kumar (from Kabuliwala – 1961) – “Ganga Aaye Kahan Se”
Gerry and the Pacemakers – “Ferry Cross the Mersey”
Billy Joel – “River of Dreams”
Pete Seeger – “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”
Paul Williams (from Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas – 1977) – “When the River Meets the Sea”
Neil Young – “Down By The River”
The Melodians – “Rivers of Babylon”
Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint – “The River in Reverse”
Ike and Tina Turner – “Proud Mary”
Jimmy Cliff – “Many Rivers To Cross”
Bruce Springsteen – “The River”
Zitany Neil/Soukous Stars – “Marcory Gasoil”
Talking Heads – “Take Me To The River”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZeyX1sWqgssBjMJjTw11gEgh&si=pluZcqQHX3VZYmVi
And here is a version of it on Spotify:
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Marissa (class of 2025) and features a collection of oldies.
Oldies But Goodies
Looking for some 60s/70s/80s/90s tunes to jam out to with your parents? Or, do you want to explore a different era of music on your own? I’ve gathered together my top picks for an “Oldies but Goodies” vibe.
Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
Billy Joel – “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”
Fugees – “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
The Monkees – “Daydream Believer”
Edison Lighthouse – “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)”
King Harvest – “Dancing in the Moonlight”
Glen Campbell – “Southern Nights”
Maxine Nightingale – “Right Back Where We Started From”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEPpzeK8v3s09B3ivoIti76W67R2c2j9B&si=IjPb6SdYLo5ICFBT
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2024) which features some country music.
A Foray Into Country Music
You don’t need to like country music to like these songs. Everyone knows them, true country fans hate them, but to you they’re cowboy enough.
Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”
Carrie Underwood – “Jesus, Take the Wheel”
John Denver – “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”
Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange”
Sam Hunt – “Body Like A Back Road”
Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”
Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”
Thomas Rhett – “Die A Happy Man”
Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
Old Dominion – “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zey_V9K0OIDi2L5Bg769SnNl&si=esrSEcmfYav9xyyC
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eli (class of 2024) and features some relaxing ambient music.
Ambient
It can be important at times to check out, to calm the constant stimulation and sensory overload that is college life. When I am looking for some tranquility, I often casually listen to ambient, easy-listening music, letting my brain focus and unfocus on the song as it chooses. Here are some of my favorites.
Brokeback – “Returns to the Orange Grove”
Valium Aggelein – “The Clouds Will Drop Ladders”
Tom Misch – “The Wilhelm Scream (Quarantine Sessions)”
Will Van Horn – “Pleasure Is All Mine”
The Putbacks – “Little Flower”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewAlrAzdeV9vNIkrUu-nLHc&si=bY3rLLn_CKx8U0Gp
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Susanne (class of 2026) some songs for the shorter, colder days of autumn.
Autumn Anthems
As the days get shorter and the air grows colder, it’s always fun to listen to music that matches the ambience of our weather. This playlist features songs with a range of folk, indie, pop and acoustic roots that take inspiration from the natural world around us. Whether you’re cooking festive foods, hosting a game night with friends, or hiking in Virginia’s breathtaking mountains, this soothing yet upbeat playlist is sure to have you singing along and inspired to reconnect with the earth.
Noah Kahan – “Everywhere, Everything”
Lord Huron – “Ends of the Earth”
Wild Rivers – “Thinking ‘Bout Love”
Maggie Rogers – “Fallingwater”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zez28BPfSvouKU9LILeLlYdF&si=4pgXfi_0t8nrAW1N