a playlist that catches up with an old friend for you

music for art teachers to play while students work

a playlist that feels like 100 degrees

a playlist saying what you won’t text

a playlist that is a gift to your future self

a playlist that feels nostalgic in the lonely way

underwater music

A playlist for when you accidentally find more time in the morning sun

a playlist for a long air flight

music you like to lipsync to in the mirror

songs that would make your 16 year old self feel like you had experienced way more in life than you actually had

music to write to

songs that bloom

a playlist for someone you still love but isn’t in your life anymore

a playlist for a party you want to leave

songs you like to sing along to

music that makes cheap wine taste like champagne

songs under 2 minutes

a playlist that feels like riding a bike

a playlist that feels like a change of season

electronic music with noteworthy flute parts

cooking playlist

songs that conjure grief and joy at the same time

a playlist that feels nostalgic in a collective way

musically uplifting songs with very sad lyrics

a playlist for your alter ego

music for dancing at your desk

a playlist for your crush to convince them you're cool

replace the soundtrack to a movie that already exists

music that brings you back to moments when you felt a certain feeling that you don't ever want to forget is possible to feel

music that won't wake a sleeping person

a playlist that indulges your angst

songs with vivid narratives

10 songs that represent the last 5 years of your life, chosen in 10 minutes

songs that cure sensory overload

a playlist for a full day in the studio

a playlist that revolves around a single song

songs to listen to while waiting for the dentist

songs added one at a time by free association

sounds from under the earth

playlist where title of each song is something your therapist (could)(should) say to you

a playlist which satisfies your endless hunger for more playlists

a collection of novel use of language in track/album/artist naming

coding playlist

songs that surprised you

songs that aren't even a little bit about love

music that makes the morning coffee taste better

a playlist of songs from bands that start with The

songs that will most definitely make you cry so maybe keep them all in one place so you know where to find them

a playlist that feels like it has a secret

a playlist of songs your parents played when you were growing up

a playlist for when you woke up with sore eyes from crying too much the day before

a playlist that meets someone else halfway

a playlist for pre-stalgia: the feeling that you will develop nostalgia around these songs, knowing these songs will soon mean so much -- but not quite yet

opening tracks

songs that are better with your eyes closed

a gift for someone based on what you've heard them play on the aux

a playlist where each song correlates to a life changing moment or feeling to build your sonic autobiography

a playlist for the afterlife

spooky music (that's not Halloween music)

a playlist which pays the humans who made the songs a living wage

songs that make you dance

a song for each thing you accomplished today

a playlist with a single song you can play on repeat forever

music that slows time

a playlist of songs with lyrics that can be remixed easily in conversation to make jokes and memes out of

a song for each of your instagram posts

music that is based on math

a playlist for a party celebrating you and only you, attended by everyone you love

songs that make you feel a different age than you are

a long continuous story

a playlist that gives you permission to do whatever you want to do

songs to play for your kids so they think you were cool

a playlist to listen to on the way to a social activity that you're nervous about

music to listen to while wandering a museum

melancholy dance music

"safe" music to play if you're given the aux among people you don't know

music that no one listened to before you (forgotify.com)

songs can only be Names or Locations

a playlist that is a poem

a playlist for when you're in physical pain

songs about capitalism

a distracting playlist

soundtracks to individual friendships

songs that make a whole room dance

songs to help you learn an instrument

theme songs for a cartoon about you

a playlist to listen to in headphones next to someone listening to the same playlist in headphones

a playlist for playing dress-up

songs you often share with other people

a 24 hour playlist to listen to in a single day

a playlist in which an unexpected song (say something by U2, Green Day or any MTV hit from the mid 2000s) feels surprising but highly comforting

a playlist for two people to listen at the same time while separated, instead of talking on the phone. Nobody else can ever listen to that playlist.

music for reading in transit

the soundtrack to a movie in which you're the protagonist

Songs to Dissociate to

music that reminds you of being in a specific room

music that softens your gaze

a playlist of songs about a month or a time (November)

a song for each of your chrome tabs

about

Playlist Prompts is a collection of very specific playlist ideas started by Shea in 2020 and contributed to by many. So far it has taken form as:

[ongoing]
An open channel on Are.na
[2020]
A participatory newsletter (RIP TinyLetter)
[2021]
A poem published in the Are.na Annual, with an accompanying channel and playlist
[2022]
This website

Submissions and responses are welcomed on Are.na.

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