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‘Cause There Ain’t No Doubt I Love This Land: Songs for Independence Day
The Fourth of July arrives with its own familiar rhythm: flags lifting in the summer air, music spilling from open windows, brisket shared with friends, and pool parties stretching lazily…
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But All I Really Want is Some Room to Breathe: 13 Songs for Saying “No”
Some “NOs” arrive like thunder. Others arrive cool, clear, and long overdue. This playlist leans into both: the theatrical refusal, the bright pop shutdown, the stylish brush-off, the final curtain. Most of these songs live in the world of romantic…
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We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day: Stranger Things in 13 Songs
The Stranger Things finale landed on New Year’s Eve 2025, closing a story that began on July 15, 2016, and captivating viewers of all ages with a decade of bikes, flashlights, mixtapes, malls, and monsters. If the show’s impact on…
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Pack the Good and Leave the Rest: 13 Songs for a Comeback
Sometimes, a comeback isn’t loud. Sometimes, it doesn’t announce itself or arrive on schedule. Sometimes, it comes after time has passed … after things have shifted, stretched, or quietly fallen apart and reassembled in ways you didn’t plan. Not everything…
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Beautiful, The Mess We Are: 54 Songs to Comfort a Troubled Heart
I almost didn’t post this. Oh, who am I kidding? I almost didn’t even write this post. I’m not really sure why, but this one was a hard one to work on. I had all kinds of ideas for things…
