List of Playlists

I suddenly have a lot more time on my hands. Waiting for this baby. It's not comfy, I don't recommend it - but one really good thing is the me time. So I organized the music on my computer. There was 20 gigabytes, and I deleted half of it! Hey, I don't listen to it anymore, and I don't like it. If I could put the song into a playlist, then I kept it.

Here is the list of my playlists, and a short description of what they are. If you want to know what's on them, just ask!

"High Quality"
Dorky, random songs that both Danny and I love
example: Ghost Chickens in the Sky

4th of July
Patriotic songs
example: "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen

annoying songs that have been stuck in our heads for weeks at a time
self-explanatory
example: "You Are My Lucky Star" from Singin' in the Rain

Arabic fall asleep to
Calm music from Jordan
example: عيني by Amr Diab

Arabic to learn
Random Arabic music, some of which I have not listened to yet!
example: basically every single song by Feruz

Blast from the Past
Songs that I can remember being popular
example: "Toxic" by Brittney Spears (ugh)

cds that rock
Sometimes there are CDs that you listen to all the way through!
example: "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack

chicken soup for the ear
My favorite songs that make me happy
example: "Moonshadow" by Cat Stevens

Christmas
Festive Holiday music
example: the CD my family recorded when we were little kids

Cleaning
Songs that motivate me to clean
example: basically, anything by the Aquabats

Cool Pool Party
Summer Music
example: basically, anything by the Beach Boys

depressing rainy day
sad, sad, sad, sad songs
example: "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

Disné
Technically, this includes Fox Searchlight animated flicks and "The Swan Princess", but...
example: the "Beauty and the Beast" soundtrack

energetic classical
self-explanatory
example: Die Fledermaus Overture by Strauss

fall asleep to
I don't usually fall asleep to music, but this is an old playlist that I liked.
example: "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain

female angst
What's funny about this playlist is that most of the playlist is 3 artists: Evanescence, Alanis Morissette, and Avril Lavigne. I don't know how I'd feel if all of my music went into one playlist!

Figaro
The entire Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

French
Songs in French
example: ranging from George Brassens to Star Academy 2002 to Louise Attaque

Gruntmaster 9000
This is a workout playlist, so fast, upbeat tunes
example: "the Best Years of our Lives" from the Shrek soundtrack

Happy Hickville, USA
upbeat, positive Country music
example: "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney

I Love Danny
Music that reminds me of Danny
example: "Danny Boy" by Motab

in the mood
old time swing music
example: the Glenn Miller that I have

Jane's lullabies
songs that I'm hoping will help Jane fall asleep
example: lots of James Taylor

Jane's playtime
songs that I think would be fun for a little kid to grow up listening to
example: the Aquabats, the Beatles, and some Jack Johnson

Kate in Jordan
this is an old playlist of favorite songs that I listened to in Jordan
example: "Be Easy" by Massari (it was popular at the time!)

katesamericanlife
songs that have ended up on my blog somehow
example: "Le Temps des Cerises"

makes me cry every time
Okay, so they don't REALLY make me cry every time, but they're sappy x 1,000,000 and yes, sometimes I DO cry!
example: "A Heartbeat Away" from the Charly soundtrack

makes me cry every OTHER time
These songs are a continuation of the previous list, but maybe a little less sappy.
example: "Amazed" by Lonestar

men suck (except Danny)
I know I don't need breakup songs, but it makes a fun playlist
example: "Better Things to Do" by Terri Clark

my dog died and I love my truck
This is by far the funniest/best/longest playlist that I made. It has sad Country songs with hilarious lyrics.
example: "That Aint My Truck" by Rhett Akins

non-spirichal Mormon songs
These songs are by LDS artists but they aren't necessarily for Sunday listening
example: Colors, acapella groups like Vocal Point

non-obnoxious Classical Music
self-explanatory
example: Mozart

oldies but goodies
Songs that weren't popular during my lifetime, but I still like!
example: "A-B-C" by the Jackson Five

Places
Songs that have to do with places
example: "Gary, Indiana!" from the Music Man, and "California Girls" by the Beach Boys - you get the drift

Reliving My Childhood
Songs that I listened to a LOT when I was young
example: the entire CD of the Eagles' Greatest Hits

Reminds me of Greg Weld
He's a great friend who introduced me to a lot of music
example: Collective Soul

Renaissance Academy
Songs that I use in school (Arabic pop)
example: Nancy Ajram, Amr Diab, and that super annoying "Iowa Iowa na-na-nanananana!" rap song

S-Hot Love Songs
These are super-hot romantic songs!
example: "Would You Go With Me" by Josh Turner

Saturday Sibling Dinner
These are songs that remind me of my siblings
example: "Healing Waters" by Michelle Tumes - it reminds me of Joe

senior year emo/punk
This is the awful music I liked as a senior. Sometimes it's fun to listen to again...
example: anything and everything by Dashboard Confessional

showtunes
This is what I've been listening to most often on Pandora. The problem with my collection is that it's limited (although, probably more extensive than most peoples'!)
example: The Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man, Newsies, Anything Goes, Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof, etc.

Social Dance 180 w/ Danny
These are foxtrots, cha-chas, waltzes, and a few swing songs
example: "Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love" by Cole Porter

spirichal
This is my Sunday playlist
example: EFY songs, Motab

Utards Can't Drive
Songs for driving
example: "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins?

WEIGHT LOSS
Yet another workout mix. This is wishful thinking for post-baby days. Trust me, it's not happening right now!
example: the Gladiator Theme by Enya

So what you learn about me from my music is that my favorite genres are showtunes, soundtracks, and country, in that order. But I will listen to lots of things, and I also really, really like specific artists from other genres, like Bruce Springsteen and Collective Soul. Also, I don't own any rap music except for a few Will Smith songs, but only because they were super popular when I was in Middle School (like, "Gettin' Jiggy With It!" - is that even really considered rap???). I also like weird, nerdy, funny songs, like what Weird Al sings. And I also really like some classical music! Yeah, I'm dorky, but I've reconciled myself with that fact long ago.