So this week I was pretty stuck on what I should write about. I could have easily made a post about the USWNT and the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, but I feel like I’ve written too much about sports so far (I’ll probably still write about it at some point in the next 2 weeks though). There’s been nothing in TV or movies currently that has really peaked my interest. I didn’t feel like writing about one of the shows I’ve been watching for a while or a favorite movie. I wanted music, but no new bands struck me recently. Plus, I already have something planned to write in 2 weeks about a band I’ve loved for 10 years. Then yesterday as I was driving on what turned out to be a gloomy fall afternoon, just as most of the leaves on the trees have hit their peak to turn colors, I heard a song that fit this time of year so well.
It hit me at that moment. There are tons of songs that remind me of specific seasons including fall so why not make a playlist? Some songs may be totally irrelevant to fall. I most likely associate them with the season because I probably heard them for the first time during the fall and listened to them repetitively. Other songs just sound right to me for this time of year because they either have an eerie tone (that Halloween vibe) or they’re my ideal fall indie folk style music.
So here’s my playlist for you. It’s almost like I made you a mix tape without the whole giving you the actual music thing.
1. Asleep -The Smiths
2. Coney Island -Good Old War
3. Come As You Are -Nirvana
4. So Much Trouble -Matt Pond PA
5. Blackbird -The Beatles
6. Mad World -Gary Jules
7. Ships -Lady Danville
8. Pretty Girl at the Airport -The Avett Brothers
9. New Slang -The Shins
10. Pale Blue Eyes -The Velvet Underground
11. Follow Suit -Trent Dabbs
12. The Cave -Mumford & Sons
13. Freaks -The Hawk in Paris
14. That’s Some Dream -Good Old War
15. Gypsy -Suzanne Vega
16. World Spins Madly On -The Weepies
17. Skinny Love -Bon Iver
18. Landslide -Fleetwood Mac
If you’ve ever heard or know all or some of these songs, you can probably tell that this playlist doesn’t seem very upbeat. It’s not. Musically, to me, that’s how fall is represented. It’s always seemed like a sad time of the year to me because where I’m from, the days get colder, the night’s grow longer, and all the life that was once flourishing seems to be sucked out. The fall also reminds me of long drives to Pittsburgh. I’ve listened to a handful of songs on the playlist on those drives while passing elegant fall landscapes. The fall is Halloween and all things creepy. The fall is my favorite book which I read for the first time in early October as a high school junior. This is what fall is and what my fall playlist represents. So enjoy it. I highly encourage you to listen to these songs. Even more so, listen to them while taking a drive and being immersed in the season.
The Spentertainic Source 