Music taste is often seen as a reflection of identity, and I genuinely believe my Liked Songs on Spotify capture who I am perfectly. My collection mostly consists of music that I heard somewhere (in a movie; a store; a TikTok; one of my siblings’ playlists in which I Shazamed the song instead of asking them the name of it, etc.) and needed to save to my library so that I could remember its existence and listen to it later.
To help explain how my Liked Songs reveal a little about who I am, I have chosen ten random songs from my Liked Songs playlist (starting with the most recently added) to comment on and share why they have been added to my library.
# Title Artist Duration
1 Candy Mandy Moore 3:54
Unfortunately, Spotify no longer lets you see when a song was added to your Liked Songs album; however, I believe I added this song around the beginning of this year. I was watching a clip of an IMDb interview with Ayo Edebiri, and the interviewer asked her what classic 90s or early 2000s track was her personal theme song. Edebiri replied with “Candy” by Mandy Moore, because she “felt like there was no way you could be sad when listening to the song.”
2 Genesis Grimes 4:15
I heard this while watching a movie called Before I Fall starring Zoey Deutch. I became addicted to the song, and I would play it in the car constantly with my fifteen-year-old brother, Teddie. When I listen to “Genesis” now, I always think of driving him out to and picking him up from his friend Lukas’s house two townships over.
3 C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Every...) Wu-Tang Clan 4:12
This song reminds me of my nineteen-year-old sister, Ellie. We were obsessed with this movie about an online game of truth or dare called Nerve when we were younger, and “C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” by Wu-Tang Clan plays during a scene where the main character Vee is dared to get a tattoo. I don’t listen to this song very much anymore, but when I do, I always think of my sister and that movie.
4 Gilded Lily Cults 3:33
“Gilded Lily” by Cults was a really popular edit song on TikTok – I don’t even know how long ago it was. The song felt euphoric to me. When I was sad, I would just listen to it on repeat because it was comforting. I think, subconsciously, listening to sad music when I’m already sad helps me validate my feelings. Doing this also allows me to fully experience my sadness, which has its pros and cons.
5 I Got The...-2006 Remaster Labi Siffre 6:35
This is a great Labi Siffre song. I discovered it during one of my family’s homemade pizza nights because my dad likes to listen to his music while he cooks. Out of all of the songs that he played that night, this one stuck out to me because Eminem sampled it for his song “My Name Is.”
6 Right Down the Line Gerry Rafferty 4:28
I added “Right Down the Line” to my Liked Songs collection after I heard it in an episode of Season 2 of HBO’s Euphoria. I really liked how it made me feel, and I always get the urge to dance when this song plays.
7 Stardust Chords Greta Van Fleet 4:57
“Stardust Chords” is a part of my Liked Songs library because an ex-boyfriend of mine loved Greta Van Fleet. In an attempt to impress him, and to relate to him more, I felt that I needed to like the band, too. So, I added a few of the band’s songs that I liked to my library and called it a day.
8 First Suite in E-Flat Major, Op. 28... Gustav Holst, North Texas Wind... 4:50
I used to play the French Horn in my high school’s Wind Ensemble (the best of my high school’s four different bands, not to brag). I no longer play, but sometimes I wish that I did because I loved making music. Anyway, when we played pieces that I really liked, I would add them to my Liked Songs playlist. Listening to the songs actually helped me learn my parts and figure out how I was supposed to blend with the rest of the band.
9 Flightless Bird, American Mouth Iron & Wine 4:02
The first time I ever watched Twilight, I fell in love with this song because it reminded me of autumn. I later found out that Kristen Stewart specifically requested this song to be in the film. Even though the series is a little stupid, I love it because it is the fall season as a film, in my opinion.
10 Space Song Beach House 5:20
Space Song by Beach House is my favorite song ever and my comfort song. I don’t remember the first time I heard it, but it was probably sometime in 2020 or 2021. Since then, anytime I have been asked about my favorite song, I reply with Space Song. I think it’s perfect, and I never ever get sick of it.
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