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bright eyes of the solstice | June 21st, 2015, 9:39 a.m. | (listen)
1. sons & daughters, negative youth ft. eve 2. sun goes down robin schulz ft. jasmine thompson 3. hurricane, halsey 4. bodyache, purity ring 5. hypnotic, zella day 6. renaissance girls, oh land 7. bad boys, zara larsson 8. happy with me, holychild 9. new obsession, frankie 10. rollercoaster, charli xcx 11. running with the boys, lights 12. we sink, chvrches 13. hemiplegia, haerts 14. all i want, ellie goulding 15. dust & cloud, sleepthief ft. phildel
1. Riverside, Agnes Obel 2. Babylon, Don McLean 3. Timshel, Mumford & Sons 4. Hold Back The River, James Bay 5. Wash Me In The Water, Jamie N Commons 6. Ghost (Acoustic), Ella Henderson 7. Bottom Of The River, Delta Rae 8. River Jordan, The Secret Sisters 9. Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars 10. Come Away To The Water, Maroon 5 11. Nothing But The Water (I), Grace Potter & The Nocturnals 12. Rivers Of Babylon, Linda Ronstadt 13. Wash Me Throughly, St. Andrew's Womens Ensemble 14. Down To The River To Pray, Alison Krauss 15. Shenandoah, Hayley Westenra 16. River Waltz, Cowboy Junkies 17. Never Let Me Go, Florence + The Machine 18. Feather On The Clyde, Passenger 19. Clean, Taylor Swift 20. The River, Audra Mae 21. From This Valley, The Civil Wars
1. Still Hurting, The Last Five Years 2. I Dreamed a Dream, Les Misérables 3. Papa, Can You Hear Me?, Yentl 4. Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Evita 5. A Bit of Earth, The Secret Garden 6. Climb Ev’ry Mountain, The Sound of Music 7. And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, Dreamgirls 8. Defying Gravity, Wicked 9. If I Can’t Love Her, Beauty and the Beast 10. On My Own, Les Misérables 11. Let It Be, Across the Universe 12. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Phantom of the Opera 13. Somewhere, West Side Story 14. Some Things Are Meant to Be, Little Women 15. Shadowland, The Lion King 16. Nowadays, Chicago 17. The Winner Takes it All, Mamma Mia! 18. The Fire Within Me, Little Women 19. I’ll Cover You (Reprise), Rent 20. What I Did For Love, A Chorus Line 21. For Good, Wicked 22. You’ll Never Walk Alone, Carousel
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A MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS | (listen)
1. Veni Veni Emmanuel, Hayley Westenra 2. The Coventry Carol, Charlotte Church 3. Comfort ye, Handel’s Messiah 4. Ev’ry valley, Handel’s Messiah 5. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle, Loreena McKennitt 6. Awake Arise, Kate Rusby 7. Joy / Angels We Have Heard On High, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 8. Away In A Manger, Celtic Woman 9. How Shall I Fitly Greet Thee?, Sufjan Stevens 10. Gabriel’s Message, Sting 11. A Virgin Unspotted, Chanticleer 12. The Seven Rejoices of Mary, Loreena McKennitt 13. We Three Kings, Celtic Woman 14. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful), Il Divo 15. Hallelujah Chorus, Handel’s Messiah 16. Do You Hear What I Hear?, Idina Menzel 17. Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates, Sufjan Stevens 18. Serving Girls Holiday, Kate Rusby 19. Down in Yon Forest, Joan Baez 20. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Charlotte Church
A CAROLING CHRISTMAS | (listen)
1. O Little Town of Bethlehem, Burl Ives 2. In the Bleak Midwinter, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Sissel 3. Greensleeves, I Fagiolini 4. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Frank Sinatra 5. Silent Night, Johnny Cash 6. O Holy Night, Nat King Cole 7. The First Noel, Glee 8. The Friendly Beasts, Sufjan Stevens 9. Go Tell It on the Mountain, Dolly Parton 10. Christmas Pipes, Celtic Woman 11. Deck The Halls, Cathedral City Project 12. Holly Jolly Christmas, Idina Menzel 13. Winter Wonderland, Michael Bublé 14. Caroling, Caroling, Nat King Cole 15. Here We Come a Wassailing, Kate Rusby 16. Soul Cake, Sting 17. Carol Of The Bells, Celtic Woman 18. Joy To The World, Charlotte Church 19. Good King Wenceslas, Loreena McKennitt 20. I Saw Three Ships, Sufjan Stevens 21. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Pentatonix 22. The King, Loreena McKennitt 23. Auld Lang Syne, The Hotel Cafe Medley 24. Come Again, Sting 25. Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming, Charlotte Church
A NOSTALGIC CHRISTMAS | (listen)
1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Judy Garland 2. White Christmas, Bing Crosby 3. O Holy Night, Mariah Carey 4. Little Town of Bethlehem, Kate Rusby 5. Once In David’s Royal City, Sufjan Stevens 6. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Loreena McKennitt 7. The Little Drummer Boy, Celtic Woman 8. What Child Is This / The Holly and the Ivy, Bing Crosby 9. When A Child Is Born, Charlotte Church 10. We Need A Little Christmas, Mame (1966 Original Broadway Cast) 11. Let It Snow!, Celtic Woman 12. The Chipmunk Song, The Chipmunks 13. Sleigh Ride, Ella Fitzgerald 14. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Little Mix 15. Fairy Tale of New York, The Pogues 16. Father Christmas, The Kinks 17. Last Christmas, Wham 18. All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey 19. Baby It’s Cold Outside, Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé 20. Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt 21. Jingle Bell Rock, Glee 22. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane), Elvis Presley 23. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee 24. Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Bruce Springsteen 25. Up on the Housetop, The Jackson 5 26. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, Gayla Peevey 27. All I Want for Christmas (is My Two Front Teeth), The Chipmunks 28. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, Thurl Ravenscroft
A MODERN CHRISTMAS | (listen)
1. Do You Want To Build A Snowman?, Frozen 2. Once upon a December, Liz Callaway 3. Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 4. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, NxGeneration 5. Santa Baby, Pussycat Dolls 6. Not Tonight Santa, Girls Aloud 7. All I Want for Christmas is You, Fifth Harmony 8. Santa Tell Me, Ariana Grande 9. Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Glee 10. Silver Bells, She & Him 11. All With You, Hayley Westenra 12. Let It Go, Idina Menzel 13. A Mad Russian’s Christmas, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 14. Divertissement: d. Trépak (danse russe), The Nutcracker 15. Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming, Sting 16. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing, Sufjan Stevens
i got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt | but you taste like the fourth of july | (listen)
1. Off to the Races, Lana Del Rey 2. Black Heart, Stooshe 3. Criminal, Britney Spears 4. Problem, Natalia Kills 5. Style, Taylor Swift 6. Royals, Lorde 7. Fastest Girl in Town, Miranda Lambert 8. Folsom Prison Blues, Lindi Ortega 9. They Don’t Know About Us, Maddie Wilson 10. Daddy’s Girl, Natalia Kills 11. Blue Jeans, Lana Del Rey 12. They Just Don’t Know You, Little Mix 13. Daydreamin’, Ariana Grande
i get high off your memory | fanmix challenge ix. otp: Felicity and Pippa (a modern au//you'd best smile even if you're dying deep inside) | (listen)
1. Drop Your Guard, Jasmine Thompson 2. Teen Idle, Marina & The Diamonds 3. Pills N Potions, Nicki Minaj 4. Saturday Night, Natalia Kills 5. Welcome to New York, Taylor Swift 6. Blow Away, A Fine Frenzy 7. In Your Arms, Kina Grannis 8. Tenerife Sea, Ed Sheeran 9. My Old Man, Joni Mitchell 10. Rude, Kina Grannis 11. Carmen, Lana Del Rey 12. Stop Me, Natalia Kills 13. Pretty Hurts, Beyoncé 14. Leave Your Lover, Sam Smith 15. Dare, Phildel 16. Breathe, Taylor Swift feat. Colbie Caillat 17. Recessional, Vienna Teng
you could be the king but watch the queen conquer | i'm a bad bitch, no muzzle | (listen)
1. I'm Out, Ciara feat. Nicki Minaj 2. Salute, Little Mix 3. Bad Girls, M.I.A. 4. Beez in the Trap, Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz 5. Muse, O.C.A.D. 6. Diva, Beyoncé 7. Pretty Girl Rock, Keri Hilson 8. Nasty, Janet Jackson 9. No Scrubs, TLC 10. Bills, Bills, Bills, Destiny's Child 11. Bo$$, Fifth Harmony 12. Anaconda, Nicki Minaj 13. Y.A.L.A., M.I.A. 14. Bossy, Kelis 15. Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy, Tata Young 16. Do It Like a Dude, Jessie J 17. Competition, Little Mix 18. ***Flawless (Remix), Beyoncé feat. Nicki Minaj
ɪ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴇʟᴇsᴛɪᴀʟ | fanmix challenge vii. au: A love story between a cheerleader who’s too smart for her own good and a little unmoored in a sea of wealth and privilege and a science nerd who didn’t think love and rule-breaking were for her. | (listen)
1. Oh No!, Marina & the Diamonds 2. Killer Queen, Queen 3. Rabbit Hole, Natalia Kills 4. You Belong With Me, Taylor Swift 5. All the Pretty Girls, fun. 6. Uptown Girl, Billy Joel 7. Tennis Court, Lorde 8. This is What Makes Us Girls, Lana Del Rey 9. Rich Kid's Blues, Lykke Li 10. Are You Satisfied?, Marina & the Diamonds 11. Only the Good Die Young, Billy Joel 12. Diet Mountain Dew, Lana Del Rey 13. Your Song, Ellie Goulding 14. The Dance, Charlotte Martin 15. Cuckoo, Lissie 16. Alive, One Direction 17. Love Out of Lust, Lykke Li
#fanmix challenge#mixtapes#au#this is the premise of a fic that i plotted out when i was in the bbc sherlock fandom#wow history#it was an irene adler/molly hooper hs au#i have a lot of Feelings about it#but i didn't actually write that much#this was before i had ever written a fic#fyi this is my tops au#like#there is no better au than this#cheerleader/nerdy girl ALWAYS#see that is already a tag i have#imo dmd is the gayest lana song there is#i will admit arguments tho#IM SO GAY#i can't believe this is my third pl in this vein#i need to finish this damn werewolf fic#i cannabalized most of my Feelings from the molly/irene fic to write it#no one is reading these tags anymore#ughhhh now im thinking abt this girl i had a crush on in hs why
open the gates | fanmix challenge vi. everyday moments: dawn | (listen)
1. You and I, Ingrid Michaelson 2. Happy, Pharrell Williams 3. Good Life, OneRepublic 4. Sweet Disposition, The Temper Trap 5. There She Goes, The La's 6. Rather Be, Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne 7. Fidelity, Regina Spektor 8. Anything Could Happen, Ellie Goulding 9. Charmed Life, Leigh Nash 10. Shower, Becky G 11. Magic, One Direction 12. Back Home, Andy Grammer 13. Pumpin Blood, NONONO 14. She's Got You High, Mumm-Ra 15. Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles 16. All Will Be Well, The Gabe Dixon Band 17. Riptide, Vance Joy
1. Stars, fun. 2. Back for You, One Direction 3. Vanilla Twilight, Owl City 4. Come Back...Be Here, Taylor Swift 5. Just a Little Bit of Your Heart, Ariana Grande 6. Salvation, Gabrielle Aplin 7. Hey There Delilah, Jasmine Thompson 8. Treacherous, Taylor Swift
hatred is the strongest faith a girl can have | fanmix challenge v. locations: Dido's Carthage | (listen)
1. This Love (Will Be Your Downfall), Ellie Goulding 2. Dark Paradise, Lana Del Rey 3. Haunt (Demo), Bastille 4. Cosmic Love, Florence + the Machine 5. Pervigilo, First Aid Kit 6. Haunted (Acoustic), Taylor Swift 7. Towers, Little Mix 8. Nothing Without You, Vienna Teng 9. Let Him Go, Birdy 10. Unrequited Love, Lykke Li
#fanmix challenge#mixtapes#dido#mythology#it has been A Day#thank all the annas in ur life#both those named anna and those fulfilling the role of an anna#tbh even tho this is about dido/aeneas dido and anna's relationship is by far the most important#of the aeneid#i'm fairly certain the end of book iv is one of the saddest things ever written
and all of them witches | fanmix challenge iv. months: october | (listen)
1. Fleeting One, First Aid Kit 2. No Rest for the Wicked, Lykke Li 3. Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac 4. She Belongs To Me, Ane Brun 5. You Will Be My Ain True Love, Alison Krauss 6. Forest, Zoë Keating 7. Devil's Resting Place, Laura Marling 8. Woman King, Iron & Wine 9. Strangeness And Charm, Florence + The Machine 10. Sweet Child O' Mine, Jasmine Thompson 11. I Found A Way, First Aid Kit 12. The Fog, Rachel Sermanni 13. You'll Be Mine, The Pierces 14. Bad Things, Jace Everett 15. Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood 16. Sympathy for the Devil, Gail Swanson 17. Chasing Twisters, Delta Rae 18. Raise Hell, Brandi Carlile 19. Murder of Crows, Lindi Ortega 20. Far From Any Road, The Handsome Family 21. Like a Mountain, Timber Timbre 22. No Death, Mirel Wagner 23. Black Widow, Susanne Sundfør 24. Me and the Devil, Soap&Skin 25. Ain't No Grave, Johnny Cash 26. Heaven Has No Vacancy, Lindi Ortega 27. Living This Life, The Dutchess & The Duke 28. Dreams, Gabrielle Aplin & Bastille 29. Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth, Neko Case 30. I Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone 31. Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, and Emmylou Harris
#mixtapes#october#halloween#southern gothic#fanmix challenge#witchery#i tried to avoid a lot of the songs that are on just EVERY SINGLE southern gothic mix#also anything about water is on an entirely separate southern gothic water pl which is coming#at some point eventually#this is supposed to be about like a matrilineal family of southern witches#who all have different powers and abilities and all this weird mythos surrounding them
what the night is for | a self-indulgent summer birthday mix | (listen)
1. Television, Natalia Kills 2. We’ll Be Alright, Travie McCoy 3. C’mon C’mon, One Direction 4. We Got the World, Icona Pop 5. Burn, Ellie Goulding 6. We Are Young, Glee 7. Anything, Hedley 8. Birthday, Katy Perry 9. Me & My Girls, Fifth Harmony 10. Word Up!, Little Mix 11. Birthday, Selena Gomez 12. #selfie, The Chainsmokers 13. Turn Down for What, DJ Snake/Lil Jon 14. Free, Natalia Kills 15. Move, Little Mix 16. 22, Taylor Swift 17. Grow Up, Cher Lloyd 18. Midnight Memories, One Direction
hold me tight and fear me not | fanmix challenge iii. mythological creatures: leannán sí | (listen)
1. The Demon Lover, Sarah Calderwood 2. Scarborough Fair/Canticle, Simon & Garfunkel 3. Black is the Color, Joan Baez 4. The Tale of Tam Lin, Bill Jones 5. The Enchantment, Sheila Chandra 6. Samain Night, Loreena McKennitt 7. Clohinne Winds, Niamh Parsons 8. She Walks in Beauty, Sissel 9. My Lagan Love, Charlotte Church 10. Scarborough Fair, Celtic Woman 11. Man in the Long Black Coat, Bob Dylan 12. Tam Lin, Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
#mixtapes#mythology#leannan si implies female but w/e#i was going to just do si in general but they were all like this + changelings so#a few of these are from the same story or ballad but they sound fairly different#or different enough that i felt like i could include them both?#i really wanted to put the briar and the rose but it didn't quite fit :/#the niamh parsons version is really lovely tho
you look so cold | fanmix challenge ii. archetypes: the toxic couple | (listen)
1. Robbers, The 1975 2. Flaws (Acoustic), Bastille 3. Samson, Regina Spektor 4. Duet, Rachel Yamagata 5. Romeo and Juliet, Dire Straits 6. This Tornado Loves You, Neko Case 7. Mosquito, Ingrid Michaelson 8. A Case of You, Joni Mitchell 9. Antebellum, Vienna Teng 10. Trouble, Natalia Kills 11. We Are Young, fun. 12. Born to Die, Lana Del Rey 13. Devils Don’t Fly, Natalia Kills 14. Holy Grail/Counting Stars, Little Mix 15. Paradise Circus, Massive Attack 16. My Medea, Vienna Teng 17. Same Mistakes, One Direction
#mixtapes#fanmix challenge#this isn't about any specific couple but tbh this is about alice morgan/me otp#also i just read deathless and i love all the ladies from that#forever soft spot for feuding lady rivals who are secretly hella gay 4 each other#and clytemnestra forever#also medea#this is basically another thinly disguised murderous lady pl#altho also#ageless forces of nature who have nothing to do but pick at each other#like titania and oberon#this has been in the works so long this is really anticlimactic#collapse on me like a dying star#you and i are fire and powder#like no human should#she had eyes like yours#grew up bad but we never had nothing but each other#floating high like sid and nancy#love is like a sin#for you i'd burn the length and breadth of sky#if we did it all over from the start wouldn't it all be just the same#no one is still reading#also heathcliffe and cathy oh my gosh wuthering heights forever#this is just my fave trope#FOR FICTION OBVI#REAL RELATIONSHIPS SHOULD NOT BE LIKE THIS#irl everyone should be nice and mutually supportive#and then read gr9 lit to each other and snuggle @ night#this is kind of intentionally a bummer for that reason i took out the more upbeat songs#bc this is something i really want to emphasize is a fictional trope thing and not an acutal ideal
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Happy 4th | an Americana mix| (listen)
i. The Star-Spangled Banner, Beyoncé ii. American Pie, Don McLean iii. Young Forever, Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson iv. Billionaire (acoustic), Travie McCoy, feat. Bruno Mars v. This Land is Your Land, Bruce Springsteen vi. Ride, Lana Del Rey vii. America, Simon & Garfunkel viii. No Church in the Wild, Jay-Z & Kanye West, feat. Frank Ocean ix. My Country ‘Tis of Thee, Aretha Franklin x. National Anthem, Lana Del Rey xi. Girls Fall Like Dominoes, Nicki Minaj xii. Surfin’ USA, The Beach Boys xiii. 4th of July, Amy MacDonald