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100 and Counting: Introducing The Epic Playlist

It started as all playlists do, an occasion that justified music for entertainment. In this case, it was a couples weekend getaway back in February. Super Dave proposed that he and I provide the tunes and we started a Spotify playlist: three songs at a time, no song repeats, no artist repeats. Dave would add his three, then text me that it was my turn. I would then add my three text him back. This cycle repeated until three hundred songs were compiled, and we drove off to Mammoth with our wives. A funny thing happened, though, it turned out we both enjoyed the challenge of trying to surprise or outdo the other so much that we continued building the playlist.

We made a new rule of just three songs each a day and still no artist repeats. Soon, we came up with amendments to allow duets (The Emmylou Exception), multiple songs by the same band if said band had multiple lead singers (The Beatles Exception), or if there was a lead singer replacement that changed the artistic direction of the band (The Hagar Exception). The playlist grew.

It became EPIC.

In the past seven and a half months, there have been theme weeks (most recently twang), theme days, such as Live Mondays (that one only lasted a month) and New Wave Wednesdays, and one-off tributes to artists who’ve passed away. Dave is more knowledgeable in country, metal and indie pop, while I dig punk, alternative and classic blues. We've both ventured into oldies, pop standards and even show tunes. O a goal of 500 songs, then 1,000, and then we decided why not an entire week of music (168 hours, to be exact). Will the playlist go on after that? Maybe. My wife calls it an obsession. She’s probably right.

Until now, Super Dave and I haven't shared the playlist with the public. However, today we reached 100 hours, so it feels like the right time to let people in on our musical expedition. If you have Spotify, you can add the EPIC Playlist to your library, which will allow you to follow along with our progress. And if you happen to drive across the country, you'll have enough variety to get you there and back. Just hit play and enjoy.

Let the conversations about our song selections begin!

Aloha

PS- If you have any recommendations, you know how to reach me.

 

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Sophie said…
Love how much you love this! Thanks for sharing your love of music with me and the rest of the world
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