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A Playlist From The iPod Of A Middle Schooler In 2013

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Erin Gates

Jul 02, 2020

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A Playlist From The iPod Of A Middle Schooler In 2013

My taste in music has always been all over the place, dipping into wildly different genres and spanning from about eight decades. For the past few years I've had a Spotify account, which has given me the luxury of having song or artist recommendations and having a limitless library of music at the touch of my finger tips. Back in 2013, however, I did not have a music streaming account nor did I care to discover new or unheard songs. I was completely content with my taste in music stemming from the covers that my brothers band played every weekend, pop radio stations, my obsession with One Direction, viral Vine songs, and Dad's rock n' roll barbecue playlist. Here are 25 of the songs that were on my iPod in 2013.

1. "Some Nights" - fun.

2. "Holy Grail" - JAY-Z, Justin Timberlake

3. "Royals" - Lorde

4. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles

5. "Gas Pedal" - Sage The Gemini, Iamsu!

6. "Dirty Little Secret" - The All-American Rejects

7. "Bellas Finals: Price Tag/Don't You (Forget About Me)/Give Me Everything/Just The Way You Are/Party in the U.S.A/Turn The Beat Around) - The Barden Bellas

8. "Treasure" - Bruno Mars

9. "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" - One Direction

10. "Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wanz

11. "Wannabe" - Spice Girls

12. "Electric Feel" - MGMT

13. "I Knew You Were Trouble" - Taylor Swift

14. "Classic" - MKTO

15. "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen

16. "Battle Scars" - Lupe Fiasco, Guy Sebastian

17. "Little Things" - One Direction

18. "Pompeii" - Bastille

19. "Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers" - Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers

20. "The Way" - Ariana Grande, Mac Miller

21. "When I Was Your Man" - Bruno Mars

22. "Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons

23. "Lip Gloss" - Lil Mama

24. "The Monster" - Eminem, Rihanna

25. "Best Song Ever" - One Direction

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A Playlist From The iPod Of A Middle Schooler In 2013

And you wonder why they call this the awkward phase

In This Article:

1. "Some Nights" - fun.

2. "Holy Grail" - JAY-Z, Justin Timberlake

3. "Royals" - Lorde

4. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles

5. "Gas Pedal" - Sage The Gemini, Iamsu!

6. "Dirty Little Secret" - The All-American Rejects

7. "Bellas Finals: Price Tag/Don't You (Forget About Me)/Give Me Everything/Just The Way You Are/Party in the U.S.A/Turn The Beat Around) - The Barden Bellas

8. "Treasure" - Bruno Mars

9. "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" - One Direction

10. "Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wanz

11. "Wannabe" - Spice Girls

12. "Electric Feel" - MGMT

13. "I Knew You Were Trouble" - Taylor Swift

14. "Classic" - MKTO

15. "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen

16. "Battle Scars" - Lupe Fiasco, Guy Sebastian

17. "Little Things" - One Direction

18. "Pompeii" - Bastille

19. "Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers" - Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers

20. "The Way" - Ariana Grande, Mac Miller

21. "When I Was Your Man" - Bruno Mars

22. "Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons

23. "Lip Gloss" - Lil Mama

24. "The Monster" - Eminem, Rihanna

25. "Best Song Ever" - One Direction

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This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

Or at least try to do.

1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

2. I will look decent for class.

3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

For those long nights that turn into mornings when the struggle is real.

1. Walk in motivated and ready to rock

2. Disappointed you let it get this bad

3. Distracted: When a 10-Minute Break Becomes an Hour

4. When the Yearning for Sleep Sneaks Up

5. In the words of Lorelai Gilmore "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee"

Oh, so done.

You need sleep, but also have 13 things due in the span of 4 days.

1. When it's December 1 and you have seven things due, three exams, and haven't slept in three days.

2. So you stress.

3. And cry.

4. Then call your mom to cry some more.

5. After the pep talk, you feel determined to get everything done.

6. But, now you're tired.

7. And really hungry.

8. Suddenly, it's 2 a.m. and you have only written three sentences and your paper is due in the morning.

9. You've made it to Friday... somehow.

10. Then Sunday hits and you find yourself back at the Lib.

11. So you cry some more.

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