Parsons Playlists: Sunny Day

Posted on October 17, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Joyce (class of 2027) and features songs for a sunny day.

Sunny Day

This playlist carries an upbeat yet relaxed energy, carrying the atmosphere of a sunny day free from obligations. It creates a soundscape that encourages you to slow down, embrace the present, and simply enjoy the moment!

Aaliyah – “At Your Best (You Are Love)”

The Carpenters – “(They Long To Be) Close To You”

Vendla – “Face Your Fears”

Ravyn Lenae – “Genius”

Kali Uchis – “Breeze!”

Ella Fitzgerald – “Misty”

Ilene Woods & Mike Douglas – “So This Is Love”

Kali Uchis – “Sunshine & Rain…”

Kali Uchis – “Simple”

Wave to Earth – “Peach Eyes”

Wave to Earth – “Play With Earth!”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:

Parsons Playlists: Hello Cold Weather

Posted on October 10, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Alexandra (class of 2026) and features some music for the changing season.

Hello Cold Weather

Some songs I loved listening to this summer, now that summer feels like it was so long ago, as we finally start feeling some cold!

Fleet Foxes – “Mykonos”

Ravyn Lenae – “Love Me Not”

Role Model – “Writing’s on the Wall”

Billie Eilish – “Getting Older”

Role Model (feat. Benee) – “Notice Me”

Train – “Drops of Jupiter”

The Verve – “Bittersweet Symphony”

Jeff Buckley – “Everybody Here Wants You”

Radiohead – “Let Down”

Sombr – “12 To 12”

Rolling Stones – “Wild Horses”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:

Parsons Playlists: Spooky Season

Posted on October 3, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Sophia (class of 2028) and features some songs to get you into the spooky spirit of October!

Spooky Season

Hi guys! It’s October, so you know what time it is! It is officially SPOOKY SEASON. Grab your pumpkins, light the candles, sit back, and relax as this playlist brings you into the spooky vibes.

Ray Parker Jr. – “Ghostbusters”

Andrew Gold – “Spooky Scary Skeletons”

John Carpenter – “Halloween Theme”

Danny Elfman – “This Is Halloween”

Rockwell – “Somebody’s Watching Me”

Bobby “Boris” Pickett – “The Monster Mash”

Michael Jackson – “Thriller”

Warren Zevon – “Werewolves of London”

Vic Mizzy – “The Addams Family Theme”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Heads Will Roll”

Lady Gaga – “Bloody Mary”

Danny Elfman – “Beetlejuice Main Title”

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Kathy Najimy – “I Put A Spell On You”

Lady Gaga – “The Dead Dance”

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Kathy Najimy – “The Witches Are Back”

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Kathy Najimy – “One Way Or Another”

Ed Ivory & Ken Page – “Oogie Boogie’s Song”

The Cramps – “The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon”

Moriaty – “Dahmer Blues”

Monster High – “Fright Song”

Michael Jackson – “Ghosts”

Ashnikko – “Halloweenie III: Seven Days”

Beethoven / Komuz – “Fur Elise (Klutch Dubstep Trap Remix)”

Hocus Pocus – “Come Little Children”

David Bowie – “Magic Dance”

Melanie Martinez – “Carousel”

Alvin & the Chipmunks – “Witch Doctor”

Rihanna – “Disturbia”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:

And here it is on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists – Fall Favorites

Posted on September 26, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Giuliana (class of 2028) and features some songs for autumn.

Fall Favorites

UR lake and gazebo fall

These are some of my favorite songs to listen to as fall rolls around; they’re perfect for the colder weather!!

Zach Bryan – “Dawns (Feat. Maggie Rogers)”

Arctic Monkeys – “No. 1 Party Anthem”

Hozier – “Jackie and Wilson”

Taylor Swift – “Cardigan”

Steve Lacy – “Dark Red”

Lana Del Rey – “West Coast”

Lana Del Rey – “Salvatore”

Arctic Monkeys – “I Wanna Be Yours”

Good Neighbors – “Home”

Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”

Phantogram – “Black Out Days (Future Islands Remix)”

Suki Waterhouse – “Good Looking”

Hozier – “Work Song”

Blood Orange – “Champagne Coast”

Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange”

Noah Kahan – “Northern Attitude”

Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence”

Gotye – “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Tory Lanez – “The Color Violet”

Arcy Drive – “Time Shrinks”

Arcy Drive – “Roll My Stone”

Yebba – “Far Away”

The Cranberries – “Linger”

First Aid Kit – “Emmylou”

Boy – “Little Numbers”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:

Parsons Playlists – “65° and Sunny”

Posted on September 19, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Mia (class of 2026) and features some songs that evoke the coming fall temperatures.

65° and Sunny

Image shows a close up of the ground covered with colorful autumn leaves and twigs with a blurred background

My theme for this playlist was inspired by the upcoming weather. Fall is my favorite season and these songs remind me of when it is 65° and sunny outside 🙂

Σtella and Redinho – “Charmed”

Maggie Rogers – “Love You For A Long Time”

Justin Bieber – “Daisies”

The Marías – “Heavy”

beabadoobee – “Beaches”

Sabrina Carpenter – “Sugar Talking”

Taylor Swift – “So High School”

Hozier – “From Eden”

Chappell Roan – “The Subway”

Jordana & TV Girl – “Better in the Dark”

Clairo – “North”

Omar Apollo – “Evergreen”

Olivia Dean – “Nice to Each Other”

Role Model – “Oh, Gemini”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:

Parsons Playlists: “Hope is the thing with feathers …”

Posted on September 12, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library Associate Melanie and features some songs that make her feel hopeful.

Hope is the thing with feathers …

Things can feel pretty overwhelming (especially lately) so we have to find things that can help us get through. Music is often good for that, so here’s a playlist of some songs that make me feel hopeful on bad days. (The title of this playlist was taken from an excellent Emily Dickinson poem that’s worth a read, btw.) What would YOU add to this playlist?

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Paul McCartney – “Hope of Deliverance”

Moon Taxi – “Say”

Johnny Nash – “I Can See Clearly Now”

Bill Withers – “Lovely Day”

New Radicals – “You Get What You Give”

The Beatles – “Here Comes the Sun”

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

The Impressions – “Keep On Pushing”

The Stone Roses – “Waterfall”

Des’ree – “You Gotta Be”

Jackie Wilson – “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher”

Billy Joel – “The River of Dreams”

Sting – “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You”

Labi Siffre – “My Song”

Bruce Springsteen – “Hungry Heart”

Ella Fitzgerald – “Blue Skies”

Ben Folds – “Still Fighting It”

Nat King Cole – “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”

Stevie Wonder – “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing”

The Traveling Wilburys – “End of the Line”

Electric Light Orchestra – “Mr. Blue Sky”

Sly & the Family Stone – “Stand!”

The Beatles – “Dear Prudence”

Fred Astaire – “Pick Yourself Up”

Simon & Garfunkel – “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”

Tears for Fears – “Sowing the Seeds of Love”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zex3pi–z07ZHsysqvGRHKpE&si=H6l2GX5-sUsVraBm

And here it is on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Spring 2025 Roundup

Posted on April 25, 2025 by marmstr3

As the spring semester draws to a close, and you are working on papers, exams, etc, it can be fun to look back on what one has accomplished.

Our student employees have worked hard curating Parsons Playlists all semester, so here’s a roundup of all their spring semester posts for your enjoyment.
Clicking on the links will take you to each playlist post.

Bring it back now, y’all (Jillian – class of 2027)

Kendrick Lamar (Luis – class of 2025)

Through the Decades (Rocio – class of 2027)

Music in Film (Esther – class of 2025)

House Music (Nikoloz – class of 2026)

Spring Equinox (Amy – class of 2025)

My Favorite Movie Scores (Isaac – class of 2025)

Still Woozy (Torsten – class of 2025)

Mocha Mousse (Amy – class of 2025)

Some of my Favorite Korean Songs (Isaac – class of 2025)

Acoustic Covers You Didn’t Know You Needed (Christine – class of 2025)

Open Tabs (Esther – class of 2025)

Grammy Winners (Griffin – class of 2027)

J. Cole (Ibrahim – class of 2028)

Guitar Favorites (Marissa – class of 2025)

Party Anthems (Griffin – class of 2027)

Lo-Fi Music (Sophia – class of 2028)

Train of Thought (Marissa – class of 2025)

Let’s Go to the Beach! (Susanne – class of 2026)

Nature Metaphor (Georgia – class of 2025)

Prince’s Legacy (Amy – class of 2025)

Parsons Playlists: Prince’s Legacy

Posted on April 23, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Amy (class of 2025) and features the music of Prince.

Prince’s Legacy

While reading The New York Times article about Ezra Edelman’s upcoming Netflix documentary on Prince, I found myself diving back into the legendary artist’s discography, rediscovering just how revolutionary his music truly is.

The documentary promises to go beyond Prince’s enigmatic persona, exploring his artistry, activism, and control over his own music. That deep dive into his legacy made me want to create a playlist that captures his signature blend of rock, soul, and pop, which has become synonymous with his name.

I compiled a playlist of my favorite Prince songs that reflect his talent, including the 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in tribute to George Harrison with an incredible guitar solo that amazes me every time I hear it.

You can also listen to Prince’s albums like Parade, Prince, 3121, Sign “o” the Times, and HITNRUN Phase One at the Music Library.

Prince – “Kiss”

Prince – “Purple Rain”

Prince – “Raspberry Beret”

Prince – “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”

Prince – “When Doves Cry”

Prince – “1999”

Prince – “Little Red Corvette”

Prince – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

Prince – “Baby I’m A Star”

Prince – “Let’s Go Crazy”

Prince – “I Would Die 4 U”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zew7B53G8i6r_pd53gJ3L71H&si=isECQul5rPmvq38D

And here it is on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Nature Metaphor

Posted on April 21, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Georgia (class of 2025) which features some songs featuring songs that use nature as a metaphor.

Nature Metaphor

Don McLean – “Winter Has Me In Its Grip”

Brian Eno – “Golden Hours”

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – “Noble Experiment”

Nick Drake – “River Man”

Labi Siffre – “Cannock Chase”

Radiohead – “Bloom”

Stereolab – “Come and Play in the Milky Night (Demo)”

Mount Eerie – “Through the Trees Pt. 2”

800 cherries – “honeydew blue”

You’ll Never Get to Heaven – “Setting Sun”

Rufus Wainwright – “Poses”

Windsor For The Derby – “The Melody of a Fallen Tree”

Dave Bixby – “Morning Sun”

Linda Perhaps – “Morning Colors”

Animal Collective – “Winters Love”

Vashti Bunyan – “Diamond Day”

Novos Baianos – “Acabou Chorare”

Meat Puppets – “Up on the Sun”

of Montreal – “Sleeping in the Beetle Bug”

Midlake – “We Gathered in Spring”

Mitski – “The Frost”

Art Garfunkel – “Waters of March”

Angel Olsen – “Spring”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZeyAnA1CU_3oNnKxFq7NvBoy&si=6WeT7enIBOXllTtA

And here it is on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Let’s Go to the Beach!

Posted on April 18, 2025 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Susanne (class of 2026) and features some music for your next trip to the beach.

Let’s Go to the Beach!

This playlist is made for warm weather – perfect for lounging at the pool, driving with the windows down, or picnicking with friends. These songs are upbeat, catchy, mood-boosters that will make you feel the sunshine on your skin, even if the temperatures haven’t caught up yet. Enjoy and happy spring + summer!

Vance Joy – “Saturday Sun”

Rex Orange County – “Best Friend”

YG Marley – “Praise Jah in the Moonlight”

Mt. Joy – “Highway Queen”

Lord Huron – “Ends of the Earth”

Houndmouth – “Sedona”

Flipturn – “Chicago”

Hozier – “Jackie and Wilson”

ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”

SZA – “BMF”

Kali Uchis – ““Dame Beso // Muévete”

Maggie Rogers – “Give A Little”