{"id":7371,"date":"2026-04-03T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7371"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:42:08","slug":"parsons-playlists-timeless-oldies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/04\/parsons-playlists-timeless-oldies\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists:  Timeless Oldies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/tag\/parsons-playlists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2026) and features some oldies that she enjoys.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Timeless Oldies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Playlist-Timeless-Oldies-Eliana-Coleman.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white photo of an old style microphone and stage lights\" width=\"512\" height=\"332\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Playlist-Timeless-Oldies-Eliana-Coleman.jpg 512w, https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Playlist-Timeless-Oldies-Eliana-Coleman-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Playlist-Timeless-Oldies-Eliana-Coleman-463x300.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know the title will hurt some readers, but that is what these songs are to me! These are some of the songs that I grew up listening to with my parents. Whenever I go on a family road trip and I am in charge of aux, I will throw on these songs for everyone\u2019s enjoyment. There\u2019s no specific genre to this playlist, just some older songs that I happen to enjoy. I hope you enjoy them too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DYwQy_9JPtQ?si=-UNhFfEpHNtWnVwZ\" target=\"_blank\">Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons &#8211; &#8220;Can&#8217;t Take My Eyes Off You&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y3KJ7d2qBoA?si=lw7zIW8nUV35lgYp\" target=\"_blank\">The Temptations &#8211; &#8220;My Girl&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qQzdAsjWGPg?si=KdaZQGCSOp_sVV44\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Sinatra &#8211; &#8220;My Way&#8221;<\/a> (2008 Remastered)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FT3D1Cu6g10?si=8zfseCPrAIR0atWb\" target=\"_blank\">Elton John &#8211; &#8220;Your Song&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jSPpbOGnFgk?si=mtqqZL5aIoMeVbrB\" target=\"_blank\">The Ronettes &#8211; &#8220;Be My Baby&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DSbXNjsLdRM?si=OVoFsKhOl-RBPTG_\" target=\"_blank\">R.B. Greaves &#8211; &#8220;Take a Letter, Maria&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w_DKWlrA24k?si=QkbLEElCwtAubsFf\" target=\"_blank\">Israel &#8220;IZ&#8221; Kamakawiwo\u02bbole &#8211; &#8220;Somewhere over the Rainbow&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AmHE65RAkSY?si=w3Kzi42zRBCqzdDm\" target=\"_blank\">Daryl Hall &amp; John Oates &#8211; &#8220;Rich Girl&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JmcA9LIIXWw?si=GE4Gf4akL2UqlMUk\" target=\"_blank\">Culture Club &#8211; &#8220;Karma Chameleon&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UrIiLvg58SY?si=NqfXtXewusjhe4_A\" target=\"_blank\">Extreme &#8211; &#8220;More Than Words&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oKOtzIo-uYw?si=qO89J25MdmwguEyx\" target=\"_blank\">Fugees &#8211; &#8220;Killing Me Softly With His Song&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FxYw0XPEoKE?si=12Gc3asu5yF5No64\" target=\"_blank\">Whitney Houston &#8211; &#8220;I Have Nothing&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hCuMWrfXG4E?si=pDQRwSTVBApvJuig\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Joel &#8211; &#8220;Uptown Girl&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZexVo_KVietRwq4kVf3VHaw9&amp;si=VqckAOJ5ot4gPp1u\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a> to the whole playlist on YouTube:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Timeless Oldies\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLU94rco57ZexVo_KVietRwq4kVf3VHaw9\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2026) and features some oldies that she enjoys. Timeless Oldies I know the title will hurt some readers, but that is what these &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/04\/parsons-playlists-timeless-oldies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232374,15242],"tags":[38177,232385,232390,230820,231535,206839,232391,227065,232282,232386,230998,227070,232389,230821,230997,120772,232007,162396,162536,232388,232387,120728,231534,231177],"class_list":["post-7371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-playlists","category-promotional","tag-billy-joel","tag-classic-songs","tag-culture-club","tag-daryl-hall","tag-eliana-c","tag-elton-john","tag-extreme","tag-frank-sinatra","tag-frankie-valli","tag-frankie-valli-and-the-four-seasons","tag-fugees","tag-hall-and-oates","tag-israel-iz-kamakawiwoole","tag-john-oates","tag-oldies","tag-parsons-playlists","tag-parsons-playlists-25-26","tag-playlist","tag-playlists","tag-r-b-greaves","tag-the-four-seasons","tag-the-ronettes","tag-the-temptations","tag-whitney-houston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7371"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7377,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7371\/revisions\/7377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}