Twenty-five wildly disparate songs about homes, cities, towns, and other locations, both literal and figurative. And the (literal) holidays.
Illustration by Minna
Friday Playlist: Homeward Bound
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Hello, you. June’s theme will be LONGING. Unlike more-acute forms of desire like desperation or need, longing is a sweet ache—more pining for something than dying for it. It’s nostalgia, homesickness, boredom, a persistent feeling of lack, dreaming of escape/the future. It’s summer: summer homes & cottages, stuffy summer bedrooms, sun-bleached memories of summers past. The shadow of September that hangs over June. It’s secret hangouts, crushes, unrequited love. Send what you’ve got here, and thanks. ♥
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Yay! Arcade Fire is on this playlist! They are simply amazing. Rookie you are totally awesome!
Log in to replyI LOVE Adam Sandler’s The Hanukkah Song!
Log in to replyAny playlist that involves Arcade Fire is a great playlist in my book. All of their albums have helped me though one thing or another and they always have a home in my heart. I don’t even care how corny that sounds, they’ll always represent some sort of comfort for me.
Log in to replyCare of Cell 44 is such a sadly happy song.
Log in to replySittin’ On the Dock of the Bay is totally my jam. Makes me feel all groovy and like an old black man feeling the sun in my bones.
And, of course, it makes me feel like my spot in life is a pretty good place.
Little&Trivial
Log in to replyHome by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is my favorite song in the world. (: It makes my heart all happy and warm inside.
Log in to replySloop John B is mine and my sister’s holiday ANTHEM. We know all the words, because when we went to Germany last Christmas holidays, all we had to listen to was a Best of the Beach Boys album. Our other favourite is ‘Cotton Fields’ which is also kind of do with homesickness, but in a very country way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8NkQQ6oMtc
Log in to replyOmg love this playlist! I absolutely adore Arcade Fire (the harp adds such a magical touch to Wake Up) and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros! Have you ever seen the cover by the little girl and her father?
So so cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64c5vT3NBw
Log in to replyI saw them at the Ellen Degeneres show a while ago!
Log in to replyhey that funny that this is called HOmeward Bound cuz my big sis just came home today. Now i am happy :)
Log in to replyIT’S – ARCADE – FIRE – ON – ROOKIE! I ran hysterically around my house, yelling that. Great playlist!
Log in to replyAHH! as soon as i saw this title, i knew simon and garfunkel would be on here!!! they are fantastic. and the rest of the playlist is wonderful too! :D
Log in to replyThe Hannukah Song is hilarious!
Log in to replyWe’re awesome
Log in to replyI love this playlist! especially the zombies and simon and garfunkel- homeward bound is especially fantastic. also, this song seems like it would fit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghYQ0p8n6gA
Log in to replyLove this playlist, so goood! ;-)
Log in to replyI like the fact that I have most of these songs om my ipod, love it!
Log in to replyi love this picture minna!
Log in to replyA lot of these are old favourites of mine, especially the older stuff. But, by far, my favourite song on this list is Home by Eddy Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. What a great tune!
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