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What's the best Playlist?

It's all perspective

By Josh McCarthyPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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What is in a playlist? It's the mood your in at that point in your life. Are you in love or looking, then it may have a softer tone. Or are you in the gym to blast out that aggression and rip through it like a hurricane? Then maybe your more on the harder side. But one could say I'm stereotyping, am I? look at old playlists and ask yourself why you don't listen to them and see what genre they are. Maybe your palette hasn't been expanded yet and as you age your music changes just like your palette will evolve. Some foods you hated as a kid are now some of your favorites. Our palettes are ever expanding and having like minded people around us it will continue to stay the same. Seeing other peoples playlists allows one to see where they are at in life. If life's good or bad the music will reflect what you know at that point in your life. Why does each generation hate the newer music? It's different and it's not what you know. The older you are the more set in your ways and sometimes less likely to reach outside the box. Expand your palette and learn to appreciate the good, even the worst song requires some talent. I'm sure that person tried there hardest to make that the best song in they could with what they had. Find the positive and expand our palettes so we may ever evolve our playlists. The playlist is and will always be perspective, what motivates you today? Why do you workout, that reason may reflect the music your playing as well. I heard a story of a man in prison who was ripped and was never getting out. A real tough guy, but when in the gym loved to sing opera while working out. With his size and reputation no one was going to say anything so he was free to be who he wanted. Our playlist may be surprising to some. If you looked at a guy like that in the gym that's not what you'd expect. But behind brawn or headphones your free to be you. Free to let that music move your soul, to feel it. The songs that give that instant smile as soon as they come on. No matter how many times you've heard it strikes home. Ask yourself why, listen that song and really listen to the message. Is it where your at in life at the moment or is the beat so good that it just moves you. Music is like love, we add so much baggage to each. So our playlist will also be perspective to our life's journeys thus far. Again let us never stop expanding our palettes and learn to appreciate all life's beauties'. I would imagine the greatest playlist of all time would have to be comprised of a list of songs that move your soul when you hear them. You know the music that you dance to when no one is watching. The music you sing with when you think no one can hear you. The music that makes a bad day better even if you only caught the tail end on the radio. Music is medicine for the soul, so find the perfect playlist and make it your own. What other than music can make you cry, laugh or find complete peace all in the same song? How I hear it may not be how you hear it and therefor it touches each of us different. Listen more and talk less and let the music guide your soul.

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