Maya Angelou once said, “you can tell a lot about a person by the way s(he) handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” Frankly, FM thinks a playlist gives you more information. So turn on Spotify, and transport yourself across the coast as you read this week’s scrutiny.
Springsteen —Eric Church
Maybe it’s because the students can identify with lyrics like “flip flops and cutoff jeans” 365 days a year or because “it is spring or is it summer?” is a serious epistemological question when you lack seasons—but country is more popular with cardinals than you’d think. They don’t call it “the farm” for nothing.
Go Your Own Way—Fleetwood Mac
A confirmed classic for at least one of Stanford’s famed Co-ops (that’s right, there’s more than one)—hardly surprising given the lyrics advocating independent and unconventional exploration. On the West Coast, you do you.
I Need My Girl—The National
It’s hard to even imagine a Cambridge-appropriated ambiance for this song. After all, the “competition to see who can feel less” doesn’t work so well with admitting you need someone. Maybe Stanford hookup culture knows something we don’t.
How You Love Me—3lau
Turns out EDM never died in the Bay Area; it just got upgraded from underground warehouse to college dorm. Along with 3lau, Flume and Calvin Harris (non-festival) are cornerstones of pregame playlists.
All About That Bass
It’s reassuring to know that truly great art transcends geographic and cultural differences; apparently this universally popular track “was played hella the first few weeks of school.”
