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GOOD MUSIC MASTERPOST: 8 playlists. No characters of themes or overarching aesthetics, just 8 sets of 20 maybe-not-so-well-known great songs from several countries and in several languages.

SIMPLE BUT BRILLIANT MELODIES: 20 songs that show that sometimes with music, less is more. [LISTEN]

1. CHARLES AZNAVOUR la bohême 2. LUIZ GONZAGA ana rosa 3. EDITH PIAF sous le ciel de paris 4. THE WHITE BUFFALO oh darlin’ what have I done 5. BARBARA la joconde 6. ANDY WILLIAMS speak softly love 7. TOM ZÉ menina jesus 8. CHARLES TRÉNET la mer 9. ADONIRAN BARBOSA o trem das onze 10. ELLA FITZGERALD & THE INK SPOTS I’m making believe 11. PAUL MCCARTNEY my valentine 12. MARLENE DIETRICH lili marleen 13. RENATO CAROSONE maruzzella 14. HENRI SALVADOR marchand de sable 15. BOBBY VINTON blue velvet 16. CHATS SAUVAGES & DICK RIVERS derniers baisers 17. LUIZ GONZAGA asa branca 18. BORIS VIAN le déserteur 19. CARTOLA divina dama 20. HANS ZIMMER deliver us (The Prince of Egypt OST)

THE ART OF WRITING GOOD LYRICS: 20 songs that, either through wordplay or through verbal punches to the gut, prove that it takes an artist to write good lyrics. [LISTEN]

1. DANNY SCHMIDT this too shall pass 2. REGINA SPEKTOR pavlov’s daughter 3. CHICO BUARQUE geni e o zepelim 4. BOB MARLEY redemption song 5. TOM WAITS walking spanish 6. LENINE todas elas juntas num só ser 7. AGAINST ME! haunting haunted haunts 8. ARCTIC MONKEYS arabella 9. CAETANO VELOSO & GILBERTO GIL baião atemporal 10. JACQUES BREL les bourgeois 11. JANELLE MONÁE mushrooms & roses 12. ELIS REGINA o bêbado e a equilibrista 13. DAN DEACON when i was done dying 14. TWENTY ONE PILOTS car radio 15. JUSTIN CROSS drink the water 16. ADRIANA CALCANHOTO saiba 17. BORIS VIAN le déserteur 18. NICK DRAKE day is done 19. ELIS REGINA & ADONIRAN BARBOSA tiro ao álvaro 20. FIONN REGAN 100 acres of sycamore

TOE TAPPING GOOD: 20 songs with a great sense of rhythm that make you tap your feet and dance. [LISTEN]

1. MAX ROACH the drum also waltzes 2. BAABA MAAL fulani rock 3. MAVIS STAPLES down in mississippi 4. EMIR KUSTURICA djinji djinji bubamara 5. AGAINST ME! animal 6. JANELLE MONÁE sincerely, jane 7. BAMBOLEO ya no hace falta 8. DOM UM ROMÃO escravos de jo 9. OTIS REDDING sitting on the dock of the bay 10. SON HOUSE john the revelator 11. JACQUES BREL la valse à mille temps 12. BOMBINO tar hani 13. ZZ TOP la grange 14. ABRAHAM INC fred the tzadik 15. LA TROBA KUNG-FÚ petit rumbero 17. BO DIDDLEY, LITTLE WALTER & MUDDY WATERS my babe 18. THE CAT EMPIRE the wine song 19. SONGHOY BLUES soubour 20. PEGGY LEE fever

LAUGHING SONGS: 20 songs that will (hopefully) make you laugh. [LISTEN]

1. SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS constipation blues 2. FRANK ZAPPA he’s so gay 3. UTOPIA mina 4. WITCH DOCTOR ooh eeh ooh ah aah ting tang walla walla bing bang 5. ELECTRIC SIX gay bar 6. KALEIDOSCOPE hesitation blues 7. BILL BAILEY old macdonald 8. BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND ali baba’s camel 9. BORIS VIAN j’suis snob 10. THE GOONS the raspberry song 11. FOLK UKE motherfucker got fucked up 12. ENA PÁ 2000 colhão colhão 13. ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS JORDAN stone cold dead in the market (he had it coming) 14. BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND hawkeye the gnu 15. RENATO CAROSONE io, mammeta e tu 16. ELIS REGINA alô alô marciano 17. BO BURNHAM straight white man 18. FRANK ZAPPA penguin in bondage 19. BEZERRA DA SILVA sequestraram minha sogra 20. GEORGE MCKELVEY my teenage fallout queen

CRYING SONGS: 20 songs that might make you emotional. [LISTEN]

1. NINA SIMONE stars (Janis Ian cover) 2. EARTHA KITT angelitos negros 3. CLARA ROCKMORE valse sentimentale (Tchaikovsky) 4. ELIS REGINA como nossos pais 5. TOM WAITS i’m your late night evening prostitute 6. ELZA SOARES mulher do fim do mundo 7. TRACY CHAPMAN behind the wall 8. ADONIRAN BARBOSA iracema 9. TWENTY ONE PILOTS neon gravestones 10. HANNAH SZENES eli eli 11. JANELLE MONÁE cold war 12. CAETANO VELOSO & GILBERTO GIL haiti 13. BOB MARLEY redemption song 14. CHRISTIAN SINDING suite im alten stil, op. 10 (adagio) 15. SUFJAN STEVENS john wayne gacy jr. 16. CHARLES AZNAVOUR comme ils disent 17. ERIC CLAPTON tears in heaven 18. JP SIMÕES lenda do homem pássaro 19. AGAINST ME! the ocean 20. CONCHA BUIKA volver, volver

WEIRD BUT GOOD: 20 songs that sound kinda weird. [LISTEN]

1. MR. BUNGLE goodbye sober day 2. FRANK ZAPPA g-spot tornado 3. THE FREE DESIGN bubbles 4. NINA HAGEN african reggae 5. MATMOS family dance 6. SORONPRFBS secure the galactic perimeter 7. EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN weil weil weil 8. MAGMA stöah 9. MR. BUNGLE none of them knew they were robots 10. ORNETTE COLEMAN science fiction 11. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE floridada 12. THE VOIDZ qyurryus 13. TEENAGE JESUS AND THE JERKS my eyes 14. BUBBLES bidibodi bidibu 15. KOENJIHYAKKEI nivraym 16. HERMETO PASCOAL quebrando tudo 17. NINA HAGEN naturträne 18. LORI FREEDMAN spasm 19. EDGARD VARÈSE ionisation 20. TALKING HEADS i zimbra

INSTRUMENTAL MASTERPIECES: 20 (mostly) instrumental songs that showcase music as the universal language, capable of moving people without the need for lyrics. [LISTEN]

1. CHARLES MINGUS moanin’ 2. KING CRIMSON discipline 3. CARLA BLEY reactionary tango 4. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH jazz suite no. 1 (foxtrot) 5. FRANK ZAPPA the gumbo variations 6. QUINCY JONES the pink panther theme (study on Mancini) 7. ERNESTO LECUONA malagueña & andalucia 8. GUSTAV MAHLER symphony no.1 in D major, 3rd movement 9. DAVE BRUBECK take five 10. SUN RA space is the place 11. DJANGO REINHARDT minor swing 12. CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS aquarium 13. ALICE COLTRANE turiya and ramakrishna 14. GEORGE GERSHWIN rhapsody in blue 15. MILES DAVIS miles runs the voodoo down 16. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH walktz no. 2 17. MOONDOG & THE LONDON SAXOPHONIC ORCHESTRA bird’s lament 18. RYO FUKUI early summer 19. IBRAHIM MAALOUF lily will soon be a woman 20. FRANZ LISZT magyar fantázia

NICE PIPES!: Just 20 great and iconic voices. [LISTEN]

1. SARAH VAUGHAN broken hearted melody 2. NINA HAGEN personal jesus (Depeche Mode cover) 3. MIRIAM MAKEBA m’bube 4. WOODKID the other side 5. ELLA FITZGERALD hard hearted hannah 6. CONCHA BUIKA mi niña lola 7. POST MODERN JUKEBOX FEAT. AUBREY LOGAN here (Alessia Cara cover) 8. TOM WAITS trampled rose 9. UTE LEMPER lola 10. CHARLES AZNAVOUR la bohême 11. LOTTE LENYA moon of alabama 12. BASIA BULAT little waltz 13. NINA SIMONE feeling good 14. ARNALDO ANTUNES naturalmente naturalmente 15. PEARL BAILEY big spender 16. ZAZ je saute partout 17. JOANNA NEWSOM sapokanikan 18. JP SIMÕES tango do antigamente 19. LHASA DE SELA la celestina 20. PAUL ROBESON joe hill

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