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🍂 Building an Autumn Playlist 🎶

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I thought this could be a fun thread to make.
I want you guys to share some songs here that fit the autumn or spooky vibes of September, October, and November to you personally. Share why you chose the songs you did, and maybe some memories you have had with the song.
(Don't worry if someone else already shared the song you want to share and come back as often as you like!)
Maybe we can grow our personal list and have fun listening to music this fall and make more memories.

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Monster Mash Bobby Picket is a classic for me. I remember it being commonly played in the 90s at some local stores in October and my best friend had a copy of the song she would often play it when I stayed the night at her house (along with other odd songs and loved movie soundtracks)
Leaves in the Wind by Isaac Shepard is a song I often find myself randomly coming back to a couple of times each autumn. I listened to a lot of Isaac Shepard and similar music in my late teens on a laptop I had while doing other stuff.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John is probably a little bit of an odd choice. I do a lot more reflection in Autumn and always had. Probably because there are less distractions this time of year. It is like the wind down of a time period when I don't pay attention as much (summer time) and leading into a time period where I have a ton of time on my hands (winter). As a result I rethink back on a lot of things in autumn. Though some are good and bad, I'm just happy about how I turned out. As a kid, autumn was also a time of change and progression, the school year starts in fall, and I get to see my friends practically daily again after a 3 month summer break. I had a friend for a bit who was a big Elton John fan, and over time of listening to his different songs, there were a few that really stuck with me and I love. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was one of them. When I was even younger, like elementary age and younger, autumn seemed like one of the more eventful times outside of December. Mom would take me to a mom and pop farm that produced apple cider and we would pick up a pumpkin. The Wizard of Oz aired on standard tv in autumn and it was one of my favorite movies as a tiny kid and to me is an "autumn movie".
Crypteque with Shopkeeper from Crypt of the Necrodancer is a classic to me. It is also one of my favorite games to play in fall. It also reminds me of the monster mash and various memories with that song.
And lastly for right now until I revisit in future after more participates come, The Smell of Mushroom from Stardew Valley is an autumn song that I love and it gets stuck in my head. Has the perfect sounds of autumn and nostalgic sounding.
 
This song reminds me of autumn/winter weather.John Phillips wrote this song for his wife Michelle Phillips while they were spending a cold winter in NYC and Michelle was missing the warmer climate of her home state California.
 
This song reminds me of autumn/winter weather.John Phillips wrote this song for his wife Michelle Phillips while they were spending a cold winter in NYC and Michelle was missing the warmer climate of her home state California.
I'm so glad this one made the list!

I would say most Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac songs give me autumn energy. She just has those witchy vibes that I associate with the fall/Halloween! :)
 
Probably most of the soundtrack for the game Night in the Woods.
It takes place during Autumn.
 
I'll start with some songs I've been listening to recently that give me autumn vibes. For me, a song with autumn vibes is usually more chill, less high energy. Also, if they mention or reference autumn in some way then that also adds to it.

"I'm doing better. I made it to September.", "I wake up and it's October.", "Brick Lane in the brisk cold" This song really has the autumn feel for me.

"Come get me out of California. No leaves are brown. I miss the seasons in Missouri. My dying town." This song isn't as high energy, and while the song does mention seasons in general, with the specific reference to brown leaves, it gives me the feeling that the narrator is really missing the autumn foliage in particular.

The vibe of this song just fits autumn for me. Also, the line "And it gets colder and colder, when the sun goes down" fits well with the season as the days get shorter and the temperature starts to fall.

"I walked through the door with you. The air was cold", "Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place", "I still remember the first fall of snow" The lyrics speak for themselves, but it also has that more chill vibe I mentioned.

The first minute of this song and the ending is a capella. It's a cute Korean song about an autumn morning

I have a few more, but it will only let me put five pieces of media in one post, so I'll make another post later!
 
I've been listening to a lot of different Autumn playlists on Youtube for Nintendo music. So many of them are so good and calming. I've been playing them while I draw.

 
The promised continuation of my previous post! More autumny songs I've been listening to recently~ 🍁

"Would we survive in a horror movie? I doubt it, we're too slow moving.", "I wanna love you 'til we're food for the worms to eat. 'Til our fingers decompose.", "It's been a long year and all of our book's pages dog-eared." These are a few lyrics that have the autumn vibe for me.

"And I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticks.", "I'll drink alcohol until my friends come home for Christmas." Christmas is in winter, but autumn ends like four days before Christmas, so most of the waiting done during stick season at that time would be done during autumn.

This song doesn't mention autumn specifically, but the lyrics are about stagnation, and the overall sound matches with autumn for me.

"Gray November. I've been down since July.", "Hey December. Guess I'm feeling unmoored." It mentions two months that are mostly within autumn, and the overall feeling of the song fits with autumn for me.


I'll do some spooky/Halloween/October songs in another post later!
 
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