The New Playlist of the Month: October 2017 is Here!

This playlist was compiled in collaboration between Prerna K and Sophia M.

Welcome to the third playlist of the month – October 2017! Just like the first two playlists of the month, we have chosen the top, new songs from this month and some of our old favorites. This month, we have also tried to diversify our music by adding some Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and French music. We are still working on including a variety of genre’s of music, especially Rap and R&B/Soul, however, we struggle to find ‘clean,’ school appropriate songs. Please leave recommendations and requests by commenting down below. We have also recently created an energetic playlist for G10 & below PE classes to use during Fun Fitness Friday. We hope to make more playlists that are relevant and usable for events like FFF, in addition to our monthly installments.

If you have any recommendations for future playlists or would like us to feature your own personal playlist, leave a comment down below or contact us at 08kanjip@aisgz.org or 08moraism@aisgz.org. 

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1. Moonlight

• Artist: Grace Vanderwaal
• Genre: Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Escape My Mind by Grace VanderWaal
• Why we like it: It really shows the power Grace has in her voice and she is only 13 years old. The song is extremely catchy and fun to sing along to.

2. No Vaya a ser

• Artist: Pablo Alboran
• Genre: Spanish Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: El Mismo Sol by Alvaro Soler
• Why we like it: No Vaya a ser is an awesome Spanish song about love and has a great beat drop.

3. OT

• Artist: JOHN.k
• Genre: Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Stargazing by Kygo
• Why we like it: OT is a song that’s not particularly fast but it’s SO GOOD and is definitely one of our favorites.

4. Idea of Her

• Artist:  Whitney Woerz
• Genre: Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Old Friends by Jonas Blue
• Why we like it: It’s a song that makes you feel somewhat sad because of the lyrics, but we enjoy it anyway.

5. Hurry Up!

• Artist: Superfruit
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: First Love by Sabrina Carpenter & Lost Kings
• Why we like it: It’s super upbeat and boppy. A great love song to know by heart.

6. Spring Day

• Artist: BTS
• Genre: Kpop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  
• If you like this, try this: DNA by BTS
• Why we like it: We both have no idea what this song is saying, but it is a really catchy song to listen to even if you don’t speak Korean.

7. Let You Down

• Artist: NF
• Genre: Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Personal by The Vamps
• Why we like it: Although this song may start off slow, it gets really fast and somewhat intense and was so good that it’s on the new Fun Fitness Friday playlist that you should check out too.

8. The Last Of The Real Ones

• Artist: Fall Out Boy
• Genre: Alternative/Indie
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
• Why we like it: This song is extremely INTENSE like, very WOW and it gives a huge burst of energy to whoever is listening.

9.Good Nights

• Artist: Whethan, Mascolo
• Genre: Dance/Electronic
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Skinny Love by Bon Iver
• Why we like it: This is one of those songs where it’s only “okay” the first time you hear it, but after the second, third, fourth and probably 100th time, you can accept the fact that you are addicted. It’s a favorite and probably will be for a really long time.

10.不為誰而作的歌

• Artist: JJ Lin
• Genre: Mando-Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Twilight by JJ Lin
• Why we like it: We have no idea what he is saying, but it there is no denying that JJ Lin has a really great voice and it is a really nice song to listen to.

11.다시 너를

• Artist: Mad Clown, Kim Na Young
• Genre: K-pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: If Only by Kim Na Young
• Why we like it: 다시 너를 is a song that really shows the talent coming from South Korea and is definitely acknowledged by many parts of the world.

12.Papaoutai

• Artist: Stromae
• Genre: Hip-hop/Rap
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Gangnam Style by Psy
• Why we like it: It really is an incredibly catchy song and even though we can’t understand a single solitary word in this song, it doesn’t stop us from jamming along.

13. How Long

• Artist: Charlie Puth
• Genre: Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Attention by Charlie Puth
• Why we like it: It really is a good song and Charlie’s vocals in this song really are stunning. This song also has a really thought-out meaning.

14. Help Me Out

• Artist: Maroon 5, Julia Michaels
• Genre: Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Issues – Julia Michaels
• Why we like it: There is an awesome beat throughout this whole song that is unlike many songs we’ve heard. It really shows that we can’t put anything past Maroon 5.

15. Mi Gente

• Artist: J Balvin, Willy William, Beyonce
• Genre: Spanish Pop
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: More Than You Know by Axwell /\ Ingrosso
• Why we like it: We’re sure that you’ve all (or most of you at least) heard the original Mi Gente with just J Balvin and Willy William, but this version has the Queen B who does an incredible job singing in Spanish and adds her own special portion of the song.

16. Good Old Days

• Artist: Macklemore, Kesha
• Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
• Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
• If you like this, try this: Let’s Hurt Tonight – OneRepublic
• Why we like it: This is a song that we didn’t know we needed. It starts off slow with Kesha singing and slowly gets faster with Macklemore doing his singing/rapping and this song is so addictive and a great way to finish off this playlist of the month by teaching us an incredible lesson.