Let’s face it… we’re all living off of music right now. Walking down a dorm hallway at Connecticut College, you’re bound to hear a wild arrangement of tunes blasting from underneath doors. From Reggae to Musical Theater, from Classical to Rap, and most frequently Taylor Swift, us liberal arts kids are addicted to our music apps of choice. And, there’s nothing better than giving your playlists oddly specific, exceedingly quirky names. Here’s a few of our favorites:
I try not to make too many playlists. Instead, I add songs to my favorite growing playlists that include “angry girls singing,” “songs i personally dissociate to while driving in my minivan,” and “i will only watch glee for these covers” (the last one includes a lot of Darren Criss).
- Maria Sell ‘23
I think making new playlists is not only a hobby but a special kind of love language. I have a few favorite playlist names that include a wide variety of moods. Here are my top 5:
- “lowkey cryin in da club” – your typical sad songs playlist
- “reliving the best night of my life” – Cavetown concert setlist featuring opening artists Addison Grace and Tessa Violet
- “pretending i’m a contemporary dancer” – songs that make me want to close my eyes, pretend i’m on stage, and just move
- “a fancy italian dinner and a stroll in the park” – fancy date night vibes, think Sinatra and Bublé
- “watermelon guzzler” – some of my personal favorites that get me hyped, named after a drink from a bowling alley I went to once in Illinois
- Mikayla Aquino ‘26
I don’t pretend to have a good music taste, but I do enjoy making absolutely obscene amounts of playlists for every conceivable type of thought. While I have far too many, some of my personal favorite names include:
- “molding words in my hands” – my very overdramatically-named writing playlist, which is absolutely perfect for when you want to wear a cute ‘lil outfit and write your overdramatic ‘lil poems, iced latte in hand, on a rainy day
- “counterparts” – a collection of song pairs that fit together in my brain
- “hills we die on” – one of my favorites for when you are feeling quite stubborn
If anyone wants to check any of them out, here’s a link to my Spotify– they are all public playlists :)
- Caroline Snyder, ‘26
A definite red flag of mine is that I do not come up with creative names for my playlists. For a while, I would just number them (#1, #2…). I recently switched to creating monthly playlists, in which the names are, you guessed it, the name of the month (January, February…).
Since I cannot come up with good playlist names, I tend to respect people who do a lot more. Here are some of my favorite public playlist names that I have found on Spotify:
- Presumably written after the 2022 Oscars, “Songs that hit harder than Will Smith”
- Based off one of my favorite childhood movies… “aquamarine summer”
- Katie Madow ‘25
I am notorious for refusing to make playlists. I just choose songs that I’ve recently added, or I shuffle my entire library of songs. This drives others crazy because it means I have to skip 20 songs before I get to one I like. I recognize this flaw, but I can’t change it because I get bored of music very quickly, and every time I try to make a playlist, it becomes outdated very fast.
That being said, here are the only playlists I have:
- “I made a playlist”
- “Current taste”
That’s all… so those theoretically are my best playlists.
- Laura Martin ‘25
I have to say, I am obsessed with how people name their playlists. Spotify is a gold mine for quirky titles that somehow always fit the exact mood you’re in at the moment. Although I wish I had the artistry to make my playlist names a little funnier, some of my favorites include: “You’d think it’d be impossible for me to have another ‘80s kick but here we are…” (featuring some forgotten ‘80s hits), “plot twist… I’m an Econ Major” (filled with money songs, of course), “Songs that if a boy played on the first date I would instantly fall in love” (self explanatory), and my most recent: “Food, water, oxygen, etc…” (songs that are pretty much keeping me going right now).
- Lara Beckius ‘24