{"id":274,"date":"2026-10-27T22:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T22:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/orpheusreview\/?p=274"},"modified":"2026-10-27T22:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T22:25:35","slug":"staff-playlist-songs-to-enter-the-world-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/orpheusreview\/2026\/10\/27\/staff-playlist-songs-to-enter-the-world-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Playlist: Songs To Enter The World To"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our first staff playlist of the year, we thought it would be nice to think of some songs we would have all liked to be born to. Try to imagine yourself leaving the womb with any of these songs playing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Staff Playlist: Songs To Enter The World To\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0KRgKItPorKdzuoblU4VHF?si=6bf305bc388746e4&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--1 wp-block-paragraph\">Mateo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(They Long To Be) Close To You\u201d by The Cranberries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This is a cover of the original song Close to You by the carpenters, on the tribute Album to the Carpenters &#8220;If I Were a Carpenter&#8221;. The idea of being birthed to a cover might sound a little weird, but the idea of a tribute could be better. Does it being a cover make it worse, or just different? Does something have to be original to still have value? food for thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWaltz (Better Than Fine)\u201d by Fiona Apple <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A song about appreciating yourself for who you are and your life for what it is, while enjoying yourself in the process, seems like a good vibe to be sent into the world into. The piano is also quite good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--2 wp-block-paragraph\">Josh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Creator Has A Master Plan\u201d by Pharoah Sanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The first two minutes of the song are so incredibly full and luscious that it feels like a fully embracing hug is enveloping you which would very much be a comfortable way to enter the world. Plus its overall joyous theme and hopeful message of &#8220;the creator&#8221; having a master plan that could be referring to you would also be a very comforting and reassuring message to enter the world to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuilt Then Burnt [Hurrah! Hurrah!]\u201d by Silver Mt. Zion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The first section of this song is a spoken-word motivational speech accompanied by some really gentle strings that take over the song fully after the speech. The spoken-word section has really grown on me and would be an incredibly moving message to enter the world to. The instrumental afterwards wouldn&#8217;t exactly pump up the newborn me, but they would instill this feeling of comfort that further solidifies the idea of &#8220;it&#8217;s going to be alright&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStarless\u201d by King Crimson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I had trouble deciding on a third pick so instead of picking something that makes sense and has a direct connection to being fitting to be born to, I just picked something hype. The song is so complete and thrilling that, at birth, it would set the bar incredibly high for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--3 wp-block-paragraph\">Alice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHome Among The Swinging Stars\u201d by Mapache<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I think this song truly encapsulates a cozy, comfortable feeling that would be ideal to be birthed into the world. The song is instrumental, with a calm flute playing as the main focal point, and I believe this combination, as well as a funky guitar, provides ample ambiance for a superb birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLove Takes Miles\u201d by Cameron Winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This song would also be an optimal birthing song for me. I would love to enter the world with a solemn reminder that everything good takes time and effort, and oftentimes, the most love is found in the process, in the hardships that come alongside a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth Sides Now\u201d by Joni Mitchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I picked this song as the last song I would want to be birthed to because I think it is an important introspective idea that, regardless of age and experience, we never truly know everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--4 wp-block-paragraph\">Dan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFell in Love (At the Water)\u201d by Candy Claws<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The loud shoegazy instrumentals with the layered vocals would be sick to come out the womb to. This song is also very awey if that&#8217;s a word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEmpire Ants\u201d by Gorillaz, Little Dragon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This song sounds gorgeous and the oceanic instrumental reminds me of the wonder that is life as a baby. Lyrics such as &#8220;your little feet working the machine \/ will it spin? will it soar&#8221;, reminds me of the uncertainty of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLava Lamp\u201d by Thundercat <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Drunks&#8221; album cover reminds me of what birth probably feels like. Bruner&#8217;s look of terror seems to be what a baby probably feels like coming out the womb; the song itself is incredibly soothing however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--5 wp-block-paragraph\">Lucy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStarburned and Unkissed\u201d by Caroline Polachek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I really resonate with the first lyric I hear on Earth being &#8220;wake up \/ distorted to the bone&#8221;, and the song just builds from there. The distorted guitar that moves the chorus reminds me of some sort of opening, and I feel like it would really encapsulate the birthing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--6 wp-block-paragraph\">Olivia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmerican Teenager\u201d by Ethel Cain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Seems appropriate to set my expectations for being born into America&#8217;s current climate or whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWildfire\u201d by Wasia Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Idk it&#8217;s just beautiful I don&#8217;t have any niche takes rn bc this is last minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLove Takes Miles &#8211; Live at Carnegie Hall\u201d by Cameron Winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I love love. I&#8217;d love to come into the world to the message that love will not always be easy and convenient that sounds cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--7 wp-block-paragraph\">Ron<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlue Dress\u201d by Depeche Mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Such a beautifully written song about how the simplest of things can render such a beautiful, desirable image. Plus the Interlude #3 outro actually feels like an otherworldly calling; the choral vocals from Martin Gore and Dave Gahan elevate this already phenomenal song into what I can only describe as a religious experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPretty Boy\u201d by The Neighborhood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Once again very beautifully written and the depicted undying love for someone even through the most catastrophic events just feels perfect for someone to enter this world in. the love expressed here feels simultaneously naive and aware; the narrator has this almost parent-like insistence of protecting the one they love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYurameki in the Air\u201d by Fishmans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This is genuinely the most beautiful song I&#8217;ve heard in my entire life, especially the live version performed at Akasaka Blitz. Somehow, the instrumentation is reverb-ed such that it just feels aerial and once again the lyricism contains this undying devotion for thr narrator&#8217;s passion. Hell, if aliens ever came down to earth, I&#8217;d show them all 16 minutes of this song to convince them not to colonize us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--8 wp-block-paragraph\">Mia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlue Sunday\u201d by The Doors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Sunday, with Jim Morrison\u2019s distinctly swooning vocals and Ray Manzarek\u2019s churchly organ, may very well be the most gentle song by The Doors. This song directly follows the claustrophobic \u201cPeace Frog,\u201d detailing chaos, blood, and violence, serving to further intensify the open, dreamlike atmosphere of \u201cBlue Sunday.\u201d As I\u2019d be born, I\u2019d hope to be perceived as the breath of fresh air this song is, and to be cherished just as Jim sings of having found his girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--9 wp-block-paragraph\">Victor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSlow\u201d by Kylie Minogue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I come out full 2003-does-Brigitte-Bardot the way Kylie looks on the single cover except instead of stripes it&#8217;s probably an umbilical cord wrapped around me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStanding in the Way of Control\u201d by Gossip<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Kylie choreo ends&#8230;First of all because what happened to lesbian dance-punk. My birth could wake that up. Second of all because when I was younger I was all up on my iPad on YouTube watching the promo for Skins UK that uses the Soulwax remix of this song. I have still never seen a single episode of the show to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u30de\u30f3\u201d by Haruomi Hosono<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Because I&#8217;m hitting the ground running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--10 wp-block-paragraph\">Anna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHead and Heart\u201d by John Martyn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">When I think &#8220;comforting,&#8221; I think of this song. John Martyn&#8217;s soothing voice and loving lyrics would communicate to any newly-entered person that the world is a friendly and kind place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cM.O.R.\u201d by Blur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With this song playing, our world-enterer would quickly go from muddled confusion to jumping up and down with fervor. Damon Albarn&#8217;s unbridled enthusiasm and obvious thrill of life would set a very optimistic tone for the beginning of a new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFloating\u201d by Julee Cruise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On a different note, this song&#8217;s calming, ethereal ambiance would soothe our world-enterer. Its peaceful, if eerie, vocals and instrumentals would ease our new arrival into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--11 wp-block-paragraph\">Sam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI Wish You Love\u201d by Sam Cooke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s such a wholesome song that talks all about love, and Sam Cooke\u2019s voice is one of the best things the world has to offer. If I heard this song right out of the womb, I don\u2019t even think I\u2019d be able to start crying. It would just be a better experience for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our first staff playlist of the year, we thought it would be nice to think of some songs we would have all liked to be born to. Try to imagine yourself leaving the womb with any of these songs playing. 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