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  1. Ballroom Dancing
  2. Barbecuing
  3. Beach Dance Party
  4. Being Creative
  5. Between The Sheets
  6. Campy Dance Party
  7. Cardio Workout
  8. Casual Dinner Party
  9. City Cruising
  10. Cocktail Party
  11. Coding
  12. Coming Down After A Party
  13. Cooking With Friends
  14. Curing Road Rage
  15. Dirt Road Driving
  16. Drinking At A Dive Bar
  17. Driving In The Left Lane
  18. Formal Dinner Party
  19. Getting High
  20. Girls Night Out
  21. Grinding At A Nightclub
  22. Hanging Out In The Man Cave
  23. House Party
  24. Late Night Driving
  25. Lounging In A Cool Hotel
  26. Lying Low On A Sunday Afternoon
  27. Lying On A Beach
  28. Making Out
  29. Pleasing A Crowd
  30. Pool Party
  31. Post-lunch Pick-me-up
  32. Rainy Day
  33. Reading In A Coffee Shop
  34. Relaxing
  35. Road Trip
  36. Romantic Evening
  37. Shopping At A Vintage Store
  38. Sitting On A Back Porch
  39. Skateboarding
  40. Sleeping
  41. Slow Dancing
  42. Stripping
  43. Sweaty Dance Party
  44. Unwinding After Work
  45. Waking Up On The Right Side Of The Bed
  46. Walking Through A City
  47. Weight Lifting
  48. Working/Studying (with lyrics)
  49. Working/Studying (without lyrics)
  50. Workout Cool Down
  51. Yoga
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    Stitch 'n Bitch
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    Blogged 50
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    Classical Meditation
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    Tropicalia
    The seismic cultural shifts of the late '60s didn't escape Brazil which experienced it's own artistic revolution, dubbed Tropicália. Combining Brazilian pop with bits of British psychedelia, this movement influenced the music of David Byrne, Beck and more.
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    Freak Folk
    Drawing on influences from traditional folk, psychedelia, and elsewhere, freak folk was born out of the "New Weird America" cultural movement in the mid-2000s. Listen to the sounds inspiring a new generation of hippies and expanding the definition of folk music.
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    Music from Jim Jarmusch Movies
    The films of Jim Jarmusch epitomize cool. This playlist features the old treasures and commissioned scores that have soundtracked Jarmusch's distinctive work.
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    David Byrne's Record Collection
    Musician, artist, and writer, David Byrne has been publishing monthly playlists from his record collection on his website since 2005. Listen to all of his playlists here.
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    Lo-Fi: Yesterday and Today
    Fuzzy, noisy, primal rock where passion is paramount has existed almost as long as rock itself. Explore the history of lo-fi from the garage-psych '60s through the post-punk '70s and the DIY '90s until today.
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    Chillwave
    Some call it chillwave, others call it glo-fi. Whatever the name, this laid-back blend of modern lo-fi recording techniques and vintage synth noises is one of today's most addictive sounds.
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    Better By The Pound
    While At An Unusual Party With Interesting People...Feeling Good Flying.
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    Stoned in the Park
    Summery, fun, and jangly lo-fi pop. Grab some friends, pack some munchies, and lie on the grass and watch clouds for hours.
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    '70s NYC Punk
    New York City is the birthplace of punk rock, and like the city that birthed it, the punk rock scene in the late 70s was diverse, contentious, noisy and unlike any other in the world. This is the sound of CBGB's and Max's Kansas City.
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    A Freak Like Me
    Eccentric -- but not "outsider" -- artists who never fit in with any era or movement, from Scott Walker and Frank Zappa to R. Stevie Moore and The Residents.
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    The Revolutionary Daughters of Kate Bush
    Modern female songwriters inspired by the off-kilter vocal and sonic sensibilities of music maverick Kate Bush.
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    Dark Side of the Summer of Love
    It wasn't all peace and love; feel the bad vibes of the psychedelic void with artists from the 1960s to now.
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    Opera Babylon
    Explore new and historic divas and divos, singing the legendary arias from all the most famous operas of the last 300 years.
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    Cosmic Dreams
    A look at the minimalist approach to composing music, with works ranging from modern classical to japanese new age.
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    Great Days in NYC Jazz
    Manhattan was the center of jazz in the 1950s and '60s, from post-bop to modal experimentation to the controversial "New Thing" of free jazz. Revisit that vibrant time and place.
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    Getting to Know You: Mozart
    Get to know the music of the best known child prodigy and classical rock star in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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    Lush Life
    Get intimate with these lushly arranged records full of artful elegance -- from idiosyncratic alt-pop to moody soul and cool, classy balladry.
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    Lady Sings The Blues
    Classic female blues singers from the 1920s through the '50s, from the lowdown dirty Beale Street blues to the sanctified gospel of the storefront churches.
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    Getting to Know You: Stravinsky
    The most influential (and at times controversial) composer of the 20th century, Igor Stravinsky embraced new music styles and expressed the turmoil of his era.
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    Echoes of Fleetwood Mac
    After proving their pop sensibilities with the multi-platinum album Rumours, Fleetwood Mac released Tusk, an experimental double album of endless inventiveness. Here are songs from (and inspired by) the era when classic rock was morphing into new wave.
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    Miles's Children
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    Teenage Riot: The American 80s Underground
    The American punk underground spawned some of the most creative, fiery and fiercely independent bands of the 1980s. Listen to the groups that paved the way for grunge, emo and pop-punk's commercial ascent in the 1990s.
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    A Tribe Called Quest: The Samples
    All of the vintage records sampled by the visionary '90s hip hop collective.
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    The World of Nina Simone
    A Julliard-trained pianist, Nina Simone was as comfortable with Broadway standards as she was with African polyrhythmic rave-ups. Here are the best songs from her influences and contemporaries, as well as the songs she covered with her unmistakable voice.
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    Sounds of Fashion Week
    All designers know that music can make or break their runway show. Here's an eclectic mix of songs used in shows during the past few seasons.
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    Indie en Español
    An exploration of the Latin 'indie' scene through the songs of popular bands as well as emerging acts.
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