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"text": "This is the September 2025 playlist for the girls.\n\n## The Songs\n\n<div class=\"playlist-songs\">\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">1.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/90/6b/d2/906bd238-ac29-b0e6-03fe-a1f7321befd9/190295713270.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition)\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Cruel Summer" - Bananarama (The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition), 1983)</strong>\n <p>Bright, glossy synth-pop with a tense undercurrent that helped define early-’80s radio pop.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">2.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/99/5a/97/995a9720-0aa4-19a9-8922-87c6c6c0a938/8718274959611.png/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Mundian to Bach Ke\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Mundian to Bach Ke" - Panjabi MC (Mundian to Bach Ke, 1970)</strong>\n <p>A Punjabi dance track built around a bhangra rhythm and a widely sampled hook.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">3.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/03/b0/e2/03b0e211-be78-5e79-815b-dc2961e40f40/13UABIM53820.rgb.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Greatest Hits\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Endless Summer Nights" - Richard Marx (Greatest Hits, 1987)</strong>\n <p>Smooth late-’80s pop rock with a polished, radio-friendly arrangement.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">4.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/19/4a/16/194a1686-5eba-97dc-46cb-b0a0b3b3436f/825646083282.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Substance 1977-1980\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division (Substance 1977-1980, 1980)</strong>\n <p>A stark post-punk ballad shaped by bass, guitar, and Ian Curtis’s restrained vocal.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">5.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/18/b7/bc/18b7bca8-9117-bf26-7670-f71eb83e79b0/00724385431951.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Vintage Collections\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Vintage Collections, 1955)</strong>\n <p>A dusty, work-song standard that became a familiar staple through Ford’s deep voice.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">6.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music118/v4/ec/1b/75/ec1b75cb-008a-67c2-2b85-23aa101b22f5/00602547817457.rgb.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Persistence of Time\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Got the Time" - Anthrax (Persistence of Time, 1990)</strong>\n <p>Fast, clipped thrash-metal energy with the speed and bite Anthrax does well.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">7.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/d6/11/2c/d6112ca1-be76-2ab7-7132-6baa1087a359/888880250650.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Up, Up and Away\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Up-Up and Away" - The 5th Dimension (Up, Up and Away, 1967)</strong>\n <p>A breezy, orchestral pop tune with a big optimistic lift.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">8.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/1b/ac/25/1bac2530-6c78-4265-161a-d3387b426e4f/artwork.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Fall For Me - Single\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Fall For Me" - Maya Lakhani (Fall For Me - Single, 2025)</strong>\n <p>A recent rock single with a direct, modern indie feel.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">9.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/79/87/33/798733c3-e926-b1ef-435b-6a2dd7993171/093624827795.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for I Barely Know Her\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"undressed" - sombr (I Barely Know Her, 2025)</strong>\n <p>A moody contemporary indie-rock track with a soft-edged, intimate sound.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">10.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/47/a3/bb/47a3bb37-ca86-f909-363d-ce116f078d08/mzi.fdpawyed.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Freek-A-Leek" - Petey Pablo (Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry, 2003)</strong>\n <p>A Southern rap club track built for call-and-response momentum.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">11.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/c7/b3/bf/c7b3bf73-cedf-63b0-6105-b5c0518a9636/00094637813553.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for Field Guide - Some of the Best of Timbuk 3\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" - Timbuk 3 (Field Guide - Some of the Best of Timbuk 3, 1986)</strong>\n <p>A wry 1980s rock single that plays optimism with a skeptical grin.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n <article class=\"playlist-song\">\n <span class=\"playlist-song-number\">12.</span>\n <img class=\"playlist-song-artwork\" src=\"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/01/6e/a7/016ea7fa-9c65-8d0d-6276-d3ded972af1c/700261918709.jpg/160x160bb.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover for I Got Rhythm\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\">\n <div class=\"playlist-song-copy\">\n <strong>"Strokin" - Clarence Carter (I Got Rhythm, 2012)</strong>\n <p>A raw, playful soul track with a cheeky grown-up edge.</p>\n </div>\n </article>\n</div>\n\n## Genres\n\n- Pop\n- Dance\n- Adult Contemporary\n- Alternative\n- Country\n- Metal\n- Soul\n- Rock\n- Indie Rock\n- Hip-Hop/Rap",
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"description": "A monthly playlist for the girls, covering September 2025.",
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"publishedAt": "2025-09-15T17:00:00.000Z",
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"textContent": "This is the September 2025 playlist for the girls.\n\nThe Songs\n"Cruel Summer" - Bananarama (The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition), 1983)\n Bright, glossy synth-pop with a tense undercurrent that helped define early-’80s radio pop.\n"Mundian to Bach Ke" - Panjabi MC (Mundian to Bach Ke, 1970)\n A Punjabi dance track built around a bhangra rhythm and a widely sampled hook.\n"Endless Summer Nights" - Richard Marx (Greatest Hits, 1987)\n Smooth late-’80s pop rock with a polished, radio-friendly arrangement.\n"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division (Substance 1977-1980, 1980)\n A stark post-punk ballad shaped by bass, guitar, and Ian Curtis’s restrained vocal.\n"Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Vintage Collections, 1955)\n A dusty, work-song standard that became a familiar staple through Ford’s deep voice.\n"Got the Time" - Anthrax (Persistence of Time, 1990)\n Fast, clipped thrash-metal energy with the speed and bite Anthrax does well.\n"Up-Up and Away" - The 5th Dimension (Up, Up and Away, 1967)\n A breezy, orchestral pop tune with a big optimistic lift.\n"Fall For Me" - Maya Lakhani (Fall For Me - Single, 2025)\n A recent rock single with a direct, modern indie feel.\n"undressed" - sombr (I Barely Know Her, 2025)\n A moody contemporary indie-rock track with a soft-edged, intimate sound.\n"Freek-A-Leek" - Petey Pablo (Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry, 2003)\n A Southern rap club track built for call-and-response momentum.\n"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" - Timbuk 3 (Field Guide - Some of the Best of Timbuk 3, 1986)\n A wry 1980s rock single that plays optimism with a skeptical grin.\n"Strokin" - Clarence Carter (I Got Rhythm, 2012)\n A raw, playful soul track with a cheeky grown-up edge.\n \n \n\nGenres\nPop\nDance\nAdult Contemporary\nAlternative\nCountry\nMetal\nSoul\nRock\nIndie Rock\nHip-Hop/Rap",
"title": "For the Girls: September 2025",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-21T15:28:31.826Z"
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