In 2018, gone are the days of handwritten love letters, sitting hunched over a radio playing a tug of war between ‘record’ and ‘stop’ to create the perfect mixtape, or diligently copying down the lyrics of a favourite song to share with someone special.
While technology may have taken us into a new era there is no reason why we still can’t express our feelings creatively, especially with the rise of music streaming services like Spotify, which have made listening to and sharing music simpler and less time-consuming.
While the modern-day mixtape may take on the form of a specially curated playlist – now you can take this a step further by creating a playlist that spells out exactly how you feel or want to say simply using song titles.
Whether you want to ask someone out, apply for a job (this could work as a great covering letter), pop the question, announce there’s a baby on the way, help a friend through a tough time or simply let someone special know you’re thinking of them – the options are endless, and with a catalogue of over 35 million tracks on Spotify there’s a song to spell out any message.
To get you started, if you want to tell someone how much you love them, pick a few song titles that spell out how you feel and arrange them in a playlist to form one beautiful sentence.
Have some fun with your love note. Once you have created a new playlist, add a fun description of the compilation by leaving some blanks, in the description, in the form of numbers so that the recipient fills in the missing words using the associated song titles in the playlist, to read out the love note.
For example, spell out the message in the description placeholder using the playlist below:
‘’I really want to share this with 1 ( the one I love) as you are the 2 ( love of my life) and I know that I was 3 ( made for you) because I really 4 ( can’t help falling in love), this is just 5 ( the way you make me feel) always!’’
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
Take it one step further and pop the big question with a creative playlist proposal.
Title your playlist: I have a question for you? And indicate in the descriptor that the song titles spell out a message, then list the tracks in the following order and share the link to the playlist with your significant other. Turn it into a collaborative playlist and eagerly await the answer.
For more inspiration visit Spotify Browse/ Romance for a selection of curated playlists that cover timeless love song classics, to wedding to heartbreak playlists, something to span all occasions of the heart.
