I just had to take some deep breaths because my chest is tight and I have a lump in my throat

because I'm frightened of today's episode. I'm deeply frightened. Today, I'm going to be sharing

with you what I think are the greatest songs of all time. And this terrifies me for a few reasons.

To start, music is polarizing. We adore the music that we love and we despise the

music that we hate. Humans for the most part are passionate about music and that is sort of a

beautiful thing, but it's also sort of a terrifying thing. In addition to that, it feels like

you can never win. If you like pop music, everyone's like,

oh, you're basic. Oh, so you're basic. You don't even have taste. You just listen to what

everyone else listens to. Oh, I get it now. You're basic. If you like alternative music,

people are like, oh, you're a pick me. Oh, my God, you're not like everybody else. You're

different because you're an alternative. Oh, you're different. And. Oh my God, you're not like everybody else. You're different because you're an

alternative. Oh, you're different. And then if you listen to avant-garde music, everyone's like, oh,

so you're a freak. You're a freak, and I should stay far far away from you because you're a freak.

And then if you listen to country music, everyone's like, oh, so you just like the worst genre ever created. Oh, I get it now.

And then if you like, I don't know, uh, well, okay, I ran out of genres off the top of my head.

But you get the idea. We can't win. There's like a negative stereotype about every single

potential music preference. And then last but not least,

I'm terrified to do this episode because I can't show you the music that I'm talking about.

I can't play you the song. No, because I will get sued or something. Okay. So instead, I have to describe the songs as best as I can because I also can't describe them on a technical level.

I didn't go to music school.

I can't be like, well, so in this song, the bass line is very heavy.

And there's this folk undertone with an emphasis on the percussion.

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