H. Wade Minter

For the Girls: September 2025

This is the September 2025 playlist for the girls.

The Songs

1. Album cover for The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition)
"Cruel Summer" - Bananarama (The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition), 1983)

Bright, glossy synth-pop with a tense undercurrent that helped define early-’80s radio pop.

2. Album cover for Mundian to Bach Ke
"Mundian to Bach Ke" - Panjabi MC (Mundian to Bach Ke, 1970)

A Punjabi dance track built around a bhangra rhythm and a widely sampled hook.

3. Album cover for Greatest Hits
"Endless Summer Nights" - Richard Marx (Greatest Hits, 1987)

Smooth late-’80s pop rock with a polished, radio-friendly arrangement.

4. Album cover for Substance 1977-1980
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division (Substance 1977-1980, 1980)

A stark post-punk ballad shaped by bass, guitar, and Ian Curtis’s restrained vocal.

5. Album cover for Vintage Collections
"Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Vintage Collections, 1955)

A dusty, work-song standard that became a familiar staple through Ford’s deep voice.

6. Album cover for Persistence of Time
"Got the Time" - Anthrax (Persistence of Time, 1990)

Fast, clipped thrash-metal energy with the speed and bite Anthrax does well.

7. Album cover for Up, Up and Away
"Up-Up and Away" - The 5th Dimension (Up, Up and Away, 1967)

A breezy, orchestral pop tune with a big optimistic lift.

8. Album cover for Fall For Me - Single
"Fall For Me" - Maya Lakhani (Fall For Me - Single, 2025)

A recent rock single with a direct, modern indie feel.

9. Album cover for I Barely Know Her
"undressed" - sombr (I Barely Know Her, 2025)

A moody contemporary indie-rock track with a soft-edged, intimate sound.

10. Album cover for Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry
"Freek-A-Leek" - Petey Pablo (Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry, 2003)

A Southern rap club track built for call-and-response momentum.

11. Album cover for Field Guide - Some of the Best of Timbuk 3
"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" - Timbuk 3 (Field Guide - Some of the Best of Timbuk 3, 1986)

A wry 1980s rock single that plays optimism with a skeptical grin.

12. Album cover for I Got Rhythm
"Strokin" - Clarence Carter (I Got Rhythm, 2012)

A raw, playful soul track with a cheeky grown-up edge.

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