H. Wade Minter

For the Girls: November 2025

This is the November 2025 playlist for the girls.

The Songs

1. Album cover for Reel Life (Expanded Edition)
"Waiting for a Star to Fall" - Boy Meets Girl (Reel Life (Expanded Edition), 1988)

Bright, polished late-’80s pop with a big singalong hook and a buoyant, optimistic feel.

2. Album cover for In Effect Mode
"Nite and Day" - Al B. Sure! (In Effect Mode, 1988)

Smooth late-’80s R&B built around a relaxed groove and a glossy, romantic vibe.

3. Album cover for The Mason Williams Phonographic Record
"Classical Gas" - Mason Williams (The Mason Williams Phonographic Record, 1968)

A fingerstyle guitar staple that helped define instrumental pop radio in the late 1960s.

4. Album cover for Supernatural
"Hooch" - Everything (Supernatural, 1998)

A slinky indie rock track with a loose, funky pulse.

5. Album cover for BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd - EP
"Backyard Boy" - Claire Rosinkranz (BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd - EP, 2020)

A short, modern pop tune with a breezy bedroom-pop feel and an easy chorus.

6. Album cover for You And Everybody Else
"Bend The Light" - Fighting Gravity (You And Everybody Else, 1998)

A melodic rock track with a spacious arrangement and an uplifting edge.

7. Album cover for La Mecanique
"Bombay" - Kodiak (La Mecanique, 2008)

A driving rock song with a slightly offbeat, atmospheric texture.

8. Album cover for Scrubs (Original Television Soundtrack)
"Superman" - Lazlo Bane (Scrubs (Original Television Soundtrack), 2000)

Best known from a TV soundtrack, it has an earnest power-pop feel.

9. Album cover for The Essential Charlie Rich
"The Most Beautiful Girl" - Charlie Rich (The Essential Charlie Rich, 1973)

A classic country ballad with a soft, emotional delivery.

10. Album cover for Born In the U.S.A.
"Born In the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen (Born In the U.S.A., 1984)

A fist-pumping arena rocker that became one of Springsteen’s signature songs.

11. Album cover for Eat a Peach
"Melissa" - The Allman Brothers Band (Eat a Peach, 1972)

A gentle Southern rock ballad with plenty of space for the melody to breathe.

12. Album cover for Sunset on the Golden Age
"Drink" - Alestorm (Sunset on the Golden Age, 2014)

A rowdy pirate-metal anthem built for loud singalongs and exaggerated swagger.

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