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The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Soulful / amber patiencePlaylist noteApr 20, 20267:38 PM

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) is setting the sunset temperature on the dial.

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics off Be Yourself Tonight (1985) is coming through with a candlelit drift, a soulful / amber patience lean, and a touch of amber patience. Life Is A Dance is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics
Be Yourself Tonight · 1985 · Pop, Rock
Lineup note
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) into Life Is A Dance

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics off Be Yourself Tonight (1985) belongs here because it keeps the sunset pressure moving without flattening the air. Life Is A Dance is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Be Yourself Tonight · 1985

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) comes through with a candlelit drift and pop, rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1980s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Life Is A Dance answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the pop, rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

EurythmicsChaka KhanAmy WinehousePop, RockSoulsoulful / amber patiencesunsetamber patiencePop, Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics
Why it fits

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics lands here because it keeps the soulful / amber patience pull alive without sanding off the grain that makes this hour interesting. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Life Is A Dance can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Be Yourself Tonight (1985), There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) shows Eurythmics working in a 1980s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Life Is A Dance to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Life Is A Dance
Chaka Khan
Why it fits

Life Is A Dance answers There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Fuck Me Pumps can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Essential Chaka Khan (1) (2011), Life Is A Dance shows Chaka Khan working in a 2010s pocket with soul in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the soul texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Fuck Me Pumps to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Fuck Me Pumps
Amy Winehouse
Why it fits

Fuck Me Pumps answers Life Is A Dance by Chaka Khan with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Frank (2015), Fuck Me Pumps shows Amy Winehouse working in a 2010s pocket with soul in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the soul texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Life Is A Dance without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Life Is A Dance by Chaka Khan off The Essential Chaka Khan (1) (2011). It hit in 2011, it comes off The Essential Chaka Khan (1), Soul on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive.

Soulful / evening bloomPlaylist noteApr 20, 20267:11 PM

Piece of My Heart is setting the sunset temperature on the dial.

Piece of My Heart by Big Brother & the Holding Company off Cheap Thrills (1968) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / evening bloom lean, and a touch of evening bloom. Owner Of A Lonely Heart is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Cheap Thrills · 1968 · Rock
Lineup note
Piece of My Heart into Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Piece of My Heart by Big Brother & the Holding Company off Cheap Thrills (1968) belongs here because Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes and Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes create a strong emotional arc that extends the feeling from Honey Pie by The Beatles without sounding automatic.. Owner Of A Lonely Heart is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Cheap Thrills · 1968

Piece of My Heart comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1960s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Owner Of A Lonely Heart answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Big Brother & the Holding CompanyYesIsaac HayesRockPop, RockSoul, Funk, R&Bsoulful / evening bloomsunsetevening bloomRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Why it fits

Piece of My Heart by Big Brother & the Holding Company lands here because Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes and Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes create a strong emotional arc that extends the feeling from Honey Pie by The Beatles without sounding automatic.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Owner Of A Lonely Heart can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Cheap Thrills (1968), Piece of My Heart shows Big Brother & the Holding Company working in a 1960s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Owner Of A Lonely Heart to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Yes
Why it fits

Owner Of A Lonely Heart answers Piece of My Heart by Big Brother & the Holding Company with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Theme From Shaft can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On 90125 (2013), Owner Of A Lonely Heart shows Yes working in a 2010s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Piece of My Heart without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Theme From Shaft to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Theme From Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Why it fits

Theme From Shaft answers Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Shaft (2016), Theme From Shaft shows Isaac Hayes working in a 2010s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Owner Of A Lonely Heart without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes off 90125 (2013). It hit in 2013, it comes off 90125, Pop, Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes and Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes create a strong emotional arc that extends the feeling from Honey Pie by The Beatles without sounding automatic.

Soulful / heartline warmthPlaylist noteApr 20, 20266:26 PM

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) is setting the sunset temperature on the dial.

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads off Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (2003) is coming through with a bright electric charge, a soulful / heartline warmth lean, and a touch of heartline warmth. Green Aphrodisiac is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster)
Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box · 2003 · Pop, Rock
Lineup note
A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) into Green Aphrodisiac

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads off Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (2003) belongs here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Sister Sledge and turns the color from 2000s into 1950s.. Green Aphrodisiac is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box · 2003

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) comes through with a bright electric charge and pop, rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 2000s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Green Aphrodisiac answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the pop, rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Talking HeadsCorinne Bailey RaeMarvin GayePop, RockSoul, Funk, R&Bsoulful / heartline warmthsunsetheartline warmthPop, Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Sister Sledge and turns the color from 2000s into 1950s.. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Green Aphrodisiac can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (2003), A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) shows Talking Heads working in a 2000s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a bright electric charge, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Green Aphrodisiac to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Green Aphrodisiac
Corinne Bailey Rae
Why it fits

Green Aphrodisiac answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) (Live) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Heart Speaks In Whispers (2016), Green Aphrodisiac shows Corinne Bailey Rae working in a 2010s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) (Live) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) (Live)
Marvin Gaye
Why it fits

Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) (Live) answers Green Aphrodisiac by Corinne Bailey Rae with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The soul, funk, r&b edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025), Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) (Live) shows Marvin Gaye working in a 2020s pocket with soul, funk, r&b in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the soul, funk, r&b texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Green Aphrodisiac without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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And now, let's move to a classic that'll warm your heart. Miles Davis' 'Here Come De Honey Man' from Porgy and Bess. It's a timeless piece that'll make you feel right at home.