Bevan Beats #5
by Ciaran Marchant
Edited by Dylan Blight
Welcome to Bevan Beats! This is a fortnightly article and accompanying playlist from us at the Explosion Network. It lets us share the music we love, discuss a theme, or highlight what we’re listening to in everyday life. You’ll find the playlist on YouTube and on Spotify.
People who ride in my car, follow me on Spotify, or are just around when I’ve got music on often say I have an eclectic taste. I’m pretty proud of that. I can find something to enjoy in almost any genre (except modern country), which makes for some interesting personal playlists.
For this entry, I was stuck between two playlist topics I couldn’t choose between. Both matter to me in different ways—so why not do both? Here we are: a mash-up extravaganza. Prepare to feel angst; to wish you were born in another time; to go on a musical adventure through time and my teenage years.
Pop Punk
The 2000s were an amazing time musically for a teenager. Pop-punk evolved from grunge and classic punk to give you an outlet for everything you couldn’t understand about a crappy day at high school. Even now, when I’m angry or upset, I’ll find a pop-punk playlist and let it all out. It’s fantastically therapeutic and I always feel better afterward. You might think some bands are missing here, but these are the ones that hit me hardest growing up—and they’re still my go-tos when I want to time-travel.
’60s & ’70s
As much as pop-punk helped me through my teenage years, I’ve always felt born a few decades late. Ever since my dad first played me Queen in the car, I fell in love with older music. I devoured as much as I could and grew to appreciate the raw talent and creativity of those eras. I hope you enjoy these classics—and maybe they’ll inspire you to take your own stroll through those catalogs.
Full Playlist:
- Basket Case — Green Day
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction — The Rolling Stones
- The Middle — Jimmy Eat World
- Killer Queen — Queen
- Dance, Dance — Fall Out Boy
- Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra
- Misery Business — Paramore
- “Heroes” — David Bowie
- Fat Lip — Sum 41
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- Nine in the Afternoon — Panic! at the Disco
- September — Earth, Wind & Fire
- Famous Last Words — My Chemical Romance
- With a Little Help from My Friends — The Beatles
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