These are Spotify playlists I made of the songs referenced in The Song Machine, organized by chapter, listed in the order that they appear in the text. My hope is that the playlists will offer readers a parallel narrative listening experience that will save them the trouble of hunting down the songs themselves.
By Chapter: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
By Producer: Denniz PoP | Max Martin | Stargate | Ester Dean | Dr. Luke
CHAPTER 1: You Spin Me Round
CHAPTER 2: A Continuity of Hits
CHAPTER 3: Inside the Box
CHAPTER 6: Martin Sandberg’s Terrible Secret
CHAPTER 7: Britney Spears: Hit Me Baby
CHAPTER 8: “I Want It That Way”
CHAPTER 9: My Ancestral Hit Parade
CHAPTER 10: Napster: The Dragon’s Teeth (No songs are mentioned in Chapter 10)
CHAPTER 12: American Idol
CHAPTER 13: “Since U Been Gone”
CHAPTER 16: Ester Dean: On the Hook
CHAPTER 17: Stargate: Those Lanky Norwegian Dudes
CHAPTER 20: Katy Perry: Altar Call
CHAPTER 22: Kesha: Teenage Nightmare
CHAPTER 23: The Moment Space
