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                      Penn Badgley made us                                                                                 the




                  most intimate playlist ever





                                           The You star has deep thoughts on classic bops.

                                                                B y   H A N N A H   C H A M B E R S





                                                                                                                      5. “This song was, like,
                                                                                                                      the campaign of Gos-
              From his AirPods                                                                                        sip Girl season 1. They
              to yours                                                                                                played it repeatedly while
                                                                                                                      we were shooting the
                                                                                                                      pilot. Listening to it feels
                   Pavane Pour Une                                                                                    like another dimension.”
                   Infante Défunte
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                   BY M AU R I C E R AV E L                                                                           6. “I’ve wanted to live in
                                                                                                                      Brooklyn since I was 12
                                                                                                                      because of Mos Def. I
                   Life                                                                                               was never really from a
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                   BY SA BA                                                                                           place—I just continued
                                                                                                                      moving. He says, ‘It ain’t
                                                                                                                      where you’re from, it’s

                   Angels
               3                                                                                         We made a whole new
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                   BY Q U E E N
                                                                                                                     where you’re at.’ Now,
                                                                                                                     I’ve been in Brooklyn
                   Glamorous
               5                                                                                                     longer than anywhere.”
                   BY FERG I E
                                                                                                                     7. “This is an obvious
                                                                                                                     guilty pleasure. It’s such
                                                                                                                     a Top 40 dance number.
                   Love
               6                                                                                                     Top 40 is like an empty
                   BY M OS D EF
                                                                                                                     plastic bag, but Bieber’s
                                                                                                                     an example of it being
                                                                                                                     good. Nothing but love
                   Sorry                                                                                             for him.”
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                   BY J US T I N B I E B E R
                                                                                                                     8. “It feels like right now.
                                                                1. “My You character,
                                                                                                                     It’s about profound love
                   Take Me to the Light                         Joe, carries a sadness      take that very seriously,   and, at the same time,
                                                                with him when he sees       and this song helps get
                   BY FR A N C IS A N D TH E                                                                         standing up against the
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                   L I G H TS W I T H B O N I V E R             something gorgeous—it’s     me there.”               strangeness of the times
                   A N D K A N Y E W ES T                       what fuels his mania.
                                                                                            3. “When I want to       we live in.”
                                                                I listen to this to get in
                                                                                            feel amped, this is a
                                                                touch with that—it’s                                 9. “This one is all about
                   Send It On                                                               phenomenal option.”
                                                                achingly beautiful.”                                 adoring someone
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                   BY D’A N G ELO
                                                                                            4. “Queen has always     unconditionally. It’s just
                                                                2. “People talk about Joe                            so encouraging to me. I
                                                   It’s a       like ‘He’s a stalker’ or    been good for cheer-
                                     B O N U S
                                      T R A C K !  bop,                                     ing me up. This one has   really derived spiritual    SHAYAN ASGHARNIA/AUGUST IM AGES.
                   Toxic                          okay?         ‘Oh, he’s a bad guy.’ But                            sustenance through
               10                                               he’s a murderer! I need     a desperate humor to
                   BY BRITN EY SPE A RS                                                     it. Or...there is humor   music as a teenager.”
                                                                to get in touch with expe-
                                                                                            in its desperation.”
                                                                riencing death, loss, and                            10. “Phenomenally
                                                                specifically homicide. I                             crafted.”


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