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My European Playlist!

Brightly Wound- Eisley

One Day I Slowly Floated Away- Eisley

Sleepyhead- Passion Pit

Sweet Disposition- Temper Trap

The Mall and Misery- Broken Bells

Cemeteries of London- Coldplay

Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love- Coldplay

Starlight- Muse

Choir in the Garden- Magdalena

Paper Planes- M.I.A.

We Radiate- Goldfrapp

Wish I- Jem

Blinding- Florence + the Machine

Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up) - Florence + the Machine

Love the Way You Lie- Rihanna and Eminem

Someday- The Strokes

Will Do- TV on the Radio

Les yeux ouverts- Enzo Enzo

Life is Simple in the Moonlight- The Strokes

Cuando Me Enamoro- Enrique Iglesias

When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin

Life in Technicolor- Coldplay

Nights in White Satin- Moody Blues

For one reason or another, each of these songs seems to encapsulate part of my experience abroad. While I'm at it, I would like to thank my sister Bree for greatly contributing to this play list before I left for London. Love ya sis :)

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  1. I'm so glad you added Passion Pit to the list! Did you like The Strokes before you left and I just forgot?

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