What’s Spinning : Credo Columns Weekly Music Update

For Valentine's day this year, the writers of What’s Spinning decided to interview some couples about their shared music tastes as well as what they listen to separately. 

Greta and Roxanna

A favorite song that reminds them of each other is “Somewhere Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Daren. When asked what their advice is for getting a Valentine, they say "just put yourself out there and be better…” Lastly Greta would guess she listened to 8 hours of music in the month of February, and Roxannna would guess she’s listened to 2 hours. 

Maks and Ade

This pair said that their songs are “Hear You Me” by Jimmy Eat World and “All My Loving” by The Beatles. Maks would say he listened to 20 hours of music this month, and Ade has listened to 15 hours. They met at Credo and reached out over Snapchat. Maks’ top artist this week was A$AP Rocky, and Ade’s was Lil Peep.

Ben and Inara 

They responded to the question “A song comes on and you look at each other because you know it’s your song, what is it?” with “Riptide” by Vance Joy. It had a funny backstory because one of them is annoyed by it, but they still consider it their song because of the memories associated with it. Their advice on how to get a Valentine is “Actually talk to people, and learn the interests of the person you like.” The two of them met and bonded in their Mandarin 1 class. Ben says his artist of the week was Radiohead, and Inara’s album of the week was Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter. 

Kenny and Anonymous

This couple said that the songs that really conjure the memories of each other's relationship are “Cherry Pie (I Need a Freak)” and “Cemetery Girl”, both by ICP (Insane Clown Posse). They met in Spanish class when Kenny was arguing with their ex, and ‘anonymous’ butted in with a joke. This didn’t go over well, and Kenny was a little annoyed. When they met through a mutual friend a year later, they crossed paths again… this time falling deeply in love. Kenny would guess that they listened to 20 hours of music in the month of February, and their partner listened to twice that, with 40 hours of music. Kenny’s top album this week was “Quebec” by Ween and anonymous’s top song was “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift. 

Next we have a single in the mix because this impromptu interview was too funny to skip!

Anonymous (single)

Their favorite songs were “Let it Go” from Frozen and “The Duck Song” by Bryant Oden. Their favorite artists this week have been Taylor Swift and Lebron James. When asked about songs they’re playing around Valentine's day, the immediate answer was “Last Resort” by Papa Roach. In the month of February, they listened to 0 hours of music, telling us that these songs were truly always a part of their lives, not only in the recent weeks. 

Look forward to next week’s edition of What’s Spinning: a section of the Credo Column! If you have any ideas feel free to email us at london.gause@credohigh.org and mara.majerus@credohigh.org. If you want to talk music in person, come find Mara Majerus at any break or lunch!