Original Illustration by Julia Turner ’23.
Northwood’s diverse student body has many different types of people with varying music tastes. Students constantly play music to study, hype each other up, work out, get ready for game days, or wind down. Music has meaning and presence in people’s lives—it universally brings up people’s moods, helps manage stress, improves sleep and relaxation, and can help people thrive in classes. It can also be used for nostalgia and memory, transporting people back to good times over the summer or with friends. People will never get tired of these types of songs—the ones that they could replay over and over again. Everyone has different, intricate tastes, and diving into the background and meaning of songs for people with different pasts is one of the most interesting things when attending a school where people come from all over the country and the globe.
The Mirror asked a selection of students what song they could never get sick of. Here are their responses.
“’Boons’ by Zach Bryan. This summer, I was in Peru volunteering with boys at an orphanage, and I would have to walk 30 minutes to get there and 30 minutes to get back. I would listen to this song every day because it reminded me of them, and now, whenever I listen to it, I tear up, and it reminds me of that experience,” said Florence Richard ’25.
“I would have to go with ‘River’ by Liam Bridges,” Sophia Sherman ‘25 said. “He has a type of voice that makes it seem like he’s an angel straight from heaven. You have to listen to this song. For me, it’s super nostalgic, but a lot of the songs that are nostalgic are also sad. This one is happy and uplifting, and it’s like I’m looking back on stuff, but I’m also really excited for what’s to come in my life. I play it all the time, like if I’m in the car with my friend. We know the lyrics to it, we sing it together, and it’s just really sweet—it’s just like our song. And I can’t get tired of it. I have a lot of songs in my playlists, but this one plays a lot because I have it on so many playlists. Usually, when I do that with a song, I get tired of it, but I’ve never gotten tired of this one,” added Sherman.
“I really like ‘White Ferrari’ by Frank Ocean because I like Frank Ocean, and I think he’s a lyrical genius,” Cambrie-Elizabeth Encalade ’27 said. “I just can’t put it into words. It makes me feel so many emotions. It’s just my favorite,” she added.
“For me, ‘Heaven and Back’ by Chase Atlantic,” Sasha Luhur ’27 said. “I’m obsessed with all of their music, so it’s really hard to pick one of their songs, but that one is one of the first songs I ever discovered from them. It has a really nice vibe to it, so I can listen to it at any time. And it’s not limited to just when you’re really happy or really depressed—it’s versatile. So, it’s something that I can listen to whenever I feel like it, no matter what’s going on in my day,” Luhur added.
“I’d say ‘Self Control’ by Frank Ocean,” Willow Zhao ’27 said.” I feel like it has everything in a song and gives you chill vibes. The song name is also just what I want because I always have really low self-control and I just want myself to be organized and controlled. The guitar and everything on it is very relaxing. I’ve been listening to this song since 2016, and it’s been one of my favorites throughout the years. It was always there for me in my life, and it’s always been a great song to help me clear my mind, reminding me of good times that I spent with friends and family,” added Zhao.
“My song would definitely have to be ‘New Person Same Old Mistakes’ by Tame Impala,” Add Truscott ’25 said. “The beat is just out of this world and the lyrics are beautiful, and they really resonate with me about how life goes on and how you’re constantly changing, but you fall into the same old patterns. That song and its album is the first real album that I found for myself, and it really opened my eyes to the world of music beyond what I was always listening to because of my parents. It’s just all about love and complexity, and I just love it all so much,” Truscott added.
