NOVEMBER 2025 PLAYLIST

"Order a croissant - it's Paris for Christ's sake!" Mom yelled at me from the idling cab. "And hurry the fuck up, our Louvre tickets are for 11:30!" When I got to the end of the line, I ordered two croissants and a baguette. I brought the goods out to the cab. "I have to go to the bathroom, be right back." Mom was screaming so loud, the cabby had to shush her in French. I walked to the back of the bakery, where there was no bathroom and discreetly exited through the door on the other side of the store. I walked quickly at first. I felt a rush, blending into the street scene in my thrifted overcoat and messy chignon. Then the thought of my mother coming up behind me and pulling me into the nylon void of her windbreaker and fanny pack sent a chill down my spine. I broke into a sprint. I took the Metro to a random stop. The Marais. I sat at a cafe and ordered a white wine. It was 11:21am. I lit a cigarette from the pack I bought on the way from the train. I inhaled deeply and broke into a frenzied fit of coughs. I'd never smoked before. A man in his forties with wrinkles and and a toned yoga body sat at the table next to mine. He smelled like vetiver and moss. I wanted to unbutton my shirt and expose my breasts to him.

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YOUTUBE Gracias, Christopher Biscoe!

1. "Trouble Every Day" - Tindersticks

2. "Pussy Palace" - Lily Allen

3. "Di doo dah” - Jane Birkin

4. "Vasaline" - queenie

5. "Vantablack" - Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn

6. "Drinkin’ Again" - Bette Midler

7. "Never Ever" - All Saints

8. "Sunny Came Home” - Shawn Colvin

9. "Black-Eyed Susan Climb" - Magdalena Bay

10. "Beautiful" - The Smashing Pumpkins

11. "Au Pays du Cocaine" - Geese

12. "I’m Good, I’m Gone" - Lykke Li

13. "Pop Goes The World” - Men Without Hats

14. "Only You" - Yaz

15. "Come to Me" - France Joli

16. "Download (feat. T-Pain & Charlie Wilson)" - Lil’ Kim

17. "Love Sensation" - Loleatta Holloway

18. "My Red Hot Car" - Squarepusher

19. "Neverender” - Justice & Tame Impala

20. "The Dude" - Quincy Jones

21. "The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Rubber Mix)" - David Bowie

22. "The Line" - Glass Eel

23. "Divorce Song" - Liz Phair

24. "Ventilator Blues" - The Rolling Stones

25. "Wood" - The Juliana Hatfield Three

26. "Inca Roads” - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

27. "Cissy Strut" - The Meters

28. "Selector" - Gooooose

29. "Reliquia” - ROSALÍA

30. "Black Clouds Unfold" - Howie Lee

31. "Left Outside Alone (US Radio Edit)" - Anastacia

32. “Trouble In Mind (The Return)” - Marianne Faithfull