Graduation Playlist

Kate Um

To commemorate the Class of 2024’s upcoming graduation, here’s a playlist to bring all the laughter, smiles and tears as we shuffle through the rest of what’s left for us graduates.

“The Spins” - Mac Miller & Empire of the Sun

A classic song associated with the euphoria of graduating high school. “Oh yeah I just graduated high school!” The giddy spins we take when posing with our loved ones to the emotional spins we take as we descend into sentimental feels. Dedicated to the many more spins in college and life to come.

“Where’d All the Time Go” - Dr. Dog

The tear-jerking song, similar to an upcoming Lorde song in this playlist, that finally seems to hit as a senior. Seriously, “where’d all the time [really] go?” 

“Let Me Love My Youth” - Hanroro

The freeing feeling of a day trip or the first time out after graduating where we stick our heads out the car window manically and yell, “to say my first greetings to spring,” where we ask, “Please help me bloom.” In college, may we bloom whether we peaked or not in high school. For youth to continue forevermore and to never forsake it. 

“Your Song/Heroes (We Could Be)” - Elton John/David Bowie

Ah, yes. Our beloved GALA to Class of 2024 graduation song. This is our song and we will make it out triumphant in the cool Bowie-kind-of way. 

“I Know The End” - Phoebe Bridgers

The gut-wrenching “I know, I know, I know.” The repeated statements we’ll all come to say as we diverge and perhaps come together again in the next chapters of our lives. We’re done with high school. I know. We’re 100 miles away, but I’m only one call away. I know, I know, I know. We may never share an OCSA stage again. I know. We may never see each other again. We know, we know, we know. 

“This is A Life” - Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne

Where destiny and promises may come to an end. Where the yearned fantasies and dreams may fail to take place, we still keep on going and living. This is our life. 

“We’re All In This Together” - “High School Musical” Cast

Gotta end with an upbeat musical staple! A “High School Musical” banger is only the most fitting for a booming arts high school like OCSA. The perfect ending scene to paint the end of our high school journeys.

NOT PART OF ARTICLE (JUST THE PLAYLIST SETLIST)

A beautiful, dreamy instrumental to soothe our bigger-than-life hopes. To remind the Class of 2024 to take things one small step at a time.