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I recently made this list for work. Our entire operation hit a wall we couldn't avoid, and these were some songs to get us through it (the title refers to the lone runway that stayed open). I'll add some more songs that I specifically use as well as they come to me.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Q93xzZpTn2yRTvZsvU1tu?si=d91216e7d0fc4e41

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I love how there is so much overlap between this playlist and the one I created and I see many on here that are in my second playlist. I treat the creation of these like a mixtape, thinking about the transition from one song to the next and if it works or not. Remember making tapes back in the day? I was relieved when CD's came out. Then my mind was blown when the first iPod appeared on the scene. The mediums most certainly shape our experience of the music, too.

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Your list had a definite influence on this one! If nothing else, I had Curtis Mayfield in my head when I made it.

I definitely try and build some ebb and flow into these; usually I first throw everything in a pile, and then go through and rearrange them to fit better. Obviously something we couldn’t easily do back in the day!

All these years later, I can still remember seeing my first iPod. It stunned by both what it could do, and it’s design.

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