Guess what? It’s October.
Although we had two or three days of slightly cooler-than-fire temperatures, we still live in Gainesville. The heat waves are ferocious and unrelenting, and the cooler days – if and when they ever get here – will probably throw us all into a mild state of hibernation.
But even though Florida doesn’t rock fall like many other places across the country, the multi-colored leaves still fall off the trees and pile on the ground; the air still becomes crisp; and the smell of fall – of which I still haven’t pinpointed the cause – greets you when you walk outside.
Old bricks studding UF’s horizon become a bit more enchanting during this time of year. Stores begin featuring warmer recipes and spicier ingredients – the Internet fan-girls over pumpkin – and everyone breaks out his or her softest sweaters. To me, the world seems to have some delicious secret.
As usual, I look to soundtrack life, so here’s my fall playlist for all of you. Whether you’re ducking about on campus in the middle of the week or getting friends together for a twilight gathering around the fire-pit, I hope these tunes rock in harmony with your version of the season and blend with the magic in the air.
- “Ramble On” – Led Zeppelin
- “Kim & Jessie” – M83
- “Must Get Out” – Maroon 5
- “Old & Gray” – Maps & Atlases
- “3rd Planet” – Modest Mouse
- “Nights in White Satin” – The Moody Blues
- “Helplessness Blues” – Fleet Foxes
- “Bloodsport” – Raleigh Ritchie
- “10538 Overture” – Electric Light Orchestra
- “Wounded” – Third Eye Blind
- “Boy With a Coin” – Iron & Wine
- “America” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Nolita Fairytale” – Vanessa Carlton
- “We’re Going to Be Friends” – The White Stripes
- “How to Fight Loneliness” – Wilco
- “Up with the Birds” – Coldplay
- “Linger” – The Cranberries
- “The Chain” – Fleetwood Mac
- “Fires” – David Ramirez
- “1979” – The Smashing Pumpkins
- “Brick by Boring Brick” – Paramore
- “That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)” – Panic! At the Disco
- “Still Crazy After All These Years” – Paul Simon
- “Big Jet Plane” – Angus & Julia Stone
- “Blood Bank” – Bon Iver
- “Are We There Yet?” – Ingrid Michaelson
- “Times They Are a-Changin’” – Bob Dylan
- “Bloodbuzz Ohio” – The National
- “I Will Possess Your Heart” – Death Cab for Cutie
- “Never Follow Suit” – The Radio Dept.
