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Burn It Up: An Elemental Playlist of Twelve Fiery Songs
A Plethora of Pop Prompt
So there I was, just minding my own business and working on an article for next week when a notification popped up about a new story on Plethora of Pop. I should not have looked, but procrastination is my middle name, so I did. It seems that Steve Goldberg had tagged me in a new musical prompt, clearly knowing as well as Pierce McIntyre does that I have a pathological inability to resist these. The prompt was the “Elements Playlist,” and he went with fire:
I expected to have many of my favorites already represented on his list, but happily many were still available (though not “Burnin’ for You,” sadly); this meant I could stick with fire as my element. Let’s get after it before even more people join in and grab all the good ones.
1. “Streets of Fire” — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
