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Hey everyone! The incredibly sweet 3milesup asked me about my Band of Brothers playlists, so I threw together a couple of vaguely thematic lists featuring my favorites. Thought some of y'all on here might be interestd, too. (Here's the post on Tumblr if you'd like to have it there, for whatever reason.)

Period (Mostly) Jams with Multi-ship Appeal

“Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” - Ella Fitzgerald
“Be Careful, It’s My Heart” - Frank Sinatra
“It’s Been a Long, Long Time” - Kitty Kallen and The Harry James Orchestra
“What a Diff’rence a Day Made” - Dinah Washington
“The Last Time I Saw Paris” - Kate Smith
“Le chant de partisans” - Germain Sablon
“Maybe” - The Ink Spots
“Dream a Little Dream of Me” - Doris Day (the Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong version is also excellent)
“We’ll Meet Again” - Vera Lynn

Gen Jams (Not Period Specific or Really Even Close, Featuring Just a Tremendous Amount of the Avett Brothers, Y’all I Am Sincerely Not Kidding About How Much Avett Brothers There Is)

“I Wish I Was” - The Avett Brothers
“True Sadness” - The Avett Brothers
“February Seven” - The Avett Brothers
“Kick Drum Heart” - The Avett Brothers
“November Blue” - The Avett Brothers
“Live and Die” - The Avett Brothers
“The Greatest Sum” - The Avett Brothers
“Brother” - The Rural Alberta Advantage
“Toughen Up” - The Rural Alberta Advantage
“Alright” - The Rural Alberta Advantage

Winnix-Specific Period(ish) & Other Jams

“All of Me” - Frank Sinatra (the Ruth Etting version is also very good)
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” - Duke Ellington & B.B. King
“Strawberry Blonde” - Mitski
“When I Drink” - The Avett Brothers
“If It’s the Beaches” - The Avett Brothers
“Morning Song”- The Avett Brothers

Gen with Post-War, Trauma Recovery, & “At War with My Faith” Themes

“David” - Noah Gundersen
“Black” - Kari Kimmel
“Son, You Are No Island” - TORRES
“Panic Attack” - Liza Allen
“The Burden of Sea Captains” - The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit
“Shadowboxing” - Julien Baker
“Rejoice” - Julien Baker
“Black Dog Sin” - Joshua Burnsides
“Hymn #101″ - Joe Pug
“Hymn #35″ - Joe Pug
“Soldier” - Fleurie
“Goner” - Twenty One Pilots
“Grave Digger” - Matt Maeson
“How to Disappear” - Lana Del Rey
“Norman Fucking Rockwell” - Lana Del Rey

I welcome y'all to share some of your faves in the comments, too!