For instance, if I knew that my most-played tracks would be presented to my dad, I’d definitely have listened to less Megan Thee Stallion this month. There is also the fact that the feature has come as a complete surprise to most people. Everyone has their public playlist – the carefully curated one that shows off a varied, edgy music taste – and a private one, which they play through their headphones on their morning commute to get them pumped up for a day of sitting at a desk and staring alternately at their computer screen and their phone screen. Most people don’t mind plugging the aux cord into their phone at a party, but nobody would just hit shuffle.
Here’s the thing: your playlists are very much a personal matter. Apple Music and Amazon Prime also have a family plan that allows you to share music libraries, but not – thank God – a designated family playlist. In July, Spotify announced it was adding an in-app Disney hub, so if your six-year-old wants to listen to The Rock singing You’re Welcome from Moana they can, and will.
Plus, this way, it lures in potential customers from an early age, conveniently getting them hooked just before guaranteed hit machine Frozen 2 comes out. Maybe Spotify is hoping it will bring families closer together – or maybe it’s a more cynical attempt at charging people extra (the family plan is £5 more than a normal monthly one). Or, even worse, realising you have married a secret Killers fan. Think of all the divorces it could cause imagine noticing that your other half has a host of romantic slow jamz on there, none of which they seem to play during your own bedroom escapades. Nobody is breaking new ground here.Īt least we are all fully-grown adults: my thoughts go out to younger families whose playlist lurches from Baby Shark and Billie Eilish to mum’s Wine O’Clock With the Girls playlist. It’s pretty much an agreed fact that’s a classic.
The only song everyone in my family seems to like is Otis Redding’s Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay. Apparently, both my brother and I have listened to Busted’s Crashed the Wedding, but rather than it being a bonding experience, it’s actually a deeply embarrassing fact I’d rather not discuss with him.
It also exposes that, during an extremely stressful period, I only listened to Nelly’s back catalogue for an entire week.Īnother feature tells you when someone else in your family has played a track you have listened to. Photograph: Erika Goldring/FilmMagicĪnd while I can claim that a lot of the music that I stream is for work, there is no easy way I can explain away the sheer amount of Panic! At the Disco on there.
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