How This Eddie Diamond Playlist Disaster Went Down
Woke up today feeling super irritated with streaming crap. Seriously, every “Eddie Diamond essentials” playlist felt like copy-paste garbage. Same old tracks, zero soul. So I said screw it—gonna make my OWN damn list for folks who actually care.
The Messy Digging Begins
Grabbed my coffee, slammed open Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, whatever. Searched “Eddie Diamond deep cuts” and got flooded with trash. Dead YouTube channels with 30 views, crappy lyric videos filmed on potatoes. Even SoundCloud had garbage remixes tagged wrong. Total chaos.
Started scribbling song titles sticky notes everywhere:
- “Sunset Cruisin’” (found under 3 different spellings)
- “Electric Heartbeat” (version with sax solo disappeared?)
- “Midnight Run” (NOT that TikTok edit crap)
Sorting Through the Noise
Realized “best” don’t mean squat without context. Drank more coffee. Broke it down:
- Live versions? Found that ’99 concert recording—raw vocals, shaky crowd mic—YES.
- Forgotten B-sides? Dug up “Neon Ghosts” from some ancient fan forum RIP link.
- Radio edits vs originals? Axed all chopped-up radio junk immediately.
Making Tough Cuts
Now sweating over my laptop. Had 27 tracks screaming for attention. Killed my darlings:
- Tossed anything with lazy lyrics (“Love you baby yeah” ugh NO)
- Booted remastered versions sucking out Eddie’s gritty vibe
- Smashed skip on songs feeling like elevator filler
Finalizing That Sweet Relief
Finally got it down to 12 tracks that didn’t suck. Ordered ‘em for flow—started upbeat, slid into moody, ended hopeful. Test played loud on kitchen speakers. Neighbor banged on the wall. Called it validation.
Posted the final list screaming: LISTEN TO THESE OR GET OFF MY PAGE. Now drinking cheap beer happy. Playlist wars? Won.
