#i made a madoka magica playlist just to put this in it. i will add to it though

[kiwiparfait]

this week's looped song. i have it in a few different playlists haha

[nordicsymphony]

In Regards to Love: Agape and Eros - A Playlist

A while ago, I sent a confession to @yuri-on-ice-confessions​ saying that I have 2 separate playlists for the SP programs of the 2 Yuris. And then got an ask for a list of the songs inside. While ultimately what’s inside your playlists depends on what artistes you listen to (and also both of my own are under construction), if you want a Agape/Eros playlist of your own, I can provide some songs to get you started!

More under the cut:

Agape

Agape refers to Unconditional Love, so songs that sound like Award Bait Songs (songs that always end up on Oscar/Grammy shortlists) work.

In Regards to Love: Agape (Tarou Umebayashi, V: Ryuutarou Sugiyama) - this is to start off the playlist. After all, what’s an Agape playlist without the song that started it all?

Other YOI songs that are Agape: Yuri on ICE, Serenade for Two, Duetto: Stammi Vicino, non te ne Andare.

Hikari Furu (Kalafina, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) - This is the lyrical version of Sagitta Luminis (Yuki Kajiura), which is the theme of Madoka Kaname as a Puella Magi Goddess. Since she’s the embodiment of hope and she did this out of unconditional love, the song naturally falls into the playlist. For the record, put the original song in there too.

A lot of Eurovision love songs embody this.

Tides of Time/Safeguard to Paradise (Epica), Somewhere (Within Temptation) - if it makes you cry, put it in as well.

While these songs are also Storge (familial love) songs, I feel that Inori no Uta (Tomoyo Kurosawa - Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de aru), Fluquor (onoken ft. Rin - Deemo) and Hands Sealed with a Kiss (Wada Kaoru, V: Sanae Kobayashi) go in the playlist as well since the situations the songs played in were displays of Agape love.

My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion, Titanic) - Y’all saw this coming, didn’t you?

Eros

If the lyrics sound dirty or the music itself is suggestive, put it in. After all, Eros means sexual love (if the GIF above didn’t point that out to you, that is.) The corresponding trope is Intercourse With You.

In Regards to Love: Eros (Taku Matsushiba ft. Okijin) - same as Agape above. If you’re going to make an Eros playlist, make sure this is in.

Other YOI songs that are Eros: Intoxicated, Almavivo (this one depends on how you see it - I didn’t put this song in my Eros playlist)

Eurovision songs that fit: I Can’t Go On (Sweden 2017), Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003), My Number One (Greece 2004). Feel free to add on as you see fit.

Nightwish has plenty - Whoever Brings the Night, Feel For You, Ever Dream, Slow Love Slow, Wish I Had An Angel, She is My Sin, Nympomaniac Fantasia (not sure about this one though, Tuomas himself said that he stands by all of his songs except for this one).

White Waters (Epica ft. Tony Kakko) - it’s about a beautiful creature of the sea (mermaid/siren) luring a poor sap of a sailor into joining her in the water. Does this remind you of a certain story?

Here Come The Vultures (Delain) - it made the playlist since I feel that it sounds like a sadistic Femme Fatale.

In Your Eyes and love come down by Kalafina also work. I put in Kimi no Gin no Niwa from Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion just to balance out with the Agape playlist which has Hikari Furu. Some of you know what happened at the end of the movie from the lyrics...

Feel free to add on as you see fit. You can also discuss with me about the playlists, if you like. However, I do not go with the Billboard Top 40 - I prefer anime music, Eurovision and Symphonic Metal.