Brr. Did someone just open a window? Or did I catch a crazy vibe from this funky ass song? Ok enough silliness. This week we deep dive into the songs that give us the literal chills. You know, the type of song that makes the hairs on your arm stand up. A song that makes you sit up a little straighter... makes you "lock in" as the youth say. And no, we DIDN'T just explore this theme with "Visceral." That's different. We insist.

SONGS:

Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man (1973)

Rosalía: Berghain (2025)

RESOURCE AND REFERENCES:

Watermelon Man - 1962 version

Hindewhu flute performance

The Ethan Hein Blog - Watermelon Man

Herbie Hancock on Watermelon Man

Watermelon Sacrifice at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Pygmy POP. A Genealogy of Schizophonic Mimesis

Rosalia Explains Lux: 13 Languages! Heartbreak! Betrayal! Björk! (& ‘Euphoria’) - Popcast

What Do Rosalia’s Lyrics Actually Mean By Michelle Santiago Cortes

Rosalía's Berghain is a thunderous goth-pop hit -- but is it opera? By Laura Snapes (The Guardian)

Rosalia’s Lux is Operatic, but is it Opera? By Joshua Barone (NYT)

Another article by Snapes wherein Rosalía is quoted as being “hot for God” (The Guardian)

Decoding the Language and Saints of Rosalías Lux (The Glottal Stop)

Lux: An exploration of divine femininity NOT centered around ability to reproduce (Reddit)

Spirituality and song: What Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ says about sainthood by Hannah Rich (Theos)

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Winter)

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