Welcome to Takeover Tuesday, where Billboard selects artists and creators each week to create their own exclusive Billboard Spotify playlist. We give artists the freedom to base the list on the subject they choose. The only rule? Make it as creative and exclusive as possible.
Keifer and Shawna Thompson, the real couple behind Thompson Square, released their third studio album - and the first in five years - Masterpiece on June 1st. The album was preceded by the release of their main song, a ballad that defies the genre on the birth of their first child, Cooper, who envelops their listeners in excitement. "Masterpiece" has all the musical elements of a classic country, and for Takeover Tuesday, Thompson Square has taken advantage of the timeless songs that inspire them.
"There are some things that stand the test of time and the music is no different, here are some of the songs that have influenced and inspired us and continue to do it," they told Billboard.
Thompson Square's Take That Tuesday playlist is a collection that spans a decade of country and rock songs that captivate audiences with moving stories, soulful instruments and the ability to stay stuck in the head. The central themes of love, loss and mortality abound among many others.
The playlist opens with the country icon, Johnny Cash's "In My Life" cover of the Beatles, with its minimalist melody and Cash's sweet vocal performance, this 2002 version is as timeless as the original. The song is among other highlights of the country, such as Merle Haggard's "Heaven Was a Drink of Wine" and Brooks & Dunn's "Believe".
Throughout the 20-song playlist, Thompson Square has assembled a wide range of rock sub-genres. Blues rock has a place in the playlist with music by Alabama Shakes ("Hold On") and The Black Keys ("Gold on the Ceiling"), where people are shown through the band's classic, The Gospel . Punk shines with the heartbreaking single from My Chemical Romance, "Welcome to the Black Parade", and the pair makes way for a good rock 'n' roll including two of the biggest storytellers of the genre, Bruce Springsteen and Billy. Joel
Thompson Square also includes the musical styles of some female powers, such as Celine Dion ("All By Myself" and "The Prayer" with Andrea Bocelli) and Etta James ("I would be rather blind"). To sum up, it's just that a playlist of timelessness is appropriate, including Cyndi Lauper's 1984 hit "Time After Time".
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