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Black Magic Playlist
Black Magic by Marjorie Bowen moves through gothic tension, superstition, and intimate dread—often feeling like spells cast in candlelight. This playlist mirrors that emotional arc with instrumental eeriness upfront, then lyric-driven tracks that echo obsession, haunted love, and the pull of the unknown, all while staying readable and balanced.
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Track List
37 songs
1
Moya
Municipios de España · Colección de Gran Canaria
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Take Me Somewhere Nice
Mogwai · Rock Action
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Ithica 27 / 9
Mogwai · Ten Rapid
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Human Voice
Four Tet · Human Voice
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Channel 1 Suite
The Cinematic Orchestra · Motion
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Bliss
Wellness World · Bliss
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Wraith
Ihlo · Legacy
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Spillhaugen - Mixed
Beirut · DJ-Kicks: Modeselektor
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Turn Away and Return
Hammock · Everything and Nothing
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You Won't Know
Brand New · The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
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Good Night, Day
Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée
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12
Old Earth
Wheel · Resident Human
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13
Impressions
Portico Quartet · Monument
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14
Late
Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends
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Flourish
IONA · Flourish
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Pluto
Milk E Way · Pluto
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17
Everybody's Fool
Evanescence · Fallen
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18
White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane · Retromania
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19
Witchy Woman
CMH Steel · The Steel Guitar Tribute To the Eagles
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20
Gallows Pole
Led Zepagain · Greatest Hits Box Set: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
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21
Like A Stone
Audioslave Tribute Band · Bluegrass Tribute To Audioslave
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22
The Curse
Agnes Obel · Aventine
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23
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Happy 80s
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24
Creep
Bartek Wąsik · „Daydreamer” - Bartek Wąsik plays Radiohead
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25
Blackbird
The Beatles Piano Covers · The Beatles Piano Covers
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The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · 60s Golden Greats
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The Night We Met
Lord Huron · Strange Trails
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Hollywood - Single Version
Marina and The Diamonds · The Family Jewels (Deluxe)
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Hounds Of Love
Acoustic Heartstrings · Acoustic Guitar Renditions of Kate Bush
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30
Sunny Side of Heaven
Fleetwood Mac · Bare Trees
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Black Water
The Doobie Brothers · Timeless Pop Songs - 70s
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The Funeral
Band of Horses · Everything All The Time
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Boys don't cry
Made famous by The cure · Boys don't cry (Karaoke)
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A Forest
The Cure · Sucessos do Rock - Atualizadas
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35
Red Right Hand
Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
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Midnight City
M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming
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