Top Story

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Top Story Playlist

20 tracks

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Oct 16, 2026

A shifting mix of bright jazz, piano, and city sounds evokes winter-break San Francisco, while the songs with lyrics echo Mia’s writing ambitions, Lupe’s mathematical drive, and the friends’ mutual support. The sequence moves between focused, playful energy and moments of reflection, like two camp adventures unfolding side by side.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Time Out

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2

Linus And Lucy

Vince Guaraldi Trio · Charlie Brown Holiday Hits

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3

Skating

Vince Guaraldi Trio · Bottle Rocket Short Film Soundtrack

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4

Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin · Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 1

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5

The Pink Panther Theme

Henry Mancini · The Pink Panther And Other Hits

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6

Soul Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones · Big Band Bossa Nova

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7

Green Onions

Booker T. & the M.G.'s · Green Onions

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8

Sleep Walk

Santo & Johnny · Canadian American Greatest Hits 50th Anniversary Collection

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9

Apache

The Shadows · Another String of Hot Hits (And More!)

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10

Kiss The Rain

Yiruma · From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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11

Variations on the Kanon

George Winston · December

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12

The Typewriter

Leroy Anderson · Frederick Fennell Conducts The Music Of Leroy Anderson

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13

A Fifth Of Beethoven

Walter Murphy · Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Soundtrack Deluxe Edition)

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14

Paperback Writer - Remastered 2009

The Beatles · The Beatles 1962 - 1966 (Remastered 2009)

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15

Newspaper

Fiona Apple · Fetch The Bolt Cutters

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16

The News

Paramore · This Is Why

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17

Count on Me

Bruno Mars · Doo-Wops & Hooligans

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18

You've Got a Friend

Carole King · Tapestry

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19

San Francisco

Scott McKenzie · I favolosi anni 60/70

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20

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

Tony Bennett · Duets An American Classic

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