Junior Maddie Flom-Staab describes some of her favorite songs. Flom-Staab enjoys listening to all of these songs because she can sing along with them.

1. Gold – Steve Kazee from Once the Musical

She found this song when she went to New York city and saw Once the Musical, which is now her favorite musical.

2. No Church in the Wild – Jay Z

This song is on the Girls Varsity Soccer’s warm up music playlist. “It is always really fun to jam out to before the games,” Flom-Staab said. She claims that it is the only “rap” song she enjoys listening to.

3. Forever – Six60

Her sister Maren Flom-Staab showed her this song when she came back from New Zealand, where Six60 is a popular band. “I just like how cool it is,” Flom-Staab said.

4. Lass die Musik – Madsesn

Flom-Staab found this song at Waldsee German Camp. She loves it because she knows all of the words and she finds it really fun to dance to.

5. Broadway, Here I Come – Smash Cast

“Fun to sing,” Flom-Staab said about this song, which comes from the musical television series Smash.

6. Sprinsteen – Eric Church

Flom-Staab describes this song as a “country summer jam.”

7. 1+1 – Beyonce

This song is her favorite song by the artist Beyonce because “it’s super fun to belt to,” Flom-Staab said. The song reminds her of when she saw Beyonce in concert. “She sang this song and it was just a wonderful…,” Flom-Staab said.

8. Mama Who Bore Me – Spring Awakening Cast

“Great musical and a great song,” Flom-Staab said. “Mama Who Bore Me” is the first performance in the musical Spring Awakening.

9. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa – Vampire Weekend

“Fun song,” Flom-Staab said about this tune by the American indie rock band Vampire Weekend.

10. New Slang – The Shins

“Relaxing song,” Flom-Staab said. “New Slang” is a single from the American indie rock band The Shins’s album Oh, Inverted World.

For more music playlists, look for sophomore Kent Hanson and junior Laura Viksnins in the print edition of The Rubicon  that hits the stands later this month.