By Oliver Parks, Staff Writer
I’m going to start this off by saying that I love Spotify, and I’m sure Spotify loves my now four years of premium membership payments. I listen to Spotify daily, and have countless playlists for different “vibes” or “moods” that I wish to “boogie” to, each varying in hours of length (not that size matters, of course) and feeling.
Spotify has become a part of my life, and I honestly think I would be unable to go through my day without listening to the wide range of music it offers as well as its rather simple set-up and use.
When I’m working a 13-hour shift and need some background noise, Spotify is there. When I’m ignoring whatever it is my teacher is talking about while pointing at me from across the room, Spotify is there. When I’m ignoring the fact that the human body requires regulated maintenance and sleep to function as I stare blankly at a wall and ponder life … Spotify is there. Even now, as I write this and wonder if that last sentence was a “bit much,” Spotify is there, blasting music into my left ear in what can only be described as my vain attempt to go deaf.
Music helps me concentrate, and after trying other apps (I’m ashamed to admit that Pandora was a part of this trial and error), I’ve found that Spotify Premium gets the job done. Don’t get me wrong, having Spotify without Premium is almost worthless. You can’t shuffle playlists, skip more than three songs at a time, or listen to anything without Terry Crews telling you how to “moisturize your body with Old Spice” every 30 minutes. But I think it’s the same story, more or less, for any other music app.
Need a break from the ads, though? Well, you can banish those DoorDash demons from your beautiful ear holes for a variety of prices: from the standard $9.99 deal for single accounts, to a duo plan of $12.99 for music-enjoying pairs, and even a family plan of $15.99 just in case you wanted to pay for six different accounts all at once.
All of these are charged monthly, and if you were still iffy about going to college, maybe this will change your mind: Spotify offers a $4.99 option for students (which also comes with a subscription to Hulu without ads and SHOWTIME.) With several ways to give Spotify your money, who wouldn’t want to have access to an extensive wide range of music and podcasts with unlimited playback, the option to download music so you can listen to it anywhere, and, of course … no Terry Crews selling Old Spice.
In other words, it’s the clear winner over any other music app or service, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Senior Oliver Parks can be reached at [email protected].
