Create a Playlist and We'll Reveal Something About Your Personality

By: Mark Lichtenstein
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Create a Playlist and We'll Reveal Something About Your Personality
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About This Quiz

Does music say more about the musician or the listener? Most people are pretty unaware of the way the music business works. Most of the time, songwriters are hired-guns, putting words in the mouths of their clients to make them sound deep, romantic, or more mature than they are. How much can a fourteen-year-old really know about love and loss? Not much, of course, which is where songwriters come in. Most of the time, the music actually says little about the performer. The listener, on the other hand, chooses their music because it speaks to something deep within them.

Some songs appeal to us because the lyrics touch on issues or themes we deal with in our lives or care deeply about. Other times, a melody can bring up visceral feelings that seem to come out of nowhere. There are songs we know we love from the first guitar lick the very first time we hear them, and then there are songs that grow on us the more we hear them.

Studies have found that the music we listen to when we are in our formative years becomes the core of what we listen to our whole lives, meaning that in a few decades there will be young kids lamenting how their grandparents continuously listen to Jay Z and Beyonce, AKA "old people music." Music is tied no only to our ages, but to social movements, movies we cherish, or formative experiences we had while listening to them. Songs transport us to other cultures, to fantasy worlds, or to times in our lives when we went through trauma or achieved victory.

By making a few musical choices, you will telegraph things about yourself that perhaps even you were not aware of. Answer a few questions for this quiz and discover something about yourself.

Which Rihanna song starts out your playlist?
"We Found Love."
"Umbrella."
"Work."
"Disturbia."

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Which Pink Floyd song lights up the dark side of your playlist?
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond."
"Another Brick In The Wall."
"Comfortably Numb."
"Time."

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Which Led Zeppelin song flies your kite?
"Since I've Been Loving You."
"Stairway to Heaven."
"Immigrant Song."
"Ramble On."

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Which Robert Palmer song are you addicted to?
"Johnny and Mary."
"Addicted To Love."
"Simply Irresistible."
"Bad Case of Loving You."

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What Jay Z track takes the A train to your playlist?
"Dirt Off Your Shoulder."
"Empire State of Mind."
"99 Problems."
"Hard Knock Life."

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What song by Bruce Springsteen makes you feel like the boss?
"The Rising."
"Born In The USA."
"I'm on Fire."
"Born To Run."

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Which song by Bruno Mars puts you into space?
"Count On Me."
"24K Magic."
"Locked Out of Heaven."
"Liquor Store Blues."

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Which U2 song secretly flies into your playlist?
"Song for Someone."
"With or Without You."
"Sunday Bloody Sunday."
"Where The Streets Have No Name."

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Which track by The Streets has you speaking in cockney?
"Blinded By The Lights."
"Fit But You Know It."
"Sharp Darts."
"Turn The Page."

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Which Billy Joel song starts your fire?
"Big Shot."
"Uptown Girl."
"We Didn't Start The Fire."
"Piano Man."

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Which track by Whodini is old school enough for you?
"Friends."
"Freaks Come Out At Night."
"The Party Don't Start."
"Magic's Wand."

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Which Digital Underground track is freaky enough for you?
"Family of The Underground."
"The Humpty Dance."
"Doowatchyalike."
"Same Song."

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Which song by Paul McCartney is the cutest?
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
"Maybe I'm Amazed."
"Live And Let Die."
"All You Need Is Love."

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Which Eagles song has you never leaving?
"Take It Easy."
"Lyin' Eyes."
"Hotel California."
"Desperado."

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Which song by Neil Young takes you on a trip?
"Heart of Gold."
"Old Man."
"Hey Hey, My My."
"Southern Man."

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Which Boyz II Men song has you wearing Tommy Hilfiger?
"On Bended Knee."
"Motownphilly."
"Water Runs Dry."
"End of The Road."

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Which Kanye West song makes you go crazy?
"Diet Plan."
"Gold Digger."
"Stronger."
"Jesus Walks."

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Which track by Sean Combs do you think has enough sampling in it to qualify as original?
"Satisfy You."
"I'll Be Missing You."
"Bad Boy For Life."
"Through The Pain."

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Which song by Eminem has you going the extra mile?
"Love the Way You Lie."
"Rap God."
"My Name Is."
"Lose Yourself."

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Which song by Nicki Minaj gets on on the dance floor?
"Super Bass."
"Anaconda."
"Motorsport."
"Bang Bang."

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Which song by 50 Cent would you buy for a dollar?
"Do You Think About Me?"
"In Da Club."
"I'm Supposed To Die Tonight."
"21 Questions."

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Which song by Tupac keeps ya head up?
"How Do You Want It?"
"I Get Around."
"Hit 'Em Up."
"Hail Mary."

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Which Justin Timberlake song put sunshine in your pocket?
"SexyBack."
"Can't Stop The Feeling!"
"Chop Me Up."
"Mirrors."

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Which Metallica song makes you feel like the hero of the day?
"Unforgiven."
"Enter Sandman."
"Creeping Death."
"Wherever I May Roam."

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Which Megadeth song makes you glad Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica?
"Countdown To Extinction."
"Symphony of Destruction."
"99 Ways To Die."
"Angry Again."

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Which song by Muse has you thinking hard?
Starlight."
"Uprising."
"Supremacy."
"Reapers."

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Which song by Radiohead is radio friendly?
"Karma Police."
"Creep."
"Everything In Its Right Place."
"Weird Flashes/Arpeggi."

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Which Lana Del Rey song has you wanting to share it?
"Video Games."
"Summertime Sadness."
"Born To Die."
"Freak."

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Which Ace of Base song makes life beautiful?
"All That She Wants."
"The Sign."
"Whispers in Blindness."
"Life Is a Flower."

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Which Beyonce song has you crazy in love?
"Drunk In Love."
"Single Ladies."
"Diva."
"If I Were a Boy."

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