On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Mayssa Jallad! The Beirut-based artist is one of my absolute favorites. Not only do I love how she writes songs, but I come away from her work feeling as though I’ve learned something new. She’s incredible. We talk about her latest song, “Taamir (Bahriyyeh),” and then get into Jacques Brel, The Bunny Tylers, Fairuz, The Magnetic Fields, Radiohead, Postcards, Jamiroquai, Melhem Barakat + more!
Listen to all of Mayssa’s picks HERE
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Song List
Michael Jackson “Black or White”
Jacques Brel “La chanson des vieux amants”
The Great Departed “Don’t Mix”
Melhem Barakat “Taa Nensa”
Radiohead “No Surprises”
Jingle Bell Rock
The Magnetic Fields “Book of Love”
Ziad Rahbani “Bala Wala Chi”
Lana Del Rey “A&W”
The Bunny Tylers “It Seems It All Disappears”
Postcards “Little Lies”
Bad Bunny “DtMF”
Marwan Moussa “Batal 3alam”
Jamiroquai “Canned Heat”
Fairuz “Zahrat Al Madaen”
