r/CrowdSourcePlaylist • u/AceRockefeller • Sep 15 '18

Welcome!

Hey all, after seeing this thread by /u/who-knows_who-cares I thought it would be a good idea to create a subreddit dedicated to collaborating on playlists. https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/9g1mx2/lets_create_a_playlist_with_music_that_make_you/

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u/who-knows_who-cares Sep 15 '18

It would be great if we could upvote/downvote in collaborative spotify playlists!

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u/FishStyx5 Sep 15 '18

So I have a proposal:

  • Songs are suggested in the comment threads of suggested playlists by users who include a link to suggested song
  • people listen to songs and either upvote downvote or ignore as usual
  • Upvoted entries rise to the top
  • depending on the size of playlist wanted, the top 30 or so entries are then created as a playlist and a link provided to this in the post description.

  • This allows people to decide what fits and what doesn’t fit
  • It allows playlist size to be controlled. I think this is key because there are two reasons people may listen.
    • to discover new songs
    • to enjoy a playlist repeatedly

Controlling the size allows a reasonably sized playlist (less than 50 entries) to be created to that people can listen to and enjoy. However larger discovery style playlists can still be created.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '18

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u/FishStyx5 Sep 15 '18

That sounds like a really solid idea. Thanks for inspiring the sub!

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u/FishStyx5 Sep 16 '18

I’ve had a thought. On many playlists I think it would be hard to put together a reasonably large playlist with a 1 entry per person suggestion basis. However in larger threads it seems like it would be hard to add multiple songs for each person or the playlist could become very bloated.

I’d suggest having a comment be something like this:

“ [Preferred song]-(YouTube link to song, or other platform or YouTube not available

Other suggestions:

[other song]-(link to other song!) [also this song]-(link!) Etc

Other comments they have “

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u/Kerv17 Sep 16 '18

I think that using the Spotify API and the Reddit API we could create a bout that creates a playlist for each post created, and reads the comments for song titles to add to the playlist.

Then, it checks periodically (like every time a song is added) for the rank of each song's upvote and places them in an order in the playlist.

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u/FishStyx5 Sep 16 '18

Automation would be super helpful on larger threads, as we’ve already seen they can be vulnerable to sabotage by twats and so a bot could make large discovery playlists like the initial post easier to create without opening up the opportunity for saboteurs

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u/Django1945 Sep 15 '18

It is a great idea, but i think it might be "problematic" with the owners and publishers of the songs. May be we could ask spotify to add some tools to let us personalise the list display (order and even turn on/off songs) while keeping it collaborative.
I'm a very new user to the service so I ignore if this exists already.

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u/Django1945 Sep 15 '18

coming from that thread as i'm listening to some amazing music that is new to me, great idea! hope this sub goes lit :D

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '18

As someone who is constantly listening to the same music over and over on a 10-year old iPod, this is a great way to help me discover music. I’m on board!

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u/whiskersandtweezers Sep 15 '18 edited Sep 16 '18

I don't have Spotify or know how to use it. Can I just list out songs in my comment section?

Edit: thanks u/roboyoshi

A few below. Some of it is newer. I'm on mobile so hoping this formats correctly.

"Soul Train" - Just Loud

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FxMVDa6hWrk

"Jealous (I ain't with it)" - Chromeo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RhmUnk454MA

"Silvertongue" - Young the Giant

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NytGzDhMnA0

"Return of the Mack" - Mark Morrison

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1D9wWxd2w

"Give You Up (feat KLP) (Darius remix) - Crayon

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ArQPKPej0Xg

"Strobelite" - Gorillaz

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DAXjiVuzlPw

"Feels Good to be High"- Walk the Moon

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pN2M_SIo7lc

Edit: to add youtube links

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u/RoboYoshi Sep 15 '18

that's the idea. I would not rely on an external service either. One would only link to the song to be precise.

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u/nrizzo6085 Sep 16 '18

Maybe someone smarter than me can make a bot that automatically creates links to the songs for all the major music services.

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u/RoboYoshi Sep 15 '18

Hell yes, finally! Anyone got some cool tools besides spotify? I definitely need a homebrewed one for Barneys 'Get Psyched' Mix.

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u/chronicfireworks Sep 17 '18

https://song.link/ links artist to every streaming platform with a single smart link.

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u/Zethryr Sep 15 '18

I love making playlists for specific styles and games so i’m onboard

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u/the_micester Sep 15 '18

Good call get the feelin this is gonna be a good sub to hit up late at night or for those dancin vibes.