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Some days you walk down the street and it feels like the opening scene of a film. This tape was made for those days: walking through the city feeling confident and carefree, with only uplifting lyrics, nothing dark, and one song per artist. Everything here is bright, rhythmic and made for walking a little taller.

It opens with Daft Punk's "One More Time", pure disco euphoria for the first crossing. Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" is the hero of your own montage, Katy Perry's "Firework" has a chorus that lifts your chin, and Dua Lipa's "Levitating" glides the way you do when the pavement feels like a runway. Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" arrives with its blaring horn riff, an entrance theme if there ever was one, and Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is pure strut.

The middle is a run of disco classics with a groove you can walk to. Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland" turns any street into a dance floor, Chic's "Good Times" rides one of the best-known bass lines ever recorded, and Kool & The Gang's "Celebration" is a victory lap. Then it jumps forward: Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" borrows the "mama-say, mama-sa" chant from Michael Jackson, The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is neon-lit eighties-style synth-pop, and Empire of the Sun's "Walking on a Dream" closes it out with dreamy synths.

The songs run from 1979 to 2020, so seventies disco sits right next to modern pop, and the tempo rarely drops below a brisk walk. Put your headphones on, pick a street, and take the long way. It works on a commute too, or as a YouTube playlist while you get ready to go out. If you'd rather dance than walk, make a tape for a night out instead.