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This #TolkienThursday, I’m excited to share more greatest hits with another Spotify playlist featuring music from the blog called Now That’s What I Call Toy Music!
The “Now That’s What I Call Music!” series became a massive global phenomenon, serving as a definitive soundtrack for pop culture across several decades. The origin of its iconic name is surprisingly quirky: it was inspired by a 1920s Danish bacon ad with a singing pig, which the creator once dreamed about.
The series has been incredibly successful, selling over 300 million albums worldwide. The first album, “Now 1,” went straight to number one on the UK charts and kicked off hundreds of follow-up albums that track how popular music has changed over time.
You might be wondering how this connects to my daily toy posts. Each day, I pick a theme for the toy I’m sharing and match it with music that fits. While I’ve repeated a song or two over the years, almost all of my 1000+ posts feature a unique song on Instagram. You can also listen to these songs on YouTube if you read the posts by email or on dalestoys.com.
Since I’m taking a break from new photos, I made a Spotify playlist featuring music from the first year of #TolkienThursday posts. Not every song I’ve used is on Spotify, but many are, so you’ll notice a clear theme. Today’s playlist includes lots of Howard Shore’s brilliant original from The Fellowship of the Ring, but also other LOTR toy-related songs from pop, rock, and more. There are 37 tracks in total, lasting about two hours.
Enjoy!
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