Chloe Song ’26 (she/her) – “Yesterday” by The Beatles
“This song is probably the most iconic song by The Beatles, and I would like to think that I’m an iconic person… This is like the poster-boy song for all sad and sentimental songs in the world and as you may know, I’m a very sentimental person… The melody is so catchy, and ‘yesterday’ is repeated so many times, so it always gets stuck in my head… [My favorite part of the song] is ‘Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play, now I need a place to hide away.’ Those are fire bars… This is the best song ever, and everyone should go listen.”
Paige Zhu ’27 (she/her) – “Y.M.C.A” by Village People
“It has such a catchy rhythm to it, and I think everyone knows ‘Y.M.C.A.’ It’s a super easily recognizable song. Everyone can hop on and sing along, and it’s great for crowds… I think would be great for an audition-type setting.”
Julia Rocha ’25 (she/her) – “We Will Rock You” by Queen
“Everyone knows that song, and it even has built-in choreography. Everyone knows the stomp-stomp-clap, and it’s super catchy. You can’t go wrong. Even if you don’t know it, it’s really just three words… The choreography and the energy just draw you in… [My favorite part is] definitely the chorus, but I do know the verses too.”
Ryan Swales ’27 (he/him) – “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield
“It’s just really catchy and gets everyone singing. Even if they don’t have a great voice, they can still sing it. It’s just a really fun song in general… [I like] when the song goes ‘Reachin’ for something in the distance, so close you can almost taste it’ and then it drops the beat. It gets so hype for everyone, and that’s a major reason I would include it in my audition.”
Kwezi Bessiimire ’26 (he/him) – “Drama” by Roy Woods (ft. Drake)
“It’s a song about breakups, and I think it would be kind of funny in the context of Blue Key Head auditions… It’s definitely a very famous song… and has a very recognizable melody to it… I like the chorus a lot.”
Alfonso Gonzalez ’27 (he/him) – “California Gurls” by Katy Perry
“One, everyone knows it, so they can sing along, I mean who doesn’t know ‘California Gurls’? I think it’s one of the biggest hits of the century. You could argue even one of the best songs from the past millennia, so definitely that’s the biggest reason. In addition, I mean who wouldn’t want to sing ‘California Gurls’?… It’s really upbeat and gets you moving.”
