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Secret Favorite Songs Of Our Favorite Demigods

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My two greatest obsessions of 2022 have been music and Percy Jackson! What is my latest nerdy project?

(Secret) Favorite Albums!

I decided to out these warrior kids for their secret tracks! (Not necessarily guilty pleasures, but the songs they aren’t exactly proud to call favorites.) What exactly is the best music for monster-hunting?

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Thalia Grace

Artemis provides endless music selections to her hunters! Yes, Thalia is punk. No, she doesn’t choose 3 Doors Down. She absolutely does not hum along to ‘Let Me Be Myself‘ or ‘Runaway‘. How dare you.

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(3 Doors Down lyrics accented by red stars) Song title: Let Me Be Myself For a while, If you don't mind, Let me be myself So I can shine With my own light. Let me be myself. (Whimsical font with stars drawn in red)
(3 Doors Down lyrics accented by red zigzag) Song title: Runaway I can't tell you how long we'll be gone But as long as we're together then forever's never too long

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Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arrellano listens to…

Taylor Swift. Fearless. This is her me time. Get out.

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(Taylor Swift lyrics with gold accents) Song title: Fifteen I've found time can heal most anything And you just might find who you're supposed to be I didn't know who I was supposed to be At 15
(Taylor Swift lyrics with gold accents) Song title: Breathe It's two am Feelin' like I just lost a friend Hope you know this ain't easy, Easy for me

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Jason Grace listens to…

The Killers. Hot Fuss. Jason has memorized ‘Somebody Told Me‘. It plays on repeat in his head while he tries to empty his brain of stressful thoughts. There are so many.

(‘Another head aches’, indeed! Sorry, Jason!)

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(Killers lyrics with an orange happy face) Song title: Somebody Told Me Well somebody told me you had a boyfriend Who looked like a girlfriend That I had in February of last year It's not confidential, I've got potential
(Killers lyrics with a sad face in orange) Song title: All These Things That I've Done Another head aches, another heart breaks I'm so much older than I can take And my affection, well, it comes and goes I need direction to perfection, no, no, no, no

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Frank Zhang listens to…

I Am…Sasha Fierce. Big emotions require Beyoncé! If you ask him, he will just blush and glare. Confidence-building is a process, okay?

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(Beyonce Lyrics accented by pink scribbles) Song title: Save The Hero I bottle all my hurt inside I guess I'm living a lie Inside my mind each day I die What can bring me back to life?
(Beyonce Lyrics accented by pink heart) Song title: Halo I found a way to let you win But I never really had a doubt Standing in the light of your halo I got my angel now

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Hazel Levesque

Leo once joked that children of Hades only like Emo music. Percy laughingly suggested “Death Cab For Cutie“. Frank found the music for her and, well, Hazel doesn’t want to admit she loved it.

(Ask Annabeth about an actual death cab – it’s a funny story!)

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(Death Cab For Cutie lyrics with dark-green accents) Song title: Bad Reputation I know I got a bad reputation And it isn't just talk, talk, talk If I could only give you everything You know I haven't got
(Death Cab For Cutie lyrics with dark-green accents) Song title: Soul Meets Body I want to live where soul meets body And let the sun wrap its arms around me And bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing And feel, feel what its like to be new

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Annabeth Chase

Black Eyed Peas (The E.N.D.) songs take up most of Annabeth’s study playlist. Scientifically proven for demigod success!

(A literal party could not stop Annabeth when she’s hyperfocused on an idea.)

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(Black Eyed Peas lyrics with blue accents) Song title: I Gotta Feeling Here we come, here we go, we gotta rock Easy come, easy go, now we on top Feel the shot, body rock, rock it, don't stop Round and round, up and down, around the clock
(Black Eyed Peas lyrics with blue accents) Song title: Party All The Time If if we could party all night And sleep all day And throw all of my problems away My life would be easy

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Percy Jackson

A school roommate left behind their Cake CD, ‘Pressure Chief‘, and Percy got to love the weird lyrics and slow-pop melodies.

(But, if Thalia asks, Green Day is The Best and Thalia Rulez!)

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(Cake lyrics with a teal spiral doodle) Song title: No Phone Rhyming chiming got me working all the time Gives me such a worried mind Now I don't want to seem unkind But gods, it's such a crime
(Cake lyrics with a teal spiral doodle) Song title: Tougher Than It Is Well the more you try to shave the cat The more the thing will bite and scratch Its best I think to leave its fur And to listen to its silky purr

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Nico Di Angelo

Nico doesn’t mind angst. But… Make Believe does not sound as angsty as these lyrics may seem! It’s perfect to cry a while or to sit in gloomy silence. (Future Nico probably graduates to ‘The Angel And The One‘. And ‘Hero‘. Feel better, Nico!)

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(Weezer lyrics with black, glaring eyes) Song title: Haunt You Every Day Walking on my own Leaving you behind You were crying out That you need to speak your mind
(Weezer lyrics black scribbles) Song title: The Damage In Your Heart One more tear Falling down your face Doesn't mean that much to the world

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Will Solace

Will’s secret rebellion is listening to Tokyo Police Club ‘Smith EP’ with his earbuds in while organizing the med bay. TPC is on Apollo’s list of Strictly Not Approved artists.

We support micro-rebellions!

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Tokyo Police Club lyrics (with green accents) Song title: Cut Cut Paste You cry out and ask Where you are and who am I And I tell you, I need you But you run and jump back down the hole
Tokyo Police Club lyrics (with green accents) Song title: A Lesson In Crime My hands shake, and they long to be held in the cold, cause the winters are hell when it snows

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Piper Mclean

Piper’s guilty pleasure is Britney Spears. She resisted pop music for years. Recently, the ‘Free Britney movement’ led to self-reflection. She decided patriarchy and ableism can suck it, and ‘Blackout‘ is feminist and genius!

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(Britney Spears lyrics with hot pink accents) Song title: Radar Confidence is a must Cockiness is a plus Edginess is a rush Edges I like 'em rough
(Britney Spears lyrics with hot pink accents) Song title: Why Should I Be Sad Why should I be sad? Heaven knows From the stupid freaking things that you do Why should I get back, feel sad, who knows? Just take it all as a sign that we're through

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Official art shows Leo Valdez, a latinx teenager in oil-smudged clothes with goggles on his forehead.
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Leo Valdez

Leo doesn’t really think about music. (Please don’t judge!) He’s been known to listen to his favorite movie soundtracks, like Transformers!

(He’s the one to talk to if you want your music to blast the loudest! Just remember to specify decibel preference.)

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Orange flames accent lyrics to New Divide (Linkin Park) Give me reason To fill this hole Connect this space between Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies Across this new divide
Orange flames accent lyrics to Burning Down The House by The Used My house (S'out of the ordinary) That's right (Don't want to hurt nobody) Some things sure can knock me off my feet Burning down the house

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Can you imagine these kids on the Argo II chilling with headphones on? Or, at Camp Half-Blood or in New Rome? Hope you enjoyed snooping with me! I’m sure the demigods don’t mind… Anyway, we all have secret favorites! What’s yours and why?

Stay warm, stay safe, feel loved this winter!

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  4. This is such a creative and awesome idea! I love both Percy Jackson and music, so obviously, I absolutely adored this post! 🥰 And I think you’ve just managed to make me love Nico even more with his angsty-but-not-that-angsty-sounding music choices…

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