The Menopausal Remix
Same songs. New meaning. Hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings, and all.
80's & 90s Remixed
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Nostalgia Meets Hot Flashes
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80's & 90s Remixed 🎧 Nostalgia Meets Hot Flashes 🎶
Menopause does many things without asking. One of them is remixing the soundtrack of our past, giving familiar songs an entirely new meaning. Those tracks you grew up with? Suddenly the lyrics hit differently — sometimes hilarious, sometimes painfully accurate, and sometimes exactly how you feel in the middle of a hot flash.
To celebrate this midlife music awakening, I’ve created The Menopausal Remix — a Spotify playlist of songs that now speak to us differently. Some are classics, some are hits that just landed, and some were suggested by our readers and club members.
Put this playlist on while you’re walking, driving, rage-cleaning, or lying awake at 3:17 a.m. wondering why your brain chose this moment to review your entire life.
🔥 Brain Fog & “Why Am I Standing in This Room?”
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
“And you may ask yourself… well, how did I get here?”
This is menopause in a single lyric. Applies equally to midlife reflection and opening the fridge with no memory of why.
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Trying to hold it together while your internal operating system reboots without notice.
U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Could be purpose. Could be your glasses.
🌡️ Hot Flashes, Internal Combustion & Sudden Overheating
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
Hot flashes don’t care about seasons. Or dignity.
The Doors – Light My Fire
Every hot flash needs a soundtrack. This one understands the assignment.
Pat Benatar – Fire and Ice
The whiplash of freezing, overheating, freezing again — sometimes in the same minute.
Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
Usually hits around 3 a.m. when the sheets are already damp and sleep has left the chat.
Foreigner – Hot Blooded 💃
Nothing says midlife urgency like this track. One minute you’re calm, the next…
Billy Idol – Hot in the City
A perfect anthem for those moments your internal thermostat has gone rogue.
Alicia Keys – This Girl is on Fire
Because sometimes, despite the heat, you’re unstoppable.
😴 Insomnia, Night Sweats & 3 a.m. Existential Thinking
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
A bold claim. No longer accurate.
Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
You can feel something coming. It’s another night sweat.
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
You are awake. Again. Thinking about yesterday, tomorrow, and that one thing you said in 2009
Hanging on the Telephone – Blondie
For those 3 a.m. “why am I awake?” moments.
😤 Mood Swings, Rage & the Zero Tolerance Era
Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Everyone is suddenly irritating. Especially people who breathe too loudly.
Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
Menopause: when caring what people think quietly exits the building.
Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
Perimenopause is when this song starts sounding… reasonable.
Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love
“Your lights are on, but you’re not home…” — midlife brain fog and emotional swings captured perfectly.
Andra Day – Rise Up 💪
Your personal cheerleader for those “ugh, everything’s annoying today” moments.
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Because sometimes surviving your own mood swings deserves a disco anthem.
🧠 Identity Shifts & Becoming Someone New (Whether You Like It or Not)
David Bowie – Changes
The unofficial menopause anthem.
Madonna – Like a Virgin
Everything feels new. Sensations, emotions, reactions — not always welcome, all undeniable.
Tina Turner – What’s Love Got to Do With It
When hormones take a step back and clarity (and boundaries) take the wheel
One Way or Another – Blondie
For the sassiest, “I don’t care what you think” energy midlife demands.
💜 Survival, Strength & Making it Through
Bon Jovi – Living on a Prayer
To every woman showing up, sweating through meetings, and powering through anyway.
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
Not just a song. A promise.
Listen Along 🎧
I’ve turned this list into a public Spotify playlist so you can listen, laugh, and feel seen.
👉 Search Spotify for: The Accidental Menopause Mixtape
(or click the playlist link here)
Feel free to share it with a friend who suddenly understands these lyrics on a much deeper level
🎶 If menopause has given us nothing else, it’s given us perspective — and apparently, this killer soundtrack. 💿✨
