5 songs to soundtrack your Virgo season

Virgos are known as the detail-oriented perfectionists of the Zodiac, as they have high standards for themselves and the world around them. People born with this sun sign are characterized as hardworking, methodical and humble.  

Like the other earth signs (Capricorn and Taurus), Virgos are ruled by logic more than emotion, which can lead them to rationalizing and repressing their feelings. It’s only around a select few that this guarded sign lets the perfect façade come down.

A Virgo always wants to be of service, they’re at their happiest when they feel useful and can help those closest to them succeed. This sometimes leads to them providing unsolicited advice, but it comes from a pure place.

Their brains are constantly buzzing with a million thoughts: an ever-growing to-do list; plans for world domination; whether they overshared at lunch. They’re overthinkers, which helps them prepare for any possible outcome, and Virgos love to be prepared. 

According to CBC Life astrologer Bryanna Collier, our abilities to analyze and organize are often amplified during Virgo season, allowing us to shake off anything that’s been holding us back. “When the sun enters this mutable earth sign, we feel compelled to sort through confusion and chaos,” she said.

Explore the five songs by Virgo artists, below, for a deeper glimpse into the Virgo way of life. 

‘That Don’t Impress Me Much,’ Shania Twain

No one has higher standards than a Virgo, and they’re not afraid to share their criticisms, like Shania Twain does all throughout “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” A non-exhaustive list of things that don’t impress Twain includes geniuses, know-it-alls, rocket scientists and Brad Pitt. 

‘Leave Me Alone,’ Kaytranada feat. Shay Lia

Virgos are skeptical in love and they definitely don’t let themselves get hurt twice. They’re as straightforward as it gets when it comes to mitigating further harm, as Shay Lia sings on the chorus of this Kaytranada production: “Go away, leave me alone.” 

‘Under My Control,’ Tegan and Sara

Virgo twins Tegan and Sara tap into one of this logically minded sign’s never-ending internal conflicts on “Under My Control.” Virgos prefer to keep their emotions in check, but it’s a glorious reprieve whenever they give in to all the ups and downs. 

‘Nada,’ Lido Pimienta feat. Li Saumet

Virgos live life with a serious intensity — they don’t shy away from the harsh realities. In this stirring cumbia number, Lido Pimienta sings about pain, suffering and the cycles of life and death. 

‘Tower of Song,’ Leonard Cohen

“Tower of Song” is an ode to poetry and songwriting: Leonard Cohen’s gruelling but rewarding life’s work. Leave it to a Virgo to pen a song about their devotion to their craft. As Cohen sings about paying rent to the tower of song — having no choice but to pursue this vocation until his bones ache and his hair greys — it’s clear that although it extracts much out of him, there is nothing else he would rather do.