He who is rbowman said on Mon, 25 Dec 2017 12:32:37 -0700:

I don't need the 'walking the
dog' or 'taking out the garbage' play list.

A play list is just a text file.
The free SharePod does playlists just fine.

In fact, every music management program I've ever used has play lists.
There's nothing special for play lists in iTunes bloatware.