Listen up: if you aren't familiar with the blog Largehearted Boy , you're pretty much a shamlama-ding dong. It's a great music-focused site that also features news from the worlds of literature and pop culture.
One of their ongoing features is a series called "Book Notes," which invites authors to write about how music influenced their work, or how it's used or portrayed in their stories. My friend and fellow author Jamie S. Rich hooked me up with the site's editor David Gutowski, who invited me to participate, which was a true honor. I love the concept of the series, as I actually create "soundtracks" for all of my books - as well as my everyday life.
Example: my backdrop this morning - after listening to the WTOP traffic report of course - was a combo of New Radical's "You Get What You Give," Joseph Arthur's "Blue Lips," Trembling Blue Stars, "The Rhythm of You," and Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues."
Anyhoo, my "Book Notes" essay was posted today, so check it out. I had a great time working on this - the hardest part was narrowing down what songs to expand on within the actual piece. I also love how David highlighted my challenge to Zach Braff - bring it on!
And in honor of this occassion, the first five people who post a response will get a copy of unofficial soundtrack for THE GIRL I WANTED TO BE - both the "Then" and the "Now" versions - burned and handcrafted by yours truly. Track listings for each version can be found here, or for those who are lazy with the click throughs:
THE GIRL I WANTED TO BE - UNOFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK - Disc A: THEN
1. Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft
2. Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
3. Grease (Theme Song) - Bee Gees
4. Africa - Toto
5. How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
6. Mona Lisa & Mad Hatters - Elton John
7. Reminiscing - Little River Band
8. Baby Come Back - Hall & Oates
9. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
10. Sweet Painted Lady - Elton John
11. How Long Has This Been Going On? - Ace
12. Sail On - The Commodores
13. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
14. We May Never Pass This Way Again - Seals & Croft
15. Desperado - The Eagles
16. Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
17. I Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis Presley
THE GIRL I WANTED TO BE - UNOFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK: Disc B - NOW
1. Summer Breeze (acoustic, Seals & Croft cover) - Jason Mraz
2. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Smiths cover) - Josh Rouse
3. Fix You (live) - Coldplay
4. Africa (live, Toto cover) - Howie Day
5. To Be Alone with You - Sufjan Stevens
6. Rise - Josh Rouse
7. Against All Odds (Phil Collins cover) - The Postal Service
8. Where I Fall - The Reindeer Section
9. Slow Motion - David Gray
10. Lover You Should've Come Over (Jeff Buckley cover) - Jamie Cullum
11. Tiny Vessels - Death Cab for Cutie
12. Sunday Afternoon (Live at the Loft/XM Radio) - Rachel Yamagata
13. Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams
14. Delicate - Damien Rice
15. For Blue Skies - Strays Don't Sleep
16. Ghost in You (Psychedelic Furs cover) - Counting Crows
17. I Can't Help Falling in Love With You (Elvis Presley cover) - Eels
Ready and... go!
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12 comments:
You have classics in this excelent mix - Wonderful job and selection - thanks for this gift to those starving for - music that took a creative mind and lyrics you can understand and sing along with.
Good luck on the sales - I have no doubt you will do well.
I love Reader's Notes on LHB and then I run into your site on DCist. Can't wait to read your book.
Stupid Me. My website is www.hatemyway.net. .com jut flew out of my fingers when I was typing it.
Great choice in songs. BTW: I love the Eels.
Four comments already - did I make it in time?
Oo! Ooo! Mr. Kott-aire! I would like to have a copy of this sound track thingy.
My current copy of Baby Come Back is hard to listen to because it's on the cassette I used to record it off of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 Countdown. Yes, I'm that old.
(I think I show up as anonymous, but this is Steve in Seattle.)
Curses! Did I get beat out for the 5th spot because I was choosing my words carefully? Wait, Doug has two entries, so maybe I'm still in?
(Steve in Seattle again)
Boys, boys, boys. Everybody settle down! I'll make sure there's enough to go around for everyone.
I just realized I'll need actual mailing addresses too - so if you are seriously interested, email me at sgm@sarahdisgrace.com. Booya!
PS Doug - love your site!
Bone marrow.
Damn - guess I got beat out of this one!
I want in on the soundtrack action!
im really late but i wanna copy anyhow. make it happen, cap'n
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