I develop playlists to help me evoke the mood of the era and emotions of my characters. Click the title of the playlist to listen along with me:
Enjoy these songs that hit on the themes of the Four Furies’ music and saga.
- Bell Bottom Blues: Derek & The Dominos
- Somethin’ to Hide: Journey
- Walking on a Wire: Richard and Linda Thompson
- Baker Street: Gerry Rafferty
- Angie: Rolling Stones
- Life’s Been Good: Joe Walsh
- Silver Springs: Fleetwood Mac
I missed hearing live music during the pandemic, so the novel Echo includes a lot of scenes with live performances. This playlist includes some gems from the Four Furies’ era and beyond.
- Sam Hall: Richard Thompson
- Matty Groves: Fairport Convention
- Over the Hills and Far Away: Led Zeppelin
- Born Under a Bad Sign: Cream
- Rhiannon: Fleetwood Mac
- Coyote: Joni Mitchell
- Lisa Says: Velvet Underground
- Calvary Cross: Richard and Linda Thompson
- Hey Joe: Jimi Hendrix
- It’ll Be Me: Richard and Linda Thompson
- I Don’t Want to Discuss It: Delaney and Bonnie
- Let It Rain: Derek and the Dominos
- A Heart Needs a Home: Richard and Linda Thompson
- Don’t Let Me Down: The Beatles
- Kid: Pretenders
- Going to a Town: Rufus Wainwright
- Wish You Were Here: Pink Floyd
- Dolphins: Tim Buckley
- Lover, You Should Have Come Over: Jeff Buckley
I’m retelling the Clytemnestra story in my current work-in-progress, “The Unmentionables.” The story takes place between 1974 and 1982, and to help me get into the mood and understand my characters I selected music and artists that resonated with them and their personal development. I thoroughly enjoyed putting this together. Have fun!
- Life on Mars: David Bowie
- Magic Bus (Live at Leeds): The Who
- Cherry, Cherry (Live): Neil Diamond
- I’m Eighteen: Alice Cooper
- Hypnotized: Fleetwood Mac
- Wild World: Cat Stevens
- The Rain Song: Led Zeppelin
- Brown Eyes: Fleetwood Mac
- Straight On: Heart
- Superstition: Stevie Wonder
- Love to Love You: Donna Summer
- Sound and Vision: David Bowie
- Dancing Queen: ABBA
- Golden Years: David Bowie
- Woke Up Laughing: Robert Palmer
- Precious: Pretenders
- White Riot: The Clash
- Because I Do: X
- Sat in Your Lap: Kate Bush
- Shock the Monkey: Peter Gabriel
- Add It Up: Violent Femmes