Playlists

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:

Four Furies Playlist

These aren’t my favorite songs from the Four Furies’ era, but these are all easily recognizable songs that hit on the themes of the Four Furies’ music.

  • 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

Echo Playlist — Live

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

Clytemnestra Playlist

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