I heard a snippet of this song the other day and have had it in my head ever since. Madonna just had her 53rd birthday and is still reinventing herself and turning pop music on its ear on a regular basis. Quite a legacy.
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Monday Music: Like I Just Got Home
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Monday Music: Sand & Water Soundtrack
Like many other authors, I use music for inspiration while I’m writing. The title for Sand & Water and the basis for part of John’s backstory both come from the Beth Nielsen Chapman song of the same name, and the remaining songs flowed from that. The book is fairly slow paced—it’s set on an island in south Georgia, after all—and has a tinge of melancholy running throughout, so you’ll see that reflected in the songs I’ve selected.
I’ve uploaded all of the songs to 8tracks.com. They may not play in the correct order (due to licensing restrictions), but the full list the way it’s intended is given below. I hope you’ll enjoy listening. 🙂
Sand and Water—Beth Nielsen Chapman
Lullabye—Mike Grutka
Carries On—Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
I Don’t Know—Lisa Hannigan
Waves—Holly Miranda
The Sky Is Broken—Moby
In the Deep—Bird York
The Rescue—Sam Harris
Flood—Welcome to the Numb
Safe and Sound—Sheryl Crow
Come On Come On—Mary Chapin Carpenter
Nightswimming—R.E.M.
Jeax d’eau—Francois-Joel Thiollier
The Shining—Badly Drawn Boy
Come On Get Higher—Matt Nathanson
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Monday Music: Drown Me In Love
Starting the countdown to the Sand & Water release date, here’s one of the songs that helped serve as inspiration for John and Bryan’s story. I’ll be sharing the full soundtrack next week. 🙂
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Monday Music: It’s Fun To Stay
This one was a necessity after Glee‘s Mark Salling tweeted this picture yesterday. Yeah, okay, Village People = eight layers of camp and stereotypes, but 30+ years later, the music still holds up, and it’s plain fun. Just try to keep yourself from spelling it out with your arms!
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Monday Music: We Will Be Victorious
I loved this song already (saw Muse open for U2 last year, and both were fabulous), but this “Queer As Folk” (US) fan video just captures it perfectly. Considering the victory being celebrated in New York starting yesterday, I thought it would be most appropriate to share this morning. Congratulations to all the newly married and soon-to-be-married couples!
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Monday Music: Headin’ Down the Atlanta Highway
I spent my evening yesterday doing a photo shoot at various Atlanta-area locations. It makes me happy to spend time around my city. Every time, I’m reminding just why I love it so much. So, let’s have some (semi-)local artists today to celebrate, why don’t we? 🙂
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Monday Music: Thing Called Love
If this doesn’t get you up and moving, nothing will. Just don’t try to sing along. Your vocal chords will thank you.
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Monday Music: Burn Baby Burn!
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I could use something to get me moving on Monday mornings. So I’m going to start posting a pick-me-up to help us all kick the week off right. First up: “Disco Inferno”! *butt boogies*
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