Playlists: A Thing to Make Instead of Writing
If you’re a fan of well-meaning wannabe activist women who have no idea what they’re actually doing, I have good news and bad news. The good news: Sophie Stein from Unshakeable is getting her very own novel, hopefully coming this or early next year! The bad news: it is so, so much easier to make playlists than it is to actually write.
Considering that Unshakeable was largely about music (well, music and coffee) it should be no surprise that I had a whale of a time making playlists for some of the major characters in the novel. I will share Spotify links to them here, as well as listing a few of the songs for your listening convenience.
Marta von Holstadt
Sledgehammer (Fifth Harmony)
I Got You (Bebe Rexha)
A Night Like This (Caro Emerald)
National Anthem (Lana Del Rey)
Orange Trees (Marina)
Here With Me (CHVRCHES)
Motivation (Normani)
Am I Wrong (Nico and Vinz)
Rather Be (Clean Bandit + Jess Glynne)
Okay Okay (Lights)
Andras Kiraly
I Will Be Back One Day (Lord Huron)
Sunlight (Hozier)
Moving Mountains (The Brevet)
Layla (Derek and the Dominos)
Restless (Needtobreathe)
Something Just Like This/Hungarian Rhapsody (The Piano Guys)
Amadeus (Family and Friends)
Money (Mat Kearney)
Warmth (Bastille)
Unsteady (X Ambassadors)
Sophie Stein
Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Towards The Sun (Rihanna)
Hammer And A Nail (Indigo Girls)
The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Bob Dylan)
Where Is The Love? (Black Eyed Peas)
Girls (Marina)
Not Ready To Make Nice (The Chicks)
Glory And Gore (Lorde)
Watch What Happens (From Newsies)
99 Red Balloons (Nena)
Lawrence Cohen
(But wait! you ask. Who is Lawrence Cohen? Well, he’s a charming New Yorker frat boy with a big heart, and possibly Sophie’s future beau…)
The Man (The Killers)
Magic (B.O.B.)
My House (Flo Rida)
On Top Of The World (Imagine Dragons)
99 Problems (Hugo)
The Sporting Life (The Decemberists)
Classic (MKTO)
Good Girls Go Bad (Cobra Starship)
Billionaire (Travie McCoy)
In The Summertime (Shaggy)
Go forth and listen, and while you do so, please pray for me and my writing abilities.
