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August 9, 2005
Book Notes - Bret Easton Ellis ("Lunar Park")
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.
Bret Easton Ellis is an author who needs little introduction. For the past twenty years he has fascinated, impressed, and sometimes scared his readers with fine-tuned skill. His latest novel, Lunar Park, features himself as a character, fighting psychological and supernatural powers while defending his family. Lunar Park is hands-down my favorite novel of the year. The book's website contains an excerpt, an interview with the author, and even a game.
Bret Easton Ellis was kind enough to send along a list of music that influenced the book, a "list of songs and CD's that were in my head when writing the book." Many of these tracks are mentioned in the book as well.
In his own words, here is Bret Easton Ellis's Book Notes music playlist for his novel, Lunar Park:
"Fly Me to the Moon"--Frank Sinatra
"Late For the Sky"--Jackson Browne
"Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"--Elton John
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"--Elton John
"Life in the Fast Lane"--Eagles
"Life's Been Good To Me"--Joe Walsh
"Everyday I Write The Book"--Elvis Costello
"Witchy Woman"--Eagles
"Thriller"--Michael Jackson
"Haunted"--Poe
"Evil Woman"--ELO
"Thunder Island"--Jay Ferguson
"Shining Light"--Ash
"Rhiannon"--Fleetwood Mac
"The Monster Mash"--Boris Puckett and The Cryptkickers
"Pet Semetary"--Ramones
"Bonzo Goes to Bitburg"--Ramones
"I'll Be You"--The Replacements
"You're So Vain"--Carly Simon
"The Drugs Don't Work"--The Verve
"Movies of Myself"--Rufus Wainwright
"I Don't Know What It Is"--Rufus Wainwright
The Jayhawks
"Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"--Linda Ronstadt
"A House Is Not A Home"--Mavis Staples
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"--The Walker Brothers
"Fake Plastic Trees"--Radiohead
"Rocket Man"--Elton John
"All Kinds of Time"--Fountains of Wayne
"Everything"--Alanis Morissette
"Midnight In Chelsea"--Jon Bon Jovi
"The Blowers Daughter"--Damien Rice
"Red Light Fever"--Liz Phair
"Breakaway"--Kelly Clarkson
"Desperadoes Under the Eaves"--Warren Zevon
"Sleeper Awake"--John Wesley Harding
Gattaca--soundtrack
Casino--soundtrack
Tommy--The Who
The Ego Has Landed--Robbie Williams
"Friday Night Is Killing Me"--Bash and Pop
"Inside of Love"--Nada Surf
"The Heart of the Matter"--Don Henley
The Rising--Bruce Springsteen
"Somewhere Only We Know"--Keane
"The Way We Were"--Barbra Streisand
"Bright Lights"--Matchbox 20
"The Whole of the Moon"--The Waterboys
"Pain Killer (Summer Rain)"--Turin Brakes
"This Is the Sea"--The Waterboys
"Better Things"--The Kinks
"What I Go To School For"--Busted
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"--Darlene Love
"Run"--Snow Patrol
"Miss You"--Blink 182
"Goodbye To Love"--The Carpenters
"Message To Michael"--Dionne Warwick
"Fairy Tale of New York"--The Pogues
"Waiting"--The Devlins
"Hasten Down the Wind"--Warren Zevon
"Carmelita"--Warren Zevon
"The French Inhaler"--Warren Zevon
"One"--U2
"I Can't Make It Alone"--Maria McKee
"The Pretender"--Jackson Browne
see also:
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2006 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2005 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2004 Edition)
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
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