In true obsessive mode, there is a soundtrack for the book. A drumbeat moving me along, a heartbeat keeping me alive and writing. I start every day with it and every night ends with it. I wake up daily to the refrain of "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes as sung by Loreena McKennitt running through my head. Daily. Really.
So here's the soundtrack of my narrow world. Share. Enjoy. Favorites are highlighted:
| The Absentee | Crooked Still |
| Adagio From Fantasy For A Gentleman | Patrick O'Hearn |
| Ah! Lovely night | N. Polozkov/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| Ahi Wela / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| All Souls Night | Loreena McKennitt |
| Allegria | Gipsy Kings |
| Ami Wa Wa (Solo Por Ti) | Gipsy Kings |
| Amor de Loca Juventud | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Amor, Amor | Gipsy Kings |
| Angeline | James McMurtry |
| Annachie Gordon | Loreena McKennitt |
| As I Roved Out | Loreena McKennitt |
| Baby, What's Wrong With You? | Crooked Still |
| Backlash Love Affair | Richard Thompson |
| Baila Me | Gipsy Kings |
| Balanco Carioca | Mikael Mutti |
| Bamboleo | Gipsy Kings |
| The Band Played Waltzing Matilda | The Pogues |
| Bandura | I. Savchuk/V. Fedorov/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| The Battle March Medley | The Pogues |
| Bayou Tortous | James McMurtry |
| Beeswing | Richard Thompson |
| Before Gas and Tv | Mark Knopfler |
| Bem, Bem, Maria | Gipsy Kings |
| Beneath a Phrygian Sky (Gordian Version) | Loreena McKennitt |
| Between the Shadows | Loreena McKennitt |
| Billy's Bones | The Pogues |
| A birch tree in a field did stand | I. Didenko/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| The Body of an American | The Pogues |
| Bolero | Gipsy Rayes |
| Bonny Portmore | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Bonny Swans | Loreena McKennitt |
| Boom, Like That | Mark Knopfler |
| Border Reiver | Mark Knopfler |
| Bottle Of Smoke | The Pogues |
| Breaking the Silence | Loreena McKennitt |
| Brian Boru's March | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Broad Majestic Shannon | The Pogues |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Caminando Por la Calle | Gipsy Kings |
| Candela | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Captain, Captain | Crooked Still |
| The Car Was the One | Mark Knopfler |
| Cé Hé Mise le Ulaingt? (The Two Trees) | Loreena McKennitt |
| Chaharmezrab, Mahur | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| Chan Chan | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Choctaw Bingo | James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards |
| Courtyard Lullaby | Loreena McKennitt |
| Cry Me a River | Richard Thompson |
| Cymbeline | Loreena McKennitt |
| Dante's Prayer | Loreena McKennitt |
| Danza Mora | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| The Dark Night of the Soul | Loreena McKennitt |
| De Camino a la Vereda | Buena Vista Social Club |
| The Death of Queen Jane | Loreena McKennitt |
| Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) | Loreena McKennitt |
| Did You Sleep Well? | Crooked Still |
| Dirty Old Town | The Pogues |
| Djobi Djoba | Gipsy Kings |
| Don't Crash the Ambulance | Mark Knopfler |
| Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands | Richard Thompson |
| Dos Gardenias | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Down By the Sally Gardens | Loreena McKennitt |
| Duende | Gipsy Kings |
| Dusty Pages | James McMurtry |
| Easy There, Steady Now | Richard Thompson |
| El Camino | Gipsy Kings |
| El Carretero | Buena Vista Social Club |
| El Cuarto de Tula | Buena Vista Social Club |
| The Emigration Tunes | Loreena McKennitt |
| The English Ladye and the Knight | Loreena McKennitt |
| Escucha Me | Gipsy Kings |
| Este Mundo | Gipsy Kings |
| Faena | Gipsy Kings |
| Fairytale Of New York | The Pogues |
| Far Away | Evgeny Belaiaev/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| Fast Food | Richard Thompson |
| Fiesta | The Pogues |
| Fire Line Road | James McMurtry |
| Florence | Crooked Still |
| For The Sake Of Mary | Richard Thompson |
| Forro da Fruta (Bonus Track) | Carlinhos Brown & Mikael Mutti |
| Freeway View | James McMurtry |
| Full Circle | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Gates of Istanbul | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Gentleman Soldier | The Pogues |
| Get Lucky | Mark Knopfler |
| God Loves a Drunk | Richard Thompson |
| Greensleeves | Loreena McKennitt |
| Grey Walls | Richard Thompson |
| Gwenlaise | Scott Cossu with Eugene Friesen |
| Habla Me | Gipsy Kings |
| Hands Like Rain | James McMurtry |
| Hanohano Wale No Na Cowboy / Ka Huila Wai | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Henehene Kou 'Aka | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Hi'ilawe | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| The Highwayman | Loreena McKennitt |
| Homayoun-Bidad, Soleares | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| Hotel California (Spanish Mix) | Gipsy Kings |
| Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance | Loreena McKennitt |
| Hurricane Party | James McMurtry |
| I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life | Richard Thompson |
| I Feel So Good | Richard Thompson |
| I Misunderstood | Richard Thompson |
| I Ride In Your Slipstream | Richard Thompson |
| I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day | The Pogues |
| I've Got No Strings | Gipsy Kings |
| If I Should Fall From Grace With God | The Pogues |
| In This Life | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Incantation | Loreena McKennitt |
| Inspiration | Gipsy Kings |
| Iolanthe | James McMurtry |
| Jaleandando | Gipsy Flamenco Guitarras |
| Jesse James | The Pogues |
| Just Us Kids | James McMurtry |
| Kaleohano | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Kalinka | Evgeny Belaiaev/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| Kecharitomene | Loreena McKennitt |
| Keep Your Distance | Richard Thompson |
| King Of Bohemia | Richard Thompson |
| La 'Elima | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| La Bayamesa | Buena Vista Social Club |
| La Dona | Gipsy Kings |
| La Rumba de Nicolas | Gipsy Kings |
| La Serenissima | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Lady of Shalott | Loreena McKennitt |
| Lights Of Cheyenne | James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards |
| London Girl | The Pogues |
| Low Down and Dirty | Crooked Still |
| Lullaby Of London | The Pogues |
| Madame Geneva's | Mark Knopfler |
| Mahur-Reng | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| Main Title | Maurice Jarre |
| Malaguena, Isfahan | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| Malaguena, Isfahan, Janeh Marayam | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| Marco Polo | Loreena McKennitt |
| Marrakesh Night Market | Loreena McKennitt |
| Mas Que Nada (2011 Rio Version) | Sergio Mendes |
| Mascara Tears | Richard Thompson |
| Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road to Dublin/Galway Races | The Pogues |
| Memorial Day | James McMurtry |
| Metropolis | The Pogues |
| MGB-GT | Richard Thompson |
| Mi Corazon | Gipsy Kings |
| A Mi Manera (My Way) | Gipsy Kings |
| Mingus Eyes | Richard Thompson |
| Mona Lisa | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Monteleone | Mark Knopfler |
| Moon Cradle | Loreena McKennitt |
| Moorea | Gipsy Kings |
| Moorea | Gipsy Rayes |
| Mother Knows Best | Richard Thompson |
| Mujer | Gipsy Kings |
| The Mummers' Dance | Loreena McKennitt |
| Murmullo | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Mystery Wind | Richard Thompson |
| The Mystic's Dream | Loreena McKennitt |
| Navigator | The Pogues |
| Never Ending Road (Amhrán Duit) | Loreena McKennitt |
| Night Ride Across The Caucasus | Loreena McKennitt |
| No Vivere | Gipsy Kings |
| No Volveré | Gipsy Kings |
| Oh Eh Oh Eh | Gipsy Kings |
| Oh, Agamemnon | Crooked Still |
| The Old Main Drag | The Pogues |
| The Old Ways | Loreena McKennitt |
| On a Bright May Morning | Loreena McKennitt |
| Oops!...I Did It Again | Richard Thompson |
| 'Opae E | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Orgullecida | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Oy | Gipsy Kings |
| A Pair of Brown Eyes | The Pogues |
| Panini Puakea | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| The Parting Glass | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Parting Glass | The Pogues |
| Passion | Gipsy Kings |
| Penelope’s Song | Loreena McKennitt |
| Pharaoh | Crooked Still |
| Pida Me La | Gipsy Kings |
| A Pistol for Paddy Garcia | The Pogues |
| Planxty Noel Hill | The Pogues |
| Poor Ellen Smith | Crooked Still |
| Prologue | Loreena McKennitt |
| Prospero's Speech | Loreena McKennitt |
| Psycho Street | Richard Thompson |
| Pueblo Nuevo | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Punish the Monkey | Mark Knopfler |
| Quiero Saber | Gipsy Kings |
| Racing To The Red Light | James McMurtry |
| A Rainy Night In Soho | The Pogues |
| Read About Love | Richard Thompson |
| Red Dress | James McMurtry |
| The Rocky Road to Dublin (Live) | The Dubliners |
| Ruby and Carlos | James McMurtry |
| Sacred Shabbat | Loreena McKennitt |
| Sally MacLennane | The Pogues |
| Samain Night | Loreena McKennitt |
| Samba de Orly | Bebel Gilberto |
| Santiago | Loreena McKennitt |
| Sapo Cai | Carlinhos Brown & Mikael Mutti |
| The Scaffolder's Wife | Mark Knopfler |
| Shane And Dixie | Richard Thompson |
| Shenandoah | Richard Thompson |
| The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn | The Pogues |
| Sin Ella | Gipsy Kings |
| Sit Down By The Fire | The Pogues |
| Skellig | Loreena McKennitt |
| Snow flakes | I. Didenko/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| So Far From the Clyde | Mark Knopfler |
| Soldiers' Chorus (from The Decembrists) | Col. Boris Alexandrov/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band |
| Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Song For A Deck Hand's Daughter | James McMurtry |
| Song of the Plains (Meadowland) | Col. Boris Alexandrov/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band |
| Song of the Volga Boatmen | Artur Eizen/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| South Australia | The Pogues |
| Soy | Gipsy Kings |
| Standing Stones | Loreena McKennitt |
| The Star of the County Down | Loreena McKennitt |
| Starting All Over Again | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Streets Of Sorrow/Birmingham Six | The Pogues |
| Taking My Business Elsewhere | Richard Thompson |
| Tango to Evora | Loreena McKennitt |
| Tell Her To Come Back Home | Crooked Still |
| Ternuras | Gipsy Kings |
| Theme from "The Absentee" | Crooked Still |
| Thousands Are Sailing | The Pogues |
| A Ti a Ti | Gipsy Kings |
| Too Long In The Wasteland | James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards |
| Trista Pena | Gipsy Kings |
| True Love Will Never Fade | Mark Knopfler |
| Tu Quieres Volver | Gipsy Kings |
| A Tu Vera | Gipsy Kings |
| Turkish Song Of The Damned | The Pogues |
| Ukrainian Poem | Aleksei Sergeiev/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| 'Ulili E | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
| Un Amor | Gipsy Kings |
| Undone In Sorrow | Crooked Still |
| Valsa Carioca | Sergio Mendes |
| Vamos a Bailar (Live) | Gipsy Kings |
| Veinte Años | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Viento del Arena | Gipsy Kings |
| Volare | Gipsy Kings |
| Wading Deep Waters | Crooked Still |
| Walk Between The Raindrops | James McMurtry |
| The Way That It Shows | Richard Thompson |
| Where to Now | Tristan Clarridge |
| Why Must I Plead | Richard Thompson |
| Wild Cats of Kilkenny | The Pogues |
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Loreena McKennitt |
| Worms | The Pogues |
| Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? | Buena Vista Social Club |
| You are always beautiful | Evgeny Belaiaev/Soviet Army Chorus/Soviet Army Band/Col. Boris Alexandrov |
| You Dream Too Much | Richard Thompson |
| Zambra | Matthew Moadel, Said Moadel & Yahya Moadel |
| 1952 Vincent Black Lightning | Richard Thompson |
5 comments:
First of all, don't you mess with my bones.
Second, of course you'd copy over your whole playlist. Of course you would when you're supposed to be writing the book...
Bones? Bones? Why would I mess with your BONES for heaven's sake?
YOU are NEVER a Billy...
Let me know when you need me.
Nancy
Except to my mother, and some of her friends.
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