Top Ten Books I'd give a theme song to
Since I'm such a huge music snob, this is a topic that took me weeks to work on. Seriously, like a month. I went so far as to go through all the 2000 songs on my iTunes account to find just the right song for each book. Some were easy (like, #1 was a total no-brainer. I knew that was the theme song for that book ever since it came out) but others took me a while to figure out.
(All links to song lyrics do not contain pop-ups)
Uprising by Muse
"They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious"
Can you think of a song more suited to the battlecry of Mockingjay than this one? I didn't think so. In fact, if this song isn't on the movie soundtrack, I'm going to be VERY upset.
The Resistance by Muse
"Love is our resistance
They'll keep us apart
But they won't stop breaking us down
Hold me
Our lips must always be sealed."
Honestly, Muse's entire Resistance album is a dystopian literature lover's dream!
Thank You for Loving Me by Jon Bon Jovi
"Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn't see
For parting my lips
When I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me"
For being my eyes
When I couldn't see
For parting my lips
When I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me"
Winter by Tori Amos
"I run off
Where the drifts get deeper
Sleeping beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice
Your must learn to stand up for yourself
Cause I can't always be around He says
Where the drifts get deeper
Sleeping beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice
Your must learn to stand up for yourself
Cause I can't always be around He says
When you gonna make up your mind
When you gonna love you as much as I do
When you gonna make up your mind
Cause things are gonna change so fast
All the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
You say that things change my dear"
Creep by Radiohead
"But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell I'm doing here?
I don't belong here
She's running out again
She's running out
run, run run"
I'm a weirdo
What the hell I'm doing here?
I don't belong here
She's running out again
She's running out
run, run run"
Missing by Evanescence
"Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
Isn't something missing?
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
Isn't something missing?
You won't cry for my absence, I know -
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant...?
Am I so insignificant...?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me? "
Everybody Hurts by REM
"When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes"
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go
'Cause everybody cries
And everybody hurts sometimes"
Sing by My Chemical Romance
"Sing it out
Boy, you got to see what tomorrow brings
Sing it out
Girl, you’ve got to be what tomorrow needs
For every time that they want to count you out
Use your voice every single time you open up your mouth"
Boy, you got to see what tomorrow brings
Sing it out
Girl, you’ve got to be what tomorrow needs
For every time that they want to count you out
Use your voice every single time you open up your mouth"
Turn to Stone by Ingrid Michaelson
"I know that I am nothing new
There's so much more than me and you
But brother, how we must atone
before we turn to stone"
Gravity by Sara Bareilles
"I live here on my knees
as I try to make you see
that you're everything I think I need here on the ground.
But you're neither friend nor foe
though I can't seem to let you go.
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
You're on to me, on to me, and all over...
Something always brings me back to you.
It never takes too long."
I'm going to be entirely honest. I haven't actually read Crank yet, but the theme of the novel makes me think very much of the performance by Kayla and Kupono about addiction on So You Think You Can Dance. I just watched it again, and am amazed that it still moved me to tears:
It helps a lot (especially for those of us---like me---who are lost musically these days) to have included lyrics. Thank you!
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It definitely shows that you worked hard on this list! Every single one seems perfect. And I agree with Deb above--including some sample lyrics was a great idea. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your pick for Delirium! And for TFiOS! You really thought these ones out!
ReplyDeleteWow, you did a great job! I haven't read all of these, but the ones I have, you matched dead on!
ReplyDeleteGreat tracks=D I totally agree on Thirteen Reasons Why. It's just so sad...
ReplyDeleteDrop by my Top 10?
http://www.tumblinginbooks.blogspot.com/2012/02/top-10-books-that-id-give-theme-song.html
Wow I know a lot of these songs. Wanted to do a top ten this week but I'm not very good with music, just listen to what I like but can never remember what anything is!
ReplyDeleteYes! Great picks! I saw another list that had Muse's "Resistance" for Mockingjay. The Muse/Mockingjay pairing is really perfect.
ReplyDeleteAnd OMG, I had forgotten about "Gravity." Best SYTYCD ever, seriously. Thanks for posting.
Great list! You've picked some great songs!
ReplyDeleteGREAT song choice for Mockingjay! It fits really well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your book theme songs with us! And sorry it caused you so much stress! :)
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