Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion

The Dark Tide Playlist


1. Every Time We Say Goodbye / Sarah Vaughan
2. Chocolate / Snow Patrol
3. I Miss You / Incubus
4. Collide / Howie Day
5. This Is It / Staind
6. Strangers In A Car / Marc Cohn
7. Does This Mean You’re Moving on? / The Airborne Toxic Event
8. Rain / Patty Griffin
9. Run / Snow Patrol
10. Bargain / The Who
11. At Last / Etta James

Johanna wrote: "The Dark Tide Playlist


Thanks, Johanna!

Cynthia wrote: "Thanks, Johanna!"

You are welcome, Cynthia! Enjoy!

Wait... I just wrote on the Dead Run Playlist thread that it's my favorite, but this one also has so many great songs!!! ;)

I found Howie Day's Collide through this list. And I love Incubus' I Miss You and everything from Snow Patrol... :)

Johanna wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Thanks, Johanna!"

You are welcome, Cynthia! Enjoy!

Wait... I just wrote on the Dead Run Playlist thread that it's my favorite, but this one also has so many great songs!!! ;)

I f..."

I remember that Collide was recced to me by a reader. The minute I heard it, it was like...oh yes. Perfect.

Thanks for sharing, Johanna. I love this playlist!

My Adrien & Jake song is "Lover, You Should've Come Over" by Jeff Buckley. :)

Valerie wrote: "Thanks for sharing, Johanna. I love this playlist!

You are welcome. :-) And we really should be thanking Josh for these.

I remember my own joy when I found these a year ago (or something like that). I've listened to them quite a bit after that. You can still find the playlists on Josh's website too, of course.

Valerie wrote: "My Adrien & Jake song is "Lover, You Should've Come Over" by Jeff Buckley. :)"

And what a beautiful song that is. :)

This play list is brilliant!! I'm listening to it for the third time today :) Alternative rock is definitely the category of 'conventional' music that suits me the best.

Katharina wrote: "This play list is brilliant!! I'm listening to it for the third time today :) Alternative rock is definitely the category of 'conventional' music that suits me the best."

:-D

Higher Window by Josh Groban. "Just don't tell me it's too late to love you." *sniff* so touching.

I just heard a song that reminded me of Adrien and Jake...

http://youtu.be/Oz720CJ9z_M

Love, Love, Love by Of Monsters & Men

Wow, thank you! Never heard of the group, but the song is beautiful!

Joe wrote: "I just heard a song that reminded me of Adrien and Jake...

http://youtu.be/Oz720CJ9z_M

Love, Love, Love by Of Monsters & Men"

Thanks, Joe. One daughter introduced me to Mumford and Sons, and now I've added this group to my collection. I was just watching the music video for Little Talks. Revisiting my long ago enthusiasm for Richard and Mimi Farina and others from the 1960s folk revival.

Valerie wrote: "Thanks for sharing, Johanna. I love this playlist!

My Adrien & Jake song is "Lover, You Should've Come Over" by Jeff Buckley. :)"

You had me with the accordion. :-)

Cleon wrote: "Higher Window by Josh Groban. "Just don't tell me it's too late to love you." *sniff* so touching."

That's a really nice one.

Joe wrote: "I just heard a song that reminded me of Adrien and Jake...

http://youtu.be/Oz720CJ9z_M

Love, Love, Love by Of Monsters & Men"

Wow. That's really effective. Those lyrics.

Karen wrote: "Joe wrote: "I just heard a song that reminded me of Adrien and Jake...

http://youtu.be/Oz720CJ9z_M

Love, Love, Love by Of Monsters & Men"

Thanks, Joe. One daughter introduced me to Mumford an..."

I love Mumford and Sons!

Josh wrote: "I love Mumford and Sons!"

And I've fallen in love with the Lumineers, Phillip Phillips, and Imagine Dragons.

This place is bad for my pocketbook. First it was a growing list of books to buy and now I've got to add music to that too. Being a member of the Josh Lanyon group is making me broke.

:-D Or maybe I should say broke-er.

Tina Kay wrote: "This place is bad for my pocketbook. First it was a growing list of books to buy and now I've got to add music to that too. Being a member of the Josh Lanyon group is making me broke.

:-D Or mayb..."

LOL. :-)

Joe wrote: "Josh wrote: "I love Mumford and Sons!"

And I've fallen in love with the Lumineers, Phillip Phillips, and Imagine Dragons."

I can't get enough of the new Imagine Dragons album. ALL of the songs are so good. Love The Lumineers, too.

If you like Mumford & Sons, I always recommend my absolute favorite band The Avett Brothers. :-)

Tina Kay wrote: "This place is bad for my pocketbook. First it was a growing list of books to buy and now I've got to add music to that too. Being a member of the Josh Lanyon group is making me broke.

:-D Or mayb..."

Use Spotify! You can even get the premium service (no ads) free for 30 days. :-)

This really was an excellent idea!

Thank you for mentioning Mumford and Sons, Karen and Josh! And thank you for talking about Imagine Dragons, Joe and Valerie! I haven't ever heard about these bands before, but I've been browsing their songs on YouTube today and I like what I hear! :-)

Tina Kay wrote: "This place is bad for my pocketbook. First it was a growing list of books to buy and now I've got to add music to that too. Being a member of the Josh Lanyon group is making me broke.

:-D Or mayb..."

Our group should come with a credit limit! :-D

Valerie wrote: "Use Spotify! You can even get the premium service (no ads) free for 30 days. :-) "


Yah, I did that yesterday, it's a great service. I've also tweaked out my iMac, so that I can see the spotify song on my desktop and not have to open it. I also like that at $9.99 a month I can listen to it everywhere without ads.

I'll also check out The Avett Brothers. I'm listening to these bands for something I'm writing. Thanks for the suggestions.

Valerie wrote: "Use Spotify! You can even get the premium service (no ads) free for 30 days..."

I will have to check it out. Can never have enough music. :-)

Josh wrote: "Our group should come with a credit limit! :-D ..."

Make my limit low or I'll never pay it off. :-D

Josh wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Higher Window by Josh Groban. "Just don't tell me it's too late to love you." *sniff* so touching."

That's a really nice one."

The lyric:

(view spoiler)[ For all the times I tried for this
And every chance at you I missed
I've been known to go my way, but I confess
It made me miss you more

I drew my line across the sand
And set my flag in no man's land
But here I am the one man band
With a song that's meant for two

And there is a light, from a higher window
Shining down on you tonight
And the music floats on the breeze
Bringing an easier time
And all of our cards are on the table
Tell me what you want to do
Just don't tell me that it's too late
For me to love you

How perfect we were meant to be
Our warm and silent symmetry
It's times like these when all, all we need

Is to be reminded

And I have flown a thousand miles
To empty room and crowded aisles
And we went from cathedral bells
To show and tell and wish you wells
And I, I still look at you and I am blinded I am blinded

Because there is a light, from a higher window
Shining down on us tonight
And the music floats on the breeze
From an easier time

And all of our cards are on the table
Tell me what you want to do
Just don't tell me that it's too late
Don't tell me that it's too late now
Just don't tell me that (hide spoiler)]

Doesn't it describing Jake in Dark Tide so perfectly? *sniff* I imagine the scene where Adrien and Jake made love every time I listen to the song.

I was listening to Stay by Rihanna and it made me think of Jake and Adrien. It reminds me of their roller coaster love affair.... how Jake found it hard to be true to himself... and how all along all they really wanted was to be together.

I think the lyrics can be interpreted many ways, but to me they're about struggling to stay with the person you love through the ups and downs.

I think the music is fitting to the lyrics, and I always love when music and lyrics support each other equally.

Tina Kay wrote: "I was listening to Stay by Rihanna and it made me think of Jake and Adrien. It reminds me of their roller coaster love affair.... how Jake found it hard to be true to himself... and how all along a..."

I have to listen to that again. I missed the lyrics. She's distractingly pretty, isn't she? :-)

Josh wrote: "Tina Kay wrote: "I was listening to Stay by Rihanna and it made me think of Jake and Adrien. It reminds me of their roller coaster love affair.... how Jake found it hard to be true to himself... an..."

She is lovely... Though I haven't seen the video for that song. I looked up the lyrics and was going to post them, but I thought it might be annoying and take up too much space. :-)

So, I've been thinking about a classical song that I could say encompasses the theme of this book. Well, I think Ouvre ton coeur could be a good match. I love Bizet and this is an art song, so a little easier to digest than opera and the lyrics are beautiful:

La marguerite a fermé sa corolle,
L'ombre a fermé les yeux du jour.
Belle, me tiendras-tu parole?
Ouvre ton coeur à mon amour.

Ouvre ton coeur, ô jeune ange, à ma flamme,
Qu'un rêve charme ton sommeil.
Je veux reprendre mon âme,
Comme une fleur s'ouvre au soleil!

English translation


The daisy has closed its flowery crown,
Twilight has closed the eyes of day,
My lovely beauty, will you keep your word?
Open your heart to my love.

Open your heart to my desire, young angel
So that a dream may charm your slumber
I wish to take back my soul
As a flower opens to the sun!

ETA: A better translation.

Again, compliments on the choice of music :)

Josh wrote: "Tina Kay wrote: "I was listening to Stay by Rihanna and it made me think of Jake and Adrien. It reminds me of their roller coaster love affair.... how Jake found it hard to be true to himself... an..."

Both the song and the video are amazing.

Goge wrote: "Again, compliments on the choice of music :)"

Thank you!

There is such good music here! Wow. My bill for reading this page did just creep into double digits. Thanks to Josh and all the rest of you for sharing. I love it!
:)

I wanted to give away iTunes playlists but it turns out iTunes doesn't do that anymore!

Isn't that crazy?

I did list the playlist on Spotify, I think, but I really don't care for Spotify.

A couple of songs which I now associate with Adrien and Jake, if I may:

Jake: Breathe by Erasure

Adrien: Always by Erasure