Playlists

Love & Haight

One of the best parts of writing Love & Haight was cueing up old albums on the turntable. This playlist is heavy on the San Francisco sound—bands that came of age along with drugs and love and peace and happenings. It's the music of the Grateful Dead but lots more (I cheated with Tom Waits—his album came out a year later—but he's too awesome to leave off).

Here's my dream line up. These are songs to write to, dance to, cook to, make out to.

• Hello, Hello—Sopwith Camel
• Lookin' Out My Back Door—Creedence Clearwater Revival
• I Feel Free—Cream
• The Joker—Steve Miller Band
• Somebody to Love—Jefferson Airplane
• The Weight—The Band
• For What It's Worth—Buffalo Springfield
• Evil Ways—Santana
• Piece of My Heart—Big Brother and the Holding Company
• Loan Me a Dime—Boz Scaggs
• Friend of the Devil—Grateful Dead
• I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You—Tom Waits
• Get Together—The Youngbloods

 

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Lobsterland

In Lobsterland Charlotte has a soft spot for witty Brit pop, circa 1982, but she's hardly oblivious to twisted lyrics with a more modern bent. Her soundtrack du jour:

• Road to Nowhere—Talking Heads
• The Fall of the World's Own Optimist—Aimee Mann
• Terminal Preppy—Dead Kennedys
• Sea Legs—The Shins
• Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk—Rufus Wainwright
• Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games—Of Montreal
• Up the Junction—Squeeze
• Short Skirt, Long Jacket—Cake
• (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding—Elvis Costello
• Rock Lobster—The B-52s
• Battle of Who Could Care Less—Ben Folds Five
• You Talk Way Too Much—The Strokes
• Charlotte Sometimes—The Cure