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These are the songs I primarily listened to when creating scenes for each of the critical characters in A Will of Her Own. Since the story is from Sarah’s perspective, the only playlist specifically for her is the ‘healing’ list. These songs inspired me for various reasons – lyrics, music, ambiance, or because it means something special to me for a specific reason. Musically I’m all over the place, so shuffling the songs sometimes got a little weird. Enjoy!
Max
Poison & Wine – The Civil Wars
Home – Daughtry
The Face – Kings of Leon
Is It Okay If I Call You Mine – Paul McCrane
Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth
Won’t Go Home Without You – Maroon 5
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Hold On – Santana
Tighter, Tighter – Alive ‘N Kickin’
Hooked On A Feeling – BJ Thomas
If – Bread
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
Secret Garden – Bruce Springsteen
The Flame – Cheap Trick
One – Bee Gees
Out Of My League – Fitz & The Tantrums
I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
Love Remains The Same – Gavin Rossdale
To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
This Time – John Cougar
Paparazzi – Lady Gaga
I Need You – LeAnn Rimes
Something About You – Level 42
Why Can’t I – Liz Phair
Crazy For You – Madonna
If I Don’t Have You – Orleans
Street Of Dreams – Rainbow
Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna
I Wanna Get Next To You – Rose Royce
Love’s Divine – Seal
I Could Fall In Love – Selena
Helium – Sia
Everybody Talks – Neon Trees
Marry Me – Train
Today – Jefferson Airplane
Fall For You – Secondhand Serenade
Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
Beautiful – Javier Mendoza
Will (lover)
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) – The Beatles
My Kinda Lover – Billy Squier
Closer – Nine Inch Nails
I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
Need You Tonight – INXS
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground
Little Red Corvette – Prince
Darling Nikki – Prince
I Want You To Want Me – Cheap Trick
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Ain’t Even Done With The Night – John Cougar
Sugar – Maroon 5
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover – Sophie B Hawkins
Laughter In the Rain – Neil Sedaka 😉
Will (friend)
Weakest Moments – John Cougar
You’re A Friend Of Mine – Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
Let It Be Me – Ray LaMontagne
Can We Still Be Friends? – Todd Rundgren
Ahead of Myself – X Ambassadors
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
I’ll Be There – Jackson 5
Sam – Olivia Newton-John
Rosemary
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse
Get Together – The Youngbloods
Diary – Bread
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
Misty Blue – Dorothy Moore
Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
All I Ever Need Is You – Sonny & Cher
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Let Me Roll It – Wings
Having My Baby – Paul Anka
My Love – Wings
Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton-John
Your Song – Elton John
Daniel – Elton John
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Midnight Blue – Melissa Manchester
Reflections Of My Life – Marmalade
To Sir, With Love – Lulu
House At Pooh Corner – Loggins & Messina
Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
What Is Life – George Harrison
Love Is The Answer – England Dan & John Ford Coley
Little Jeanne – Elton John
Harmony – Elton John
Ol’ 55 – Eagles
Goodbye Girl – David Gates
That’s The Way I Always Heard It Would Be – Carly Simon
Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton (I love the Whitney Houston version, too, but it’s too “new” for this playlist)
Breakups
Breathe Me – Sia
My Immortal (band version) – Evanescence
Why – Annie Lennox
Afterglow – CHVRCHES
Still – The Commodores
The Funeral – Band of Horses
I’m Not Okay – My Chemical Romance
No More Words – Berlin
Was I On Your Mind – Jessie Baylin
Poison & Wine (live) – The Civil Wars
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
Not Today – Imagine Dragons
Wasted Time – Eagles
Someone Like You – Adele
All I Ask – Adele
Against All Odds – Phil Collins
Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Aldo Nova
I Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand
Brick – Ben Folds Five
Always – Bon Jovi
Hurt – Christina Aguilera
Victims – Culture Club
I Wonder Why – Curtis Stigers
The Sound Of Silence – Disturbed
I Can’t Tell You Why – Eagles
Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie
The Quit – Flip Grater
That Was Yesterday – Foreigner
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye
Say Something – A Great Big World
How Do I Live – LeAnn Rimes
Better In Time – Leona Lewis
What About Me – Moving Pictures
Let Her Go – Passenger
I Won’t Hold You Back – Toto
Broken – Lifehouse (or Trisha Yearwood – both versions are great)
It Will Rain – Bruno Mars
Sun Gangs – The Veils
My Backwards Walk – Frightened Rabbit (unfortunately the lead singer committed suicide while I was writing this story, reminding me that in the real world not everyone wins the battle)
Healing
Geraldine – Glasvegas
Shine – Cyndi Lauper
Question – The Moody Blues
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Nobody Knows – Billy Squire
Show Me What I’m Looking For – Carolina Liar
Drive – The Cars
Fix You – Coldplay
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) – Diana Ross
Harmony – Elton John
Out Here On My Own – Irene Cara
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Hold On – Kansas
After The Rain – Nelson
Stand Tall – Burton Cummings
I Dare You To Move – Switchfoot
Alibi – 30 Seconds To Mars
Brave – Sara Bareilles
Sara Smile – Hall & Oates 🙂
A Wedding
Clair de Lune
Pachelbel’s Canon in D ❤️
Never Stop (wedding version) – SafetySuit
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Mel Carter
Marry Me – Train
Here And Now – Luther Vandross
Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love – Barry White
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
