Playlist: Sounds of Revolution

Revolution is about a lot of things: love, loss, hope, redemption, forgiveness — and the life-altering power of music. The book’s main character, Andi Alpers, is a gifted musician, and very little time goes by that she is not thinking about a band, a composer, a guitar player, a song, a phrase, a note. I have gotten several requests to provide the playlist for Revolution; here it is — straight from Andi’s head … and heart.

I think this list is comprehensive, but please let me know if I missed anything!!

Song	Artist	Page
Boom Boom	John Lee Hooker	5
Tupelo	John Lee Hooker	5
n/a	William Burroughs	5
n/a	n/a – Balkan soul (eg, Boban Markovic)	5
n/a	n/a – Japanese girl bands (eg, Shonen Knife)	5
n/a	Flock of Seagulls	5
n/a	Plastic Bertrand	5
Idioteque	Jonny Greenwood/Radiohead	14, 86
Shine on You Crazy Diamond	Pink Floyd	many
n/a	Sonic Youth	26
n/a	Dirty Projectors	26
Lute Suite in E Minor (Sarabande)	JS Bach	26
I Want Candy	Bow Wow Wow	34
Angie	Rolling Stones	36
Wild Horses	Rolling Stones	42
Waiting on a Friend	Rolling Stones	42
You Can’t Always Get What You Want	Rolling Stones	43
Far Away Eyes	Rolling Stones	43
Fool to Cry	Rolling Stones	43
I Wanna Be Sedated	The Ramones	55
Come as You Are	Nirvana	69
n/a	Rameau	69
n/a	Gomez	69
Maria	Leonard Bernstein	84
Purple Haze	Jimi Hendrix	84
The Simpsons Theme	Danny Elfman	84
n/a	Lizst, Debussy, Satie, Messiaen	85
n/a	Duke Ellington	85
n/a	Miles Davis	85
n/a	Joy Division	85
Tristan and Isolde	Wagner	86
Norwegian Wood	The Beatles	96
All Apologies	Nirvana	121
Pennyroyal Tea	Nirvana	122
n/a	Elliott Smith	122
n/a	Nada Surf	122
Wake Me Up When September Ends	Green Day	123
n/a	Jeff Buckley	125
n/a	Simon and Garfunkel	125
n/a	Jay-Z	126
n/a	Weezy	127
n/a	Team Robespierre	127
n/a	Fischerspooner	127
n/a	Spooky Ghost	127
Banloser	Virgil (BOOK CHARACTER)	129
Grace Cathedral Hill	The Decemberists	134
n/a	The Decemberists	134
Reckoner	Radiohead	134
Iron Band	Andi (BOOK CHARACTER)	157
Ya Gamrat Layl	Sonia M’barek	203
Asleep	The Smiths	205
Kashmir	Led Zeppelin	212
Paint it Black	Rolling Stones	242
Marry Me	St. Vincent	256
Viva La Vida	Coldplay	314
I’m Shillin’	Virgil (BOOK CHARACTER)	321
Alison	Elvis Costello	362
Hallelujah	Jeff Buckley	362
Better Than	John Butler Trio	362
Fearless	Pink Floyd	364
Beautiful	G. Love	364
Breaking the Girl	Red Hot Chili Peppers	364
Snow	Red Hot Chili Peppers	364
My Friends	Red Hot Chili Peppers	364
Eroica	LV Beethoven	404
Fitter, Happier	Radiohead	416
Immigrant Song	Led Zeppelin	417
Suite No. 1	JS Bach	425
Rain Song	Led Zeppelin	425
Bron-y-aur (non-stomp)	Led Zeppelin	425
Ten Years Gone	Led Zeppelin	425
Over the Hills and Far Away	Led Zeppelin	425
Stairway to Heaven	Led Zeppelin	425
Hey Hey What Can I Do?	Led Zeppelin	425

With best wishes,

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