As noted in my previous post, I have several playlists I use when writing or waiting for the muses to arrive. Here’s the second playlist, which I call, “The Muses Return.” There are some repeats here, but only because I like the songs so much as they relate to the writing process.
- Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry)
- Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt)
- The River’s Working (Steve Azar)
- Talk Memphis (Toni Price)
- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (Lucinda Williams)
- Gun in My Hand (Dorothy)
- Breakdown (Tom Petty)
- Everlasting Light (The Black Keys)
- The Old Man Down the Road (John Fogerty)
- Winners and Losers (Social Distortion)
- Protection (Lucinda Williams)
- Mississippi Hoo Doo Man (Omar and the Howlers)
- I Don’t Have To Be Me (‘Til Monday) (Steve Azar)
- Damn the Money (Steve Azar)
- Flatlands (Delta Mix) (Steve Azar)
- Desire (U2)
- In God’s Country (U2)
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (U2)
- Eminence Front (The Who)
- Willie the Wimp (Live) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- Wall of Denial (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (Lucinda Williams)
- Amazing Grace (Dropkick Murphys)
- Black Mud (The Black Keys)
Got one of your own? Share it in the comments.
Phillip Thompson 