HEY Y'ALL! So today is the kickoff of the Southern Book Carnival! How many of you are excited? I know I am! So each day of the carnival I am going to do a different feature, one day I will feature a series, the next a book, the next an author and the next a character. I am so excited to spread around this southern book love and I hope you enjoy the event as much as I do.
I absolutely loved Just Listen’s story and characters and writing but above all, I loved the emphasis on music. So here is my playlist for Just listen.
So I have 10 songs on this playlist, but its missing something. Can you think of a song that should be added? Think clean please. Comment the name of the song and the artist, I’ll listen and pick the top two and you will get an extra entry into the pot for the awesome prize pack!
A little help if you haven’t had the chance to read this rocking book:
Last year, Annabel was "the girl who has everything" — at least that's the part she played in the television commercial for Kopf's Department Store. This year, she's the girl who has nothing: no best friend because mean-but-exciting Sophie dropped her, no peace at home since her older sister became anorexic, and no one to sit with at lunch. Until she meets Owen Armstrong.
Tall, dark, and music-obsessed, Owen is a reformed bad boy with a commitment to truth-telling. With Owen's help, maybe Annabel can face what happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends. ~Goodreads
"Yeah, you could say I'm musically slutty. My taste in music gets around." -Georgia Cates This is a compilation of songs that tell of the struggles that Dante and Charlie go through and really just compliment the book. So sit back relax and enjoys the music!
1. Love is Blindness Jack White
At first Dante is completely opposed to anything Charlie. He doesn’t see anything other than an assignment and promotion. The thought of giving anything up for Charlie is ludicrous. But once he starts to care for and love Charlie the only thing that matters is her safety.
2. Can’t Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -Ft. Ray Dalton
Dante is a party boy. He loves to set it off and he’s got endless swag. He is the ultimate teenager and I think this is a cool party anthem.
3. Bad Company Five Finger Death Punch
Hello! Dante is a demon so he’s about the worst company you can hold :). He is bad and he admits it and revels in the fact (at least in the beginning). He specializes in corruption so this one was kind of a no brainer.
4. The Devil Within Digital Daggers
This song is more of a focus on Charlie. She is this innocent girl who had no business being involved with Boss Man and a soul contract.The insecurity that Dante put in her through his hot and cold attention and the soul contract was more of a silent killer. And that is what this song is about.
I will be here
When you think you’re all alone
Seeping through the cracks
I’m the poison in your bones
My love is your disease
I won't let it set you free
Til I break you
5. Party Rock Anthem LMFAO
I couldn’t leave this one out. I was just too great. This encompasses Dante’s life before he kicked the bucket. All party all the time.
6. Sexy and I Know it LMFAO
Dante said it best, he is “Finger-Lickin’-Delicious”. He is most definitely sexy and he most definitely knows it ;).
7. Monster Skillet
There is a monster inside Dante. He is a selfish guy who cares about himself and loves to see others condemned and when bad things happen to them. And He loves to be the one that inflicted the pain. But then things change and he starts to struggle. His old nature and the man he should be are fighting and this is the struggle played out.
8. Release the Panic Red
This is the aftereffects of the soul contract. When Charlie tries to stop asking for new things the contract makes it impossible to resist because of the pain she goes through. And it is a slippery slope from asking for better hair to sealing her soul to Hell.
9. Damage Red
This is the old Dante in a nutshell. He wreaked havoc everywhere he went. He was covered in shame. And he became tired of being who he was.
10. Say Goodbye Skillet
This is what Dante felt like when he went to see his mom in regards to his relationship with Charlie. He liked where they were and possibly wanted to move forward and then Charlie ave him the cold shoulder. This is how he felt.
P.S.These songs to me just really went with the book, no particular scene or struggle just a broad blanket that covered a lot of the story.
11. Broken Crown Mumford and Sons
12. No Church in the Wild Jay Z
13. One Girl Revolution Superchick (Charlies song)
