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The Powell’s Playlist: Irvine Welsh

by Irvine Welsh, February 2, 2015 3:33 PM
The Powell's PlaylistWhen I started writing The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, I went through my usual routine of making a music playlist to immerse myself in and help me find the characters. As the two main narrators in the book are women, I decided it would be best to concentrate on female singers and "voices" in general, so I stuck with female recording artists, with a strong bias towards singer-songwriters. They were all helpful to the process, as musicians always are. After a few plays, and along with other research materials, Lucy and Lena started to form in my head.

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett

Lucy's heroine singing her anthem

"Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink

An artist who crosses over with the sporty girl (Lucy) and artsy one (Lena)

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"Just Like Heaven" by the Cure

Lena's song that says everything about her lonely goth years in Parker's Prairie

"Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode

Lucy's nightclubbing song

"Down by the Water" by P. J. Harvey

Lucy's song to run down the beach to

"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman

The song Lena has in her collection, mocked by Lucy

"Twist in My Sobriety" by Tanita Tikaram

Anthem for Lena in her dark days post-Jerry

 

 




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