When 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 CureLena'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