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Appendix A -
Music that influenced the creation of "The Outsider"
�The
Outsider� differs from my other fiction projects in several ways,
because it is more based on my real-life observations than were my
previous novels.
One big difference in the writing process was the fact that a lot of the
story was influenced by music that I have listened to and enjoyed
throughout my life. As I wrote the story, various songs and musical
creations came into my mind, in a way giving portions of the narrative a
musical score or a background setting. Music helped me set the mood for
much of what I wrote, especially when I imagined my characters� thoughts
or pictured them as they traveled about central California.
It has been five months since I wrote the novel�s ending, and four
months since �The Outsider� has been posted in its current form.
However, much of the project is still in my thoughts, because the novel
reflects a lot of the reality in which I live, the lives of people I
have known and cared about, and my fears for the future of my country.
As I listened to the music that inspired some of the details of my
character Ruthie Burns and the world that surrounds her, it occurred to
me that some of the story�s readers might be interested in knowing the
music that set the tone for the story. With that idea present in my
mind, I decided to create a �play-list� for �The Outsider�.
I very much would like to host the complete play-list as MP-3 files on
this page, but I want to avoid any potential copyright issues and thus
will not risk posting active MP-3 files. Instead, I created a song list
with links to files posted in You Tube. Some of the files are better
quality than others and I am sure that in some cases I did not find the
�best� upload. Still, I feel this is a way for me, as an author, to
share a part of the life experience I had as I explored the story of the
friendship between my characters Ruthie Burns and Mike Sinclair. This
list probably will change as I find better links and add to this
collection.
Songs that I consider central to the over-all theme of
the novel - (updated 28 Sept 2011)
Justin Hayward - Broken Dream (this song comes closest to being the
theme for the entire novel)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPPpmwYWgM
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ&ob=av3n
Blue October - Into The Ocean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7y92XOW1PY
Beth Nielsen Chapman - Sand and Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G6lIpWQXhw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qspKCpCJKA4&feature=related
Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsCdlX-5UjE
Pink Floyd - Hey You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndYEdGd8Gs4 (with written lyrics)
Don Henley - End Of The Innocence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLONgF8a_Ig (concert version -
official video was pulled)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkwCLaPPyO4&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL4420686E91E6EA6A
Bruce Springsteen - My Father's House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OwGfxHAOso
Poison - Something to Believe In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9fjj-ewZkA
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends (with lyrics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjNJmwwf7QA&feature=related
Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-A6WH1kQLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2V3SNrkpp0
Mike Sinclair�s favorite songs:
Queensryche - I Don't Believe in Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32GsPfUnsRk
Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvgLj8pawGI
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAD6Obi7Cag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDDswGsJ60
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tijW_SrCoxs&feature=related
Aerosmith - Livin' On The Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ypcqaW7p8
Some of the music that Roger Sinclair shared with Ruthie:
Bob Seger - Against the Wind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qQxXpgKNpg
Bob Seger - Turn the Page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd-acqKRvso
Bob Seger - Like a Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keIvA2wSPZc&feature=related
John Denver - Fly Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emmE6DriZso&feature=related
James Taylor & J.D. Souther - Her Town Too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQR1In6lGCg
Joan Baez - Suzanne (original by Leonard Cohen, but I like the Baez
version better)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TCoZG9MTIg&feature=related
The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZWBw_gupXE&feature=related
Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIkpqdjU-qo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4TNGG3XIIY&feature=related
