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Edited by: Pamela Hester
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. How are you today? Today for #MusicMonday, I am doing something a bit different. I would like to share with you a playlist I created called Writing Love. Sometimes when I am writing certain scenes, music plays its part in helping me to write them, and when it comes to the characters. It builds the mood for me as well. I am still putting together the playlist, but would still like to share the fifteen I currently have.
Majority of these songs I have listened to while writing and editing the Secrets series novels. I won’t go in-depth about it in this post, but I’ll save it for another time. I believe songs can take a person to that level that they may have never been to before. And to a level that they may not have been to in a while.
Also, the majority of these songs are based on my characters on how they feel about certain things, people, and themselves. The songs also tell its own story. They can be based on what my characters are going through as well.
I truly believe that when you write, especially with fiction, you have to feel how the characters are feeling. Understand their thoughts, and so on. I can go on and on about music and writing- two of my favorite things- but it will take several days. Lol.
To view all the songs, you can click the horizontal lines where it says, 1/15.
Songs In Playlist:
1) Bob Marley- Is This Love
2) Frankie Valli- I Love You Baby
“But if you feel like I feel,
please let me know that it’s real
You’re just too good to be true,
can’t take my eyes off of you
I love you baby and if it’s quite all right,
I need you baby to warm the lonely nights
I love you baby trust in me when I say”
3) H.E.R.- Best Part
“I just wanna see
I just wanna see how beautiful you are
You know that I see it
I know you’re a star
Where you go I follow
No matter how far
If life is a movie
Oh you’re the best part, oh oh oh
You’re the best part, oh oh oh
Best part”
4) Khalid- Talk
“Can’t we just talk?
Can’t we just talk?
Talk about where we’re goin’
Before we get lost
Let me out first
Can’t get what we want without knowin’
I’ve never felt like this before
I apologize if I’m movin’ too far
Can’t we just talk?
Can’t we just talk?
Figure out where we’re goin'”
5) Keyshia Cole- Heaven Sent
6) Bonnie Raiit- Something To Talk About
7) Chris Stapleton- Tennessee Whiskey
“I’ve looked for love in all the same old places
Found the bottom of a bottle’s always dry
But when you poured out your heart I didn’t waste it
‘Cause there’s nothing like your love to get me highYou’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
You’re as sweet as strawberry wine
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time”
8) Selena- Dreaming Of You
“Now I’m dreaming
With you tonight
‘Till tomorrow
And for all of my life
And there’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be
Than here in my room
Dreaming with you endlessly
With you tonight
And there’s nowhere in the world where I’d rather be
Than here in my room
I’ll be dreaming
Of you tonight
And I’ll be holding you tight”
9) Usher- Don’t Waste My Time
10) Faith Hill- Breathe
“‘Cause I can feel you breathe
It’s washing over me
And suddenly I’m melting into you
There’s nothing left to prove
Baby, all we need is just to be
Caught up in the touch
Slow and steady rush
Baby, isn’t that the way that love’s suppose to be
I can feel you breathe, just breathe”
11) Anita Baker- Sweet Love
“Sweet love hear me callin’ out your name
I feel no shame; I’m in love
Sweet love, don’t you ever go away
It’ll always be this wayThere’s no stronger love in this world, Oh, baby, no
You’re my man; I’m your girl
I’ll never go. Wait and see, can’t be wrong”
Don’t you know this is where you belong?
12) Snoop Dogg- Sensual Seduction
13) Tanto Metro & Devonte- Everyone Falls In Love
14) Wale ft. Usher- Matrimony (Jerry Seinfield in the beginning talking)
“If there’s a question of my heart, you’ve got it
It don’t belong to anyone but you
If there’s a question of my love, you’ve got it
Baby don’t worry, I’ve got plans for you
Baby, I’ve been making plans, oh love
Baby, I’ve been making plans for you
Baby, I’ve been making plans
Baby, I’ve been making plans for you”
15) Beyonce- Crazy In Love (remix)
“I look and stare so deep in your eyes
I touch on you more and more every time
When you leave, I’m begging you not to go
Call your name two, three times in a row
Such a funny thing for me to try to explain
How I’m feeling and my pride is the one to blame
‘Cause I know I don’t understand
Just how your love can do what no one else can”
Does songs play a part when it comes to your writing? Which ones?