EVE Playlist

There are several songs, books, and movies referenced in Eve (Let it Be, The Giving Tree, Anna Karenina, Ghost, La Isla Bonita to name a few). I loved the idea that all music, art and culture--no matter what it was or when it was created--would be the same to Eve: it all comes from the time before the plague and belongs to a world that doesn't exist anymore. These songs aren't from the book--the playlist is a compilation of songs I thought about while writing Eve or ones that seemed to illuminate the sentiments in different parts of the book (there's also a few of my favorites hidden in there). Nearly all have to do with love, discovery and loss.

1.) The Wall by Pink Floyd

Warning: this video will give you nightmares. It has since the first time I saw it my junior year of high school. It's the ultimate song about tyrannical teachers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4SKL7f9n58

2.) Sleep by Azure Ray

I imagine this as the soundtrack to that night before graduation, when Eve's terrified and confused, trying to figure out what to do next.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnhcHalDCy8&feature=related

3.) Across the Universe (cover by Fiona Apple)

Beautiful cover. Reminds me a lot of the confusion and excitement Eve first feels that morning outside the wall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD4w3nOAiY8&feature=fvst

4.) Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch

In the dugout Eve gets closer to Caleb, and learns about the Trail and the labor camps. This song reminds me a lot of what she's feeling and thinking then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHvJE1XU7E

5.) Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez

Song about how confusing love can be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-qJu20do0o

6.) Howl by Florence and the Machine

I've always thought of this song as the unofficial theme song for Eve. I love the lines "Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers/ Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters". Reminds me of all those lessons at School.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtXc9h2nki8

7.) Hallelujah (cover by Jeff Buckley)

One of the most sorrowful songs I know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&ob=av2e

8.) Time after Time (cover by Eva Cassidy)

I'm not a huge fan of the original, but love this cover about love and sacrifice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMznNlfLXP4

9.) Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine

Love the line "I'm always in this twilight". Feels true to the bittersweet end of the book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMq3hRLDD0