music that inspired and/or were incorporated into the book. enjoy 💕
1950's
Time After Time // Frank Sinatra
"Time after time
I tell myself that I'm
So lucky to be loving you"
Love Me Tender // Elvis Presley
"Love me tender, love me dear
Tell me you are mine
I'll be yours through all the years
'Til the end of time"
Put Your Head On My Shoulder // Paul Anka
"People say that love's a game
A game you just can't win
If there's a way
I'll find it someday"
1960's
Puppy Love // Paul Anka
"And they called it puppy love
Just because we're, we're seventeen
Tell them all it...
Please tell them it isn't fair
To take away my only dream"
At Last // Etta James
"For you are mine...at last"
Can't Help Falling In Love With You // Elvis Presley
"Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be"
My Girl // The Temptations
*says "My girl" x 24*
1970's
Fooled Around and Fell In Love // Elvin Bishop
"Free, on my own is the way I used to be
Ah, but since I met you baby, love's got a hold on me"
Lovin' You // Minnie Ripperton
"Cause lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful
And every day of my life is filled with lovin' you"
You // The Carpenters
"You are one of the few things worth remembering
And since it's all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you"
Let's Stay Together // Al Green
"I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do is alright with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you"
1980's
Is This Love // Whitesnake
"Is this love that I'm feeling,
Is this the love, that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming,
This must be love,
'Cos it's really got a hold on me,
A hold on me..."
Can't Fight This Feeling // REO Speedwagon
"Cause I feel so secure when we're together
You give my life direction
You make everything so clear"
How Will I️ Know // Whitney Houston
"Falling in love is so bittersweet
This love is strong, why do I feel weak?"
Somebody to Love // Queen
"Can anybody find me...
somebody to...
love?"
Present Day
Unthinkable // Alicia Keys
"I know you once said to me
"This is exactly how it should feel when it's meant to be"
Time is only wasting so why wait for eventually?
If we gon' do something 'bout it
We should do it right now"
Love // Lana Del Rey
"It don't matter because it's enough
To be young and in love"
New Balance // Jhene Aiko
"It hit me like a tidal wave
Knew that I was in love with you right away, yeah
Turned all my days into brighter days
Even when people say what we do is not okay"
I'm Yours // Justine Skye
"Everybody's tellin' me I've been changin'
'Cause I ain't ever been in love before
But we know what it is
And I believe you're what I've been missing"
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Oh my god I️ encourage everyone to listen to the songs on this list if you already haven't! Wonderful gems for real!
And I️ know, I️ know what you're about to ask. "Maxine.....where the FUCK is the 90's?"
Well, the thing is....I️ ain't write about the 90's yet. So idk the vibes yet, you feel? So that means idk what songs are gonna be used for the portion of the book yet. I mean, i kinda know the vibes. Not really though. But to let y'all in on a lil sneak peek or whatevaaa, I️ already got two songs picked out (*whispers* one of them...is a Selena song).
Honestly a LOT more songs were listened to during the making of this book I️ wanted to keep it real short.
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