Really Sad Fiction-Writing Songs

This went up in the first weeks that my website became operational. Those "Play Counts" have gone way up since then. And the novel's still not finished.


Content. I've got to get some content up on this motherfucker. I've got to get eyeballs to my site and then keep them. The more you come here, the cooler you will think I am, and, next thing you know, you're clicking on the little rectangle on the (in the?) lower right-hand corner of this page, thinking, “This guy is pretty funny; let's see what's up with the book.”

So...back to “content.” I'm writing fiction nowadays because, apparently, there's no money to be made in poetry. Who knew? Where was I when that memo came down? The plan, now, is to make a pile of cash by writing short stories, because I'm assuming there must be tons of green to be made in short fiction. Also, there's a novel in the works. Of course there is.

When I'm writing fiction, I listen to music on iTunes, specifically to a playlist entitled “Really Sad Fiction-Writing Songs.” I thought that it would be cool to share with you, interested reader, the thirty most played songs from that list.

Song	Artist	Play Count
I Do Love You	Billy Stewart	100
Blues Run the Game	Jackson C. Frank	93
Maybe	The Chantels	92
Let's Stay Together	Al Green	80
Lotta Love	Neil Young	79
After the Love Is Gone	Earth, Wind & Fire	78
Tears Are in Your Eyes	Yo La Tengo	73
Naked As We Came	Iron & Wine	60
Passionate Kisses	Lucinda Williams	51
Hey There Lonely Girl	Eddie Holman	44
Tugboat	Galaxie 500	44
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	Mel Carter	43
Walk On By	Seal	42
How Sweet	Leona Naess	41
New Slang	The Shins	39
A Minor Incident	Badly Drawn Boy	35
Hurt So Bad	The Lettermen	34
Before Today	Everything But the Girl	28
The Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)	David Ruffin	22
Weary Memory	Iron & Wine	22
If I Were a Carpenter	Tim Hardin	22
I Confess	The English Beat	20
Bird Stealing Bread	Iron & Wine	20
It's Gonna Take a Miracle	Deniece Williams	19
Leader of the Band	Dan Fogelberg	17
Sunset Soon Forgotten	Iron & Wine	17
Both Sides Now	Judy Collins	16
Cherry Chapstick	Yo La Tengo	16
So. Central Rain	R.E.M.	14
Don't Leave Me This Way	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	11

There's nothing too embarrassing on there, I don't think. I know, you're wondering about the Dan Fogelberg, thinking, "That's not embarrassing?" I first heard that song when I was a little kid, and I loved it then. It's in the genetic code now, and it's impossible to be objective about it. Also, you probably noticed that there's a lot of Iron & Wine on here. That guy's a genius.