Soundtrack Saturdays (7) - The Rowan

Soundtrack Saturday is a new meme hosted at Rating Reads. This is my second week to participate in it! Anyone can participate. Here are the instructions:

• Take your current read or recently finished book. 
• Find at least one song that fits the story, characters, whatever.
• Post the book title and song(s) on your blog with a brief explanation of your picks. Don't forget to mention who started it.
• Linking/embedding a song or video in your post is not necessary to participate.
• Head over to Rating Reads and add your post to the Mr. Linky.

Book: The Rowan - Anne McCaffrey

Song: Theme song from Season 2 of The Wire - Tom Waits

Why: The Rowan is about a group of psionics that are steveadores. As I was reading about them docking the cans I immediately thought about Season 2 of HBO's The Wire. I didn't know what a steveadore was before this show, but now I do and it made The Rowan more visual for me because of it! I have to admit that I'm a bigger fan of the Season 1 theme (same song, different artist), but I'm staying true to the story and posting this one.

Soundtrack Saturdays (6)

Soundtrack Saturday is a new meme hosted at Rating Reads. This is my second week to participate in it! Anyone can participate. Here are the instructions:

• Take your current read or recently finished book. 
• Find at least one song that fits the story, characters, whatever.
• Post the book title and song(s) on your blog with a brief explanation of your picks. Don't forget to mention who started it.
• Linking/embedding a song or video in your post is not necessary to participate.
• Head over to Rating Reads and add your post to the Mr. Linky.

Book: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Song: Karma Chamelon - Culture Club

Why: Middlesex is about a man who is telling the story of his Greek family and his experience being an intersex individual. Karma Chameleon came to mind instantly when I thought of what song I wanted to use for Soundtrack Saturday. It might be more for the androgynous looks of Boy George who, let's face it, has some awesome 80s makeup. I don't know if the song really fits the main character, Calliope/Cal, but for some reason I just felt the song fit! I hope the choice doesn't offend anyone. Look for my review of the book in a few days. I just finished it tonight!

I can't embed the video this week, but it is available on You Tube. Click here to watch the video.

Soundtrack Saturdays (5)

Soundtrack Saturday is a new meme hosted at Rating Reads. This is my second week to participate in it! Anyone can participate. Here are the instructions:

• Take your current read or recently finished book. 
• Find at least one song that fits the story, characters, whatever.
• Post the book title and song(s) on your blog with a brief explanation of your picks. Don't forget to mention who started it.
• Linking/embedding a song or video in your post is not necessary to participate.
• Head over to Rating Reads and add your post to the Mr. Linky.

Book: Stone of Tears - Terry Goodkind

Song: Won't Back Down - Fuel

Why: I finished the book tonight and I have to say that since last week, there was a lot of butt kicking going on in the book. The protagonist, Richard, is really the man that won't back down in the book. He is on his quest and will let nothing keep him from completing it. The characters are so determined, and there is so much action in the book that all I can think of for music in relation to the book are more aggressive songs (there was another song that I really liked for this week, but I thought it might be too aggressive). 

This particular song comes from the Daredevil Soundtrack. Although the singer from this song is no longer in the band, Fuel is still together.

Here's a link to their website if you enjoy their music:

Fuel's Website

Soundtrack Saturdays

Soundtrack Saturday is a new meme hosted at Rating Reads. Anyone can participate. Here are the instructions:

• Take your current read or recently finished book. 
• Find at least one song that fits the story, characters, whatever.
• Post the book title and song(s) on your blog with a brief explanation of your picks. Don't forget to mention who started it.
• Linking/embedding a song or video in your post is not necessary to participate.
• Head over to Rating Reads and add your post to the Mr. Linky.

Book: Stone of Tears - Terry Goodkind

Song: Skillet - Hero

Why: Stone of Tears is the second book of the Sword of Truth series. It's epic fantasy which always has a hero. Richard is the hero in the series and his travels include a woman he loves deeply (and she has special skills of her own). I'm about a third of the way through this 979 page read. I chose the song because of the title and also because it has both male and female singers in it....and I love Skillet!

I've posted some links for the band in case you enjoy their music:

Skillet's Website

Check out their album "Awake" on Amazon.com

Thanks to Orchid at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia for posting this meme. I follow her blog and do some discussing of Anne McCaffrey with on on Shelfari.