Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Playlist
For the many of you that have already read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, you already know that it is a masterpiece. An epic about friendship, gaming, and so much more that makes you believe its three main characters are real people you might run into any day in the real world. You also know that it is absolutely packed with literary, gaming, artistic, and musical references—a feast of nostalgia and deep respect for all kinds of art. And so you won’t be surprised that this playlist Gabrielle created is perhaps the most epic we’ve published. Grab a cold drink, pop this on, and dive into the book of the summer.
PART I: SICK KIDS
The Book of Love – The Magnetic Fields
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – Arcade Fire
Thirteen – Big Star
I Won’t Hurt You – The West Coast Pop Art Experiment
Because – The Beatles
PART II: INFLUENCES
When I Paint My Masterpiece – Bob Dylan
St. Elmo’s Fire – Brian Eno
First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
PART III: UNFAIR GAMES
Time for Heroes – The Libertines
Going to California – Led Zeppelin
Let Me Back In – Rilo Kiley
PART IV: BOTH SIDES
Zebra – Beach House
Angeles – Elliot Smith
Party – Haruomi Hosono
Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
PART V: PIVOTS
Ripchord – Rilo Kiley
Norwegian Wood – The Beatles
Crown of Love – Arcade Fire
La Mer – Charles Trenet
Adventures in Solitude – The New Pornographers
PART VI: MARRIAGES
Stubborn Love – The Lumineers
Grounds for Divorce – Wolf Parade
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want – The Smiths
Silver Living – Rilo Kiely
Simple Twist of Fate – Bob Dylan
Road to Joy – Bright Eyes
PART VII: THE NPC
The Big Ship – Brian Eno
Everything in Its Right Place – Radiohead
Ekki Mukk – Sigur Ros
PART VIII: OUR INFINITE DAYS
Funeral – Phoebe Bridgers
Mr. Tillman – Father John Misty
This Year – The Mountain Goats
Holocene – Bon Iver
Tumbling Down – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Sound and Vision – David Bowie
Here Comes the Sun – Nina Simone
PART IX: PIONEERS
Mexico – The Staves
Smoke Signals – Phoebe Bridgers
Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead
Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle – The Mountain Goats
Video Games – Lana Del Rey
Forgiven – Deb Talan
Song to Woody – Bob Dylan
PART X: FREIGHTS AND GROOVES
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead – Stars
When I Was a Baby – The New Pornographers
Life Is Long – David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Heart of the Matter – India.Arie
Both Sides Now – Years & Years
When I Paint My Masterpiece – Haruomi Hosono
Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon
All the Young Dudes – Mott the Hoople
Arrivals – Aqualung
Songs Referenced in the Text
Perpetuum Mobile – Penguin Café Orchestra
Suite bergamasque, L. 82: III Clair de lune – Claude Debussy – Cecile Ousset
Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) – Baz Luhrman
River – Joni Mitchell
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso – Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein