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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