The Off Season playlist

I put this mix together as I was just beginning to write The Off Season (which at that time was called A Whole Herd of Trouble, but that’s another story) because I wanted to get the mood right. I probably shouldn’t say anything more, except that Melissa Etheridge, bless her little rock and roll heart, does garner a mention in TOS. This mix got many, many listenings during some of the chapters. Now of course I can’t hear any of these songs without thinking of D.J.

  • Breathe (2AM), Anna Nalick

  • Volcano, Damien Rice

  • I'm the Only One, Melissa Etheridge

  • Go Now, Barbara Lynn

  • You Were Meant for Me, Jewel

  • Wish We Never Met, Kathleen Wilhoite

  • I Need You, Joan Armatrading

  • Hold Me, Ebba Forsberg

  • You've Really Got A Hold On Me, Meshell Ndegeocello/The Funk Brothers

  • Gravedigger, Dave Matthews

  • They, Jem

  • You Need To Be With Me, Susan Tedeschi

  • Complicated, Avril Lavigne

  • Nothing Sacred, Jonatha Brooks & The Story

  • Piece Of My Heart, Erma Franklin

  • It Ain't Easy, Ricky Fanté

  • My Oh My, David Gray

  • You Learn, Alanis Morissette

  • Time is A Healer, Eva Cassidy

Dairy Queen playlist   •   Beaner’s playlist in Front and Center

I just finished The Off Season today, and love, love, LOVED it!!! It was just as good as the first, and I think also better (which is saying a lot, since the first one rocked too)! D.J. is so easy to relate to (even though she, unlike me, is not a vegetarian ;D) and I just adore her tone and voice throughout the story. The twists were unexpected and done so well. And the Brian story... I'll admit the ending to it was rather sad, because I was hoping for a happy wrap-up to their relationship, but I guess from reading your website I can see why it had to be that way. Still, it tore at my heartstrings.

- Lily

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