Can you hear me? I'm connecting with you

OK, I'm borrowing this but giving credit where it's due. Over on his blog, Nathan Bransford asked his readers what their favorite song is. I know, it's like choosing your favorite child, right? I couldn't do it either, though I did narrow my choice down to one of four Kate Bush songs. (I limited it to one artist; that's pretty good, isn't it?)

Music has inspired my writing on more than one occasion, which is funny since I need almost total silence if I'm going to get any writing done. As I was writing my first book, I compiled a bunch of songs into a playlist on my iPod that ended up being what I considered the soundtrack to my book. I didn't actually listen to it while I was writing, but when I wasn't writing, I played it a lot and thought about bookish things. Maybe it helped, I don't know.

 So, here's a question—or actually several: what music inspires you? Have you ever written anything inspired by a particular piece of music? Do you listen to music while you write?

(Oh, and here's another question: What's the song referenced in the title of this entry? No cheating by Googling it. And you, Huntington: I know you know the answer to this, so sit this one out. )

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