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Work of Art soundtrack: 13 Stand By Me by Oasis
However, soon after we had sat down, a gang of male besuited after-work drinkers had arrived. Ties off, obviously several pubs into a crawl, they had taken over the pool table. But what was most annoying was they had programmed … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 12 Macarena by Los Del Rio
‘The DJ was flirting with me earlier, asking my favourite record. I told him it was this.’ ‘The Macarena!’ She looked at me mock serious. ‘It is a great song from my home country.’ From Work of Art One of … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 11 Firestarter by The Prodigy
‘Only the good stuff. Come on!’ She said, leading me into the disco room just as someone cued up ‘Firestarter’. I wondered which of the two sides it had been. From Work of Art The Prodigy have become my band … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 10 Guaglione by Perez ‘Prez’ Prado And His Orchestra
Then while the Guinness settled, Catherine started singing the theme of the advert – ‘Dur-Dah! da, da-da, da-da Dur-Dah!’ – dancing next to the table, making some of the same exaggerated movements towards the glass as was in the advert. … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 9 – Glory Box by Portishead
… listening to Portishead’s Dummy on repeat From Work of Art Portishead are kind of an odd exception, at least with regards to writing the novel, in that I wasn’t particularly into them before I wrote it. But there so … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 8 – No Limit by 2 Unlimited
Catherine sung quietly to herself. It seemed nonsense at first – ‘No! No! No, No No! No!’… From Work of Art No specific reasons for including this one, apart from a) it’s awesome and b) as it was one of … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 7 – Stay by Shakespears Sister
To one side, on a table shoved up against the wall a midi-stereo had been set up, speakers out on chairs, an extension power cable extending back into the house through an open door – Shakespears Sister played. From Work … Continue reading
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Work of Art soundtrack: 6 – I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred
When Right Said Fred followed the Nirvana track Cat pulled me over to one side of the room. ‘I’m too sexy for this party!’ She said, loud over the music. From Work of Art So I wanted to include a … Continue reading
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Interviews
Had a couple of interviews recently Interview with John Black, author of “Work of Art” 10 Questions with Writer John Black
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Work of Art soundtrack: 5 – Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Then when ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ came on after, several people joined us to dance and I felt much better. I let myself go, throwing myself into the music. There was an empty glass in front of her. Next to … Continue reading
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