Songs of the Logan

So one regular feature that we haven't been telling everyone about is our usual post-rehearsal routine. It's called the Carry Rehearsal Furniture Back Up To Justen's Apartment routine. It's pretty much what it sounds like. Our esteemed director has begun bribing us up there by showing us some of the show's awesome in-progress media stuff each time- posters, photos, handbills, press releases, and recently, a music playlist.

I mention this last one because, after scanning the thirty-odd songs that are under consideration for the show, I realized I... have a very different musical bent. Like, not even in the same zip code. Not in a disliking way; (the snippets we heard were catchy and fun and I very much approve), but the style of music that fills my iPod airwaves is... just so different that it'd be very weird to think what the show would sound like if I was doing the music for it.

With that in mind, I'm sharing something I've been assembling for the last month or so: Logan's Playlist. Behold a smattering of songs from my music library that represent bits of his general personality. Now, this isn't the music he personally listens to, (though I'm reasonably confident he does listen to Matthew De Zoete). They sort of chart his progress through the play, and sort of not; it's not verbatim, and it's not perfect, but what I know is that if you diagrammed these tunes on a grid, there'd be a tiny area of overlap, and he'd be somewhere in there.

The selections, like my iPod, are eclectic; I've got everything in here from Newfie folk rock to Christian punk to light country, but it's a very fun set; I've been using it as my morning workout / travelling music for awhile, and it's uplifting and fun enough to not get dull. It's not music from the show itself by any means, but it's a small window into where I'm going with this guy.

(I considered doing a write-up of each track to explain why I chose it, but I decided it'd be better just to let the songs sell themselves. Enjoy!)

Knock Yourself Out (Jon Brion)
Why we're put in this mess is anybody's guess;
It might be a test. Or it might not be anything we need to worry about.


Bite My Tongue (Relient K)
Sweepin' up the seconds that tick off the clock,
Saving 'em for later when I'm too ticked to talk,
And I need some time / to search my mind,
To locate the words that seem so hard to find.


The More Boys I Meet (Carrie Underwood)
Cheap date, bad taste, another night gone to waste,
Talkin' bout nothing in so many words.
It's not like I'm not trying;
I'll give anyone a shot... once.


Not On Fire (Matthew De Zoete w. Jenn Grant)
If these walls had ears, why would they listen in
When there's no kissin' in here / and nothing that you desire?
Oh my love... we're not on fire


Morningside
(Sara Bareilles)
I need to let go / need to want to keep letting you know
That we both have a reason to follow
Long as we let this lead,
I'm barely breathing.


Hold On (KT Tunstall)
Searching the land for a hero of a man,
You say I need more than my fair share of attention,
But I think you know that just isn't so.


A Perfect Day(Matt Hires)
So let's not walk away / from the one thing we know is great;
Life can trip you up
On a perfect day.


Second Chance (Faber Drive)
Instead of holding you, I was holding out,
Tried to let you in but I let you down,
You were the first to give, I was the first to ask,
Now I'm in second place to get a second chance.


Pressing On(Relient K)
To go back to where I was would just be wrong,
So I'm pressing on, pressing on;
All my distress is going, going, gone.


And last but not least,


The Entire Movie Soundtrack from Josie and the Pussycats
(2001)
Why do you do what you do to me, baby?
Shaking my confidence, driving me crazy?

David Johnston
Actor (Logan)