I like to listen to music when I write. I used to hate this, but now that I write first thing in the morning, it helps get me going. I like also not to have to worry about what sort of music I want to listen to. Usually when working on a short story, I figure out quickly which album I want playing in the background, and then stick with it for the whole project.
This would be hard to do with a whole book. I couldn’t imagine listening to one album for two years or so. So way back at the start of this project, I decided to make a playlist of every song in my iTunes that has or references an animal in its title. It was a great morning of procrastination. Now, as a series of three-minute GTD breaks, I’ve decided to post for you in alphabetical order a list of those animals represented. You’re welcome.
animal
ant
ape
barracuda
bat
bear x3
beast
bee x2
bird x11
blowfish
blue jay
boa constrictor
bug
bunny
butterfly x2
buzzard
camel x2
caribou
cat x4
chicken x2
clam
cobra
cockroach
cow x5
crab
crow
cuckoo x2
dachshund
dinosaur x2
dog x8
donkey
dove x2
dragonfly x2
eagle
elephant
fawn
firefly
fish x3
fly x2
fox x2
frog
german shepard (as “el pastor aleman”)
giraffe
goat
goldfish
greyhound
hawk
horse x10
jackal
junebug
kitten
lamb x2
lion x5
lobster
magpie
mammal
manta ray
mayfly
mockingbird
mole
monkey x7
moth
mule
orca
oriole
ostrich
parrot
pig x4
pit bull
porpoise x2
rabbit x2
ram
rat x2
raven
ray (though probably in reference to a ray gun)
roadrunner
rooster
sardine
shark
snail
spider x2
tiger x4
vulture
wasp
whitetail
wolf x5
woodchuck
worm