The Terror Quest Playlist

 As far as I know, Terror Quest is the first book to include a suggested playlist of music to listen to while reading the book. I’d like to take a few moments of your time, reader, to explain a bit about the playlist and where to find the songs and lyrics, in case you aren’t sure where to get them for free.


As I write this in November of 2021, Spotify offers Premium service for three months for free. It shouldn’t take you more than a few days to read the book, so you should be able to listen to the songs over and over as you go. I haven’t checked to see if all these songs are available on Spotify Free, but if enough readers want that, I’ll do it.

Most of these songs are old—really old—but so what? There’s only good music and bad music, and this is some of the good stuff. (BTW, there is a "hidden song" mentioned in the book at the closed "music museum"...guys singing to girls in a barn about something strong carrying them away....do you know what it is?) 

Here’s the playlist as it appears at the start of Terror Quest, with links to the song lyrics and YouTube videos (all free):

The Men of MAG-16 (US Marine Jim Hatch) A gentle parody of the old Ballad of the Green Berets.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjxZbCTUNFk

Lyrics not available online. I have them in a book about Vietnam War songs.

 

With God on Our Side (Bob Dylan) (compare Liam Clancy’s Patriot Game)

Bob Dylan video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAnW2MbPLs

Lyrics at https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/god-our-side/

Liam Clancy’s Patriot Game live audio at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX_xzAd-Wk8

Patriot Game lyrics at https://genius.com/The-clancy-brothers-and-tommy-makem-the-patriot-game-lyrics (with some variations and extensions)

 

Chimes of Freedom (Bob Dylan)

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDOHhx_dk1g (official audio)

Lyrics at http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/chimes-freedom/

 

Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (Mike + The Mechanics) Great song, not-so-great movie.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7W89I_V_g

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Mike-the-mechanics-silent-running-lyrics

 

The Living Years (Mike + The Mechanics) A theme as old as the play Our Town.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hr64MxYpgk

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Mike-the-mechanics-the-living-years-lyrics

 

It Flies Again (Fireball Ministry) If Terror Quest has a theme song, this is it. This song gives me shivers.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU2WcKgo0IU

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Fireball-ministry-it-flies-again-lyrics

 

Two Tears (Fireball Ministry) Play it loud, okay?

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSz-aU9eKjI

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Fireball-ministry-two-tears-lyrics 

 

Mr. Blue (Clear Light) Believe it or not, this song once was played at the end of the Evening News in New York City in the late 60s. I hope the guy didn’t get fired. Another song that never gets old.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4hpd4lcwpo The late, great Dallas Taylor on drums.

Lyrics at http://www.songlyrics.com/clear-light/mr-blue-lyrics/

 

Street Singer (Clear Light) Where are the songs of forgiving? We need them right away.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXRBLyLQtiM

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Clear-light-street-singer-lyrics

 

The Unknown Soldier (The Doors (featuring Admiral Morrison’s son Jim))

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FZvdtwl7wM

Lyrics at https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/doors/theunknownsoldier.html

 

I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag (Country Joe and the Fish (featuring Navy vet Joe McDonald))

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6-bHlz-4 (I was at Woodstock: Fillmore better.)

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Country-joe-and-the-fish-i-feel-like-im-fixin-to-die-rag-lyrics

 

Take a Look Around (James Gang) I combined these in the book to keep the songs all on one page.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpovr2IQpjc Note word play at end…

Lyrics at https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamesgang/takealookaround.html

 

The Bomber (James Gang) Could not do this without Kent State folks, and remember the 4th of May.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJtmfbpUaB0

Lyrics at https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamesgang/thebomberclosetqueenbolerocastyourfatetothewind.html

 

Rivers of Babylon (Boney M)

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTq7vE_5un4

Lyrics at https://genius.com/Boney-m-rivers-of-babylon-lyrics or just go to Psalm 137. Read it on the Ninth of Av (Tisha B-Av), which starts sundown on Saturday, 6 August in 2022 (special rule).

 

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