HANDYMAN BOOKS MUSIC

This old disc jockey loves the music as much as the words. CLICK BELOW for playlists from my latest books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp_LdzXppchS6C-89OWP1Lg/playlists

THE HANDYMAN’S STORM – The Oldies

• Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones
• One Man Band – Three Dog Night
• MacArthur Park Suite – Donna Summer
• Smokin’ In The Boys Room – Brownsville Station
• For The Love Of Him – Bobbi Martin
• Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
• Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett
• Along Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• Day After Day – Badfinger
• On Broadway – The Drifters
• Hurting Each Other – Carpenters
• Touch Me – The Doors
• Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
• Merry Christmas Darling – Carpenters
• He’s Not There – The Cliffmores
• Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension

THE HANDYMAN’S STORM – The Eighties

• Girl You Know It’s True – Milli Vanilli
• What Have I Done To Deserve This – The Pet Shop Boys w/ Dusty Springfield
• Sowing The Seeds Of Love – Tears For Fears
• Nasty – Janet Jackson
• Back To Life – Soul II Soul
• Cold Hearted – Paula Abdul
• Love Comes Quickly – The Pet Shop Boys
• Love Shack – The B-52’s
• Wild Wild West – The Escape Club
• Love Song – The Cure
• Sometimes – Erasure

THE HANDYMAN’S SUMMER — The Oldies

A BEAUTIFUL MORNING – The Young Rascals

(LOVE GROWS) WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES – Edison Lighthouse

O-O-H CHILD – The Five Stairsteps

INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS – The Strawberry Alarm Clock

I’M SORRY – Brenda Lee

BILLY – Cotton Candy

HEART TEASER – Flavor

MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN – Connie Francis

HIGH ON A RAINBOW – The Smoke Ring

LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES – Lou Christie

TEMPTATION EYES – The Grass Roots

NO SUGAR TONIGHT – Steel Wool

PALISADES PARK – Freddie Cannon

THE HANDYMAN’S SUMMER — 1987

HEAD TO TOE – Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam

BIG LOVE – Fleetwood Mac

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN – The Bangles

PAPA DON’T PREACH – Madonna

(I JUST) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew

SONGBIRD – Kenny G

OPPORTUNITIES (LET’S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) – Pet Shop Boys

HEART AND SOUL – T’Pau

ONLY IN MY DREAMS – Debbie Gibson

THE HANDYMAN’S HISTORY

Here are some great tunes you remember or will enjoy hearing for the first time from THE HANDYMAN’S HISTORY

THE HANDYMAN’S HISTORY SOUNDTRACK

Oh, geez, as Ed would say. I outdid myself with music for my latest Ed Stephens story, THE HANDYMAN’S HISTORY. Well, in my defense, the book DOES include a lot of flashbacks, and what better way to put a reader in the right time and place than with an evocative song? So…here are the records, most of which can be found in the Ed Stephens Collection, you will encounter in THE HANDYMAN’S HISTORY:

1985

• Cover Me – Bruce Springsteen
• Like A Virgin – Madonna
• The Boys Of Summer – Don Henley
• Loverboy – Billy Ocean
• Private Dancer – Tina Turner
• I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
• Solid – Ashford & Simpson
• Sunglasses At Night – Corey Hart
• Obsession – Animotion

THE OLDIES – 1965-1978

• Come Ride, Come Ride – The Merry-Go-Round
• Hang On Sloopy – The McCoys
• Talk Talk – The Music Machine
• (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet – The Blues Magoos
• Poor Side Of Town – Johnny Rivers
• Cherish – The Association
• Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
• Gitarzan – Ray Stevens
• Time Has Come Today – The Chambers Brothers
• House Of The Rising Sun – Frijid Pink
• Who’ll Stop The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne
• Roundabout – Yes
• Betcha By Golly Wow – The Stylistics
• Daniel – Elton John
• Walk Tall Like A Man – 2 Of Clubs
• Black Is Black – Los Bravos
• You Keep Me Hangin’ on – The Supremes
• Life Is a Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) – Reunion
• Cats In the Cradle – Harry Chapin
• Hollywood Nights – Bob Seger
• Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You – Sugarloaf
• Lonely People – America
• Express – B.T. Express
• California Soul – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• Love Hangover – Diana Ross
• Could It Be Magic – Donna Summer
• You Should Be Dancing – The Bee Gees
• Lost Without Your Love – Bread
• Disco Inferno – The Trammps
• Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty

Popular music has played a HUGE role in my life. Frankly, I don’t think I could write a story without some sort of soundtrack running underneath the words. If you ever have questions about the music in my stories, please ask! I love talking about my second favorite thing…after writing. Oh! And by the way, I’ll also share obscure records here that I think should be discovered, like the one below. Click on the audio link below, listen, and tell me what you think.