“Cynical Girl” by Marshall Crenshaw

Cynical girls unite! Love love love this song! It’s impossible to listen without grinning.

“When Heroes Go Down” by Suzanne Vega

“I heard you say you look out for the feet of clay.
That someone will be falling next without the chance for last respects.”

I’m not one of those authors who “talks” to her characters, but if I were, that’s what I’d say to Kate. This whole song feels like Vega is narrating a fabulous battle of wills. If you’ve never listened to 99.9Fº (the album that features this song) I highly recommend you give it a listen. It’s brilliant!

“The Mind of Love” by k.d. lang

She doesn’t spell Katharine right (she uses Kathryn) but I love how the song is about a Kathryn fighting falling in love.

“Nobody Does it Better” by Carly Simon

The theme song to the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me? How could I not?