March Playlist

This month's theme is Risk-Taking -- and here are this month's theme songs.

Let's Get Movin' Into Action by Tim Armstrong and Skye Sweetnam
Go For It by Girlfriend
Wide Open Spaces by The Dixie Chicks
A Praise Chorus by Jimmy Eat World
Declaration by David Cook
Fall In Love Tonight by The Whomping Willows
Dare You to Move by Switchfoot

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Suggest Songs for Our March Playlist

Hey rgz!

We are building the playlist for March. Our theme is Risk-Taking. Give me your suggestions in the comments below, and I'll create our mix through Project Playlist.

Suggestions so far:
Dare You to Move by Switchfoot
Go For It by Girlfriend
A Praise Chorus by Jimmy Eat World
Declaration by David Cook

February Playlist

When we asked you to suggest songs about loyalty for our February playlist, the music recommendations came pouring in! This month's playlist includes:

Stand By Me by Ben E. King
Don't Leave My Mind by Azure Ray
I'll Be There by The Spinners
Just When You're Leaving by Joanna Pacitti
Lean On Me by Al Green
I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders
Mordred's Lullaby by Heather Dale
At Your Side by The Corrs
I Will by The Beatles
Touch Me by The Doors
Sway by Bic Runga
I'll Be by Edwin McCain
I'll Be There by The Jackson 5
For Good from the musical Wicked
Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne
Stay by Lisa Loeb

Hope: Markéta Irglová's Speech at the Oscars

Markéta Irglová spoke of hope when she and Glen Hansard the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly, which I put on this month's playlist. Here's what she said:

"Hi everyone. I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling, and this, the fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just the proof that no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible. And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don’t give up. And this song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are. And so thank you so much who helped us on the way. Thank you." - Markéta Irglová

Isn't that lovely?

Now, consider this: Her initial acceptance speech had been cut off by a music cue! Glen gave his speech, but when Markéta walked up to the mic, the orchestra started to play, cutting her off. Thanks to host Jon Stewart, Markéta was able to come back on stage and have her moment. That is when she gave the speech as quoted above.

Click here to watch the award announcement and subsequent speeches.

Suggest Songs for Our February Playlist

Hey rgz!

We are building the playlist for February. Our theme is Loyalty. Give me your suggestions in the comments below, and I'll create the playlist.

Suggestions so far:
Stand By Me by Ben E. King
Don't Leave My Mind by Azure Ray
Just When You're Leaving by Joanna Pacitti
I Will by The Beatles

January Playlist

Hey readergirlz! Check out our playlist for this month's theme, Hope:

(If you can't see the playlist above, you need Flash.)

Note: Not all of the recommended songs were available at the Project Playlist website. Here's the full list of tracks:

Only Hope by Mandy Moore
Joy by David Poe
Moon River by Henry Mancini as performed by Audrey Hepburn
Your Song by Elton John
Hope For Me Yet by Marc Broussard
Save Yourself by Sense Field
Positivity by Ashley Tishdale
The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
Falling Slowly by The Frames (or Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, whichever recording you prefer!)

Suggest Songs for Our January Playlist

Hey rgz!

We are building the playlist for January. Our theme is Hope. Give me your suggestions in the comments below, and I'll create the playlist!

December Playlist

Hey readergirlz! We asked you to suggest songs suitable for this month's theme, Compassion, and here's what you came up with:

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Note: Not all of the recommended songs were available at the Project Playlist website. Here's the full list of tracks suggested by readergirlz:

Sally by Jonatha Brooke
Serena by Duncan Sheik
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
One by U2
Fix You by Coldplay
Explode by The Cardigans
Love a Diamond by Tonic
When You Come Back Down by Nickel Creek

Suggest Songs for Our December Playlist

Hey rgz!

We are building the playlist for December. Our theme is Compassion. Give me your suggestions in the comments below, and I'll compile the list for us to rock our November reads.

Suggestions so far:
Sally by Jonatha Brooke
Serena by Duncan Sheik

What songs would you like to hear on the Compassion playlist? Let me know!

November Playlist

Hey readergirlz! We asked you to suggest songs suitable for this month's theme, Resilience, and here's what you came up with:

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Note: Not all of the recommended songs were available at the Project Playlist website. Here's the full list of tracks suggested by readergirlz:

Promise To Try by Madonna
Unprofessional by Katy Rose
Got Dynamite by Demi Lovato
Dark Carnival by Vanessa Carlton
Nobody by Amy Studt
Change by Taylor Swift
So What by Pink
Voldemort is Going Down from the soundtrack of A Very Potter Musical
Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
Superwoman by Alicia Keys
Stronger by Britney Spears
Fighter by Christina Aguilera

October: The Soundtrack to Lips Touch

Featured Author Laini Taylor hand-picked songs for the playlist that accompanies Lips Touch this month (take a sneak peek, left). Listen to the full soundtrack with the player in the right-hand sidebar or see the list of songs in the October issue!

July: The Soundtrack to Only The Good Spy Young

Featured Author Ally Carter hand-picked songs for the playlist that accompanies Only the Good Spy Young this month (and how cool is that peek at the mix, left?). Listen to the full soundtrack with the player in the right-hand sidebar or in the July issue!

June: The Soundtrack to Paper Towns

Featured Author John Green hand-picked songs for the playlist that accompanies Paper Towns this month (and how cool is that peek at the mix, left?). Listen to the full soundtrack with the player in the right-hand sidebar or in the June issue!

May: The Soundtrack to Absolutely Maybe

Featured Author Lisa Yee hand-picked songs for the playlist that accompanies Absolutely Maybe this month (and how cool is that peek at the mix, left?). Listen to the full soundtrack with the player in the right-hand sidebar or in the May issue!

April Playlist: The Secret Life of Prince Charming Soundtrack!

Check out the awesome music Deb Caletti has chosen for the soundtrack to The Secret Life of Prince Charming. Have a listen in the right-hand sidebar or just open up this month's issue of readergirlz and the music will start!

Deb selected a mix of different styles and time periods, for each of the main female characters...

1. "Daughters" by John Mayer Trio – Live (Quote from the opening page of the book)

2. "Baby I Can't Please You" by Sam Phillips (For Mom – Mary Louise Hoffman)

3. "Love You Madly" by Cake (For Aunt Annie)

4. "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson (For Grandma – Dorothy Hoffman)

5. "I Was Never Young" by Of Montreal (For Sprout)

6. "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver (For Frances Lee)

7. "Changed the Locks" by Lucinda Williams (For Joelle Giofranco)

8. "Oh My Love" by John Lennon (For Elizabeth Bennett)

9. "A Lucky Guy" by Rickie Lee Jones (For Olivia Thorton)

10. "Not The Doctor" by Alanis Morissette (For Brie Jenkins)

11. "Love Is A Stranger" by Eurythmics (For Abigail Renfrew)

12. "Secret Heart" by Ron Sexsmith (For Quinn)

SWOON.

January Playlist: The Disreputable Soundtrack

Featured Author E. Lockhart hand-picked songs for the playlist that accompanies The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks this month (and how cool is that peek at the mix, left?). Listen to the full soundtrack with the player in the right-hand sidebar or in the January issue!

December: Trickster's Playlist by Tamora Pierce

Featured Author Tamora Pierce hand-picked songs for the playlist that accompanies Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen this month. Check it out in the December issue!

June: The Sweethearts Playlist

Sara Zarr's Sweethearts playlist is in the right sidebar and appears as part of our full issue about Sara--check it out for some lovely, nostalgic sounds. It's an amazing mix, and I'm totally taking it to my 10-year college reunion this weekend (!).

Some artists involved include:

No Laughter Here: The Playlist

Every month we ask our featured author to create a playlist to go with the spotlighted book. Check out who's in the mix for our February title, Rita Williams-Garcia's No Laughter Here, and listen to the full soundtrack here.

Corinne Bailey Rae





Jill Scott





Jordan Sparks

Music Interrupted

Eeek! I was just over at MySpace checking that everything is spot on as usual, and I discovered Project Playlist is now officially blocked from running on MySpace! Ack!

We've been building playlists this way for almost 2 years. *sigh* I'm thinking they are trying to get us to use their tools instead. This is going to take me a bit to figure out. Here's the full report:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10127653-36.html?tag=mncol%3Btxt

Meg's songs for HOW TO BE POPULAR are still running on our website and you can hear them there. If you are missing them at MySpace, here's the text list below at least.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Trying to rock on,



Let the Good Times Roll - The Cars
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols
Young Americans - David Bowie
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
My Sharona - The Knack
London Calling - The Clash
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
Cantina Band - Star Wars