Music referenced in my novels - Lee Gabel, Author

When writing my stories, I enjoy working in music whenever possible. It helps me envision the scene in my head, and hopefully as a reader, in your head as well. If you find any songs I have missed mentioning from my books, please let me know. As a thank you, I might have something cool for you in return.

If you’re a Spotify person:

If you prefer a YouTube playlist, find that here!

Skip to a book: Tied • David’s Summer • Snipped • Vermin 2.0 • Arachnid 2.0 • Molerat 2.0 • Lucid Bodies • Lucid Revenge • Lucid Fate

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Tied: A Street Gang Novel

“No Role Modelz” by J Cole – Youtube – Spotify
“Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap – Youtube – Spotify

Vermin 2.0: Hunger Pains (Detest-A-Pest #1)

“Heartbeat” by Carrie Underwood – Youtube – Spotify

David’s Summer

“Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult – Youtube – Spotify
“Homeward Bound” by Simon & Garfunkel – Youtube – Spotify

Snipped: A Cutting Comedy

“September” by Earth, Wind & Fire – Youtube – Spotify
“I Wanna to Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston – Youtube – Spotify
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” by Justin Timberlake – Youtube – Spotify
“Dancing Queen” by ABBA – Youtube – Spotify
“Cuts like a Knife” by Bryan Adams – Youtube – Spotify
“The First Cut is the Deepest” by Sheryl Crow – Youtube – Spotify
“Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis – Youtube – Spotify
“Like A Surgeon” by “Weird Al” Yankovic – Youtube – Spotify
“Got You By The Balls” by AC/DC – Youtube – Spotify
“Red Rubber Ball” by The Cyrkle – Youtube – Spotify
“Big Balls” by AC/DC – Youtube – Spotify
“The Time of My Life” by Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley – Youtube – Spotify

Arachnid 2.0: Darkness Crawls (Detest-A-Pest #2)

“Five More Minutes” by Scotty McCreery – Youtube – Spotify
“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette – Youtube – Spotify
“This Is America” by Childish Gambino – Youtube – Spotify
“Act A Fool” by Ludacris – Youtube – Spotify
“September” by Earth, Wind & Fire – Youtube – Spotify
“Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 – Youtube – Spotify
“Body” by Loud Luxury – Youtube – Spotify
“Single Ladies” by Beyoncé – Youtube – Spotify
“Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man – Youtube – Spotify
“Highway Tune” by Greta Van Fleet – Youtube – Spotify
“Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees – Youtube – Spotify
“Tragedy” by the Bee Gees – Youtube – Spotify
“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” by Randy Newman – Youtube – Spotify
“Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult – Youtube – Spotify
“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash – Youtube – Spotify

Molerat 2.0: Terror Burrows (Detest-A-Pest #3)

“You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC – Youtube – Spotify
“The Sounds of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel – Youtube – Spotify
“Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf – Youtube – Spotify
“Godzilla” by Blue Oyster Cult – Youtube – Spotify
“Start Me Up” by The Rolling Stones – Youtube – Spotify

Lucid Bodies (Dreamwaker Saga #1)
The Dreamwaker Saga takes place in the 1980s, so naturally the songs referenced are all within that decade or earlier.

“That Was Yesterday” by Foreigner – Youtube – Spotify
“I’m Her Man” by Canned Heat – Youtube – Spotify
“Waiting for a Girl Like You” by Foreigner – Youtube – Spotify
“I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner – Youtube – Spotify
“Take On Me” by A-Ha – Youtube – Spotify
“Stranger in My Own House” by Foreigner – Youtube – Spotify
“Crush on You” by The Jets – Youtube – Spotify
“Venus” by Bananarama – Youtube – Spotify
“We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off” by Jermaine Stewart – Youtube – Spotify
“Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins – Youtube – Spotify
“The Heat Is On” by Glenn Frey – Youtube – Spotify
“Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper – Youtube – Spotify
“These Dreams” by Heart – Youtube – Spotify
“Magic” by The Cars – Youtube – Spotify
“Talking In Your Sleep” by The Romantics – Youtube – Spotify
“Little Red Corvette” by Prince – Youtube – Spotify
“You Dropped A Bomb On Me” by The Gap Band – Youtube – Spotify
“She And I” by Alabama – Youtube – Spotify
“Queen Of Hearts” by Juice Newton – Youtube – Spotify
“Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake – Youtube – Spotify
“Hard To Say I’m Sorry” by Chicago – Youtube – Spotify
“Kiss You When It’s Dangerous” by Eight Seconds – Youtube – Spotify
“Girls on Film” by Duran Duran – Youtube – Spotify
“Every Breath You Take” by The Police – Youtube – Spotify
“Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince and The Revolution – Youtube – Spotify
“A Criminal Mind” by Gowan – Youtube – Spotify
“Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen – Youtube – Spotify
“Against All Odds” by Phil Collins – Youtube – Spotify
“Seek and Destroy” by Metallica – Youtube – Spotify
“With A Little Help From My Friends” by The Beatles – Youtube – Spotify
“Cruel Summer” by Bananarama – Youtube – Spotify
“Love Is A Battlefield” by Pat Benatar – Youtube – Spotify
“The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA – Youtube – Spotify
“You’ve Got Another Thing Coming” by Judas Priest – Youtube – Spotify

Lucid Revenge (Dreamwaker Saga #2)

“Keep On Loving You” by REO Speedwagon – Youtube – Spotify
“Black Cars” by Gino Vannelli – Youtube – Spotify
“Panama” by Van Halen – Youtube – Spotify
“Dancing With Tears In My Eyes” by Ultravox – Youtube – Spotify
“Back In Black” by AC/DC – Youtube – Spotify
“Sweet Dreams” by The Eurythmics – Youtube – Spotify
“Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling – Youtube – Spotify
“Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House – Youtube – Spotify
“Head Games” by Foreigner – Youtube – Spotify
“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” by AC/DC – Youtube – Spotify
“Fire of Unknown Origin” by Blue Oyster Cult – Youtube – Spotify
“Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads – Youtube – Spotify
“Devil’s Gun” by C.J. & Company – Youtube – Spotify
“Red Skies” by The Fixx – Youtube – Spotify
“Sister Christian” by Night Ranger – Youtube – Spotify
“Jailbreak” by Thin Lizzy – Youtube – Spotify
“One Way Or Another” by Blondie – Youtube – Spotify

Lucid Fate (Dreamwaker Saga #3)

“Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel – Youtube – Spotify
“The Killing Moon” by Echo & The Bunnymen – Youtube – Spotify
“Road To Nowhere” by Talking Heads – Youtube – Spotify
“Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads – Youtube – Spotify
“Stand By Me” by Ben E. King – Youtube – Spotify
“Alive And Kicking” by Simple Minds – Youtube – Spotify
“Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival – Youtube – Spotify
“Maneater” by Hall & Oates – Youtube – Spotify
“You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC – Youtube – Spotify
“A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran – Youtube – Spotify
“Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti – Youtube – Spotify
“Private Eyes” by Hall & Oates – Youtube – Spotify
“Runnin’ With The Devil” by Van Halen – Youtube – Spotify
“Dream Police” by Cheap Trick – Youtube – Spotify
“Barracuda” by Heart – Youtube – Spotify
“Maniac” by Michael Sembello – Youtube – Spotify
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor – Youtube – Spotify
“Heroes” by David Bowie – Youtube – Spotify
“Stuck on You” by Lionel Richie – Youtube – Spotify
“I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner – Youtube – Spotify
“September” by Earth, Wind & Fire – Youtube – Spotify
“Instant Karma” by John Lennon – Youtube – Spotify
“Renegade” by Styx – Youtube – Spotify

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