The Gap Year Music Recs

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Prologue

-When the gang celebrates Brad and Jake's wedding.

"Hey, Ya" by Outcast

-When Will ruminates over his relationship with Zach.

"Blue Eyes" by Elton John
 

[centexhairysub]

Great choices for both moments....

 

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Chapter 1

-When Will travels into Hawaii.

"Somewhere over the Rainbow" by Israel

-When Will ruminates over his life changes after graduating a semester early. And also ruminates over Zach.

"Landslide" by The Chicks

Edited October 27, 2020 by methodwriter85

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Chapter 2

-When Will takes part in the ceremony to say goodbye to Kai"s father.                                                                                                                 

   "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas                      

Edited December 18, 2020 by methodwriter85

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Chapter 4

-When Will travels into Australia.

"Come into My World" by Kylie Minogue 

-When Will has a "hell, they're here and I might as well enjoy myself" hookup in his hotel room.

"Get Busy" by Sean Paul

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Chapter 5

-When Will dances with a cute jock at the club.

"Slow" by Kylie Minogue

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Chapter 6

-When Will checks out a different club.

"Rhythm Takes Control" by 666

-When Will catches eyes with Connie at the club.

"This Feeling" by Kid Q

-When Will realizes he's been dosed with Special K, and Connie rescues him.

"Satisfaction" by Benny Benassi & the Biz

-When Will and Connie go for Round 3 at the end of the chapter.

"Baby Boy" by Beyonce ft. Sean Paul

 

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Chapter 7

-When Will recounts his fling with Connie that's left him physically exhausted.

"Work It" by Missy Elliot

-When Connie drives Will around.

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" by Jet

-When Connie recounts the saga of his stalkermance.

"Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake

-When Will goes surfing.

"Get Free" by The Vines

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Chapter 8

-When Will meets Connie's friends. Basically, imagine frat people, but Australian.

"Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera

I never thought I'd say this, but I miss the sleaziness of the 2000's. 

-When it snows.

"Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams

-When Will makes someone his bitch, but not in the fun way. (Yet?)

"Move Bitch" by Ludacris

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Chapter 9

-Conflict resolution with Strider.

"Beat It" by Michael Jackson

I am so glad I can feel okay about using 80's tunes again. They're officially old enough in this story's timeline that you're being retro.

Man, I miss 80's themed school dances and bar nights.

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Chapter 10

-When Will analyzes his relationship with Zach, and decides that he's really, really, really over him this time. He promises. 

"I Am the Highway" by Audioslave

-When Will and Connie fly over the sacred Australian landmark Uluru. 

"Land Down Under" by Men at Work

-When Will and Connie walk around the sacred Australian landmark Uluru.

"Sprit of Uluru: Australian Aboriginal Music"

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Chapter 11

-When Will and Connie engage in some sexual release after the snake plot is revealed.

"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes

I somehow never used this one until now. LOL. All these years. Not even during Be Rad or Man In Motion. 

-When Will and Tom get high and scope out the area and hang out.

"Touch of Grey" by the Grateful Dead

-When Will and Tom kiss each other.

"Sweet Jane" by the Cowboy Junkies

 

 

[Mark Arbour]

On 3/17/2021 at 12:45 AM, methodwriter85 said:

Chapter 10

-When Will analyzes his relationship with Zach, and decides that he's really, really, really over him this time. He promises. 

"I Am the Highway" by Audioslave

-When Will and Connie fly over the sacred Australian landmark Uluru. 

"Land Down Under" by Men at Work

-When Will and Connie walk around the sacred Australian landmark Uluru.

"Sprit of Uluru: Australian Aboriginal Music"

I wondered where you'd slot in "Down Under".  That was a good choice.

On 3/25/2021 at 12:42 AM, methodwriter85 said:

Chapter 11

-When Will and Connie engage in some sexual release after the snake plot is revealed.

"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes

I somehow never used this one until now. LOL. All these years. Not even during Be Rad or Man In Motion. 

-When Will and Tom get high and scope out the area and hang out.

"Touch of Grey" by the Grateful Dead

-When Will and Tom kiss each other.

"Sweet Jane" by the Cowboy Junkies

 

 

Bette Davis Eyes...that was unexpected but awesome

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1 hour ago, Mark Arbour said:

I wondered where you'd slot in "Down Under".  That was a good choice.

Bette Davis Eyes...that was unexpected but awesome

Yeah, we're at a point in the story now where 80's music has officially become nostalgic and "cool" again, while 70's and before are "classic." Meanwhile I'm avoiding 90's music. It's not yet cool again. LOL. 

But yeah, if you think about it, Will's kind of a male Bette Davis- magnetic, strong-willed, and direct. Kind of like a hurricane but in a good way.

 

Edited March 29, 2021 by methodwriter85

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Chapter 12

-When Will and Connie get on the yacht and enjoy the sights.

"Superstar" by Jamelia

-When Will and Connie watch the sunset on the yacht. 

"The Name of the Game" by Abba

-When Will and Connie go snorkeling.

"Island in the Sun" by Weezer

-When Will meets up with Stefan and JP, getting to introduce him to his new Australian friends.

"Tu Es Foutu" by In-Grid

Edited April 7, 2021 by methodwriter85

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Chapter 13

-When Stefan watches his grandson engage in a threeway. Because of course he would.

"Milkshake" by Kelis

-When Connie and Will set down to a romantic dinner.

"Lady Lady Lady" by Joe Eposito

-When Connie and Will acknowledge that their fling is coming to an end.

"Angel of the Morning" by Merilee Rush

I somehow managed to rep three different decades in these recs. Nice.

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Chapter 14

-When Will wistfully thinks about Connie.

"I'll Never Find Another You" by the Seekers

-When Will has sex with a sales boy. 

"Dress You Up" by Madonna

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Chapter 15

-When Will realizes that Connie lied, and steals his jacket to get his attention.

"Blue Monday" by New Order

or

"What Is Love?" by Haddaway

Pick either one. I couldn't decide. 

-When Connie gets mushy with Will.

"If You're Not the One" by Daniel Beddingfield

I knew I was going to use this one. Just needed the right moment for it, but there hasn't been a moment this sentimental in CAP for awhile. Will generally avoids the flowerly emotions now compared to the 14-year old Will, and JJ seems to loathe sentimentality like the good little WASP boy he is.

-When Will and Connie end the chapter making up in a really fun way.

"Can't Get You Out Of My Head" by Kylie Minoque

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Chapter 17

-When Will comes home to Escorial.

"California" by Phantom Planet

 

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Chapter 27

-Will's jailbait anthem moment.

"Seventeen" by Winger

God, I am so glad we're at the point in the story timeline where 80's music was cool again. I love  the 80's, deep down in my soul.

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Chapter 28

-When Will and Patrick have a nice little moment before Will goes back to California.

'There She Goes" by the La's

-When JJ decides to cosplay as an AbFab character.

"The Absolutely Fabulous" theme song. Duh.

-When Will goes over his decision to invest in Facebook with Stefan.

"Baby, You're A Rich Man" by the Beatles

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Chapter 29

-When Will finds Brad at rock bottom.

"Vienna" by Ultravox

Chapter 30

-When Brad and Jake go over the stuff leading to their break-up.

"Fallen" by Sarah McLachlan

God, I've been waiting for this one. I don't think I've ever found a place for this one until now. Of course, this song wasn't out until the fall of 2003 so I had to wait a while to use it anyway. LOL

 

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Chapter 31

-When Will convinces Brad to talk it out with Jake, and they walk down the hall together.

"Have A Little Faith in Me" by Mandy Moore

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Chapter 34

-When Will convinces John to lead his own rebellion.

"It's My Life" by No Doubt

-When the gang is grooving on the beach.

"Slow Jamz" by Twista/Kanye/Jamie Foxx

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Chapter 35

-When Will kisses Mike the little proletariat. 

"Crimson and Clover" by Joan Jett

-When Will has a nice time with Mike.

"More Than This" by Roxy Music