Wise Young Fool Official Playlist

You say it’s your birthday? It’s my birthday, too!

Okay, okay, joking aside. Today actually IS my birthday (the dreaded three-oh – aack!) — and it’s also the day we break out Sean Beaudoin’s official playlist for his latest novel, Wise Young Fool. (You see what I did there earlier? Quoting a song? Get it?)

Check out Sean’s tunes below … and let us know which song from the Wise Young Fool playlist is your favorite.

Brian Eno. “Burning Airlines Give You So Much More.” Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). Island, 1974.

Fear. “New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones.” The Record. Slash, 1982.

The Replacements. “Bastards of Young.” Tim. Sire, 1985.

Sweet. “Teenage Rampage.” Desolation Boulevard. RCA, 1974.

The Germs. “What We Do Is Secret.” The Germs. Slash, 1981.

The Misfits. “TV Casualty.” Legacy of Brutality. Plan 9, 1989.

Bad Brains. “We Will Not.” Rock for Light. PVC, 1983.

New York Dolls. “Lonely Planet Boy.” New York Dolls. Mercury, 1973.

Minor Threat. “In My Eyes.” In My Eyes. Dischord, 1984.

The Ramones. “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.” Ramones. Sire,1976.

Cheap Trick. “She’s Tight.” One on One. Epic, April 1982.

Sly and the Family Stone. “Stand.” Stand! Epic, 1969.

Stiff Little Fingers. “Suspect Device.” Inflammable Material. Rough Trade, 1979.

Steely Dan. “My Old School.” Countdown to Ecstasy. ABC, 1973.

ZZ Top. “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers.” Tres Hombres. London,1973.

Black Sabbath. “Paranoid.” Paranoid. Vertigo, 1970.

AC/DC. Highway to Hell. Albert Productions (AU)/ Atlantic (outside of AU), August 1979.

Talking Heads. Fear of Music. Sire Records, 1979.

Agnostic Front. Cause for Alarm. Relativity/Combat Records, 1986.

Bauhaus. In The Flat Field. 4AD, 1980.

Carcass. Reek of Putrefaction. Earache, 1988.

The Rolling Stones. Beggar’s Banquet. London (US)/ Decca (UK),1968.

Siouxsie and the Banshees. Tinderbox. Polydor (UK)/ Geffen/Warner Bros. (USA),1986.

Slayer. Undisputed Attitude. American Recordings, 1996.

Johnny Thunders. So Alone. Real (UK)/ Sire (US), 1996.

The White Stripes. De Stijl. Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2000.

Pavement. Slanted and Enchanted. Matador, 1992.

Roxy Music. For Your Pleasure. Island, 1973.

Mastodon. Leviathan. Relapse, 2004.

Elliott Smith. Either/Or. Kill Rock Stars, 1997.

My Bloody Valentine. Loveless. Creation, 1991 Los Angeles. Slash, 1980.

Chuck Berry. St. Louis to Liverpool. Chess, 1964. Thirds. ABC, 1971.

The Clash. The Clash. Columbia, 1977.