FST: Radio Friendly
The soundtrack for my story Radio Friendly, an American Idol AU set in 1962. When New York was the center of pop music and the Brill Building was where it all happened, a group of talented songwriters and producers crafted perfect pop hits for artists whose every move was controlled by their label. Chris/Blake with Ryan/Simon, NC-17, twelve chapters and 29,300 words total. ( Livejournal | Dreamwidth | Archive of Our Own)
- Bob Dorough | Yardbird Suite
Ch. 2: Blake sings for Chris at the little club around the corner
I sing this song hoping you'll all find out
The man who wrote the Yardbird suite
Leave you no doubt, tell you about
Charles Yardbird Parker was his name
- Ray Charles | What'd I Say
Ch. 2: Chris sings for Blake in return
Hey mama don't you treat me wrong
Come and love your daddy all night long
- The Crystals | He's a Rebel
Ch.3: Chris and Blake write for the Kittens
My baby's always the one
To try the things they've never done
- John Coltrane | My Favorite Things
Ch.4: Blake puts on some jazz the first time he brings Chris home
(instr.)
- Bobby Darin | I'm Beginning to See the Light
Ch.5: Blake scores a movie montage of his and Chris's first year of dating
I never cared much for moonlit skies
I never wink back at fireflies
But now that the stars are in your eyes
I'm beginning to see the light
- Little Eva | The Locomotion
Ch.6: Blake sings at the Syco Records Christmas party.
My little baby sister can do it with ease
It's easier than learning your a b c's
So come on, come on,
Do the loco-motion with me
- Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Ch.6: Chris sings at the Syco Records Christmas party.
You tell me that you're leaving
I can't believe it's true
Girl, there's just no living without you
Don't take your love away from me
- The Beatles | I Saw Her Standing There
Ch.8: Chris and Blake listen to a new band from England.
One-two-three-four!
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