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==Songs, Music and Artists in ''Inherent Vice''==
 
==Songs, Music and Artists in ''Inherent Vice''==
  
Although there's [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413861 a playlist for ''Inherent Vice'' on Amazon.com], apparently provided to Amazon by Mr. Pynchon himself [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/pynchons-playlist.html], the links just take you to where you can buy the music. This is a playlist to ''hear'' the music — thanks to [http://www.youtube.com YouTube] — and learn about the artists and songs, via [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]. Enjoy...
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Although there's [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413861 a playlist for ''Inherent Vice'' on Amazon.com], apparently provided to Amazon by Mr. Pynchon himself [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/pynchons-playlist.html], the links just take you to where you can buy the music. This is a playlist to ''hear'' the music, thanks to [http://www.youtube.com YouTube], ''read'' the lyrics, thanks to [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Lyrics_Wiki LyricWiki], and learn about the artists and songs, via [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]. The songs are organized below by the page on which they are found. Enjoy...
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There is a [http://www.rdio.com/people/timball/playlists/12390378/the_Inherent_Vice_(book)_soundtrack/ "Inherent Vice" Rdio Playlist] if you use that streaming service.
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There is a [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2n9lMjugDWY1RN7RecHGdm?si=pRCHwmssTdeiMXuoY4sZmw Pynchon Wiki Playlist of Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" on Spotify] if you use that streaming service.
  
 
==''Inherent Vice'' Playlist==
 
==''Inherent Vice'' Playlist==
 
1: Country Joe and the Fish<br />
 
1: Country Joe and the Fish<br />
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo Look/Listen to Country Joe playing "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die"] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhLYJMPlYg CJ & the Fish playing "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" at Monterey Pop (1967)]<br />
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo Look/Listen to Country Joe playing "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die"] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhLYJMPlYg CJ & the Fish playing "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" at Monterey Pop (1967)]<br />
3: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zx68HENIA Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Paul_Mc%27cartney:Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love Lyrics...]<br />
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3: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwZsFKIXa8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Paul_Mc%27cartney:Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love Lyrics...]<br />
 
10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MiQzAo6Cp8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Archies:Sugar,_Sugar Lyrics...]<br />
 
10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MiQzAo6Cp8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Archies:Sugar,_Sugar Lyrics...]<br />
11: "Runaround Sue" by Dion [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uadF_CUIXzk Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Dion:Runaround_Sue Lyrics...]<br />  
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11: "Runaround Sue" by Dion [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZDrNUPrlGY Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Dion:Runaround_Sue Lyrics...]<br />  
 
36: Dick Dale: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8 Dick Dale & the Deltones performing "Misirlou"]<br />
 
36: Dick Dale: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8 Dick Dale & the Deltones performing "Misirlou"]<br />
 
37: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Bostic Earl Bostic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_getz Stan Getz], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Allen_(musician) Lee Allen]<br />
 
37: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Bostic Earl Bostic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_getz Stan Getz], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Allen_(musician) Lee Allen]<br />
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95: Blue Cheer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cheer Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5uDozoSSM Listen to "Summertime Blues" (1968)]<br />
 
95: Blue Cheer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cheer Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5uDozoSSM Listen to "Summertime Blues" (1968)]<br />
 
101: The Surfaris "Wipe Out" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5D07c0dJuQ Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Surfaris:Wipe_Out Lyrics...]<br />
 
101: The Surfaris "Wipe Out" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5D07c0dJuQ Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Surfaris:Wipe_Out Lyrics...]<br />
103: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Prunes The Electric Prunes] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMnM0oCKL6k Listen...]<br>  
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103: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Prunes The Electric Prunes] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-kVFfKezVo Listen...]<br>  
 
108: "The Ice Caps Are Melting" by Tiny Tim (This Tiny Tim song is actually called "'''The Other Side'''"; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEoOdcYKbc Listen...]) [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Tiny_Tim:The_Other_Side Lyrics...]<br />
 
108: "The Ice Caps Are Melting" by Tiny Tim (This Tiny Tim song is actually called "'''The Other Side'''"; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEoOdcYKbc Listen...]) [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Tiny_Tim:The_Other_Side Lyrics...]<br />
 
121: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls_Before_Swine_%28band%29 Pearls Before Swine]<br />  
 
121: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls_Before_Swine_%28band%29 Pearls Before Swine]<br />  
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125: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifyxqr5ld6e The Olympics]<br />
 
125: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifyxqr5ld6e The Olympics]<br />
 
125: "Tequila" by The Champs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIEV8rxV0aw&feature=fvst Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Champs:Tequila Lyrics...]<br />
 
125: "Tequila" by The Champs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIEV8rxV0aw&feature=fvst Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Champs:Tequila Lyrics...]<br />
129: Pink Floyd (Rick Wright) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX4ntG1Ks9s Pink Floyd live w/Syd Barrett, Rick Wright on organ]<br />
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129: Pink Floyd (Rick Wright) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_floyd Wikipedia] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEJ4WzLAiwU Pink Floyd w/Syd Barrett, Rick Wright on organ, playing Astronomy Domine]<br />
 
130: George Formby [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3VDn5VlvBk Look/Listen to Formby playing "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: George Formby [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3VDn5VlvBk Look/Listen to Formby playing "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: Herman's Hermits [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_Hermits Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxqxJlu2-aw Covering Formby's "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
 
130: Herman's Hermits [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_Hermits Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxqxJlu2-aw Covering Formby's "Leaning on a Lamp Post"]<br />
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131: "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANODMX9c5g Listen...]<br />
 
131: "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANODMX9c5g Listen...]<br />
 
134: "Here Come the Hodads" by the Marketts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketts Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/jglassow#play/all/uploads-all/1/0ZF98gNGvtA Listen...]<br />
 
134: "Here Come the Hodads" by the Marketts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketts Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/jglassow#play/all/uploads-all/1/0ZF98gNGvtA Listen...]<br />
135: "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6UnvSlahc Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Byrds:Eight_Miles_High Lyrics...]<br />
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135: "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74ttSR8lEg Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Byrds:Eight_Miles_High Lyrics...]<br />
 
146: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
 
146: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
 
148: "Runaway" by Del Shannon [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLLcvWeiKw Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Del_Shannon:Runaway Lyrics...]<br />
 
148: "Runaway" by Del Shannon [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLLcvWeiKw Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Del_Shannon:Runaway Lyrics...]<br />
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220: Liberace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace Wikipedia]<br />
 
220: Liberace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace Wikipedia]<br />
 
220: "Grande valse brillante" by Chopin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Valse_Brillante_(Chopin) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQ-6_OIds4 Look/Listen to "Grande Valse Brillante"]<br />
 
220: "Grande valse brillante" by Chopin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Valse_Brillante_(Chopin) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQ-6_OIds4 Look/Listen to "Grande Valse Brillante"]<br />
221: "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by Ethel Merman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icr71H1nb3Q Look/Listen to Merman perform this tune]<br />
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221: "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by Ethel Merman:
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222: Mick Jagger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_jagger Wikipedia]<br />
 
222: Mick Jagger [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_jagger Wikipedia]<br />
 
223: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
 
223: Frank Zappa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Wikipedia]<br />
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244: Dolly Parton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Dolly Parton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Roy Acuff [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Acuff Wikipedia]<br />
 
244: Roy Acuff [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Acuff Wikipedia]<br />
247: "(You're not Sick) You're Just in Love" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin Wikipedia] song sung by Ethel Merman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aW0HjCR7R0 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Perry_Como:You%27re_Just_In_Love Lyrics...]<br />
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247: "(You're not Sick) You're Just in Love" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin Wikipedia] song sung by Ethel Merman {{#ev:youtube|2LAijDQ2cIE}}<br />
247: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(musician) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0 Look/Listen to Tiny Tim performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"]<br />
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247: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(musician) Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0 Look/Listen to Tiny Tim performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Tiny_Tim:Tip_Toe_Through_The_Tulips Lyrics...]<br />
 
249: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Eskenazi Roza Eskenazi]<br />  
 
249: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Eskenazi Roza Eskenazi]<br />  
 
249: Bessie Smith, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVCqXRlXx4&feature=related Listen...]<br />   
 
249: Bessie Smith, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVCqXRlXx4&feature=related Listen...]<br />   
271: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqsX7xQWRoU Listen...]<br>
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271: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATDJ8VPJG5s&ob=av2n Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Elvis_Presley:I%27m_All_Shook_Up Lyrics...]<br>
 
276: Vivaldi [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi Wikipedia]<br />
 
276: Vivaldi [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi Wikipedia]<br />
278: "That's Amore" by Dean Martin [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI Look/Listen to Martin singing this tune]<br />
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278: "That's Amore" by Dean Martin [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI Look/Listen to Martin singing this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Dean_Martin:That%27s_Amore Lyrics...]<br />
 
289: Bonzo Dog Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9y4vLrHsm4 Look/Listen to the Doo Dahs perform "Death Cab for Cutie" in the Beatles' film ''Magical Mystery Tour'']<br />
 
289: Bonzo Dog Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9y4vLrHsm4 Look/Listen to the Doo Dahs perform "Death Cab for Cutie" in the Beatles' film ''Magical Mystery Tour'']<br />
 
299: "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iA7wdO00VI Look/Listen to the Floyd perform "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Syd Barrett)]<br />
 
299: "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iA7wdO00VI Look/Listen to the Floyd perform "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Syd Barrett)]<br />
300: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & The Imperials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52RzHKsiacQ Listen...]<br />
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300: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & The Imperials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2kmO24rgE Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Gracenote:Little_Anthony_%26_The_Imperials:Tears_On_My_Pillow Lyrics...]<br />
 
318: Mike Curb's score from ''The Big Bounce'' (1969).  Listen to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUXefgMkZI&feature=channel_page "When Somebody Cares for You"] from ''The Big Bounce''.<br />
 
318: Mike Curb's score from ''The Big Bounce'' (1969).  Listen to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUXefgMkZI&feature=channel_page "When Somebody Cares for You"] from ''The Big Bounce''.<br />
330: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lind Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6727qgmRbY Listen...]<br />
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330: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lind Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6727qgmRbY Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Bob_Lind:Elusive_Butterfly Lyrics...]<br />
 
331: Glen Campbell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i596xFsPIe0 Listen...]<br />
 
331: Glen Campbell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i596xFsPIe0 Listen...]<br />
332: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (covered by Herb Alpert) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG1SVKipKZE Look/Listen...]<br />
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332: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (covered by Herb Alpert) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkoT0Me2sRU Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ohio_Express:Yummy_Yummy_Yummy Lyrics...]<br />
 
338: Rocio Durcal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc%C3%ADo_D%C3%BArcal Wikipedia]<br>
 
338: Rocio Durcal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc%C3%ADo_D%C3%BArcal Wikipedia]<br>
 
352: Theme from ''Hawaii Five-O'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrkrQXuDq24 Listen...]<br />
 
352: Theme from ''Hawaii Five-O'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrkrQXuDq24 Listen...]<br />
356: "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0l1FsEZv-k Look/Listen...][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_Newman Wikipedia]<br />
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356: "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_6TU1T7V8 Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Thunderclap_Newman:Something_In_The_Air Lyrics...] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_Newman Wikipedia]<br />
 
360: "We Should Be Together" sung by Shirley Temple and George Murphey [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwiLsOFH4A Look/Listen...]<br />
 
360: "We Should Be Together" sung by Shirley Temple and George Murphey [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwiLsOFH4A Look/Listen...]<br />
 
363: Dick Dale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale Wikipedia]<br />
 
363: Dick Dale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale Wikipedia]<br />
364: "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZ0ApTA-y4&feature=fvst Look/Listen to a 1965 Beach Boys performance of this tune]<br />
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364: "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZ0ApTA-y4&feature=fvst Look/Listen to a 1965 Beach Boys performance of this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Beach_Boys:Help_Me,_Rhonda Lyrics...]<br />
365: "Volare" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI Listen to Dean Martin sing this]<br />
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365: "Volare" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI Listen to Dean Martin sing this] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Captain_Jack:Volare Lyrics...]<br />
365: "Java Jive" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRLk7voXfc Listen to the Ink Spots sing their hit version of this tune]<br />
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365: "Java Jive" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRLk7voXfc Listen to the Ink Spots sing their hit version of this tune] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Ink_Spots:Java_Jive Lyrics...]<br />
368: "Super Market" by Fapardokly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fapardokly Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8gLdOfWl5M Listen to Fapardokly sing "Mr Clock" (1967)]<br />
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368: "Super Market" by Fapardokly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fapardokly Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvzF-1YB0FM&t=27m50s Listen...] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Fapardokly_-_Super_Market Lyrics...]<br />
 
368: Elephant's Memory [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant%27s_Memory Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJDGRp_nUI Listen to them perform "Mongoose" (1970)]<br />
 
368: Elephant's Memory [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant%27s_Memory Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJDGRp_nUI Listen to them perform "Mongoose" (1970)]<br />
 
368: "Stranger in Love" covered by The Spaniels [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spaniels Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egX9N8yOgaU Listen to the Spaniels sing "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight"]<br />
 
368: "Stranger in Love" covered by The Spaniels [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spaniels Wikipedia] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egX9N8yOgaU Listen to the Spaniels sing "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight"]<br />
368: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_UILNwWrc Listen to the Beach Boys perform this, with Brian Wilson on lead vocal]
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368: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_UILNwWrc Listen to the Beach Boys perform this, with Brian Wilson on lead vocal] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Beach_Boys:God_Only_Knows Lyrics...]
  
 
==Other Resources==
 
==Other Resources==
 
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/09/20/in_pynchons_tales_music_is_the_backbeat/ ''Boston Globe'' article by Mark Feeney on Pynchon's use of music in ''Inherent Vice'']
 
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/09/20/in_pynchons_tales_music_is_the_backbeat/ ''Boston Globe'' article by Mark Feeney on Pynchon's use of music in ''Inherent Vice'']
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413861 Pynchon's Amazon.com Playlist]
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000413861 Pynchon's Amazon.com Playlist]

Latest revision as of 19:42, 1 March 2020

Songs, Music and Artists in Inherent Vice

Although there's a playlist for Inherent Vice on Amazon.com, apparently provided to Amazon by Mr. Pynchon himself [1], the links just take you to where you can buy the music. This is a playlist to hear the music, thanks to YouTube, read the lyrics, thanks to LyricWiki, and learn about the artists and songs, via Wikipedia. The songs are organized below by the page on which they are found. Enjoy...

There is a "Inherent Vice" Rdio Playlist if you use that streaming service.

There is a Pynchon Wiki Playlist of Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" on Spotify if you use that streaming service.

Inherent Vice Playlist

1: Country Joe and the Fish
Look/Listen to Country Joe playing "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die" or CJ & the Fish playing "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" at Monterey Pop (1967)
3: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles: Listen... Lyrics...
10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies Listen... Lyrics...
11: "Runaround Sue" by Dion Listen... Lyrics...
36: Dick Dale: Dick Dale & the Deltones performing "Misirlou"
37: Jimi Hendrix, Earl Bostic, Stan Getz, Lee Allen
37: The Chantays Wikipedia Look & Listen...
37: The Trashmen Wikipedia Listen...
37: The Halibuts Wikipedia Listen... (mentioned in anachronism, as they apparently started out in the 1980s?)
55: "The Great Pretender" by The Platters Listen... Lyrics...
56: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" The Bonzo Dog Band's cover of Cher's original Listen... Lyrics...
69: "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison Listen... Lyrics...
72: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys Listen... Lyrics...
75: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra Listen... Lyrics...
77: "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors Listen... Lyrics...
77: "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino Listen... Lyrics...
78: "Little GTO" by Ronny and the Daytonas (not specifically called out, but obliquely referenced in the "golden oldie" by the Boards): Listen... Lyrics...Lyrics explained/translated...
81: "People Are Strange" by The Doors Listen... Lyrics...
92: Iron Butterfly Wikipedia Listen to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968)
95: Blue Cheer Wikipedia Listen to "Summertime Blues" (1968)
101: The Surfaris "Wipe Out" Listen... Lyrics...
103: The Electric Prunes Listen...
108: "The Ice Caps Are Melting" by Tiny Tim (This Tiny Tim song is actually called "The Other Side"; Listen...) Lyrics...
121: Pearls Before Swine
124: The Chantays "Pipeline" Look/Listen...
124: "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen Listen... Lyrics...
124: "Bamboo" by Johnny & The Hurricanes Listen...
124: Eddie & the Showmen
124: The Belairs Wikipedia
125: The Hollywood Saxons
125: The Olympics
125: "Tequila" by The Champs Listen... Lyrics...
129: Pink Floyd (Rick Wright) Wikipedia Pink Floyd w/Syd Barrett, Rick Wright on organ, playing Astronomy Domine
130: George Formby Look/Listen to Formby playing "Leaning on a Lamp Post"
130: Herman's Hermits Wikipedia Covering Formby's "Leaning on a Lamp Post"
130: Pat Boone Wikipedia
131: "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) Wikipedia Listen...
134: "Here Come the Hodads" by the Marketts Wikipedia Listen...
135: "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds Listen... Lyrics...
146: Frank Zappa Wikipedia
148: "Runaway" by Del Shannon Listen... Lyrics...
153: "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers Listen... Lyrics...
155: Wild Man Fischer Wikipedia
156: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane Wikipedia Look/Listen to a live performance Lyrics...
156: "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Look/Listen to a live performance Lyrics...
159: Antonio Carlos Jobim Wikipedia
160: "Desafinado" by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, with Charlie Byrd Listen...
160: "It Never Entered My Mind" by Rodgers & Hart (show tune from the musical Higher and Higher) Listen to Miles Davis perform this tune (1956) Peggy Lee sings Lyrics...
160: "Alone Together" by Dietz & Schwartz Listen to Mimi Fox & Greta Matassa perform this tune Lyrics...
162: "Samba Do Avião" (by Antonio Carlos Jobim) Listen... Lyrics...
165: Tommy James and the Shondells Wikipedia Listen to "Crimson and Clover"
176: Theme from Dark Shadows Watch/Listen to the Dark Shadows opening sequence and theme
193: "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" by the Rolling Stones Listen... Wikipedia Lyrics...
198: Floyd Cramer Wikipedia
220: Liberace Wikipedia
220: "Grande valse brillante" by Chopin Wikipedia Look/Listen to "Grande Valse Brillante"
221: "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by Ethel Merman: 2LAijDQ2cIE 222: Mick Jagger Wikipedia
223: Frank Zappa Wikipedia
224: “One Fine Day” by the Chiffons Listen... Lyrics...
225: Ernest Tubb Wikipedia Look/Listen to Tubb performing "Walkin' the Floor Over You"
225: Jim Reeves Wikipedia Look/Listen to Reeves performing "I Love You Because"
225: Web Pierce Wikipedia Look/Listen to Pierce performing "There Stands the Glass"
227: Merle Haggard "The Wabash Cannonball" Look/Listen to Haggard performing "Mama Tried"
229: Les Paul Wikipedia Look/Listen to Les Paul & Mary Ford performing "How High the Moon"
232: The Monkees Wikipedia
232: Elvis Presley Wikipedia
233: "Wunderbar" by Cole Porter, from "Kiss Me Kate" Look/Listen to this 1958 TV performance with Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison
233: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., "Haunted Heart" by Dietz & Schwartz Look/Listen to Sugar Goth Daddy performing "Haunted Heart"
234: "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley Look/Listen to Elvis sing this in Viva Las Vegas Lyrics...
239: The Rat Pack Wikipedia [Listen to the Rat Pack perform]
239: Marty Robbins Wikipedia Look/Listen to Robbins perform "El Paso"
240: Pat Boone Wikipedia
243: Elvis Presley Wikipedia
244: Dolly Parton Wikipedia
244: Roy Acuff Wikipedia

247: "(You're not Sick) You're Just in Love" Irving Berlin Wikipedia song sung by Ethel Merman

247: "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim Wikipedia Look/Listen to Tiny Tim performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" Lyrics...
249: Roza Eskenazi
249: Bessie Smith, Listen...
271: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley Listen... Lyrics...
276: Vivaldi Wikipedia
278: "That's Amore" by Dean Martin Look/Listen to Martin singing this tune Lyrics...
289: Bonzo Dog Band Look/Listen to the Doo Dahs perform "Death Cab for Cutie" in the Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour
299: "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd Look/Listen to the Floyd perform "Interstellar Overdrive" (with Syd Barrett)
300: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony & The Imperials Listen... Lyrics...
318: Mike Curb's score from The Big Bounce (1969). Listen to "When Somebody Cares for You" from The Big Bounce.
330: "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind Wikipedia Listen... Lyrics...
331: Glen Campbell Wikipedia Listen...
332: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (covered by Herb Alpert) Listen... Lyrics...
338: Rocio Durcal Wikipedia
352: Theme from Hawaii Five-O Listen...
356: "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman Listen... Lyrics... Wikipedia
360: "We Should Be Together" sung by Shirley Temple and George Murphey Look/Listen...
363: Dick Dale Wikipedia
364: "Help Me Rhonda" by the Beach Boys Look/Listen to a 1965 Beach Boys performance of this tune Lyrics...
365: "Volare" Listen to Dean Martin sing this Lyrics...
365: "Java Jive" Listen to the Ink Spots sing their hit version of this tune Lyrics...
368: "Super Market" by Fapardokly Wikipedia Listen... Lyrics...
368: Elephant's Memory Wikipedia Listen to them perform "Mongoose" (1970)
368: "Stranger in Love" covered by The Spaniels Wikipedia Listen to the Spaniels sing "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight"
368: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys Listen to the Beach Boys perform this, with Brian Wilson on lead vocal Lyrics...

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