The Soundtrack

Ten songs that explain everything.

Every one of these is a live performance or has live energy—mastery meeting risk in real time. This is what Glitter Canon sounds like. Play it loud.

1. 01
   "More Today Than Yesterday"

   Charles Earland

   Hammond organ swing. Pure joy.

2. 02
   "Sir Duke"

   Stevie Wonder

   A taxonomy of musical genius delivered as pure celebration.

3. 03
   "Mack the Knife" (Live in Berlin)

   Ella Fitzgerald

   She loses the lyrics mid-song and improvises her way through. The crowd goes wild. She wins a Grammy for it.

4. 04
   "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Live at the Sands)

   Frank Sinatra & Count Basie Orchestra

   Tension-building mastery. The band locks in and doesn't let go.

5. 05
   "Opalite"

   Taylor Swift

   I danced to this in the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe under the night sky at Victoria Falls. A song about surviving lightning strikes and discovering the sky has become a jewel you have to make.

6. 06
   "Sympathy for the Devil"

   The Rolling Stones

   History and faith as incisive commentary.

7. 07
   "Eminence Front"

   The Who

   Townshend calling people on their nonsense while the synthesizer shimmers.

8. 08
   "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Live, Rattle & Hum)

   U2 & New Voices of Freedom

   Rock band meets gospel choir. Faithful and genre-crossing.

9. 09
   "How Soon Is Now"

   The Smiths

   The dark counterpoint. Every cathedral needs a crypt.

10. 10
    "How I Got Over" (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church)

    Aretha Franklin

    Full voice. Full faith. No performance. Just truth.