Lemony Snicket's Favorite Songs

What does our favorite narrator entertain (which here means what does he like to do in his time off) himself with when he is not busy discovering the fate of the Baudelaire children? While we don't know much about the elusive author of our favorite tale, we do know what music he enjoys thanks to ipod's celebrity playlist.

Here are Lemony Snicket's favorite songs along with his comments...

Track 1: "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Marianne Faithfull

"This first song is a sort of opening theme for this somewhat lachrymose playlist. If the entire playlist can be called 'A Series of Unhappy Songs,' then Ms. Faithfull gives us a map."

Track 2: "One Day Late" by Sam Phillips

"I normally do not have much enthusiasm for gospel music, but Ms. Phillips succinctly preaches a philosophy to which I adhere."

Track 3: "Calculation Theme" by Metric

"This band is from Canada, where misery has been raised to an art."

Track 4: "4th of July" by Aimee Mann

"Normally, summertime is thought of as a cheerful season. This song demonstrates the fallacy of this assumption."

Track 5: "Nobody's Fault but My Own" by Beck

While Ms. Mann's song blames other people for her misery, Beck prefers to blame himself."

Track 6: "Ramon" by Laurie Anderson

"Ms. Anderson here tells a story I often tell myself on damp and chilly evenings."

Track 7: "Sonata No.9, Op.68 "Black Mass"" by Vladimir Horowitz

"Alexander Scriabin thought that he could bring about the end of the world if he composed the proper symphony. He died before this task could be completed, which is perhaps why the world has not yet ended."

Tracks 8-10: "String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor" by Borodin String Quartet

Of all the oppressively melodramatic and melodramatically oppressive string quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich, #7 is perhaps the most melodramatic."

Track 11: "Ever Falls the Twilight" by The Gothic Archies

"The Gothic Archies remind us that even the most miserable of days, just like the most miserable of playlists, will eventually end."

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