Crushing It has some pretty great music in it, so I made a spotify playlist of all the songs, in the order they appear within the book.
Do you think you can figure out what happens during each song?
Songs in order of appearance
- “I Want You” by Savage Garden
- “Get To Know You” by Tommy Fairfield*
- “Clocks” by Coldplay
- “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child
- “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” by Jane Taylor (nursery rhyme)
- “Old MacDonald Had A Farm” by Thomas d’Urfey (nursery rhyme)
- “Puff, The Magic Dragon” by Peter, Paul, and Mary
- “Cartoon Heroes (Speedy Mix)” by Barbie Young
- “In The Navy ‘99 (XXL Disaster Remix)” by CAPTAIN JACK
- “Sexy Planet” by Crystal Aliens
- “Circle of Life” by Elton John and Tim Rice
- “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” by Elton John and Tim Rice
- “Hakuna Matata” by Elton John and Tim Rice
- “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” by Elton John and Tim Rice
- “Be Prepared” by Elton John and Tim Rice
*Artist is fictional
Read about my thoughts on music in this book here!

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