The semi-autobiographical On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous – Dua’s Monthly Read for November by Ocean Vuong – is written as a letter from a son to his illiterate mother and, in turn, uncovers his family history and the story of Vietnam. Writing a poetic tale of race, class and the legacy of colonialism through the eyes of Little Dog, he unveils his family’s past and his present. Here, Vuong shares the music he listened to while writing his lyrical masterpiece, featuring everyone from Frank Ocean to Patsy Cline. Time to press play...
And Am I Born To Die – Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn
Younger – Ruel
Moon River – Frank Ocean
Voy Ho (Maok Pi Naok) – Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Serey Sothea
I Lost A Friend – FINNEAS
Please Notice – Christian Leave
Two Slow Dancers – Mitski
Drive – Britta Phillips
My Life – Iris DeMent
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
DNA. – Kendrick Lamar
On Your Porch – The Format
Alan (Rework) – Perfume Genius
After Laughter (Comes Tears) – Wendy Rene
Dave’s Song – Whitney
Die Young – Sylvan Esso
Liberated – DeJ Loaf, Leon Bridges
Many Men (Wish Death) – 50 Cent
Leavin’ On Your Mind – Patsy Cline
This Little Light Of Mine – Ralph Stanley
Mystery of Love/Visions of Gideon – Moisés Nieto
Take Me Home, Country Roads – Mountain Man
You’re Not a Man – Thomston
I Shall Be Released – Nina Simone
Lonely as You Are – Charles Bradley
The Place Where Lost Things Go – Jamie Cullum
