Theme Songs from
I Thought You'd Never Ask
Music and musicality are prominent themes throughout this book. Hip hop, Rock, Soca calypso movie soundtracks, and comedy albums – songs of all genres. In some chapters, the song selections speak to the differences between what predominantly black folks or predominantly white folks might have been listening to at those times and in specific spaces. These were songs of the times or songs that capture the spirit of the stories.
Here is the book’s “playlist”, chapter by chapter. Reminisce! Dance! Enjoy!


Chapter 1: The Track Star
Billy Ocean


Chapter 2: The Quiet Rioter
Quiet Riot
Cum On Feel the Noize


Chapter 3: The Forty Thieves' Friend
Bermuda Gold
Steel Band Mix


Chapter 4: Soul Revivors Interlude I
The Wiz Soundtrack
Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News


Chapter 6: The Knighting of Superpowers
Joe Scarbury
Greatest American Hero - Believe It or Not


Chapter 7: The Unusual MVP
Joe Harnell
Incredible Hulk TV series – Lonely Man theme song


Chapter 9: This Little Light of Mine
Etta James
This Little Light of Mine


Chapter 10: The Wiz
The Wiz Soundtrack 1978
Ease On Down the Road


Chapter 10: The Wiz
Byron Lee and the Dragonnaires
Tiney Winey


Chapter 10: The Wiz
Diane Ross and the Supremes
The Happening


Chapter 10: The Wiz
Dexys Midnight Runners
Come On Eileen


Chapter 10: The Wiz
Prince and the Revolution


Chapter 10: The Wiz
Fine Young Cannibals


Chapter 10: The Wiz
KC and the Sunshine Band
Get Down Tonight


Chapter 10: The Wiz
Chilliwack
What’cha Gonna Do When I’m Gone


Chapter 11: The Criminal
Pras Michel (Universal Group)
Ghetto Supasta


Chapter 12: The Ringmaster
Greatest Showman
A Million Dreams


Chapter 12: The Ringmaster
Harry Belafonte
Yellow Bird (Don't You Ever Love Me)


Chapter 12: The Ringmaster
The GoGos - We Got The Beat
RC Palmer Cheerleaders’ Championship Song!)


Chapter 13: A Showstopper
The Greatest Showman Cast
From Now On


Chapter 14: The Tripsters
Jungle Brothers - Early Morning
Road Trip Soundtrack


Chapter 15: Ready For the World (Airband)
Ready For The World
Oh Sheila


Chapter 15: Ready For The World (Airband)
Janet Jackson
Control


Chapter 17: The Super Host
Morris Day and The Time
Jungle Love


Chapter 17: The Super Host
Morris Day and The Time
Oak Tree


Chapter 17: The Super Host
The Smurf Dance Step
How To Dance The Smurf


Chapter 18: The Showstopper
Greatest Showman
Rewrite the Stars


Chapter 19: The Fledgling Jazz Singer
Quincey Jones
Birdland


Chapter 19: The Fledgling Jazz Singer
The Suspenders
Singing on the Bund


Chapter 19: The Fledgling Jazz Singer
The Suspenders
Ashley Milne singing Hallelujah


Chapter 20: The Connoisseur of Superpowers II
The Wiz
Be A Lion


Chapter 21: The Cookie Monster
Once Were Warriors Movie Soundtrack


Chapter 22: Mr. Rogers
Fred Rogers


Chapter 23: Miss Black Quebec
Diana Ross and the Supremes


Chapter 25: The Uncaged Bird Who Sings
Maya Angelou
Caged Bird


Chapter 27: The Road Runners
Barbara Cameron
Road Runners Theme Song


Chapter 28: The Canadian Pied Piper
Samuelle
So You Like What You See (Get With the Programme)


Chapter 32: The Superintendent
Dionne Warwick
Then Came You


Chapter 33: The Super Guy
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Terence Blanchard · Cynda Williams
Harlem Blues