My novel, Burning Embers, is set in 1970, and the protagonist, Coral, is an English girl very much of her era – fashionable, independent, ambitious, fiery.

The other day, I was browsing music online, and I got to thinking about what kind of music Coral would have been listening to at the time Burning Embers was set. So I had some fun perusing the Billboard Top 100 for 1970, and I came up with the following six tracks to form a soundtrack to the book. I’ve included a quote and a video for each. What do you think? Certainly, listening to these songs made me nostalgic – such simple romance back then.

Diana Ross: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Oh no darling, no wind, no rain

No winter’s cold can stop me, baby…

Elvis Presley: The Wonder of You

Your kiss to me is worth a fortune
Your love for me is everything

Simon and Garkfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Tears of a Clown

You’re gone and I’m hurting so bad

The Beatles: Long and Winding Road

The wild and windy night that the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears crying for the day

The Carpenters: Close to You

On the day that you were born the angels got together

And decided to create a dream come true