From the New York Times weekly feature, Paper Cuts, in which they ask prominent (or favorite) writers for a playlist. Here is one of Sarah Vowell’s entries. I like the quote:

13) Disorder in the House, Warren Zevon. Why say you’re blue when you can say you’re “sprawled across the davenport of despair”?
Living with Music: A Playlist from Sarah Vowell – Paper Cuts – Books – New York Times Blog