somehow in my head, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1yZCRaiAg]this[/url] became the themesong/title sequence for one of my stories. I see it in my head every time the song comes on shuffle.... [i]it's not even a great song[/i], honestly, but it puts me in the mood like nothing else. Right now it's playing in the background as I type this and I'm looking at my characters jamming out and grooving down the street like assholes while everyone else rolls their eyes, until the whole pirate crew is doing a whole, like, Slumdog dance routine to befuddled stares. 

Usually though, for most writing, anything by [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LQy5xWLBDg]Balkan Beat Box[/url] is good for generic writing fuel.

oh and [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sw61oITuts]the Decemberists[/url] will never steer you wrong.