If you’re afflicted with writer's block, “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda doesn't want you throwing away your shot — and he's made a Spotify playlist to help you put pen to paper. The playlist includes "Song for Myla Goldberg," by Portland indie rock band the Decemberists, a tune about the author of the novels "Bee Season" and "Wickett's Remedy." SNAP Video Weird Al's "Word Crimes" Weird Al's "Word Crimes" See more videos"Syntax you're always mangling / No "x" in "espresso" / Your participle's dangling," Yankovic sings. The playlist finishes on a significantly less snarky note, with the song "Why" from the 2001 musical "Tick, Tick... "Nine a.m., I write a lyric or two / Mike sings a song now on Mad Avenue," Esparza sings.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 22, 2017 17:37 UTC