This pick takes off from yesterday's Reading and Books connection. These are all songs inspired by or about famous books. Most you'll know. Two about Camus' Le'tranger. The rest are each about one book. Although you could say that Cream might be about two books (from Homer to James Joyce). My pop always had a joke about the books For Whom The Bells Toll and The Rains Came (making fun of an uncle of mine). Elton is about Heinlein. Blue Oyster Cult is pretty well known to use scifi author Michael Moorcock as an inspiration for several songs. Led Zeppelin, the same with Tolkien. U2 with a chapter from Lord Of The Flies. We also have Dr. Seuss, Lewis Carrol, CS Lewis, Orwell, Twain, Huxley and even a novella by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Just a fun literary approach to making a playlist. Obviously I have more, based on the limited choices I made here.
Novel Approach
Novel Approach
01 The Cure - Killing An Arab
02 Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
03 Rush - Tom Sawyer
04 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Yertle the Turtle
05 Tuxedomoon - The Stranger
06 Steve Miller Band - Brave New World
07 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
08 U2 - Shadows And Tall Trees
09 Cream - Tales Of Brave Ulysses
10 Frank Tovey - For Whom the Bell Tolls
11 David Bowie - 1984
12 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
13 Sir Douglas Quintet - The Rains Came
14 Steve Hackett - Narnia
15 Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
16 Madness - Animal Farm
17 Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
18 Led Zeppelin - The Battle Of Evermore
19 Blue Oyster Cult - Black Blade
