Novel Approach

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

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