Music about books

Orpheus · 03-13-2005, 03:02 PM

What are your favourite songs about literature? (please mention on which books those songs or cd's are based on as well)

I'll post some of mine later...

MilesMingus · 03-13-2005, 05:21 PM

Rick Wakeman's "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" and Jeff Wayne's "War Of The Worlds" are two of my favorites.

Orpheus · 03-13-2005, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MilesMingus

Rick Wakeman's "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" and Jeff Wayne's "War Of The Worlds" are two of my favorites.

it would be nice if you would also list to which books the songs refer

MilesMingus · 03-13-2005, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Orpheus

it would be nice if you would also list to which books the songs refer

They are musical adaptations of works by Jules Verne (Journey To The Center Of The Earth) and H.G. Wells (War Of The Worlds). By the way they are not songs but whole albums.

smorgdonkey · 03-13-2005, 06:33 PM

Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police was inspired by Nabokov's Lolita and there are a few Zeppelin tunes that make references to The Lord Of The Rings...Ramble On is one in particular.

valhalla · 03-13-2005, 06:36 PM

The first to come to mind is Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit, which is probably the most known song inspired by literature. But some of my personal favorites are Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition & The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs.

Tenemic · 03-13-2005, 07:10 PM

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Alan Parsons Project

TheZola · 03-14-2005, 03:22 AM

Not a book reference, but writers references: Van Morrison's 'Summertime in England' (from his very cool Common One album) makes several references to William Wordsworth, ST Coleridge, and William Blake, James Joyce, WB Yeats, and TS Elliot.

"Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Wordsworth and Coleridge, baby?
Did you ever hear about Wordsworth and Coleridge?
They were smokin' up in Kendal
By the lakeside"

and,

"Did you ever hear about
William Blake
T. S. Eliot
In the summer
In the countryside
They were smokin'
Summertime in England"

and finally (spoken),

"Yeats and Lady Gregory corresponded . . .
And James Joyce wrote streams of consciousness books . . .
T.S. Eliot chose England . . .
T.S. Eliot joined the ministry . . .
Did you ever hear about . . .
Wordsworth and Coleridge?
Smokin' up in Kendal
They were smokin' by the lakeside . . ."

Stardust · 03-14-2005, 03:46 AM

the rime of the ancient mariner - iron maiden

inspired on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Ok, not a book, but still literature

Allisauce · 03-14-2005, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Stardust

the rime of the ancient mariner - iron maiden

inspired on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Ok, not a book, but still literature

iron maiden's 'to tame a land' is based on the classic sci-fi novel 'Dune' by frank herbert...
Fat boy slim's 'weapon of choice' also references 'Dune' with the verse that goes :
"Walk without Rhythm, and you won't awake the worm"