_Laurie_ 11 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 This is all very well, but does "Seasons In The Sun" contain any literary references, whether sung in English, French , Yiddish, Swahili Hmmm nope, none at all, but Edna and I happened to enjoy discussing it anyways...so there! Link to post Share on other sites
ryansgirl319 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks for the great suggestions. I thought of Peggy Lee's Fever: "Romeo he loved Juliet. Juliet she felt the same." Link to post Share on other sites
blind-fitter 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Hmmm nope, none at all, but Edna and I happened to enjoy discussing it anyways...so there! Link to post Share on other sites
blind-fitter 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 "The Dice Man" by The Fall may well be a direct reference to the main character in Luke Reinhardt's excellent "page-turner" of the same name. It's hard to be sure as Mark E. Smith's lyrics are often a load of impenetrable gobbledegook... Link to post Share on other sites
umpire 0 Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Actually, you can take my quiz at funtrivia.com and learn about other songs with a literary bent. Music about Literature Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Joe 0 Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 BF is totally right, it has nothing to do with literature, unless you consider Brel as a classic... I hear that Jacques Brel is alive and well (and living in Paris). Link to post Share on other sites
Jugband_Blues 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 "Super Agent X-9" is the title of a Modest Mouse song and a chapter in Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle"...I'm not really sure how strong the connection is because I just started the novel. Link to post Share on other sites
bazooka 0 Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 "Super Agent X-9" is the title of a Modest Mouse song and a chapter in Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle"...I'm not really sure how strong the connection is Secret Agent X-9 is an old comic strip that must be the reference for both. Link to post Share on other sites
blind-fitter 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 One of my favourite bands, Rudimentary Peni released an album entitled "Cacophany" which was a concept album about the life and works of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Link to excerpt thereof (the music starts after 1 min 20, but the spoken bit is vaguely entertaining anyway) Link to post Share on other sites
JumboXL 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Sympathy for the Devil, by the Rolling Stones. My ringtone. The lyrics were inspired by The Master and Margarita, a book by Mikhail Bulgakov. Says: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=509 Link to post Share on other sites
Farin 2 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 ^ same book: Pilate ~ Pearl Jam Link to post Share on other sites
Udo 0 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 BF jogged my memory ~ the song "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters... "Now Romeo and Juliet, Samson and Delilah, baby you can bet, a love they couldn't deny." Bruce Springsteen wrote & performed Fire before the Pointer Sisters got hold of it. Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamWellington 0 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Here's several from Regins Spektor, who is kinda known for including literary references: Paris: "Margaret Atwood, she could not stop me. Virginia Woolfe, she could not stop me" Prisoners: "If Hans Christian Anderson wouldn't have had his way with me, then none of this sh*t wouldn't have ever gone down" Pound of Flesh "Ezra pound sat upon my bed and asked me which bookses of late I've read" Poor Little Rich Boy "You're reading Fitzgerald, you're reading Hemingway. They're both supersmart and reading in a cafe" Sh's kinda kooky, I know... Link to post Share on other sites
Udo 0 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Nobody's yet mentioned Ring Around Your Finger by the Police. I always considered that as an allusion to the Lord of the Rings, until I read the Three Musketeers. It fits much better with the latter, most notably that D'Artagnan recognizes the female antagonist by her ring. Edited November 10, 2008 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites
Levis 6 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 ^ Wrapped Around Your Finger? I hadn't paid attention to the lyrics but I've gone and looked them up now. 'tmakes sense what you say. I didn't post this one earlier because it didn't really reference literature, but since songs based on literature are also allowed, how's about Nirvana's Scentless Apprentice inspired by Perfume? One of my favourite favourite Nirvana songs. Link to post Share on other sites
Farin 2 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 The Grudge ~ Tool The line, "Unable To Forgive Your Scarlet Lettermen" presumably refers to the classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Link to post Share on other sites
Udo 0 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I didn't post this one earlier because it didn't really reference literature, but since songs based on literature are also allowed, how's about Nirvana's Scentless Apprentice inspired by Perfume? One of my favourite favourite Nirvana songs. She Blinded Me with Science, then. Link to post Share on other sites
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