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List of Rock 'N' Roll Fiction Songs
By The Associated Press
Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:07 PM EST
(AP) - A list of rock 'n' roll fiction and literary songs:
Books
"Spider Kiss," a Harlan Ellison novel featuring a young rocker from Kentucky and the travails of fame.
"King Jude," David Helton's tale of a 6-foot-6-inch, 12-fingered rock star from Texas.
"Great Jones Street," Don DeLillo's novel about a rock star's flight from fame.
"Paperback Writer," Mark Shipper's fictional history of the Beatles.
"The Commitments," Roddy Doyle's novel about a group of Irish kids who form a band dedicated to performing 1960s soul classics.
"Say Goodbye," a novel by Lewis Shiner that follows a Texas singer and her struggles in the 1990s music industry.
"The Rich Man's Table," Scott Spencer's novel is narrated by the illegitimate son of a celebrated rock star who more than slightly resembles Bob Dylan.
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Songs
"Brownsville Girl," Bob Dylan's lyrics were rich with references to the Bible and other texts. This epic tribute to a girl with "Brownsville curls" gets special mention because it was co-written by a figure from the literary world — author-playwright Sam Shepard.
"The Dangling Conversation," a virtual anthem of highbrow depression from Simon and Garfunkel, with somber nods to Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost.
"I Am the Walrus," John Lennon said he based this Beatles song on a character from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
"White Rabbit," Lewis Carroll was also the inspiration for this Jefferson Airplane LSD ballad.
[b]"Sympathy for the Devil," Mick Jagger has said this Rolling Stones classic was inspired by his reading of Baudelaire, but many have noted similarities to Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, "The Master and Margarita."[b]
"My House," Lou Reed met Delmore Schwartz when he was an undergraduate at Syracuse University and has cited the poet as a key influence. In "My House," he recalls his former mentor and likens their bond to that of Stephen Daedalus and Leopold Bloom from James Joyce's "Ulysses."
"The Ghost of Tom Joad," Bruce Springsteen has long been an admirer of John Steinbeck and this song's title refers to the young hero of "Grapes of Wrath." An earlier Springsteen song, "Darkness on the Edge of Town," was inspired by passages from "Grapes of Wrath."
"There She Goes, My Baby," this song by Australian rocker Nick Cave works in references to Karl Marx, Philip Larkin and Dylan Thomas.
"Summertime in England," Van Morrison's ode to the English countryside features references to James Joyce, T.S. Eliot and one of the all-time literary pickup lines: "Did you ever hear about Wordsworth and Coleridge, baby?"
©2004 The Associated Press
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