I know Pink Floyd's Animals was based on the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. I've heard that the song Ramble On by Led Zepplin was based on The Hobbit. What are some others???
(I like to listen to music while I read and it is fun to listen to songs that relate to the book I am reading.)
2007-09-12 13:45:54 · 15 answers · asked by B S 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Iron Maiden had a few
Flight of Icarus
Brave New World
Alexander the Great (history but i think u can also consider it as book if u read a book on him)
2007-09-12 13:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
White Rabbit - Jefferson airplane - in accordance with Alice in Wonderland The Trooper - Iron Maiden - based on the charge of the mild Brigade A Trick of the Tail - Genisis - based on the unconventional The Inheritors The Stand - The Alarm - in accordance with Steven King's The Stand For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica - in accordance with Ernest Hemingway's novel Animals - pink Floyd - in accordance with Orwell's novel Iron Maiden made somewhat some songs based off novels. BQ: Frankenstein - Mary Sheely (son's summer season examining for college, had to verify it) BQ2: very reliable BQ3: what's a Smoochy? BQ4: Is it extra demanding than development a house of enjoying cards?
2016-10-10 11:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by fackelman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song "The Ghost of Tom Joad" on the album of the same name by Bruce Springsteen is based on a film which is based on the book "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
That's the only one I can think of right now, I'll add more if I think of them.
Edit:
The song "Amie" by Damien Rice makes reference to the french novel "The Story of O".
The song "Neon Bible" on the album of the same name by The Arcade Fire makes heavy reference to the novel "Neon Bible" by John Kennedy Toole.
"Sylvia Plath" by Ryan Adams: This one isn't base on a book, but rather on novelist and poet Sylvia Plath, with many of the song's lyrics making allusions to events in her life.
2007-09-13 04:06:25 · answer #3 · answered by rukrym 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rick Wakeman's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (by H.G. Wells)
"Tales of Mystery and Imagination" by the Alan Parsons Project was based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
2007-09-13 06:57:12 · answer #4 · answered by Sax Player 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The song "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane was about Alice In Neverland...also, Bob Dylan makes alot of references to authors, books etc...
2007-09-12 14:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by PunkRockGirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Old 80's song called Honeythief by Hipsway is based on Nabokov's "Lolita."
CUre song...standing on the beach is based on The Stranger by Camus
2007-09-12 15:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by ironjag 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country - based on the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
2007-09-12 17:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by Rckets 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The song Layla, even though it was written for Pattie Boyd, was based on the Persian epic poem Layla and Majnun
2007-09-12 15:31:36 · answer #8 · answered by Dani G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Among The Living" by Anthrax is based off of a Stephen King novel -- "The Stand." "A Skeleton In The Closet" by Anthrax is based off of a SK novella -- "Apt Pupil."
I think there's also a song off of Anthrax's "Among The Living" album that's based on a comic book character...
2007-09-12 13:58:11 · answer #9 · answered by Melissa W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm....
"Stranger Than Fiction" by Bad Religion has a lot of allusions to different books.
2007-09-12 13:52:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋