...28 Songs Inspired By Books...vice-versa...
Edited by seribulan at 20-1-2018 01:05 PM1. 1984 by David Bowie
“I know the impetus for Diamond Dogs was both Metropolis and 1984,” Bowie told Rolling Stone in 1987.
2. A Spaceman Came Traveling by Chris de Burgh
The book made him think “what if the star of Bethlehem was a space craft and what if there is a benevolent being or entity in the universe keeping an eye on the world and our foolish things that we do to each other?”
3. The Raven by Lou Reed
Lou Reed was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe when he produced one of his most challenging and original works to date.
4. Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
The song is based on Emily Bronte’s classic book of the same name and tells the same story as the book.
5. Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones
Jagger stated that he was influenced by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita (which had just appeared in English translation in 1967).
6. November Rain by Guns N’ Roses
Both the lyrics and video are based on a short story by Del James called Without You. The latest version of the book contains an intro by Axl Rose, who wrote: “Del James has a personal knowledge of most of the situations he writes about, and has a love of the gutter from having been there.”
7. White As Snow by U2
Bono says the song focused on a soldier’s last thoughts as he dies from his wounds after reading William Golding’s 1956 novel Pincher Martin. The book revolves around Christopher Hadley “Pincher” Martin, who is the sole survivor of a military torpedo destroyer which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
8. It’s All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion
This song was written by Jim Steinman who was inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
9. Brave New World by Iron Maiden
The song is based on the 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley about a futuristic world where everyone is happy and controlled by a totalitarian system that manipulates all of humanity’s feelings and movements.
10. Animal Farm by Hazel O’Connor
The song is a retelling of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”.
11. Mind Games by John Lennon
This song was inspired by a book John Lennon read called Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space. Written by Robert Masters and Jean Houston, The book explains how people can improve themselves on various levels by the power of the mind.
12. A Dream Within A Dream by The Alan Parsons Project
The song was inspired by the 1849 poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
13. The Piper by ABBA
This song was inspired by Stephen King’s novel The Stand. The lyrics revolve around the rise of a fascist dictator. Bjorn said, “The lyrics deal with the fear that there will come a time when people will want such a leader again.”
14. Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel
The song was inspired by the 1972 Richard Adams novel, Watership Down, which tells the story of a small group of rabbits that were unhappy in the warren they lived in and decided to break out. Several publishers initially rejected the story before it was published by Rex Collings Ltd, in 1978, an animated film was produced based on the book.
15. Brand New Day by Sting
Based on Rodman Philbrick’s young adult novel Freak the Mighty. It tells the story about two children with physical and mental challenges who come together as heroes.
16. China in Your Hand by T’Pau
The song was inspired by a line from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein…”Don’t push too hard, your dreams are china in your hand.”
17. Firework by Katy Perry
Katy Perry has said that her song “Firework” was inspired by the book On the Road by Jack Kerouac, she said, “I want to be a firework, both living and dead. My boyfriend showed me a paragraph out of Jack Kerouac’s book On the Road, about people that are buzzing and fizzing and full of life and never say a commonplace thing. They shoot across the sky like a firework and make people go, ‘Ahhh.’ I guess that making people go ‘ahhh’ is kind of like my motto.”
18. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
The Yellow Brick Road was inspired by the book The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
19. Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks bought Triad by Mary Leader at an airport bookstore and thought the name Rhiannon was pretty enough to have a song in its honour.
20. Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
The Bugles band member Trevor Horn says the hit song Video Killed The Radio Star was inspired by J. G. Ballard’s short story ‘The Sound Sweep’. The story is about a mute boy who meets an opera singer living in poverty now that her profession is no longer in demand due to the rise of ultrasonic music. Check out some of my favorites below, there are many more out there waiting to be discovered.
21. Paranoid Android by Radiohead
The song title is a reference to Marvin the Paranoid Android in the book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
22. The Invisible Man by Queen
This song was written by the band’s drummer, Roger Taylor after reading the book The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells Rumor has it that the beat came to him while in the bathtub.
23. Whip It by Devo
The lyrics were written to be an imitation of Thomas Pynchon’s parodies in his book Gravity’s Rainbow.
24. White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
This song was written by Grace Slick, who based the lyrics on Lewis Carroll’s book Alice In Wonderland.
25. The Christmas Shoes by NewSong
The song tells the story of a little boy buying shoes one Christmas Eve for his sick mother. It was also inspired by a Christmas story that St. Louis-based radio personality DC Chymes found on the Internet. Several books that were inspired by the song have spawned TV movies as well.
26. Banga by Patti Smith
The song was inspired by Pontius Pilate’s dog in Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical novel called The Master And Margarita.
27. Bell Jar by The Bangles
The song was inspired by the book, The Bell Jar, the only novel written by the Sylvia Plath.
28. The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen
Tom Joad is a character in John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes Of Wrath.
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Nice info.lama x dengar Garfunkel Iols penah dengor lagu fireworks je novel George Orwell's -Nineteen Eighty-Four - David Bowie 1984 http://www.lorongmusik.com/2014/02/lagu-lagu-yang-tercipta-dan.html
Lagu-Lagu yang Tercipta dan Terinspirasi dari Novelhttp://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wdYpF1GYF_4/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAABY/SBdMJ9HUWz4/s512-c/photo.jpg by Lorong Musik
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Lorong Musik - Ketika sebuah lagu tercipta dan terinspirasi dari sebuah novel, rasanya hal ini cukup menarik untuk ditelusuri.
Selain karena terciptanya karya tersebut dari sebuah karya, juga karena bagaimana proses lagu tersebut tercipta. Di mana sebuah text kemudian diinterpretasikan ke dalam audio atau mungkin diinterpretasikan kembali ke dalam text di lirik.
1984 – David Bowie
Lagu yang berdurasi 3 menit 27 detik ini ditulis oleh David Bowie pada tahun 1973. Lagu “1984” ini terinspirasi dari novel science fiction “Nineteen Eighty-Four” karya George Orwell.
David Bowie begitu menyukai cerita yang ada di novel tersebut sehingga mengadaptasi sebuah plot 1984, dimana sebuah karakter fiksi Winston Smith sedang diinterogasi oleh O’Brien, dari cerita tersebut, David Bowie menginterpretasikannya ke dalam lirik-liriknya. Lagu “1984” terdapat di album Diamond Dogs yang dirilis pada tahun 1974 oleh RCA Records.
2 + 2 = 5 – Radiohead
Selain David Bowie, Radiohead pun menulis lagu “2 + 2 = 5” yang terinspirasi dari novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” nya George Orwell. Lagu yang terdapat di album Hail to the Thief ini merupakan adaptasi cerita dari novel tersebut yang menceritakan tentang ‘symbol of unreality’.
42 – Coldplay
Lagu yang terdapat di album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ini cukup unik. “42” ini terdiri dari 3 bagian dan tanpa chorus. Lagu ini pun terdapat di album LeftRightLeftRightLeft dalam versi live. Coldplay menulis lagu “42” ini karena terinspirasi oleh novel yang berjudul “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” karya Douglas Adams.
7 Chinese Brothers – R.E.M
Lagu ini terinspirasi dari buku anak kecil yang berjudul “The Five Chinese Brothers” pada tahun 1938. Buku ini memiliki sebuah kisah bangsa China yang kuno, di dalamnya menceritakan tentang seorang keluarga yang memiliki kekuatan supranatural seperti kemampuan menampung dan menahan lautan lewat mulutnya. “7 Chinese Brothers” terdapat di album ke-2 R.E.M yang berjudul Reckoning yang dirilis pada tahun 1984 oleh I.R.S.
A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun – Manic Street Preachers
Lagu yang terdapat di album Postcards from a Young Man ini ditulis oleh Manic Street Preachers dan terinspirasi novel karya J.G. Ballard yang berjudul “Cocaine Nights”.
Dalam novel tersebut tersurat “A billion balconies facing the sun; still, it means a final goodbye to wars and ideologies”. Lagu ini pun dibantu oleh ex-bassist Gun N’ Roses, Duff McKagan.
Among the Living – Anthrax
Anthrax menulis lagu ini karena terinspirasi oleh salah satu novel terbaik Stephen King yang berjudul “The Stand”. Among the Living juga merupakan judul album yang dirilis pada tahun 1987 oleh Megaforce.
Dalam buku tersebut diceritakan tentang penyebaran sebuah virus, lalu Anthrax pun menuliskan kalimat “Disease! Disease! Spreading the disease!”.
One – Metallica
Lagu ini terdapat di album ke-4 Metallica yang berjudul …And Justice for All yang dirilis pada tahun 1989 oleh Elektra. “One” terinspirasi dari novel tahun 1939 karya Dalton Trumbo yang berjudul “Johnny Got His Gun”. Aplikasi cerita novel yang menceritakan tentang locked-in syndrome ini berhasil dituangkan ke dalam lirik “One”.
Mystery Disease – MGMT
Lagu ini terdapat di album terbaru MGMT berjudul MGMT (self titled). Andrew VanWyngarden menyatakan bahwa lagu ini terinspirasi dari buku Steven Martin yang berjudul Opium Fiend yang menceritakan tentang perjalanan dan pengalaman Martin di negara-negara Asia Tenggara dengan meneliti opium di beberapa negaranya.
Killing an Arab – The Cure
Lagu ini merupakan single pertama The Cure dalam karir perjalanan musiknya. “Killing an Arab” dirilis pada tahun 1979 dan direkam setahun sebelumnya.
The Cure menulis lagu ini terinspirasi oleh buku yang sangat terkenal berjudul “The Stranger”. Buku ini ditulis oleh Albert Camus dan dicetak pada tahun 1942, juga mendapatkan Nobel Prize untuk literatur pada tahun 1957.
Buku ini menceritakan tentang seseorang yang terbunuh di salah satu pantai di Arab, kemudian ada gejolak dari perasaan atas kematian seseorang tersebut.
Chapter 24 – Pink Floyd
Lagu ini terdapat di album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn yang dirilis pada tahun 1967 oleh EMI Columbia. “Chapter 24” ditulis oleh Syd Barrett dan liriknya terinspirasi dari buku kuno China yang berjudul “I Ching (The Book of Changes)”. Buku ini menceritakan tentang perbandingan sistem dan nilai budaya barat dan timur yang diinterpretasikan oleh Barrett menjadi sangat puitis.
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Deadmau5 feat. Chris James - The Veldt
"The Veldt" is a science fiction short story by American author Ray Bradbury. Originally appearing as "The World the Children Made" in the 23 September 1950 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, it was republished under its current name in the 1951 anthology The Illustrated Man.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veldt_(short_story)
In the story, a mother and father struggle with their technologically advanced home taking over their role as parents, and their children becoming uncooperative as a result of their lack of discipline.
Frankenstein by Lenny Kravitz! :lol: Edited by seribulan at 20-1-2018 01:26 PM
[*]There’s nothing like a Broadway show tune to get you humming, especially when it’s the iconic “Singing in the Rain.” Share this swinging read, then break out your galoshes and umbrellas and head outside for a song and dance, no matter the weather!
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Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tenderby Elvis Presley, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
Love songs aren’t just for grown-ups, especially when they’re transformed into picture books! Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” has inspired a new book that celebrates the love between children and the adults who take care of them. Get ready to read and sing this lullaby to the children in your life.
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Imagineby John Lennon, illustrated by Jean Jullien
This book couples the haunting lyrics of John Lennon’s “Imagine” with gorgeous illustrations by Jean Jullien to encourage kids and adults to envision a more peaceful, harmonious world. It’s a timeless message that we can all hear more often.
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Coat of Many Colorsby Dolly Parton, illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes
Dolly Parton adds some country melodies to children’s literature with this story of a young girl whose mother sews her a homemade coat for winter. Based on events in Parton’s own life, this book reminds us that what truly matters isn’t what we wear on the outside, but who we are on the inside.
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What a Wonderful Worldby Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, illustrated by Tim Hopgood
If you need the perfect lullaby for your littlest ones, pick up this sturdy board book and share the lyrics of “What a Wonderful World” just before bedtime. It will fill your head with the melodious sound of Louis Armstrong’s voice and their heads with sweet dreams.
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Happy!by Pharrell Williams
In 2014, you couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing Pharrell Williams’s “Happy!” Besides reaching the top of the charts, it was also included in the soundtrack to “Despicable Me 2.” Your kids definitely know this catchy song, and now they can read the lyrics and appreciate the electrically vibrant pictures of happy children from around the world.
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Every Little Thingby Bob Marley, adapted by Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newto
Based on the lyrics to “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley, this colorful and inspiring picture book follows the story of one optimistic and determined little boy who learns that everything will be okay, no matter what challenges we face.
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Footlooseby Kenny Loggins, illustrated by Tim Bowerson
“Footloose” is one of those songs that never seems to go out of style, even though the 1980s, mullets, and maroon tuxedos are, thankfully, far behind us. Get your kids up and dancing just like Kevin Bacon with Kenny Loggins’s story inspired by his #1 hit from 1984.
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All I Want for Christmas Is Youby Mariah Carey
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Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles.
Inspired by The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.
The lyrics of The Beatles thumping closing track to Revolver are largely taken from Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert’s psychedelic version of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. John Lennon discovered the book during a trip to a book shop to buy some works of Nietzsche. Instead of settling down to some nihilist philosophy, Lennon found himself on the shop’s couch with The Psychedelic Experience, copying out the line, “Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, float downstream. Rocket Man- Elton John
The song came out around the time of the Apollo 16 mission (1972) which sent men to the moon for the 5th time.
Composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
The song was inpired by the short story ‘The Rocket Man’ written by Ray Bradbury. The sci-fi author's tale is told from the perspective of a child, whose astronaut father has mixed feelings at leaving his family in order to do his job. It was published as part of the anthology The Illustrated Man in 1951.
1. Regina Spektor - “Samson”
Inspired by the biblical story of Samson and Delilah
2. Regina Spektor - “Baobabs”
Inspired by The Little Prince
3. Regina Spektor - “Apres Moi”
Inspired by the words of King Louis XV and Boris Pasternak’s poem ‘February, take your pen and weep’. Pasternak wrote Dr Zhivago.
4. Regina Spektor - “The Grand Hotel”
Inspired by the movie The Grand Budapest Hotel which was inpired by Stefan Zweig’s The Post Office Girl and Beware of Pity (kira aci lah ni). Go Radio - “Goodnight Moon”
Inspired by the children’s book of the same name.
Taylor Swifts - “Love Story”
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Leonard Cohen - “Hallelujah”
Inspired by the biblical story of David and Bathsheba
The Band Perry - “If I Die Young”
Based on the Tennyson’s poem Lady of Shallot
Regina Spektor - “Oedipus”
Inspired by the tragedy behind Sophocle’s Oedipus Rex
Regina Spektor - “Poor Little Rich Boy”
Inspired by a short story by F Scott Fitzgerald
Books Inspired by Songs
Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner
Sharing its name with a Bruce Springsteen classic, Jennifer Weiner’s first memoir—comprised of essays on womanhood—is relatable, clear-eyed, and warmhearted. With her sharp wit, Weiner effortlessly demonstrates that her writing can be as moving and hilarious as the late Nora Ephron.
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Named after one of the character’s favorite Beatles songs, NORWEGIAN WOOD is a moving and evocative coming-of-age tale that has captivated readers around the world. It follows a young couple as they struggle with a friend’s suicide and civil unrest in 1960s Japan. This is a stirring story of first loves, the search for identity, and how our past changes our future.
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Joe Hill’s debut novel helped establish him as one of the great new horror writers. When an aging rocker receives a supposedly haunted suit, his life turns upside down. A story of revenge, magic, and poltergeists, this novel—sharing the same name as a Nirvana single—is a rollicking and terrifying ride.
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Borrowing its title from a classic blues song, BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY captures the zeitgeist of 1980s Manhattan. A nameless young man obsesses about his ex, loses himself in the yuppie nightclub scene, and develops a drug addiction. Sharply observed, witty, and iconic, this is a classic of its time.
Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
Folk rocker Stephen Stills told us to “Love the One You’re With,” and that is great advice in this bittersweet tale of the one that got away. When an old flame crosses paths with the happily married Ellen, she finds herself questioning just how perfect her marriage is and what her future holds in this genuine and sometimes painful love story.
led zeppelin has a few songs that have lord of the rings allusions:
battle of evermore - led zeppelin IV misty mountain hop - led Zeppelin IV ramble on - led zeppelin II
catch-22 by pink floyd is based on joseph heller's novel of the same name.
for whom the bell tolls by metallica is based on ernest hemingway's novel of the same name.
anthrax- misery loves company.based on stephen king's misery
rime of the ancient nariner by iron maiden
black sabbath, iron man by ted hughes
the dark saga by iced earth
power metal album telling the initial story of the comic book hero, spawn.
the pink floyd album animals is based on george orwell's book animal farm.
leviathan by mastodon is based on moby dick.
jefferson Amairplane's white rabbit is about alice in wonderland
the entire diamond dogs album by david bowie is about 1984.
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