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Listopia > Ben's votes on the list Books in Music (31 Books)
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet
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"U2 song of the same name. Actually uses lines from the book as lyrics for the song. Salman Rushdie credited as one of the song's writers. "
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added it to audio-option
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A Fairy Tale of New York
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""Fairytale of New York" The Pogues--- Best Song Ever!"
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added it to to-read
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The Catcher in the Rye
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""We Didn't Start the Fire." Billy Joel
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rated it 4 stars
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Stranger in a Strange Land
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""We Didn't Start the Fire." Billy Joel
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Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
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""We Didn't Start the Fire." Billy Joel
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Don Quixote
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""Don Quixote" Gordon Lightfoot... also "Molinos" by The Paperboys"
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rated it 4 stars
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The Watch that Ends the Night
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""Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)" The Tragically Hip"
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Heart of Darkness
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""Heart of Darkness" The Headstones"
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rated it 3 stars
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King Lear
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""Cordelia" The Tragically Hip"
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rated it 3 stars
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Shane
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""The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" Roger Waters"
Ben
rated it 2 stars
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The Idiot
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""The Idiot" Stan Rogers "
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rated it 4 stars
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Steppenwolf
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"Band from the 60's. Notable songs include "Magic Carpet Ride" and "Born to Be Wild." "
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Civilization and Its Discontents
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""Civilization and Its Discotheques" Album by L.A. band The Fibonaccis."
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rated it 3 stars
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Animal Farm
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"Pink Floyd's album "Animals" is clearly Orwellian (dogs, pigs and sheep)."
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rated it 4 stars
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Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
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"Roger Waters "Go Fishing" Narrator is heard reading Winnie the Pooh to his children. "
Ben
rated it 3 stars
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The Secret Garden
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""Secret Garden" Bruce Springsteen"
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rated it 5 stars
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Romeo and Juliet
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""Romeo and Juliet" Dire Straits"
Ben
rated it 3 stars
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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""For Whom The Bell Tolls" Metallica"
Ben
rated it 5 stars
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
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""Sisyphus" Pink Floyd"
Ben
rated it 4 stars
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I Ching: The Book of Change
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""Chapter 24" Pink Floyd, is adapted from Chapter 24 of The I Ching."
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The Lord of the Rings
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" "Battle of Evermore" Led Zeppelin"
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Alice in Wonderland
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""White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane"
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The Republic
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"Canadian band Philosopher Kings "
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added it to maybe
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Treasure Island
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"I'm sure there are dozens of references to this book in popular music, but I am thinking of a reference to Long John Silver in Gordon Lightfoot's "High and Dry." "
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The Grapes of Wrath
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"Canadian folk-rock band "The Grapes of Wrath""
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rated it 2 stars
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Brave New World
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""Brave New World" Iron Maiden album"
Ben
rated it 4 stars
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Ulysses
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"Jefferson Airplane "Rejoyce" and U2's "Breathe""
Ben
rated it 5 stars
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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""Owen Meaney" Lagwagon "
Ben
rated it 4 stars
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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"1980s hip hop group
Also, an album by Christian rock band Petra. " |
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The Sound and the Fury
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"Halifax hip hop group "The Sound and the Fury""
Ben
rated it 3 stars
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A Room of One’s Own
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"Band (and song) Shakespeare's Sister""
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