Suggestions for Pairing Contemporary Music and Canonical Literature

* Song was inspired by the artist’s reading of the classic work. Confirmed either through album liner notes or published interviews that specifically mention the artist's sources of inspirationupdated November 10, 2008Canonical Author Title of Canonical Work Song Title Performer Album YearLabelAchebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart * “Act Won (Things Fall Apart)” The Roots Things Fall Apart 1999MCAAlbom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie "Live Like You Were Dying" Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying 2004CurbAllende, Isabel Paula *"Paula Ausente" Marta Gomez Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyAmbrose, Stephen Nothing Like it in the World *"The Balad of Poker Alice" Larry Kenneth Potts Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyAnaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloAnderson, Laurie Halse Speak "Vienna" Billy Joel The Stranger 1996SonyAnderson, Laurie Halse Speak "Stand" Rascal Flatts Me and My Gang 2006Lyric StreetAnderson, Laurie Halse Speak "Just a Girl" No Doubt Tragic Kingdom 1995Trauma/InterscopeAnderson, Laurie Halse Speak "Shock the Monkey" Peter Gabriiel Security 1982UMGAngelou, Maya "Still I Rise" “Cell Therapy” Goodie Mob Dirty South Classics 2003La FaceAngelou, Maya "Still I Rise" “Come Into My House” Queen Latifah All Hail the Queen 1989Tommy BoyAngelou, Maya "Still I Rise" “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 1998SonyAngelou, Maya "Still I Rise" “Waterfalls” TLC CrazySexyCool 1994La FaceAngelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverAngelou, Maya "Still I Rise" "Still I Rise" Tupac + Outlawz Still I Rise 2001PolydorAngelou, Maya Phenomenal Woman "Phenomenal Woman" Anu~Sun Bohemian Chocolate 2005the Bohemian Choc. CaféAnonymous The Weaver "Respiration" Mos Def Respiration 1999PriorityArnow, Harriette The Dollmaker "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverAuden, W.H. "Unknown Citizen" “Jeremy” Pearl Jam Ten 1991Sony

Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice "Accidentally in Love" Counting Crows Films About Ghosts: The Best of the Crows 2004Geffen

Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice "Let's Get Married" Jagged Edge feat. Run DMC J.E. Heartbreak 2000So DefAvi Nothing But the Truth "I Walk Alone" Green Day American Idiot 2004RepriseBaca, Jimmy Santiago "Immigrants in Our Own Land" “Every Ghetto, Every City” Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 1998SonyBaca, Jimmy Santiago "Immigrants in Our Own Land" “The World is a Ghetto” Geto Boys The Resurrection 1996Rap-a-lotBaldwin, James Go Tell It on the Mountain "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998Philo

Baldwin, James If Black Isn't A Language "Crack Music" Kanye West Late Registration 2005Rock-A-FellaBaum, L. Frank The Wizard of Oz * “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973IslandBaum, L. Frank The Wizard of Oz * “I’m That Type of Guy” LL Cool J Walking with a Panther 1989Def JamBeals, Melba Patillo Warriors Don't Cry "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverBeckett, Samuel Waiting for Godot "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloBeckett, Samuel Waiting for Godot *"He Can't Come Today" Ray Manzarek Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyBellow, Saul Henderson the Rain King * “Both Sides Now” Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now 2000Warner BrothersBellow, Saul Henderson the Rain King * “Rain King” Counting Crows August and Everything After 1993GeffenBernall, Misty She Said Yes "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001Atlantic

Blake, William "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Abion" * “Blake’s Jerusalem,” Billy Bragg The Internationale 1990Elektra

Blake, William "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Abion" * “Let the River Run” Carly Simon Working Girl Soundtrack 1989Arista

Blake, William “Songs of Innocence and Experience” * “Chemical Wedding” Bruce Dickinson Chemical Wedding 1998CMC InternationalBorland, Hal When the Legends Die * “Cherokee Bend” Gordon Lightfoot Cold on the Shoulder 1975Warner BrothersBourdillon, Frances "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" "Paid In Full" Rakim Paid In Full 2003IslandBradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 "In the Year 2525" Zeger and Evans Summer of Peace Love and Music 1994Platinum DiskBradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 *"Choose Your Own Perfume" Chris Hawkins SIBL Contest Winners    Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 *"Conformity 451" Norine Braun SIBL Contest Winners    Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 "Let Down" Radiohead OK Computer 1997CapitolBradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 "Farenheit 451" Utopia Swing to the Right 1982Bearsville/RhinoBradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 "The Sound of Silence" Simon and Garfunkel Wednesday Morning, 3 AM 1964ColumbiaBradley, Marion Zimmer The Mists of Avalon * “Avalon” Roxy Music Avalon 1982VirginBronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre "Don't Know Why" Norah Jones Come Away With Me 2002nullBronte, Emily Wuthering Heights * "Wuthering Heights" Kate Bush The Kick Inside 1978CapitolBronte, Emily Wuthering Heights "Over and Over" Nelly/Tim McGraw Suit 2004UniversalBronte, Emily Wuthering Heights "Girl" Tori Amos Little Earthquakes 1992AtlanticBronte, Emily Wuthering Heights "The Desperate Kingdom of Love" PJ Harvey Uh Huh Her 2004IslandBrooks, Gwendolyn "We Real Cool" "A Roller Skating Jam" De La Soul De La Soul is Dead 1991Tommy Boy

Brown, Dee Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee "My Country Tis of Thy People You're Dyin Buffy St. Marie Little Wheel Spin and Spin 1966Vanguard

Brown, Dan Da Vince Code "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998Philo

Browning, Robert My Last Duchess "No One Else" Weezer Blue Album 1994GeffenBryson, Bill A Walk in the Woods "Blue Ridge Mountain Girl" Blue Highway It's A Long, Long Road 1995Rebel RecordsBulgakov, Michail The Master and Margarita * "Love and Destroy" Franz Ferdinand Michael Pt. 1 (single) 2005DominoBulgakov, Michail The Master and Margarita * “Pilate” Pearl Jam Yield 1998SonyBulgakov, Michail The Master and Margarita * “Sympathy for the Devil” The Rolling Stones Beggar's Banquet 1968AbkcoBurns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree “Holier Than Thou” Metallica Metallica 1991ElektraBurns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree “If You Could Only See” Tonic Lemon Parade 1996A&MBurns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree “Real World” Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You 1996AtlanticBurns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree “She’s in Love with the Boy” Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood 1991MCA NashvilleBurns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree “Southern Man” Neil Young After the Gold Rush 1970Warner BrothersBurns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree “Sweet Home Alabama” Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd 1973MCABurns, Robert "Afton Water" * "Sweet Afton" Nickel Creek Nickel Creek 2000SugarhillBurns, Robert "To a Mouse" * "One Brown Mouse" Jethro Tull Heavy Horses 1978Capitol

Burroughs, William S. The Adding Machine * "Language is a Virus from Outer Space" Laurie Anderson Home of the Brave 1986Warner Brothers

Butler, Octavia Kindred *"Home to Freedom" Judy Klass SIBL Contest Winners    Butler, Octavia Kindred **"Time Splintered" Baruch Israel SIBL Contest Winners    Camus, Albert The Stranger "If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersCamus, Albert The Stranger "Let Down" Radiohead OK Computer 1997CapitolCamus, Albert The Stranger * “Killing an Arab” The Cure Boys Don't Cry 1980ElektraCamus, Albert The Stranger * “My Way” Frank Sinatra My Way 1969Warner BrothersCamus, Albert The Stranger “The Stranger” Billy Joel The Stranger 1977Sony JapanCamus, Albert The Stranger “Time” Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon 1973CapitolCamus, Albert The Stranger "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen A Night at the Opera 1975EMI / ElektraCard, Orson Scott Songmaster *"Pennsylvania" Dee Adams Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyCarroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland "Alice" Tom Waits Alice 2002AntiCarroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland * "Mock Turtle's Song" Becker and Fagan (Steely Dan) Walter Becker and Donald Fagan 2001OrpheusCarroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland * "White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow 1967RCACather, Willa My Antonia * "My Antonia" Emmylou Harris Red Dirt Girl 2000NonesuchCervantes, Miguel de Don Quixote * "Don Quixote" Gordon Lightfoot Gord's Gold 1975Warner BrothersCervantes, Miguel de Don Quixote *"Just Like Don Quixote" Tony Roberts SIBL Contest Winners    Chaucer, Geoffrey The Canterbury Tales * "Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harem Whiter Shade of Pale 2004Disky

Chbosky, Peter Perks of Being A Wallflower "Time of No Reply" Nick Drake Fruit Tree 1986HannibalChbosky, Peter Perks of Being A Wallflower "People Are Strange" Doors Strange Days 1967ElektraChopin, Kate The Awakening "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverChopin, Kate The Awakening "Wedding Day" Rosie Thomas When We Were Small 2001Sub PopClark, Robert Mr. White's Confession *"Goin' Back to Moline" Patti Witten Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyCleaver, Eldridge Soul On Ice *"In My Hands" Feldman/Gaskit SIBL Contest Winners    Clowes, Daniel Ghost World "Ghost World" Aimee Mann Bachelor No. 2 2000SuperegoColeridge, Samuel Taylor "Christabel" * "Christabel" Robert Earl Keen No Kinda Dancer 1984SugarhillColeridge, Samuel Taylor "Kubla Khan" * “Xanadu,” Rush A Farewell to Kings 1977PolygramColeridge, Samuel Taylor "Kubla Khan" “If I Ruled the World” Nas It Was Written 1996SonyColeridge, Samuel Taylor "Kubla Khan" “Sweet Dreams” The Eurythmics Sweet Dreams 1983RCAColeridge, Samuel Taylor "Kubla Khan" “Welcome to the Pleasure Dome” Frankie Goes to Hollywood Welcome to the Pleasure Dome 1984RepertoireColeridge, Samuel Taylor "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" * “Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream” Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home 1965SonyColeridge, Samuel Taylor "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" * “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Iron Maiden Powerslave 1984SonyColeridge, Samuel Taylor Rhyme of Ancient Mariner "Jack and Diane" John Mellancamp American Fool 1982MercuryColette Collected Stories of Colette "The Summer I Read Colette" Roseanne Cash Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyConrad, Joseph Victory * “Black Diamond Bay” Bob Dylan Desire 1976SonyConrad, Joseph Victory * “Secret Touch” Rush Vapor Trails 2002AtlanticCormier, Robert After the First Death "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001AtlanticCormier, Robert The Chocolate War "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001AtlanticCormier, Robert The Chocolate War "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day American Idiot 2004RepriseCreech, Sharon Absolutely Normal Chaos "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverDante Inferno * “Angel (Lust)” Joe Jackson Heaven and Hell 1997SonyDante Inferno * “Dante’s Prayer” Loreena McKennitt The Book of Secrets 1997Warner BrothersDante Inferno * “Tangled Up in Blue” Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks 1975SonyDante Inferno * “The Bridge (Envy)” Joe Jackson Heaven and Hell 1997SonyDante Inferno * “Tuzla (Avarice)” Joe Jackson Heaven and Hell 1997SonyDante Inferno "Highway to Hell" ACDC Highway to Hell 1979EpicDickinson, Emily "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" * "My Ride's Here" Warren Zevon My Ride's Here 2002ArtemisDickins, Charles A Christmas Carol "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloDickinson, Emily Hope is a thing with feathers "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloDonne, John "The Canonization" “Manifest” The Fugees The Score 1996Sony

Donne, John "The Flea" "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" Georgia Satellites Georgia Satellites 1986ElektraDonne, John "The Meditation" * “I Am a Rock” Simon and Garfunkel Sounds of Silence 1966SonyDonne, John Meditation 17 "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Metallica Ride the Lightning 1984Elektra

Dreiser, Theodore Sister Carrie *"T'was Her Hunger Brought Me Down Anny Celsi Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD Baby

Dunbar, Paul Lawrence "Sympathy" "Three Strikes You In" Ice Cube Death Certificate 2003PriorityEdwards, Jonathan "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" Ray Stevens Mississippi Squirrel Revival 1995MCAEliot, T.S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" * “Afternoons and Coffeespoons” Crash Test Dummies God Shuffled His Feet 1993AristaEliot, T.S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" "Hunger" Anna Porter Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD Baby

Eliot, T.S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" “Peaches” The Presidents of the United States of America Presidents of the United States of America 1995Sony

Eliot, T.S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" “The Message” Grand Master Flash The Message 1982DBK WorksEliot, T.S. "The Wasteland" * “Wasteland” Dan Bern Dan Bern 1993SonyEliott, T.S. "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" "Thick as a Brick" Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick 1972CrysalisEliott, T.S. "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" "Creep" Radiohead Pablo Honey 1993CapitolElliot, George Mill on the Floss "The Lighthouse's Tale" Nickel Creek Nickel Creek 2000Sugar HillEllison, Ralph Invisible Man "Get Up, Stand Up" Bob Marley Burnin' 1973IslandEllison, Ralph Invisible Man "Middle Man" Living Colour Vivid 1988SonyEllison, Ralph Invisible Man "Mister Cellophane" Soundtrack: Chicago Soundtrack: Chicago 2002SonyEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Nature" “Earth Song” Michael Jackson HIStory 1995SonyEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Nature" “Place in the Sun” Tim McGraw Place in the Sun 1999CurbEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Nature" “Prayin’ for Daylight” Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts 2000Lyric StreetEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self-Reliance" “Cry Freedom” Dave Matthews Band Crash 1996RCAEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self-Reliance" “I Believe I Can Fly” R. Kelly R. 1998JiveEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self-Reliance" “In My Own Mind” Lyle Lovett My Baby Don't Tolerate 2003Lost HighwayEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self-Reliance" “Independence Day” Martina McBride The Way That I Am 1993RCAEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self-Reliance" “Survivor” Destiny’s Child Survivor 2001SonyEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self Reliance" "Video" India Arie Acoustic Soul 2001MotownEmerson, Ralph Waldo "Self Reliance" "Unwritten" Natasha Beddingfield Unwritten 2004BMG Int'lEmerson/Thoreau Essays "Different Drum" Linda Ronstadt Different Drum 1974CapitolEuripides Orestes * "Orestes" A Perfect Circle Mer De Noms 2000VirginFaulkner, William "A Rose for Emily" * "A Rose for Emily" The Zombies Odessey and Oracle 1968Rhino

Faulkner, William As I Lay Dying "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloFaulkner, William As I Lay Dying "Streets of Philidelphia" Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen 1979CBSFaulkner, William A Rose for Emily "Delta Dawn" Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker: Super Hits 1975SonyFitgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "Downtown Babylon" Paul Thorn Mission Temple Fireworks Stand 2002Perpetual ObscurityFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "America" Neil Diamond 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 1982ColumbiaFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "Casltes Made of Sand Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "Glory Days" Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA 1984ColumbiaFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "Great American Dream" David Massengill The Return 1995PlumpFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "The Boxer" Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970ColumbiaFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "The River" Bruce Springsteen The River 1980ColumbiaFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby * “Boats Against the Current” Eric Carmen Boats Against the Current 1977BMG Int'lFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby * “Can You Hear Me” David Bowie Young Americans 1975VirginFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby * “Like a Great Gatsby” Elliott Murphy Aquashow 1973PolygramFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby “America” Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer 1980SonyFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby “Rusty Old American Dream” David Wilcox How Did You Find Me Here 1989A&MFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” Five For Fighting America Town 2000SonyFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby “The Great American Dream” Davis Massengill The Return 1995PlumpFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "Only in America" Brooks and Dunn Steers and Stripes 2001AristaFitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby "America" Simon and Garfunkel Bookends 1968ColumbiaFrank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl "Avinu Malkeinu" Barbara Streisand Higher Ground 1997SonyFrank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl *"Dear Anne" Ryan Adams Swedish Sessions 2001UnreleasedFrank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl "Tattoo" Janis Ian Breaking the Silence 1993Morgan CreekFrost, Robert "Lodged" "I am Music" Common Electric Circus 2002MCAFrost, Robert "Mending Wall" “Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)” Pink Floyd The Wall 1979Sony/Columbia

Frost, Robert "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" *"Dark and Deep" David Lamotte Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD Baby

Frost, Robert "The Road Not Taken" "Who You Are" Pearl Jam No Code 1996SonyFuller, Alexandra Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight *"Bobo's Country" Deborah Pardes Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyGantos, Jack Hole in My Life "Hole in My Life" Police Outlandos d'Amour 1978A&MGantos, Jack Hole in My Life "Something's Missing" John Mayer Any Given Thursday 2003Aware/ColumbiaGinsberg, Allen Complete Works "Howl" Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Howl 2005BRMCGolding, William Lord of the Flies * "Lord of the Flies" Iron Maiden X Factor 1995Sony

Golding, William Lord of the Flies * "Shadows and Tall Trees" U2 Boy 1980IslandGolding, William Lord of the Flies "The Logical Song' Supertramp Breakfast In America 1979A&MGolding, William Lord of the Flies "Smpathy for the Devil" Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet 1968ABKCO

Golding, William Lord of the Flies "It's the End of the World As We Know It" R.E.M. Document 1987IRS

Guest, Judith Ordinary People "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001AtlanticHaddix, Margaret Among the Hidden "Let Down" Radiohead OK Computer 1997Capitol

Haddon, Mark Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time "Consistency" Ari Hest Someone to Tell 2004Sony

Hamilton, Edith Mythology "Immigration Song" Led Zeppelin" Led Seppelin III 1970AtlanticHansberry, Lorraine Raisin In The Sun "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverHansen, Ron Atticus "Father and Son" Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman 1970A&MHawthorne, Nathaniel "Rappaccini's Daughter" * “Running through the Garden" Fleetwood Mac Say You Will 2003Warner BrothersHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Devil Inside" INXS The Greatest Hits 1994AtlanticHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Don't Laugh at Me" Mark Wills Wish You Were Here 1998Mercury NashvilleHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlet Letter "Mood to Burn Bridges" Neko Case Furnace Room Lullaby 2005BloodshotHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Call Me When You're Sober" Evanescence The Open Door 2006Wind-UpHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Survivor" Destiny's Child Survivor 2001ColumbiaHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Can't Hold Us Down" Christina Aguilara/Lil' Kim Stripped 2002RCAHawthorne, Nathaniel Young Goodman Brown "Sympathy for the Devil Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet 1968ABKCOHawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Brick" Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen 1997550Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlett Letter "Does Anybody Hear Her?" Casting Crowns Lifesong 2005Beach Street/ReunionHeinlein, Robert A. Stranger in a Strange Land * “Stranger in a Strange Land” Leon Russell Leon Russell and the Shelter People 1971CapitolHeinlein, Robert A. Stranger in a Strange Land * “Triad” Jefferson Airplane Crown of Creation 1968RCAHeller, Joseph Catch 22 "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloHemingway, Ernest For Whom the Bell Tolls * "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Metallica Ride the Lightning 1984ElektraHemingway, Ernest Old Man and the Sea "Casltes Made of Sand Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersHesse, Herman Siddhartha * “Close to the Edge” Yes Close to the Edge 1972AtlanticHesse, Hermann Siddhartha *"Voice Inside (Song of Siddhartha) Stephanie Riggio Songs Inspired by Literautre-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyHesse, Karen Out Of The Dust "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverHinton, S. E. The Outsiders "Stay Gold" Stevie Wonder Natural Wonder 1995MotownHinton, S.E. The Outsiders "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001Atlantic

Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 1963SonyHinton, S.E. The Outsiders “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley Elvis' Golden Records 1958RCAHinton, S.E. The Outsiders “I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry” Hank Williams I'm Blue Inside 1961Mercury NashvilleHinton, S.E. The Outsiders “My Generation” The Who The Who Sings My Generation 1965MCAHinton, S.E. The Outsiders “Two of Us” The Beatles Let It Be 1970CapitolHinton, S.E. The Outsiders "Hero" Mariah Carey Music Box 1993Columbia

Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders "Hazard to Myself (Don't Lt Me Get Me" Pink Missundaztood 2001Arista

Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders "Stay Gold" Stevie Wonder Natural Wonder 1995MotownHinton, S.E. The Outsiders "My Generation" The Who My Generation 1964BrunswicHinton, S.E. The Outsiders "Born to be Wild" Steppenwolf Steppenwolf 1968MCA

Homer The Odyssey "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack 2000Lost Highway

Homer The Odyssey * “Calypso” Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing 1987A&MHomer The Odyssey * “Home at Last” Steely Dan Aja 1977MCAHomer The Odyssey * “Lotus Eaters” Moloko Do You Like My Tight Sweater? 1995Warner BrothersHomer The Odyssey * “Tales of Brave Ulysses” Cream Disraeli Gears 1967PolydorHomer The Odyssey *"The Last Temptation of Odysseus" Justin Wells Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyHomer The Odyssey “Carry on Wayward Son” Kansas Leftoverature 1976SonyHomer The Odyssey “Fortunate Son” Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy and the Poor Boys 1969FantasyHomer The Odyssey "Drops of Jupiter" Train Drops of Jupiter 2001ColumbiaHomer The Odyssey "Homeward Bound" Simon and Garfunkel Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1966ColumbiaHousman, A.E. "To an Athlete Dying Young" "River" Natalie Merchant Tigerlily 1995Elektra

Houston, Jeanne Wato Farewell to Manzanar "Don't Fence Me In" Bing Crosby Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters: Their Complete Recordings Together 1939MCA

Hughes, L Song for a Dark Girl "Strange Fruit" Billie Holiday The Commdore Master Takes 1939GRPHughes, Langston "Ballad of the Landlord" “Revolution” Arrested Development 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of 1992CapitolHughes, Langston "Ballad of the Landlord" “Tennessee” Arrested Development 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of 1992CapitolHughes, Langston Harlem: A Dream Deffered "Juicy" Notorious B.I.G. Ready To Die 1994Bad BoyHunt, Irene Across 5 Aprils "Southern Man" Niel Young After the Gold Rush 1970RepriseHurston, Zora Neale Their Eyes Were Wathching God * “Talk about Love” John Gorka Out of the Valley 1994HighstreetHurston, Zora Neale Their Eyes Were Wathching God “Like a Hurricane” Neil Young American Stars 'N Bars 1977Warner Brothers

Hurston, Zora Neale Their Eyes Were Wathching God “Uptown Girl” Billy Joel Innocent Man 1983SonyHurston, Zora Neale Their Eyes Were Watching God "Janies Got A Gun" Aerosmith Big Ones 1994GeffenHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "I Don't Know How to Love Him"   Jesus Christ Superstar 1973MCA MasierdoHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "I Hate You, Then I Love You" Celine Dion & Luciano PavarottiLet's Talk about Love 1997550Huxley, Aldous Brave New World "Imagine" John Lennon Imagine 1971CapitolHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "Last Resort" Papa Roach Infest 2000Dream WorksHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "Let Down" Radiohead OK Computer 1997CapitolHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "She's So High" Tal Bachman Tal Bachman 1999ColumbiaHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "Short People" Randy Newman Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman 1998RhinoHuxley, Aldous Brave New World "Soma" The Strokes Is This It 2001Rough TradeHuxley, Aldous Brave New World * "Brave New World" Richard Ashcroft Alone with Everybody 2000VirginHuxley, Aldous Brave New World * "Brave New World" Iron Maiden Brave New World 2000SonyIrving, John A Prayer for Owen Meany "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloIrving, Washington "Rip Van Winkle" * “Bowling in the Hills” Eddie From Ohio Big Noise 1997Virginia SoulIrving, Washington "The Devil and Tom Walker" "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" Charlie Daniels Band A Decade of Hits 1999SonyJarrell, Randall Death of the Ball Turret Gunner "One" Metallica …And Justice for All 1988ElektraJoyce, James Ulysses *"ReJoyce" Grace Slick Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyJoyce, James Ulysses * “ReJoyce” Jefferson Airplane After Bathing at Baxter's 1967RCAJoyce, James Ulysses * “Sensual World” Kate Bush The Sensual World 1989SonyKafka, Fanz Metamorphosis "Let Down" Radiohead OK Computer 1997CapitolKafka, Fanz The Trial "If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersKate Chopin The Awakening "Since You've Been Gone" Kelley Clarkson Breakaway 2004BMGKeats, John "Ode on a Grecian Urn" "Best of Both Worlds" Van Halen 5150 1986Warner BrothersKeats, John Jeremy "Brain Salad Surgery" Emerson, Lake and Palmer Works, Vol. 2 1977RhinoKerouac, Jack On the Road * “Hey Jack Kerouac” 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs 1993ElektraKerouac, Jack On the Road * “Neal and Jack and Me” King Crimson Beat 1982E.G. RecordsKerouac, Jack On the Road * “The Ballad of Sal Paradise” Elliott Murphy Apres le Deluge 1985EMISKerouac, Jack On the Road “Black Cowboys” Bruce Springsteen Devils and Dust 2005SonyKerouac, Jack On the Road “Idiot Wind” Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks 1975Sony

Kerouac, Jack On the Road “Looking at the World through a Windshield Del Reeves Looking at the World

through a Windshield 1967United Artists

Kerouac, Jack On the Road “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends”Phil Ochs Pleasures of the Harbor 1967Collector's Choice

Kesey, Ken One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest "If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersKesey, Ken One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest "Comfortably Numb" Pink Floyd The Wall 1979CapitolKesey, Ken One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest "Head Like a Hole" Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine 1989TVTKidd, Sue The Secret Life of Bees "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverKingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownKingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverKingston, Maxine Hong Woman Warrior *"Proud of Me" Heimann, Angie SIBL Contest Winners    Kinsella, W.P. Shoeless Joe "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloKipling, Rudyard "If" "How Many" Zion 1 Funk Soul Brother 2000Tommy BoyKipling, Rudyard "If" "Just the Two of Us" Will Smith Big Willie Style 1997SonyKnowles, John A Separate Peace “My Own Prison” Creed My Own Prison 1997Wind-UpKnowles, John A Separate Peace “Self Deception” Lacuna Coil Comalies 2002Century MediaL'Amour, Louis Last of the Breed "Cherokee" Stephen Stills Stephen Stills 1970AtlanticLarkin, Philip "High Windows" * “The Gilded Cage” The Story The Angel in the House 1993ElektraLawrence, Jerome and Robert E. L Inherit the Wind "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998Philo

Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird “Losing My Religion” R.E.M. Out of Time 1991Warner BrothersLee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird "Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guita 1957VareseLee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird “Imagine” John Lennon Imagine 1971CapitolLee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird “Man in Black” Johnny Cash A Man in Black 1971Columbia

Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird *"What's to become of the Mockingbird" Angie Heimann SIBL Contest Winners    

Lee, Harper To Kill A Mockingbird "Strange Fruit" Billie Holiday The Commdore Master Takes 1939GRPLee, Harper To Kill A Mockingbird "Mrs. Dubose" The Drive By Truckers Pizza Deliverance 1999GhostmeatLee, Harper To Kill A Mockingbird "The Peace Train" Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat 1971A&MLethem, Jonathan Motherless Brooklyn *"Tell Your Story Walking" Deb Talan Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyLevine, Mark "Work Song" *"Still Crying" Essence Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyLewis, C.S. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Narnia CD        

Lindsay, Vachel "The Congo" "Datskat" The Roots Home Grown: The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots 2005Geffen

London, Jack Call of the Wild "Come Home Soon" SheDaisy Sweet Right Here 2004HollywoodLongfellow, Henry "The Song of Hiawatha" * “Hiawatha” Laurie Anderson Strange Angels 1989Warner Brothers

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Lowry, Lois The Giver "Let Down" Radiohead OK Computer 1997CapitolLowry, Lois The Giver "Imagine" John Lennon Imagine 1971CapitolLowry, Lois Gathering Blue "Where is the Love" Black Eyed Peas Elephunk 2003A&MMalamud, Bernard The Natural "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloMann, Thomas "Death in Venice" * "Grey Gardens" Rufus Wainwright Poses 2001DreamworksMarlowe, Christopher The Passionate Shepherd "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On 1973MotownMarvell, Andrew "To His Coy Mistress" “Only the Good Die Young” Billy Joel The Stranger 1977Sony JapanMarvell, Andrew "To His Coy Mistress" “Time” Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon 1973CapitolMarvell, Andrew "To His Coy Mistress" "Only the Good Die Young" Billy Joel Stranger 1977SonyMcBride, James The Color of Water *"Don't Let Me Fall" Vicki Randle Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyMcBride, James The Color of Water "If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersMcBride, James The Color of Water "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownMcCourt, Frank Angela's Ashes *"7th Step" Deborah Pardes Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyMcCourt, Frank Angela's Ashes "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownMcCourt, Frank Angela's Ashes "How you Remind Me" Nickelback Silver Side Up 2001RoadrunnerMcMurtry, Larry Terms of Endearment "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverMelville, Herman Moby Dick "Son of a Son of a Sailor" Jimmy Buffett Songs You Know By Heart 1990MCAMelville, Herman Moby Dick * “Boudreaux Was a Nutcase” Austin Lounge Lizards Paint Me on Velvet 1993Flying FishMelville, Herman Moby Dick * “Moby Book" Steve Goodman Jessie's Jigs and Other Favorites 1975Elektra/AsylumMelville, Herman Moby Dick * “Moby Dick" Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 1969AtlanticMerton, Thomas Raids on the Unspeakable *"Listen, the Silences" Michelle Bloom Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD BabyMiller, Arthur All My Sons "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownMiller, Arthur Death of a Salesman "Casltes Made of Sand" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersMiller, Arthur The Crucible "Devils and Dust" Bruce Springsteen Devils and Dust 2005SonyMiller, Arthur The Crucible "Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues" Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series 1-3 1970Special Rider Music

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Miller, Arthur The Crucible “Season of the Witch" Donovan Sunshine Superman 1966SonyMiller, Arthur The Crucible “What Is Truth” Johnny Cash Starportrait 1972CBS

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O'Brien, Tim The Things They Carried "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die-Rag" Country Joe McDonald and The Fish I Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die 1970Atlantic

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Rand, Ayn Anthem * “Anthem” Rush Fly by Night 1975PolygramRemarque, Erich Maria All Quiet on the Western Front "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersRemarque, Erich Maria All Quiet on the Western Front * "All Quiet on the Western Front" Elton John Jump Up 1982MCARobinson, Edwin A Richard Cory "Richard Cory" Simon and Garfunk Sounds of Silence 1966Columbia

Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye "We're Going to Be Friends" The White Stripes White Blood Cells 2001Sympathy for the Record Industry

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Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Blue Oyster Cult Agents of Fortune 1976SonyShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet * “Exit Music (For a Film)” Radiohead OK Computer 1997CapitolShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet * “Romeo and Juliet” Dire Straits Making Movies 1980Warner BrothersShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet * “Romeo Had Juliette” Lou Reed New York 1989Warner Brothers

Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet “I’d Lie for You (and That’s the Truth)” Meat Loaf Welcome to the Neighborhood 1995MCA

Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet “My Sacrifice” Creed Weathered 2001Wind-UpShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet “One Last Breath” Creed Weathered 2001Wind-UpShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet “Satellite” Dave Matthews Band Under the Table and Dreaming 1994RCAShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet “Teenager” Better Than Ezra Deluxe 1995ElektraShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet "Romeo and Juliet" Indigo Girls Rites of Passage 1992EpicShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet "Romeo and Juliet" Dire Straits Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire St1998Warner BrosShakespeare, William Julius Caesar "Mad Season" Matchbox 20 Mad Season 2000AtlanticShakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet "Love Changes Everything" Aspects of Love Soundtrack      Shakespeare, William Macbeth "Dirty Little Secret" All American Rejects Move Along 2005InterscopeShelley, Mary Frankenstein "Behind Blue Eyes" The Who The Who: The Ultimate Collection 2002MCAShelley, Mary Frankenstein "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day American Idiot 2004Reprise / WeaShelley, Mary Frankenstein *"Chemistry" Carey & Brubaker SIBL Contest Winners    Shelley, Mary Frankenstein "Desperado" The Eagles Desperado 1990AsylumShelley, Mary Frankenstein "Mr. Lonely" Akon Trouble 2004UniversalShelley, Percy Ozymandius "Dust in he Wind" Kansas Point of No Return 1977EpicShelley, Mary Frankenstein * “All Along the Watchtower” Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding 1967SonyShelley, Mary Frankenstein * “Frankenstein” Edgar Winter They Only Come Out at Night 1972Sony

Shelley, Mary Frankenstein* “The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria”

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Silverstein, Shel "Bucking Bronco" *"Bucking Bronco" Scarth Locke Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabySmith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownSmith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverSolzhenitsyn, Alexander One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich * “Roads to Moscow” Al Stewert Past, Present and Future 1974RhinoSophocles Antigone "Angel in Manhattan" Ellis Paul Translucent Soul 1998PhiloSophocles Oedipus Rex * "The End" The Doors The Doors 1967Elektra

Sophocles Antigone "Waiting on the World to Change" John Mayer Continuum 2006Aware/ColumbiaSpiegelman, Art Maus "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "American Dream" Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young American Dream 1988AtlanticSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "California Sky" Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash Mile Markers 2005Emergent/ 92ESteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "Casltes Made of Sand" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "One Friend" Dan Seals In a Quiet Room 1995IntersoundSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "Rusty Old American Dream" David Wilcox How Did You Find Me Here? 1989A&MSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "Shot Full of Holes" Jason Boland & The Stragglers Pearl Snaps 2004Smith Music GroupSteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath "If I Ever Get Back to Oklahoma" Jason Boland & The Stragglers Pearl Snaps 2004Smith Music GroupSteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath *"Broken Plow" Chris Knight The Jealous Kind 2006Drifter's ChurchSteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath * "Tom Joad Part 2" Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl Ballads 1964Buddha/BMGSteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath * “The Ghost of Tom Joad” Bruce Springsteen The Ghost of Tom Joad 1995SonySteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath * “Tom Joad Part 1” Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl Ballads 1964Buddha/BMGSteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath “Devils and Dust” Bruce Springsteen Devils and Dust 2005SonySteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath “This Land is Your Land” Woody Guthrie This Land Is Your Land 1967Smithsonian FolkwaysSteinbeck, John The Pearl "Angry" Matchbox 20 Mad Season 2000AtlanticSteinbeck, John The Pearl "Colored People" dc talk Intermissions 2000ForeFrontSteinbeck, John The Pearl "Colors of the Wind" Vanessa Williams Pocahontas 1995Walt DisneySteinbeck, John The Pearl "Half-Breed" Cher If I Could Turn Back Time 1999GeffenSteinbeck, John The Pearl "How Can I Keep from Singing" Eva Cassidy Eva by Heart 1998Blix StreetSteinbeck, John The Pearl "I am Woman" Helen Reddy Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits 1987CapitolSteinbeck, John The Pearl "I Got a Name" Jim Croce Photographs and Memories 1985SajaSteinbeck, John The Pearl "I Write the Songs" Barry Manilow Greatest Hits 1978AristaSteinbeck, John The Pearl "Reach" Gloria Estafan Destiny 1996SonySteinbeck, John The Pearl "Songs" Joan Armatrading What's Inside 1995BMGSteinbeck, John The Pearl "Sunshine on My Shoulders" John Denver Behind the Music 2000BMGSteinbeck, John The Pearl "To Have and Not to Hold" Madonna Ray of Light 1998MaverickSteinbeck, John The Pearl * "The Pearl" Joshua Kadison Delilah Blue 1995EMISteinbeck, John The Red Pony "Casltes Made of Sand" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersSteinbeck, John The Red Pony "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersSteinbeck, John Travels with Charley * “California” The Beach Boys Holland 1973SonySteinbeck, John The Pearl "Seek Up" Dave Matthews Live At Red Rocks 1995RCA

Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "Goin' to Californa" John Lee Hooker Rock With Me 2005AcrobatSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "Pink Houses" John Mellencamp Uh-huh 1983MercurySteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men "Jack and Diane" John Mellencamp American Fool 1982MercurySteinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath "Rain on the Scarecrow" John Mellencamp Scarecrow 1985MercuryStevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island * “The Tomahawk Kid” Alex Harvey Faith Healer: An Introduction 2002Polygram Int'lStoker, Bram Dracula * "Nosferata" Blue Oyster Cult Spectres 1977SonyStrasser, Todd Give A Boy A Gun "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001AtlanticSwift, Jonathan "A Modest Proposal" “Born in the U.S.A.” Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984SonySwift, Jonathan "A Modest Proposal" “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends”Phil Ochs Pleasures of the Harbor 1967Collector's ChoiceSwift, Jonathan "A Modest Proposal" “Rockin’ in the Free World” Neil Young Freedom 1989Warner BrothersTan, Amy Joy Luck Club "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverTennyson, Alfred Lord "Charge of the Light Brigade" * "The Trooper" Iron Maiden Piece of Mind 1983SonyTennyson, Alfred Lord "The Lady of Shallot" * "Left Me a Fool" Indigo Girls Strange Fire 1987SonyTennyson, Alfred Lord "Legend of Enoch Arden" *"The Legend of Enoch Arden" Diane Zeigler Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyThayer, Ernest "Casey at the Bat" * "Centerfield" John Fogerty Centerfield 1985Warner BrothersThomas, Dylan "Love in an Asylum" * "Bird Mad Girl" The Cure Top 1984Warner Brothers

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Thompson, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas "Ooh Las Vegas" Gram Parsons Grievous Angel 1974RepriseThoreau, Henry David Walden "The Bare Necessities" Phil Harris Jungle Book Soundtrack 2001Disney

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Thoreau, Henry David Walden “Fields of Gold” Sting Ten Summoner's Tales 1993A&MThoreau, Henry David Walden “The River” Garth Brooks Ropin' the Wind 1991CapitolThoreau, Henry David Walden “Water’s Edge” Tim Janis Water's Edge 2000Tim Janis EnsembleThoreau, Henry David Walden “Wide Open Spaces” Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces 1998SonyThoreau, Henry David Walden "You Never Know" Dave Matthews Band Busted Stuff 2002RCATolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * "House of Tom Bambadil" Nickel Creek Nickel Creek 2000SugarhillTolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “Lord of the Rings” Blind Guardian Tales from the Twilight World 1990Century MediaTolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “Misty Mountain Hop” Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971Atlantic

Tolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “Ramble On” Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 1969AtlanticTolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “Ride a White Swan” T.Rex Expanded Edition 2004Universal Int'lTolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “Rivendell” Rush Fly by Night 1975PolygramTolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” Leonard Nimoy Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy 1968DotTolkein, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings * “The Battle of Evermore” Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971AtlanticTolstoy, Leo War and Peace *"Tolstoy" Bob Hillman Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter One 2002CD BabyTolstoy, Leo War and Peace * “The Gates of Delirium” Yes Relayer 1974AtlanticTrumbo, Dalton Johnny Got His Gun "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersTrumbo, Dalton Johnny Got His Gun "One" Metallica …And Justice for All 1988ElektraTruth, Sojourner Ain't I a Woman? "For Women" Talib Kweli Reflection Eternal 2002RawkusTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 1975SonyTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Fly Away" Nelly The Longest Yard Soundtrack 2005UniversalTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" Crash Test Dummies God Shuffled His Feet 1993AristaTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Song for America" Kansas Song for America 1974SonyTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Southern Accents" Tom Petty Southern Accents 1985MCATwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Youth of the Nation" P.O.D. Satellite 2001AtlanticTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn * "Barefoot Children" Jimmy Buffett Barometer Soup 1995MCA NashvilleTwain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer * "Tom Sawyer" Rush Moving Pictures 1981Mercury/UniversalTyler, Anne Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverUpdike, John "Ex-Basketball Player" "Glory Days" Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984Sonyvan Druten, John I Remember Mama "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverVerne, Jules Journey to the Center of the Earth * (entire album) Rick Wakeman Journey to the Center of the Earth 1974GriffinVoltaire Candide * “Teacher” Jethro Tull Benefit 1970CapitolVon Gothe, Johann Wolfgang Faust *"The Wish" Ira Marlowe Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD Baby

Weisel, Elie Night "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced 1968Warner BrothersWeisel, Elie Night "The Unforgiven" Metallica Metallica 1991E/M VenturesWells, H.G. The Island of Dr. Moreau * “No Spill Blood” Oingo Boingo Good for Your Soul 1983A&MWelty, Eudora One Writer's Beginnings * “Halley Came to Jackson” Mary Chapin Carpenter Shooting Straight in the Dark 1990ColumbiaWharton, Edith The House of Mirth *"Don't Save Me" Beth Thornley SIBL Contest Winners    White, E.B. Charlotte's Web "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow RiverWhitman, Walt Oh Captain! My Captain! *"One Day" Graham Greer SIBL Contest Winners    

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Wordsworth, William "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinturn Abbey" “Little Boxes” Pete Seeger Little Boxes and Other Broadsides 1965Verve/Folkways

Wordsworth, William "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinturn Abbey" “My Hometown” Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984Sony

Wordsworth, William "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinturn Abbey" “My Little Town” Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years 1975Warner Brothers

Wordsworth, William "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinturn Abbey" “Rain on the Scarecrow” John Mellancamp Scarecrow 1985Mercury/Universal

Wordsworth, William "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinturn Abbey" “Trouble in the Fields” Nanci Griffith Lone Star State of Mind 1987MCA Nashville

Wordsworth, William "The World is Too Much With Us" "Out Here in the Middle" Robert Earl Keen Farm Fresh Onions 2003KochWordsworth, William "The World is Too Much With Us" "The Whole World's Gone Crazy" Brandon Jenkins Down in Flames 2004Western SoulWright, Richard Black Boy "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownWright, Richard Native Son "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations Emperors of Soul 1994MotownWright, Richard Native Son “Fight the Power” Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet 1990Def JamWright, Richard Native Son “Folsom Prison Blues” Johnny Cash Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guita 1957VareseWright, Richard Native Son “Hurricane” Bob Dylan Desire 1976SonyWright, Richard Native Son “One” Creed My Own Prison 1997Wind-UpYeats, W.B. "He Wishes for the Clothes of Heaven" *"Tread Softly" Eileen Laverty Songs Inspired by Literature-Chapter Two 2003CD Baby

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Zindel, Paul The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds "The Cloud Song" Jess Klein Draw Them Near 2000Slow River

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