Music Monday: Tolkein

Here’s something a little different. In the really referencing Lord of the Rings department, we’ve got Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On”: Mine’s a tale that can’t be told, My freedom I hold dear; How years ago in days of old When magic…

Music Monday: Haunted

I thought this would be a good little follow-up to my most recent Miscellany post. Here is “Haunted,” by Poe. This was part of an album of the same name that was created as a counterpart to the book House…

Music Monday: 1984

I must have recently heard David Bowie’s “1984,” because it’s kind of been stuck in my head for a couple of weeks now. It’s been waiting for it’s turn to appear here. It’s the obvious choice for a song inspired…

Music Monday: A Sun Will Sing

In high school at some point—sophomore, junior, senior year?—I went through the requisite e.e. cummings phase. He had this lovely poem: [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in] BY E. E. CUMMINGS i carry your heart with me(i carry…

Music Monday: 3-for-1: Crash

It’s a late post tonight, so here’s a three-fer. There are a few songs that I know of that have been inspired by Crash by J.G. Ballard, a book I have not read … yet. But I want to read…