Tiny Mix Tapes

Songs with literary references to play in the independent book store where I work

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01. David Bowie - "1984" (Diamond Dogs)

=> 1984, George Orwell
02. Radiohead - "Banana Co." (Street Spirit (Fade Out) Single)

=> A Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
03. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" (The Kick Inside)

=> Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
04. The Cure - "Charlotte Sometimes" (Staring At The Sea: The Singles)

=> Charlotte Sometimes, Penelope Farmer
05. Regina Spektor - "Oedipus" (Songs)

=> Oedipus Rex, Sophocles
06. The Ramones - "Pet Sematary" (Brain Drain)

=> Pet Sematary, Stephen King
07. T.Rex - "Ride A White Swan" (20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection)

=> The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolken
08. The Decemberists - "Song for Myla Goldberg" (Her Majesty)

=> Bee Season, Myla Goldberg
09. Elefant - "Lolita" (The Black Magic Show)

=> Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
10. The Smiths - "William, It Was Really Nothing" (Hatful Of Hollow)

=> Billy Liar, Keith Waterhouse
11. Television Personalities - "A Picture of Dorian Gray" (And Don't The Kids Just Love It)

=> The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
12. The Zombies - "A Rose For Emily" (Odyssey And Oracle)

=> A Rose For Emily, William Faulkner
13. Gatsby's American Dream - "Fable" (Volcano)

=> Lord Of The Flies, William Golding