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Songs Named and Inspired by Books
Multiple songs across various albums take their titles and direct inspiration from published books and stories.
Numerous songs across various albums take inspiration or titles from books and stories. Led Zeppelin released the song Moby Dick in 1969, drawing inspiration from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Black Sabbath named the song Behind the Wall of Sleep after H.P. Lovecraft's 1919 short story Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Pink Floyd's song Childhood's End, featured on the album Obscured by Clouds, was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 book. David Bowie named the song 1984 after George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Additionally, Rush included the track Anthem on the album Fly By Night, naming it after Ayn Rand's 1938 book Anthem.
The Cure's song Charlotte Sometimes on the album Faith was inspired by Penelope Farmer's 1969 book of the same name. Ramones released the track Pet Sematary, inspired by Stephen King's 1983 book of the same name. Iron Maiden named the song Brave New World after Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel of the same name.
Books by John Steinbeck are connected to songs by Megadeth and Weezer. Megadeth's song Of Mice and Men on the album The System Has Failed took its name from Steinbeck's 1937 book. Weezer's song Grapes of Wrath on the album OK Human was inspired by Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath.
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