On today’s show, we explored songs inspired by literature. 
1. Bob Dylan, “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding (Live 1965)”
2. The Smiths, “Cemetery Gates” – Oscar Wilde
3. Fleetwood Mac, “Albatross” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
4. Andrew Bird, “Sisyphus” – Camus
5. Blue Oyster Cult, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” – Shakespeare
6. Serge Gainsbourg, “Je Suis Venu Te Dire” – Verlaine
7. Iron Maiden, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” – Coleridge
8. Kate Bush, “Wuthering Heights” – Bronte
9. Bob Dylan, “I Contain Multitudes” – Whitman
10. Syd Barret, “Golden Hair” – James Joyce
11. The Beatles, “I’m Only Sleeping” – Beat Writers
12. The Cure, “How Beautiful You Are” – Baudelaire
13. Steely Dan, “Bad Sneakers” – Burroughs
14. Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life” – Burroughs
15. The Fall, “The Joke” – Kundera
16. Patti Smith Group, “Easter” – Rimbaud
17. Bjork, “Sun In My Mouth” – Cummings