Season 4 Episode 6! Book Smart: Discussing Songs About Literature From Artists Like My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Panic! At The Disco, Elton John, and More!
This week, Adrienne and Katarina hit the books...sort of. Rhapsody in Reverie is diving into the world of literary music, songs based on classic works of literature, potboilers, contemporary masterpieces, and poetry. Who knew your music library was, well, an actual library? Crack open a good book, make yourself comfortable, and get ready for some great stories behind great songs. Come justify Katarina’s English degree.
Show Notes
27:06 - Surprise!
29:32 - Down the Hole
34:25 - In Which Adrienne Does Things to Mess With Katarina
37:47 - Panic! At The Library
43:44 - Honorable Mentions on the Shelf
51:39 - Up & Comers: The Beaches
56:23 - Outro
0:39 - Intro (Or, the Pretentious English Major Hour)
5:35 - Sims in Colonial Clothing
9:53 - “Why do Metal bands love The Lord of the Rings so damn much?” (In Which Katarina & Adrienne Accidentally Disrespect Led Zeppelin)
15:59 - Taking Back Sunday Reading Time
21:40 - I Have Written You Down
25:00 - The Devil’s In The Details
Songs Mentioned in This Episode
27:23 - “Whip It” - Devo
30:46 - “Painting Flowers” - All Time Low
32:17 - “White Rabbit” - Jefferson Airplane
34:31 - “Diplomat’s Son” - Vampire Weekend
35:37 - “Oxford Comma” - Vampire Weekend
36:20 - “Bukowski” - Modest Mouse
38:21 - “Time To Dance” - Panic! At The Disco
41:27 - “Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met…)” - Panic! At the Disco
44:16 - “To The End” - My Chemical Romance
45:05 - “Hey Ahab” - Elton John, Leon Russell
46:12 - “Way Down Hadestown” - Anaïs Mitchell
48:16 - “White Winter Hymnal” - Fleet Foxes
50:01 - “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” - Vampire Weekend
6:58 - “The Highwayman” - Loreena McKennitt
8:17 - “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” - Heather Dale
13:47 - “Lord of the Rings” - Blind Guardian
14:21 - “Ramble On” - Led Zeppelin
15:48 - “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” - Leonard Nimoy
16:24 - “Cute Without The ‘E’ (Cut From The Team)” - Taking Back Sunday
19:03 - “Liar (It Takes One To Know One)” - Taking Back Sunday
22:09 - “Send Them Off!” - Bastille
22:54 - “Poet” - Bastille
25:03 - “Sympathy For The Devil” - The Rolling Stones
26:54 - “Love and Destroy” - Franz Ferdinand
CHECK OUT OUR LITERARY SONGS PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY HERE!
Up & Comers Songs Mentioned in This Episode
53:26 - “Want What You Got” - The Beaches
55:10 - “Fascination” - The Beaches