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January 23, 2009 - 1:53pm

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Apropos of Nothing

The Top 5 Rock Songs Based on Shakespeare's Plays

1-"Hamlet (Dog Eat Dog in Denmark)"-Richard Thompson
2-"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet"-The Reflections
3-"King Lear's Blues"-John Simon
4-"Macbeth"-John Cale
5-"Romeo had Juliette"-Lou Reed

January 23, 2009 - 3:47pm

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

Cool, man!

Great list!

I'll toss in Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet."

Also, I really like "Hair" and "What a Piece of Work is Man" is straight up Bard, homie!

Cheers!

January 23, 2009 - 8:16pm

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Cool, man!
Great list!

I'll toss in Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet."

Also, I really like "Hair" and "What a Piece of Work is Man" is straight up Bard, homie!

Cheers!

The hardest rocking? "The Fool And Me" by Robin Trower.

January 28, 2009 - 8:52am

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

Well, that kind of ran out of gas.

How about we add literary references in general?

I'm not a Police fan, but I liked the line...."Just like the, old man in, that book by Nabokov..." from Don't Stand So Close to Me.

January 28, 2009 - 1:50pm

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

John Cale:

"You're having tea with Graham Greene
In a colored costume of your choice..."

And that's two "Paris 1919" references for me!