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

 

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Up & Comers Songs Mentioned in This Episode

53:26 - “Want What You Got” - The Beaches

55:10 - “Fascination” - The Beaches

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