10 songs inspired by literature
[Another fun list by contributor Adam Morrison. – AC] Many great, inspiring songs were inspired by great written works. Here are ten examples. 1. “One pill makes you larger and one pill makes
Read More[Another fun list by contributor Adam Morrison. – AC] Many great, inspiring songs were inspired by great written works. Here are ten examples. 1. “One pill makes you larger and one pill makes
Read MoreLast time, we explored the earliest use of the word “punk,” which turned out to be in an old English ballad composed around 1575 and then used by Shakespeare about 30 years later.
Read MoreMost people associate the word “punk” with a form of music that appeared in the 1970s. But the word itself has a much longer history than that. Back in the 1950s, it was
Read MoreWilliam Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the history of the English language. But in terms of his vocabulary–that is, the number of distinct words he used in his
Read MoreIn an interesting–if unnecessary–exercise, Erik Didriksen has written Pop Sonnets, translations of contemporary songs into Shakespearean language. Here, for example, is how the Village People’s “YMCA” would have read in, say, 1606:
Read MoreIt’s National Grouch Day in the US. You’ve been warned. I’m grouchy because there was a brute force attack against this website which saw me locked out for almost 24 hours. The Foo
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