Readers recommend: songs about books – results

Morrissey inspired by Graham Greene, Serge Gainsbourg by Robert Louis Stevenson ... we leafed through your favouritesThis week's topic unearthed some fascinating connections between books and music. Turns out, for example, that Lindisfarne's Lady Eleanor was inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's story Fall of the House of Usher. Serene harmonies, bass gently bubbling like globules in a lava lamp … and a literary pedigree to boot.On the crest of the Merseybeat wave, Billy J Kramer's backing group the D...

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