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  2. Animal Farm - Wikipedia

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    Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella, in the form of a beast fable, [1] by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. [2] [3] It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy.

  3. The Great Gatsby - Wikipedia

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    The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, the mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

  4. List of songs based on literary works - Wikipedia

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    Animal Farm: George Orwell [48] "Anthem" Fly by Night: Rush: Anthem: Ayn Rand: Loosely based on the Rand novel; The band would produce a fuller version in 2112. [32] "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy: Leonard Nimoy: The Hobbit: J. R. R. Tolkien [49] [50] "The Ballad of Poker Alice" Songs Inspired by Literature, Chapter ...

  5. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Wikipedia

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    On April 4, 2013, Interscope and Warner Bros. announced the track listing for the Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby, which included a brand new track titled "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" performed by Fergie with Q-Tip and GoonRock. [3]

  6. Jay Gatsby - Wikipedia

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    Jay Gatsby (originally named James Gatz) is the titular fictional character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is an enigmatic nouveau riche millionaire who lives in a luxurious mansion on Long Island where he often hosts extravagant parties and who allegedly gained his fortune by illicit bootlegging during prohibition in the United States. [5]

  7. Anthems in Animal Farm - Wikipedia

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    Animal Farm, Animal Farm, Never through me shall thou come to harm! But it is noted that it does not inspire the animals as much as "Beasts of England." Paul Kirschner writes that the switch from "Beasts of England" to "Animal Farm!" is a parody of the transition from Lenin's proletarian internationalism to Stalin's "Socialism in One Country". [5]

  8. Daisy Buchanan - Wikipedia

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    —F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chapter I, The Great Gatsby [57] The character of Daisy Buchanan speaks one sentence in the novel partly drawn from Fitzgerald's wife Zelda, although greatly altered. [ 58 ] When their daughter Frances "Scottie" Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota , on October 26, 1921, Fitzgerald recorded verbatim his wife's ...

  9. Animal Farm (song) - Wikipedia

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    Ray Davies titled "Animal Farm" in reference to George Orwell's 1945 novella of the same name. [2] His finished composition does not relate to the book's themes, [3] [4] but instead expresses feelings of pastoral bliss, [5] reflecting an anti-urban theme which has more in common with H. G. Wells's 1910 novel, The History of Mr Polly. [6]