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  2. List of songs based on poems - Wikipedia

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    An Appointment with Mr Yeats" by The Waterboys is an album of Yeats poems set to song. The poem "Down by the Salley Gardens" was based by Yeats on a fragment of a song he heard an old woman singing. Yeats' words have been recorded as a song by many performers. The song "A Bad Dream" by Keane is based on the poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His ...

  3. A Red, Red Rose - Wikipedia

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    A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "(Oh) My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a poem. Many composers have set Burns' lyric to music, but it gained worldwide popularity set to the traditional tune "Low Down in the Broom"

  4. List of poems by Walt Whitman - Wikipedia

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    A Riddle Song " That which eludes this verse and any verse," Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim " A sight in camp in the daybreak gray and dim," Leaves of Grass (Book XXI. Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War) ; 1865 A Song for Occupations " A song for occupations!"

  5. List of songs based on literary works - Wikipedia

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    "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T.S. Eliot: Adapts elements of the T. S. Eliot poem. [36] "Ahab" The Graduate: MC Lars: Moby-Dick: Herman Melville: Retells the story of Moby-Dick from the perspective of Captain Ahab. [37] "Alice" Every Trick in the Book: Ice Nine Kills: Go Ask Alice: Beatrice Sparks [38] [39] "All I Wanna Do" Tuesday ...

  6. Ballad - Wikipedia

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    In the later 19th century, the term took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and is often used for any love song, particularly the sentimental ballad of pop or rock music, although the term is also associated with the concept of a stylized storytelling song or poem, particularly when used as a title for other media such as a film.

  7. Myra Cohn Livingston - Wikipedia

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    The Poems of Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel and others, Crowell (New York, NY), 1973. One Little Room, An Everywhere: Poems of Love, illustrated by Frasconi, Atheneum, 1975. O Frabjous Day! Poetry for Holidays, and Special Occasions, Atheneum, 1977. Callooh! Callay!: Holiday Poems for Young Readers, illustrated by Janet Stevens ...

  8. 45 of the Best First Dance Songs to Kick Off Your Reception - AOL

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    Your first dance as a married couple is kind of a big deal. Do you want to go big and set the tone for the night, execute an...

  9. List of poems by Catullus - Wikipedia

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    The "Type" column is color-coded, with a green font indicating poems for or about friends, a magenta font marking his famous poems about his Lesbia, and a red font indicating invective poems. The "Addressee(s)" column cites the person to whom Catullus addresses the poem, which ranges from friends, enemies, targets of political satire, and even ...