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Paste Hails Top 10 Songs Inspired by Literature

8:27 p.m. · August 24, 2009 · by Ginny Yang

In "Ten Fantastic Songs Brought To You By Books," Paste honors well-read artists and reveals the cultural origins behind their tunes -- from Myla Goldberg to Moby Dick. "Anyone decrying the death of books has only to check out the music world to see that literature is still alive and kicking, even if the authors of said work aren’t," writes Justin Jacobs. Here are the tracks that made the list (unsurprisingly, The Decemberists are included twice):

1. "Song for Myla Goldberg" by The Decemberists

2. "Stuck Between Stations" by The Hold Steady

3. "2+2=5" by Radiohead

4. "Sylvia Plath" by Ryan Adams

5. "Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon

6. "Bukowski" by Modest Mouse

7. "The Small Print" by Muse

8. "Saul Bellow" by Sufjan Stevens

9. "The Tain" by The Decemberists

10. A healthy portion of Led Zeppelin's catalog

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