"The oeuvre of Katy Perry occasionally has some profoundly unexpected inspirations: California Gurls is spelt in homage to Big Star's September Gurls, while Firework was based on, wait for it, Jack Kerouac's On the Road, specifically the line about how his favourite people burn like fabulous yellow roman candles. A bestselling author herself, Michelle Zauner's latest album as Japanese Breakfast referenced Virginia Woolf, John Cheever and, on its sweet but sad acoustic closing track, Thomas Mann's sanatorium-based door-stopper Magic Mountain."
"18. Bomb the Bass Bug Powder Dust (1994) Bug Powder Dust certainly isn't the only song inspired by the oeuvre of William Burroughs he's the link between Duran Duran's Wild Boys and Throbbing Gristle's An Old Man Smiled but it's definitely the funkiest. Justin Warfield delivers a Naked Lunch-themed rap, over a writhing bass line and immense breakbeat. 17. Taylor Swift The Bolter (2024) Taylor Swift has described herself as your favourite English teacher, a nod to the literary references in her songs."
Katy Perry's California Gurls is spelt in homage to Big Star's 'September Gurls', and Firework draws on Jack Kerouac's On the Road imagery. Michelle Zauner's Japanese Breakfast references Virginia Woolf, John Cheever and Thomas Mann, using sanatorium imagery to examine fame and creativity. Bomb the Bass's 'Bug Powder Dust' channels William Burroughs with a Naked Lunch-themed rap over funk and breakbeat. Taylor Swift's 'The Bolter' adapts a recurring villain from Nancy Mitford inspired by Idina Sackville. Killer Mike's 'Willie Burke Sherwood' entwines Lord of the Flies references in an autobiographical rap. The Cure's 'Charlotte Sometimes' repurposes literary themes in goth-pop.
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