Prog inspired by Books and Stories

I think this thread can have hundreds of pages 'cause there are numberless Songs (and band names)

King's X "Out of the Silent Planet" is, I believe, based on the C.S. Lewis space trilogy.

Tom Sawyer is based on ... oh, crap ... I forget

Jaketejas wrote: Tom Sawyer is based on ... oh, crap ... I forget

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Jaketejas wrote: Tom Sawyer is based on ... oh, crap ... I forget The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

That's the one!

Which means Force 10 must be based on the Guns of Navarone.   

Edited by Jaketejas - July 01 2020 at 16:03

Jaketejas wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Jaketejas wrote: Tom Sawyer is based on ... oh, crap ... I forget The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  That's the one! Which means Force 10 must be based on the Guns of Navarone.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - July 01 2020 at 16:18

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Jaketejas wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Jaketejas wrote: Tom Sawyer is based on ... oh, crap ... I forget The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  That's the one! Which means Force 10 must be based on the Guns of Navarone.    Although I was joking in reality Huck Finn first appeared in Tom Sawyer so it's not really that much of a stretch. However, I don't think when Neil wrote the lyrics he really had either story or character in mind. I think it was just a metaphor for someone who all of a sudden finds himself in a dangerous situation or one in which he was unprepared for but faces it head on nonetheless.

Been revisiting some of Mark Twain's stories lately.
Huckleberry Finn and Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court were faves when I was a kid.

But, yes! I got your joke. Tom Sawyer is actually a separate book.

And, regarding the song. I think you are probably right about Tom Sawyer, although sometimes I get the sense that the character is insecure, and is worried about falling behind his peers, or being passed up for being considered outdated. I have to admit. I don't really know. I usually am focused on the percussion when I listen to it.

Edited by Jaketejas - July 01 2020 at 16:34

BaldFriede wrote: Progosopher wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Progosopher wrote: Almost forgot this one: Dust and Dreams is Camels telling of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. ' One of my all time favorite albums. Maybe I should read the book.  The book is brilliant but I found it depressing. It is a story of hardship. I am familiar with several of the locations. The film version with Henry Fonda is also excellent. One of my absolute favorite books. After reading it I fell into a Steinbeck fever and read all other books by him too.

Red Barchetta reminds me of the movie The Last Chase

Jaketejas wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Jaketejas wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Jaketejas wrote: Tom Sawyer is based on ... oh, crap ... I forget The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  That's the one! Which means Force 10 must be based on the Guns of Navarone.    Although I was joking in reality Huck Finn first appeared in Tom Sawyer so it's not really that much of a stretch. However, I don't think when Neil wrote the lyrics he really had either story or character in mind. I think it was just a metaphor for someone who all of a sudden finds himself in a dangerous situation or one in which he was unprepared for but faces it head on nonetheless. Been revisiting some of Mark Twain's stories lately. Huckleberry Finn and Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court were faves when I was a kid. But, yes! I got your joke. Tom Sawyer is actually a separate book. And, regarding the song. I think you are probably right about Tom Sawyer, although sometimes I get the sense that the character is insecure, and is worried about falling behind his peers, or being passed up for being considered outdated. I have to admit. I don't really know. I usually am focused on the percussion when I listen to it.