Any songs that were inspired by poems?

Question

I need a popular song (lyrics) that have been inspired by a poem and has some resemblance to it, but I can't find any! Help me out? :)

Answer 1

Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the song was done by Iron Maiden, pretty much follows the poem really well.

Answer 2

Evangeline A Tale of Acadie is a poem, published in 1847, by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.



Evangeline is a 1981 album by Emmylou Harris with the song on track 5. but I don't know if that is directly related.



The French verson is.

Answer 3

Leonard Cohen is a great songwriter who was a Beat poet. Most of his songs are poems set to music. For example, one of his better known songs is "Bird on a Wire", which has been recorded by Johnny Cash, K.D. Lang and many others:



like a bird on a wire

like a drunk in a midnight choir

I have tried in my way to be free.

like a baby stillborn

like a beast with his horn

i have torn everyone

who reached out to me.

etc.



Check him out.

Answer 4

star spangled banner was written as a song (to a British drinking song)



Highwayman is a good Irish lyrical poem but hasn't really hit mainstream at least in america

Answer 5

"Every "Poem" a song

Every "Song" a poem

Which I will remember long."



Steven Wolf 2007

Answer 6

there are many

the band

red hot chili peppers for one

their lead singer started out writing poetry and later many of them were turned into songs for the band

Answer 7

"Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan. yeah, it's one of his songs, but it must have started out as a poem.

Answer 8

Highwayman

Starspangled Banner



Probably many more, but none come to mind.