Lit riffs
a collection of original stories inspired by songs
by Matthew Miele, Lester Bangs, Jonathan Lethem, Amanda Davis, JT LeRoy, Tom Perrotta, Tanker Dane, Lisa Tucker, Aimee Bender, Anthony DeCurtis, Hannah Tinti, Neal Pollack, Toure, Victor D. LaValle, Heidi Julavits, Arthur Bradford, Jennifer Belle, Ernesto Quinonez, Darin Strauss, Judy Budnitz, David Ebershoff, Elissa Shappell, Zev Borow, Nelson George, and Julianna Baggott
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"Twenty-four celebrated writers have penned stories inspired by great songs. Just as Bangs cast new light on a Rod Stewart classic with his story "Maggie May," about a wholly unexpected connection between an impressionable young man and an aging, alcoholic hooker, the diverse stories here use songs as a springboard for a form dubbed the lit riff."--BOOK JACKET.
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Lit Riffs: Writers "Cover" Songs They Love
August 2006, Tandem Library
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Lit riffs: a collection of original stories inspired by songs
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Maggie May (1981) / Lester Bangs, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton --
The National Anthem / Jonathan Lethem, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Speeding motorcycle" by Daniel Johnston as performed by Yo La Tengo --
Blue guitar / Amanda Davis, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Blue guitar" by the Cowboy Junkies --
Untitled / JT LeRoy, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters --
Dirty mouth / Tom Perrotta, inspired by the music and lyrics from "I won't back down" by Tom Petty --
Hallelujah / Tanker Dane, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen as performed by Jeff Buckley --
Why go / Lisa Tucker, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Why go" by Pearl Jam --
All the security guards by name / Aimee Bender, inspired by the music and lyrics from "The lobby" by Jane Siberry --
She once had me / Anthony DeCurtis, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Norwegian wood (This bird has flown)" by the Beatles --
Milestones / Hannah Tinti, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Milestones" by Miles Davis --
Death in the alt-country / Neal Pollack, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Mama tried" by Merle Haggard --
I shot the sheriff / Touré, inspired by the music and lyrics from "I shot the sheriff" by Bob Marley --
A simple explanation of the afterlife / Victor LaValle, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Aluminum" by the White Stripes --
The eternal Helen / Heidi Julavits, inspired by the music and lyrics from "I found a reason" by the Velvet Underground as performed by Cat Power --
Swampthroat / Arthur Bradford, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Highway to hell" by AC/DC --
Bouncing / Jennifer Belle, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Graceland" by Paul Simon --
Graffiti monk / Ernesto Quiñonez, inspired by the music and lyrics from "The message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five --
Smoking inside / Darin Strauss, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Remedy" by the Black Crowes --
The system / Judy Budnitz, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Way down in the hole" by Tom Waits --
Four last songs / David Ebershoff, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Four last songs" by Herman Hesse and composer Richard Strauss --
Dying on the vine / Elissa Shappell, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Dying on the vine" by John Cale --
Rio / Zev Borow, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Rio" by Duran Duran --
King Heroin / Nelson George, inspired by the music and lyrics from "King Heroin" by James Brown --
The bodies of boys / Julianna Baggott, inspired by the music and lyrics from "Spirit in the night" by Bruce Springsteen.
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