References and Influences in J o B

 
Anmarian Appendices
Part 2.9

aka ’Riddles’ help

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In my writing, I am often either inspired by, or hear in my head, lyrics to a song.
Or words from a play.

Or words I read somewhere else entirely.

So I have slipped in some of these, or made reference to them, or whatever.

And a few readers have picked up on this. They have asked me to list them.

So there follows the list, not 100% comprehensive for I have also done things like use references in some characters’ names.
As a ‘for instance’, the late and great Sir Terry Pratchett introduced to the Discworld a bit-part player who grew into many people’s affection, called Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, sometimes referred to as C.M.O.T. Dibbler.
So I have introduced two characters called Seemot and Dibbla.
This was one of my ways of honouring Sir Terry and his works.
These and other similar references are left to my readers to find and enjoy.

But the (mostly) musical references are:

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000 – Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones;
001 – One Woman Army – Porcelain Black; Paint Your Wagon – Lerner and Loewe; et al
002 – The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter – trad English Ballad; Tunnel of Love – Dire Straits;
003 – Dragon Hunters film soundtrack; She's a Man - Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13; Lola – The Kinks; He's a Woman, She's a Man – Scorpions;
004 – The Bell Ringing – Devon folksong; Bing Bong Brothers – The Lonely Island;
005 – Inspiration from the LOTR film series;
006 – I Close My Eyes – Dusty Springfield;
007 – Hypnotised – Simple Minds; Hypnotised – McFly;
008 – Stepmother Blues – Witches' Broomsticks;
009 – The Windmills Of Your Mind – Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman;
010 – Turning Tables – Adele;
011 – Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield; Bonfire Heart – James Blunt;
012 – Freedom Song – Jason Mraz; When the Rocks Hit The Ground – Tye Tribbet; The Wall – Pink Floyd; Working In A Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey;
013 – Don't Wake Daddy – The Tragically Hip; Break All Walls – Bolt From The Blue; Rain – Breaking Benjamin;
014 – Alice's Restaurant – Arlo Guthrie;
015 – Obsession – Animotion; Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones;
016 – All The Women I Am – Reba MacEntire; One Way Ticket – Boney M; The Machine – Pink Floyd;
017 – Today (Say No To Child Labour) – Elena Maro and Maria Olivero;
018 – Nightshift – The Commodores; Night Calls – Joe Cocker;
019 – Window To The World – Geddy Lee; Hot Water – Level 42;
020 – You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover – Bo Diddley;
021 – I've Been Working On The Railroad – John Denver; Barges – Scout Campfire Song;
022 – The Plot In You – Wife Beater; Tales Of Brave Ulysses – Cream;
023 – Borderline – Chris de Burgh; No Limits (Enlarge My Territory) – Israel and New Breed;
024 – The Dambusters Theme; Lili Marlene – Marlene Dietrich;
025 – Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell; Low Rider – War; Into the Wilderness – Burning Hearts; Spirit Of The Forest (Album) – Korpiklaani;
026 – High Lonesome Blues – Joe Cocker; Caverna Magica – Andreas Vollenweider; From The Underworld – The Herd;
027 – Changes – David Bowie; I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley;
028 – I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley; Shine Shine Shine - Chris Rea;
029 – There's A Storm Comin' - Joe Cocker;
030 – Needles and Pins - The Searchers; The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys;
031 – Catch The Wind – Donovan; Morning Has Broken - words by Eleanor Farjeon, set to the tune "Bunessan";
032 – No Worries – Simon Webbe; Today Is Your Birthday – Solomon Burke; As Time Goes By – Dooley Wilson (words and music Herman Hupfield);
033 – Baking Man - Laid Back; Catch The Wind - Donovan; Aryan Mist - Van Morrison; Let's Dance - David Bowie;
034 – Song from *M*A*S*H* (Suicide Is Painless) - Johnny Mandel (music), Mike Altman (lyrics);
035 – As Tears Go By - The Rolling Stones;
036 – Various Songs from the Musical "Book of Mormon"; some words from a Monty Python sketch or two:
037 – These Are The Days - Van Morrison;
038 – Amazing Grace, written by John Newton;
039 – Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Boccelli; On The Road Again - Canned Heat;
040 – Hymn 'How Great Thou Art' – written by Stuart K Hine; "The Star-spangled Banner"; Welsh (national) hymn 'Hen wlad fy nhadau' or 'Old Land Of Our Fathers'; Dark Days In Paradise - Gary Moore;
 
 
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041 – All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor;
042 – Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd; Blind Justice Band;
043 – Paperback Writer – The Beatles; Storyteller – Rod Stewart; Joshua Judges Ruth – Lyle Lovett; Waiting for the Bus – Violent Femmes;
044 – Liar, Liar – Christina Grimmie;
045 – Roll Out The Barrel – English lyrics by Lew Brown and Wladimir Timm, after a Czech Polka originally composed by Jaromir Vejvoda;
046 – Gone Fishin' – Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong; Fishin' Blues – The Lovin' Spoonful, also Taj Mahal; Walking on Broken Glass – Annie Lennox;
047 – Turn On The Waterworks (Name of a Canadian group!)
048 – Cooking School – Twiggy;
049 – (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson;
050 – Boombox – Blueprint; Scenes From An Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel; Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson; Long And Winding Road – The Beatles; I'm Just A Country Boy – Don Williams;
051 – Firmhand – Carcass;
052 – Ridin Round Town – Casey Veggies; Brand New (Band); Pizza – 5 Seconds of Summer;
053 – Changes – David Bowie;
054 – Wonderful Life – Katie Melua version;
055 – James Bond – Ian Fleming's characters and the films ('Q'); Green Door – (Davie/Moore), Shakin' Stevens version;
056 – Inheritance Blues – DugOut Theatre;
057 – Paint Your Wagon – Lerner and Loewe;
058 – Neighbours – The Rolling Stones; Our House – Madness;
059 – Blackmail Man – Ian Dury and the Blockheads;
060 – Wouldn't It Be Nice? - The Beach Boys; 'Alas, poor ...' Act 5, scene 1 of Hamlet – William Shakespeare; It's All In The Game – Tommy Edwards (and later Nat King Cole); David Bowie tributes with the following titles (first all the 20 ones in that single paragraph) – Absolute Beginners, Under Pressure, Afraid, Where Are We Now?, Low, I'd Rather Be High, Sound And Vision, Slip Away, Dirty Boys, The Next Day, Heroes, Sorrow, Fame, A Little Wonder, Fashion, A Better Future, Heat, Changes, Plan, Look Back In Anger; then later there were: Dead Man Walking, I've Been Waiting For You --- R.I.P. David and thanks for so much.
061 – Sunshine On My Shoulders – John Denver;
062 – Ladies Who Lunch – Elaine Stritch;
063 – Dragnet – 'Sgt. Joe Friday'; Life of Brian – Monty Python;
064 – When I'm 64 – The Beatles; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll; Streets of My Hometown – Pegasus; I'll Find My Way Home – Jon and Vangelis;
065 – MacArthur Park – Richard Harris; Just Rewards – Napalm Death;
066 – He is Sailing – Jon and Vangelis (at least in this instance a FUTURE King is coming);
067 – World Outside Your Window – Tanita Tikaram;
068 – Little Town Flirt – Del Shannon; Crowded House (group);
069 – My Way – Frank Sinatra;
070 – Changes – David Bowie; Burning Down the House – Talking Heads; Transformer – Lou Reed; The Wheelbarrow song – Notts County Football Club fans;
071 – Hey Diddle Diddle – English Nursery Rhyme; The Little Fête – Vangelis' Album 'China'
072 – Explosions – Ellie Goulding; Conversation With a Stone – Jan Garbarek;
073 – Check and Balance – Burna Boy;
074 – Homecoming Blues – Jimmy Liggins;
075 – Scene From Afar – Jan Garbarek;
076 – (Please) Release Me – Engelbert Humperdinck; Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! – Vengaboys; Green Door – Shakin’ Stevens;
077 – Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson;
078 – Dedicated Follower of Fashion – The Kinks; Killing of Georgie – Rod Stewart
079 – My Way – Frank Sinatra (as in #69 too); I’ve Been Working on the Railraod – John Denver;
080 – Changes – David Bowie; Burning Down the House – Talking Heads; Transformer – Lou Reed; The Wheelbarrow song – Notts County Football Club fans;
081 – Hey Diddle Diddle – English Nursery Rhyme; The Little Fête – Vangelis’ Album 'China'
082 – Drownin' – Sponge;
083 – Check and Balance – Burna Boy;
084 – Gathering Forces - John Powell;
085 – After a little (how sweet) present with some Bob Dylan lyrics painted on a rock, then we get ‘Painted Rocks’; Where the Rivers Meet - and - If You Go Far Enough – Jan Garbarek;
086 – Experience – Diana Ross;
087 – Dweller on the Threshold – Van Morrison;
088 – Don’t Pay the Ferryman – Chris de Burgh;
089 – Garden Party – Marillion;
090 – Crack – 2 Chainz;
091 – There’s a Storm Comin’ – Joe Cocker (as in #29 too);
092 – Indoors – SpongeBob SquarePants;