Musical Influences/References
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Major - Music or lyrics actually used or heard
Minor - Mentioned in passing
I. The Gunslinger
Major
{Beatles} Hey Jude
{Traditional, Janis Joplin} Careless Love
Minor
(Kiss) Dr. Love
{Diana Ross} Ease on Down the Road
II. The Drawing of the Three
Major
{Beatles} Hey Jude
{Bob Dylan} Oxford Town
{Platters} Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling
Minor
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue, Folsom Prison Blues
Barbara Streisand - People
III. The Waste Lands
Major
Kiss - Dr. Love
Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
ZZ Top - Velcro Fly
Minor
{ZZ Top} Legs
Love to Love you Baby- Donna Summer
Bob Dylan
Led Zeppelin
There is a poster for a Sex Pistol's concert at the vacant lot.
IV. Wizard and Glass
Major
{Janis Joplin} Careless Love
ZZ Top - Velcro Fly
Minor
Marty Robbins - Big Iron
{Beatles} Hey Jude
{Judy Garland} Somewhere Over the Rainbow
{Wizard of Oz} Off to See the Wizard
{Wizard of Oz} Follow the Yellow Brick Road
{Jim Lowe} Green Door
{Neil Young} Rocking in the Free World
{Pink Floyd} The Dark Side of the Moon
V. Wolves of the Calla
Major
Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown
Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight
???? - Man of constant sorrows (sung as maid)
Minor
Roland stage dives like Joey Ramone
{Janis Joplin} Careless Love
Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Merle Haggard
{Bonnie Tyler} Holding Out for a Hero
Loving Spoonful
Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime
Lou Reed - Take a Walk on the Wild Side
{Beatles} Hey Jude
VI. Song of Susannah
Major- Maid of Constant Sorrow
Minor
VII. The Dark Tower
Major
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Bad Company - Bad Company
Beetles-Hey Jude
Minor
Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
The Beatles- Drive My Car