I’m pretty sure book titles are meant to be catchy by their very nature … and you know what else is catchy?
If you said songs, you’re absolutely right!
If you said COVID-19 … you’re also technically right, but I’m still judging you for it.
There are some really interesting song titles out there (Meatloaf and Fall Out Boy, looking at you). But what about book titles? Also super interesting, right?
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is book titles that would make great song titles.
I actually missed the TTT about book titles that would make good band names, so I for sure wasn’t about to miss this one! I actually love looking at book titles and trying to guess what the book is about, so this week’s prompt is perfect!
The Rage of Dragons
Artist: The Piano Guys
Listen, if we can have Flight of the Bumblebees, we can have The Rage of Dragons, okay? No offense, but who cares about stinking bumblebees?! Whereas, pretty sure everyone loves dragons. Or everyone that matters, at the very least.
I absolutely love The Piano Guys, and I’m always super impressed at what they’re able to come up with. I think their combination of the cello and the piano would make for an awesome musical atmosphere to totally capture the feel of this title.
My Song for Him Who Never Sang to Me
Artist: Marc Anthony
If you want to get technical, this is the title of a poetry book, which is really as close to songs as the written word can get … other than, you know, song lyrics. So maybe this is cheating.
This sounds like it would be a Marc Anthony, thing, because even just the title reminds me of Dímelo by Marc Anthony (or for the English crowd, your version was “I Need To Know,” but I hate to inform you, it doesn’t sound as good as the Spanish version. Sorry.)
OH! Ooor if we made it Spanish, Alejandro Sanz would also totally slay this song! He kills it with the super emotional, powerful songs.
Moira Ashe
Artist: Hidden Citizens
I’m definitely feeling this in the theme of O Fortuna. It’s got to be just as epic, of course. I’m pretty sure Hidden Citizens is about the only group you could say looked at a song like O Fortuna and went, “Nope, not epic enough. Let’s make it MORE epic.” So yes, that style, and with a large choir singing the lyrics, whatever they would be.
This would be one of those songs that I have absolutely no idea what they’re saying or what it’s about, but it just sounds super cool so I’d listen to it anyway. It’ll be an Alouette, if you will. Except now I know what that means, sooo … still a charming song … and a great theme song if you’re a psychopath-in-training.
A Time of Courage
Artist: Thirty Seconds to Mars
I’m feeling some This Is War vibes from this song, crossed with 100 Suns. It’d be ominous and uplifting all at the same time! How? I don’t know. But Thirty Seconds to Mars could pull it off, for sure. I couldn’t even tell you anything about this song, because Thirty Seconds to Mars just surprises me with their music, and I love how unique it is. It feels a bit like an adventure … in a good way.
The Wraith and the Wielder
Artist: Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is the best at story songs like Hijo de la Luna and Figlio Perduto, which sound all fancy and sophisticated because they’re in another language, but both of which are really about pretty crappy parents. Yay?
The Wraith and the Wielder, though, seems like it could be about something other than children suffering, which is A-OK with me! Maybe a forbidden love? Some sort of sordid love affair with horrid ramifications? A forlorn sort of drama? I’d be here for aaaall of that.
The Song of Achilles
Artist: Josh Groban
If you’ve ever heard of pretty much any of Josh Groban’s songs, you’ll know how utterly amazing he is. This sounds to me a bit like an epic story song, and he could totally pull it off. He did that one song from Troy called “Remember Me,” and it still gives me freaking chills every time I hear it, so I imagine something more along those lines with that sort of musical feel. Ugh, it’d be amazing.
A Monster Calls
Artist: Fall Out Boy
I don’t know, guys. It’s Fall Out Boy. They can do whatever the frig they want and absolutely rock it. I’m not sure what else to say? Lately, I’m really loving their “Ghostbusters (I’m Not Afraid)” and their remake of “What’s This” for Nightmare Revisited. Honestly, I love most of their work, and I think they’re usually prone to longer, more … umm … unique titles, I think they could work with this one, too, and make it pretty epic. Maybe something more along the lines of “Centuries”?
Us Against You
Artist: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
If I’m honest, I really just love “Face Down” and “Your Guardian Angel,” so I’d be up for pretty much anything from them. This sounds like a song they would be really good for, though. Again, I can’t even honestly say what the heck this song would be. This is a band that I just kind of click on their music videos and am usually pleasantly surprised.
The Memory of Souls
Artist: Lindsey Sterling & Derek Hough
Honestly, either of these artists on their own is magical. They both bring a charm and talent that is just … argh! There’s no words for it. But in the few things I’ve seen them work together? Oh. My. Gosh. Phenomenal. Like Kairos? Just love it.
The Memory of Souls sounds like something either one of them would title their work, and it sounds like the name of a really powerful melody.
To Ashes We Run
Artist: Of Monsters and Men
When I first saw this title, I immediately thought of Of Monsters and Men and their performance of “Silhouettes” for Catching Fire. Then again, their style is pretty unique, and it’s usually easy to tell when a song is theirs. I absolutely love their sound, though, and how they basically tell stories in their songs. They pack a lot into not much time! I imagine they could make a super powerful song with a title like this.
I would totally listen to A Monster Calls by Fall Out Boy. Great picks!
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Oof, YEEEEEEEEES! I love what you did with this week’s post — even picking artists to go with the song title!? So good 😍 I see some good ole faves on here as well — Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (what a throwback) and 30STM! I would definitely listen to these tracks! Great post, Sammie! So glad you didn’t miss out this week 😉
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You’ve officially made me feel old, Dini. Noooo, not a throwback. They still totally produce music, so it still counts as modern, right?! T_T *whispers* We’re getting old, Dini.
I’d love to listen to Moire Ashe.
My post.
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Someone should definitely make this happen. 😉
This is such a cool concept! I can hear so many of these songs in my head, even though they don’t exist.
I really wish they did though, after writing this whole thing. xD
Love your choices! Fall Out Boy can make any song title work, but I’d love to hear their take on A Monster Calls 🙂 And A Time Of Courage does feel like it would be a perfect 30 Seconds To Mars song, I can already imagine it now.
I totally agree! I actually had several titles I saw that could work for FOB, because they can do just about anything, and I actually had to narrow it down and pick just one. xD
LOVED LOVED “Us Against You” and omg what a song title that would be!!
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I actually haven’t read that yet (yes, I know, I’m ashamed of myself, too). It’s still on my TBR, but I’ve loved all of Backman’s books so far!
I love Josh Groban’s song for Troy! It would be really nice to see him do a song for The Song of Achilles, which had the decency not to make Achilles so very straight. Great list!
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Oooh, did it?! That’s exciting. I haven’t actually read it yet, but it (like everything else, at this point) is on my TBR. Maybe I need to move it up a few notches. Hmmm.
I love how you matched the titles to the artists!
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I hadn’t thought about it before, but your post and title/artist choices made me think about how OK Go would turn some of these into really awesome music videos. And now I want them.
Also, I love bumblebees. I love dragons too, but bumblebees are awesome. 😉
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Oh my gosh, YES! I hadn’t even thought of that, but you’re so totally right. xD Man, now I want that to be a thing, too.
Pffft. Bumblebees ain’t got nothing on dragons. They’re okay, I suppose. But still. Too many bumblebee songs, not enough dragon songs.
Great list! A rage of dragons sounds like a good song haha!
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I love how you picked an artist to go along with each song too! A Monster Calls would be an awesome FOB song.
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Thanks! I had a lot of fun with it.
This was a fun post! A Monster Calls totally sounds like a Fall Out Boy song. And To Ashes We Run is such a great title. Someone needs to make that a song pronto. 🙂
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I agree! Who do we need to talk to in order to make this happen? xD
OMG! Your COVID-19 humor! It had me cracking up! All of these would make great song titles.
Thanks. xD I just couldn’t help myself.
Such a fun post! I love that you even picked out the artists to perform the tunes 🙂
Here’s my post: https://www.nbiblioholic.com/2020/11/ten-book-titles-that-would-make-great.html
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Thanks! I definitely had fun with it.
Oh, I love these! So many great titles, I could totally see these as songs as well.
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I love The Piano Guys, too! They’re music is so great and I love their videos where they film themselves playing music in exotic places. So fun.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Yeah! I always love watching the behind the scenes for their music videos, too, because the videos themselves are so breathtaking, and then sometimes you see all the agony that went into filming that five-minute video and it just gives you much more appreciation for it. 😀
Reading this was so much fun! I like seeing what everyone came up with this week.
I really want to hear Fallout Boy record that, now!
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This is absolutely amazing! I could never do this though because I would never be able to choose what artist would go with the song.
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Well, I’m a teensy bit extra, so I chose an artist. The prompt was just book titles that would make good song titles. Just don’t be extra like me and you’re good. xD
That is such an interesting idea for The Wraith and the Wielder! I can totally hear it clicking with Sarah Brightman.
Okay this is AWESOME! Not only did you pick phenomenal title choices, but the artists to perform them!? This is just sheer perfection! Like I was nodding excitedly to most of these and the only ones I didn’t were the ones I wasn’t familiar with! Can you call Of Monsters and Men and get this started like, yesterday? Also I am game for anything that Lindsey Sterling is a part of so I obviously must check out her collabs with Derek Hough!
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