From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature
- Posted on February 12, 2026
- By The Guardian
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From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature
As Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop
