Singer-songwriter
Dylan, Bob. "Just Like a Woman." Blonde on Blonde. Columbia Records, 1966.
Dylan, Bob. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.
Cohen, Leonard. "Anthem." The Future. Columbia Records, 1992.
Joplin, Janis. Quoted in The New Yorker Magazine. 14 Aug. 1971.
Smith, Patti and Fred Smith. "People Have the Power." Performed by Patti Smith. Dream of Life. Arista, 1988.
Smith, Patti. Just Kids. Ecco, 2010.
Callahan, Bill. "From the Rivers to the Ocean." Woke on a Whaleheart. Drag City, 2007.
Cohen, Leonard. The Favourite Game. Secker and Warburg, 1963, bk. 2, ch. 19.
Cohen, Leonard. The Favourite Game. Secker and Warburg, 1963, bk. 3, ch. 8.
Quoted in Observer
Cohen, Leonard. Quoted in "The Joking Troubadour of Gloom." The Daily Telegraph, 26 Apr. 1993.
Cohen, Leonard. "Hallelujah." Various Positions. Columbia Records, 1984.
Redding, Otis. "Respect." Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul. Volt Records, 1965.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Lightfoot, Gordon. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Summertime Dream. Reprise Records, 1976.
Springsteen, Bruce. "The River." The River. Columbia Records, 1980.
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Redding, Otis and Steve Cropper. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Performed by Otis Redding. The Dock of the Bay. Volt Records/Atco Records, 1968.
Lennon, John. "Working Class Hero." John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Apple Records, 1970.
Orbison, Ray and Joe Melson. "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)." Performed by Ray Orbison. Monument Records, 1960.
On the death of Buddy Holly.
McLean, Don. "American Pie." American Pie. United Artists Records, 1971.
Joel, Billy. "Vienna." The Stranger. Columbia Records, 1977.
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
Quoted by Kurt Cobain in his suicide note.
Young, Neil and Jeff Blackburn. "My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue)." Performed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Rust Never Sleeps. Reprise Records, 1979.