Every Tuesday over at the  The Broke and Bookish we all get to look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) examples to demonstrate that particular topic.  The topic this week is all about songs.  Top 10 songs that should be made into books.  Top 10 books that should be made into songs, themes songs for a book, etc.  I’m going with theme songs that could suit a particular book.

‘Theme songs for books’

1. The Red Queen’s war trilogy by Mark Lawrence – Killer Queen by Queen
2. The Martian by Andy Weir- Life on Mars by David Bowie
3. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire – (because – Tybalt) The Lovecats by The Cure
4. Stardust by Neil Gaiman – Lucky Star by Madonna
5. Flex by Ferrett Steinmetz – Relight my Fire by Take That
6. Dracula by Bram Stoker – Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Bauhaus
7. Angelfall by Susan EE – There must by an Angel by The Eurythmics
8. I am Legend by Richard Matheson – The Freaks Come out at Night by Whodini
9. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – Staying Alive by the BeeGees
10. The Shining by Stephen King – Hotel California by the Eagles

“You and me babe, how ’bout it?”

(the title and above quote are taken from Romeo and Juliet by Dire Strait – guess the book!)