- The 1972 Yes song Close to The Edge from the Close to the Edge album was inspired by the book.
- Radiohead's 2001 album Amnesiac contains themes and lyrics inspired by the book, especially "Pyramid Song", "I Might Be Wrong", and "Like Spinning Plates".
- Rock band Queen recites a passage from Siddhartha in their 1977 BBC re-take of the song We Will Rock You.
- The 1971 Ralph McTell song The Ferryman from the You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here album was inspired by the book.
- Jerry Cantrell has a song called Siddhartha on his Degradation Trip double album.
- Andrew McMahon of the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin has the quote "the river is everywhere" tattooed on his wrist and is currently working on a clothing line called River Apparel.
- The Hot Water Music song Sunday Suit contains the line "Siddhartha style, I'll choose a path of open minds".
- "The river man" by R.E.M
- Pete Townshend's song The Ferryman was written for a modern production of Siddhartha in June 1976.
- The Slovenian rock band Siddharta was named after the novel.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Siddhartha
Musical references (found on wikipedia)
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Anna, after reading Siddhartha, I came away with the impression of sadness. I remember this from 35 years ago, so I may not be remembering correctly. I should read it again.
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