Songs about Classical Mythology

-”Icarus” (The Hours) references the Icarus/Daedalus myth:

-”Narcissus in a Red Dress” (The Like) references the Narcissus/Echo myth:

-”Just Like Zeus” (Jenny and Johnny) references Zeus and Mount Olympus:

-”Hey Now Girl” (Phantom Planet) references sirens from Homer’s Odyssey:

-”Some Velvet Morning” (Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra) is about Phaedra and Hippolytus:

Honorable mentions:

-Ben Lee’s album The Rebirth of Venus

-”Icarus” by Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer

-”Narcissus Road” by The Hours

-”Athena” by The Who

The Best of Pandora Radio

Pandora Post #1

The following list is the 5 best songs I’ve discovered by listening to Pandora radio stations. If you don’t know what it is, read about it here.

Pandora plays you new music based on the bands and songs you already like, and it’s totally free.

1. Song: “Relator”

Artist: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

Station: Rilo Kiley Radio/Pete Yorn Radio

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2. Song: “They Bring Me To You”

Artist: Joshua Radin

Station: Maria Taylor Radio

3. Song: ”Elevator Love Letter”

Artist: Stars

Station: Rilo Kiley Radio

4. Song: “Just a Faint Line”

Artist: Azure Ray

Station: Maria Taylor Radio

5. Song: “Baby Please Don’t Go”

Artist: Nancy Sinatra

Station: The Like Radio

Head over to Pandora and enter “The Like” radio.