Book Titles That Would Make Great Song Titles

Hello! Have the weeks been going by really fast for you? I think it might be just because I’m so damned busy with school right now. At least it’s my boy’s birthday so the only school he has tomorrow is our coop (which still is a lot of work for me). And after today, there’s only three more weeks of coop, so at least there will be a break soon. Anyway, it’s Tuesday again, and today we’re talking about “Book Titles That Would Make Great Song Titles.” We’ll see what I come up with.

Make Up Break Up – This seems like it would be a catchy pop tune. It kind of has a 80’s/90’s feel to it. Probably sung by a girl band. Something about a couple that breaks up and then gets back together (over and over and over again).

Chain of Gold – I imagine Chain of Gold as a love song. Something about two people being bonded together by a chain of gold, or something like that.

Sensational – This is another one of those songs that I’d imagine would have a catchy beat and fast tempo. That kind that would get you out on the dance floor.

Sparrow – I imagine Sparrow as this haunting love song, where the girl dies or something. Which would kind of be appropriate because this is a story about a girl that is abused by her boyfriend.

11/22/63 – This may be a weird choice, but I think this could make a song like Smashing Pumpkin’s “1979.” But this song would probably have been best if it was released in the 1970s. The guy could be singing about what he was doing the year Kennedy was shot, his love, that sort of thing. The date is too long ago to make a great contemporary song, but since this book involves time travel, I think we can allow the song to come out in a different time too.

Today Tonight Tomorrow – The whole book would make a great song. The first verse could be about how the main singer hates the girl, the second verse could be about how he spends a wonderful evening hanging out with the girl, and the third verse could be about the future he imagines with the girl.

Tell Me Everything – I think this would work as either a catchy pop song or a slower song where the main character caught his or her loved one cheating on them. The upbeat pop song might be about people getting to know each other that want to know everything about each other.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – I can’t remember–was this actually a song in the book? Either way, this would make a decent medium-tempo song. One that tells a story about a girl who was so lovely, she was the boy’s songbird, but he eventually finds out she’s behaving like a snake. Or it could be an instrumental song that tries to convey that same meaning.

Summer Days and Summer Nights – This song would remind me a little of “Summer Lovin'” from Grease. Maybe a duet, but not necessarily so.

Heartless – It wouldn’t surprise me if there actually was a song with this title already. This is another song that could fit into a variety of styles. It might work as a ballad where someone is weeping over their heartless lover that jilted them, or as a song with a heavy rock beat to it.

So there’s ten songs with titles that might double as song titles. I thought it would be harder than it turned out. What books did you choose this week? Next week we’re talking about “Characters I’d Name a Pet After.” Next week, half of these are going to be characters I actually have named a pet (or child) after, and the other five will be characters I would name a pet after.