List of Songs That Retell A Work of Literature - F

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• "Fable" by Gatsbys American Dream is based on William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies.
• "The Face of Dorian Gray" by Robert Marlow is based on Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
• "Flight of Icarus" by Iron Maiden is loosely based on the Greek myth of Icarus.
• "Footprints" by Half Man Half Biscuit is a parody of "Footprints" by Mary Stevenson, itself adapted from Psalm 77.19.
• "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica is based on Ernest Hemingway's novel of the same title
• "Frankenstein" by Iced Earth is about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
• "Franz Kafka! Intro", "Turnin' to a Bug", "Livin' Like a Bug Ain't Easy", and "Franz Kafka! Finale" by the fictional band Scäb (from the cartoon series Home Movies) are about Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.
• "From the Underworld" by The Herd is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice.