List of Songs That Retell A Work of Literature - G

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• "The Gladdest Thing" by Deb Talan incorporates as its chorus the poem Afternoon on a Hill by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
• "The Giant's Laughter" by Thyrfing is inspired by the poem Jätten by Esaias Tegner.
• "Grendel" by Marillion is a retelling of John Gardner's novel Grendel, which is a retelling of Beowulf.
• "The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen is about The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
• "Goodbye Sky Harbor" by Jimmy Eat World is about the book A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
• "Guardian of the Blind" by Blind Guardian is based on It by Stephen King.
• "The Gunslinger" by Demons & Wizards is based on Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.