References in Other Media
- The 1968 album The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks was inspired partly by Under Milk Wood, according to its creator, songwriter Ray Davies.
- The 1974 album Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson is named for a phrase used in the play (noted in the Quotations section above).
- Frank Zappa quotes, though not precisely, the passage about Mr. Pugh's plans to poison his wife during a 1979 London performance of "Nanook Rubs It," which appears as part of a "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" medley on the 1988 live album You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1.
- The Decemberists's song Billy Liar includes references to the character of Nogood Boyo, and his fantasy of Mrs. Dai Bread Two and the corset.
- Terry Pratchett's Discworld country of Llamedos is a reference to Llareggub.
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