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Musical references

• The 1972 Yes song Close to The Edge from the Close to the Edge album was inspired by the book.
• Radiohead's 2001 album Amnesiac contains themes and lyrics inspired by the book, especially "Pyramid Song", "I Might Be Wrong", and "Like Spinning Plates".
• Rock band Queen recites a passage from Siddhartha in their 1977 BBC re-take of the song We Will Rock You. [2]
• The 1971 Ralph McTell song The Ferryman from the You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here album was inspired by the book.
• Jerry Cantrell has a song called Siddhartha on his Degradation Trip double album.
• Andrew McMahon of the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin has the quote "the river is everywhere" tattooed on his wrist and is currently working on a clothing line called River Apparel.
• The Hot Water Music song Sunday Suit contains the line "Siddhartha style, I'll choose a path of open minds".
• "The river man" by R.E.M
• Pete Townshend's song The Ferryman was written for a modern production of Siddhartha in June 1976.