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- "El Dorado" by Iron Maiden references a poem by Edgar Allan Poe of the same name
- "Elvenpath" by Nightwish refers to the basic premise of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
- "The End of The Universe" by S.P.O.C.K refers to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams.
- "Eveline" by Nickel Creek is based on the James Joyce short story of the same name.
- "Exit Music (For a Film)" by Radiohead is based on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
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