List of Songs That Retell A Work of Literature - H

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• "Haunted" by Poe is based on House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski.
• "Hedda Gabler" by John Cale is a retelling of Henrik Ibsen's play.
• "Hey (rise of the robots)" by The Stranglers is based on I, robot by Isaac Asimov
• "The Highwayman" is a Loreena McKennitt song which recounts a poem by Alfred Noyes. Phil Ochs originally wrote the musical interpretation of the poem which was taken and extended by Loreena McKennitt, without attribution.
• "Home at Last" by Steely Dan retells Ulysses' encounter with the Sirens from the Odyssey
• "Home", by Breaking Benjamin, is based on The Wizard of Oz
• "Horrorshow", by the Scars, is based on the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange.
• "House of Atreus - Act I" and "House of Atreus - Act II" form a two-part concept album by Virgin Steele based loosely on the Oresteia of Aeschylus.
• "House of Leaves" by Circa Survive is based on House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
• "Hallelujah", by Leonard Cohen, is based on the biblical story of David and Bathsheba. It also incorporates elements of the story of Samson and Delilah.
• "House at Pooh Corner" and "Return to Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins are about The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne.
• "How Beautiful You Are" by The Cure is a retelling of "Les Yeux du Pauvre" a poem by Charles Baudelaire from "Le Spleen de Paris"
• "The Human Hosepipe" by Harry and the Potters retells a scene from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
• "Hug Me" by Meg & Dia is based on "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.