Mermaid Avenue - Allusions and Influence

Allusions and Influence

  • "Eisler on the Go" was written by Guthrie as a protest against Hanns Eisler's deportation by the U.S. government during the Cold War.
  • The song "California Stars" is played during the closing scene of the 2007 film King of California starring Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood and also at the end of the Season 4 Episode 12 of the television series Fringe titled "Welcome to Westfield".
  • The lyrics of "The Unwelcome Guest" refer to Black Bess, the horse of Dick Turpin an English highwayman. The music was based on the traditional American ballad "Streets of Laredo".

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