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In the Belle and Sebastian song "I Could Be Dreaming" an extract from "Rip Van Winkle" is read. The American stoner/doom metal Band Witch has a song called "Rip Van Winkle" on their debut record from 2006.
Passion Pit (band) also wrote a song about Rip Van Winkle called "Sleepyhead."
David Bromberg's mournful song "Kaatskill Serenade" on How Late'll Ya Play 'Til? tells the story from Rip's point of view.
The country band Alabama's 1982 song "Mountain Music" mentions Rip Van Winkle in association with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
The story of Rip Van Winkle is recounted by way of parable by the title hero of Max Frisch's novel "I'm Not Stiller".
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