Poe and Popular Music

  In the early Twentieth Century, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was inspired to write a choral symphony using Poe’s poem “the Bells.”  He is certainly not the only musician to have written music using or based on Poe’s work.  Poe has had a huge effect on popular music; songs based on Poe’s works have been created in multiple genres, decades, and nations.  On the web page “Poe’s Ultimate Song List,” there are more than ninety Poe-inspired songs listed.  These are a few awesome videos of the most notable songs…