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Question. I've asked it elsewhere, and I've got plenty of time to mull over the answers, but input nice and early would be good.

Problem: A man walks into a song title...

One of the funniest - and, incidentally, one of the most pivotal - points in the fifth Kinkaid Chronicle is a pair of Iranian princesses, who attach themselves to the Blacklight Book of Days tour. (Yes, they're based on a real pair of Persian princesses, who attached themselves to the Dead's manager for about a year, and followed him everywhere. Funny as hell.)

Having called book three London Calling - and that's not negotiable, because it's a perfect title for every level of the book - would it be one Clash song title too many to call book five Rock the Casbah?

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I think it's fine, Deb. I was trying to think of other ideas for you, when I ssaw your lj entry last night, but the best I could come up with was Kashmir, and Zep titles (like "Kashmir") are so obscure, even people who know the song might not realize that's the title. The only other vaguely tied-in titles I could think of were Sultans of Swing and Midnight at the Oasis, the second of which just can't be right.

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(Yes, they're based on a real pair of Persian princesses, who attached themselves to the Dead's manager for about a year, and followed him everywhere. Funny as hell.)

Oh, wait. Don't the Dead have an album, Blues for Allah? Of course, using a Dead title might be too obvious, and using Allah in the title could get you Rushdied, which might be good publicity for the book, but um...maybe not so fun for you and Nic.

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Damn, Cindy, Blues for Allah is brilliant. But I think I'll stay as far away from the provoking a jihad thing as I can.

Midnight at the Oasis, OTOH - there's a double personal tie-in there, for me, because Maria Muldaur, who sang it, was married to John Kahn, bassist for the Jerry Garcia Band.

Uh-oh. Things are prickling. That may be it.

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Midnight at the Oasis, OTOH - there's a double personal tie-in there, for me, because Maria Muldaur, who sang it, was married to John Kahn, bassist for the Jerry Garcia Band.

Oh, cool. I was slightly shy about bringing it up, because it's one of my guilty pleasure songs. I thought of it last night (after "Kashmir" and I'd noticed Barb already mentioned that one) and then I felt silly mentioning it.

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Yep. "Oasis" it is.

DING DING DING! No more calls, please....

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Great drabbles, everyone. My favorite on that topic isn't even mine -- a friend's brother once gave her a pound of bulgar wheat for Christmas. A real WTF moment.

Yep. "Oasis" it is.

I kept waffling on this when I saw the LJ entry, because I couldn't decide if two Clash titles was too many or what, but this one is great. It's pinging me as slightly more pop than the others, but it's a great title.

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It's pinging me as slightly more pop than the others, but it's a great title.

Yes, this was part of the reason I waffled while offering it, but I think the lyrics are Bree and JP-y. And the original version by Muldaur is probably more funky than pop. What's pop about it is that it manages to be so catchy, but I think the catchiness feels more incidental than intentional. That's bordering on crit and probably meaningless to anyone who isn't in my brain (and my apologies, the place is a mess), so I'll stop, now.

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meaningless to anyone who isn't in my brain (and my apologies, the place is a mess)

You should see mine, babe.

Oh! I have a little gifty to send you!

Unrelated to the chaos in my head, of course.

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