Songs of our times that remind you of LOTR...

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by Holbytlass

The most obvious for me is "Hey Diddle, Diddle" when Tolkien cleverly makes it much longer and more adult-ish and puts in that line "Only a few words of it are now, as a rule, remembered". How brilliant to tie in 'fantasy-history' and real-present.

I really agree, I was surprised when I saw that in the book for the first time. Especially when the 'cow' part was so playfully and masterfully included as well. It makes you believe how much of an Orpheus Tolkien was.


~ Aesthete

[Thinlómien]

Here's one:

White Flag
Dido

I like the song very much. It reminds me of LotR, but only because I tried to make a filk of it The chorus was something like this:
"I will be bold and resist
I won't put my sword down and surrender
There will be no red eye in my flag
'cos I am free and always will be."
Not very good but making it was funny...

Laibach (especially album Kapital) is very mordorish. Or the sound at least. I can't say about the words since I don't know any german.
And I agree that Nightwish is very Lotrish... (and damn good; I'm also proud that they're from Finland )