Chapter 8: You Wanna Make Something of It?

…no pothead Jackie Paper. Puff is a rascal…

Peter, Paul, and Mary, Puff the Magic Dragon

His momma told him that he would be the leader of a big old band.

Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode

…white light/white heat…

The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat

"M" is for the million things she gave me.

Howard Johnson, Mother

She had been his superpower under a yellow sun.

allusion to the Superman origin story

Hey, hey, Momma, the way you move. Make you sweat. Make you groove.

Led Zeppelin, Black Dog

Down by the river.

Neil Young, Down By The River

…tough enough, in love enough?

The Rolling Stones, Beast of Burden

I will survive.

Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive

Somebody got murdered.

The Clash, Somebody Got Murdered

Blitzkrieg bop. Hey ho, let's go.

Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop