Although the month of April is nearly half over, not all FYA Book Clubs have met to discuss Marjane Satrapi’s moving (and educational) graphic novel memoir Persepolis. In celebration of Marjane’s coming of age story, we decided to put together a mixtape of songs mentioned in the book and a few others from the late 1970s/80s that Marjane might have listened to growing up.
Punk Is Not Ded: A Persepolis Mixtape
- “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
- “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Michael Jackson
- “It’s Different for Girls” – Joe Jackson
- “Breaking the Law” – Judas Priest
- “Run to the Hills” – Iron Maiden
- “Kids in America” – Kim Wilde
- “Never Let Go” – Camel
- “God Save the Queen” – Sex Pistols
- “London Calling” – The Clash
- “One Way or Another” – Blondie
- “Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio” – Ramones
- “Once in a Lifetime” – Talking Heads
- “Because the Night” – Patti Smith Group
- “Beat It” – Michael Jackson
- “Whip It” – Devo
- “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” – Pink Floyd
- “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” – Pat Benetar
- “Love Stinks” – The J. Gells Band
- “Another One Bites the Dust” – Queen
- “Young Lust” – Pink Floyd
And I’d be seriously remiss to not include this gem from the Persepolis film adaptation*:
*I’m not suggesting watching the movie instead of reading the book, however!
