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    Did Soft Machine take the title of the song "Pigling Bland" from a Beatrix Potter book?

    Question #126437. Asked by serpa. (Jul 18 12 3:57 PM)


    Jennifer5

    		Soft Machine were named after the book 'The Soft Machine' by William S Burrows, however, whether the title 'Pigling Bland' was named after the Beatrix Potter book is not clear.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_Machine

    The track 'Pigling Bland', which was composed in 1969, appears on their 'Third' and 'Fifth' albums.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_(Soft_Machine_album)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_(album)

    The book 'The Tale of Pigling Bland' by Beatrix Potter was written in 1913.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter


    Jul 19 12, 3:39 AM
    Jennifer5

    		Correcting typo - William S Burroughs

    Jul 19 12, 3:42 AM

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