Some of his novels take their titles from songs: Dance, Dance, Dance (after The Dells' 1957 B-side song, although it is often thought it was titled after the Beach Boys' 1964 tune), Norwegian Wood (after The Beatles' song) and South of the Border, West of the Sun (after the song "South of the Border").
Beberapa dari novelnya mengambil judul dari lagu: Dance, Dance, Dance (berasal dari The Dells' 1967 lagu B-side, walaupun sering diberi judul dengan Beach Boys' 1964tune), Norwegian Wood (berasal dari lagu The Beatle) dan South of the Border, West of the Sun (berasal dari lagu "South of the Border").