“Icarus” (The Hours) references the Icarus/Daedalus myth:
“Narcissus in a Red Dress” (The Like) references the Narcissus/Echo myth:
“Just Like Zeus” (Jenny and Johnny) references Zeus and Mount Olympus:
“Hey Now Girl” (Phantom Planet) references sirens from Homer’s Odyssey:
“Some Velvet Morning” (Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra) is about Phaedra and Hippolytus:
Honorable mentions:
-Ben Lee’s album The Rebirth of Venus
-“Icarus” by Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer
-“Narcissus Road” by The Hours
-“Athena” by The Who
Love this post! Always great video and new bands on ATS.