Song:

 

“It Makes No Difference” by The Band (1975)

 

It’s a song about lost love. The Band was popular in the 1960s and ’70s and this song was performed in a documentary about them by Martin Scorsese. Rick Danko was the lead vocalist on it. It’s one of my favorite vocal performances of all time. His way of presenting the song fits with the lyrics. I highly recommend it. 

 

Book:

 

“The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner (1929)

 

It’s inventive in that it is told from the perspectives of different characters in the book. It’s a mystery because as you read through the book, you don’t know what’s going on. You finally latch onto the idea that the same story is being told from different narrative perspectives from different characters in the book. One of the characters is mentally disabled, and the portion is written to reflect that. It’s very difficult to read, but it’s at the same time very deep. 

 

Film:

 

“Citizen Kane” (1942)

 

I love the plot, photography, acting, everything about the film. Charles Foster Kane is a character based on William Randolph Hearst. The movie is about Kane’s rise and fall which, fundamentally, is caused by his own character. It’s a great story, he’s very charismatic and dynamic, but you can tell from the very beginning that things are not going to go well for the guy.