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TIL The Zombies 1968 song "A Rose for Emily" was inspired but not based on William Faulkner's story: "I enjoyed the story, but I thought, 'What a beautifully evocative title.' Even though I’d just read the short story, I took the title and spun my own story around," said composer Rod Argent in 2017.

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