Music Thread - Songs Mentioning Other Musicians
Music Thread - Songs Mentioning Other Musicians
Can be bands, individuals, composers and so on.
Barclay James Harvest - John Lennon's Guitar - JL/Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxwhpuIbFoQ
Steve Young - Montgomery in the Rain - Hank Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5vFXFjqeBg
Barclay James Harvest - John Lennon's Guitar - JL/Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxwhpuIbFoQ
Steve Young - Montgomery in the Rain - Hank Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5vFXFjqeBg
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Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water, mentions The Stones and Frank Zappa and The Mothers
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Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley mentions Lou Rawls, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and James Brown
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Blockheads "Sweet Gene Vincent"
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ABC - “When Smokey Sings”
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"Theres a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis" Kirsty McColl
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Dexy's "Geno" is about Geno Washington... I think
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"Jackie Wilson Said" Van Morrison (or Dexy's Midnight Runners)
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Springsteen..thunder road mentions...Roy orbison..
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Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus - "listening to Iron Maiden"
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Heinz -Just like Eddie.
(Eddie Cochran)
(Eddie Cochran)
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Can we have songs mentioning themselves?
Jerry Lee Lewis - Lewis Boogie
Jerry Lee Lewis - Lewis Boogie
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Miles Davis "John McLoughlin"
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Eddie Cochran - Three Stars.
Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
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The Clash white Man in Hammersmith Palais-Dillinger Leroy Smart Delroy Wilson Ken Boothe
Also by The Clash 1977- Elvis Beatles and the Rolling Stones
Undertones My Perfect Cousin -The Human League
The Fall I Am Damo Suzuki(lead singer from Can)
Mott The Hoople All the young dudes-T.Rex
David Bowie Song For Bob Dylan
Also by The Clash 1977- Elvis Beatles and the Rolling Stones
Undertones My Perfect Cousin -The Human League
The Fall I Am Damo Suzuki(lead singer from Can)
Mott The Hoople All the young dudes-T.Rex
David Bowie Song For Bob Dylan
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Mike Berry &The Outlaws - Tribute to Buddy Holly.
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The Clash: Delroy Wilson, White man in …….
Gary Glitter and Bowie, Clash city rockers
Elvis, Beatles and the Rolling Stones, 1977.
Gary Glitter and Bowie, Clash city rockers
Elvis, Beatles and the Rolling Stones, 1977.
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Danny Mirror- I Remember Elvis Presley
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Dora Bryan - All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Dora Bryan - All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle
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Can’t believe we’ve got this far without mentioning the Reynolds Girls
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John Henry Hopkins Jrn's "We Three Kings of Orient Are" mentions all four of the Beatles
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Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" mentions: Doris Day, Johnny Ray, Liberace, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chubby Checker, British Beatlemania, Punk Rock.
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New Riders of the Purple Stage - Lonesome LA Cowboy - mentions Chris and Rita (Kristoferson & Coolidge) as well as the Joy of Cooking.
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Everything You Did by Steely Dan mentions The Eagles
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“”Zimmerman Blues” by Ralph Mc Tell and “ Song For Bob Dylan” by Bowie - both about…Bob Dylan.
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Bon Jovi. It’s my life. Mentions Frank Sinatra as Frankie.
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Eminem - Moby - not the most flattering of references though.
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Sparks - Lighten up Morrissey
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Health insurance, rip-off flying
FDA, big bankers buying
Fake computer crashes dining
Cloning while they're multiplying
Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson
Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson
You're all fakes, run to your mansions
Come around, we'll kick your ass in
FDA, big bankers buying
Fake computer crashes dining
Cloning while they're multiplying
Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson
Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson
You're all fakes, run to your mansions
Come around, we'll kick your ass in
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Brian Wilson - BareNaked Ladies
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Prefab Sprout “Cars and Girls” (Bruce Springsteen)
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Lynyrd Skynyrd mention Neil Young in Sweet Home Alabama.
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Hey hey Woody Guthrie I wrote you a song - Bob Dylan
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LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
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The Men They Couldn’t Hang, The Clash, Old leather jacket
Amy Rigby, Joey Ramone, Dancing with Joey Ramone
Amy Rigby, Joey Ramone, Dancing with Joey Ramone
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Dance Stance by Dexys is a good one for name dropping.
But not musicians, so a pointless post from me.
Still, DMRs ........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Les-Hnh-E
But not musicians, so a pointless post from me.
Still, DMRs ........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Les-Hnh-E
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Brenda Lee mentioned in Radar Love. Golden Earing.
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Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
Mandy Dances - Ralph Mc Tell ( about Maddy Prior, ex- Steeleye Span singer)
Mandy Dances - Ralph Mc Tell ( about Maddy Prior, ex- Steeleye Span singer)
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Bob Dylan Blues - Syd Barrett
Lots of Fall songs - Shoulder Pads (Lou Reed and Doug Yule) What You Need (Iggy Pop)
Lots of Fall songs - Shoulder Pads (Lou Reed and Doug Yule) What You Need (Iggy Pop)
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All The young Dudes mentions The Beatles and The Stones.
Not one that I was aware of but Beethoven (I Love to Listen to) by The Eurhythmics.
Not one that I was aware of but Beethoven (I Love to Listen to) by The Eurhythmics.
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It is a very good version.
O/T I know, but Rock Aria is a great song.
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Teen anthems - "welsh bands suck" mentions helen love.
There was a category of this type on pointless last week.
There was a category of this type on pointless last week.
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Think Bob Dylan is winning so far
Ready Steady Go by Generation X - the Beatles, the Stones and Bob Dylan
Neil Young/Crazy Horse - Out Of The Blue - Johnny Rotten
Ready Steady Go by Generation X - the Beatles, the Stones and Bob Dylan
Neil Young/Crazy Horse - Out Of The Blue - Johnny Rotten
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Chumbawamba mention quite a few in Slag Aid.
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Van Morrison "Whatever happened to PJ Proby". Also mentions Scot Walker.
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The fabulous Righteous Brothers pay homage to so many taken from us too young in Rock and Roll Heaven. Easier to listen to it than list them.
https://youtu.be/pp0GiFT9Mrw
https://youtu.be/pp0GiFT9Mrw
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LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
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The House of Love - The Beatles and The Stones
The National - New Order T-Shirt
Half Man Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves
The Rockingbirds - Gradually Learning (lncldes a line about Bobby Gentry)
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Shaun William Ryder sings his own name if that counts)
The National - New Order T-Shirt
Half Man Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves
The Rockingbirds - Gradually Learning (lncldes a line about Bobby Gentry)
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Shaun William Ryder sings his own name if that counts)
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