Songs That Mention Other Groups
Shayne Zucker
I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
about the band America).
I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
for mentioning the Beatles.
Anybody got any ideas?
Renee Zucker
How about "Summer Rain" by Johnny Rivers. It mentions "Sgt. Peppers
Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Also, the song "Big Country" by Big Country.
"Man On The Moon" by REM mentions Elvis (...Andy are you goofin' on
Elvis...).
"Rockaria!" by ELO talks about Chuck Berry.
Good Luck,
Tikva
Bill Marcum
In message <6192f2$2v3$1...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
Do they have to be songs that mention groups? What about individual singers?
Anyway, there's "The Motown Song" by Rod Stewart, "I Dig Rock 'n Roll Music"
by Peter Paul and Mary; if you allow singers, "Radar Love" by Golden Earring
has "Brenda Lee coming on strong", and "Sweet Soul Music" by Arthur Conley
lists several soul singers.
--
Bill Marcum
"Well, actually, the Internet has been cream-filled for years" (Over the Hedge)
msj...@sprynet.com
> bma...@iglou1.iglou.com (Bill Marcum) writes:
> In message <6192f2$2v3$1...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
> RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
> >I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> >that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs
Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" mentions "Frank Zappa and the Mothers"
Springsteins "Thunder Road" mentions "Roy Orbison sang for the lonely"
Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" mentions "I hope Neil Young will remember..."
Johnny Rivers' "Summer Rain" mentions "Seargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Little River Band's "Reminiscing" mentions "Glen Miller's band was better than before"
The Righteous Brothers' "Rock and Roll Heaven" mentions a whole bunch of dead artists,
including Jim Morrison, Jim Croce, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin
Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" mentions several artists, including Dylan and Chuck Berry (as
"Johnny B Goode"
The Guess Who mentions their own earlier song in "When the band was singing Shakin'
All Over" (does that count? I guess you did say "other" groups or songs)
Three Dog Night, in "Never Been to Spain" sing "... I kinda like the Beatles"
Mike
Gesi Rovario
>I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
>must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
>about the band America).
>
>I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
>High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
>for mentioning the Beatles.
>
>Anybody got any ideas?
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sweet Home Alabama:
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her.
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Gesi
It's not the business of government to keep you from having your feelings hurt. Abusive language is not a crime.
-Kurt Vonnegut
Bill Marcum
>that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
>must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
>about the band America).
>
>I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
>High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
>for mentioning the Beatles.
>
>Anybody got any ideas?
After "American Pie", one of the most often requested songs in this newsgroup
is "Life Is A Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)", by Reunion.
Julie-Anne
Shayne Zucker <RSh...@webtv.net> wrote in article
<6192f2$2v3$1...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>...
> I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> about the band America).
>
> I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> for mentioning the Beatles.
>
> Anybody got any ideas?
>
Veruca Salt : David Bowie
Dire Straits : Calling Elvis
Pam Von Krosigk
PJFan9 (pjf...@aol.com) writes:
>>I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
>>that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
>>must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
>>about the band America).
>>
>>I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
>>High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
>>for mentioning the Beatles.
>>
>>Anybody got any ideas?
>
> How about:
> I Only Wanna Be With You/Hootie and the Blowfish
> "Put on a little Dylan..."
> "...ain't Bobby so cool?"
>
> Creeque Alley/The Mamas and the Papas
> "...Mama Cass"
> "...the Mugwmps"
> "...California Dreamin"", etc.
>
> I Dig Rock and Roll Music/Peter Paul and Mary
> "...the Mamas and the Papas"
> "..and when the Beatles tell you"
>
> Rock and Roll Heaven/The Righteous Brothers
> "...Otis took us all", etc.
>
> Blame it On the Stones/Kris Kristofferson
> "Blame it on the Rolling Stones."
>
> When Smokey Sings/ABC
> "Luther croons..."
> "Sly's the original - originator..."
> "James screams..."
> "Marvin was the only innovator.."
> "When Smokey sings..."
>
> Billy the Mountain/Frank Zappa
> "Others say he could sing like Neil Sedaka..."
>
> Sacred Reich/Who's To Blame
> "Ozzy, Judas Priest
> there's backwards messages..."
>
> Queen/Drowse
> "Jimi Hendrix, he was great..."
Def Leppard/"Rocket"
Jack Flash, Rocket man...Sgt. Pepper and the Band
Ziggy, Benny, and the Jets...
Jet Black, Johnny B., Gene Genie, Killer Queen
Dizzy, Lizzy, Major Tom, so c'mon...
Pam V.K.
--
Rick <to girls>: "And this is my flatmate, Vyvyan. Hi,
Vyvyan!! What are you doing?"
Vyvyan <doing pushups>: "Shut up, you girlie!"
Rick: <laughs> "I'm not a girl at all!" -- "The Young Ones"
Anurag varma
msj...@sprynet.com wrote:
>
> > bma...@iglou1.iglou.com (Bill Marcum) writes:
> > In message <6192f2$2v3$1...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
> > RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
>
> Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" mentions "Frank Zappa and the Mothers"
> Springsteins "Thunder Road" mentions "Roy Orbison sang for the lonely"
> Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" mentions "I hope Neil Young will remember..."
> Johnny Rivers' "Summer Rain" mentions "Seargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
> Little River Band's "Reminiscing" mentions "Glen Miller's band was better than before"
> The Righteous Brothers' "Rock and Roll Heaven" mentions a whole bunch of dead artists,
> including Jim Morrison, Jim Croce, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin
> Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" mentions several artists, including Dylan and Chuck Berry (as
> "Johnny B Goode"
> The Guess Who mentions their own earlier song in "When the band was singing Shakin'
> All Over" (does that count? I guess you did say "other" groups or songs)
> Three Dog Night, in "Never Been to Spain" sing "... I kinda like the Beatles"
>
> Mike
Steely Dan mentions 'Hey Nineteen that's 'Retha Franklin' in 'Hey
Nineteen'... album Guacho
Steely Dan Mentions 'Special Delivery for Hoops McCann' (The Hoops
McCann Band) in 'Glamour profession' ...album Guacho
Steely Dan mentions 'Turn up the Eagles the neighbours are listening' in
'Everything you did'...album Royal Scam.
Steely Dan mentions 'Even Cathy Berberian knows there's one roulade she
can't sing' (Cathy Berberian, a singer well known for her performances
of contemporary music.) in 'Your Gold teeth' ...album Countdown to
ecstasy.
Steely Dan mentions 'It's Parker's band with a smooth style of
syncopation' (Charlie Parker) in 'Parker's Band' ...album Pretzel Logic.
Steely Dan mentions 'Nothin' but blues and Elvis' in FM... from the
movie FM.
Wonder whether this will qualify....
Steely Dan mentions Steely Dan 'They got the Steely Dan T-shirts'
in 'Show biz kids' ...album Countdown to ecstasy.
.....I might have missed a couple...
for variety.....
Primus mentions Pink Floyd ..'If you've studied your Floyd properly,
you'd know that pigs could fly' in 'The air is getting slippery'
...album Pork Soda.
Anurag
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Steve Jenkins
Chris P (cono...@ic.sunysb.edu) wrote:
> How about "Mr. Jones" by the Counting Crowes.
> The song contains the line "I want to be Bob Dylan....."
--And "Man On The Moon" by REM mentions Elvis
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3rd Year Law/Psych. sometimes"
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Ottawa Ontario
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Julie-Anne
> In message <6192f2$2v3$1...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
> > > RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
> > > >I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with
songs
> > > >that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs.
This
> > > >must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> > > >about the band America).
> > > >
> > > >I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight
Miles
> > > >High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes
me)
> > > >for mentioning the Beatles.
> > > >
> > > >Anybody got any ideas?
>
On The Cranberries latest album (To the faithfully departed), one song
mentions John Lennon and another mentions Kurt Cobain. (Don't remember the
titles thought)
Julie-Anne
Sylvia Gomez
Shayne Zucker wrote:
>
> I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> about the band America).
>
> I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> for mentioning the Beatles.
>
> Anybody got any ideas?
How about Lucenbach (I'm not sure of the spelling) Texas....Mentions
Waylon (jennings), Willie (Nelson) and the boys.
Sylvia
Joe Smith
How about "Life is a Rock (but the radio rolled me)" which mentions a
whole lot of groups and corporations. I forget who the fast-talking
artist is.
Stussy
Sylvia Gomez wrote:
>
> Shayne Zucker wrote:
> >
> > I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> > that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> > must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> > about the band America).
> >
> > I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> > High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> > for mentioning the Beatles.
> >
> > Anybody got any ideas?
>
Hootie & the Blowfish: Only Wanna Be With You -mentions Bob Dylan
Janet Jackson & Q-tip: Got 'til it's gone- Joni Mitchell
Bloodhound Gang: Fire Water Burn- Frank Black & Barry White
+ lots of rap/hip-hop songs payin' respect to each other.
glad to help
Stussy
Luis Gaspar
"Wight Is Wight" by Michel Delpech.
Wight is Wight
Dylan is Dylan
Wight is Wight
Viva Donovan
--
Greetings from Portugal
Luis Gaspar
Wayne Garvin
(posted to alt.music.lyrics and e-mailed to Shayne Zucker)
On Sun, 5 Oct 1997 16:56:50 -0500 RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
>I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
>that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
>must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
>about the band America).
>
>I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
>High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
>for mentioning the Beatles.
>
>Anybody got any ideas?
MONTEREY
- words and music by Eric Burdon, Victor Briggs, John Weider,
Barry Jenkins and Danny McCulloch
- lyrics transcribed from the recording by Eric Burdon & The Animals
(peaked at #15 in 1968)
The people came and listened
Some of them came and played
Others gave flowers away, yes they did
Down in Monterey, down in Monterey
Young gods smiled upon the crowd
Their music bein' born of love
Children danced night and day
Religion was bein' born
Down in Monterey
The Byrds and The Airplane did fly
Oh, Ravi Shankar's music made me cry
The Who exploded into fire and light
Hugh Masekela's music was black as night
The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind
Jimi Hendrix, baby believe me, set the world on fire, yeah
His Majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he moved among the crowd
Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud, yeah
You wanna find the truth in life, don't pass music by
And you know I would not lie
No, I would not lie
No, I would not lie
Down in Monterey
All right!
------ instrumental break ------
Three days of understanding
Of moving with one another
Even the cops grooved with us
Do you believe me, yeah
Down in Monterey, down in Monterey, yeah
Down in Monterey, down in Monterey, yeah
I think that maybe I'm dreamin'
Monterey! Monterey!
Down in Monterey
Did you hear what I said?
Down in Monterey! Monterey!
I said Monterey, Monterey, Monterey, ey, ey, ey, ey ...
Monterey!
Ow! Monterey!
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bh
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama reference to Neil Young has already
been posted.
How about from Dylan's new one, the epic "Highlands":
I'm listening to Neil Young
I gotta turn up the sound
Someone's always yelling
Turn it down.
bh
dcro...@webtv.net
In article <3438be48.16899457@news-server>,
grov...@san.rr.com (Gesi Rovario) wrote:
>
> >I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> >that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> >must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> >about the band America).
> >
> >I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> >High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> >for mentioning the Beatles.
> >
> >Anybody got any ideas?
>
>
> Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her.
> Well, I heard ole Neil put her down.
> Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
> A southern man don't need him around anyhow.
>
> Gesi
>
> It's not the business of government to keep you from having your feelings hurt. Abusive language is not a crime.
> -Kurt Vonnegut
Well I've been to Alabama people ain't a whole lot to see. SKYNYRD will
tell ya it's a real sweet home but it ain't nothing to me. I'm going back
to the gator country , where the wine and the women are free!! Molly
Hatchet (Gator Country) 1978 They Rock!! Thank's Dean
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Sylvia Gomez
Shayne Zucker wrote:
>
> I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> about the band America).
>
> I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> for mentioning the Beatles.
>
> Anybody got any ideas?
Here is another one. It's called Don't Rock the Jukebox, by Alan
Jackson. It mentions George Jones and the Rolling Stones.
Sylvia
Chaz Mania
TDBYR1 wrote:
>
> RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
> >I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> >that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> >must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> >about the band America).
> >
> >I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> >High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> >for mentioning the Beatles.
>
> and of course is about Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
>
> >
> >Anybody got any ideas?
>
> Make me Lose Control by Eric Carmen mentions Sam Cooke
> With David Bowie by Veruca Salt mentions David Bowie (duh!)
> I can't remember the song title, but one of Oasis' newies mentions Helter
> Skelter by the Beatles
> I don't know if its deliberate, but Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion) by
> Def Leppard mentions 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin
> Elvis (I remember) by the Screaming Jets (Aussie band)
>
> I'll try and think of more...
>
> Tim B.
Def Leppard also mentions Thin Lizzy and refers to the Beatles in
"Rocket"
--
Charles
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http://www.epix.net/~cburge | become, speak your sentences
ICQ: 2032848 | backward you will!
Sylvia Gomez
Shayne Zucker wrote:
>
> I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> about the band America).
>
> I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> for mentioning the Beatles.
>
How about Patty Loveless' I tryto think about Elvis- mentions Elvis, the
Beatles, and the Tolling Stones.
Sylvia
Christopher Fox
In message <6192f2$2v3$1...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
> > RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
> > >I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> > >that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> > >must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> > >about the band America).
> > >
> > >I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> > >High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> > >for mentioning the Beatles.
> > >
> > >Anybody got any ideas?
Here's one, and it's very cool, if you can get hold of a copy of "29 times the
pain" by a
Newcastle band called the Wildhearts (unfortunately it's quite a rarity as they
are not
popular and it was a b-side) then you will find an absolute treasure trove of
mentions
of bands and artists from the sex pistols, to the beatles, to the rolling
stones, to Kurt
Cobain and if you are really lucky on the album "The Best of The Wildhearts"
there is a
re-recorded version with just one lyric changed, the original was "I'm gonna
miss Kurt Cobain"
and it was changed to "Where you hidin' Richey James?" There are a lot more
different mentions
to what I have said. This song would win any competition hands down.
Chris Fox
TDBYR1
RSh...@webtv.net (Shayne Zucker) wrote:
>I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
>that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
>must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
>about the band America).
>
>I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
>High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
>for mentioning the Beatles.
American Pie also mentions the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones,
Drabber!
Chris P wrote:
>
> hey-
>
> How about "Mr. Jones" by the Counting Crowes.
>
> The song contains the line "I want to be Bob Dylan....."
>
Yep, and also:
In 'Monkey' from the Counting Crows:
Earth Mother
Don't forget "Lucenback Texas(sp)" which refers to "Waylan and Willie and
the Boys" Hank Williams and a few others
--
"Due to financial constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel has been
temporarily turned off . . ."
Flash <Sa...@sec.ond> wrote in article
<343884d5...@news.courant.infi.net>...
> On Sun, 5 Oct 1997 20:29:02 -0400, Chris P <cono...@ic.sunysb.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >hey-
> >
> >How about "Mr. Jones" by the Counting Crowes.
> >
> >The song contains the line "I want to be Bob Dylan....."
> >
> >Chris P
>
> Let's see:
> Jackie Wilson Said - by Van Morrison
> Rockin' in the USA - John Mellencamp (whole mess o'folks)
>
>
Drabber!
Drabber! wrote:
>
And also in the Counting Crows' 'Monkey':
Mikael Nylander
>"Nightshift" by the Commodores mentions Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye
>Any others?
Motorhead has a song on the album 1916 called Ramones wich is about
the Ramones.
//Mikael
Neil Koomen
Randy Newman has a song that pokes fun at the Electric Light Orchestra.
Think it's called "E.L.O."
Frank Zimmermann
Another John Mellencamp, or rather, John Cougar song:
Ain't even done with the night:
"You got your hands in my back pocket
And Sam Cooke singin' on the radio..."
Have fun!
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Sylvia Gomez wrote:
>
> Shayne Zucker wrote:
> >
> > I have a contest going with my students. They are to come up with songs
> > that mention other singing groups or their songs in their lyrcs. This
> > must be an intentional mention (i.e. Neil Diamond's "America" is not
> > about the band America).
> >
> > I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> > High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> > for mentioning the Beatles.
> >
>
> Waylon (jennings), Willie (Nelson) and the boys.
>
> Sylvia
DMATTESON
>I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
>High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
>for mentioning the Beatles.
First of all "Life in a Northern Town" was performed by Dream Academy.
Chicago (the music group) has a couple of songs mentioning other
groups/musicians. These 2 songs have only been officially released on
a Canadian compilation CD called "Overtime" though (they were
originally recorded for the unreleased album "Stone of Sisyphus."
"Stone of Sisyphus" has the lyric
"Blood sweat and tears will turn faith into will"
Although the reference isn't to the group "Blood Sweat and Tears" the
songwriter used this lyric on purpose with the intent of hearing one
of the 4 original members of Chicago mention "that other horn group."
It's the songwriter (Dawayne Bailey's) way of using tongue-in-cheek
humor.
"Bigger Than Elvis"- The reference is obvious- written by producer
Peter Wolf and Jason Scheff. Scheff's father, Jerry, played bass for
Elvis Presley and this is a touching tribute to him.
Darrin
Balthasar v. Weymarn
Shayne Zucker wrote:
>
> I came up with Don McLeans' "American Pie" for mentioning "Eight Miles
> High" by te Byrds and "Life In A Northern Town" (artist name escapes me)
> for mentioning the Beatles.
Well, for one: "Life In A Northern Town" is by the Dream Academy.
Other than that;
"Eyes Of The World" by the Finn Brothers mention Engelbert Humperdinck;
"She Goes On" by Crowded House mentions Frank Sinatra
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Ok
What`s about Boris Grebenschicov?
In his songs there are Mark Bolan
Santana
Weather Report
D.Bowie
and so on.
Well Russian rockers do love western music.
But who cares?
Meowmiao
"Twisting" by They Might Be Giants mentions The Young Fresh Fellows and the
dB's. TMBG also mentions rapper Kurtis Blow in "Where Your Eyes Don't Go."
Juliana Hatfield sings about the Violent Femmes and the Del Fuegos in "My
Sister".
Mojo Nixon mentions Elvis in "Elvis Is Everywhere" and, well, "Debbie Gibson Is
Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child" needs no further explanation. :)
And as a diehard Sparks fan I would be absolutely inconsolable if I gave up the
chance to mention them, so...they sing about Frank Sinatra in "Something for
the Girl with Everything". ("You wouldn't want to dent Sinatra, no.") Also
in re. Sinatra, Cake's got a song called "Frank Sinatra".
All I can think of right now.
~Meow
Relbats
Rock & Roll Heaven (Righteous Brothers?) mentions many other singers, not sure
about groups.
Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley also mentions many other soul singers.
Clay Stabler
Neil Koomen
"Yer Blues"/Beatles:
Mentions (Bob) Dylan.
Jim Benbow
Cheap Trick's Surrender mentions Kiss.
Jim Benbow
ben...@midwest.net
Mikael Nylander
From Ramones "DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK'N'ROLL RADIO?"
"
Oh-oh. Will you remember Jerry Lee,
John Lennon, T. Rex and Ol' Moulty?
It's the end, the end of the 70's.
It's the end, the end of the century.
"
Diane H.
Tom Petty's Free Falling - "she's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis"
Greg Gildersleeve
Two more:
"You Better You Bet," by The Who
"... drunk myself blind to the sound of old T.Rex"
"Running Down a Dream," Tom Petty
"Me and Del [Shannon] were singin' 'Little Runaway'"
Greg G.
Clifford Blau
The Beatles in "For You Blue"(I think) mention Elmore James and
they've got BB King and Doris Day in "Dig It"
George Harrison in "Wreck of the Hesparus" mentions Big Bill Broonzy
Bill Marcum
In message <19971012022...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
rk...@aol.com (RKD78) wrote:
>I can't remember the name of the guy who sings it, but there's a song that
goes
> " . . . just like Ronnie sang, Be My Little Baby," referring to Ronnie
> Spector. The singer is a guy who was big in the 70s and had a couple of hits
> in the 80s.
That would be "Take Me Home Tonight" by Eddie Money.
--
Bill Marcum
"Well, actually, the Internet has been cream-filled for years" (Over the Hedge)
Tom Banks
You folks in the States don't know how lucky you are. Back in 1989, a
couple of cherubic girlies called "The Reynolds Girls" hung out in the
office lobby of the gents who gave us Kylie Minogue & Rick Astley, namely
Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and as Mr Waterman was leaving one night, they
jumped out from behind a potted plant and thrust a tape into his hands.
The result was the Top 10 hit (thankfully their only outing) "I'd Rather
Jack". The line that followed the title was "Than Fleetwood Mac". There
might have been more name checks in the song, but I'm afraid my ears just
used to seize up after the opening chords. Just in case anyone thought it
was a misprint, or I had accidentally deleted some text, I will repeat
again the offending lines:-
I'D RATHER JACK
THAN FLEETWOOD MAC
You should thank us for not sending this lot over. We still owe you one
after Disco Duck:)
There's an idea for a thread - UK acts you wish we hadn't sent you (just
the seriously crap stuff - some people like Oasis remember) - and vice
versa. If you're anywhere else (ie Australia - you did send us Angry
Anderson's "Suddenly") feel free to join in.
Tom
Tom Banks
Winston Groovy's cover of Nightshift adds Bob Marley to the list.
Shayne Zucker <RSh...@webtv.net> wrote in article
<61ben4$hnn$1...@newsd-121.bryant.webtv.net>...
> Hey, you guys are good. I thought of another one:
exm...@worldnet.att.net
"Creque Alley" by the Mamas and Papas names a bunch of
groups
"Rock Show" by Paul McCartney mentions Jimmy Page
Mikael Nylander
HEAVY METAL'S ALIVE IN BALTIMORE by the Huntingtons mentions both
Ramones and Vince Neil.
[cut]
"All my friends, The Ramones, and me"
[cut]
"And the high heeled hoes and the Vince Neil shirts"
[cut]
Maria Grace Moniz
The song "The Seeker" by the Who mentions the musicians The Bealtes and
Bob Dylan. (I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked the Beatles, I asked Timothy
Leary but he couldn't help me either, They call me the seeker....)
--
Grace Moniz
cz...@freenet.toronto.on.ca
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/8150/ (personal page) >^. .^<
/ " \
Mich Ravera
The champions have to be:
Rock and Roll Heaven (Rightous Brothers)
American Pie (Don McClean)
Life is a Rock (Reunion)
These were easy.
Now for more of a challenge...
Name songs which mention songs written
by the same person!
ourh...@voyageurs.net
Mich Ravera wrote:
>
> Now for more of a challenge...
> Name songs which mention songs written
> by the same person!
Falco: Rock Me Amadeus :)
Andrew Virnuls
In article <34425471...@news.courant.infi.net>, Sa...@sec.ond (Flash)
wrote:
> >There's an idea for a thread - UK acts you wish we hadn't sent you (just
> >the seriously crap stuff - some people like Oasis remember) - and vice
> >versa. If you're anywhere else (ie Australia - you did send us Angry
> >Anderson's "Suddenly") feel free to join in.
> >
> >Tom
> 1) The Spice Girls - Ack!!!
> 2) Fairground Attraction - Just cause of that damned whiny "Find My
> Love " song
> 3) Bros - They asked the question "When Will I Be Famous" and the
> world replied, Not in this fu#$!*g lifetime.
Me too! I'll represent the other side, and I'll include the whole of North
America, rather than just the US:
1. Mariah Carey
2. Celine Dion
3. Jennifer Rush
4. Chicago
5. Foreigner
6. Reo Speedwagon
7. Any country music act
8. Donna Lewis (I know she's Welsh, but you made her famous)
9. Anyway of those fake "soul" groups with 3-5 coloured teenagers in, e.g.
Boyz II Men, Color Me Badd, 3T, etc.
10. Los Lobos
11. Dr Hook
12. Kenny G
13. Michael Bolton
14. Elvis Presley
15. Billy Ray Cyrus
16. The Outhere Brothers
17. Lovebug Starski
18. Luther VanDROSS
19. Roy Orbison
20. Charles and Eddie
21. Bryan Adams
22. Tiffany
23. New Kids on the Block
24. Glen Medeiros
25. Survivor
Oh, that'll do; there's thousands of them!
--
A N D R E W vir...@argonet.co.uk Honey traps more flies than vinegar
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/virnuls Fine words butter no parsnips
Julie-Anne
> Now for more of a challenge...
> Name songs which mention songs written
> by the same person!
>
Volcano Girls -Veruca Salty
"I've told you about the Seether before"
Julie-Anne
Bill Marcum
In message <01bcd96d$8eff7420$4760...@PCJULIEANNE.speedware.com>,
Steve Miller, "The Joker"
"Some people call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love"
Sly and the Family Stone, "Thank U Fa Lettin Me Be Mice Elf"
"Dance to the music all night long
Everyday people sing a simple song
Mama's so happy, mama starts to cry
Papa's still singing "you can make it if you try"
Mamas and the Papas, "Creeque Alley"
"and California Dreaming is becoming a reality"
ksta...@centuryinter.net
>
> > Now for more of a challenge...
> > Name songs which mention songs written
> > by the same person!
> >
"Glass Onion" by The Beatles ( quite possibly the winner....? )
01: "I told you 'bout Strawberry Fields, you know the place
where nothing is real" ( refers to "Strawberry Fields Forever" )
02: "I told you 'bout the Walrus and me, man" ( refers to "I Am The Walrus" )
03: "I told you 'bout the Fool on the hill" ( refers to "The Fool On The Hill" )
04: "Fixing a hole in the ocean" ( refers to "Fixing A Hole" )
05: "Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet, yeah" ( refers to "Lady Madonna" )
( Invariably someone will point out that Lennon, who wrote "Glass Onion",
only *really* authored two of the songs mentioned above, the other three
being Paul's compositions - but let's not get THAT picky. After all, all the
songs above were and still are credited to both. )
..which brings up "Savoy Truffle" ( George's tune ) - "We all know
ob-la-di-bla-da" ( refers to Paul's "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" ).
"Sara" by Bob Dylan
= "Staying up in the Chelsea hotel for days writing
'Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands' for you..."
That's all I can think of right now.
- Keith
starcro1
ourh...@voyageurs.net wrote in message <34445A...@voyageurs.net>...
>Mich Ravera wrote:
>
>>
>> Now for more of a challenge...
>> Name songs which mention songs written
>> by the same person!
>
>
James Taylor, "That's Why I'm Here":
"Fortune and fame's such a curious game
perfect strangers call me by name,
they pay good money to hear 'Fire and Rain',
again and again and again."
Victor J. Zuylen
starcro1 wrote in message <62brb7$got$2...@gte2.gte.net>...
Just about every N.W.A. song after their debut album...
N.W.A., "100 Miles and Running":
"I've got everybody singing my 'Fuck Tha Police'-song"
Sigurd Høst
> >
> > Now for more of a challenge...
> > Name songs which mention songs written
> > by the same person!
>
"Sara" by Bob Dylan:
...stayin' up all night in the chelsea hotel,
writin' "Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands" for you
jll
Uuh... "Smoke on the water", by Deep Purple:
(...) to make some records with a mobile
we didn't have much time.
Frank Zappa and The Mothers
were at the best place around... (...)
Saludos.
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Don't know if you got ths one yet
Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) By Reunion
It mentions at least 70 other groups
Robert Dane
Helen Loves' Does your heart go boom mention Bush, Kula Shaker and Atari
Teenage Riot.
Robert Dane
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JJ_Flash
RHCP (from "Deep Kick")
"But the Butthole Surfers said
It's better to regret something you did
than something you didn't do"
RHCP (from "Give it Away")
"Bob Marley, poet & a prophet/Bob Marley taught me how to off it"
"Confide with Sly [Stone], you'll be the wiser"
Prince (from "Gett Off")
"Reminds me of somethin' James [Brown] used 2 say:
'I like 'em fat/I like 'em proud
U got to have a mother 4 me"
Nirvana (from "Pennyroyal Tea")
"Give me a Leonard Cohen afterword"
Grand Buffet (from "Birdloft")
"Styx wrote that song about Mister Roboto"
RHCP's "Backwoods" is filled with the names of blues players-
Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Larry Holmes, Bo Diddley, Little Richard
--jjflash--
dea...@twave.net
maidelah
Jesus Jones, "Right Here Right Now":
"Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about
you know it feels so good to be alive"
Andrew Virnuls
"The Beatles and the Stones" by The House of Love
"All for Love and Love for All" by The Lilac Time mentions "The Quarry Men"
and "The Moondogs"
"River Man" by Nick Drake mentions The Lilac Time (although the latter were
named after the song!)
"Unkiss that Kiss" by Stephen Duffy mentions Leonard Cohen
Billy Bragg songs are riddled with Motown references, most obviously to The
Four Tops in "Levi Stubb's Tears"
"Reflections in a Flat" by Half Man Half Biscuit mentions Echo and the
Bunnymen
Crazy Redneck
Much to young to feel this dam old-Garth Brooks mentions "a worn out tape
of Chris Ledoux"
Brad Jones
PLSongbird wrote in message
<19971109050...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>Sweet Home Alabama..Lynyrd Skynyrd " I hope Neil Young will remember..a
> 'Southern Man' don't need him round...."
>( not a group, but hey!)
>
>Ahhhh! I am experiencing technical difficulty-
>( my husband rented 5th Element!!!!!)
>
>PLSon...@aol.com
>If you can't laugh at yourself- call me.
>I'll laugh at you.
>
>
There is a tune by the Atlanta Rhythm Section (Remember the Classics Four)
that mentions a lot of Southern Rock Bands. It's on the Champaign Jam Album
( Which is a must have if you ask me! )
Christopher M. Stangl
Well, I guess this counts: singer/songwriter Wesley Willis is
virtually a one-man songwriting factory. He must write at least ten songs
a day. He has written musical tributes to hundreds of musicians, including
his songs
"Nirvana", "Kurt Cobain", "Alanis Morisette", "Liz Phair", "Pink
Floyd", "Morbid Angel", "Jello Biafra", "Lotion", "The Toadies", "Hootie
and the Blowfish", "Courtney Love", "The Rolling Stones", et cetera.
And of course, his ode to his own ex-back-up band: "The Wesley
Willis Fiasco"
-Chris Stangl
Bruce Campbell
What about "The South is Gonna Do It Again" by the Charlie Daniels
Band. They mention Dickey Betts, Wet Wille, Elvin Bishop, ZZ Top,
etc...
--
Bruce Campbell
Director of Marketing
2855 Mitchell Dr., Ste 105
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
PH: (510) 943-5769
FAX:(510) 943-1708
Christopher M. Stangl
They Might Be Giants sing an ode to The Replacements, titled,
appropreately enough "We're the Replacements".
They also mention Kurtis Blow during their song "Where Your Eyes
Don't Go": "You're free to come and go/ and talk like Kurtis Blow"
And who could forget their anthemic "XTC vs. Adam Ant": "XTC vs.
Adam Ant/ only one will survive/ Beatle-based pop versus new romantics...
history will decide", and later includes the line "even the singer from
Bow Wow Wow can't make up her mind".
In "Twisting" from their album "Flood", the Dead Boys and Young
Fresh Fellows are mentioned.
And they sing about themselves in the song "They Might Be Giants"
-Chris Stangl