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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2184 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:36 pm Central Time someone did a thread recently on songs that mentioned other songs, if i remember right. what about songs that mention musicians (other than the one doing the song)? WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND-GRAND FUNK (mentions FOCUS) SMOKE ON THE WATER-DEEP PURPLE (mentions FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS) JAMES BROWN IS DEAD-BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE (JAMES BROWN) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER-THE CAPTAIN & TENILLE (it was written by NEIL SEDAKA, and at the song's end, one can hear "SEDAKA is back") BRAIN WILSON SAID-BARENAKED LADIES BE MY YOKO ONO-BARE NAKED LADIES ROLLERS SHOW-NICK LOWE (mentions the BAY CITY ROLLERS) DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH-ALICE COOPER (at the very end, if you listen closely, it mentions DONNY OSMOND) SUPER FREAK-RICK JAMES (JAMES calls out "TEMPTATIONS, sing!") MOTOWN SONG-ROD STEWART (also mentions THE TEMPTATIONS) HOW FOREVER FEELS-KENNY CHESNEY (mentions JIMMY BUFFET) LIFE IS A ROCK BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME-REUNION (mentions literally dozens of artists) BERRY RIDES AGAIN-STEPPENWOLF (CHUCK BERRY) HEY HEY MY MY-NEIL YOUNG (mentions JOHNNY ROTTEN) GENIOUS OF LOVE-TOM TOM CLUB (mentions JAMES BROWN) PUNKY'S WHIPS-FRANK ZAPPA (about ANGEL's lead singer PUNKY MEADOWS) DON HENLEY MUST DIE!-MOJO NIXON (obviously mentions DON HENLEY) DEBBIE GIBSON IS PREGNANT WITH MY TWO HEADED LOVE CHILD-MOJO NIXON (see above) ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE-MOJO NIXON (he did a lot of these!) WILLIE, WAYLON & ME-DAVID ALLAN COE (mentions WILLIE NELSON & WAYLON JENNINGS) R.O.C.K. IN THE USA-JOHN MELLENCAMP (mentions MITCH RYDER, BOBBY FULLER, JAMES BROWN, MARTHA REEVES, etc.)
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berjo Member Since: November 2006 Contributions: 375 Gold Stars: 59 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:25 pm Central Time "For You Blue" by Beatles "Radar Love" by Golden Earring "Ain't Even Done with the Night" by John Mellencamp "God" by John Lennon "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris "Creeque Alley" by Mamas and Papas _________________ http://www.top40db.net/
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ShaunsMorningGirl Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 497 Gold Stars: 61 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:05 am Central Time berjo wrote: "For You Blue" by Beatles "Radar Love" by Golden Earring "Ain't Even Done with the Night" by John Mellencamp "God" by John Lennon "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris "Creeque Alley" by Mamas and Papas view "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Mentions Neil Young) "Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club (Also mentions Bootsy Collins and Sly Stone) "Hey Nineteen" by Steely Dan (Mentions 'the Queen of Soul') _________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. ~Mark Twain
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2184 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:26 am Central Time ShaunsMorningGirl wrote: "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Mentions Neil Young) "Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club (Also mentions Bootsy Collins and Sly Stone) "Hey Nineteen" by Steely Dan (Mentions 'the Queen of Soul') view those are all good answers that i hadn't thought of, folks. i never even caught those GENIOUS OF LOVE references to SLY and BOOTSY! THE STORY OF BO DIDDLEY-THE ANIMALS THE RIDE-DAVID ALLAN COE (mentions HANK WILLIAMS) ARE YOU SURE HANK DONE IT THIS WAY?-WAYLON JENNINGS (HANK WILLIAMS) DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU-SUGARLOAF (mentions JOHN, PAUL & GEORGE) KEITH DON'T GO-NILS LOFGREN (mentions KEITH RICHARDS) THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY ACE-PAUL SIMON (RNB singer JOHNNY ACE) THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT-CHARLIE DANIELS (mentions ZZ TOP, DICKIE BETTS, WET WILLIE, ELVIN BISHOP, MARSHALL TUCKER, BAREFOOT JERRY, and other southen rockers) HOMESICK-ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (mentions JIMI HENDRIX) ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN-RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS (mentions JIM CROCE, JANIS JOPLIN, BOBBY DARIN, JIM MORRISON, JIMI HENDRIX, and OTIS REDDING) NIGHT SHIFT-THE COMMODORES (tribute to MARVIN GAYE and JACKIE WILSON)
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berjo Member Since: November 2006 Contributions: 375 Gold Stars: 59 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:49 am Central Time ShaunsMorningGirl wrote: "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Mentions Neil Young) "Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club (Also mentions Bootsy Collins and Sly Stone) "Hey Nineteen" by Steely Dan (Mentions 'the Queen of Soul') view I forgot (more like I'm lazy LOL) to add who's mentioned - "For You Blue" by Beatles (Elmore James) "Radar Love" by Golden Earring (Brenda Lee) "Ain't Even Done with the Night" by John Mellencamp (Sam Cooke) "God" by John Lennon (Beatles, Dylan) "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris (Black Flag) "Creeque Alley" by Mamas and Papas (members of Lovin' Spoonful & The Byrds) _________________ http://www.top40db.net/
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berjo Member Since: November 2006 Contributions: 375 Gold Stars: 59 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:58 am Central Time "The Seeker" by the Who (Beatles, Dylan) "Surrender" by Cheap Trick (KISS) "1985" by Bowling For Soup (Springsteen, Blondie, and a few others) "Without Me" by Eminem (Elvis, Moby) _________________ http://www.top40db.net/
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2184 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:41 pm Central Time berjo wrote: "The Seeker" by the Who (Beatles, Dylan) "Surrender" by Cheap Trick (KISS) "1985" by Bowling For Soup (Springsteen, Blondie, and a few others) "Without Me" by Eminem (Elvis, Moby) view 1985 is one of the greatest and most clever rock songs to come out in the past five years. i can relate to the lyrics.
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-Alan D Hopewell Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 7558 Gold Stars: 1210 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:50 pm Central Time An obscure one... "BOAT TO SAIL", by the Carpenters... ends with,"De Shannon is back...", a reference to Jackie De Shannon, who wrote the song. _________________ "I can do all things through CHRIST, Who strengthens me." -Phillipians 4:13, King James Bible
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-Alan D Hopewell Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 7558 Gold Stars: 1210 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:53 pm Central Time -Alan D Hopewell wrote: An obscure one... "BOAT TO SAIL", by the Carpenters... ends with,"De Shannon is back...", a reference to Jackie De Shannon, who wrote the song. view Also, "SWEET HOME ALABAMA" (Lenard Skynnerd) mentions Neil Young. _________________ "I can do all things through CHRIST, Who strengthens me." -Phillipians 4:13, King James Bible
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-Alan D Hopewell Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 7558 Gold Stars: 1210 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:56 pm Central Time -Alan D Hopewell wrote: Also, "SWEET HOME ALABAMA" (Lenard Skynnerd) mentions Neil Young. view OOPS! Sorry, S.M.G. _________________ "I can do all things through CHRIST, Who strengthens me." -Phillipians 4:13, King James Bible
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JimGriffey Member Since: September 2006 Contributions: 103 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:41 pm Central Time We're an American Band also mentions blues guitarist Freddie King I Dig Rock & Roll Music by PP&M drops a lot of names. Ballrooms of Mars...T Rex...mentions John Lennon All The Young Dudes...Mott the Hoople...mentions T Rex, Beatles and Stones Glass Onion...Beatles...Mentions Paul
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2184 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:05 pm Central Time JimGriffey wrote: We're an American Band also mentions blues guitarist Freddie King I Dig Rock & Roll Music by PP&M drops a lot of names. Ballrooms of Mars...T Rex...mentions John Lennon All The Young Dudes...Mott the Hoople...mentions T Rex, Beatles and Stones Glass Onion...Beatles...Mentions Paul view wow! i've liked WE"RE AN AMERICAN BAND for more than 30 years, and i NEVER knew they mentioned FREDDIE KING in the lyrics. but i looked it up, and here it is: On the road for forty days, Last night in little rock put me in a haze. Sweet, sweet connie -- doin her act, She had the whole show and thats a natural fact. Up all night with FREDDIE KING, I got to tell you pokers his thing. A-booze n ladies keep me right, As long as we can make it to the show tonight. i always thought they said: "I got to tell you, FOCUS here sang", meaning the rock act FOCUS. (instead of "I got to tell you pokers his thing.") KING's a big favorite of mine, so thanks for clearing that up!
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JimGriffey Member Since: September 2006 Contributions: 103 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:33 pm Central Time jukebox dave wrote: wow! i've liked WE"RE AN AMERICAN BAND for more than 30 years, and i NEVER knew they mentioned FREDDIE KING in the lyrics. but i looked it up, and here it is: On the road for forty days, Last night in little rock put me in a haze. Sweet, sweet connie -- doin her act, She had the whole show and thats a natural fact. Up all night with FREDDIE KING, I got to tell you pokers his thing. A-booze n ladies keep me right, As long as we can make it to the show tonight. i always thought they said: "I got to tell you, FOCUS here sang", meaning the rock act FOCUS. (instead of "I got to tell you pokers his thing.") KING's a big favorite of mine, so thanks for clearing that up! view Glad to help. Here are a few more: Roll Over Beethoven (duh!!)...also mentions Tchaikovski Rockaria...ELO...mentions Beethoven, Puccini, Wagner and Verdi Sweet Home Alabama...also mentions the "Swampers" (in the last verse)...This was another name for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Goodnight Saigon...Billy Joel...mentions the Doors ("We played our Doors Tapes) Lookin Out My Back Door...CCR...mentions Buck Owens We didn't Start the Fire...Billy Joel...mentions Johnny Ray, Elvis, Beatles Ball of Confusion...Temptations...mentions Beatles.
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2184 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:10 am Central Time JimGriffey wrote: Glad to help. Here are a few more: Roll Over Beethoven (duh!!)...also mentions Tchaikovski Rockaria...ELO...mentions Beethoven, Puccini, Wagner and Verdi Sweet Home Alabama...also mentions the "Swampers" (in the last verse)...This was another name for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Goodnight Saigon...Billy Joel...mentions the Doors ("We played our Doors Tapes) Lookin Out My Back Door...CCR...mentions Buck Owens We didn't Start the Fire...Billy Joel...mentions Johnny Ray, Elvis, Beatles Ball of Confusion...Temptations...mentions Beatles. view didn't realize that tidbit about "THE SWAMPERS" either. yer on a roll!...
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7824 Gold Stars: 155 View User Posts	Re: SONGS THAT MENTION OTHER MUSICIANS BY NAME Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:48 am Central Time The Who- You Better You Bet (mentions T. Rex) Don McLean- American Pie (mentions James Dean) _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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