Songs with lyrics that namecheck an artist other than the one singing it

[felixthecat]

there must be loads of them.

Started thinking about this after being subjected to Spandau Ballet's 'True' - 'listening to Marvin all night long....'

For starters I give you The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais which namechecks loads - Dillinger, Leroy Smart, Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe, Four Tops.

Over to you

 

[Pickman's model]

the sex pistols - 'here i go again' - namechecks the rolling stones

 

[Sunspots]

Alvin Stardust ~ I Feel Like Buddy Holly

 

[toblerone3]

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk: Iggy Pop and David Bowie

From station to station
back to Dusseldorf City
Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie
Trans-Europe Express
Trans-Europe Express
Trans-Europe Express
Trans-Europe Express

 

[felixthecat]

OOh, ooooh, just remenbered Kraftwerk -'Trans-Europe Express'

"From station to station back to Dusseldorf City, meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie"


eta dammit toberlone3!!!!!

 

[Voley]

Nick Cave - 'Blind Lemon Jefferson'.

Not sure if BLJ did a song called 'Nick Cave'.

 

[Voley]

"I went home and listened to Jimmie Rodgers on my lunchbreak"

Van Morrison - Cleaning Windows

 

[Sunspots]

Brimful Of Asha mentions:

Asha Bhosle
Lata Mangeshkar
Mohammed Rafi
Jacques Dutronc
Marc Bolan

 

[twistedAM]

"I went home and listened to Jimmie Rodgers on my lunchbreak"

Van Morrison - Cleaning Windows

Van had a few more but right now the only one I can think of is Jackie Wilson Said

He also liked to namecheck his favourite snacks

 

[killer b]

elvis presley blues by gillian welch.

in fact, there's probably millions of elvis songs... didn't geoff do a thread about 'em a bit ago?

 

[Voley]

Van had a few more but right now the only one I can think of is Jackie Wilson Said

He also liked to namecheck his favourite snacks

There's one where he's going on about Wilson Pickett, I think. I've got a memory of a rather portly florid-looking Van high-kicking and doing his best testifying bit with 'Wilson Picket said 'In The Midnight Hour'! James Brown said 'Try Me'! etc. I might have imagined this for my own amusement though, it has to be said.

 

[felixthecat]

One of my favourite lines..

McLusky - (Sometimes) I Have To Concentrate

"Vodka and tonics with the Stereophonics on a saturday night"

 

[Crispy]

Yer Blues - The Beatles

"Feel so suicidal
Just like Dylan's Mr. Jones"

 

[kained&able]

every hip hop song that has ever been made ever!



dave

 

[revlon]

when smokey sings abc

 

[scumbalina]

Thunder on the Mountain - Bob Dylan

I was thinking about Alicia Keys, couldn't help from crying
When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line
I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be
I been looking for her even clean through Tennessee.

 

[scumbalina]

All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople mentions the Beatles, Stones, TRex

 

[scumbalina]

Guns n Roses version of You Can't Put Your Arms...mentions Johnny Thunders I think

 

[revlon]

walk out to winter faces of strummer that fell from your wall

1977 no elvis, beatles or the rolling stones

 

[story]

Milk Kan :
Name checks:


Nirvana
Ella
Leadbelly and Woody
Billie Holiday
KRS 1
Hanks Williams
Beck
Buddy Holly
Clash
Grandmaster Flash
Johnny Cash
Burt Reynolds without a moustache
Slick Rick
Doug E Fresh
Lord Finesse
Beastie Boys
Big Daddy Kane
Bob Dylan
Ian Dury
Carter usm,
The Specials
Tom Waits
Velvet Underground
Lonnie Donegan
Patrik Fitzgerald
Johnny Cooper Clarke
Otis Redding
Artful Dodger


...did I miss any?

 

[kained&able]

If only the 4 Skins had told us ACAB,
If only The Ramones had let us know we were a happy family,
If only The Buzzcocks had shown us how to do it ourself,
If only Crass had shown us there are things more important than wealth,
If only The Vandals had shown us it was OK to smile,
If only The Dead Kennedys had helped us put our government on trial,
If only Rancid had played live, and brought with them that vibe,
If we had Sick Of It All and Madball we could put them all on the frontline,

If we had GG Allin we'd have learned it's OK to be hated,
If we'd have had The Refused then we could have innovated,
If we'd had Poison Idea then they couldn't push us over,
If we'd had Minor Threat then we could have done it sober,
If we'd have had Against Me we could have done it all unplugged,
If we'd had Operation Ivy we could have done it then fucked off,
If we had The Blitz, The Clash, Disorder, Propagandhi,
The Exploited, NOFX and anyone that's handy,

dave

 

[story]

Do these count? They're the title of the song.


Dexy's Midnight Runner's :
Dexys Midnight Runners :
Billy Bragg :

 

[kained&able]

Where my man Young MC and Tone Loc?
Kris Kross, the BO$$, Divine Styler
Def Jef of course let's break it down ta
Mic Geronimo, Pharcyde and Coolio
I heard Craig Mack back in the studio
Have you seen these lost MC's?
Funky Four Plus One, Force M.D.'s
Miss Melody, I hope she packin' a bankroll
As well as educated rap for ice and Kangol
Shante, she from around my way yo
EPMD, K-Solo, where are they now?

dave

 

[kained&able]

Because he's droppin', droppin', droppin' science, droppin history
With a whole leap of style and intelligency
Yes, I know.
I know because of KRS-ONE
Yeah, and I know
I know because of KRS-ONE.

dave

 

[kained&able]

i just couldn't believe it,
when i turned on
the radio, try to run, try to
hide, try to keep it inside,
they were playin' that song
and i thought about her
snoop doggy dog, snoop doggy dog
so much trouble in the LBC
livin' without her's gonna drive me
crazy...she's so

dave

 

[kained&able]

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be like Lennon.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be like Lennon.
Wear rounded glasses and make peace from bed,
Forget all about war and go out and make some love instead.

I wanna. I wanna, I wanna be like Marley.
I wanna. I wanna, I wanna be like Marley.
I wanna go where the sun never strays,
I'll be skanking it up for the rest of my living

dave

 

[kained&able]

Cobain can you hear miss Spears
Singing songs off station to station

dave

 

[Mr Moose]

"You and me we were The Pretenders" 'Human Touch'.

No! Bruce! It's me Clarence! We wuz in the 'E Streetband! We wuz good!

 

[revlon]

dave

crackin

 

[QueenOfGoths]

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"

Ian Dury - "Sweet Gene Vincent" (does that count, even though it's the title?)