Songs with reference to real people.

[Termite Man]

Reasons to be Cheerful mentions Wee Willie Harris!


And as for Half Man Half Biscuit, theres hardly a tune of theirs that doesn't mention a celeb of some sort.

theres fucking loads of them

David Bowie did a song about Bob Dylan and one about Andy Warhol

 

[Juice Terry]

"Let Robeson Sing" by the manics

"Let me in" by REM is another about Cobain.

 

[DeadManWalking]

John Martyn - Solid Air (Nick Drake)
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here (Syd Barrett)

 

[Iam]

Carly Simon's You'ren so /vain is aobut warrenbeaatty


soz am a bitspiseesed

Or James Taylor, Mick Jagger or Kris Kristoffersen depending on which story you like best...

 

[Iam]

Fame by GZA is like a long list of celebrity namechecks.

 

[dylanredefined]

Pop will eat itself did one about james brown and one of his brushes with the law .

 

[Wolfie]

what's the song with a big list of names that includes Bobby Cannon and Tommy Ball?

oh and of course there's We Didn't Start the Fire by that Joel bloke

 

[milesy]

"hello" by the beloved i think, Wolfie.

 

[milesy]

warlock pinchers - "morrissey rides a cockhorse"

"cry baby son of a bitch, no talent motherfucker, <something something> dickhead <something something> cocksucker....kick the habit, guessed by now i hate the guy of course, one more thing i forgot to mention, morrissey rides a cockhorse!!"

it's been years since i heard it so the lyrics might be a bit messed up and wrongish (hence the <something something>s)

 

[DeadManWalking]

Boomtown Rats - Don't like Mondays

 

[Wolfie]

thank you milesy - I will sleep peacefully under my 5 tog, down filled, duvet tonight now that I have that nagging question answered ...

 

[Artie Fufkin]

The Smiths 'Suffer Little Children' was about the Moors Murders, so reference to Hindley, Brady and victims.

 

[Wolfie]

The Intro and The Outro by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

 

[Iam]

Non-Phixion - The CIA is Trying to Kill Me.

"You feel helpless, real jealous, we killed Elvis
I shot Reagan with the help of the secret service"

 

[Roadkill]

Oh, Ayrton Senna's got the voice of a tenor,
Peter Snow sings very low,
Mark Burano is a soprano,
John Kettley... John Kettley... John Kettley:
He's a weatherman.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish.

Simon Parkin's always larkin',
Eric Lane is the same,
Jonathan Ross collects ross,
John Kettley...
([Spoken] interesting fact)
John Kettley... John Kettley:
He's a weatherman.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish.

Lester Piggott couldn't dig it,
David Icke rides a bike,
Richard Keys has got no knees,
John Kettley... John Kettley... John Kettley:
He's a weatherman.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish.

[Spoken] Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Motch Bondouché; and his amazing cheese and pickle solo...

John Kettley... John Kettley... John Kettley:
He's a weatherman.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish.

([Spoken] Hope John Kettley likes this song.)

Debbie Thrower's got a lawnmower,
Johnny Marr he plays guitar,
David Steel lives in Keele,
John Kettley... John Kettley... John Kettley:
He's a weatherman.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish.

Chuck Noakes has blue socks,
Andy Crane has got no brain,
Bernard Davey left the navy,
John Kettley... John Kettley... John Kettley:
He's a weatherman.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish.

John Kettley is a weatherman,
A weatherman, a weatherman,
John Kettley is a weatherman,
And so is Michael Fish,
And so is Billy Giles,
And so is Iain McCaskill...
And so is Wincey Willis.

 

[hektik]

There is one by Eminem that started

"back when mark wahlberg was marky mark"

which is a great name drop moment.

 

[billy_bob]

Half Man Half Biscuit - Dicky Davis Eyes
" " " " - Rod Hull is Alive - Why?
" " " " - In Goth We Trust ["...and we'll all die together, and Dylan can't sue"]


Boxcar Willie - I Know Why You Cried the Day Elvis Died
- Hank You Still Make Me Cry

The Derailers - I Love Me Some Elvis

Tumor Circus - Meathook Up My Rectum ["the meathook of Randall Terry/ shoved up my rectum/aaaaaaarrrggggghhhh!" - poetry Jello-Biafra style]

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles, and all subsequent versions thereof referring to different Californian governers.

Half Man Half Biscuit again - Bottleneck at Capel Currie ["Neil Morrissey's a knobhead"]

Ministry - Stigmata [can't remember the exact lyrics, something along the lines of "fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck George Bush, fuck Al Gore, fuck Tipper Gore, fuck you, fuck me, fuck everyone".... you get the gist]

 

[Roadkill]

Half Man Half Biscuit

Fookin' 'ell! It's Fred Titmus!

 

[billy_bob]

Fookin' 'ell! It's Fred Titmus!

Who the fookin ell are Slipknot, in relation to me getting out of bed?

 

[Iam]

... But he also gave us Thora Hird!

 

[Wolfie]

Looking Through Gary Gilmour's Eyes

 

[Suzon]

The Clash - 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais' (Adolf Hitler)
The Dead Kennedys - 'California Uber Alles' (Jerry Brown)
The Dead Kennedys - 'Holiday in Cambodia' (Pol Pot)

 

[billy_bob]

Who the fookin ell are Slipknot, in relation to me getting out of bed?

they've got nothing but total re-spect for
they've got nothing but total re-spect for
they've got nothing but total re-spect for
they've got nothing but total re-spect for
ANNIE LENNOX!

 

[billy_bob]

The Cramps - Bend Over I'll Drive ["is this the way Jane Manfield died?"]

 

[Iam]

The Clash - 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais' (Adolf Hitler)

Leeroy Sparks, Delroy Wilson, Dillenger.

 

[Suzon]

Dog on a Rope - 'Ian Stuart', about the Skrewdriver singer and careless driver. It's a song celebrating his death, before you ask.

 

[Leica]

The Cramps

...which reminds me of
She Walks Like Jane Mansfield, by the 5678's

 

[billy_bob]

Dog on a Rope - 'Ian Stuart', about the Skrewdriver singer and careless driver. It's a song celebrating his death, before you ask.

Called "Skrewy Driver", isn't it?

 

[Suzon]

It might be. I lost the inlay for the tape I've got a long, long time ago.

 

[Iam]

The Ataris - San Dimas High School Football Rules

"I'd drive you to Las Vegas and do the things you wanna do
I'd even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you."