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Cross-Referential Songs

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2013 06:59 PM

Songs that mention other bands/groups/artists or songs. I've always gotten a kick out of the idea that the relatively short-lived T-Rex got shout-outs in at least two songs: ... to the sound of old T-Rex -- from The Who's 'You Better You Bet' ... oh man I need TV when I got T-Rex -- Mott the Hoople's 'All the Young Dudes'

themetfairy Oct 20 2013 07:01 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Ben Folds' Rockin' the Suburbs mentions Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi and William Shatner.

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2013 07:09 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Bob Dylan -- I was thinking about Alicia Keys (Thunder on the Mountain) Johnny Rivers -- ... and the juke box kept on playing 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (Summer Rain)

Edgy MD Oct 20 2013 07:14 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

And the BBC, BB King, and Doris Day.

Batty31 Oct 20 2013 07:17 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama-Neil Young Cheap Trick's Surrender-KISS

RealityChuck Oct 20 2013 07:19 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers [youtube]_d5gzohHtYk[/youtube] "Creeque Alley" by the Mamas and the Papas [youtube]uO-kg56jZjE[/youtube] Also: "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple (Frank Zappa and the Mothers were in the best place in town.) "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" by Peter Paul and Mary "Surrender" by Cheap Trick (I put my Kiss records on) "Reminiscing" by the Little River Band (Glen Miller's band was better than before) "Up on Cripple Creek" by the Band (We had Spike Jones on the box.)

Batty31 Oct 20 2013 07:21 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Weezer-Buddy Holly

batmagadanleadoff Oct 20 2013 08:12 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)" (Simon & Garfunkel) I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored I been John O'Hara'd, McNamara'd I been Rolling Stoned and Beatled 'til I'm blind I been Ayn Randed, nearly branded A Communist, 'cause I'm left-handed That's the hand I use, well, never mind I been Phil Spectored, resurrected I been Lou Adlered, Barry Sadlered Well, I paid all the dues I want to pay And I learned the truth from Lenny Bruce And of all my wealth won't buy me health So I smoke a pint of tea a day I knew a man his brain so small He couldn't think of nothin' at all He's not the same as you and me He doesn't dig poetry, he's so unhip that When you say Dylan, he thinks you're talkin' about Dylan Thomas Whoever he is The man ain't got no culture But its alright, Ma, everybody must get stoned I been Mick Jaggered, silver daggered Andy Warhol, won't you please come home? I been mothered, fathered, aunt and uncled Been Roy Haleed and Art Garfunkeled I just discovered somebody's tapped my phone Folk rock I lost my harmonica, Albert

Edgy MD Oct 20 2013 08:29 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

It's really an inexhaustable topic. B.B. Bumble and the Stingers Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddy Here's my ring, we're goin' steady "Take it Easy," "Take Me Higher" "Liar, Liar," house on fire "Locomotion," Poco, Passion Deeper Purple, "Satisfaction" Baby, baby, gotta, gotta Gimme, gimme, gettin' hotter Sammy's cookin', Lesley Gore and Ritchie Valens, end of story Mahavishnu, fujiyama Kama-sutra, rama-lama Richard Perry, Spector, Barry Archies, Righteous, Nilsson, Harry "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko bop and Fats is back and Finger Poppin' Life is a rock! But the radio rolled me Gotta turn it up louder So my DJ told me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Life is a rock! But the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow Lies a golden oldie FM, AM, hits are clickin' While the clock is tock-a-tickin' Friends and Romans, salutations Brenda and the Tabulations Carly Simon, I behold her Rolling Stones and centerfoldin' Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers Can't stop now, I got the shivers Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paul and Mary Mary Dr. John, the nightly tripper Doris Day and Jack the Ripper Gotta go Sir, gotta swelter Leon Russell, "Gimme Shelter" Miracles in smokey places Slide guitars and Fender basses Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it Life is a rock! But the radio rolled me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Gotta turn it up louder So my DJ told me Life is a rock! But the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow Lies a golden oldie Arthur Janov's primal screamin' Hawkins, Jay and Dale and Ronnie Kukla, Fran and Norma Okla Denver, John and Osmond, Donny JJ Cale and ZZ Top and LL Bean and De De Dinah David Bowie, Steely Dan and Sing me prouder, "CC Rider" Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers Osmond Brothers, Johnny Thunders Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah Stephen Foster, "doo-dah doo-dah" "Good Vibrations," "Help Me Rhonda" "Surfer Girl" and "Little Honda" Tighter, tighter, honey, honey "Sugar, Sugar," "Yummy, yummy" CBS and Warner Brothers RCA and all the others Life is a rock! But the radio rolled me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Gotta turn it up louder So my DJ told me (whoa whoa whoa whoa) Life is a rock! But the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow Lies a golden oldie (Woo-ooo-ooo-OOH! Oooh... Woo-ooo-ooo-OOH! Oooh...) Listen! Remember! They're playing our song! Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me Murray Kaufman, try to leave me Fish, and Swim, and Boston Monkey Make it bad and play it funky (Wanna take you higher!) Freddie King and Albert King And B.B. King and frolicking... [youtube]9ACs9ZA7F90[/youtube]

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2013 09:49 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Roy Orbison singin' for the lonely -- Bruce Springsteen Bo Diddley's a gun slinger -- George Thorogood

RealityChuck Oct 21 2013 07:13 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"Play It All Night Long" by Warren Zevon ("Sweet Home Alabama." Play that dead man's song.) "Driving Sister" by Mott the Hoople (Eight track machine playing "Half Moon Bay" -- their own song, so its a cross reference and a self reference)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2013 10:26 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Indeterminate return; refine search results to something more specific, such as "songs with 'love' in them"

Edgy MD Oct 21 2013 10:28 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

I'll say it again: "Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" is an astoundingly bad song.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2013 10:30 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

There are so many a single thread could never contain them. The Hold Steady do a few in every song, seems like, though my favorite is: Me and my friends are like The drums in 'Lust for Life' We beat it out on floor toms Our psalms are singalong songs

Edgy MD Oct 21 2013 10:41 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Just sticking to 1960s soul singers: ABC wrote: Like a bird in flight on a hot sweet night You know you're right just to hold her tight He soothes it right - makes it outtasite And everything's good in the world tonight! When Smokey sings - I hear violins When Smokey sings - I forget everything As she's packing her things As she's spreading her wings The front door might slam But the back door it rings And Smokey sings... he sings! Steely Dan wrote: Hey Nineteen That's 'Retha Franklin She don't remember the Queen of Soul It's hard times befallen The sole (soul?) survivors She thinks I'm crazy But I'm just growing old Billy Bragg wrote: When the world falls apart some things stay in place Levi Stubbs' tears run down his face

RealityChuck Oct 21 2013 11:33 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"All in the Groove" by Blues Traveler ("You might shake and you might stammer/Or dance like MC Hammer") "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson ("Yoko Brought her walrus" and a mention of "Dylan" ) "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle.

Chad Ochoseis Oct 21 2013 05:59 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"Garden Party" by Rick Nelson ("Yoko Brought her walrus" and a mention of "Dylan" ) You could do a whole thread of references to the Beatles, individual Beatles, Beatles hangers-on, and Beatlemania: "The Seeker" - The Who "Be My Yoko Ono" - Bare Naked Ladies "The Late Great Johnny Ace" - Paul Simon "London Calling" - The Clash "American Pie" - Don McLean "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople "All You Want to Do is Dance" - Billy Joel

metirish Oct 21 2013 06:26 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Every Jay Z and Pitbull song ever,pn a serious note [youtube]cUyNBEzJTNE[/youtube] love this song.... "Sweet home Alabama" Play that dead band's song Turn those speakers up full blast Play it all night long ouch

RealityChuck Oct 21 2013 08:20 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"One of the Survivors" by the Kinks [youtube:1dhi6h9g]HgpFSwCMQEw[/youtube:1dhi6h9g]

Rockin' Doc Oct 21 2013 08:24 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

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 -- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd It's just like Bob Dylan says -- Bob Dylan by Nine Days

Ashie62 Oct 22 2013 06:46 PM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Chris Spedding's Guitar Jamboree has about 10 in that one tune....

RealityChuck Oct 23 2013 10:01 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin ("And if you want to hear the Swanee River played in ragtime." -- "Swanee River" was an alternate title for Stephen Foster's "Old Folks at Home.")

Mets – Willets Point Oct 23 2013 10:07 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

"Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills & Nash "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix Both reference a cross.

Frayed Knot Nov 05 2013 07:48 AM Re: Cross-Referential Songs

Maybe The Beach Boys have got you now With those waves singing "Caroline No" -- Neil Young - 'Long May You Run'