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[Music] Songs in which real people are namechecked in the title or the lyrics
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James Dean lent his coat to somebody in American Pie, but, strangely, Buddy Holly isn't mentioned by name.
Tyrone Biggums
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Prince Buster.
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Dillinger, Leroy Smart, Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe.
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Errol Flynn
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studio150
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1. Cortez the Killer : Neil Young which also namechecks Montezuma
2. Pochahontas by Neil Young which also namechecks Marlon Brando
3. My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young namechecks Johnny Rotten
https://youtu.be/m-b76yiqO1E
https://youtu.be/QS4t-a-w8ug
https://youtu.be/i6RZY4Ar3fw
2. Pochahontas by Neil Young which also namechecks Marlon Brando
3. My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young namechecks Johnny Rotten
https://youtu.be/m-b76yiqO1E
https://youtu.be/QS4t-a-w8ug
https://youtu.be/i6RZY4Ar3fw
studio150
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Godstar by Psychic TV ....... "it's about Brian Jones, one of the Rolling Stones"
https://youtu.be/s1yr8w_vZ5E
https://youtu.be/s1yr8w_vZ5E
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Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks
The line "Terry meets Julie" refers to Terence Stamp and Julie Christie who were in a relationship at the time.
https://youtu.be/N_MqfF0WBsU
The line "Terry meets Julie" refers to Terence Stamp and Julie Christie who were in a relationship at the time.
https://youtu.be/N_MqfF0WBsU
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Ballroom Blitz by Sweet namechecks its own band members apart from the singer Brian Connolly who asks each band member at the start of the song...
"Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh,
Andy? Yeah,
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas, let's go!"
https://youtu.be/z_jdiU47bFA
"Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh,
Andy? Yeah,
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas, let's go!"
https://youtu.be/z_jdiU47bFA
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It's a great song by the Beasties and there's plenty of other names mentioned too including Rambo and MAD's Alfred E Neuman.
This is a music thread, not a theological one, so the aim isn't to derail it.
(But, since you asked, yes to the first part and no to the second. Out of respect to the OP, let's save that for another thread or a separate pm.)
Anyway....back to music. Joan of Arc gets a song by OMD and a name check by Moz who knows how she felt...
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"'...mother played by Peter Beardsley, father by John Cleese..."
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Rudolph Valentino - "...I was kissing Valentino by a crystal blue Italian stream..."
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*takes deep breath*
Guglielmo Marconi - "...Marconi plays the mamba..."
Guglielmo Marconi - "...Marconi plays the mamba..."