Teenage Dirtbag -Wheatus - reference to Iron Maiden
Tattooed Millionaire -Bruce Dickenson, Dickenson's loathing of big hair American glam rock bands .
You Better You Bet - The Who , mentions T Rex
All The Young Dudes - Bowie/Mott the Hoople , also mentions T Rex as well as the Beatles and the...
A little tenuous maybe
Hey Jude -Beatles , although sung about a very young Julian lennon , he did later become an artist in his own right.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond -Pink Floyd , about former band mate Syd Barrett
Crossroads -Cream -About blues singer Robert Johnson's deal with the devil...
Can I play with Madness - Iron Maiden.
Nothing to do with Madness of course , but I longed for Madness to bring out a song called 'Can I play with Iron Maiden',