Bands/Artists who have songs about other Bands/Artists

[brakespear]

 

[Bwian]

 

[Garage_Doors]

Yeah, on reflection I think you're right. Johnny Thunders responded with 'London Boys', which was about The Pistols, wasn't it?

Richard Hell - McLaren wanted him in The Pistols before Johnny turned up. Blank Generation still sounds fresh and relevant today.

Yes London Boys was about the pistols. And Richard was touted for the replacement for Johnny when he left, along with Jimmy Pursey,
In fact Jimmy did front the Pistols in a one off gig in Glasgow under the name the Sham Pistols, Steve Jones did comment working with Pursey was an absolute nightmare and as result he never got the job.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Peter & the Test Tube Babies - Elvis is dead.

 

[Albion in the north]

U2 - Even better than the Real Thing

 

[The Large One]

Alphaville - Big In Japan (not about the band, though)
Commodores - Nightshift (about Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson)

 

[BN9 BHA]

The Clash - White man inna Hammersmith Palias ...
Loads of reggae singers get a shout in this

How did i forget that?
The best Clash song, end of!!

 

[mooey]

Oasis cast no shadow for Richard ashcroft the verve

 

[BN9 BHA]

Yes London Boys was about the pistols. And Richard was touted for the replacement for Johnny when he left, along with Jimmy Pursey,
In fact Jimmy did front the Pistols in a one off gig in Glasgow under the name the Sham Pistols, Steve Jones did comment working with Pursey was an absolute nightmare and as result he never got the job.

Sham 69- Hersham Boys.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Super Furry Animals - The Very Best of Neil Diamomd
Primal Scream - Motörhead

 

[1066familyman]

My all time favourite name checking tune has to be this. Bit of a reggae history lesson in some ways:

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This fits the thread title nicely:

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[1066familyman]

Almost forgot. This is almost a UK version of Papa San's DJ business. I loved that Club Mix programme that this clip is from:

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[1066familyman]

Sod it, if you can't sleep might as well do a thread take over

All the songs and artists name checked in the tune above. Except Tippa Irie.

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[Tyrone Biggums]

Buster he sold the heat, with a rocksteady beat... Madness - Prince Buster

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Your love gets me so high, Like when we're listening to Bob Marley... The Dirty Heads - Your Love

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Ooooowee ooo I look just like Buddy Holly... Weezer - Buddy Holly

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

You stopped us from killing each other, Tom Jones... Space/Cery Matthews - Ballad of Tom Jones

 

[rcf0712]

Heaps of hip hop / dance acts have attribute song name checking all their heroes and influences but I don't think anyone's mentioned Pavement's Range Life which checks Stone Temple Pilots and Smashing Pumpikins. Also LCD Soundsytem did this on lots of tracks......

 

[KingKev]

Oh Carol by Neil Sedaka / Oh Neil by Carole King
American Pie has loads of (alleged) references, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, Jagger, Dylan etc

I.C.B by New Order and A Day Without Me by U2 are both supposedly about, or dedications to, Ian Curtis
Durutti Column's The Missing Boy is definitely about Curtis
...And more recently Let's Dance to Joy Division by the Wombats

 

[Wozza]

Duran Duran - Michael You've Got A Lot To Answer For. About INXS singer Michael Hutchence.

Yeah.