Bands/Artists who have songs about other Bands/Artists

[hart's shirt]

Barbra Streisand - Duck Sauce
Beethoven (I Love To Listen To) - Eurythmics
I Feel Like Buddy Holly - Alvin Stardust
Elvis Ain't Dead - Scouting For Girls
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

 

[BN9 BHA]

Bob Marley- Punky Reggae Party,
Plenty of other bands get a shout in this including The Clash and The Damned

 

[Trevor]

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (Ellington)

 

[Alonso Moseley]

Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown*




*Not that one though.

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

American Pie - Buddy Holly

Let Me In - R.E.M. about Kurt Cobain

 

[tinycowboy]

Godstar by Psychic TV is a song about Brian Jones. He was a member of The Rolling Stones.

 

[unklbrian]

Bob Marley- Punky Reggae Party,
Plenty of other bands get a shout in this including The Clash and The Damned

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

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

John Cale - Mr Wilson (about Brian)
Nick Lowe - Bowi
David Bowie - Low (that was a joke, but it was NL's, not mine)
Attila The Stockbroker - Commendante Joe (about Mr John Graham Mellor)
Attila the Stockbroker - Effineff (about Mr Marshall Bruce Mathers III)

 

[levski seagull]

Boy with the arab strap by belle and Sebastian
Buddy Holly by Weezer...

 

[Gwylan]

Jean Genie - David Bowie
Little Johnny Jewel - Television

Both about Iggy Pop

 

[timco]

My brothers back at home with his Beatles and his Stones

All the young dudes...

From the same tune Oh man I need tv when I got T-Rex

Bowie not only wrote that one but also did The Prettiest Star which was about Marc Bolan of T-Rex

 

[The Modfather]

Paul Weller - He's the keeper is about Ronnie Laine

 

[Garage_Doors]

Sex Pistols - New York...all about Richard Hell and the Voidoids.

I believe it was reference to the New York dolls, Maclaren's previous band.

 

[sams dad]

Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears

 

[hans kraay fan club]

My brothers back at home with his Beatles and his Stones

All the young dudes...

Popular theme that...

'Beatles and Stones' by Beady Eye


'The Beatles and The Stones' by The House of Love

 

[sams dad]

The Commodores - Nightshift ( references to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye )

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I believe it was reference to the New York dolls, Maclaren's previous band.

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.

 

[catfish]

Gary Moore - Blues For Greeny
Gary Moore - Blues For Jimi

Also wasn't it Randy Newman who sang 'I Love That ELO Music' in one of his songs?

 

[jakarta]

Brain Eno - Kings Lead Hat (anagram of Talking Heads)

Kings Lead Hat was the poker in the fire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come........ :guitar:

 

[The Modfather]

Paul Weller - When your garden's overgrown is about Syd Barrett