Bands that have sung songs about themselves

[Garage_Doors]

I'll start with Motörhead - Motörhead
Anti nowhere League - We are the League.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Rolling Stones - Like a Rolling Stone

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Does "Are We Men, No We Are Devo" count?

 

[Brightonia]

The Monkees- Hey Hey we're The Monkees

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Cheeky Girls- We are the Cheeky girls
Vengaboys- the Vengabus is comin'
5ive- 5ive will make ya get down (now)
Backstreet Boys- Backstreets back, ALRIGHT
S Club 7- Aint no partay like an 'S Club partay'
Spice Girls- Spice up ya life

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Cheeky Girls- We are the Cheeky girls
Vengaboys- the Vengabus is comin'
5ive- 5ive will make ya get down (now)
Backstreet Boys- Backstreets back, ALRIGHT
S Club 7- Aint no partay like an 'S Club partay'
Spice Girls- Spice up ya life

And of the same era, 21st Century Girls - '21st Century Girls'

 

[Pevenseagull]

Cheeky Girls- We are the Cheeky girls
Vengaboys- the Vengabus is comin'
5ive- 5ive will make ya get down (now)
Backstreet Boys- Backstreets back, ALRIGHT
S Club 7- Aint no partay like an 'S Club partay'
Spice Girls- Spice up ya life

you need to go to Resident Records pronto!!!

 

[Grombleton]

Could you count the entirety of The Wall by Pink Floyd? It's autobiographical in a sense.

 

[Flex Your Head]

Cheeky Girls- We are the Cheeky girls
Vengaboys- the Vengabus is comin'
5ive- 5ive will make ya get down (now)
Backstreet Boys- Backstreets back, ALRIGHT
S Club 7- Aint no partay like an 'S Club partay'
Spice Girls- Spice up ya life

Didn't realise it was a thread to name six of the most manufactured, irredeemably naff groups of all time ;o)

 

[Varndean VI Form College]

Public Image Ltd (don't deserve to appear in the same thread as many of the afore mentioned!)

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Didn't realise it was a thread to name six of the most manufactured, irredeemably naff groups of all time ;o)

how do they not apply to the original criteria?

 

[Flex Your Head]

Does "Are We Men, No We Are Devo" count?

Nope, but "Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!" probably does.

Ohh, I'm a nit-picking pedant today

 

[KingKev]

Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water?
Bowie/Ziggy Stardust - does that count?
Abba - The winner takes it all and when all is said and done
Astrid Gilberto - the girl from ipanema
And not forgetting every football team's cup final / World Cup song - the classic "Ossie's Dream" anyone?

 

[vegster]

Big Country - In a Big Country

 

[Eric Potts]

We are The Clash

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Living In A Box - Living In A Box (I'm a livin in a ca-rdboard box)

 

[DIFFBROOK]

The Boomtown Rats have just released a Hits collection with two new songs. One called the Boomtown Rats and the other called Back to Boomtown.

they are incidently touring with Geldof and I have tickets for Leeds. Always were a very good live act. Cant wait.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Nope, but "Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!" probably does.

Ohh, I'm a nit-picking pedant today

Ah, yes. I'm more than happy to be corrected about music. It must be 20 years since I last heard this record so my memory is hazy.

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

U2 - Bad

Suede - Trash