Bands that have sung songs about themselves

[Buzzer]

The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes

Great call. Loved that album. Still do actually.

How about the Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

How about this one:



We are E-Male
We just can't fail
If you're young, single and female
We got it right here, right now!



(features a Craig Mackail-Smith lookalike)

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Jackson Browne - Rosie

Ok he may not have been singing about his band but he was singing about things that happened in the band....

Difford handed the lyrics of The Truth to Tilbrook as a way of apologising/acknowledging what had gone on between them.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

We are The Clash

Which they had ceased to be by then, no matter how hard they tried to convince themselves.

Clash City Rockers would be a better shout.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now. Brilliant song, painfully autobiographical.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Oh. and on The Aliens' first album they can often be heard singing 'We are The Aliens' at the end, or beginning of tracks...

 

[Buzzer]

Pink Floyd sang a fair few songs about their ex-band member mate. Does that count?

The Smiths - Paint a Vulgar Picture is very autobiographical too, methinks. Talking of which I see he has fallen out with Penguin over parts of his autobiography this week and looking for a new publisher. One who doesn't mind libel suits by the sounds of it.

 

[Icy Gull]

Poco -In The Band

Alright

In the beginning
Not so long ago
There were five country rockers

I saw the very first show
And I jumped up with the crowd
To give a standing hand

Livin', livin' in the band, yeah
Oh, livin'

There were two from Colorado
Texas and Nebraska too
Another came from Ohio

And they did not sing the blues
You had the feeling
They had nothing to lose

Livin', livin' in the band

Through the years and the changes
And with the will of a train
Some have parted strangers
Some have stayed in the game

And sooner or later
You've got a winning hand
Livin', livin' in the band
Oh, livin' in the band, yeah

 

[Spearritt of the Albion]

Not a band but just about anything sung by Craig David

 

[Pogue Mahone]

D12, Eminem's band, sang (rapped) 'My Band'.

Which brings us to Eminem. Where to start?

 

[DumLum]

How about the Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko.

Yep, and Glass Onion?

 

[gjh1971]

Human League - Human

Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Song

Chico -C.H.I.C.O.

Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets

Mott the Hoople - Theme from Mott the Hoople

 

[Two Professors]

Manfred Mann 5-4-3-2-1 aha we are the Manfreds

Also did 'The Manfreds'........see that singer looking sweet

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Mistys Big Adventure- Mistys Big Adventure.

 

[Boris.zukov]

Mistys Big Adventure- Mistys Big Adventure.

Madness-Madness :guitar:

 

[red star portslade]

Natural Life - Natural Life

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Art Brut have an amusing song called We Formed a Band.

 

[atfc village]

The Macc Lads ,Lads from Macc.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Art Brut have an amusing song called We Formed a Band.

Art Brut- Top Of The Pops!

They have a number of amusing songs including one about failing to get an erection at the crucial moment. It's called Rusted Guns Of Milan and includes the line 'I know I can, I know I can, I know I can, I know I can'. Brilliant.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Natural Life - Natural Life

Who were they? I think I remember seeing them perform that on The Word.