[Music] Songs in which real people are namechecked in the title or the lyrics

[Gwylan]

Jay-z Empire state of Mind

If Jesus payin' Lebron, I'm payin' Dwayne Wade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rDZwRI4SFI

... and, of course, the Welsh version (checks Craig Bellamy, Gavin Henson and Tom Jones among others)

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[pearl]

have not trawled through all of the pages but, surely, the Happy birthday to you song covers everybody?

I think I was thinking of that, but have no idea who it is or what it's called, but it mentions Jimi Hendrix amongst others?

Oh, and of course there's:

Patti Smith - Rock N' Roll ******

https://youtu.be/b1o68h4Usqs

 

[Boys 9d]

Bo Diddley by...........................Bo Diddley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJj22Z006ec

Hey Bo Diddley by ..................Bo Diddley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ

 

[studio150]

A few in song titles not yet featured in the thread...

The Len Ganley Stance and I Hate Nerys Hughes by Half Man, Half Biscuit

There's more by HMHB

F****n' 'ell it's Fred Titmus
99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd
I Love You (Because You Look Like Jim Reeves)
D'Ye Ken Ted Moult
Rod Hull Is Alive - Why?
The ******* Son Of Dean Friedman
Albert Hammond Bootleg
Outbreak of Vitas Gerulaltis
Hedley Verityesque
Eno Collaboration (Remix)
Tommy Walsh's Eco House


To name a few

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

The Wildhearts nailed this with 29 x the pain which name checks 29 bands. There are 2 different endings which technically makes it 30 but hey ho.....

 

[PFJ]

Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue.
Bernie Rhodes is also mentioned at the end of Generation X's cover of Gimme Some Truth.

 

[pearl]

There's more by HMHB

F****n' 'ell it's Fred Titmus
99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd
I Love You (Because You Look Like Jim Reeves)
D'Ye Ken Ted Moult
Rod Hull Is Alive - Why?
The ******* Son Of Dean Friedman
Albert Hammond Bootleg
Outbreak of Vitas Gerulaltis
Hedley Verityesque
Eno Collaboration (Remix)
Tommy Walsh's Eco House


To name a few

Yeah, I couldn't be bothered. Also loads of The Smiths / Morrissey songs

 

[PFJ]

 

[marlowe]

Mr Krinkle by Primus
mentions Jimi Hendrix, Cher, James Brown and Hank Williams Jr ("Bocephus")

https://youtu.be/TOdo7dhvSwg

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

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Ingmar Bergman, how are you? - Sparks

 

[PFJ]

Tommy Cooper gets a mensh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zaebtU-CA

Mr Wilson , Mr Heath

 

[PFJ]

Elvis v The Beatles

 

[PFJ]

Aleister Crowley

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Neil Young at his playful best - do listen to the whole track even if it's not really your cup of tea:

 

[Super Steve Earle]

and from the same album - Willie Nelson and Chris Rock. Love the guitars around 3:07 and then the outro plus fiddles from 4:45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EvEMObKUsE

 

[Super Steve Earle]

and for those of you who don't know why I use the moniker Super Steve Earle, here's one from the man himself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xad0Qyu__cE

 

[Super Steve Earle]

or this, thought provoking I'm sure you'll agree:

 

[Super Steve Earle]

But if you prefer something a little lighter from Steve Earle, the title references Pete Seeger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx9SGI97wuU

 

[Weststander]

I assume someone has put " looking through gary Gilmore's eyes" ?

I did in one of the first posts. Love it, reminds of times at secondary school, watching the older punks.

 

[darkwolf666]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmwMhjbThKg

Maid of Orleans - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Joan of Arc)

Just noticed I had been beaten to this one...