Farin Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 "I am the Walrus" see how they fly like Lucy in the Sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Fire Water Burn ~ Bloodhound Gang So if man is five and the devil is six than that must make me seven This honkey's gone to heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 "Summer Rain" by Johnny Rivers mentions "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboXL Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 In Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen sings: The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely Hey that's me and I want you only. He refers to Only the Lonely, Roy Orbison's hit from 1960, I think. In Golden Earring's Radar Love the lyrics mention a Brenda Lee hit: The radio`s playing some forgotten song Brenda Lee`s: "Coming on strong". Radar Love, on its turn, is mentioned in Rocking Horse, by Bad English: Golden Earring¹s on the radio "Radar Love" is coming through A recent example of a song mentioning a song is All Summer Long, by Kid Rock: And we were trying different things We were smoking funny things Making love out by the lake to our favorite song Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long. John Lennon mentions 3 songs in How Do You Sleep: So Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise You better see right through that mother's eyes Those freaks was right when they said you was dead The one mistake you made was in your head Ah, how do you sleep? Ah, how do you sleep at night? You live with straights who tell you you was king Jump when your momma tell you anything The only thing you done was Yesterday And since you're gone you're just Another Day Ah, how do you sleep? Ah, how do you sleep at night? . Any other examples of songlyrics mentioning other songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Um, yeah ... we have a whole thread of them. But thanks for your additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboXL Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I spent half an hour looking for the thread "Songs that refer to other songs", and finally assumed I'd read it on another forum, before I discovered Songfacts. There is even a group of songs that mention other artists on Songfacts! Excusez moi! Let me then add another one: Barclay James Harvest's tribute (?) to The Beatles: Titles. The long and winding road that leads to your door Here comes the sun it's alright people shout for more But were you trying to deceive telling me All you need is love to succeed Across the universe one after nine 'o' nine I got a feeling for you blue and I feel fine I tried so hard to make believe that I'd see All you need is love to succeed CHORUS: Lady Madonna let it be Something in the way you moved me yesterday All you need is love so they say . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyt Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Night Moves by Bob Seger "Started humming a song from 1962" Its Be My Baby by The Ronettes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Luke Haines song "Discomania", which features on his "The Oliver Twist Manifesto" album and as the opening track on his soundtrack for the film "Christie Malry's Own Double Entry", begins with the line "They're having sex to the Kids In America", referencing Kim Wilde's debut hit. Personally, I think it's a chuffing great line with which to open an album. Elsewhere, (on his album "Off My Rocker At The Art-School Bop" to be precise"), in the song "Bad Reputation", Haines refers to a hit single by glam-popsters The Glitter Band in most glowing terms: "Goodbye My Love", it's a hell of a record..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 can't believe I didn't think of this song earlier: You Were Right ~ Built to Spill You were wrong when you said "Everything's gonna be alright" You were wrong when you said "Everything's gonna be alright" You were right when you said "All that glitters isn't gold" You were right when you said "All we are is dust in the wind" You were right when you said "We are all just bricks in the wall" And when you said "manic depression's a frustrating mess" You were wrong when you said "Everything's gonna be alright" You were wrong when you said "Everything's gonna be alright" You were right when you said "You can't always get what you want" You were right when you said "It's a hard rain's gonna fall" You were right when you said "We're still running against the wind" And "life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone" You were right when you said "This is the end" Do you ever think about it? Do you ever think about it? Do you ever think about it? Do you ever think about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonD Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 "...No one speaks English... and everything's broken, and my Stacys are soaking wet. To go Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll go Waltzing Matilda with me." "Tom Traubert's Blues" by Tom Waits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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