Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By”
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By”
Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It”
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By”
Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It”
Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky”
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By”
Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It”
Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky”
John F. Kennedy - “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By”
Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It”
Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky”
John F. Kennedy - “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel
Elvis Presley - “Elvis is Everywhere,” Mojo Nixon, “Calling Elvis,” Dire Straits, “DisGraceLand,” Alice Cooper, “Velvet Elvis,” Weird Al Yankovic (and a lot more!)
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs:
Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos
John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison.
Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj
Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack
Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs.
Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick
Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By”
Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It”
Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky”
John F. Kennedy - “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel
Elvis Presley - “Elvis is Everywhere,” Mojo Nixon, “Calling Elvis,” Dire Straits, “DisGraceLand,” Alice Cooper, “Velvet Elvis,” Weird Al Yankovic (and a lot more!)
Candy Darling - “Lola” by the Kinks and “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed