# Bands citing themselves?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-citing-themselves/502150
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-citing-themselves/502150 "2009-07-07T01:24:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-citing-themselves/502150/41 "2009-07-09T11:54:09Z")
Just heard another one this morning. On Ringo Starr’s “Don’t Go Where The Road Don’t Go” from his _Time Takes Time_ release, he says " I said it don’t come easy". A callback to one of his first solo singles “It Don’t Come Easy”.
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### Author:  [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-citing-themselves/502150/42 "2009-07-09T13:42:49Z")
In his song **Sara** Bob Dylan mentions
Stayin’ up for days in the Chelsea Hotel,
Writing **Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands** for you.
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### Author:  [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-citing-themselves/502150/43 "2009-07-09T17:18:02Z")
Since everyone stole my Beatles ones…
In **Creeque Alley** by The Mamas and the Papas, the final line is "And **California Dreamin’** is becomin’ a reality… "
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### Author:  [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-citing-themselves/502150/44 "2009-07-09T21:54:46Z")
**Andrew Bird** ’s “Skin Is, My” was developed out of “Skin”; “Imitosis” was similarly developed out of “I.” Given the way he constantly plays with and tweaks his songs (which you’ll be very familiar with if you see him play live more than once), this happens a lot.
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