Song Sequels?

In My Humble Opinion
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*The Beatles “Glass Onion” seemed to be a sequel to several of their songs.

Collective Soul’s “Why” and then “Why part2”. Why pt.2 is an excellent song. In fact, I love most of CS’s work.

Wings “Nineteen hundred and eighty five” ended by breaking into a fade of “Band on the Run”. Not sure if that makes it a sequel or not. McCartney did this in the Beatles by ending with “she loves you” on the song “All you need is love”. Strange technique, but what do you excpect from a guy who was dead from 1967 to 1970.

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Well, if you’re just talking about referencing other songs, Jethro Tull does this often, too often to count.

The one that could be considered a true sequel, though, would be their “Jeffrey” songs, meant as tributes to Ian Anderson’s childhood friend and later Tull bassist Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond.

There are: “A Song for Jeffrey,” “Jeffrey goes to Leicester Square” and “For Michael Collins, Jeffrey, and me.” The songs are on the first 3 Tull albums.

That’s 2 sequels for the same song. I win!

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:smiley:
You’re too much, Hometownboy.

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Yeah, he did. But the union’s been on strike, and he’s down on his luck. It’s tough. Gina, of course, works the diner all day. Working for her man, she brings home her pay.

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Damn, now I’m really stressed. I’ve forgotten the LS song that got Neil Young so agitated in the first place – or was it an interview ?

Damn, damn, damn !

Anyone remember (“I hope Neil Young will remember…”) ?

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I heard a Moody Blues interview some years back where the lead singer (Justin Heywood?) said “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere” is a sequel to “Your Wildest Dreams”

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Thanks much **Knead **. (If I may call you that) It’s great to get the feedback ::tugs forelock, scuffs feet in the dirt::

If you weren’t on the other side of the country, I’d buy you a beverage of your choice.

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Not sequels, but some self-referential metal:

Metallica refer to themselves in ‘Hit the lights’ (from Kill 'em All)

Megadeth lists previous song titles in ‘Victory’ (from Youthanasia)

  • Vic Rattlehead(?)(the guy on several CD covers) also makes an appearance in a lot of their songs.

Not sure if Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime fits the ‘sequel’ idea, but the songs contribute to a progressing storyline.

I’m sure there are lots of other ‘metal’ ones too, but I just took a quick glance at my ‘preferred’ stack of CDs.

THRASH-barg
(lurk mode off)

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Well, let’s see, John Wesley Harding did a song called “Cathy’s New Clown”, but the title is the only real similarity to the Everly Brothers’ “Cathy’s Clown”.

“They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” by Napoleon XIV was followed by “They’re Coming To Get Me Again, Ha-Haaa!” by Napoleon XIV, “I’m Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Haaa!” by Josephine XV, and “!aaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er’yehT” by noelopaN VIX.

But my favorite has to be the Doug songs by Andrew Ratchin, which he has continued through two groups (Uncle Bonsai and Mel Cooleys) and a solo career. It began with the Doug Suite, five songs about a guy named Doug. That was followed by the Doug Trilogy, the Delilah Trilogy (Delilah was Doug’s wife) and Doug Revisited. A few years ago he was able to get all the necessary people together for a concert of the Doug songs, 15 in all. It was recorded and released on CD, surely the high water mark in the history of song sequels, Doug.

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Yep,Unvorgiven 1 had the Unforgiven II thing. What Unforgiven II was about I have no idea,except for there were some of the same words (What I felt/What I knwon)

Recently there Is Independent Women Pt.1 and Independent Women Pt.2 by Destiny’s Childs. Didn’t catch too many lyricial differences but totally different tempo and beat.

And of Course Limp Bizkit’s Rollin Air Raid (the radio one) and Urban Tank Assault version (not played on radios) 2 different songs basically but same thing… Rollin,rollin,rollin,rollin…

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Lest we forget the wide world of hip-hop, Snoop Dogg’s “Bitch, Please” was followed up by Eminem f. Snoop and Dre’s “Bitch, Please II.”

Both testaments to the cultural richness of gangsta rap, to be sure.

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Another song and sequel, or perhaps the same story told from another point of view: “Chain Gang,” by (Sam Cooke??) and “Back on the Chain Gang,” by the Pretenders.

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Because I’m often subjected to my brother’s unfortunate taste in music, I know that hip-hop has a few “response” type songs. Missy Elliot’s “Hot Boyz” was followed up by “Hot Girlz” by The Hot Boyz. TLC’s “No Scrubs” was followed by " No pigeons" by the Sporty Thievz.

As for other music, I’m sure I heard at one point that GNR’s “November Rain” was suposed to have “Don’t Cry” as a sequel, but maybe they meant the video was a continuation only.