Song For Bob Dylan {David Bowie}
Don Henley Must Die {Mojo Nixon}
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Lovechild {Yep, it’s Mojo again}
Sit On My Face Stevie Nicks {The Rotters}
Jackie Wilson Said (Van Morrison)
Buddy Holly (Weezer)
Frank Sinatra (Cake)
Bob Dylan Blues (Syd Barrett)
3 from the Barenaked Ladies (all of of Gordon):
You Can Be My Yoko Ono
Brian Wilson
New Kid (On the Block)
Shonen Knife:
Blue Oyster Cult
“When Smokey Sings” - ABC (Smokey Robinson)
“Anderson, Walkman, Buttholes and How!” - The Dead Milkmen
(properly namechecks Jon Anderson, then improperly namechecks Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe)
Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury
“The Ballad of Alice Cooper,” an unreleased song written by Bon Jovi.
Phish: “David Bowie”
Led Zeppelin: “Hats Off to (Roy) Harper”
Yet another one from Mojo Nixon: “Elvis Is Everywhere”
“I Saw Nick Drake” - Robyn Hitchcock
“Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few” - Sufjan Stevens
“John Cage Bubblegum” - Stereolab
“Ringo I Love You” - Stereo Total
“I Wanna Be Your Mary Timony” - Sleater Kinney
“I Agree with Pat Matheny” by Richard Thompson which is a total put down of Kenny G’s chromatic noodling as well as his chutzpa performing a posthumous duet with Louis Armstrong.
Glenn Miller (Little River Band – “Reminiscing”)
Eric Clapton, Liberace, Val Doonican (Bonzo Dog Band – “The Intro and the Outro”)
Bob Dylan (Beatles – “Yer Blues”)
The Stray Cats - “Gene and Eddie” (paying homage to '50s rockabilly pioneers Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran).
Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, and Twista - “Slow Jamz” (paying homage to their favorite R&B artists’ seductive music: Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Anita [Bryant], Ready for the World, New Edition, and Minnie Ripperton, among others).
“Johnny Cash” - Jason Aldean
“The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home” - The Nashville Bluegrass Band (also performed by Iris Dement)
“Are You Sure Hank (Williams) Done It This Way?” - Waylon Jennings
Don’t forget the insanely catchy “With David Bowie” by Veruca Salt.
“Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue, and Me” by John Wesley Harding
“Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken” - Camera Obscura
XTC vs. Adam Ant {They Might Be Giants}
When Smokey Sings {ABC}
I Need Your Help Barry Manilow {Ray Stevens}
Sir Duke {Stevie Wonder}
Roll Over Beethoven {Chuck Berry}
Rock Me Amadeus {Falco}