# Songs about other musicians **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 10, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255 "2022-02-10T23:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/21 "2022-02-11T01:34:09Z")
Stereolab’s tribute to Brigitte Fontaine: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2MkR5kIC7MU/maxresdefault.jpg "Brigitte") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MkR5kIC7MU) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/22 "2022-02-11T01:36:51Z")
The Fall - I Am Damo Suzuki (Krautrock band Can’s lead singer) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ijuJhyUfhDQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Fall - I Am Damo Suzuki") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijuJhyUfhDQ) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/23 "2022-02-11T02:04:02Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ziW2tbKhIX4/maxresdefault.jpg "You Can't Get Away From Me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziW2tbKhIX4) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/24 "2022-02-11T02:16:17Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > The Fall - I Am Damo Suzuki (Krautrock band Can’s lead singer) I just remembered another one: Tocotronic - Ich habe geträumt, ich wäre Pizza essen mit Mark E. Smith (I dreamed I was eating pizza with Mark E. Smith). Smith is the lead singer of the Fall (in fact, Mark E. Smith WAS the Fall) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YGMNe3qmOBo/maxresdefault.jpg "Ich habe geträumt, ich wäre Pizza essen mit Mark E. Smith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGMNe3qmOBo) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/25 "2022-02-11T02:24:17Z")
Lucinda Williams wrote Drunken Angel about Blaze Foley. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cckroKLPsqg/hqdefault.jpg "Lucinda Williams - Drunken Angel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cckroKLPsqg) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/26 "2022-02-11T02:24:21Z")
Pink Floyd, “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” is about former band member Syd Barrett. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cWGE9Gi0bB0/hqdefault.jpg "Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGE9Gi0bB0) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/27 "2022-02-11T02:32:27Z")
Bach is dead! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4cNqKniJJ08/hqdefault.jpg "The Residents - Bach Is Dead") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cNqKniJJ08) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/28 "2022-02-11T02:40:50Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EOrMg3pY7hw/hqdefault.jpg "Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrMg3pY7hw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Hz5jXwOXgKQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Roll Over Beethoven (Remastered 2009)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz5jXwOXgKQ) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HgcKhqlFz4Q/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHWBIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgVChJMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCWBhxtmsncO80YlJj8Iz2Yi05Rtw "ELO, rollover beethoven") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgcKhqlFz4Q) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/29 "2022-02-11T02:42:02Z")
Steely Dan - Mr. Parker’s Band (Charlie Parker) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vvziJUxrD6k/maxresdefault.jpg "Parker's Band") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvziJUxrD6k) ---
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ABC’s “When Smokey Sings” about Smokey Robinson: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lVhNB0sCoKM/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC When Smokey Sings HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVhNB0sCoKM) ---
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Weird Al-[_Smells Like Nirvana_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FklUAoZ6KxY) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/32 "2022-02-11T03:01:45Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > ABC’s “When Smokey Sings” about Smokey Robinson: Reminded me of another British tribute to an American soul singer from the same time: Paul Young - Now I Know What Made Otis Blue (of course about Otis Redding, “Otis Blue” is the name of maybe his best album). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_Gux356Zqco/maxresdefault.jpg "Paul Young - Now I Know What Made Otis Blue (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gux356Zqco) ---
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Weird Al - [My Baby’s In Love With Eddie Vedder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LHWok-9xhc) Weird Al -[Velvet Elvis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3CKAZ3eSQ) ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/34 "2022-02-11T03:04:08Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j2YgDua2gpk/maxresdefault.jpg "Hozier - Nina Cried Power ft. Mavis Staples") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2YgDua2gpk) ---
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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sTSJYZyouek/hqdefault.jpg "The Replacements - Alex Chilton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSJYZyouek) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/36 "2022-02-11T03:15:31Z")
This is almost a cottage industry in country music. Hank [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5KsA_ylC_5k/hqdefault.jpg "The ghost of hank Williams David Allan Coe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KsA_ylC_5k) Bob Wills [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OVFjGc6NxKo/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Wills Is Still the King") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVFjGc6NxKo) Patsy & Emmylou [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ns0_NK9bJIU/maxresdefault.jpg "Boots Like Emmy Lou's") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns0_NK9bJIU) Townes Van Zandt and Tom Waits [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BR-1Bgch_l4/hqdefault.jpg "Cold Dog Soup (Guy Clark)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR-1Bgch_l4) Elvis [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/93lQxAFcdwM/hqdefault.jpg "Boy From Tupelo - Emmylou Harris & Friends - 6/28/09") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93lQxAFcdwM) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/37 "2022-02-11T03:20:25Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jj-2Tcuzy0I/hqdefault.jpg "Pop Hates the Beatles - Allan Sherman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj-2Tcuzy0I) ---
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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RDzQCb2gFaU/maxresdefault.jpg "The Halifax Three - The Man Who Wouldn't Sing Along With Mitch") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDzQCb2gFaU) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/39 "2022-02-11T03:27:38Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > This is almost a cottage industry in country music. > > Hank Another one: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TNpLSaCirj8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGEMgRShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDpmA0bJ6HloPGWlxEjDFbe4ltm_g "Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNpLSaCirj8) ---
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The Commodores’ 1985 hit “Nightshift”, commemorating the 1984 passings of Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FrkEDe6Ljqs/maxresdefault.jpg "Commodores - Nightshift (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrkEDe6Ljqs) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255.md?page=3)