# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/161 "2022-06-03T00:50:13Z")
Yeah, that’s my favorite of this thread, even though I forget it exists sometimes. Thankya! Another Elvis song: Gillian Welch - Elvis Presley Blues [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x2yg5uIDfU4/hqdefault.jpg "Gillian Welch - Elvis Presley Blues (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2yg5uIDfU4) It’s a pretty nice re-work of Mississippi John Hurt’s “John Henry” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VoRnce4nUAo/hqdefault.jpg "MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT " John Henry " 1965") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoRnce4nUAo) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/162 "2022-06-03T01:09:04Z")
Nick Lowe sang about going to a Rollers Show: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MKKEbrYVbjo/maxresdefault.jpg "Nick Lowe - "Rollers Show" (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKKEbrYVbjo) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/163 "2022-06-03T09:52:23Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uOokCdkIejk/hqdefault.jpg "Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) - Bob Dylan Blues") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOokCdkIejk) ---
**Author:** ![Yogeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yogeekgirl/32/4129_2.png) [@Yogeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/164 "2022-06-03T10:10:57Z")
I’d always heard that these songs were about other musicians in the LA scene: The Once Over Twice about Dave Alvin/the Blasters maybe, and White Girl might be about Lorna Doom of the Germs. Both are favorites, at any rate. (the songs, I mean). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ymbFDeUKV8o/maxresdefault.jpg "X "The Once Over Twice" / "White Girl"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymbFDeUKV8o) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/165 "2022-06-03T14:06:41Z")
How did I forget Dire Straits? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8dSARFnIPzE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHkA4AC4AOKAgwIABABGBwgVSh_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLCidUwf1tTAyy7n3RV3lfolCHURaQ "Dire Straits - Calling Elvis") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSARFnIPzE) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255/166 "2022-06-03T15:03:30Z")
I remembered another one: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0Sl3ga8S6cA/maxresdefault.jpg "The House Of Love - Beatles And Stones (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl3ga8S6cA) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255.md?page=8)