# Songs that eulogize other artists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805 "2005-07-10T03:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![docandjean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@docandjean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/docandjean)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/41 "2005-07-10T17:00:50Z")
John Gorka sang about the great Stan Rogers _That’s How Legends Are Made_ from Land of the Bottom Line. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/42 "2005-07-10T17:17:03Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > Mentioning Marvin Gaye reminds me of the song “Marvin”, a eulogy to Marvin Gaye. A beautiful song, but I can’t remember the artist. Help me out here. Keep ‘em comin’, guys! Speaking of Marvin Gaye, wasn’t he the inspiration behind Diana Ross’ _I’m Missing You_? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/43 "2005-07-10T17:19:22Z")
Neil Young’s “Hey Hey My My” mentions Johnny Rotten George Harrison’s “All Those Years Ago” is about John Lennon ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/44 "2005-07-10T17:22:20Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Keep ‘em comin’, guys! > > Speaking of Marvin Gaye, wasn’t he the inspiration behind Diana Ross’ _I’m Missing You_? Yes, he was. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/45 "2005-07-10T17:49:50Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Young eulogized Whitten with the entire _Tonight’s the Night_ album, but Whitten was still alive when “The Needle and the Damage Done” was released on _Harvest_. :smack: I thought it was written after Danny’s death. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/46 "2005-07-10T18:02:34Z")
The band For Squirrels wrote “Mighty K.C.” about – you guessed it – Kurt Cobain. Sadly, the band barely made it out of the starting gate before a van accident killed the lead singer and the bass player. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/47 "2005-07-10T18:51:15Z")
> [@HoldenCaulfield](#): > > “Eulogy” by Tool might be about Jesus, or it might be about Kurt Cobain. My brother says it is about Andre the Giant, for the line “He stood above the crowd; he had a voice that was strong and loud.” I had a friend who was convinced that “Eulogy” was about Sam Kinison. I always thought that it was more of a general lashing out at organized religion than a personal eulogy. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/48 "2005-07-10T20:05:27Z")
My favorite’s Alannah Myles’s tribute to Elvis, _Black Velvet_. A sample of the lyrics: Up in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave White lightening, bound to drive you wild Mama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl “Love me tender” leaves ‘em cryin’ in the aisle The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true Always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for Black velvet and that little boy’s smile Black velvet with that slow southern style A new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees Black velvet, if you please ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/49 "2005-07-10T20:54:13Z")
Lou Reed’s _ **Magic and Loss** _ was about his old songwriting partner’s death. The amn’s name escapes me, and Googling it only brings up 1000 sites trying to sell me the album. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/50 "2005-07-10T23:03:55Z")
Steve Earle’s [_ **Ft. Worth Blues** _](http://steveearle.net/lyrics/ly-elcor.php#FtWorthBlues) is about his friend and mentor Townes Van Zandt. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/51 "2005-07-10T23:26:39Z")
Sort of a eulogy: Warren Zevon’s **Play it All Night Long** about Lynyrd Skynyrd. ---
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805/52 "2005-07-11T03:23:15Z")
**Accidental Suicide** by John Mayall. > [@](#): > > Well I want to say a thing or two regarding Jimi Hendrix > Seems to be a case of accidental suicide… > > Drugs may bring you joy, but the danger is that they destroy, > So watch what you do or you could be the next to go [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-eulogize-other-artists/311805.md?page=2)