Only one comes to mind: Something Corporate’s Konstantine.
It’s to Jimmy Eat World and those nights in my car,
And the first star you see may not be a star…
Umajets - The Wannabees
“A swollen Mark Bolan will throw you a bone”
Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start The Fire
Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan mentioned.
The Merrymakers - Superstar
“He looked like Elvis '75. Puffed up but still alive.”
Another one:
Weezer’s In the Garage
“I’ve got posters on the walls
My favourite rock group Kiss
I’ve got Ace Frehley
I’ve got Peter Criss”
Kid Rock, from his CD “Cocky”, song “Cocky”:
“got more money than Matchbox 20,
get more ass than Mark McGrass…”
Songs about a musical genre and its artists seem to be a recurring staple of pop music.
As Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” says:
Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke:
*Well there’s Basie, Miller, Satch-mo, and the king of all, Sir Duke . . .
And with a voice like Ella’s ringin’ out, there’s no way the band can lose . . . *
JEB LOY NICHOLS!
The man is not only book-literate, he’s music-literate.
My fellow fans and I have always fantasized about trying to listen to, or even collect, all the artists he mentions in songs. Now, given that Jeb is steeped in R&B, bluegrass, dub, and reggae, the list is diverse.
“We got music… We got Jimmy Rodgers, we got Curtis Mayfield, [Somebody] and the mighty Heaters [?] …” Also mentions Charlie Rich, Bill Monroe, Bobby Womack, Ralph Stanley. And more.
digs
Korn’s “All In the Family” mentions Limp Bizkit (it’s a duet with Fred Durst) and Winger.
I’ve been told that the line “Lady Day got diamond eyes/ she sees the truth behind the lies” from Us’s “Angel of Harlem” is about Billie Holliday.
Korn’s “All In the Family” mentions Limp Bizkit (it’s a duet with Fred Durst) and Winger.
I’ve been told that the line “Lady Day got diamond eyes/ she sees the truth behind the lies” from U2’s “Angel of Harlem” is about Billie Holliday.
You may know, but I’ll mention it anyway - that whole section is a take-off of other bands’ songs.
“Crimson and clover, over and over” (Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover)
Our house in the middle of the street (Madness - Our House)
Why did we ever meet? (Promise Ring - Why Did We Ever Meet)
Started my rock 'n roll fantasy
Don’t, don’t, don’t let’s start (They Might Be Giants - Don’t Let’s Start)
Why did we ever part?
Kickstart my rock n rollen heart"
I also believe there’s some Motley Crue in there as well. **
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Motley Crue had a song from their “Dr. Feelgood” album titled "Kickstart My Heart. It’s one BITCHIN’ tune.
And you missed the reference to Bad Company, which had a song titled “Rock 'n Roll Fantasy.”
“Pantera Fans in Love”… i think its by Dismemberment Plan
“We can all wear ripped up clothes
and pretend that we were Dead Hot Workshop”
“Down Together” by the Refreshments.
That’s about the only time I’ve ever heard of Dead Hot Workshop.
The king is gone but he’s not forgotten
This is the story of Johnny Rotten… --Neil Young
Here’s a pretty obscure one. In the mid-80s an excellent California hardcore band named Dr. Know did a modestly famous song called “Fistf**k.” In that song, Dr. No’s lead singer, Brandon Cruz (“Eddie” from TV’s “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”) does an impression of the notorious frontman for the Mentors, El Duce, who much later claimed to be involved in the “murder” of Kurt Cobain before he himself committed suicide by standing in front of a train.
Van Morrison mentions that Jackie Wilson fellow in his song Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile). Quite enjoyable tune.
Sly and the Family Stone sang about The Strokes many years before they became a band, in Everyday People: “Different strokes/For different folks…”
And let’s not forget Gary Numan singing about the Cars in his masterpiece Cars.
Eric Burdon & the Animals’ “Monterey” is all about the 1967 Monterey Pop festival :
The birds and the [Jefferson] airplane did fly
Oh, Ravi Shankars music made me cry
The Who exploded into fire and light
Hugh Masakela’s music was black as night
The Grateful Dead blew everybodies mind
Jimi Hendrix baby,believe me, set the world on fire, yeah
His Majesty, Prince [Rolling Stone member Brian]Jones, smiled as he moved among the crowd
Ten thousand electric guitars were grooving real loud, yeah
Well, the Dayglo Abortions had a song called “Acting Like Black Sabbath.”
The OP and several others mentioned some Bloodhound Gang. I got two more.
Mama Say - “No I’m not the guy from the Beastie Boys”
3.14 (or Vagina) - “Independant like NOFX”
some of these have been mentioned…
u2’s angel of harlem is all about billie holiday. there’s references to bls (a ny radio station) and miles davis too
weezer, el scorcho-i asked you go to the green day concert, said you’ve never heard of them.
pavement’s unseen power of the picket fence is about rem.
oh, another one!
our lady peace’s innocent mentions john lennon and kurt cobain.
yet even more!
counting crows’ mr jones-i wanna be bob dylan
everclear’s am radio mentions 70s bands (the only 1 i can think of right now is led zep). they also have a song called otis redding
pearl jam’s immortality has been rumored to be about kurt cobain
(‘stripped and sold mom, auctioned forearm, and whiskers in the sink…some die just to live.’) eddie and the boys deny it