# Songs that mention the title of other songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901 "2008-07-27T03:21:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/21 "2008-07-29T02:46:15Z")
[QUOTE=DooWahDiddy] Um, are you sure? The line is “And now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say / I thought I knew but now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City” I’m pretty sure he’s not referencing that song, but rather the neighborhood of Spanish Harlem in Manhattan. [/QUOTE] That’s okay, the title of the song is _Spanish Harlem_, anyway, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/22 "2008-07-29T03:15:00Z")
The Barenaked Ladies have a few on Gordon (more mentions of bands, but that’s a whole other thread) Grade 9 mentions Stairway to Heaven. Brian Wilson mentions Fun Fun Fun (and Smiley Smile, but that’s an album title). The King of Bedside Manor quotes Mr Roboto (specifically ‘Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto’, so it counts!) Blame it on Me mentions Blame it on the Rain. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/23 "2008-07-29T13:21:04Z")
You know, Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles song. _Love Me Do_, I think it was. (_Shooting Star_, Bad Company) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/24 "2008-07-29T15:00:54Z")
Elvis Costello, “American Without Tears #2” _He packed up the casino chips, the IOUs and the abacus And switched off the jukebox in **"A Fool Such as I"** _ Elvis Costello, “Suit of Lights” _While Nat King Cole sings **"Welcome to My World"** _ Van Morrison, “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)” _Jackie Wilson said It was **Reet Petite** _ ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/25 "2008-07-29T15:08:50Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Elvis Costello, “American Without Tears #2” _He packed up the casino chips, the IOUs and the abacus And switched off the jukebox in **“A Fool Such as I”** _ Elvis Costello, “Suit of Lights” _While Nat King Cole sings **“Welcome to My World”** _ [/QUOTE] He also comes close in “I Turn Around”: Kiss me cause I don’t believe it Kiss me cause it feels like a hit. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/26 "2008-07-29T15:17:40Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] \*\*Jaime Brockett’s \*\*“The Ballad of the U.S.S. Titanic” mentions “Nearer My God to Thee.” [/QUOTE] So does Harry Chapin’s “Dance Band on the Titanic” > [@Freddy the Pig](#): > > You know, Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles song. Love Me Do, I think it was. > > (Shooting Star, Bad Company) I was trying to post this on Saturday. Only one I could think of. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/27 "2008-07-30T06:12:09Z")
The Pogues do that a lot. From “A Pair of Brown Eyes” _An old man in the corner sang “Where the Water Lilies Grow” And on the jukebox Johnny sang “About a Thing Called Love”_ From “Fairytale of New York” _The boys from the NYPD choir are singing “Galway Bay”_ ---
**Author:** ![Grendel\_s\_Father](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grendel\_s\_Father](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grendel_s_Father)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901/28 "2008-07-30T07:56:55Z")
Snow Patrol in the song “Hands Open”: Put Sufjan Stevens on We’ll play your favorite song “Chicago” bursts to life And, not songs, but there’s a song by Gym Class Heroes (“Taxi Driver”) that tries to incorporate the names of as many emo/indie bands as possible into the lyrics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-the-title-of-other-songs/457901.md?page=1)