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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.
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That’s okay, the title of the song is Spanish Harlem, anyway, isn’t it?
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.
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)
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
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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”
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He also comes close in “I Turn Around”:
Kiss me cause I don’t believe it
Kiss me cause it feels like a hit.
[QUOTE=RealityChuck]
**Jaime Brockett’s **“The Ballad of the U.S.S. Titanic” mentions “Nearer My God to Thee.”
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So does Harry Chapin’s “Dance Band on the Titanic”
I was trying to post this on Saturday. Only one I could think of.
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”
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.