nebco9-Creeque Alley also mentions McGuinn (Byrd) & Zal & Sebastian of the Spoonful.
Dion-Runaround Sue -“Here’s my story ,it’s sad but true…”
Billy Williams-“I’m Going to Sit Down & Write Myself a Letter”
RB Greaves-“Take a Message Maria”
Philosophy by Ben Folds Five:
“Go ahead, you can laugh all you want
I’ve got my philosophy
Keeps my feet on the ground
And I love you, you’re my friend
But you’ve got no philosophy
And now it’s time for the song to end.”
On Broadway:
Boogie Oogie Oogie - Bit 'o Honey
This Is Not a Love Song - Public Image, Ltd.
Besides themselves and the above; They also mention Barry Mcguire- “Mcguinn and McGuire couldn’t get much higher” who’s only real claim was the immensely popular, at the time, Eve Of Destruction.
And
The Mugwumps- Where Zal, Sebastian, Cass and Denny worked together.
Also
Creeque Alley (name not in the song, which is another thread going on now) is pronounced "Creeky Alley. I’ve seen this somewhere, but I can’t find it now.
The whole story behind the song can also be found HERE.(scroll down a little)
One more.
Da Vinci’s Notebook has a self-referential generic “boy band power pop love” ballad. The title of the song is “Title of the Song”. You can see a video at http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/hifiparty/
Lyrics: