“Antmusic” by Adam and the Ants with lines like “Don’t tread on an ant - he’s done nothing to you”.
“Back in Denim” by Denim, featuring the lyrics “We’re back! We’re back in Denim! Coz Denim put the soul into rock and roll!”
“Public Image” by Public Image Limited (PiL) comes in the tradition of bands giving themselves the same name as a song.
“Wild Wild West” - Escape:
“Here come Escape Club to rock it alright”
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Motorhead - Motorhead
Manowar - Manowar
Helloween has Halloween
I think there are a few more but I’d have to look them up.
It’s been awhile, but I seem to remember “I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan starting out with the words, “Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan.”
Barry
Creeque Alley sort of qualifies. While it does not mention the group (The Mamas and Papas) by name, it mentions each of the members by name and gives backgrounds and drug induced states at the time of the recording.
Yellow Balloon by Yellow Balloon
The Who did “Who Are You,” but that’s not really a band reference. However, in their song, “The Punk Meets the Godfather,” Daltrey refers to himself as “the punk with the stutter” and then sings “My-My-My-My G-g-g-generation.”
The Fifth Dimension has the line “Sing along with the Fifth Dimension” in the song “Let the Sunshine In.”
“Van Dyke Parks” by Van Dyke Parks
Another Bowie one is **Teenage Wildlife **.
Nirvana, “Paper Cuts”…the chorus is “Nirvana” repeated several times.
Pearl Jam’s “Dirty Frank” doesn’t mention the band by name but mentions guitarist Mike McCready getting eaten.
I think Green Day has an early song called Green Day.
I know there’s more, older and newer ones too but that’s all I can think of right now…
Rammstein by Rammstein
Livin’ in a Box, by the band Livin’ in a Box, off the album Livin’ in a Box
song and album title: In The Court Of The Crimson King
by King Crimson
Whiplash - Metallica
“…cause were Metallica”
Craaaaiiiggg Daaaaavid!
in every bloody tune he does
does UK garage pop count as rap in this thread?
“I Wanna be a Dead Boy” by the Dead Boys
And ‘March of the Black Queen’ and ‘White Queen’ from Queen II.
My favorite:
‘The Ballad of Cowboy Mouth’ by, well, Cowboy Mouth.
It’s a song about how each member of the band came into it.
Ooo…
‘(You are not a) Dead Girl’ by Dead Girls and Other Stories
‘Eye of the Tiger’- Survivor ("…and the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night")
‘EMF’- EMF
David Allen Coe in “You Never Even Call Me By My Name!” (“But the only time, I know, they’ll hear David Allen Coe, is when Jesus has his final…JUDGEMENT DAY!”)
And as any C/W fan knows, this was in fact the PERFECT C&W song!
I love that David Allen Coe song.
I think Limp Bizkit mentions their band name in just about every song they’ve ever recorded. At least, it’s a running joke in our house whenever they come on the radio.
Roomie: “What band is this?”
Fred Durst: “IT’S LIMP BIZKIT!” (ad nauseum)
I saw Jon Spencer Blues Explosion open for the Beastie Boys a couple of years ago, and the entire chorus of one song performed was “JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION!” screamed over and over again. It really made me dislike the band.
“Amadeus” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the only example I can think of.
Daniel