# Songs with impressions of other singers/groups **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474 "2016-01-08T04:44:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/81 "2016-01-18T09:40:08Z")
> [@Allezgatta](#): > > David Allan Coe also apes Jimmy Buffett on “Divers Do It Deeper.” In return, [“Piss Up a Rope”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFOKwgx20FU) is Ween’s tribute to David Allan Coe. Ween does this often. [“It’s Gonna Be a Long Night”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAJTeCJ7NG0) is their take on Motorhead (RIP Lemmy). ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/82 "2016-01-18T09:53:41Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Much of what Tom Petty sings sounds like Dylan to me, but I don’t think it’s intentional. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers served as Dylan’s backing band for his 1986–1987 tour, so no doubt some of Dylan’s style rubbed off on them. (Though I’m pretty sure that Petty had also been a fan of Dylan’s for some time before that.) ---
**Author:** ![Salad\_Smell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Salad\_Smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salad_Smell)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/83 "2016-01-18T14:48:09Z")
Squeeze’s biggest hit, “Tempted,” was a foray into soul music in the style of the Temptations. The joke is right there in the title. They even brought in non-band member Paul Carrack, a sort of whiteboy soul singer in the Michael McDonald vein, to sing it. The Divine Comedy’s “perfect lovesong” is a tribute to many songs and styles, but specifically contains the line > [@](#): > > With a divine Beatles bassline > and a great big Beach Boys sound while the musical arrangement introduces these elements. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3Qc6S5aHd1I/maxresdefault.jpg "The Divine Comedy, "Perfect Lovesong"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qc6S5aHd1I) ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/84 "2016-01-20T23:28:13Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Not the Steely Dan that I like. > > Sounds a little like Gaucho or Nightfly maybe but I wouldn’t make the leap myself. I see a lot of obvious parallels to Babylon Sisters and Sy Borg. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/85 "2016-01-20T23:35:51Z")
Brian Eno’s “[Dead Finks Don’t Talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmlC-9dDMk4)” includes a line (at 1:15) sung in the style of Eno’s former bandmate Bryan Ferry. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/86 "2016-01-21T05:29:44Z")
> [@Salad\_Smell](#): > > Squeeze’s biggest hit, “Tempted,” was a foray into soul music in the style of the Temptations. The joke is right there in the title. They even brought in non-band member Paul Carrack, a sort of whiteboy soul singer in the Michael McDonald vein, to sing it. Huh. I’m not seeing much of a resemblance since The Temptations were distinctive for a group sound. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/87 "2016-01-21T15:32:44Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Brian Eno’s “[Dead Finks Don’t Talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmlC-9dDMk4)” includes a line (at 1:15) sung in the style of Eno’s former bandmate Bryan Ferry. Hmm – I’ve loved that song ever since it came out and I never made that connection, but yeah, I can see it. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474/88 "2016-01-21T18:24:21Z")
Apologizes if this has already been poster: [David Bowie doing a bunch of impersonations.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrtXFTw2ico) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474.md?page=4)