# Tribute songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677 "2006-11-16T14:18:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/21 "2006-11-16T18:21:19Z")
“Angel of Harlem” - U2 (Billie Holiday) “Pride” - U2 (MLK) “The Right Profile” - The Clash (Montgomery Clift, although it wasn’t exactly a ‘tribute’) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/22 "2006-11-16T19:00:08Z")
This isn’t a tribute to a dead musician, but a funny nod to one which has always amused me. On Joan Baez’s Greatest Hits, she does a version of “Simple Twist of Fate” where on one of the verses she does an impersonation of Dylan’s singing style, before reverting to her own. Very funny. ---
**Author:** ![JacksonRoykirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@JacksonRoykirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacksonRoykirk)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/23 "2006-11-16T19:07:24Z")
Never Without You - Ringo Starr (George Harrison) In 1992, the Righteous Brothers updated their “Rock and Roll Heaven” to include Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Roy Orbison, Jackie Wilson, Rick Nelson, Dennis Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, “Mama” Cass Eliot, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. [Rock and Roll Heaven '92](http://www.amazon.com/Best-Righteous-Brothers-Vol-2/dp/B000000D2M/sr=8-6/qid=1163703756/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6/102-9757957-2947313?ie=UTF8&s=music) ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/24 "2006-11-16T19:25:46Z")
Guitar demigod Eric Johnson paid tribute to guitar god **Stevie Ray Vaughan** with [S.R.V.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzbg49kav4g) (YouTube video isn’t synched with the audio very well, but it’s watchable). ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/25 "2006-11-16T19:27:52Z")
Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke”–Duke Ellington ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/26 "2006-11-16T19:53:52Z")
\*\*Syd Barrett \*\* was still alive at the time, of course, but Pink Floyd’s songs “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Wish You Were Here” (and its namesake album) reference him. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/27 "2006-11-16T20:10:49Z")
**All My Love** off the _In Through The Out Door_ was written by Robert Plant as a tribute to his son, Karac who died in 1977. > **[All My Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_My_Love_%28song%29)** > > All My Love may refer to: ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/28 "2006-11-16T20:22:14Z")
Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s “Candle in the Wind” has been used as a tribute song for both Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana. The original lyrics referred to Marilyn. A rewrite, called “Candle in the Wind 1997,” was released following Diana’s death. I have read that Bernie Taupin got the idea for the song after he saw the phrase “candle in the wind” in an article about Janis Joplin. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/29 "2006-11-16T20:35:24Z")
Kate Bush’s “Blow Away”: Put out the light, then, put out the light. Vibes in the sky invite you to dine. Dust to dust, Blow to blow. Bolan and Moony are heading the show tonight. ``` Hello Minnie, Moony, Vicious, Vicious, Buddy Holly, Sandy Denny. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/30 "2006-11-16T22:53:19Z")
Sorry for the delayed response, folks. Wow…thanks for all the contributions! [QUOTE=bouv] “Tribute” - Tenacious D [/QUOTE] I just _knew_ someone was going to go there… 😃 And thanks to **pinkfreud** – not sure how I didn’t think of Candle In The Wind. Most of the songs mentioned are ones I don’t know, so I really appreciate the education. And sure, if other folks want to talk about tribute songs to still-living folks, be my guest! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/31 "2006-11-17T00:44:08Z")
[“Incommunicado”](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jimmy+buffett/incommunicado_20071898.html) - Jimmy Buffett (John Wayne) _Now on the day that john wayne died I found myself on the continental divide Tell me where do I go from here Think Ill ride into leadville and have a few beers I think of red river or liberty valance Cant believe the old mans gone_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/32 "2006-11-17T00:51:40Z")
[“The Train Carrying Jimmie Rogers Home”](http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/bluegrass_song.cfm-recordID=sp1296.htm) - Nashville Bluegrass Band [Sample clip](http://btobmusic.barnesandnoble.com/search/mediaplayer.asp?ean=011661851122&disc=1&track=2) ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/33 "2006-11-17T01:09:00Z")
Paul Simon’s **The Late Great Johnny Ace** - Johnny Ace and John Lennon Tom Paxton’s **Crazy John** John Lennon ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/34 "2006-11-17T01:18:53Z")
Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven”. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/35 "2006-11-17T01:24:53Z")
311 leader singer Nick Hexum wrote a tribute to Jerry Garcia on the day he died. It was called, fittingly, _Tribute_. What any of the lyrics have to do with Mr. Garcia I don’t know, but it’s a pretty good song. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/36 "2006-11-17T01:30:56Z")
It’s not as direct as most of the other songs in this thread, but _Knock Me Down_ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is about Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose. The lyrics reflect Slovak’s (and Keidis’s) struggle with addiction and the second verse conveys the feelings sadness and emotional loss after Slovak’s death. ---
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Pete Townshend throws a whole boatload of names into _“Mirror Door”_. For example, here’s one stanza: > [@](#): > > Howling Wolf, and old Link Wray > Dave Van Ronk and Doris Day > Bobby Darin, Brownie McGhee > Elvis, Buddy and Eddie C And, of course the joke is that Pete didn’t know Doris Day was still alive. He talked about putting her in the music video as an usher to the Stairway to Heaven, but the chances of that happening are nil, I’d say. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/38 "2006-11-17T16:00:18Z")
[QUOTE=Gordon Urquhart] Guitar demigod Eric Johnson paid tribute to guitar god **Stevie Ray Vaughan** with [S.R.V.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzbg49kav4g) (YouTube video isn’t synched with the audio very well, but it’s watchable). [/QUOTE] Eric Clapton did S.R.V. Shuffle on the Stevie Ray Vaughn [tribute album](http://www.amazon.com/Tribute-Stevie-Ray-Vaughan/dp/B000002BJF/sr=8-1/qid=1163778810/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1773635-1700667?ie=UTF8&s=music). It also includes the great rendition by Jimmy Vaughn/ Eric Clapton/ BonnieRaitt/ Robert Cray/ B.B. King/Buddy Guy/Dr. John/Art Neville of “[Six Strings Down](http://www.harptab.com/lyrics/ly3502.shtml)” which names a number of blues musicians. Lord they called Another blues-stringer back home Albert Collins up there Muddy an’ Lightnin’ too Albert King and Freddy Playin’ the blues T-Bone Walker, Guitar Slim Little Son Jackson and Frankie Lee Sims Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/39 "2006-11-17T16:02:43Z")
[QUOTE=BubbaDog] **Maria Bartiromo** - Joey Ramone (Maria Batiromo) [/QUOTE] Maybe I should have read the OP a little closer and actually found a tribute to a **musician**! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677/40 "2006-11-17T16:32:51Z")
[“Hey Man Nice Shot”](http://www.uppercutmusic.com/artist_f/filter_lyrics/hey_man_nice_shot_lyrics.html) - Filter Supposedly the song is about Pennsylvania Treasurer **Budd Dwyer** , who shot himself at the end of a press conference after being accused of corruption. However, rumors persist that the song is really a dark tribute to **Kurt Cobain**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribute-songs/380677.md?page=3)