22 May 2026
Post a song that mentions another recording artist or artists.
I'm very fond of songs which reference other artists. For my own amusement, I've compiled a list of the ones I've posted so far:
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Punky Reggae Party (12" Version)
Wailers be there, The Dammed, The Jam, The Clash, Maytals Dr. Feelgood too, ooh, No boring old farts No boring old farts
Christy Moore - Lisdoonvarna (Live)
A 747 for Jackson Browne They had to build a special runway just to get him down Before the Chieftains could start to play Seven creamy pints came out on a tray Shergar was ridden by Lord Lucan Seán Cannon did the backstage cookin' Clannad were playin' "Harry's Game" Christy was singin' "Nancy Spain" Mary O'Hara and Brush Shields Together singin' "The Four Green Fields" Van the Man and Emmy Lou Moving Hearts and Planxty too!
Christy Moore - Fairytale of New York
Shane, I love you you baby too
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)
Behind those movie screens - Asha Bhosle She's the one that keeps the dream alive From the morning, past the evening Till the end of the light
David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome
"Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school? You look like a Rolling Gnome." "Nah, not at the London school of Eco-gnome-ics."
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt.3
Some of Buddy Holly, the working folly Good Golly Miss Molly and boats
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Elvis and Scotty, the days when I ain't spotty,
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Saying 'okey-dokey', singalonga Smokey Coming out of chokey
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John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celantano Bonar Colleano
Nanci Griffith - Listen to the Radio
Where would we be without the songs Loretta wrote
And people came from miles around, everyone was there Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air An' over in the corner, much to my surprise Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise
At festivals and fleadhs and fairs If the craic was good, you'd find me there At all big matches in Croke Park And I danced with Springsteen in the dark
Television Personalities - Part Time Punks
Then they go to Rough Trade To buy Siouxsie And The Banshees They heard John Peel play it Just the other night They'd like to buy the 'O' Level single Or "Read about Seymour", But they're not pressed in red So they buy The Lurkers instead
Marvin Sang of the joy and pain He opened up our mind And I still can hear him say "Oh, talk to me So you can see what's goin' on" Say you will sing your songs Forevermore, evermore
The High Kings - Irish Pub Song
And you know you're in an Irish pub the minute you're in the door For a couple of boys with bodhrans will be murdering Christy Moore
The Saw Doctors - I'd Love To Kiss The Bangles
I wouldn't kiss Liam O'Maonlai, Guns & Roses or Muddy Waters. I wouldn't kiss Brian Wilson Or his lovely yankee daughters. And Shane McGowan is not my type Because his teeth are green and mangled But Jesus Christ Almighty, I'd love to bang the Bangles
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
His ma bought him a synthesizer She brough the Human League into advise her
Crucial Connections
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