Artists who mention themselves or band members by name in their songs

[KeithE4Phx]

The 1967 autobiographical Creeque Alley by the Mamas and Papas, mentions Roger McGuinn and Barry McGuire ("still gettin' higher") in the chorus.  They also mention John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful, plus themselves, in the lyrics.

As shown above in my post on another thread.  These mentions could be either in the song title or within the lyrics.  I'll put a few here to start:

In the Song Title
Bo Diddley:  Bo Diddley, Diddley Daddy, and Hey Bo Diddley
Beatles:  Ballad of John and Yoko
Black Ace:  I Am the Black Ace
Bad Company:  Bad Company
Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers:  Taylor's Rock and Phillips' Theme (the latter for 2nd guitarist Brewer Phillips)

Within the Song Lyrics
Muddy Waters:  Rollin' Stone ("Come here now, Muddy")
Mamas and Papas:  Creeque Alley (All four members are mentioned in the lyrics as noted above)
Slim Harpo:  Shake Your Hips ("Say what do you know there, Slim Harpo")
Beatles:  Glass Onion ("The Walrus was Paul")
Devo:  Jocko Homo ("Are we not men"  We are Devo")

[Takumi]

Another song title one: "Refused Are Fucking Dead" , by Refused.

[Throckmorton]

   
Rickie Lee Jones in "Danny's All Star Joint"   
   
   

[DTComposer]

Mentioned in the song lyrics:
Fishbone, "Party at Ground Zero" ("please do not fear, 'cause Fishbone is here to say...")

Song title and in the song lyrics:
They Might Be Giants, "They Might Be Giants"
Madness, "Madness" (interestingly, it was a cover song, originally by Prince Buster, so you might argue that they're not actually referencing themselves)

[Throckmorton]

   
"Hey, hey, we're the Monkees..."   
   
   

[Throckmorton]

   
Does Jim Morrison's, "Mr Mojo Risin'," count?   
   
   

[Big John]

In a Big Country - Big Country.

[KeithE4Phx]

   
Does Jim Morrison's, "Mr Mojo Risin'," count?

Maybe... at least, umm, part of him. 

[kurumi]

Does Jim Morrison's, "Mr Mojo Risin'," count?   

TIL that's an acronym.

"Everybody Wang Chung Tonight" - Wang Chung
"Who Are You" - The Who
Tempus Fugit is full of "Yes, Yes" and "answers to Yes"
"Killer Queen"

[Rothman]

Does Jim Morrison's, "Mr Mojo Risin'," count?

TIL that's an acronym.

"Everybody Wang Chung Tonight" - Wang Chung
"Who Are You" - The Who
Tempus Fugit is full of "Yes, Yes" and "answers to Yes"
"Killer Queen"

Hm.  Besides Wang Chung, are those really mentioning the names (proper nouns) or just common nouns?

[hotdogPi]

Does Jim Morrison's, "Mr Mojo Risin'," count?   

TIL that's an anagram.

FTFY

[Rothman]

Does Jim Morrison's, "Mr Mojo Risin'," count?

TIL that's an anagram.

FTFY

Ha!  Thanks.  Makes a lot more sense now.

[SectorZ]

Every Limp Bizkit song.

[1995hoo]

The remake of "The Twist" by Chubby Checker and the Fat Boys mentions both of them; the Fat Boys' remake of "Wipeout," on which the Beach Boys provide backing vocals, mentions the Beach Boys.

Springsteen has a song called "The E Street Shuffle" that contains those words as well, although the E Street Band were not credited on the album in question.

Mott the Hoople's "Ballad of Mott the Hoople" mentions most of the band members by first name.


(edited to correct a capitalization error caused by autocorrect)

[Henry]

Several songs by Boyz II Men have them making self references (usually by the group's name, but also the individual members' names).

[kphoger]

Johann Sebastian Bach:  Tristis est anima mea (arr.)

[jmacswimmer]

Every Limp Bizkit song.

Every DJ Khaled (or should I say, "DDD JJJJJ KHALEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!") song.

[JayhawkCO]

A couple that jumped to mind...

Tag Team - Whoomp (There It Is)
All Time Low - One In a Lifetime
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' But a G Thang (It's the capital S, oh, yes, I'm fresh, N, double-O, P, D, O, double-G, Y, D, O, double-G, you see)

Chris

[roadman65]

Jimi Hendrix in one of his songs mentions " Let Jimi Take Over."

[hbelkins]

"Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath.

"Blue Murder" by Blue Murder.

"Motorhead" by Motorhead.

There's a Manowar song in which they refer to themselves quite a bit.

"Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen. "Look out now, 'cause Dave's got something for you, tell you what it is." He used to come out on stage with an acoustic guitar painted like an ice cream treat with the word "Davesicle" on it.

Metallica makes a self-reference in "Whiplash."

[roadman65]

Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Chaka Khan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW0sxgYAmLM

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Paul McCartney's throwaway track "The Lovely Linda" .

[roadman65]

George Thorogood mention himself in one song that I can't remember what.

[KeithE4Phx]

George Thorogood mention himself in one song that I can't remember what.

Who Do You Love. 

It counts twice:  For Thorogood ("Lonesome George, you know I understand"), as well as the Bo Diddley original ("Ooh, Bo, you know I understand").  That's four for Diddley.

[Mapmikey]

5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In near the end they sing "I want you to sing along with the 5th Dimension"
Beatles (title only) - That Boy (Ringo's Theme)
Stevie wonder calls out his own name in I was Made to Love Her
Cool it Now by New Edition mentions the individual members
Hank Williams self-references in Family Tradition
Archie Bell introduces himself and the band in Tighten Up
In Float On, one of the Floaters introduces himself by first name at the start of each verse
Kool and the Gang sing about going to the Kool and the Gang Show in Hollywood Swinging