Songs that mention other artists

[Revive 755]

Weird Al':
* "Achey Breaky Song" mentions 10(?) different singers/groups.
* "One of Those Days" has a line about Beatles records being left out in the sun.

Queen's "I Go Crazy" mentions the Rolling Stones, along with a third person reference to Queen.

[Roadgeekteen]

you might be interested in this video

[kurumi]

This song mentions Hendrix, Zeppelin, Metallica, Billy Squier, Aerosmith, Phil Collins, Yes, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, the Doors, and ZZ Top:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXBrLMeDCyQ

[bing101]

Blues Traveler- Run Around

Run around has references on the Counting Crows

[roadman65]

Dyer Straits in Money for Nothing, mentions indirectly George Michael using the video to aid that.  However, due to changing times, Cox Media censors out the word lorry when they play the song on WMMO in Central Florida.  That was the bands way of calling out Michael" s sexuality at the time.

[kevinb1994]

Dyer Straits in Money for Nothing, mentions indirectly George Michael using the video to aid that.  However, due to changing times, Cox Media censors out the word lorry when they play the song on WMMO in Central Florida.  That was the bands way of calling out Michael" s sexuality at the time.

I have heard that Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler have not always used that slur word in concert.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Dyer Straits in Money for Nothing, mentions indirectly George Michael using the video to aid that.  However, due to changing times, Cox Media censors out the word lorry when they play the song on WMMO in Central Florida.  That was the bands way of calling out Michael" s sexuality at the time.

I have heard that Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler have not always used that slur word in concert.

They used the word "queenie" in concerts, which in British English has the same general meaning but is less offensive.

[Concrete Bob]

Anthrax's 1986 release, "I'm the Man," has a reference to the late, great El Duce, drummer and vocalist from the Metal/Punk band, The Mentors.  The Mentors were the prime spark for the US Senate hearings in the mid 1980s on "obscene lyrics" in then-current Rock, Pop and R & B musical releases.  "I'm the Man" also includes direct lyrics from the song that was quoted at the US Senate hearings. 

The song title in question?  "Golden Showers." 

[GaryV]

Garden Party by Ricky Nelson has some references.  Like "Yoko brought her walrus".

[amroad17]

John Hiatt in "Slow Turning" mentions the late, great Charlie Watts.
https://youtu.be/7UrueP3aM40

[michravera]

R O C K in the USA (John Mellencamp) name checks numerous artists
as does Sweet Soul Music (Arthur Conley)
and Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)

Who Are You (Who) mentions T-Rex
God (John Lennon) mentions Elvis, The Beatles and Robert Zimmerman
Club at the End of the Street (Elton John) mentions Marvin Gaye, as does Rock Witcha (Bobby Brown)
Long May You Run (Neil Young) mentions Elvis and the Beach Boys
That Don't Impress Me Much (Shania Twain) mentions Elvis
Paul McCartney did a song called Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)
Hey 19 (Steely Dan) mentions Aretha Franklin
Weird Al Yankovic had a song called Still Billy Joel to Me that he didn't put out because Billy Joel objected
We Didn't Start the Fire (Billy Joel) mentions at least the Beatles

Of course, "Life Is a Rock (but the Radio Rolled Me)" and "Rock and Roll Heaven" do almost nothing else!

[on_wisconsin]

Drop this here (NSFW obviously):

[jp the roadgeek]

Dyer Straits in Money for Nothing, mentions indirectly George Michael using the video to aid that.  However, due to changing times, Cox Media censors out the word cigarette when they play the song on WMMO in Central Florida.  That was the bands way of calling out Michael" s sexuality at the time.

I have heard that Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler have not always used that slur word in concert.

They used the word "queenie" in concerts, which in British English has the same general meaning but is less offensive.

Many stations will just omit the verse altogether.  I've heard it where they play the word backwards, a la what MTV did with the word "joint"  in the Tom Petty " You Don't Know How it Feels"  video.

[ethanhopkin14]

"Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows:  "I want to be Bob Dylan.  Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky."