Songs That Mention Other Songs

[TheHowieLama]

8 hours ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music" is basically a list of singers and their songs.

Land of 1000 Dance's is a list of dances -- many of which are song titles

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Van Morrison  - Real Real Gone

Lists a few soul classics at the end. 

 

 

[redheart]

THis

 

 

 

 

Mentions this

 

 

[redheart]

Glass Onion by the Beatles mentions their own songs

 

I am the Walrus

Strawberry Fields

Lady Madonna

Fool on the hill

Fixing a hole

[Mudface]

 

Not so much referencing, but the riff is practically a straight lift from Black to Comm-

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Leonard Cohen "Memories" mentions Jezebel and Stardust.

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Neds quoting Carly Simon.

 

 

 

Where's GreyCellGreen these days? I want a rep for this.

[The Golden Eel]

This:

 

 

Mentions this:

 

 

[The Golden Eel]

And on a similar note. This:

 

 

 

Mentions:

 

 

[Bruce Spanner]

Every song on Cold War Kids ‘Robbers & Cowards’ has a Dylan lyric in it.

 

Which I’m not sure if it’s cringeworthy or cool?

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1 hour ago, Vonblonberg said:

Every song on Cold War Kids ‘Robbers & Cowards’ has a Dylan lyric in it.

 

Which I’m not sure if it’s cringeworthy or cool?

See also The Charlatans "Us and Us Only".

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Festive bump.

 

A great Christmas song by Darlene Love which mentions a great Christmas song by, er, Darlene Love.

 

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

High Water (For Charley Patton) by Bob Dylan references Charley Patton's High Water Everywhere (obviously), Robert Johnson's Dust My Broom and the traditional song The Cuckoo .

 

It's also brilliant.

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Pulp, singing about Common People and Mis-shapes

 

 

[aRdja]

 

mentions 

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Kitty Wells setting Hank Thompson straight.

 

 

[easytoslip]

On 06/06/2017 at 16:26, AngryofTuebrook said:

Pogues and Johnny Cash (again)

 

 

 

 

 

Also Tom Traubets Blue's by Tom Waits 

[easytoslip]

On 15/12/2019 at 17:15, AngryofTuebrook said:

Festive bump.

 

A great Christmas song by Darlene Love which mentions a great Christmas song by, er, Darlene Love.

 

 

 

Please Come Home For Xmas? The only Xmas song I've got time for, Phil Spector. 

Van Morrisons Cleaning Windows, I went home and listened to Jimmy Rodgers in my lunch break, Sonny Terry, Brownie Maghee and Muddy Waters singing I'm a Rolling Stone. 

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

Fuck me the soul boys have let themselves down badly here:

"Nightshift"
 

Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song
His heart in every line
Marvin sang of the joy and pain
He opened up our minds
And I still can hear him say
Aw talk to me so you can see
What's going on
Say you will sing your songs
Forevermore (evermore)

Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud
Oh I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night
It's gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home
I know you're not alone
On the nightshift

Jackie (Jackie), hey what'you doing now
It seems like yesterday
When we were working out
Jackie (Jackie, oh) you set
The world on fire
You came and gifted us
Your love it lifted us
Higher and higher
Keep it up and
We'll be there
At your side
Oh say you will sing
Your songs forevermore (evermore)

Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud
Oh I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night
It's gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home
I know you're not alone
On the nightshift

Gonna miss your sweet voice
That soulful voice
On the nightshift
We all remember you
Ooh the songs are coming through
At the end of a long day
It's gonna be okay
On the nightshift
You found another home
I know you're not alone
On the nightshift

 

[TheHowieLama]

On 24/10/2018 at 02:01, AngryofTuebrook said:

Van Morrison 

 

"Jackie Wilson said it was Reet Petite..."

[AngryOfTuebrook]

On 06/06/2017 at 18:04, stringvest said:

 

'Hey Jude' mentions 'She Loves You'

Na.

[Harry's Lad]

On 20/11/2020 at 01:30, Audrey Witherspoon said:

Fuck me the soul boys have let themselves down badly here:

"Nightshift"
 

Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song
His heart in every line
Marvin sang of the joy and pain
He opened up our minds
And I still can hear him say
Aw talk to me so you can see
What's going on
Say you will sing your songs
Forevermore (evermore)

Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud
Oh I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night
It's gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home
I know you're not alone
On the nightshift

Jackie (Jackie), hey what'you doing now
It seems like yesterday
When we were working out
Jackie (Jackie, oh) you set
The world on fire
You came and gifted us
Your love it lifted us
Higher and higher
Keep it up and
We'll be there
At your side
Oh say you will sing
Your songs forevermore (evermore)

Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud
Oh I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night
It's gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home
I know you're not alone
On the nightshift

Gonna miss your sweet voice
That soulful voice
On the nightshift
We all remember you
Ooh the songs are coming through
At the end of a long day
It's gonna be okay
On the nightshift
You found another home
I know you're not alone
On the nightshift

 

Class.

[Bruce Spanner]

 

'Sittin' up for days in The Chelsea Hotel writin' 'Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands' for you.

 

Gloriously meta.

 

[NoelM]

"Roy Orbison singing for the lonely"

 

 

[Harry's Lad]

Meet me by the rivers edge by The Gaslight Anthem has a load of Springsteen song titles in it.