Songs about other musicians (or just reference them)

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I heard Pete Townshend's "Rough Boys" was about the Sex Pistols, but I doubt it.

Others...
"Unseen Power of the Picket Fence," Pavement (on R.E.M)
"Kung Fu Ramones Passion," Guitar Wolf
"The Beatles," Daniel Johnston
"Hare Krishna Stomp Wagon (F*ck Led Zeppelin)," the Flaming Lips

― Nowell, Tuesday, 21 September 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Doesn't most rap fit into this category?

― Conway, Wednesday, 22 September 2004 00:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean BESIDES rap. I shoulda said that before.

― Nowell, Wednesday, 22 September 2004 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"Hats off to Roy Harper" -- Led Zeppelin
"Song to Woodie" -- Bob Dylan
"Shine on You Crazy Diamond" -- Pink Floyd
Isn't there a Sonic Youth song about Karen Carpenter?

are these too obvious?

― hurtingboss, Wednesday, 22 September 2004 04:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I Am Damo Suzuki - The Fall
Michael Caine - Madness

Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple mention Zappa

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and about 50% of Wesley Willis' catalogue.

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

er.. scratch that michael caine reference... to my knowledge he never made a record.

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"The Beatles and The Stones" -- House of Love
That "Hey, Lady Day" song off 69 Love Songs
"Mother Fist" -- Marc Almond (Bessie Smith, Yma Sumac)

― OleM (OleM), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

About a thousand Van Morrison songs.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 11:08 (twenty-one years ago)

John Cale - Brahms
John Cale - Legs Larry at the Television Centre
John Cale - Risé, Sam and Rimsky-Korsakov
John Cale - Mr. Wilson

― Didoismus (Dada), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 11:38 (twenty-one years ago)

The Flaming Lips' "Thank You Jack White For The Fiberoptic Jesus That You Gave Me"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

jonathan richman - velvet underground
brian eno - the true wheel (mentions modern lovers)
brian eno - dead finks don't talk (bryan ferry)
clash - 1977 (elvis, beatles, rolling stones)

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

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