Search and destroy: songs that mention another act in the title

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Know idea why this cropped into my mind but it did. I want songs that say another act's name in the title, be it intentionally or not. The most obvious one I thought of was Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone but then I also remembered Lisa Left Eye Lopes' The Block Party.

So what am I forgetting here?

― Nick H (Nick H), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

cropped into your mind?

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

Yeah. My mind works in mysterious ways.

― Nick H (Nick H), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

A lot of songs mention The The.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

do you really think lisa lefteye had the premonition to mention the group bloc party, or do you think she maybe was referring to those parties where a neighborhood closes off a block from traffic and celebrates?

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

Tizzy - The Day Duran Duran Finally Came to Town

I have no idea who this band is, but I knew somebody would kneel before Duran Duran. Thanks, Allmusic!

― Rob Uptight (Rob Uptight), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

THE BAND.

― Rob Uptight (Rob Uptight), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

maybe I'll go to Cleveland or
get me a tattoo or somethin', my brother
in law's there
skid mark tattoo on the asphalt blue
was that a Malibu
Liz Taylor and Montgomery Clift
cumming on to the broads with the
same ol' riff. Hey baby come up to
my place, we'll listen to some
smooth music on the stereo, no thank you
got any Stan Getz records
no I got Smothers Brothers
so I combed back my Detroit
jack up my pegs, wiped my Stacy Adams

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

Daft Punk Is Playing At My House, obviously.

― Robin Geurts (Hyperdog), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 20:17 (twenty years ago)

looking like a born again
living like a heretic
listening to arthur lee records
making all your friends feel so guilty
about their cynicism
and the rest of their generation
not even the government are gonna stop you now

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm. Never noticed the 'in the title' part. I'll just grab me coat.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

A surprisingly good hit-to-miss ratio here:

S: Barenaked Ladies, "Be My Yoko Ono"
S: Barenaked Ladies, "Brian Wilson"
S: Tears for Fears, "Brian Wilson Said"
S: Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Jackie Wilson Said" (I like theirs better)

D: artist unknown, "We Love You Beatles"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

"Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing"

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

search:
shack - byrds turn to stone
redd kross - byrds and fleas

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:01 (twenty years ago)

SEARCH: When the Beatles Hit America - John Wesley Harding

― biz, Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:03 (twenty years ago)

"Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs"

― - (smile), Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:04 (twenty years ago)

"Unauthorized Biography of Rakim"

― - (smile), Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:05 (twenty years ago)

^ Minutemen & Nas respectively.

Grant Green - Django

― - (smile), Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

S: Sons & Daughters "Johnny Cash"

― bbc6 personality (bbc6 personality), Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

Waylon sang:

Somebody told me when I got to Nashville
Son you finally got it made
Old Hank made it here, we’re all sure that you will
But I don't think Hank done it this way
I don't think Hank done it this way

― willa nelson, Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:36 (twenty years ago)

I vote in favor of "Falco vs. the Young Canoeist" - McLusky

― John Justen (johnjusten), Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:43 (twenty years ago)

Many years ago and long before mashups became common I fantasized that one day, when I had mastered the decks I would beautifully meld "Hank" with a bumpin house beat. Someone please go do it and report back that it was fabulous. Because, um, Hank sure wouldn't of done it THAT way.

― willa nelson, Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:50 (twenty years ago)

nor Waylon, for that matter

― willa nelson, Thursday, 21 July 2005 01:55 (twenty years ago)

Boredoms - Noise Ramones

― That One Guy (That One Guy), Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:05 (twenty years ago)

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
Weezer - Buddy Holly
ABC - When Smokey Sings
The Moldy Peaches - D2 Boyfriend [Duran Duran]

― unstableorbits, Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:14 (twenty years ago)

if Boredoms - Noise Ramones

then

Boredoms - Acid "Police"?

― ace, Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:19 (twenty years ago)

Search:

The Posies - Grant Hart
Belle and Sebastian - Like Dylan in the Movies
Juliana Hatfield - Nirvana
Teen Anthems - I hate Oasis (and I hate The Beatles)
Period Pains - Spice Girls (who do you think you are?)

― wombatX (wombatX), Thursday, 21 July 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

Daft Punk is Playing At My House by LCD Sound System

― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:12 (twenty years ago)

HEY ASSHOLE DID YOU READ THE THREAD?

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:13 (twenty years ago)

Television Personalities - "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:14 (twenty years ago)

HEY ASSHOLE DID YOU READ THE THREAD?

-- cutty (holle...), July 21st, 2005.

Nice!

― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

Kid 606 - "Luke Vibert Can Kiss My Indie Punk Whiteboy Ass"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

L.A. Style - "James Brown is Dead"
Big Boss - "Who the Hell is James Brown?"
Total Rewind - "James Brown is Brown"
The Organ Donors - "James Brown is Really Queer"
Holy Noise - "James Brown is Still Alive"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:23 (twenty years ago)

"Losing my edge" is much heavier on the references than "daft punk"

― corinne, Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:24 (twenty years ago)

S: Gil Scott-Heron, "Lady Day and John Coltrane"

D: Bonnie Jo Mason (Cher), "Ringo I Love You"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:25 (twenty years ago)

Julian Cope: "Bill Drummond Said"
Bill Drummond: "Julian Cope Is Dead"

both S, but especially the latter.

― kit brash (kit brash), Thursday, 21 July 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)

S -

Black Box Recorder, 'Andrew Ridgeley'
Eileen Rose, 'Tom Waits Crooning'

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 21 July 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

SEARCH:
Something to Du and Alex Chilton - Replacements.
The Beatles and The Stones - House of Love.
Big Star - The Jayhawks.
D.Boon - Uncle Tupelo.
When Smokey Sings - ABC.

― bg (creamolafoam), Thursday, 21 July 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

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