Non Hip-Hop Throw Downs

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Outside of hip hop, have their been any two artists that have given us a bit of the ol' Jay-Z/Nas style back and forth dissing in songs? Has to have gone on for at least three songs. I'm sure the Tori hates Trent hates Marilyn hates Courtney hates Dave hates Fred hates blah blah axis must have managed it...

― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

calypso, a hip-hop forerunner, had/has this in spades: many calypsonians feuded w/each other CONSTANTLY. part of the act etc.

early reggae deejays as well--cf. Prince Jazzbo's "Gal Boy I Roy"

John Lennon vs. Paul McCartney: "How Do You Sleep" vs. "Dear Friend"; cover of Ram made fun of on Imagine insert

― M Matos, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jay-Z/ Naz aint got shit in I-Roy/ Prince Jazzbo! What about Lou Reed and Frank Zappa. Didnt they make fun of eachother?

― chaki, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

neil young - southern man/skynyrd - sweet home alabama

except, fuck, it's not three songs. OH WELL

― brains, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Didn't you invert those, Michaelangelo? Insert of Imagine made fun of Ram cover (w/ Lennon & pig.)

― Mark, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

early 17th century Italian art...they had some throwdowns going on.

― jel --, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sex Pistols vs. (I think) New York Dolls. Johnny Thunders wrote a song called "London Boys" in response to the Pistols' "New York".

― Nate Patrin, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Lyrics here. It's one of the most vitriolic "response" records from the rock canon I've heard.

― Nate Patrin, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

And it appears on an album featuring guest appearances by Steve Jones and Paul Cook, which weirds things up even more.

― Nate Patrin, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"made fun of ON" it sez

― M Matos, Sunday, 9 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

tons in teen-pop music!!! like that shakira one and the new Pink disses b.s. -so did teen girl punks Live on Release, they threw a double diss on britney and christina. ouch.

― ddd, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Pink doesn't diss Britney. She disses stupid record company execs who try to market her (/her character in the song) as another Britney. Unless you think the "She's so pretty" line is intended as sarcasm.

― Jeff W, Monday, 10 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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