Concept Mix:Songs About Other Artists

[Bucky Ramone]

Robbie Fulks – Fountains of Wayne Hotline

Quote:

And how do the guys from Fountains of Wayne feel about Robbie’s own special brand of tribute? Here’s what Adam Schlesinger of the band has to say.
"If Robbie Fulks wants to ride someone’s coattails, he ought to pick someone
more famous than us. We, for example, cover Britney Spears songs to get
attention. But hey, we’re still flattered. In fact, we might hire him to write our
next album for us."

[SG]

Robbie Fulks also wrote a tune about Sussana Hoffs called The Bangle Girl

[slimetrail]

It’s late and I’m bored…Might as well revive another dead thread!

Free Kitten: Yoshimi vs. Mascis

Sonic Youth: Tunic (Karen Carpenter), Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream (MC, Eminem), New Hampshire ("James Taylor just turns on…"), Kool Thing (LL Cool J), Chapel Hill (Bob Sheldon, Jesse Helms–but I think this one was already mentioned), Kill Yr Idols (Robert Christgau),

Neil Young: Change Your Mind (Kurt Cobain), Walk On (response to Skynyrd), Tonight’s The Night (Danny Whitten)

Urge Overkill: Very Sad Trousers (Royal Trux), Erica Kane (Susan Lucci)

Beck: Ozzy

Bumblebeez 81: Pony Ride (Hoobastank)

Babes In Toyland: Bruise Violet (Courtney Love)

Foo Fighters: I’ll Stick Around (ditto)

Nirvana: You Know You’re Right (double ditto)

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Backwoods (Chuck Berry, Little Richard), My Lovely Man (Hillel Slovak, Roberta Flack), Apache Rose Peacock (Louis Armstrong, Charles Bukowski)

Tapped out for now…

[SG]

"slimetrail " wrote:

Sonic Youth: New Hampshire ("James Taylor just turns on…"),

Johnny Winter,BB King,and Buddy Guy get mentioned in that song too

[slimetrail]

Good catch, SG! My brain was offline that night…

[SG]

I thought up another Neil Young one…

Downtown(with Pearl Jam) mentions Led Zeppelin

[Bucky Ramone]

Dead Milkmen – Instant Club Hit (You’ll Dance To Anything)

Quote:

You’ll dance to anything by The Communards
You’ll dance to anything by Book of Love
You’ll dance to anything by The Smiths
You’ll dance to anything by Depeche Commode
You’ll dance to anything by Public Image Limited
You’ll dance to anything by Naked Truth
You’ll dance to anything by any bunch of stupid Europeans who come over here
with their big hairdos intent on taking our money instead of giving your
cash, where it belongs, to a decent American artist like myself!

(…and Siouxsie Sioux also gets mentioned…. )

[Bucky Ramone]

Quote:

They play Good Charlotte on the radio
and that’s the way I like it
They play Sleepy Jackson on the radio
and that’s the way I like it
and that’s the way I like it
I hear Beyonce on the radio
and that’s the way I like it
cos that’s the way I like it
and they dont play me on the radio (whoo!)
and that’s the way I like it

Ben Lee – Catch my disease

…cool song btw….

[Hansione]

Rodney Crowell / I walk the the line (revisted)
Frank Boeijen / Robert Zinneman (bout Dylan)
Paul McCartney / Here today (about Lennon)
Paul McCartney / Too many People ( about Lennon, and Lennon responded with "How do you Sleep)

[Hansione]

The Band / Too soon gone (about Richard Manuel)
Robbie Robertson / Fallen Angel (about Richard Manuel)
Lucinda Williams / Drunken Angel ( about our FBB-friend Gram Parker)
ABC / When Smokey sings ( about Smokey Robinson)

[severedlips]

i busted out "mermaid Ave" (both vols.) and there are a few on here:

walt whitman’s niece

ingrid bergman

christ (does he count?) for president

stetson kennedy

edit: came up with a few more:

wilco – bob dylan’s 49th beard

minutemen – history lesson pt. 2 (sadly, about d. boon)

[Bucky Ramone]

Daniel Johnston – The Beatles

[Hansione]

Old 97s / Ray Charles

[duane]

"Bucky Ramone " wrote:

Drive-by Truckers – The night G.G. Allin came to town

Add:

Carl Perkins Cadillac (Carl Perkins, Elvis, Jerry Lee)

Danko/ Manuel

And surprise, sursprise, the entire Southern Rock Opera album is about Lynyrd Skynyrd….

[Hansione]

The Counting Crows / Richard Manuel is dead

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