Top 10 Songs That Mention Real Persons In the Title

The Top Ten
1 Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
2 Dante's Inferno - Iced Earth

Dante - a major Italian poet of the late Middle Ages.

3 Dracula - Iced Earth
4 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

One hit wonder - a funny and catchy song about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

As a metalhead, I have to admit I consider this song a guilty pleasure. I heard this song for the first time in 2014 - it was a cover done by the metal band Edguy.

Then I found 2 versions done by Falco - in German and English. Lyrics are different but cool - you can find the German version with English subs.

I saw a parody of this called Rock Me I'm A Danish.
P.S This song is amazing!

5 The Ballad of John and Yoko - The Beatles
6 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
7 Alexander the Great - Iron Maiden
8 I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) - Elton John

Known as the "Dirty Little Coward" that killed his gang leader Jesse James. Good Song and lyrics

9 Vincent - Don McLean
10 Calling Elvis - Dire Straits
The Contenders
11 Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne
12 Rasputin - Boney M

I would recommend 2 metal covers (I heard of this song thanks to them):
Ten Masked Men - Rasputin (death metal cover);
Turisas - Rasputin.

Both music and lyrics are really catchy:
"Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen".

13 Just Like Jesse James - Cher

Jesse James - he was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang.

14 James Dean - Eagles
15 Dinner with Gershwin - Donna Summer
16 Buddy Holly - Weezer

This is the first song that comes to mind for me.

17 Mozart and Madness - Savatage

A great prog metal instrumental piece that incorporates direct quotes from Mozart.

18 Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies
19 My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder - Weird Al Yankovic

Eddie Vedder - the singer of Pearl Jam.

20 The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Peter la Farge
21 Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

Good song but I have no idea why it's called this

22 Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

It refers to Mick Jagger, from The Rolling Stones. I actually like the Stones and the idea to write a song about Mick Jagger more than this song.

23 Edison's Medicine - Tesla

A band named after Nikola Tesla wrote a song about Thomas Edison. This has to be the most scientific rock combination of all time!
"He was electromagnetic, completely kinetic".

24 Rock Me Amadeus - Edguy

This is a Falco cover but maybe I like it better because it's kinda "metalized". Edguy covered the original version in German.

25 Robert de Niro's Waiting - Bananarama
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