Songs that Mention Famous People in the Lyrics

The Top Ten

1 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

2 We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

Many famous people were mentioned in the lyrics to this song - more than in any other song

This should be ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody because it mentions so many famous people.

3 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!

"You get the gray skies outta my way, you make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day"

4 Killer Queen - Queen

" She keeps Moet et Chandon in her pretty cabinet. 'Let them eat cake' she says. Just like Marie Antoinette. A built-in remedy for Kruschev and Kennedy at anytime an invitation you can't decline"

5 Candle in the Wind - Elton John

6 American Pie - Don McLean

"When the jester sang for the king and queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean, and a voice that came from you and me"

7 Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

8 I Am the Walrus - The Beatles

"Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna. Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe"

9 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

10 Vogue - Madonna

The Contenders

11 Revolution - The Beatles

"But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao, you ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow. Don't you know it's gonna be

12 Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry

13 Merry Swiftmas (Even Though I Celebrate Chanukah) - Evan Taubenfeld

14 Style - Taylor Swift

"You got that James Dean daydream look in your eyes".

15 Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande

16 Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus

17 Boy Meets Girl - Evan Taubenfeld

18 Rap God - Eminem

19 New Americana - Halsey

20 Rasputin - Boney M

21 Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club

22 Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan

23 It Came Out of the Sky - Creedence Clearwater Revival

24 Get in the Ring - Guns N' Roses

25 The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll - Muddy Waters

Mentioned in the lyrics to have said "The Blues got soul" are: James Brown; Ray Charles; John Lee Hooker; Otis Redding...And, er also Queen Victoria!

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