Best Songs With Other Music Artist's Names In the Lyrics
These are songs that in the lyrics they mention a band or music artist."Well I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don't need him around anyhow."
"Me and Del (Del Shannon) were singing Little Runaway."
They mention Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Mozart, Chopin, The Beatles, definitely Leppard.
The line "Hey Ray, what you said is true" is referencing Ray Charles and his song, I Can't Stop Loving You.
Well, I'm honestly not sure if this is allowed on the list as it's mostly references to songs, but it has many names of other songs and albums.
From the Wikipedia article on the song:
"For its lyrics, the names of classic rock artists, songs or albums are dropped as a tribute to the music of the band's youth.
"Jack Flash" - The song "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by the Rolling Stones, 1969
"Rocket Man" - The song of the same name by Elton John, 1972
"Sgt. Pepper & the Band" - The album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, 1967
"Ziggy" - The track/character of "Ziggy Stardust" from David Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, 1972
"Bennie and the Jets" - The song of the same name by Elton John, 1973
"Satellite of Love" - The song of the same name by Lou Reed, 1972
"Laser Love" - The song of the same name by T. Rex, 1976
"Jet" - The song of the same name by Paul McCartney & Wings, 1973
"Black" - A reference to the song ...more
This has it all, this song mentions legends like, The Who, The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Canned Heat, The Fifth Dimension, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Vanilla Fudge, The Woolies, Ike Turner, Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, The Coasters, The Loading Zone, The Grateful Dead, Little Richard, The Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Everly Brothers, and even Ray Charles! It's a fantastic song too.
"She walks like Bo Diddley and she don't need no crutch"
"I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm"
Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Nirvana, U2, Blondie, need I go on?