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Well, I love 311, and they mention several artists (Black Eyed Peas, NOFX, Roni Size) in this song:
311 - Come Original - YouTube
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"Hey nineteen" by Steely Dan (The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin gets a nod on this song)
Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan - YouTube
08-30-2011, 02:35 PM
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Robert Johnson, "Cross Road Blues" (mentions earlier bluesman Willie Brown)
Steppenwolf, "Tighten Up Your Wig" (mentions the man whose "Messin' with the Kid" the song borrows, Junior Wells)
John Mayall's Blues Breakers, "Sonny Boy Blow" (his tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson)
Big Joe Williams, "Pick a Pickle" (in which he pays tribute to Mike Bloomfield, who ran a blues club called the Fickle Pickle in Chicago before he became famous---and who traveled a bit with Williams in the early 1960s)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" (he namechecks Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
The Charlie Daniels Band, "The South's Gonna Do It" (he namechecks, for openers, the Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dickey Betts, Elvin Bishop, ZZ Top, Jerry Reed, and his own band . . . )
Don McLean, "American Pie" (don't get me started on the metaphorical namechecking he does here, and it only begins with Buddy Holly, the Monotones, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan as the Jester, and the power trio as exemplified by Cream mutated into Grand Funk Railroad---not to mention namedropping "Eight Miles High," "Helter Skelter," and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" . . . )
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good topic
a couple of years ago the Gaslight Anthem released the 59 sound album and nearly every song plays homage to a rock and roll legend.
a nice tribute to Bob Seger in this one
The Gaslight Anthem- Great Expectations With Lyrics - YouTube
08-30-2011, 02:59 PM
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Let It Rock - Bob Seger - sings part of a song by Chuck Berry and mentions him as well.
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