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Post by winfield on Jan 1, 2013 9:09:53 GMT -5
In Adam Ant's 'Goody 2 shoes', he sings 'Pretendin' that you're Al Green.'
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jan 1, 2013 9:21:34 GMT -5
T.Rex, the Beatles and the Stones are all mentioned in "All The Young Dudes" by Mott The Hoople.
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Post by tarobe on Jan 1, 2013 9:47:53 GMT -5
Excellent observations, everybody!
Here for the record is all the AT40 acts mentioned in 'Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion:
Mott the Hoople
Righteous (Brothers)
Harry Nilsson
Brenda and the Tabulations
Carly Simon
Rolling Stones
Johnny Cash
Johnny Rivers
Mungo Jerry
Dr. John
Leon Russell
Miracles
Wilson Pickett
John Denver
Donny Osmond
J.J. Cale
Z.Z. Top
David Bowie
Steely Dan
Edgar Winter (Group)
Eric Clapton
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Post by winfield on Jan 1, 2013 11:06:44 GMT -5
How 'bout when Toni Tennille sang ''Sedaka is back' at the end of 'Love will keep us together'?
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Post by winfield on Jan 1, 2013 11:09:10 GMT -5
Let's not forget Ronnie McDowell's 'the king is gone', where he pays tribute to, and mentions, Elvis.
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Post by pgfromwp on Jan 1, 2013 13:29:25 GMT -5
In "I Hear You Knocking" (1971), Dave Edmunds mentions Chuck Berry, who hit #1 in fall 1972 with "My Ding-a-Ling"  . |
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Post by mkarns on Jan 1, 2013 13:36:00 GMT -5
Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" mentions Elvis Presley, the Beatles (actually Beatlemania), Bob Dylan, and Chubby Checker. (U2 doesn't count as he was referring to the plane, not the band.)
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Post by freakyflybry on Jan 1, 2013 15:36:08 GMT -5
The Counting Crows mentioned Bob Dylan in their song "Mr. Jones".
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Post by vto66 on Jan 1, 2013 17:32:39 GMT -5
Yeah, about the only one they don't mention in that song is ELO, The Electric Light Orchestra!  Or The Beatles!!  |
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Post by vto66 on Jan 1, 2013 17:35:43 GMT -5
Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" contains a sly reference to John Lennon ("Yoko brought her walrus.").
Stevie Wonder mentions the Jackson 5 (who happened to be singing backup with him) on his hit "You Haven't Done Nothin' ''.
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Post by matt on Jan 1, 2013 22:15:57 GMT -5
Rick Springfield hit with "Bruce," a song where he bemoans people confusing him with Bruce Springsteen. True, but does he ever actually say Bruce Springsteen's name in the song? I am thinking he simply alludes to it throughout but never actually says the name. |
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Post by saltrek on Jan 1, 2013 22:20:17 GMT -5
Yes he does. I know he says "Mr. Springsteen" at one point in the song.
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Post by matt on Jan 1, 2013 22:25:55 GMT -5
Tom Tom Club's "Genius Of Love" mentions James Brown. That song also mentions Bootsy Collins, but Collins never had a Top 40 hit billed individually, so it doesn't qualify. The song also mentions George Clinton, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley, Sly and Kurtis Blow. Though like Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow and Bob Marley never reached the top 40, and though he reached with Parliament, I don't believe George Clinton ever reached as a solo artist. |
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Post by woolebull on Jan 2, 2013 0:19:03 GMT -5
Prince is named in Salt-n-Pepa's "Shoop" in 1994
Bob Dylan - "Right Here, Right Now", Jesus Jones, 1991
Mick Jagger - "Funky Cold Medina" - Tone Loc, 1989
Al Green and Elvis Presley - "Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn, 1991
Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill - "Poison" - Bell Biv Devoe, 1990
Bell Biv Devoe and Another Bad Creation - "Motownphilly" - Boyz II Men, 1991
Barry White - "Whatta Man" - Salt-n-Pepa, 1994
Elvis Presley - "Free Fallin" - Tom Petty - 1989
Mott The Hoople and Elvis Presley - "Man On The Moon" REM - 1993
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Post by baylink on Jan 8, 2013 22:28:58 GMT -5
You know, as I watch all you stats pukes* roll in the dirt over this one, I am reminded of one of Pam's and my** favorite games:
"How many limiting adjectives do you have to apply to the noun to make unique*** this object that you want to be unique?"
We all see people do this all the time, but it seems more prevalent in the chart community.
* A term of endearment, so don't get all up in arms, ok? :-)
** You're welcome
*** Uniquify?
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