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Post by freakyflybry on Jan 23, 2013 23:26:21 GMT -5
C&C Music Factory's "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll) name drops the following acts who hit on AT40:
B.B. King
The Beatles
The Jackson 5
The Who
The Doors
The Rolling Stones
LL Cool J's "Around The Way Girl" mentions New Edition and their member Bobby Brown.
Twista/Kanye West/Jamie Foxx "Slow Jamz" has the following AT40 acts name dropped:
Marvin Gaye
Luther Vandross
Anita Baker
Ready For The World
New Edition
Minnie Riperton
Michael Jackson
Gladys Knight
Evelyn Champagne King
The Whispers
Isaac Hayes
Keith Sweat
Teddy Pendergrass
Jodeci
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Post by pgfromwp on Jan 25, 2013 19:22:23 GMT -5
Admittedly a bit of a reach, however -- The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion" cites "... and the band played on." The Band charted in the top 40 during fall 1972 with "Don't Do It."  |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 3, 2013 6:13:32 GMT -5
"Do The Push & Pull" by Rufus Thomas mentions James Brown. And I believe this is worth noting. On the January 30, 1971 program, immediately following "Do The Push & Pull" was James Brown's "Get Up Get Into It Get Involved". |
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Post by dukelightning on Feb 5, 2013 20:00:27 GMT -5
Weezer pulls a double in "Buddy Holly", obviously mentioning that artists name and also mentioning the name of a TV show, "Mary Tyler Moore" in it.
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Post by woolebull on Feb 6, 2013 0:08:49 GMT -5
Shawn Mullins mentions "Cher" in his number one hit, "Lullaby". Coincidentally, Cher was in the Top 40 at the same time with "Believe".
Elvis is mentioned in "Walk The Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was).
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Post by freakyflybry on Feb 6, 2013 11:16:50 GMT -5
Shawn Mullins mentions "Cher" in his number one hit, "Lullaby". Coincidentally, Cher was in the Top 40 at the same time with "Believe". He also mentioned Bob Seger in the same song. |
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Post by Showman on Feb 16, 2013 9:44:43 GMT -5
British (1970) Group Brotherhood Of Man mentioned in lyrics of John Lennon's 'Imagine' (but not in relation to the group). Of course Elvis Presley had a hit with 'Moody Blue' (s)!
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Post by frente on Feb 16, 2013 23:10:17 GMT -5
James Brown is named in Candyman's top 10 hit Knockin' Boots (1990).
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Post by freakyflybry on Jun 2, 2013 20:32:59 GMT -5
Florida Georgia Line's current hit "Cruise" mentions Marshall Tucker; while there was nobody in the Marshall Tucker Band, who had charted on AT40 in the 1970's, by that name, the context of the lyrics surely has to refer to the band.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 23, 2014 12:04:48 GMT -5
Here is a twist: songs that refer to earlier top 40s by the same act.
For example: Rod Stewart's Ain't Love A Bit** refers to Maggie (May) and George Michael's Father Figure mentions Faith.
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Post by mkarns on Feb 23, 2014 13:42:38 GMT -5
Here is a twist: songs that refer to earlier top 40s by the same act. For example: Rod Stewart's Ain't Love A Bit** refers to Maggie (May) and George Michael's Father Figure mentions Faith. Ray Parker Jr's "A Woman Needs Love" mentions "Jack and Jill", and I think "Bad Boy" refers to "The Other Woman". |
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Post by mkarns on Feb 23, 2014 13:48:58 GMT -5
Macklemore mentions R. Kelly in "Thrift Shop", which coincidentally was heard as an extra in this week's AT40, in which R. Kelly has his own hit in "Do What You Want" (with Lady Gaga).
Another extra in this week's show was the likely soon-to-chart "Classic" by MKTO, which mentions several artists (Michael Jackson, Prince, and Marvin Gaye are the ones I can remember, with likely some others.)
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 26, 2014 20:27:55 GMT -5
Right now we have "Classic" by MKTO which mentions Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Prince and the late Michael Jackson who's currently charting with "Love Never Felt So Good."
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Post by mga707 on Jun 26, 2014 21:00:09 GMT -5
This was a little before the AT40 era, but I Dig Rock and Rock Music by PP&M mentions both Beatles and Mamas & Papas. ...and Donovan, for sake of completion. |
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Post by davewollenberg on Jun 30, 2014 17:07:20 GMT -5
Pebbles mentioned the Deele, in 'Girlfriend', when she said, 'Hey, Deele! Sing!'.
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