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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Oct 21, 2019 11:36:29 GMT -5
Rick Dees opened up one of his countdown shows with that hamburger line. LOL. I think it was mid-1990s. I have it; just can't remember exactly which show it was.
ETA: It was 2/27/1993.
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Post by slf on Oct 21, 2019 18:34:54 GMT -5
Wow there have been some 60s songs mentioned but not the #1 hit by the singer who followed up that hit with another Top 40 hit in which he uttered the immortal line "let me put this hamburger down". Yes he was from Houston, Texas. That would be "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells. The hamburger song would be their follow-up hit "I Can't Stop Dancing". "I Can't Stop Dancing" is a great song; much better than its predecessor. While "Tighten Up" is fun and catchy, it's basically the same R&B riff played over and over again, with some variation. "I Can't Stop Dancing" is more of a real song, with a fully-developed melody and set of lyrics. (And Archie, if you don't want that hamburger and malt, I'LL eat them!)
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 14, 2020 9:32:04 GMT -5
Ashanti says her name in "Only You."
Fabolous mentions Jennifer Lopez in her song "Get Right."
Featured artist DaBaby raps about himself in "My Oh My" by Camila Cabello, which is likely to hit the Top 40 in the next couple weeks.
The uncredited rapper in "Touch It" by Monifah mentions Monifah.
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Post by doofus67 on May 24, 2020 22:45:41 GMT -5
Let's not forget the band π. They "mention themselves" in about half of their top-40 hits:
"Barracuda"..."today / I had to turn my π away" "πless"...speaks for itself "Straight On"..."my π keeps playin' it through with you, my friend" "Tell It Like It Is"..."don't go playin' with my π / it makes me furious" "What About Love"..."the love I'm sendin' ain't makin' it through to your π" "Who Will You Run To"..."you can follow your π / but what will you do when someone breaks it" "There's the Girl"..."feel your π beating faster now" "I Didn't Want to Need You"..."baby I never gave my π to anyone"
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Post by lasvegaskid on Nov 21, 2020 14:39:54 GMT -5
On I Do You, there is the chant Jets, Jets, Jets.
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 28, 2020 14:47:37 GMT -5
Mandy Moore says βLove Mandyβ in Candy.
Doug & Bob McKenzie mention themselves at the beginning of "Take Off."
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 31, 2020 10:36:18 GMT -5
On I Do You, there is the chant Jets, Jets, Jets. I thought they were saying "Yes, yes, yes."
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Post by 1finemrg on Dec 31, 2020 10:48:46 GMT -5
A couple of Stevie Wonder shout-outs:
End of I Was Made To Love Her - I was made to please her. You know Stevie ain't gonna leave her.
You Haven't Done Nothin', He calls out his backup singers - Jackson 5 join along with me!
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Dec 31, 2020 10:52:35 GMT -5
On I Do You, there is the chant Jets, Jets, Jets. I thought they were saying "Yes, yes, yes." They say, "Yeah", but essentially you're right. This one's disqualified.
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 2, 2021 15:52:14 GMT -5
At the beginning of "Funky Worm," Granny says, "Me and the Ohio Players are gonna tell you about a worm."
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 16, 2021 16:43:38 GMT -5
Who could forget Plies giving himself a shout-out at the beginning of "Hypnotize"?
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Post by dth1971 on Feb 16, 2021 20:57:34 GMT -5
Did anyone remember Kool and the Gang's "Hollywood Swinging" which mentions "A Kool and a Gang show" in the lyrics?
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Post by mkarns on Mar 3, 2021 16:14:51 GMT -5
Here's one that's kind of indirect: Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" includes the line "watch your honey drip, can't keep away". Later Zep's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page briefly formed the Honeydrippers, who had two top 40 hits.
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Post by mga707 on Mar 3, 2021 17:15:30 GMT -5
Who could forget Plies giving himself a shout-out at the beginning of "Hypnotize"? In order to forget, one would have to first know. Who or what is a 'Plies'?
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Post by mga707 on Mar 3, 2021 17:17:36 GMT -5
Here's one that's kind of indirect: Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" includes the line "watch your honey drip, can't keep away". Later Zep's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page briefly formed the Honeydrippers, who had two top 40 hits. I've always assumed that was the origin of the band's name. although I think I recall reading that Zep borrowed the 'honey drip' line from an old blues song.
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