Re: songs naming other songs

["VinylJunkie" <leapday@xxxxxxxx>]

Blair,

I recently dedicated an entire radio show to this topic, which I
called The Name Game. My criteria was that the title of the song
mentioned another artist (or, in some cases, the same artist that did
the song). Here's my set list:

David Bowie Wants Ideas - Bongwater
Song for Bob Dylan - Bowie
Like Dylan in the Movies - Belle & Sebastian
The Next Bob Dylan - Wally Pleasant
Beatles & The Stones - House of Love
Janus, Jeannie and George Harrison - Redd Kross
Redd Kross - Shonen Knife
Blue Oyster Cult - Shonen Knife
I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives - Television Personalities
ATV - Alternative Television 
Julian H. Cope - Julian Cope
Bill Drummond Said - Julian Cope
Wednesday Week - The Undertones
Wednesday Week - Elvis Costello
Back in Denim - Denim
Denim on Ice - Denim
The Osmonds - Denim
Belt - Teenage Fanclub (A tribute to Felt, the precursor to Denim)
Slowdive - Siouxsie & The Banshees
Stairway To Heaven = An entire CD comprised of Australian bands doing
cover versions of the Led Zep song in the style of other bands. I
played The Beatnix and The Australian Doors Show's spot on versions
as if performed by The Beatles and Doors respectively.

Public Image - Public Image Ltd.
Join the Professionals - The Professionals
Motorhead - Motorhead (I don't have the original Hawkwind b-side)
Emergency (999) - Girlschool
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
General Public - General Public
Book of Love - Book of Love
Madness - Madness
This Is Cracker Soul - Cracker
Alex Chilton - The Replacements
Buddy Holly - Weezer
Nick Cave Dolls - Bongwater
John Fogarty - Eppu Normaalli (from a compilation of Finnish bands,
"The Shape of Finns to Come")
Radio Clash - Clash
We Are The Clash - Clash
Clash City Rockers - Clash
Blockheads - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Mister Mister - T. Rex
Mad Donna - T. Rex
Madonna Bag Lady Blues - Julian Cope
Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt - 
Lita Ford Blues - Redd Kross
Kevin Ayers - Gorky Zygotic Mynci


If any of you DJs out there need a hook for an upcoming show, I think
we've pretty much given you a lot to choose from.

Jeff,
The Night Visitor
White Noise Program
WNTI-FM, 91.9
Hackettstown, NJ
Saturday mornings, midnight - 3AM




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> From: Blair Buscareno <blairb1@idt.net>
> To: bomp@xnet2.com
> Subject: songs naming other songs
> Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 9:01 AM
> 
> 
> I was just thinking the other day about songs that mention other
songs.
> 
> For instance, The Hoodoo Gurus' "Let's All Turn On" catalogues a
whole
> bunch... "Shake Some Action / Psychotic Reaction..." (Anyone got
the full
> list?)
> 
> The Pretenders, in "Pack It Up" mention that "Louie Louie had his
day."
> 
> There are tons more, but that's a start.
> 
> Blair
>