Re: songs naming other songs

["VinylJunkie" <leapday@xxxxxxxx>]

Dennis,

And don't forget Nilsson's "You Can't Do That" and Barclay James
Harvest's "Titles," both of which form their lyrics by stringing
together titles of Beatles' songs! 

Sample line from the BJH tune:

"Lady Madonna, let it be.
Something in the way you move,
All you need is love
To succeed."

Jeff

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> From: Djcampaii@aol.com
> To: bomp@xnet2.com
> Subject: Re: songs naming other songs
> Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 11:51 AM
> 
> 
> The Beatles had a whole thread of songs naming other songs:
> 
> "Glass Onion"  mentions "Fool on the Hill", "I Am the Walrus",
"Lady 
> Madonna", "Fixing a Hole", and "Strawberry
> Fields Forever".
> 
> "Savoy Truffle"  mentions "Obi Li Di, Obi La Da".
> 
> "Lady Madonna" itself references "I Am the Walrus"  (See How They
Run).
> 
> "I Am The Walrus"  makes reference to "Lucy in the Sky with
Diamonds".
> 
> And "Come Together" borrows two lines from Chuck Berry's "You Can't
Catch Me" 
> (Which later resulted in
> a lawsuit from Berry).
> 
> Almost forgot:  "Run for Your Life" also borrows two lines from
Elvis' "Baby, 
> Let's Play House".
> 
> Dennis J.
>