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Aug 7, 2018 1:59 AM UTC

TITLES OR LYRICS WITH ANOTHER MUSICIAN'S(S)' NAME.

E.G.: "LIKE A ROLLING STONE"- DYLAN; "CLOSER" BY NINE INCH NAILS("ANIMAL")...

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    DarcyFarrow
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    Aug 12, 2020 11:15 PM UTC

    Jason Aldean, "Johnny Cash"

    Community Champion ⭐⭐
    Aug 13, 2020 7:31 AM UTC

    Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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    Aug 10, 2020 4:01 AM UTC

    Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

     

    For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo

    And the king of all, Sir Duke

    And with a voice like Ella's ringing out

    There's no way the band can lose

     

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    Aug 10, 2020 6:12 AM UTC

    American Pie - Don McLean

    DarcyFarrow
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    Aug 9, 2020 2:52 PM UTC

    Joey (Concrete Blonde):

     

    from Songfacts.com:

     

    "This song is about being in love with an alcoholic. Concrete Blonde lead singer Johnette Napolitano wrote it about Marc Moreland of the band Wall Of Voodoo - the bands played many of the same Los Angeles venues in the '80s. Moreland died of liver failure in 2002; Napolitano discussed Moreland and writing the song about him in a concert known as the "D.C. Sessions."

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    Aug 9, 2020 8:13 PM UTC

    Night Shift - the Commodores

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 4:11 AM UTC

    And speaking of Kristofferson,

     

                                                       Sister Sinead

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 4:10 AM UTC

    Speaking of Janis Joplin

     

                                  Country Joe & the Fish - Janis

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 4:08 AM UTC

    These technically don't count, I guess, but I'm on a roll...

     

    Songs that were written about other musicians but do not literally mention them by name

     

    Graham Nash penned two

    Carrie Anne - about Marianne Faithful

    Our House - about Joni Mitchell

     

    Leonard Cohen's Chelsea Hotel #2 is a song about Janis Joplin, as is Kris Kristofferson's

    Epitaph (Black and Blue), which was his eulogy to Janis

     

     

     

     

     

     

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 3:41 AM UTC

    Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson 

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 3:30 AM UTC

    Counting Crows - Mr. Jones

     

    In addition to the Dylan reference, Mr. Jones is the band's bass player, Marty Jones.

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 3:28 AM UTC

    Marc Cohen - Walking in Memphis

    JasD455899
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    Aug 9, 2020 3:14 AM UTC

    Neil Young's Hey Hey, My My

     

    comparing the King [ Elvis] and Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols