Panamonte Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1457023693' post='2994592'] "Rip It Up" by Orange Juice references "Boredom" by The Buzzcocks not only in the lyric but also in the the guitar part that follows. [/quote] And "I Can't Help Myself" off the Rip It Up album references the Motown song of the same name: "Just like the Four Tops/I can't help myself". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire5 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Paul McCartney: "Teach me to sing songs of love instead of 'Burn Baby Burn' (a la Disco Inferno) off Pipes of Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1457030649' post='2994690'] Sly & the Family Stone had a dig at Motown's copying of their psychedelic soul style in their song 'Hot Fun in the Summertime': "I 'Cloud nine' when I want to" referencing the Temptations song [/quote] They also referenced a number of their own song titles in Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I'm trying to remember which David Gray song it is that he quotes the beginning of Van Morrison's " Into The Mystic " in the outtro .He sings the line "We were born before the wind " etc . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Laurent Voulzy's 'Rockollection is written around extracts from... Locomotion A Hard Day's Night I Get Around Gloria Satisfaction Mr. Tambourine Man Massachusetts Mellow Yellow California Dreaming [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT5FsQN2KR0[/media] A longer (and more interesting video...) version... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvb_3nIID0s[/media] (That's him playing the Ricky guitar in the subway...) Edited March 3, 2016 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hey Soul Sister by Train references a band rather than a song: Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) The 12" mix of Duran Duran's My Own Way features the line "us boys are going to Rio" (or something like that) which was the title of the Album that followed the single. Edited March 4, 2016 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 [quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1457043441' post='2994871'] I'm trying to remember which David Gray song it is that he quotes the beginning of Van Morrison's " Into The Mystic " in the outtro .He sings the line "We were born before the wind " etc . [/quote] It was his cover of Soft Cell's Say Hello Wave Goodbye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozza Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) When Bowie did Starman on Top of the Pops he sang the vocal live and slipped in a reference to T.Rex's Get It On. Edited March 4, 2016 by Fozza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 [quote name='Fozza' timestamp='1457081980' post='2995053'] When Bowie did Starman on Top of the Pops he sang the vocal live and slipped in a reference to T.Rex's Get It On. [/quote] Which in turn referenced Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie" with the line "meanwhile, I'm still thinkin" during the fade out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Since I hear it what feels like 15 times a day in the office, I can't help but observe that Adele's Hello slyly mentions California Dreaming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 [quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1457081513' post='2995047'] It was his cover of Soft Cell's Say Hello Wave Goodbye [/quote] Thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 the Beatles all you need is love, Lennon doing she loves you in the fade out the Ramones, the return on Jackie and Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Titles by Barclay James Harvest - a song made up of B**tles song titles and some musical references. Kid Rock - All Summer Long, a complete lift of Sweet Home Alabama. In the outro of Dire Straits' Money for Nothing, Sting does some backing vocals, including "I want my, I want my, I want my MTV" to the melody of "Don't stand so close to me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Towards the end of Two Of Us from The Beatles Let It Be album, John Lennon whistles the same coda that they had already used on Hello Goodbye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1457116905' post='2995592'] In the outro of Dire Straits' Money for Nothing, Sting does some backing vocals, including "I want my, I want my, I want my MTV" to the melody of "Don't stand so close to me". [/quote] I never noticed that they were the same, even despite having had to sing Don't Stand So.... and the high part of Money for Nothing years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bk_jh76kWY"]www.youtube....h?v=7bk_jh76kWY[/url] Sorry did I misunderstand the header? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 No one has mentioned Oasis - first song on Morning Glory quoting a Gary Glitter song...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkboy Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Gaslight Anthem wear their Springsteen obsession right on their sleeves in High Lonesome: "At nights I wake up with the sheets soaking wet/It's a pretty good song, baby, you know the rest". Bruce gets into the act himself on Thunder Road - "Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely". The Twilight Singers song Forty Dollars borrows a few lines from All You Need Is Love and She Loves You. And Arthur Conley's Sweet Soul Music was basically a role call of soul classics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1457125557' post='2995728'] No one has mentioned Oasis - first song on Morning Glory quoting a Gary Glitter song...! [/quote]apparently GG got £1million in royalties for that, nice work if you can get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHW Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Def Leppards Rocket does it repeatedly. I can't think of any more than Jean Genie, Major Tom off the top of my head but there are loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 [quote name='CHW' timestamp='1457146217' post='2995845'] Def Leppards Rocket does it repeatedly. I can't think of any more than Jean Genie, Major Tom off the top of my head but there are loads. [/quote] Id forgotten this. Possibly the first song I heard that referenced other songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Take your pick from Raised on Radio by Journey: [color=#292929][font=proxnov-reg, arial, sans-serif][size=1] [size=4]Stagger lee, can you do the locomotion Lucille I hear you knocking but you can't come in Rockin' robin, c.c rider, A rama lama ding dong Let the good times roll My sweet sixteen I'm maybelline[/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#292929][font=proxnov-reg, arial, sans-serif][size=1] [size=4]The great pretender Returned to sender I wonder why fools fall in love Yeah, louie, louie, loves drive-in movies. Johnny angel rocks around the clock[/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#292929][font=proxnov-reg, arial, sans-serif][size=1] [size=4]Mister d.j. make a dedication Cause I'm all shook up over peggy sue I'm mister blue, The hits keep rockin' station to station In the midnight hour in the sea of love My turtle dove. When I found my thrill, on blue berry hill, We wrote love letters in the sand. Be bop a lu la, She loved me tender. Jungle lion sleeps tonight[/size][/size][/font][/color][color=#292929][font=proxnov-reg, arial, sans-serif][size=1] [size=4]Radio, radio We're all raised on radio, radio I love my radio Radio, radio, Radio, radio[/size][/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstreet Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Springsteen by Eric Church references I'm on Fire, Born to Run and Born in the USA, by, yes you guessed it, Bruce Springsteen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1457116905' post='2995592'] Titles by Barclay James Harvest - a song made up of B**tles song titles and some musical references. Kid Rock - All Summer Long, a complete lift of Sweet Home Alabama. In the outro of Dire Straits' Money for Nothing, Sting does some backing vocals, including "I want my, I want my, I want my MTV" to the melody of "Don't stand so close to me". [/quote]Sting gets a writing credit on that one purely for that reason - and presumably a nice royalty too (like he needs it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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