Songs that namecheck other artists

A lot of songs whose lyrics name other artists stink (e.g., "If There's a Rock and Roll Heaven, You Know They've Got a Hell of a Band").

But there are some great songs too:

Thunder Road ("Roy Orbison singing for the lonely")

All the Young Dudes (My brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones")

and Van's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"

Others?

 

"Carl Perkins' Cadillac" by the Drive By Truckers

 

"F*** 50" - Fat Joe

 

"What Would Willie Do," Gary Allan

 

The ultimate namecheck song

"Everybody's Making' it Big but Me" by Dr. Hook in 1975 (written by Shel Silverstein).

Elvis he's a hero he's a superstar
And I hear that Paul McCartney drives a Rolls Royce car
Dylan sings for millions
And I just sing for free
Oh everybody's makin' it big but me

Oh, everybody's makin' it big but me
Everybody's makin' it big but me
Neil Diamond sings for diamonds
And here's ole rhinestone me
Oh everybody's makin' it big but me

Well I hear that Alice Cooper's got a foxy chick
To wipe off his snake, and keep him rich
And Elton John's got two fine ladies
And Doctor John's got three
And I'm still seein' them same old sleezoes, that I used to see

Oh, everybody's makin' it big but me
Yeah everybody's makin' it big but me
I've got charisma
And personality
Oh how come everybody's makin' it big but me?

Well I paint my face with glitter
Just like Bowie does
And I wear the same mascara
That Mick Jagger does
And I even put some lipstick on
But that just hurt my dad and mom
And everybody's makin' it big but me

Oh, everybody's makin' it big but me
Yeah everybody's makin' it big but me
They got groupies for their bands
And all I got is my right hand
And everybody's makin' it big but me

Everybody's makin' it, makin' it, makin' it
Everybody's makin' it big......



Written so long ago that Elton John was supposedly dating women.

 

Buddy Holly -- Weezer

 

Mizzou's favorite song:

South's Gonna Do It Again -- Charlie Daniels Band

 

Shooting Star by Bad Company references the Beatles in the opening verse.

 

"Sweet Home Alabama" with a reference to Neil Young

 

"Debbie Gibson is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child" - Mojo Nixon
(the song also includes name-checks for Tiffany (who's jello wrestling with Debbie) and Rick Astley)

"Don Henley Must Die" - Mojo Nixon

"Stuffin' Martha's Muffin" - Mojo Nixon
(his ode to MTV VJ Martha Quinn)

"We Didn't Start the Fire" - Billy Joel
(name-checks Buddy Holly)

"Rock 'n' Roll Call" - Joe D'Urso
(tells the history of rock 'n' roll, a who's who of rock is mentioned in here)

"Talkin' Woody, Bob, Dan and Bruce Blues" - Dan Bern
(mentions Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Madonna)

 

"All Men Are Liars" by Nick Lowe also name-checked Rick Astley with a whole verse.

 

PWEI's "Can You Dig It," too.

(EDIT: A roll call of things they "dig": Run DMC, Marvel and DC, AC/DC, Bruce Lee, you get the idea)