Name a Band, in a Song by another Band...

[LG]

Here's another one, Charlie Daniels classic homage to Southern Rock.

Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on time
And the Tucker boys are cookin' down in Caroline
People down in Florida can't be still
When ol' Lynyrd Skynyrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville
People down in Georgia come from near and far
To hear Dicky Betts pickin' on that red guitar

Chorus:
So gather round
Gather round children get down
You can get down children be loud
You can be loud here and be proud
You can be proud here be proud you a rebel
Cause the south's gonna do it again

Elvin Bishop's sittin' on a bale of hay
Damn right hansome and he sure can play
There's ZZ Top and you can't forget
That old brother Willie's gettin' soakin' wet
And all the good people down in Tennessee
Are diggin' barefoot Jerry and the CDB

Chorus:
So gather round
Gather round children get down
You can get down children be loud
You can be loud here and be proud
You better be proud here be proud you a rebel
Cause the south's gonna do it again
and again, and again, and again

 

[Fever]

Gator Country by Molly Hatchet mentions quite a few Southern rock bands.I will list just one though- The Outlaws.

 

[Groovy Man]

Great songs, so far by everyone...



here's another....

''Homesick'' by the Atlanta Rhythym Section mention Jimi Hendrix...

''Where were you in '69...
Smokin dope and drinkin wine - Just a outlaw
Distant drums beat an old refrain
Shakes the feet pounds the brain - Like a buzzsaw
In the darkness down the hall
Black light posters on the wall
Jimi Hendrix
Someones lost in yesterday
Hazey dreams of Monterey.... and Woodstock''

Here's another one, Charlie Daniels classic homage to Southern Rock.

Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on time
And the Tucker boys are cookin' down in Caroline
People down in Florida can't be still
When ol' Lynyrd Skynyrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville
People down in Georgia come from near and far
To hear Dicky Betts pickin' on that red guitar

Chorus:
So gather round
Gather round children get down
You can get down children be loud
You can be loud here and be proud
You can be proud here be proud you a rebel
Cause the south's gonna do it again

Elvin Bishop's sittin' on a bale of hay
Damn right hansome and he sure can play
There's ZZ Top and you can't forget
That old brother Willie's gettin' soakin' wetAnd all the good people down in Tennessee
Are diggin' Barefoot Jerry and the CDB

Chorus:
So gather round
Gather round children get down
You can get down children be loud
You can be loud here and be proud
You better be proud here be proud you a rebel
Cause the south's gonna do it again
and again, and again, and again

Excellent song choice, LG...

Actually, Grinderswitch, Barefoot Jerry and Wet Willie are referred to in a roundabout way in this song also.

 

[the_spore]

Def Leppard's "Rocket"

White lights, strange city, mad music all around
Midnight street magic, crazy people, crazy sound
Jack Flash, rocket man, Sergeant Pepper and the band
Ziggy, Benny and the Jets
Take a rocket, we just gotta fly

I can take you through the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket baby, c'mon
I'll be your satellite of love

Spotlight, magnetic, razor rhythm, laser love
Guitar, drums, load up, stun
Jet, Black, Johnny B, Gene Jenie, Killer Queen
Dizzy Lizzy, Major Tom
So c'mon, we just gotta fly

I can take you thru the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket baby, c'mon, we're gonna fly

We just gotta fly
I can take you thru the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Guitar, drums, light up!
We're gonna fly
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
We're gonna fly
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket yeah

 

[the_spore]

Damn.... I misinterpreted the title of the thread.

Well at least they make references to works by other bands.

 

[Magic]

Def Leppard's "Rocket"

White lights, strange city, mad music all around
Midnight street magic, crazy people, crazy sound
Jack Flash, rocket man, Sergeant Pepper and the band
Ziggy, Benny and the Jets
Take a rocket, we just gotta fly

I can take you through the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket baby, c'mon
I'll be your satellite of love

Spotlight, magnetic, razor rhythm, laser love
Guitar, drums, load up, stun
Jet, Black, Johnny B, Gene Jenie, Killer Queen
Dizzy Lizzy, Major Tom
So c'mon, we just gotta fly

I can take you thru the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket baby, c'mon, we're gonna fly

We just gotta fly
I can take you thru the center of the dark
We're gonna fly
On a collision course to crash into my heart
I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your

Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Guitar, drums, light up!
We're gonna fly
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
We're gonna fly
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love
Rocket yeah

IMHO, that is close enough to mentioning the bands

 

[Magic]

God ~ John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band


God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I'll say it again,
God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I don't believe in magic,
I don't believe in I-ching,
I don't believe in bible,
I don't believe in tarot,
I don't believe in Hitler,
I don't believe in Jesus,
I don't believe in Kennedy,
I don't believe in Buddha,
I don't believe in mantra,
I don't believe in Gita,
I don't believe in yoga,
I don't believe in kings,
I don't believe in Elvis,
I don't believe in Zimmerman,
I don't believe in Beatles,
I just believe in me,
Yoko and me,
And that's reality.
The dream is over,
What can I say?
The dream is over,
Yesterday,
I was dreamweaver,
But now I'm reborn,
I was the walrus,
But now I'm John,
And so dear friends,
You just have to carry on,
The dream is over.

 

[Magic]

Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ When You Got Good Friends

This song pays a huge tribute to a lot of country music

You got to love ol' Charlie Daniels
You got to cut the rug with Wet Willie too
And you got to be a fan of the Marshall Tucker Band
Before I'll sit down and have a drink with you
Yes, Bakersfield has got ol' Merle Haggard
He's a bad, bad boy, yes indeed
Nashville's got a million and one guitar pickers
But I guess my favorite would be the CDB
(Chorus)
Yes there's a few good rockers in New York City
Guess the big LA, it never cared for me
So won't you tell all them Hollywierd writer people
That it just don't make a damn
When you got good friends like me
Never pick on good ol' Waylon Jennings
Or Willie Nelson, Bob Wills or me
Well they're playin' that good ol' country-western
You know this thing they call the Texas Swing
(Chorus)

 

[WetWilly]

I can't believe this one has'nt been mentioned yet.

Surrender by Cheap Trick

Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
Every time I got to thinking, where'd they disappear?
When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch.
Rolling numbers, rock and rollin, got my Kiss records out.

 

[Groovy Man]

Donovan - Fat Angel

"Fly Jefferson Airplane - gets you there on time."