10 songs (videos)

[andypandy]

8. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond

 

[recgord27]

Your Song - Elton John

 

[andypandy]

10. Song for the Asking - Simon & Garfunkel

Next: Songs that mention other artists

 

[Jake T]

1. Morrison - CPR

 

[andypandy]

2. The Seeker - The Who

"I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked The Beatles."

 

[Jake T]

3. Creeque Alley - The Mamas & The Papas (McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher)

 

[Arkie]

Eric Burdon and the Animals - Monterey

The Byrds and the Airplane did fly
Oh, Ravi Shankar's music made me cry
The Who exploded into fire and light
Hugh Masekela's music was black as night
The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind
Jimi Hendrix, baby, believe me
Set the world on fire, yeah

 

[CrazyConnie]

5. John Mellencamp, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.”


“There was Frankie Lyman, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder / (They were rockin') / Jackie Wilson-Shangra-Las-Young Rascals / (They were rockin') / Spotlight on Martha Reeves / Let's don't forget James Brown”

 

[andypandy]

6. A Simple Desultory Philippic - Simon & Garfunkel

"I've been Rolling Stoned and Beatled 'til I'm blind", "When you say Dylan, he thinks you're talking about Dylan Thomas" etc.

 

[BeatleMatt]

7. REM

By the way, partially inspired by the antics of Will Smith, some time ago I made a playlist on Spotify dealing with this subject: