name dropping in rock music

[Lammycat]

Yeah, I like it a lot. The second disc is really trippy.

It is. I was surprised how much I ended up liking Hank III. I guess my expectations were low for a third-gen country singer.

[froggie]

Embarassed that I know this, but that line actually refers to two bands/musicians.

 

"put on a little dylan, sitting on a fence"

 

refers to Bob, and to Dillon Fence, a regional indie pop band that Hootie used to tour with. They weren't too bad. A bit bland and frat rockish at times, but not as bad as Hootie was.

 

 

i always thought it was a reference to his song, Sitting on a barbed wire fence

[jimtweedy1977]

Uncle Tupelo "D. Boon"

[MrRain422]

It is. I was surprised how much I ended up liking Hank III. I guess my expectations were low for a third-gen country singer.

 

He's obviously using the name to get noticed, but as far as his music goes, he really does seem to be doing his own thing and not feeling too restricted by what he'd be expected to do. I like Hank III more than Hank Jr.

[Willkoman]

"History Lesson Pt. II" by the Minutemen references Bob Dylan, Eric Bloom, Richard Hell, Joe Strummer and John Doe.

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Good Time Boys" mentions John Doe and fIREHOSE.

 

John Doe. Just saw him with The Knitters. The guy never seems to age, and that voice. He's a serious favorite of mine. I know the Minutemen song but seem to have missed the RHCP.

[jff]

Circle Jerks: American Heavy Metal Weekend

 

Name checks Ratt, Quiet Riot, Y&T, Twisted Sister, The Nuge, Motley Crue, Van Halen, etc.

[Sir Stewart]

They Might Be Giants: "Do you sing like Olive Oyl on purpose?/You guys must be into The Eurythmics"

[Katie3]

American Pie by Don McLean, I heard somewhere every single line of this song references another song or artist.

 

A long, long time ago...

I can still remember

How that music used to make me smile.

And I knew if I had my chance

That I could make those people dance

And, maybe, they

[EliotRosewater]

Uncle Tupelo "D. Boon"

 

I remember that

[boywiththorninside]

"Rock Show" by Paul McCartney/Wings mentions Jimmy Page

 

Belle and Sebastian mention Dylan in "Like Dylan in the Movie"

 

My favorite I can think of right now though is "Cold Swedish Winter" by Jens Lekman:

 

"When people think of Sweden

I think they have the wrong idea

like Cliff Richards who thought it was just

porn and gonorrhea

 

And Lou Reed said in the film

"Blue in the face"

that compared to New York City

Sweden was a scary place

 

They seem to have a point

after meeting with this girl

maybe not Cliff Richards

but Lou has surely met her

 

The doubt in her eyes

when I said I wanted to kiss her

for the sake of liking her

and not because of the blizzard"

[Papillon Parade]

Songs that mention Will Oldham

 

You beat me to it

[bobbob1313]

There's a song by Gym Class Heroes that name drops like 27 bands or something. Lyrically it's awful (it's in love with it's own cleverness), but musically it's kind of cool.

 

I took cutie for a ride in my deathcab

She tipped me with a kiss I dropped her off at the meth lab

Before she left she made a dashboard confessional

And spilled her guts in cursive but whats worse is

I could still see her bright eyes like sunny day real estate

Oh my and in a funny way the ceiling tastes

So high but no chance

My little chemical romance left a bad taste in my mouth

But I approached her like hey mercedes why the long face

Why you cryin? theres no need

Just put on this coheed and fallout

Boy meets girl jimmy eat world

But Schlep eats pills till hes all out

Not once not twice she was thrice times a lady

Mackin on brand new, but I had to

Bounce over to the postal service to

Pick up these pills that take care of my nervousness

And all the way I saw planes and mistook 'em for stars

She played games but she took em too far

At the drive in

Watching soft porn and you can tell

By the trail of the dead, that there was somethin in the popcorn

I hop in my cab destination midtown

Just to get up with some kids that like to get down

I'd made my rounds and that was that

In between the frowns and scraps and heart attacks

And I remember I seen her ass in early november

On a Thursday taking back Sunday for a refund

She shot a wink like no hard feelings

Then she jetted to brazil man them pills had me spun

 

This is the story of the year right here

This is hot water music

Put ya ramen into it

[boywiththorninside]

"The Seeker" by the Who - Bobby Dylan, The Beatles

 

Another Jens Lekman song, "Maple Leaves," name drops Mark E. Smith

[fortuneinmyhead]

"You better, You bet" by the Who, references "old T.Rex" a couple of times

[Payroll Peter]

mother hips "smoke"

"wilco is up on the stage, a cigarette, a straight edge and a jet plane"

[Hixter]

Another Jens Lekman song, "Maple Leaves," name drops Mark E. Smith

 

"Fuck you, Mark E. , nothing makes you happy anyway."

 

Death by Northwest by Scarnella (Nels Cline and Carla Bozulich)

[alorakid]

apologies for the shameless self-promotion, but my band name drops all of wilco in this song..

 

give this a listen.. if you like it, vote for us.. if you dont, thanks for listening..

 

http://lollapalooza.mp3.com/feature/2007lo...and=CRIES-TIGER