Peter, Paul, and Mary, I Dig Rock and Roll Music (1968)
And when the Beatles tell you
They've got a word "love" to sell you
They mean exactly what they say
Dream Academy, Life in a Northern Town (1985)
He said, "In winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles"
Sugarloaf, Don't Call Us We'll Call You (1975)
Listen kid you paid for the call
You ain't bad but we've heard it all before
And it sounds like John, Paul and George
Bad Company, Shooting Star (1975)
Johnny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
Love Me Do, I think it was
And from then it didn't take him long
Doug: And then there are artists who name specific songs of other artists, and perhaps even appropriate their music or some close facsimile:
Kid Rock, All Summer Long (2008)
And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Making love out by the lake to our favorite song
Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow
Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Johnny Rivers, Summer Rain (1973)
All summer long, we spent dancin' in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playin'
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Doug: So there's your charge today -- name as many songs as possible that either name another artist or another artist's song within their own song. Good luck!
