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She's clearly heard of the Queen of Soul
Posted by Humphrey Plugg on 3 May 2011 - 2:07pm.
Just caught that Rumer song about Aretha Franklin on the radio and it made me wonder if the Queen of Soul is the most name checked artist in popular music.
Apart from Rumer, straight off the top of my head there are Scritti Politti's "Pray Like Aretha Franklin" and Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen"
Any others? Or anyone who gets more lyrical references?
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Here's One
George Jackson - Aretha, Sing One For Me
Cat Power
does a good version.
James Brown's been mentioned a few times...
... although I can only think of that Was (Not Was) one, 'Diggin' On James Brown' by Tower Of Power, 'James Brown' by B.A.D. and 'James Brown' by The Last Poets.
he's in Genius of Love
by the Tom Tom Club too.
And
Land of A Thousand Dances.
And also
Arthur Conley's Sweet Soul Music, along with Lou Rawls, Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding.
James Brown
by Cabaret Voltaire.
Buddy Holly's had a few
Buddy Holly - Weezer
Feel Like Buddy Holly - Alvin Stardust
American Pie
Bet Elvis P has a few as well
Beatles
Something About the Beatles -Stackridge
Beatles Bones and Rolling Stones-Captain Beefheart
Life on Mars (Lennon)-David Bowie
there must be loads more, you lot have a go
Dylan
Beatles Yer Blues
"I feel so suicidal
Just like Dylan's Mr. Jones"
Ralph McTell
"Zimmerman Blues"
“Bob Dylan’s Blues”
Syd Barrett
T. Rex , Ballrooms of Mars:
“Bob Dylan knows, and I bet Alan Freed did: There are things in night that are better not to behold.”
John Lennon
“God”
as well as...
David Bowie - Song for Robert Zimmerman
Simon and Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic
Loudon Wainwright III
Talking New Bob Dylan
Lennon - Serve Yourself
Weird Al - Bob
I'm sorry to be pedantic but...
... it's 'Song For Bob Dylan." Although it does start "now hear this Robert Zimmerman..."
oh yeah
sorry about that :)
Fantastic song anyway, whatever it's called.
As well as...
...Counting Crows' "Mr Jones":
"I wanna be Bob Dylan
Mr Jones wishes he could be someone a little more funky."
Queen Of Soul
She was also mentioned, by that title rather than her name, in Holly Johnson's bloody awful single Americanos. Why do I remeber stuff like this? I have no idea.
And now I've got it stuck in my head
"Americanos, in blue jeans and chinos" etc etc (I'd never noticed that Americans wear two pairs of trousers at the same time, but if Holly says they do...)
Bloody awful single!
Just wait til the next time I see you sonny!
The Police are referenced by
The Police are referenced by many combos:
Police On My Back
Fuck Tha Police
Police & Thieves
Police Car
The Laughing Policeman
and so on.
Evenin' all, I'll be off.
Dexy's
Wasn't it Jocky Wilson they mentioned?
(no I know really!)