Friday Night is Music Night: Songs About Famous People

[Beebo]

View: https://youtu.be/RQO2wEJefjM

 

[GM]

 

[smutchin]

Not sure if this really counts since it's not actually about Elvis but it's such a great song I'm going to post it anyway...

Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis

View: https://youtu.be/QccPUSTMriM

 

[GM]

 

[smutchin]

Really ought to be first on the list... and certainly ahead of flippin' Weezer!

Don McLean - American Pie

View: https://youtu.be/uAsV5-Hv-7U

 

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Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire

View: https://youtu.be/eFTLKWw542g

 

[GM]

 

[User169]

The Modern Lovers - Pablo Picasso

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc2iLAubras

 

[Beebo]

View: https://youtu.be/0CGVgAYJyjk

 

[Fnaar]

Really ought to be first on the list... and certainly ahead of flippin' Weezer!

Don McLean - American Pie

View: https://youtu.be/uAsV5-Hv-7U

Disputed origins (see link), and there are of course more famous versions, but possibly comes from Lori Lieberman's poem written as a response to seeing Don McLean sing.

 

[smutchin]

Gainsbourg-Bardot double bill - Initials BB and Bonnie & Clyde

View: https://youtu.be/NuZklVrHspM

View: https://youtu.be/GDAuaStv2Kk

 

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No More Heroes, The Stranglers
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]View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg2np37JNEg[/media]

 

[smutchin]

Disputed origins (see link), and there are of course more famous versions, but possibly comes from Lori Lieberman's poem written as a response to seeing Don McLean sing.

Interesting. I didn't know that story. Thanks for the link!

 

[GM]

 

[Fnaar]

View: https://youtu.be/RQO2wEJefjM

Dexys also, of course, covered this Van song about Jackie (NOT Jocky ) Wilson