Music • Entertainment. 39. 15 Great Prince Songs That Were Hits for Other Artists The purple touch that helped the Bangles, Sinead O’Connor, Chaka Khan and more The Mountain Goats, “Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds”. Categories: Artist, Lyrical Themes [List362961] | | +1 | Log in to suggest an addition. Paul Westerberg professes his admiration for the vocalist on this track from Pleased to Meet Me, on which Chilton himself plays guitar on another song, “Can’t Hardly Wait.”, Even though Kevin Morby never explicitly mentions The Ramones as a band by name in this track from his most recent album, City Music, he makes his homage clear by the end. The idea is to explore some of our favourite artists singing about other artists. (PSA: expect to fall down a rabbit hole and stay looking at song credits on Spotify.) Lennon wrote the song in response to what he saw as personal slights by McCartney on the his Ram album. They group depicts Eno as a perfect, almost godlike figure, culminating with the chorus, “We’re always one step behind him / He’s Brian Eno.” They even devote one line to what is apparently Eno’s entire name, “Brian Peter George St. John Le Baptiste de la Sale Eno” in the third verse. Archived. 10 Great Songs About Famous Visual Artists. 11 Songs Bands Have Written About Other Artists. Read below to know about the 5 songs she has written for other artists. Next, the songs on this list must have been written in tribute to or specifically about the artist in question, which is why “Buddy Holly” by Weezer didn’t made the cut. Some songs about music that you will find on this list reference specific musicians, while others are about different genres of music. 11 Breakup Songs Your Favorite Singers Wrote About Other Artists. April 10, 2012. Songs about David by other artists. A list by FlakyPorcupine. Big Star never achieved the greatest commercial success during their ‘70s heyday, but they were influential enough to inspire bands like The Replacements, R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub and countless others. LCD Soundsystem, “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House”, 5. Beyonce and many other artists over the years have talked about the concept of beauty. Finally, for the sake of avoiding redundancy, musicians as subjects were not repeated on the list, as songs name-dropping Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley or The Ramones could fill up entire lists on their own. Here are some of your faves who've written hit songs for other artists. Share: Even reigning glam aliens have idols. Well before the Modern Lovers formed in Boston in the 1970s, lead singer Jonathan Richman followed his obsession with the Velvet Underground to New York in 1969. 5 Taylor Swift Songs Written For Other Artists; From 'Better Man' To 'Babe' Taylor Swift has evidently emerged as one of the most successful pop icons globally. Taylor Swift is evidently one of the biggest pop stars globally. 7 classic songs that were written about other artists 1 May 2018, 15:54 Musicians have often said how other fellow artists have influenced them in some way or another. "I knew the title from the beginning but wanted it to be about the musicians who did something for us. In this Replacements song, the opening chorus line, “And children by the million sing for Alex Chilton” has the sting of irony, since Alex Chilton didn’t receive much recognition for his work as the lead singer of Big Star and The Box Tops until later in his life. Here's a few written by his peers, friends and lovers in the 70's. The band arrives to a literal house party with 15 cases of beer, a PA consisting of everyone’s amps put together, Sarah’s girlfriend working the door and enough furniture moved out of the way to make room for the robots. So let that be a lesson to all you youngins out there that always read the instructions before plugging in a gift from Jack White.”, They weren’t joking. However, some musicians believe they owe their heroes even greater respect, devoting entire songs to their favorite artists. Disclaimer: this list is in no way claimed to be a list of good songs about other artists. 'The Day the Music Died' is so synonymous with the tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in a plane crash, that it's easy to forget that no-one called the incident that until Don McLean's tribute nearly two decades later. So soon they are forgotten. While Gary Barlow and Take That have never actually spoken publicly about the meaning of this song, it's kind of obvious that it's about their then-former bandmate Robbie. I wanted to show my appreciation.". More from Music. Eleven tracks bands have written about artists they admire or perhaps aren’t actually that keen on . 1) Halsey's 'Colors' is rumoured to be about Matty Healy. We bet they think this song is about them. by Daniella Emanuel. / Can you please be my man?”, The title speaks for itself. He then references another muse of his, poet Jim Carroll, by quoting the famous “People Who Died,” chanting, “Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy / They were all my friends, and they died.”, Stevie Wonder’s iconic “Sir Duke” was written for his 1976 record Songs in the Key of Life as a tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington, who had passed away two years earlier. Their song lyrics have not only touched millions of hearts but have also busted several beauty standards. Artists often write songs about their current and past relationships with other stars. The Smooth Late Show with Danny Pietroni It could be a direct mention of their name or a reference to them. All Rights Reserved, 12. On this final track from the Flaming Lips’ 2003 EP Fight Test, Wayne Coyne tells the story of meeting Jack White in Detroit in 2002, where the then-White Stripe gifted Coyne a light-up, “fiber-optic” statue of Jesus Christ. u/Henrythedinosaur. I'll never think of "Heart-Shaped Box" the same way again. Whether writing tributes in memoriam, in admiration and sometimes even in jest, here are 15 musicians who wrote songs about other musicians. 1: 1. A few of Presley's own songs became huge hits in certain regions of the world, in versions whose translation into the required language bore little or no resemblance to the original lyrics. Stevie later said: "I knew the title from the beginning but wanted it to be about the musicians who did something for us. Jimmy Buffett and Tom Jones have also performed their own renditions of the track. Songs that mention or reference other music artists in the lyrics or the song name. 1 year ago. Old Dominion is paying homage to those songs that have become hits for those stars. The song makes angry and scathing remarks aimed at Lennon's former Beatles bandmate McCartney. These may be heartfelt tributes, or perhaps angry songs of vengeance. Ellie has denied that this song is about anyone in particular, but fans have speculated for years that it's actually a response to Ed's song 'Don't', which was written about Ellie. Frontman Green Gartside was a big fan of the Queen of Soul, and paid tribute to the singer in this underrated synthpop tune. New Music To Know: A Little Something For Everyone. Sometimes, songs written for other artists lead to a lot of success. The only things you need is a piece of paper, a pen and an open mind. It may seem meta, but boy are there a lot of amazing songs about music, the music industry, and other artists. Artists are presented with so many songs, and they can’t possibly record them all. Here’s a nice little did-you-know about the Entertainer of the Year, Eric Church. This English post-punk band was dropped as the opening act for Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s mid-1980s tour when they read Syd Barrett’s home address aloud to an audience. This funk anthem was written in tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington, who had died in 1974. FTiare/istock via getty images. Close. There's actually quite a lot of songs being written about David, even if it's just mentioning him in passing. Morrison also said later in his career that his vocals are also influenced by the 1950s soul singer, saying that Wilson's hits were an important influence in developing his early vocal style. 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