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NW Songs That Pay Tribute to Celebrities
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:00 pmby guyinsf
NW songs that pay tribute to celebrities and other new wave legends?
I'm not talking about the person's name being mentioned in one line, I'm talking about the celeb being the central focus of the song.
Bananarama - Robert's Dinero's Waiting
B-52's and Family Fodder - Debbie and Debbie Harry, respectively
Can you guys think of some more?
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:44 pmby Frau_Blucher
Jackie Onassis - Human Sexual Response
Pablo Picasso - The Modern Lovers
Stuck In a Pagoda with Tricia Toyota - The Dickies
Ronnie's Song - LAX
California Uber Alles - The Dead Kennedys
Mickey Mouse - Sparks
Free Nelson Mandela - The Specials
Buffy Come Back - Angel and the Reruns
Posted:
Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:05 pmby i_like_lectric_motors
"Robert's Dinero's Waiting" [?]
Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
Sit On my Face Stevie Nicks - The Rotters
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:28 pmby marie3
Glad I'm Not A Kennedy - Shona Laing
Alex Chilton - The Replacements
REM - Man on The Moon
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:08 amby budaniel
Seconds - Human League (President Kennedy)
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:45 amby Frau_Blucher
[quote][i]Originally posted by budaniel[/i]
<br>Seconds - Human League (President Kennedy)
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Ooh, ashamed I forgot this.
Posted:
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:42 amby plagiarism
Wow. "Bela Lugosi's Dead" hasn't been mentioned yet? Also,
The Wedding Present - Shatner
The Brilliant Corners - Brian Rix
Julian Cope - Bill Drummond Said
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:35 amby gpow
Damn you Frau. I was about to include LAX and Angels & the Reruns till I saw your post.
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:15 amby tileboy
The Clash-The Right Profile
The Boomtown Rats -I never Loved (Eva Braun)
-Me and Howard Hughes
Mojo Nixon -Elvis is Everywhere
- Don Henley Must Die
REM- Man on the Moon
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:26 amby i_like_lectric_motors
[quote][i]Originally posted by tileboy[/i]
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Mojo Nixon -Elvis is Everywhere
- Don Henley Must Die
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And also Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child.
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:16 pmby rewind
Madness - Michael Caine
Jazz Butcher Conspiracy - Peter Lorre
Stump - Charlton Heston
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Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:46 amby firefall
Sparks''Madonna''
Redd Kross''Lovedolls(for their fellow female punk band from California}
Bauhaus''Bela Lugosi's dead''
Black Randy and the Metrosquad''Idi Amin''
Meatmen''Abba God and Me''
Mr T Experience''Danny Partridge'' and''I'm in love with Paula Pierce''
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Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:03 amby plagiarism
"Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes
Oh, come on. Don't try to tell me Kim Carnes isn't New Wave. [:o)]
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:20 amby budaniel
2 more I just came across on my ipod:
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
ABC - When Smokey Sings
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:15 amby rewind
budaniel, you stirred my memory...
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (Van Morrison cover)
Billy Bragg - Levi Stubb's Tears