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Website · by **Justj0hn** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:10 am

My Sister[Juliana Hatfield]~mentioning the Del Fuegos.
Nirvana[The Blake Babies(J. Hatfield)]~a couple years before Nirvana hit it big.
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child[Mojo Nixon]~barring the obvious he makes mention of Tiffany,

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:42 am

How about the classic Warlock Pinchers' tune "Morrissey Rides A Cockhorse"?

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:57 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by kimiiii[/i]
<br>Ek, you are the first person I'm going to hug at our NWO get together. Be nice and hug back

by **design_femme** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:49 am

another Dead Milkmen one: Punk Rock Girl. References both Beach Boys and Mojo Nixon:

Robyn Hitchcock's "Trash" mentions Iggy, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones, and maybe more… I can't remember the whole song.

by **ExRat** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:53 am

Television Personalities - "Part Time Punks" references the Lurkers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Clash...and John Peel!

Dead Milkmen - "Instant Club Hit" references Depeche Mode, Siouxsie, Book of Love, PiL, and a bunch of others.

Bow Wow Wow - "

by **KYYX4ever** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:19 pm

Bongwater's "Chicken Pussy" names Canned Heat.

Altered Images "Dead Pop Stars" doesn't mention anyone by name, but goes on about those dead pop stars.

That Beautiful South song mentioned above also names Paul Young.

by **buffalochipz** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:19 pm

"Fake '88" by Saint Etienne namechecks:

Glen Campbell
Hall & Oates
Nik Kerhsaw
Mark King (Level 42)
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Toto Coelo
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Martin Fry (ABC)
Haysi Fantayzee
and
Hazel O'Connor

by **buffalochipz** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:27 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
<br>Bongwater's "Chicken Pussy" names Canned Heat.
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by **KYYX4ever** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:32 pm

Thanks...I love that song, too. The first time I heard it, I was like "I gotta get that song!"

by **Borneojimy** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:48 pm

More that come to mind are:
Alice Donut "Sinead O'Connor On TV"
Detention "Dead Rock & Rollers" (Moon, Morrison, Hendrix, etc...)
Leaving Trains "Rock & Roll Murder"( way too many to list)
Those Naughty Lumps "Iggy Pop's Jacket"
Black Randy & the Met

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:39 pm

-Liz Phair's Stratford-On-Guy mentions Galaxie 500
-Bloodhound Gang's Fire Water Burn mentions Barry White and Frank Black.
-Bloodhound Gang's Mope mentions Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Falco, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Luciano Pavorotti (how's

by **2Nu** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:10 am

BAD drops a number of notable names in 'Hollywood Blvd'

It`s a star studded scandal
So raise your glass my friend
The Messiahs of the milk bar
Hellraisers to the end

And they`ve all got a story
Tattle talk from Tinseltown
Some of them survivor

by **buffalochipz** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:42 am

"Twisting" by They Might Be Giants mentions the Young Fresh Fellows

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:51 am

Sonic Youth did this a lot. Tunic (Song For Karen) is about Karen Carpenter. Then there is Madonna, Sean and Me and from the new album
there's Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream.

by **bruiser** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:57 am

johnny ray also mentioned in billy idol's "don't need a gun." he's in the video too!

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