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List of songs containing overt references to real musicians
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Songwriters occasionally write songs that make overt references to real musicians and bands.  This list excludes [[hip hop music|hip hop]] songs because overt references to real musicians are more common than not.  Hip hop arose as an informal accompaniment to dance music, when performers spoke over percussion breaks.  Over time, these performers began speaking more and more in sync with the beat, and thus was born [[rapping]].  Eschewing traditional song structure, most of these early rap(contracted; show full)
*"Mota" by [[The Offspring]] references [[Jimmy Buffett]]
*"Motorvator" by [[The Riffs]] references [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]
*"Motown" by Darkbuster references [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Sam Cooke]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Otis Redding]], [[Wilson Pickett]], [[Martha and the Vandellas]], [[The O’Jays]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Diana Ross]], and [[The Supremes]].
*"Motownphilly" by [[Boyz II Men]] references [[Another Bad Creation]] and [[Bell Biv DeVoe]]
 (as "ABC" and "BBD"), as well as the group itself.
*"Mountain Energei" by [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]] references [[Dolly Parton]].
*"Moving to L. A." by [[Art Brut]] references [[Axl Rose]] and [[Morrissey]].
*"Mr. Jones" by [[Counting Crows]] references [[Bob Dylan]]
*"Mr. Krinkle" by [[Primus]] references [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Cher]], [[Bocephus]], and [[James Brown]].
*"Mr. Sandman" by [[The Chordettes]] references [[Liberace]]
(contracted; show full)* [[List of songs with the same name as their performers]]
* [[List of songs about fictitious bands or musicians]]
* [[Lists of songs]]

==External link==
*[http://www.mixedup.com/elvissongs.htm This website claims to list 215 songs that mention Elvis Presley]

[[Category:Lists of songs|Musicians]]