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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)
*"Wig Out at Denko's" by [[Dag Nasty]] references [[Minor Threat]] and [[Yanni]].
*"Wings" by [[The Albion Band]] references [[The Byrds]].
*"Woody Guthrie" by [[Alabama 3]] references [[Woody Guthrie]].
*"Wot" by [[Captain Sensible]] references [[Adam Ant]] as well as himself quite a bit.
*''The Wreck of the Arthur Lee'' by [[Robyn Hitchcock]] references [[Arthur 
Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]].

===X===
*"XTC Vs. Adam Ant" by [[They Might Be Giants]] references [[XTC]] and [[Adam Ant]], as well as [[Bow Wow Wow]] and [[the Beatles]].

===Y===
*"Yer Blues" by [[the Beatles]] references [[Bob Dylan]].
*"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" by [[Bob Dylan]] references [[Roger McGuinn]] ([[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol.2]]-Version only).
(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]]