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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)
*"Welcome to the Diamond Mine" by [[Dickies]] references [[Jimmy Page]].
*"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'?" by [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]] references [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Sid Vicious]].
*"When I Kiss You I Hear Charlie Parker Playing" by [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]] references [[Charlie Parker]].
*"When Smokey Sings" by [[ABC (band)|ABC]] references [[Smokey Robinson]]
, [[Luther Vandross]], [[Sly Stone]] and [[Marvin Gaye]].
*"When the Healing Has Begun" by [[Van Morrison]] references [[Muddy Waters]].
*"When the Leaves Are Falling Down" by [[Van Morrison]] references [[Chet Baker]].
*"Where Did His Eye Go?" by [[The Dickies]] references [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]]
*"Where It's At" by [[Beck]] references [[Gary Wilson (musician)|Gary Wilson]]
*"Where Your Eyes Don't Go" by [[They Might Be Giants]] references [[Kurtis Blow]]
(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]]