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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)
*"Thunder Road" by [[Bruce Springsteen]] references [[Roy Orbison]].
*"Tiger Woods" by [[Dan Bern]] references [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*"Tipton" by [[Phranc]] references [[Billy Tipton]].
*"Totally Random Man" by [[Therapy?]] references [[Captain Beefheart]].
*"Tower of Song" by [[Leonard Cohen]] references [[Hank Williams]].
*"Trans-Europe Express" by [[Kraftwerk]] references [[Iggy Pop]] and [[David Bowie]]

*"True" by [[Spandau Ballet]] references [[Marvin Gaye]]⏎
*"Trunk Fulla Amps" by [[Self]] references [[Glenn Danzig]], [[Freddie Mercury]], and [[Lenny Kravitz]].
*"Twisting" by [[They Might Be Giants]] references [[The dB's]] and [[Young Fresh Fellows]]
*"Two Hearts" by [[Danny Michel]] references [[David Bowie]]
*"Two Tub Man" by [[The Dictators]] references [[Lou Reed]]

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*"Under The Sun" by [[Sugar Ray]] references [[Run DMC]], [[Culture Club]], [[The Clash]] and [[Men Without Hats]].
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* [[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]]