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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)
*"Acoustic Guitar" by [[Magnetic Fields]] references [[Steve Earle]], [[Charo]], and [[Gwar]].
*"Acting Like Black Sabbath" by the [[Dayglo Abortions]] references [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Tony Iommi]].
*"Afraid" by [[David Bowie]] references the [[Beatles]].
*"The Air Is Getting Slippery" by [[Primus]] references to 
t[[The [[Residents]].
*"The Agony Of Laffitte " by [[Spoon]] references [[Metallica]].
*"Alex Chilton" by [[The Replacements]] references [[Alex Chilton]] and [[Big Star]].
*"Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland" by [[Grandaddy]] references [[Alan Parsons]].
*"All the Young Dudes" by [[Mott the Hoople]] references [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[The Beatles]], and [[The Rolling Stones]].
*"Almost Gothic" by [[Steely Dan]] references [[Little Eva]].
(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]]