Referencing in music

The Batlord · 01-06-2019, 04:47 PM

Oh and Blind Guardian's concept album about The Silmarillion.

Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth

Unitron · 01-06-2019, 05:30 PM

Oh, A Tribe Called Quest's Show Business mentions Chuck D of Public Enemy:

Mondo Bungle · 01-06-2019, 05:31 PM

the majority of hip hop

DMBFFF · 02-20-2019, 04:40 AM

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DMBFFF · 02-20-2019, 08:19 AM

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Oriphiel · 02-20-2019, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DMBFFF

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Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast.

Try for the KJV (King James Version). It's harder to read, but some (English-speaking) religious fundamentalists figure it's the only legitimate version (that and the Geneva and Tyndale), though you might want read it with a modern version.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Only_movement

You can download these
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Autho..._James_Version

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible...James)/Matthew
Chapter 6
(my bold)

also,

Don't worry, it's not Christian Rock: indeed, it was written by a former member of the American Communist Party USA (CPUSA).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn!_Turn!_Turn!

Spoiler for The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!:

Wasn't that growling by Gollum?

"'T'was in the darkest depts of Mordor, I meet a girl so fair, but Gollum, and the evil one."

I listened to it twice. It grow a bit on me in the second.

not much of a Star Wars fan. Return of the Jedi was the latest I saw; but this is a good song. He could say nothing about Wookies or anything about Star Wars and it'd still be good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ri...ncient_Mariner

Okay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ri...opular_culture

Get's (particularly) good around 8:36.

(for a bigger pic)
https://66.media.tumblr.com/1c015426...y6uo1_1280.png

FWIW, most of the songs I link to I both like and heard numerous times.

1.

Spoiler for Arthur Conley-Sweet Soul Music:

Do you like good music?
That sweet soul music.

Spotlight on Lou Rawls, ya'll.

Spotlight on Sam and Dave, ya'll.

Spotlight on Wilson Pickett, now.

Spotlight on Otis Redding, now.

Spotlight on James Brown, ya'll.

2.
American Pie (song)

3.
Killing Me Softly with His Song

(my bold)

4.

Spoiler for The Tragically Hip - At The Hundredth Meridian:

https://www.google.com/search?client...eridian+lyrics

weeds standing shoulder high.

At the 100th meridian, where the Great Plains begin.

I remember buffalo.

2:13 to 2:42 of 3:18
(my bold and sizing)

(R.I.P. Gord

)

Spoiler for Ry Cooder No Banker Left Behind:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry_Cooder

5.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courag...ugh_MacLennan)

It might be about English-Relations in Canada, though it might apply elsewhere (e.g. The Flemish and Walloons).

Spoiler for The Tragically Hip - Courage (For Hugh MacLennan):

been on of my my fave Tragically Hip songs for a while—at least musically

No references that I know of, I just like it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_Jungle

Spoiler for Greasy Jungle - Day for Night - The Tragically Hip:

( https://stittsvillecentral.ca/letter...e-in-my-heart/ )

6.

(R.I.P Stompin' Tom

)

7.

I could have put this cover in my pronoun thread, but it's more suitable here.
(I'll prolly quote it there—maybe they'll click to here.

)

Spoiler for Crash Vegas - Pocahontas:

2:08 to 2:16 of 3:53
(my bold)

Michelle was a bit socially conscious in her early 20s (prolly even now at ≈50).

(and her black leather jacket was likely functional in this vid

)

Spoiler for Crash Vegas - Inside Out - Official Music Video:

8.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Quarrington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porkbelly_Futures

Spoiler for Hemingway:

20 views

(Paul Quarrington

)

9.

Spoiler for Red Rider - White Hot:

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMBFFF

10.

Spoiler for Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (HQ) ~ (ReEdit):

Of course there's also Tom Petty's song.
(R.I.P. Tom Petty)

a bit over 10 years later, a song that might have inspired Miley over 20 years after that:

(source)
https://www.amazon.co.jp/WELCOME-WRE.../dp/B00QY1ZYV4

1981

Spoiler for Grace Slick - Wrecking Ball:

She was the acid queen.

Grace Slick
https://66.media.tumblr.com/f36aebed...y6uo1_1280.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T...n_(single).jpg

11.
(source)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...book_cover.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella)

Spoiler for Rush Anthem:

1:50 to 1:56 of 4:27

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2112_(album)

Spoiler for Rush - 2112: The Temples Of Syrinx (Lyric Video):

(my bold)

Spoiler for The Philosophy Behind Rush's Lyrics:

Also Tom Sawyer

12.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Blade_(song)

Spoiler for Blue Oyster Cult - Black Blade:

Near the end of the song, the Black Blade sings:

before laughing hysterically.

YT comments:

13. (back to lesbians)

So here's is perhaps Carole Pope/Rough Trades most famous song:

Spoiler for ROUGH TRADE - High School Confidential:

sung Carole Pope in 1980.

and here's a lesser-known song about Carole Pope

Spoiler for Goddo - Carole, Kiss My Whip:

The title is most likely a play of words in this song, which also has another take.

14 and 15.

Spoiler for Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka:

Spoiler for Carol King Oh! Neil:

16.

Spoiler for Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson (Video):

17.

Spoiler for Veruca Salt - With David Bowie:

18 and 19.

Spoiler for The Alan Parsons Project- I Robot (full album):

Spoiler for Alan Parsons Project The Raven:

20.
U2 songs about other people (I think):

1. MLK: In the Name of Love
2. Billie Holiday: Angel of Harlem
3. Elvis: Heartland
4. John Lennon: I Believe in Love
5. Aung San Suu Kyi: Walk On

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_On_(U2_song)

6. Leonard Peltier: Native Son

Spoiler for U2 Native Son OFFICIAL Original Unreleased Song:

DMBFFF · 02-20-2019, 01:44 PM

ziggywas · 02-24-2019, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Zhanteimi

Moby-Dick.

Bob Dylan's 115th dream is a nothing-but-references(including moby dick references) surrealistic, political, great song!

here are the 1. lyrics 2.track on spotify

EDiT: i havent seen all this racket above my post until after i posted. i hope i m not interrupting or anything :P

Lisnaholic · 02-24-2019, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziggywas

Bob Dylan's 115th dream is a nothing-but-references(including moby dick references) surrealistic, political, great song!

here are the 1. lyrics 2.track on spotify

EDiT: i havent seen all this racket above my post until after i posted. i hope i m not interrupting or anything :P

^ Good call, ziggywas. That's a Dylan track that doesn't often get mentioned, but I've always liked it as one of his more light-hearted fantasies.

Referencing in music is big and sprawling topic and Maria has done well to bring it up. Perhaps you should've narrowed the focus a bit in your OP though, Maria as the subject could've been spread out over different threads, according to different types of references.

One thread we already have, for instance, is for songs that talk about music:- https://www.musicbanter.com/general-...sic-music.html
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Some songs slip in a reference or two along the way, and expect the listener to pick them up, rather like Bob Dylan's 115th Dream. Others are more explicit, and straight-out name check various people, for example:-
Macklemore: Growing Up
Bowie: Andy Warhol and Song For Bob Dylan
Eric Burdon: Monterey
And a personal favourite, Rave On John Donne:-

^ Who but Van Morrison can convincingly deliver the line, "Rave on through the industrial revolution"? Gotta love his passionate clarion call for a poet he admires so much.

**Marie Monday** · 02-24-2019, 10:15 AM

you're not interrupting anything, ziggywas

I actually had that track stuck in my head a lot when I read Moby Dick. Awesome that Van Morrisson made a track about John Donne!

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