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130. Sympathy for the devil.....

Reply to Bombero1956 (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 12:56 AM

Jan 2014

A little name dropping here...

"I shouted out "who killed the Kennedy's" when after all, it was you and me..."

"I was around when Jesus Christ, had his moment of doubt and pain"

"I stuck around st. petersburg,
When I saw it was a time for a change.
Killed the czar and his ministers;
Anastasia screamed in vain"

"As heads is tails
Just call me lucifer..."

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How many songs can you think of that mention a real person, I'll start [View all] Bombero1956 Jan 2014 OP

Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #1

"Centerfield" John Fogerty malthaussen Jan 2014 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Avalux Jan 2014 #88

"(Jackie Wilson Said) I'm in Heaven When You Smile" (Van Morrison) n/t Mister Ed Jan 2014 #93

a few MissMillie Jan 2014 #2

The Kinks "Celluloid Heros" Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #3

LOVE that song!!! ailsagirl Jan 2014 #9

I love the Kinks in general but Celluloid Heros really haunts me.... Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #19

LOTS of people appreciate the Kinks ailsagirl Jan 2014 #31

The Who and The Kinks PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #74

YES!! ailsagirl Jan 2014 #77

Didn't Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" NewJeffCT Jan 2014 #4

Creeque Alley (The Mamas & the Papas) pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #5

Hey, Jude Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2014 #6

By the great Beatles. Boomerproud Jan 2014 #45

Here's one ABOUT a Beatle...."Empty Garden" PassingFair Jan 2014 #108

"We didn't start the fire" - Billy Joel (mentioned just about everybody). raccoon Jan 2014 #7

LOL, We Didn't Start the Fire was my first thought. MH1 Jan 2014 #121

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead NewJeffCT Jan 2014 #8

Here are a few nolabear Jan 2014 #10

Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" ailsagirl Jan 2014 #11

"Bette Davis Eyes" ailsagirl Jan 2014 #12

"American Pie" Don McLean ailsagirl Jan 2014 #13

You Haven't Done Nothin' Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2014 #14

Uptown Girl Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2014 #15

"Starry Starry Night" (Vincent Van Gogh) by Don McLean mainer Jan 2014 #16

another Bob Dylan song Bombero1956 Jan 2014 #17

Eagles-James Dean bluesbassman Jan 2014 #18

Sweet Home Alabama RebelOne Jan 2014 #20

"In Birmingham they love the Governor" -- George Wallace Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #30

first thought w.as a lot of rem songs d_r Jan 2014 #21

Yes - like "It's the End of he World" cyberswede Jan 2014 #23

right. d_r Jan 2014 #32

Bit more of an obscure one, but "Maps and Legends" is about the artist and minister Howard Finster: nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #95

The Ballad of Sipro Agnew by John Denver cyberswede Jan 2014 #22

The Dylan list would be huge hibbing Jan 2014 #24

"The Death of Emmett Till" --add to that list. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #70

Only A Pawn In Their Game rug Jan 2014 #25

"Jesus Is Just Alright," by the Doobie Brothers RebelOne Jan 2014 #26

Ozzy Osborne: Mr.Crowley (With the late great Randy Rhoads) bluesbassman Jan 2014 #27

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder - Basie, Miller, Satchmo (Armstrong), Sir Duke (Ellington), Ella Fitzgerald DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #28

I Do the Rock, by Tim Curry. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #29

Baby Blue by Badfinger hack89 Jan 2014 #33

Yo La Tengo - "Tom Courtenay" nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #34

Kim Carnes, via inference in Tori Amos' "Glory of the 80s" Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #35

In memory pipi_k Jan 2014 #36

Pablo Picasso lame54 Jan 2014 #37

oh yeah - haven't heard that one in a while - thanks! TheOldDancingBear Jan 2014 #138

I know that one from David Bowie's "Reality" CD. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #142

"We're the Boingers" Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #38

THpbbtt! kcr Jan 2014 #58

Ack! Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #66

For those who don't know this 80's classic: Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #90

You must all be youngsters:"Abraham, Martin, and John" Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #39

No kidding, that was the first song I thought of. malthaussen Jan 2014 #42

Cole Porter's "You're the Top"--It mentions everybody Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #40

Starry Starry Night riverwalker Jan 2014 #41

Velvet Underground "New Age" Robert Mitchum Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #43

"Life is a Rock, but the Radio Rolled Me" malthaussen Jan 2014 #44

"Let's Think About Livin'" by Bob Lumen malthaussen Jan 2014 #46

This thread has a ton of them, too: Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #48

Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser Sognefjord Jan 2014 #49

Sun Kil Moon- "Glenn Tipton" enigmatic Jan 2014 #50

Peter Laughner - "Sylvia Plath" enigmatic Jan 2014 #51

Phil Ochs- "Jim Dean Of Indiana" enigmatic Jan 2014 #52

Tonight's The Night.......Neil Young Teamster Jeff Jan 2014 #53

He was also Jan Berry's brother Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #82

Country Joe and the Fish Ghost of Tom Joad Jan 2014 #54

and "Janis" (for Janis Joplin) ailsagirl Jan 2014 #64

Also can't forget CSN's "Ohio" PRETZEL Jan 2014 #78

Ah, yes n/t ailsagirl Jan 2014 #84

Thank You Daniel Ellsberg - Bloodrock SkatmanRoth Jan 2014 #55

"Mack the Knife" femmocrat Jan 2014 #56

I never knew Lotte Lenya was a real person... CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #107

Check out everything by Kurt Weill. An underappreciated genius. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #125

Morrissey - "The Last of the Famous International Playboys": Reggie and Ronnie Kray Codeine Jan 2014 #57

Also "Michael's Bones" referring to Michael Ryan who perpetrated the Hungerford Massacre: nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #96

Garden Party - Rick Nelson Contrary1 Jan 2014 #59

Here's one that's got Jesus, Pilate, Anastasia, and the Kennedys Captain Stern Jan 2014 #60

Jack and Diane ... James Dean LissaMac Jan 2014 #61

Oliver Cromwell Llewlladdwr Jan 2014 #62

Along with Beethoven, Mozart... GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #86

Biko - Peter Gabriel progressoid Jan 2014 #63

I think Dylan wrote the beautiful "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for Joan Baez ailsagirl Jan 2014 #65

Many critics think it is about his wife Sara hack89 Jan 2014 #71

Could be true ailsagirl Jan 2014 #85

Timothy Leary & Smokey Robinson BobUp Jan 2014 #67

Lizzie Borden - Chad Mitchel Trio SkatmanRoth Jan 2014 #68

I ADORE CHAD MITCHELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Met him (and Joe and Mike) a couple times in recent years. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #80

Thunder on the Mountain (Dylan) -- Alicia Keyes Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #69

Bowie has several... Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #72

Bananarama "Robert De Niro's Waiting" n/t PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #73

Layla -- Eric Clapton, inspired in part by Patti Boyd. magical thyme Jan 2014 #75

Arthur Conley 'Sweet Soul Music' Jetboy Jan 2014 #76

"Spotlight on Lou Rawls, y'all" is one of my alltime favorite recorded moments Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #81

Ricky Martin: "If You Ever Saw Her"~~"Well, she's every dream girl from Monroe to Madonna." WinkyDink Jan 2014 #79

Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie cyberswede Jan 2014 #83

A country song by shania Twain "That Don't Impress me Much" nirvana555 Jan 2014 #87

Ronnie McDowell's "The King is Gone" LumosMaxima Jan 2014 #89

Two about John Lennon: LumosMaxima Jan 2014 #91

"Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton mentions Andrew Jackson Kaleva Jan 2014 #92

"Radar Love" by Golden Earring (mentions Brenda Lee) Mister Ed Jan 2014 #94

327 songs. Glassunion Jan 2014 #97

"Do you like good music? That sweet soul music." kwassa Jan 2014 #98

Finally I get to post this clip: Initech Jan 2014 #99

Zeke the Sheik... GReedDiamond Jan 2014 #100

Top Jimmy... GReedDiamond Jan 2014 #101

"Cortez the Killer" by Neil Young cyberswede Jan 2014 #102

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"Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" by Tom Paxton DFW Jan 2014 #127

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"Alma" by Tom Lehrer DFW Jan 2014 #129

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Three songs by the great Allan Sherman DFW Jan 2014 #135

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