Songs referencing other songs

HesCalledDyer · July 2018

Better Than Ezra's "Extra Ordinary" references a couple songs:

"Just like that AC/DC song, come on baby shake me all night long"

"Just like that Barenaked Ladies song, I'm hot like wasabe when I'm next to your body"

Veruca Salt's "Volcano Girls" references their own song "Seether"

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians "What I Am" references her future (and still) husband Paul Simon's "I Know What I Know"

"~ and you know what I mean."

HesCalledDyer · July 2018

Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" references Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and also mentions Tommy and Gina from their own "Livin' On A Prayer."

Spiritual_Chaos · July 2018

I meant artists that is referencing their own history and songs. But this works too.

Thirty Bills Unpaid · July 2018

Spiritual_Chaos said:

I meant artists that is referencing their own history and songs. But this works too.

We're so stupid.

HesCalledDyer · July 2018

Sting's "Seven Days" contains a reprise of the second verse of The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" at the end of the song.

"Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet"

tempo_n_groove · July 2018

Alkaline Trio's song All Skeletons references the Minutemen album with the line "Double nickles on your dime".

goldrush · August 2018

‘Lotus’ by REM references 2 other REM songs.

The line “dot, dot, dot, and I feel fine” is a reference to ‘It’s The End if The World As We Know It (and I feel fine)’.

And the “I ate the lotus” chorus is similar to “I’ll eat the lotus” from ‘Be Mine’