Impossible Mix Tape

[kookiemnstr8]

Okay this is going to be hard to do, but I'm trying to create a mix of songs that allude to other songs/artists.  Each song will reference the artist of the song that either follows or precedes it (I haven't decided which way I'm going to order it).  I hope that make sense.  Eh.  Ideally the last song on the CD would refer back to the first one.  But I think that might be impossible.
 
 Where you all come in:  Give me some songs that reference others/other artists.  Ready, go.

[thirsty moore]

Rancid's Roots Radicals mentions Desmond Dekker.  Though I don't know any Dekker songs that reference other artists.
 
 There's a live version of Jeff Buckley singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah where he says, "I used to live with Leonard before I knew ya."  Though again, I don't know of any Leonard Cohen songs that reference other artists directly.

[bearman🐻]

Ben Folds -- Late (about Elliott Smith)

[bearman🐻]

Frank Black -- I Heard Ramona Sing (The Ramones)

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Snow Patrol have that radio song that mentions Sufjan Stevens. I'm sure Sufjan's namedropped some artist at some point.

[you be betty]

"Song For Bob Dylan" by David Bowie!!!!!
 
 
 Rancid also has a song that mentions Joe Strummer...I can't remember exactly which one, though I feel it might be "Indestructable."
 
 Le Tigre also has a song called "Hot Topic" that mentions a whole buncha people
 
 
 um, i'll think of more...

[Driveway]

Nada Surf - Blonde on Blonde
 Harvey Danger - Flag Pole Sitta
 New Radicals - Get what ya give
 Smashing Pumpkins - If There Is A God
 Small Factory - Versus Tape

[Venerable Bede]

pavement- rattled by the rush (geddy lee/rush)
 pavement- range life (smashing pumpkins and stone temple pilots)
 ben lee- i wish i was him (pavement, beastie boys)

[bigyellow100]

if it were a hip-hop mixtape, you could probably get this done in under an hour.

[challenged]

Elvis Costello's "worthless thing" references Elvis Presley
 
 Ted Leo's "counting down the hours" mentions Mr. Mellor (Joe Strummer from the Clash)
 
 Counting Crows "monkey" mentions Ben Folds
 
 Bloodhound Gang - "bad touch" references Prince and Lyle Lovett and "fire water burn" mentions frank black and many others

[challenged]

and
 
 the Ataris have a song called "Ben Lee" that references Ben Lee, Bob Dylan, Beastie Boys, Snoop, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  pavement- rattled by the rush (geddy lee/rush)
 

sorry, that was the wrong song. .. i meant "stereo"

[sweetcell]

how about LCD's "losing my edge"... ever band that ever mattered is mentioned in there.
 
 the sonics... the sonics...

[miss pretentious]

'thou shalt always kill' by dans le sac vs scroobius pip names about every popular band out right now...

[you be betty]

Originally posted by challenged:
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 the Ataris have a song called "Ben Lee" that references Ben Lee, Bob Dylan, Beastie Boys, Snoop, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube

and they also have one called "The Radio Still Sucks" that mentions a lot of people too like Beck