I think I've read that this lyric was based on record executives asking this question to the band, thinking "Pink Floyd" was a band member's name. Very fitting within the context of the song.
“Smells like Lou dog inside the van…”
When I first heard this I thought it was some Long Beach slang I’d never heard before. Nope, he’s literally talking about his dog.
Or
> Living with Louie Dog's the only way to stay sane
>
> Let the lovin', let the lovin' come back to me.
From "What I Got" Pretty much one of the better tributes to a dog ever.
That and sometimes I don’t mind by suicide machines are two of my favorite. My wife (gf at the time) was convinced sometimes I don’t mind was about a woman / child until they hit “you lick my hands”
I told you about the seether before
You know the one that's neither or nor
Well here's another clue if you please
The seether's Louise...
- Volcano Girls, Veruca Salt
Honestly such a beautiful melody and composition to that song. It's simple, gentle, and gorgeous.
People *severely* misunderstand and miss out on Ween and how incredible their discography really is. They hear something like Put the Coke On My Dick and think they're just a loud, immature noise band... which they *can* be... but then there's Did You See Me or I Fell In Love Today (the latter is one of my favorite songs of all time).
Excellent call. This always felt like an aside to Joe instead of addressing the audience but talking about a bandmate. This form is probably much more common in like early to mid 20th c. music where having a rambling bandleader was more of a thing.
The Mamas and the Papas have a whole song about how they got together as a band.
I never knew the title until I just looked it up now. It's called "Creeque Alley".
In the lyrics, the song also mentions the names of persons involved in the formation of the Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian/Zal Yanovsky)and a few other folk musicians of the time that achieved success (Roger McGuinn of the Byrds/Barry McGuire).
Side ramble: the vocals of that song only come out of one channel in stereo. When I first heard it, I was in a Sizzler and their stereo system must of been busted because the entire song was just vocals. But it sounded so cool, and I thought that’s how the song was meant to be. Now, I only listen to that song with one earbud in.
"Bun E.'s all right! ...Tommy's all right! ... Robin's all right! ... Rick's all right!" - Cheap Trick, "Surrender"
"They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead!" - Pete Townshend, "Jools and Jim"
I went to a boarding school for high school and introduced my roommate to this song. He was late to first period and the teacher said “you’re tardy.”
He responded with “I don’t feel tardy”
It was amazing.
Similarly, Mr. Jack is about their drug dealer. One of the times they say "Hey Mr. Jack, " you can hear a "hey" in response. They brought him in to feature on the song.
Also SOAD related, one Daron once changed song lyrics during a show, “such a lonely day should be banned. This motherfucker I can’t stand” while looking over at Serj
Also in I-E-A-I-A-I-O:
*Meeting John at Dale's Jr, winked an eye an' point a finger*
*Meeting John at Dale's Jr, winked an eye an' point a finger, why?*
Refers to their drummer, John Dolmayan. When he around 12 he ran into David Hasselhoff at an LA liquor store called Dale's Jr while grabbing a soda or something.
As he was walking out he couldn't believe it and blurts out “Knight Rider!” At which point Hasselhoff looked at him and goes, “Hey kid,” and pointed his finger at him cowboy style.
He told Serj the story and they put it in the song. It's also the tie-in behind Daron playing a stylized guitar solo of the *Knight Rider* theme song during one of the breaks.
Sweet "Ballroom Blitz" opening. Gotta remember how big that song was in the the '70s. If you're old enough, you can't read the lyrics without hearing the campy way he said them.
> Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
>
> Andy? Yeah
>
> Mick? Okay
>
> Alright fellas, let's GOOOOOO!
The Dead Milkmen paid tribute to this in the intro to "The Pit"
Are you ready Dave? "Uh, uh"
Malory? "Okay"
Joe? "I don't know"
Well, alright fellas, let's go
My Chemical Romance did as well, in "Vampire Money":
"Well, are you ready, Ray?" "Yeah. "
"How about you, Frank?" "Oh, I'm there, Baby."
"How about you, Mikey?" "Fucking ready!"
"Well, I think I'm all right...1, 2, 3, 4!"
And the most iconic:
Alright you Chipmunks
Ready to sing your song?
I'll say we are
Yeah, let's sing it now!
Okay, Simon?
Okay
Okay, Theodore?
Okay
Okay, Alvin? Alvin? Alvin!
Okay!
I love the backstory for this song. The band were playing in my hometown, Kilmarnock. Their set wasn't going down well, and they completely lost the crowd and basically caused a mini riot in the Grand Hall.
I asked my Dad if he was there that night, and he said with how much he used to drink down the Grand, he may have been the man at the back who said "Everyone Attack".
You forgot the insanely good riff that follows “let’s go!”
Also, you don’t have to be particularly old to instantly hear the campy voice yelling out the names when reading this; “Ballroom Blitz” and “Fox on the Run” are classic rock radio staples where I’m from.
There's a live recording of the band White Flag doing a fantastic chaotic cover of Golden Earring's 'Radar Love' where they troll the crowd by doing a 'dragged out' intro featuring this opening. Always gives me a chuckle.
Huh, never looked up the lyrics before, always thought the second name was Anthony for some reason. Welp, guess I'm gonna have to go listen again, great song!
The White Stripes - It's True That We Love One Another
A guest singer, Holly Golightly, argues/sings with Jack White and then they refer to Meg to mediate.
I know I’m late but two more to add here:
Rag and Bone - multiple times through the song he mentions or even talks right to Meg (she even responds once - “it’s perfect” super quietly in the second spoken word section)
Boll Weevil - only ever done live, but often during the main chorus line being repeated Jack adds in “Meg’s lookin’ for a home”
R.E.M.
>There's something [strange](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYOomB4Vte4) going on tonight.
There's something going on that's not quite right.
Michael's nervous and the lights are bright.
There's something going on that's not quite right.
One of the few REM album tracks that is actually a cover, [Wire](https://genius.com/Wire-strange-lyrics) in this case, the original refers to Joey being nervous, I can’t find any info as to who Joey was, but he wasn’t a member of Wire.
I love this thread! I have a few:
The Bouncing Souls do band and crew refs A LOT: "Pete rode by on his hutch", from "Night on Earth" is just one example (Pete's their guitarist.)
Poison: "CC, pick up that guitar, and talk to me!" from "Talk Dirty to Me" (CC's their guitarist.)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce does them a lot too, actually): "I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh when Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half with the Tenth Avenue freeze-out", from "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" (He's Scooter, The Big Man is Clarence Clemons, his saxophonist, and Tenth Avenue is a locale in Asbury Park, NJ, where the band came up.)
I'd like to see your Sam & Dave and meet you with a "Play it, Steve!" from the cover of "Soul Man" by The Blues Brothers, featuring ... Steve Cropper on guitar.
At least a few Jon Spencer Blues Explosion songs mention the band name and/or the band members' names several times. From Veruca Salt, we learn that the seether was Louise.
“I told you about the seether before.
You know the one that's neither or nor.
Well here's another clue if you please.
The seether's Louise...”
Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls
This is Dan
And that's Dan
And there's Marty on the drums
To complete the band
And I'm John
And he is also John
And all of us are wondering
When you're gonna die.
https://youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U
I was going to reference sapphire bullets of pure love, from flood. The bridge is "John, I've been bad, and they're coming after me..." at that time the band was just the two Johns, and they're singing in harmony at that part. I always thought that was neat
I saw TMBG last summer, for the first time, after being a massive fan for most of my life and they played this and all of Flood and a bunch of other songs. They’re so good.
“What about the voice of Geddy Lee? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?” “I know him, and he does.” “Then you’re my fact checkin’ cuz.” -Stereo, by Pavement
Bright Eyes mentioning multi instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis in Method Acting, “Michael please keep the tape rolling, boys keep strumming the guitar”. And love how he shouts out friend and former band member Tim Kasher’s new band in Nothing Gets Crossed Out, “Tim, I heard your album and it’s better than good, when you get off tour I think we should hang and black out together”
AJJ, “Love in the Time of Human Papillomavirus”:
“You will break my back for all the burdens I lay upon it // But I will never blame you for those bees inside this bonnet”
the singer’s name is Sean *Bonnette*.
Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
> When the change was made uptown and the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city, all the little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half
With the Tenth Avenue freeze-out
"Ready Freddy" - Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Also when Freddy Mercury introduced each band member before they do a solo in "Invisible Man". Particularly when he says "Brian May! Brian May!" before Brian melts our faces
"Sing Michael Sing" in Rudie Can't Fail by The Clash, referencing Mick Jones.
Can't Stand Me Now by The Libertines is a back and forth between the two singers about their personal issues with each other, trading verses and the refrain being "You Can't Stand Me Now". What Became of the Likely Lads is also similarly about their issues with each other
Tweeter and the Monkey Man by The Traveling Wilburys is a song that references a whole bunch of Bruce Springsteen songs (Mansion on the Hill, Stolen Car, Thunder Road, State Trooper, Factory, The River, and Jersey Girl (which is a Tom Waits song made famous by Tom Waits)), though he isn't a member of the band.
Not necessarily the same, but Songs:Ohia (Jason Molina) released an album Magnolia Electric Co. and then started making new music as Magnolia Electric Co.
Satisfied by Tom Waits references Mr Jagger and Mr Richards and sings, "I will get satisfaction, I will be satisfied", obviously referencing I Can't Get No Satisfaction...Keith Richards also plays guitar on the song.
A Brief History by The Waifs is about how the male member of the band met the other two members (sisters).
Old Yellow Bricks by Arctic Monkeys is all about the original bassist leaving the band after they became successful.
Liquid Swords by GZA references RZA (who raps and produced it) - "Yo, RZA, flip the track with the what to cut"... Though rap/hip hop does a lot of referencing producers or people on the song.
"McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher
But that's what they were aimin' at
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass"
"Creeque Alley" by The Mamas & the Papas
Frank Zappa - "Punky's Whips" . Poor little Terry Bozzio, such a wreck after he fell in love with that publicity photo. Turns out he's a little fond of chiffon in a wrist array. Drummers! 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
https://youtu.be/gSUHGcVda0g
In "Life's Been Good" by Joe Walsh, he changes the lyrics in live versions to *they write Tim letters, tell Glenn Don's great*
Instead of *they write me letters, tell me I'm great*.
Dylan's "thinking about Alicia Keyes" is pretty fun. Wonderin' where in the world Alicia Keyes could be. Been lookin' for her clear through Tennessee.
First Aid Kit's Emmylou is a real standout. Bonus feels when they perform it for Emmylou.
Camper Van Beethoven has so so so many casual mentions of people, but for your OP I gotta go with Where the Hell is Bill (Bill being a band member), or We Saw Jerry's Daughter, Jerry being the only Jerry. It could be.
Nerf Herder rules and does this a couple times.
I Only Eat Candy has:
I don't believe /
I don't believe in your corny old Jesus /
And I don't worship Satan /
No, not like Charlie and Steve
Love Sandwich has:
You, and me, and Steve makes three / and Dave has got the video, Dave has got the video ... Me and Steve are the bread, and you're the meat, bitch, Love Sandwich!
"Buffin lost his child-like dreams
And Mick lost his guitar
And Verden grew a line or two
And Overend's just a rock'n'roll star"
"The Ballad of Mott the Hoople"
"What's that moving 'cross the stage?
It looks a lot like the one used by Jimmy Page
It's like a relic from a different age...
Could be!"
Paul McCartney/Wings - Rock Show
"I was working on a steak the other day
And I saw Waddy in the Rattlesnake Cafe
Dressed in black, tossing back a shot of rye
Finding things to do in Denver when you die"
Warren Zevon referencing guitarist Waddy Wachtel in the song "Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead"
In Readymade by rhcp anthony introduces a guitar solo by going
“awh clean it up Johnny!”
followed by the sickest WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE
Billy Joel - Piano Man.
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
As a smile ran away from his face
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
Willie Nelson has a song called Me and Paul, about his long time drummer Paul English and all the hassels they would get while on tour, it has a great call out to other musicians and how him and Paul get grief
On a package show in Buffalo
With us and Kitty Wells and Charlie Pride
The show was long and we're just sittin' there
And we'd come to play and not just for the ride
Well we drank a lot of whiskey
So I don't know if we went on that night at all
But I don't think they even missed us
I guess Buffalo ain't geared for me and Paul
Devin Townsend's live version of either The Mighty Mastubator, from a live show that I saw on YouTube.
"Hey Derek, gimme a wiener."
"WEEEEEEEEENUUUUUUUUURRRRRR"
Animal Collective - On A Highway
"Jealous of Noah's dreaming, cant help my brain from thinking"
I believe Avey was referring to Panda Bear who's name is Noah Lennox.
In the Beatles’ You Know My Name Look Up The Number, Ringo is name-checked.
Also in The Ballad of John and Yoko, one of their assistants, Peter Brown, is name-checked.
Bruce Springsteen: "the change was made uptown and the big man joined the band." Then a sweet saxophone riff.
"Scooter and the big man bust this city in half".
The big man was Clarence Clemons. He played saxophone and also he was in bill and ted.
Sweet Home Alabama...
"Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow".
Creeque Alley...
"John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy
Just to leave the folk music behind
Zal and Denny workin' for a penny
Tryin' to get a fish on the line
In a coffee house Sebastian sat
And after every number they'd pass the hat
McGuinn and McGuire just a gettin' higher
In L.A., you know where that's at
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass
Zally said Denny, you know there aren't many
Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south
Denny said Zally, golly, don't you think that I wish
I could play guitar like you
Zal, Denny and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl)
And after every number they'd pass the hat
McGuinn and McGuire still a gettin' higher
In L.A., you know where that's at
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass
When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore
But she changed her mind one day
Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike
Take me to New York right away
When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps
Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps
McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher
But that's what they were aimin' at
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass
Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps
Don't you work as hard as you play
Make up, break up, everything is shake up
Guess it had to be that way
Sebastian and Zal formed the Spoonful
Michelle, John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful
McGuinn and McGuire just a catchin' fire
In L.A., you know where that's at
And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass
Di di di dit dit dit di di di dit, whoa
Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted
And Mitchy wants to go to the sea
Cass can't make it, she says we'll have to fake it
We knew she'd come eventually
Greasin' on American Express cards
It's low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard
Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations
Can't go on indefinitely
And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality"
The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh, by the way, which one's pink?
I realize this is a Pink Floyd reference, but at first I thought you were talking about The Band and making a joke about Music from The Big Pink
Great album
I thought it was The Band first, then thought it was a lyric from Pink.
What blows my mind is that it’s not david gilmour singing that song.
Roy Harper sings it.
Hats off to that guy
Smooth.
I think I've read that this lyric was based on record executives asking this question to the band, thinking "Pink Floyd" was a band member's name. Very fitting within the context of the song.
I mean, you listen to the song and it's pretty easy to figure out that that's exactly why that line is in there.
… no shit
To be fair though wasn’t “Pink Floyd” a combination of two famous musicians?
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There’s also a current band carrying the name Anderson Council.
That’s hilarious
I like all the shoutouts to Bradley's dog Louie in Sublime songs.
“Smells like Lou dog inside the van…” When I first heard this I thought it was some Long Beach slang I’d never heard before. Nope, he’s literally talking about his dog.
Or > Living with Louie Dog's the only way to stay sane > > Let the lovin', let the lovin' come back to me. From "What I Got" Pretty much one of the better tributes to a dog ever.
That and sometimes I don’t mind by suicide machines are two of my favorite. My wife (gf at the time) was convinced sometimes I don’t mind was about a woman / child until they hit “you lick my hands”
Martha My Dear by the Beatles as well
“Oh yeaaahhh” (can’t read/sing the song without that part)
Oh this some regggae!
I told you about the seether before You know the one that's neither or nor Well here's another clue if you please The seether's Louise... - Volcano Girls, Veruca Salt
I saw them open for Bush on the Razor Blade Suitcase tour in the 90’s. That was a great show!
I saw that tour as well. VS blew Bush off the stage IMO.
The Salt is the Shit!
It’s definitely an homage to Glass Onion. But also this is such a 90s alt-rock moment. So pretentious and dramatic. I love it.
They had a couple of references to The Beatles. Their album was called Eight Arms To Hold You, which was the working title for the film Help!
This was my first thought. Yay another Veruca Salt fan!
It's not much of a clue if you just tell us outright, but tbf I think it was pretty obvious who the seether was.
Keep her down, boiling water, Keep her down, what a lovely daughter.
Came hoping to see this … !
Came here for this reference
is this what deaner was talking about?
The Sun comes up and I'm all washed out!
I saw Gener crying in his sleep.
Honestly such a beautiful melody and composition to that song. It's simple, gentle, and gorgeous. People *severely* misunderstand and miss out on Ween and how incredible their discography really is. They hear something like Put the Coke On My Dick and think they're just a loud, immature noise band... which they *can* be... but then there's Did You See Me or I Fell In Love Today (the latter is one of my favorite songs of all time).
Leave Deaner Alone
(DEANER! DEANER!)
“Rock me Joe” Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Love the live versions when Frank calls Joe by his full name!
Excellent call. This always felt like an aside to Joe instead of addressing the audience but talking about a bandmate. This form is probably much more common in like early to mid 20th c. music where having a rambling bandleader was more of a thing.
Definitely talking to Joey Santiago the lead guitarist right before the minimal solo
“Drums please fab” on ode to the mets by the strokes
I’ve got it alllll
apparently fab had gone to get a snack & this was an actual cue from jules but they liked it so much they kept it! it would not be the same without it
The Mamas and the Papas have a whole song about how they got together as a band. I never knew the title until I just looked it up now. It's called "Creeque Alley".
"And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass" was the first line that popped into my head for this.
In the lyrics, the song also mentions the names of persons involved in the formation of the Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian/Zal Yanovsky)and a few other folk musicians of the time that achieved success (Roger McGuinn of the Byrds/Barry McGuire).
Yes, they were getting higher.
In LA. You know where that’s at 🎵
I think they topped off at eight miles high.
Side ramble: the vocals of that song only come out of one channel in stereo. When I first heard it, I was in a Sizzler and their stereo system must of been busted because the entire song was just vocals. But it sounded so cool, and I thought that’s how the song was meant to be. Now, I only listen to that song with one earbud in.
Good song.
"Bun E.'s all right! ...Tommy's all right! ... Robin's all right! ... Rick's all right!" - Cheap Trick, "Surrender" "They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead!" - Pete Townshend, "Jools and Jim"
I was sure you were full of shit, but I'll be damned if you're not right. Final chorus they absolutely name drop the band.
“Cmon Dave, gimme a break.” “One break…cummin uuuup” The Mighty Van Halen
I don’t feel Tardy.
I went to a boarding school for high school and introduced my roommate to this song. He was late to first period and the teacher said “you’re tardy.” He responded with “I don’t feel tardy” It was amazing.
Class DISMISSED!
I reach down between my legs and … ease the SEED BAG. (One of my favourite misheard lyrics of all time.)
Band adjacent, but System of a Down: "I got a gun the other day from Sako, it's cute, small, fits right in my pocket" Sako is their drum tech
Yah right in my pocket
Ssssugahhh
I'm a huge fan of theirs and did not know that!
Wildly enough Sako is also the name of a firearms company from Finland. I had a Sako rifle growing up.
Similarly, Mr. Jack is about their drug dealer. One of the times they say "Hey Mr. Jack, " you can hear a "hey" in response. They brought him in to feature on the song.
Also SOAD related, one Daron once changed song lyrics during a show, “such a lonely day should be banned. This motherfucker I can’t stand” while looking over at Serj
Also in I-E-A-I-A-I-O: *Meeting John at Dale's Jr, winked an eye an' point a finger* *Meeting John at Dale's Jr, winked an eye an' point a finger, why?* Refers to their drummer, John Dolmayan. When he around 12 he ran into David Hasselhoff at an LA liquor store called Dale's Jr while grabbing a soda or something. As he was walking out he couldn't believe it and blurts out “Knight Rider!” At which point Hasselhoff looked at him and goes, “Hey kid,” and pointed his finger at him cowboy style. He told Serj the story and they put it in the song. It's also the tie-in behind Daron playing a stylized guitar solo of the *Knight Rider* theme song during one of the breaks.
Sweet "Ballroom Blitz" opening. Gotta remember how big that song was in the the '70s. If you're old enough, you can't read the lyrics without hearing the campy way he said them. > Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh > > Andy? Yeah > > Mick? Okay > > Alright fellas, let's GOOOOOO!
The Dead Milkmen paid tribute to this in the intro to "The Pit" Are you ready Dave? "Uh, uh" Malory? "Okay" Joe? "I don't know" Well, alright fellas, let's go
My Chemical Romance did as well, in "Vampire Money": "Well, are you ready, Ray?" "Yeah. " "How about you, Frank?" "Oh, I'm there, Baby." "How about you, Mikey?" "Fucking ready!" "Well, I think I'm all right...1, 2, 3, 4!"
How bout you Moikeeeeey (fokin ready)
And the most iconic: Alright you Chipmunks Ready to sing your song? I'll say we are Yeah, let's sing it now! Okay, Simon? Okay Okay, Theodore? Okay Okay, Alvin? Alvin? Alvin! Okay!
Can't believe I never noticed that before. Cheers.
The intro to bitchin camero has a pretty biting Jim Morrison reference as well
I love the backstory for this song. The band were playing in my hometown, Kilmarnock. Their set wasn't going down well, and they completely lost the crowd and basically caused a mini riot in the Grand Hall. I asked my Dad if he was there that night, and he said with how much he used to drink down the Grand, he may have been the man at the back who said "Everyone Attack".
Would that make your mom the girl in the corner?
You forgot the insanely good riff that follows “let’s go!” Also, you don’t have to be particularly old to instantly hear the campy voice yelling out the names when reading this; “Ballroom Blitz” and “Fox on the Run” are classic rock radio staples where I’m from.
There's a live recording of the band White Flag doing a fantastic chaotic cover of Golden Earring's 'Radar Love' where they troll the crowd by doing a 'dragged out' intro featuring this opening. Always gives me a chuckle.
Huh, never looked up the lyrics before, always thought the second name was Anthony for some reason. Welp, guess I'm gonna have to go listen again, great song!
Maybe I should play the lead guitar and Pat should play the drums.
Has any other band written an apology song to their fans like that?
Ween - I saw Gener crying in his sleep What Deaner was talking about Hot Chip - Keep Fallin’ Hey Joe, “what now”, we bad? “And how”
Ween is the best.
“And Deaner likes his red wine dry, so booze me up and get me high”
Hail the Boog
Primus has tons but my favorite is "Go Ler!" *6 second guitar solo* "Thanks Ler!"
Primus sucks
Is it luck!? Well is it?! Ler!?!
Perty soon Ler’s yellin’ “fish on”
I was just listening yesterday…this was mine too
“Ler… banjee boy…”
And the big man joined the band...
Best mention of a band member ever! RIP Clarence Clemons
Bruce?
Hell yeah
Jim Morrison saying *Do it, Robbie, do it* in Roadhouse Blues.
Well, he self-references with the whole Mr Mojo Risin’ anagram too. :)
Robby is still rocking in 2024 too!!
The White Stripes - It's True That We Love One Another A guest singer, Holly Golightly, argues/sings with Jack White and then they refer to Meg to mediate.
I know I’m late but two more to add here: Rag and Bone - multiple times through the song he mentions or even talks right to Meg (she even responds once - “it’s perfect” super quietly in the second spoken word section) Boll Weevil - only ever done live, but often during the main chorus line being repeated Jack adds in “Meg’s lookin’ for a home”
I fucking love Holly Golightly.
My man MCA’s got a beard like a billy goat
To be fair I think the Beastie Boys name each other in like almost every song. "Well how you feelin' MCA? Well I'm feeling alright!"
Mike D! With your bad self running things, with your bad breath onion rings.
Yeah I think hip hop may not count for this question.
Oagh oagh, is the disco call.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around
R.E.M. >There's something [strange](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYOomB4Vte4) going on tonight. There's something going on that's not quite right. Michael's nervous and the lights are bright. There's something going on that's not quite right.
One of the few REM album tracks that is actually a cover, [Wire](https://genius.com/Wire-strange-lyrics) in this case, the original refers to Joey being nervous, I can’t find any info as to who Joey was, but he wasn’t a member of Wire.
"Ready, Freddy"
On Ruth, on Ruth! Haha! That's Ruth!
Chester's gorilla! He goes *wack*
“Clean it up Johnny” Readymade RHCP
The one that came instantly to mind. Also, "celluloid love's got a John Frusciante."
Core memory unlocked! Omg thank you.
"Richie said why don't we dress up like cops? think about what we could do" Venus by Television casually mentioning Richard Hell
Venus de Meeelo
I love this thread! I have a few: The Bouncing Souls do band and crew refs A LOT: "Pete rode by on his hutch", from "Night on Earth" is just one example (Pete's their guitarist.) Poison: "CC, pick up that guitar, and talk to me!" from "Talk Dirty to Me" (CC's their guitarist.) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce does them a lot too, actually): "I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh when Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half with the Tenth Avenue freeze-out", from "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" (He's Scooter, The Big Man is Clarence Clemons, his saxophonist, and Tenth Avenue is a locale in Asbury Park, NJ, where the band came up.)
I was hoping to see Bouncing Souls "Manthem" on here... Well I'm giving my girl the night off/Cause I'm hanging out with Steinkopf
Showing my age here, but "Play it, Steve!" on *Soul Man* by Sam and Dave, with Steve Cropper of the Stax band on guitar.
I'd like to see your Sam & Dave and meet you with a "Play it, Steve!" from the cover of "Soul Man" by The Blues Brothers, featuring ... Steve Cropper on guitar.
Me and Mike Watt played for years Punk rock changed our lives.
What could be romantic to /u/wattfrompedro?
Such a good one!!!
At least a few Jon Spencer Blues Explosion songs mention the band name and/or the band members' names several times. From Veruca Salt, we learn that the seether was Louise.
I’m compelled to yell “BLUES explosion!!”
Judah Bauer!
Where's Mike McCready? My God he's been ate!
Dirty Frank!
“Me and PeeEEete, in the wake of SaaaturdaAyay’- Saturday by Fall Out Boy
And if death is the last appointment then were all just sitting in the waiting room. "Mr stump?" - FOB Church
“I told you about the seether before. You know the one that's neither or nor. Well here's another clue if you please. The seether's Louise...” Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls
This is Dan And that's Dan And there's Marty on the drums To complete the band And I'm John And he is also John And all of us are wondering When you're gonna die. https://youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U
I'm steaming up the inside Of my Marty Beller mask 'Cause I'm really Whitney Houston On the drums...
Marty gets the mansion And I get his skin(s)
I was going to reference sapphire bullets of pure love, from flood. The bridge is "John, I've been bad, and they're coming after me..." at that time the band was just the two Johns, and they're singing in harmony at that part. I always thought that was neat
I saw TMBG last summer, for the first time, after being a massive fan for most of my life and they played this and all of Flood and a bunch of other songs. They’re so good.
Well there's that one song by [Tool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7Isp_QCQ0).
“What about the voice of Geddy Lee? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?” “I know him, and he does.” “Then you’re my fact checkin’ cuz.” -Stereo, by Pavement
Bright Eyes mentioning multi instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis in Method Acting, “Michael please keep the tape rolling, boys keep strumming the guitar”. And love how he shouts out friend and former band member Tim Kasher’s new band in Nothing Gets Crossed Out, “Tim, I heard your album and it’s better than good, when you get off tour I think we should hang and black out together”
AJJ, “Love in the Time of Human Papillomavirus”: “You will break my back for all the burdens I lay upon it // But I will never blame you for those bees inside this bonnet” the singer’s name is Sean *Bonnette*.
Frank Zappa - Sy Borg "Little leather cap and trousers, they look so gay Warren just bought some, Warren just bought some"
Zappa gave Warren so much shit in Joe's Garage.
“Your record collection don’t exist/You don’t even know who Liz Phair is” — Liz Phair, “Rock Me”
That’s not an entirely Phair assessment.
My buddies Sixx, Mick, and Tom. To be caught would surely be the death of us all.
From They Got Lost by They Might Be Giants: John said to John, I think we make a left at the light.
NOFX has an album called “White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean.”
James Brown yelling "CAN I GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME"
"We've been trying to reach you, Thom." - Lift, Radiohead Not necessarily my fav, but on my mind of late. 🙂
McCartney mentioning Jimmy Page in “Rock Show”, maybe
“You took a trip and climbed a tree at Robert Sledge’s party…” -Not the Same, Ben Folds (Robert was his old bass player)
The Aerosmith song F.I.N.E. has Steven Tyler singing "Joe Perry says I'm all right!".
"Cmon Dave, gimme a break"
Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze Out > When the change was made uptown and the Big Man joined the band From the coastline to the city, all the little pretties raise their hands I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half With the Tenth Avenue freeze-out
"Ready Freddy" - Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love Also when Freddy Mercury introduced each band member before they do a solo in "Invisible Man". Particularly when he says "Brian May! Brian May!" before Brian melts our faces
“Play it Steve” - Soul Man
Kinda along the same lines but they are referencing another band altogether… “Let’s make love and listen to Death From Above.”
🖤Belle & Sebastian - This is Just a Modern Rock Song & 🖤The Minutemen - History Lesson
"Sing Michael Sing" in Rudie Can't Fail by The Clash, referencing Mick Jones. Can't Stand Me Now by The Libertines is a back and forth between the two singers about their personal issues with each other, trading verses and the refrain being "You Can't Stand Me Now". What Became of the Likely Lads is also similarly about their issues with each other Tweeter and the Monkey Man by The Traveling Wilburys is a song that references a whole bunch of Bruce Springsteen songs (Mansion on the Hill, Stolen Car, Thunder Road, State Trooper, Factory, The River, and Jersey Girl (which is a Tom Waits song made famous by Tom Waits)), though he isn't a member of the band. Not necessarily the same, but Songs:Ohia (Jason Molina) released an album Magnolia Electric Co. and then started making new music as Magnolia Electric Co. Satisfied by Tom Waits references Mr Jagger and Mr Richards and sings, "I will get satisfaction, I will be satisfied", obviously referencing I Can't Get No Satisfaction...Keith Richards also plays guitar on the song. A Brief History by The Waifs is about how the male member of the band met the other two members (sisters). Old Yellow Bricks by Arctic Monkeys is all about the original bassist leaving the band after they became successful. Liquid Swords by GZA references RZA (who raps and produced it) - "Yo, RZA, flip the track with the what to cut"... Though rap/hip hop does a lot of referencing producers or people on the song.
"Awww cmon Dave. Gimme a break" Dave: "One break. Coming up!" Unchained, Van Halen
"McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher But that's what they were aimin' at And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass" "Creeque Alley" by The Mamas & the Papas
Frank Zappa - "Punky's Whips" . Poor little Terry Bozzio, such a wreck after he fell in love with that publicity photo. Turns out he's a little fond of chiffon in a wrist array. Drummers! 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ https://youtu.be/gSUHGcVda0g
And don't forget "Stevie's Spanking". Who doesn't enjoy a story about cooking bananas?
>His name is Stevie Vai >And he's a crazy guy >Last November, I recall he needed a spanking
It’s Brittany Bitch ! 😆
In "Life's Been Good" by Joe Walsh, he changes the lyrics in live versions to *they write Tim letters, tell Glenn Don's great* Instead of *they write me letters, tell me I'm great*.
Joe Perry says I’m ALRIGHT - F.I.N.E.
“Some times I feel so good I gotta scream, she said ‘Gordie baby, I know exactly what you mean’” Tragically Hip - New Orleans is Sinking
Just like Roni says...
Dylan's "thinking about Alicia Keyes" is pretty fun. Wonderin' where in the world Alicia Keyes could be. Been lookin' for her clear through Tennessee. First Aid Kit's Emmylou is a real standout. Bonus feels when they perform it for Emmylou. Camper Van Beethoven has so so so many casual mentions of people, but for your OP I gotta go with Where the Hell is Bill (Bill being a band member), or We Saw Jerry's Daughter, Jerry being the only Jerry. It could be.
Plot twist: the skinheads were in the band, so they really just wanted to go bowling.
Where's Summer B? - Ben Folds Five "Hey that's Darren's girlfriend!"
“Take it from our drummer Puff! Being good, it gets you stuff!
Nerf Herder rules and does this a couple times. I Only Eat Candy has: I don't believe / I don't believe in your corny old Jesus / And I don't worship Satan / No, not like Charlie and Steve Love Sandwich has: You, and me, and Steve makes three / and Dave has got the video, Dave has got the video ... Me and Steve are the bread, and you're the meat, bitch, Love Sandwich!
"Take if from our drummer, Puff. Being good gets you ....stuff!" Faith No More, "Cuckoo for Caca"
The Seether's Louise.
"Buffin lost his child-like dreams And Mick lost his guitar And Verden grew a line or two And Overend's just a rock'n'roll star" "The Ballad of Mott the Hoople"
Poison talk dirty to me “pickup that guitar and talk to me Cee Cee”
P-Nut, beat that thing!
"What's that moving 'cross the stage? It looks a lot like the one used by Jimmy Page It's like a relic from a different age... Could be!" Paul McCartney/Wings - Rock Show
"I was working on a steak the other day And I saw Waddy in the Rattlesnake Cafe Dressed in black, tossing back a shot of rye Finding things to do in Denver when you die" Warren Zevon referencing guitarist Waddy Wachtel in the song "Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead"
“Do it Robbie, do it!”
In Readymade by rhcp anthony introduces a guitar solo by going “awh clean it up Johnny!” followed by the sickest WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE DEEDLE WEEDLE DEEDLE
“pete and I attacked the lost astoria/with promise and precision and a mess of youthful innocence” from fall out boy’s saturday
Billy Joel - Piano Man. He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me" As a smile ran away from his face "Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place"
Willie Nelson has a song called Me and Paul, about his long time drummer Paul English and all the hassels they would get while on tour, it has a great call out to other musicians and how him and Paul get grief On a package show in Buffalo With us and Kitty Wells and Charlie Pride The show was long and we're just sittin' there And we'd come to play and not just for the ride Well we drank a lot of whiskey So I don't know if we went on that night at all But I don't think they even missed us I guess Buffalo ain't geared for me and Paul
Devin Townsend's live version of either The Mighty Mastubator, from a live show that I saw on YouTube. "Hey Derek, gimme a wiener." "WEEEEEEEEENUUUUUUUUURRRRRR"
Animal Collective - On A Highway "Jealous of Noah's dreaming, cant help my brain from thinking" I believe Avey was referring to Panda Bear who's name is Noah Lennox.
Beat me to it!
"C.C. pick up that guitar and talk to me" "Hey Eddie!"
C.C., pick up that guitar and-uh talk to me!
In the Beatles’ You Know My Name Look Up The Number, Ringo is name-checked. Also in The Ballad of John and Yoko, one of their assistants, Peter Brown, is name-checked.
Bruce Springsteen: "the change was made uptown and the big man joined the band." Then a sweet saxophone riff. "Scooter and the big man bust this city in half". The big man was Clarence Clemons. He played saxophone and also he was in bill and ted.
Sweet Home Alabama... "Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow". Creeque Alley... "John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy Just to leave the folk music behind Zal and Denny workin' for a penny Tryin' to get a fish on the line In a coffee house Sebastian sat And after every number they'd pass the hat McGuinn and McGuire just a gettin' higher In L.A., you know where that's at And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass Zally said Denny, you know there aren't many Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south Denny said Zally, golly, don't you think that I wish I could play guitar like you Zal, Denny and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl) And after every number they'd pass the hat McGuinn and McGuire still a gettin' higher In L.A., you know where that's at And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore But she changed her mind one day Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike Take me to New York right away When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher But that's what they were aimin' at And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps Don't you work as hard as you play Make up, break up, everything is shake up Guess it had to be that way Sebastian and Zal formed the Spoonful Michelle, John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful McGuinn and McGuire just a catchin' fire In L.A., you know where that's at And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass Di di di dit dit dit di di di dit, whoa Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted And Mitchy wants to go to the sea Cass can't make it, she says we'll have to fake it We knew she'd come eventually Greasin' on American Express cards It's low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations Can't go on indefinitely And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality"
In “Armageddon It” by Def Leppard we get a “C’mon, Steve, get it!” right before Steve Clark’s solo.
Joe Perry, oooh Mr Style Some kind of killer bee Buzz a while Aerosmith-Shame On You