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Thread started 06/24/06 8:10am

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Songs with names of celebrities in the title

Does anyone have any favorite songs with a celebrity's name in the title? These are the ones I can think of:

Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Robert DeNiro's Waiting - Bananarama

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Reply #1 posted 06/24/06 8:43am

Anx

Song for Nico - Marianne Faithfull
Harmony Korine - Kahimi Karie
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle - Nirvana
Andy Warhol - David Bowie
Song for Zimmerman - David Bowie
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Reply #2 posted 06/24/06 8:50am

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dorothy parker - prince
sylvia plath - ryan adams
Prince #MUSICIANICONLEGEND
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Reply #3 posted 06/24/06 8:52am

Anx

cindy c. - prince
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Reply #4 posted 06/24/06 8:56am

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Meanwhile Rick James... - Cake
"18 years old, and she knows her funk!!! headbang"
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Reply #5 posted 06/24/06 9:05am

CHIC0

Bananarama ~ "Robert Dinero's Waiting"
Vanessa Williams ~ "Ellamental" (about Ella Fitzgerald)
Cyndi Lauper ~ "Madonna Whore" (ok..not really about Madonna, but still) lol
Junior Vasquez ~ "If Madonna Calls"
BMX Bandits ~ "Kylie's Got a Crush on Us"
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Reply #6 posted 06/24/06 9:06am

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My Name is Prince - Prince
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Reply #7 posted 06/24/06 9:41am

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Tori Amos, Prince -- "God" (and a host of gospel/religious titles by other artists)


Miles Davis -- (Bishop Desmond) "Tutu"

The YellowJackets -- "Dewey" (Miles Davis)

ABC -- "When Smokey (Robinson) Sings"

10,000 Maniacs -- "Hey, Jack Kerouac"



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Reply #8 posted 06/24/06 9:56am

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ThreadBare said:

Tori Amos, Prince -- "God" (and a host of gospel/religious titles by other artists)


That's a slippery slope, because most people wouldn't consider "God" a "celebrity", ya know what I mean?
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Reply #9 posted 06/24/06 10:01am

anon

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Key Largo
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Reply #10 posted 06/24/06 10:06am

StoneCrib

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Billy Jack Bitch - Prince
Dear Michaelangelo - Sheila E.
The Pope - Prince
Superman - Chico Debarge
Superman Lover - Johnny Guitar Watson
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits/Indigo Girls/Biz Markie/Pink/Edwin McCain
Ronnie Talk 2 Russia - Prince

ANY song with "Santa Claus" in it lol
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Reply #11 posted 06/24/06 10:12am

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StoneCrib said:

ThreadBare said:

Tori Amos, Prince -- "God" (and a host of gospel/religious titles by other artists)


That's a slippery slope, because most people wouldn't consider "God" a "celebrity", ya know what I mean?


Yeah, I know.


And, that's where they're wrong!!! mad


j/k

lol

I was going to say the same thing you did about Santa Claus.
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Reply #12 posted 06/24/06 10:13am

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ThreadBare said:

StoneCrib said:



That's a slippery slope, because most people wouldn't consider "God" a "celebrity", ya know what I mean?


Yeah, I know.


And, that's where they're wrong!!! mad


j/k

lol

I was going to say the same thing you did about Santa Claus.

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Reply #13 posted 06/24/06 10:17am

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StoneCrib said:

...Dear Michaelangelo - Sheila E....
oh yeah,
Starry, Starry Night about Van Gogh.
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Reply #14 posted 06/24/06 10:46am

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anon said:

StoneCrib said:

...Dear Michaelangelo - Sheila E....
oh yeah,
Starry, Starry Night about Van Gogh.

Ah-ha! But see, Van Gigh's name isn't in the title! wink
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Reply #15 posted 06/24/06 10:55am

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StoneCrib said:

anon said:

oh yeah,
Starry, Starry Night about Van Gogh.

Ah-ha! But see, Van Gigh's name isn't in the title! wink
oh.
Better scrap Key Largo, too.

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Reply #16 posted 06/24/06 10:56am

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My Name Is Prince- Prince.
I'm surprised no one else typed that
rainbow Lance is SO a bottom rolleyes rainbow
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Reply #17 posted 06/24/06 10:58am

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someone did smile
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Reply #18 posted 06/24/06 11:21am

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Dewrede said:

someone did smile

OH...well, the ass distracted me.
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Reply #19 posted 06/24/06 11:22am

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lol
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Reply #20 posted 06/24/06 11:56am

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DiscoballStallion said:

Dewrede said:

someone did smile

OH...well, the ass distracted me.

thumbs up!
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Reply #21 posted 06/24/06 12:03pm

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From the back catalog of Mojo Nixon:

Ballad of Wendell Scott
Bring Me the Head of David Geffen
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
Don Henley Must Die
Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Diana Spencer)
Elvis Is Everywhere
Orenthal James (Was a Mighty Bad Man)
Richard Petty
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Reply #22 posted 06/24/06 12:06pm

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sextonseven said:

From the back catalog of Mojo Nixon:

Ballad of Wendell Scott
Bring Me the Head of David Geffen
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
Don Henley Must Die
Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Diana Spencer)
Elvis Is Everywhere
Orenthal James (Was a Mighty Bad Man)
Richard Petty



i had the debbie gibson song on cassingle! lol

wasn't she in the video? i remember she was a good sport about it.
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Reply #23 posted 06/24/06 12:20pm

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DiscoballStallion said:

My Name Is Prince- Prince.
I'm surprised no one else typed that






eek Check the previous replies honorable mention to Stoney wave.
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Reply #24 posted 06/24/06 12:27pm

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Anx said:

sextonseven said:

From the back catalog of Mojo Nixon:

Ballad of Wendell Scott
Bring Me the Head of David Geffen
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
Don Henley Must Die
Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Diana Spencer)
Elvis Is Everywhere
Orenthal James (Was a Mighty Bad Man)
Richard Petty



i had the debbie gibson song on cassingle! lol

wasn't she in the video? i remember she was a good sport about it.


I can't remember if I've ever seen the video. Deborah seems to be a good sport about everything in general.
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Reply #25 posted 06/24/06 12:49pm

roodboi

Barenaked Ladies -"Brian Wilson"
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Reply #26 posted 06/24/06 1:04pm

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The Ballad of Chasey Lain - Bloodhound Gang
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Reply #27 posted 06/24/06 1:21pm

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nurse said:

DiscoballStallion said:

My Name Is Prince- Prince.
I'm surprised no one else typed that






eek Check the previous replies honorable mention to Stoney wave.


love2
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Reply #28 posted 06/24/06 1:29pm

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StoneCrib said:

nurse said:







eek Check the previous replies honorable mention to Stoney wave.


love2




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Reply #29 posted 06/24/06 4:39pm

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StoneCrib said:

anon said:

oh yeah,
Starry, Starry Night about Van Gogh.

Ah-ha! But see, Van Gigh's name isn't in the title! wink

Yes it is. The song's actual title is "Vincent." It's sometimes written as "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)."
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