we had 'moves like jagger' and now theres a song on the radio 'walks like rihanna',these songs

about other artists have always made me cringe, there have been some really bad songs about elvis

and some shockers about buddy holly, even david bowie got in on the act with his awful 'song for bob dylan' on the hunky dory album, what do you think about these sort of songs? are there any that you like or really dislike,maybe 'american pie' by don mclean isnt too cringeworthy.

Great song about Lennon.

George Harrison ~ Pure Smokey {Smokey Robinson}

George Harrison ~ Ooh, Baby (You Know That I Love You) {Smokey Robinson}

Basia ~ Astrud {Astrud Gilberto}

ABC ~ When Smokey Sings {Smokey Robinson} Long version also mentions Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sly Stone, & Luther Vandross.

Kool Moe Dee ~ Let's Go {LL Cool J}

3rd Bass ~ Pop Goes The Weasel {Vanilla Ice & MC Hammer}

Another Bad Creation ~ All These Wanna Be's {Kris Kross}

Kim Fields ~ Dear Michael {Michael Jackson}

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five ~ Dreamin' {Stevie Wonder}

LL Cool J ~ Billie Jean Dream {Michael Jackson}

George Harrison ~ When We Was Fab {The Beatles}

Paul McCartney ~ Silly Love Songs / Here Today {John Lennon} Silly Love Songs was a reply to How Do You Sleep?.

John Lennon ~ How Do You Sleep? {Paul McCartney}

Jackson 5 ~ Joyful Jukebox Music (The Beatles, Rolling Stones}

U2 ~ Angel Of Harlem {Billie Holiday}

Mojo Nixon ~ Don Henley Must Die {Don Henley}

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Johnnie Taylor ~ Soul Heaven

Commodores ~ Night Shift {Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson}

George Benson ~ We All Remember Wes {Wes Montgomery}

Maze ~ Silky Soul {Marvin Gaye}

Stevie Wonder ~ Sir Duke {Duke Ellington}

Gap Band ~ Bop B Da B Da Da {Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, KISS, Elvis Presley}

I love how not just the lyrics, but the music is very Stevie-esque. The bass is very reminiscent of "I Can't Help It".

Betty Wright ~ Clean Up Woman (Live album version) {Sylvia Robinson, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Maria Muldaur, Billy Paul, O'Jays, Al Green}

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The Isley Brothers ~ Testify {Ray Charles, James Brown, Little Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, The Beatles}

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The Beatles ~ Dig It {B.B. King, Doris Day}

I liked Song For Bob Dylan!?

All I can think of is Commodores- Nightshift

A tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson

Joe Tex: You're Right Ray Charles

James Brown: Oh Baby, Don't You Weep

Master P: RIP Tupac

Human League - Mirror Man (Written about Adam Ant)

Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean (Written about Steven Van Zandt)

Pet Shop Boys - The Night I Fell In Love (Written about Eminem)

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Hurricane Chris - Halle Berry

she's an artist too!

L.A. Style ~ James Brown Is Dead {James Brown}

Duran Duran ~ Michael You've Got A Lot To Answer For {Michael Hutchence}

Falco ~ Rock Me Amedeus {Wolfgang Mozart}

Falco ~ The Sound Of Muzik (Extended Rock 'N Soul Mix) {James Brown, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Cole Porter, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Sugarhill Gang}

Blondie ~ Rapture {Fab Five Freddy, Grandmaster Flash}

Shawn Brown ~ Rappin' Duke {John Wayne, Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Ronald Reagan, Aretha Franklin}

Joeski Love ~ Pee Wee's Dance {Pee Wee Herman}

Force MD's ~ Itchin' For A Scratch {Popeye, Mr. T, Michael Jackson, James Brown}

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Other songs about John Lennon are:

Paul McCartney - Here Today

George Harrison - All Those Years Ago

Queen - Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)

Song about George Harrison:

Ringo Starr - Never Without You

Song about Michael Hutchence:

U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

Steely Dan ~ Everything You Did "Turn up The Eagles, the neighbors are listening."

The Eagles ~ Hotel California "They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast."

I always like this tribute to elvis by John Lee hooker:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...m3whGBYMfs

The Monkees ~ Randy Scouse Git "The 4 Kings of EMI are sitting stately on the floor." {The Beatles}

Gap Band ~ Disrespect {Prince}

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Billy Crystal ~ You Look Marvelous {Fernando Lamas, Sting, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Jayne Meadows, Grace Jones, Cher, Chaka Khan, Vanity, Appollonia, Madonna}

3rd Bass ~ Sons of 3rd Bass {Beastie Boys}

Beastie Boys ~ Professor Booty {MCA's verse is about MC Search from 3rd Bass}

Vanessa Williams "Ellamental" (Ella Fitzgerald)

Chaka Khan "Miles Blowin'" (Miles Davis)

Betty Wright "Help Is On the Way" (Patti Labelle, Chaka Khan, Regina Belle, Anita Baker, Dionne Warwick)

This song isn't about other artists, but the video is:

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" (Elvis, Beatles, Hendrix, George Clinton/Bootsy/P-Funk, David Bowie/T.Rex, Sex Pistols, Misfists, Poison, Nirvana)