By Carl Russo, Jan Bellekens and Ton Bukkems
Songs About Actors and Directors
Cinematic greats and shit-grade would-be’s take their bows in the lyrics of terminally ironic bands.
- ALL GIRL SUMMER FUN BAND -- Jason Lee (Thanks Jenny Chesbro!)
- ANGEL CORPUS CHRISTIE -- John Cassavetes
- ATARIS -- My So Called Live (Claire Danes) (Thanks Till from Germany!)
- BAUHAUS -- Bela Lugosi’s Dead
- BANANARAMA -- Robert De Niro's Waiting
- BATES -- The Lips of Jayne Mansfield (Thanks Petty!)
- BERN, DAN -- Marilyn Monroe (Thanks Petty!)
- BEULAH -- Gene Autrey (Thanks Jenny Chesbro!)
- BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE -- James Brown
- BIG JIM -- Johnny Depp
- BIKINI KILL -- Tony Randall
- BLOODHOUND GANG -- The Ballad of Chasey Laine
- BLUE OYSTER CULT -- Joan Crawford
- BOLLOCK BROTHERS -- Brigitte Bardot
- BOWEN, LORRAINE -- Julie Christie (Thanks John Ross!)
- BOWLING FOR SOUP -- Val Kilmer (Thanks Jason Egbert!)
- BRAGG, BILLY, & WILCO -- Ingrid Bergman (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- BURNT BY THE SUN -- Don Knotts
- CARNES, KIM -- Bette Davis Eyes (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- CHICKASAW MUD PUPPIES -- Lon Chaney
- CLASH -- The Right Profile (Montgomery Clift) (Thanks Petty!)
- COPE, JULIAN -- Robert Michum
- CUL-DE-SAC -- James Coburn
- DENTISTS -- Just Like Oliver Reed
- DEVIANTS -- Bela Lugosi
- DICKIES -- Stuck in a Condo with Marlon Brando
- DRIVE BY TRUCKERS -- Steve McQueen (Thanks Keith Serry!)
- DYNAMITE CLUB -- Nicole Kidman Shades
- EAGLES -- James Dean
- EQUALS -- Laurel & Hardy
- EELS -- Grace Kelly Blues
- EMBARRASSMENT -- Elizabeth Montgomery's Face
- E-Z FELLA -- Orson Welles My Man
- 5, 6, 7, 8's -- I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield (Thanks Petty!)
- FANTAYZEE, HAYSI -- John Wayne is Big Leggy
- FENIX TX -- Phoebe Cates (Thanks Till from Germany!)
- FRIEDMAN, KINKY -- Marilyn & Joe (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- FROGS -- Where's Jerry Lewis?
- FULKS, ROBBIE -- Jean Arthur (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- FURIOUS GEORGE -- Gilligan
- GIBSON, HARRY THE HIPSTER -- Get Hip to Shirley MacLaine
- GO-BETWEENS -- Lee Remick
- GOO GOO DOLLS -- James Dean
- GOOD RATS -- Tough Guys (Thanks Jane K!)
- GORILLAZ – Clint Eastwood
- GREAT PLAINS -- Dick Clark
- GUMBYS -- I Want to Be with Linda Blair
- THEE HEADCOATEES -- Jackie Chan Does Kung Fu (Thanks Timothy Miller!)
- HEAVY VEGETABLE -- Jackie Chan is a Punk Rocker
- HELMET -- Shirley MacLaine
- HIGH, RYDELL -- (She Looks Like) Winona Ryder
- HITCHCOCK, ROBYN -- For Debbie Reynolds
- HOODOO GURUS -- Gene Hackman
- J CHURCH -- Jennifer Jason Leigh/ Jane, Vanessa and I/ Leni Riefenstahl (Thanks Lance Hahn!)
- JACK SAINTS -- Barbara Steele
- JAD & NAO -- Bob Hope
- JAZZ BUTCHER -- Peter Lorre/ Just Like Betty Page/ Shirley Maclaine (Thanks Madelyn Boudreaux!)
- JERRED, WAYNE -- Super Cowboy (John Wayne)
- JOSEPHINE WIGGS EXPERIENCE -- Make Me Feel Like Doris Day
- KERSHAW, NICK -- Bogart/ James Cagney (Thanks Auke Hulst!)
- KING MISSILE -- Martin Scorsese
- KINKS -- Celluloid Heroes (Thanks Timothy Miller!)
- LAVIN, CHRISTINE -- Harrison Ford
- LE ROQ, RUSS (RUSSELL CROWE) -- I Wanna Be Like Marlon Brando
- LE TIGRE -- What's Your Take on Cassavetes?
- LEADBELLY -- Jean Harlow
- LEAVING TRAINS -- Bob Hope (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)
- LOWE, NICK -- Marie Provost (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- LUNG LEG -- Edith Massey
- MADNESS -- Michael Caine
- MANSFIELDS -- Jayne Mansfield Was a Punk (Thanks Petty!)
- MARCH, APRIL -- Stay Away from Robert Mitchum
- MIKA -- Grace Kelly
- MISFITS -- Who Killed Marilyn (Thanks Petty!)
- MORIGITSU, JON -- The Death of Peter Fonda
- MR. T EXPERIENCE -- Danny Partridge
- MURPHY, PETER -- Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem (Thanks Petty!)
- MURPHY, SPORT -- Played By Linda Blair
- MUSHROOM -- Leni Riefenstahl
- NAKED BOYS SINGING -- Robert Mitchum (Thanks Jane K!)
- NIRVANA -- Frances Farmer Has Her Revenge on Seattle (Thanks Timothy Miller!)
- OZMA -- Natalie Portman (Thanks John Vantine!)
- PIEBALD -- Grace Kelly with Wings (Thanks Ben High of KRUI-FM!)
- PONY UP -- Matthew Modine (Thanks Till from Germany!)
- POSTAL SERVICE -- Clark Gable (Thanks Jenny Chesbro!)
- PSYCHLONE RANGERS -- You're Not Edie Sedgewick
- PSYCHOTICA -- Harlow (Thanks Petty!)
- REDD KROSS -- Linda Blair (Thanks Till from Germany!)
- REM -- Monty Got a Raw Deal (Montgomery Clift) (Thanks Petty!)
- ROLLERBALL -- Lon Chaney
- SAINT ETIENNE -- Andrew McCarthy (Thanks Till from Germany!)
- SAND, CHRIS -- Ballad of Pee Wee Herman
- SCOFFLAWS -- William Shatner
- SCREAMERS -- I'm Going Steady with Twiggy
- SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNICK -- Hey Jayne Mansfield Superstar (Thanks Petty!)
- SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES -- Kiss Them for Me (Jayne Mansfield) (Thanks Petty!)
- SMUGGLERS -- Alan Thicke
- SNFU -- Dean Martin
- SPACESHITS -- Betty Page
- STEREO TOTAL -- Miao Miao
- SUPER FURRY ANIMALS -- Shoot Doris Day
- SWALLOW THIS -- Mr. T vs. Godzilla
- SWEARING AT MOTORISTS -- No More James Dean
- THRILLS -- Thrills - Whatever happened to Corey Haim? (Thanks Arthur Albracht!)
- TOY DOLLS -- Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead
- TRACY & THE HINDENBURG GROUND CREW -- Margaret Dumont
- TRAILER BRIDE -- The Ghost of Mae West (Thanks Petty!)
- UNDERWORLD -- Bruce Lee
- WEDDING PRESENT -- Shatner
- YANKOVIC, WEIRD AL -- Jerry Springer
- YELLOW SLOTH CHICKEN BROTH -- Jennifer Love Hewitt/ Gillian Anderson/ Alyssa Milano/ Neve
- YO LA TENGO -- Tom Courtenay (Thanks Sven Ove!)
- YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS -- The New John Agar
- YOUNG PEOPLE -- Elizabeth Taylor
Songs about Elvis
Do people still obsess over The King? Hell, I dug up 93 Elvis songs and I'm not even a fan!
- ADAMS, BRYAN -- Hey Elvis
- ADAMSON, BARRY -- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Pelvis
- ALEXANDER, WILLIE -- Abel & Elvis
- B.A.L.L. -- The King Will Never Die
- BITCH FUNKY SEX -- Elvis, Satan & Jimmy Page
- BOYLE, BILLY -- My Baby's Crazy 'bout Elvis
- CHANNEL, BRUCE -- The King is Free
- CHICAGO -- Bigger than Elvis
- CHILTON, ALEX -- I Wish I Could Meet Elvis
- CONN, ARCHER -- Elvis is Gone But Not Forgotten
- COWBOY JUNKIES -- Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)
- COYNE, KEVIN -- Elvis is Dead
- DANCE HALL CRASHERS -- Elvis & Me
- DE NIEUWE SNAAR – De 1000 Kings of Rock 'n' Roll
- DIRE STRAITS -- Calling Elvis
- DITCH BANK OKIES -- The Pelvis
- DOKTOR KOSMOS -- Rocktail (to Elvis)
- DURAN DURAN -- Hallucinating Elvis
- ELLIS, JIMMY -- I'm Not Trying to Be Like Elvis
- EL VEZ (several)
- ELVIS HITLER (several)
- FLYING CIRCUS -- Me and Elvis
- FORGOTTEN REBELS -- Elvis is Dead
- GEEZER -- Unspeakable Elvis
- GESSLE, PER -- Elvis in Germany (Let's Celebrate!)
- GIRLYSOUND -- Elvis Be True
- HARRIS, DAVE -- Elvis & the Unmentionables
- HILL, CINDY LEE BERRY -- Elvis of Marysville
- HILL, FAITH -- Bringing Out the Elvis
- HILLBILLY VOODOO DOLLS -- Elvis in the Sky
- HITCHCOCK, ROBYN -- Elvis Was Queen
- HOFFSTEN, LOUISE -- Bringing Out the Elvis
- HUMAN RADIO -- Me & Elvis
- JARVIS, FELTON -- Don't Knock Elvis
- JOEL, BILLY -- Elvis Presley Blvd.
- KAUFMAN, LANCE -- They Dug Up Elvis!
- LEARY, DENIS -- Elvis and I
- LINDISFARNE -- Elvis Lives on the Moon
- LITTLE ROGER -- Elvis, What Happened?
- LIVING COLOUR -- Elvis is Dead
- LONGPIGS -- Elvis
- LOVELESS, PATTY -- I Try to Think About Elvis
- MANIC STREET PREACHERS -- Elvis Impersonator
- McDOWELL, RONNIE -- The King is Gone
- MIRROR, DANNY -- I Remember Elvis Presley
- MOIST -- Picture Elvis
- MORONICS -- I'm Glad Elvis is Dead
- MURPHY, ELLIOTT -- On Elvis Presley's Birthday
- NICE DEVICE -- Cool Corona (Could You Be Like Elvis)
- NIXON, MOJO -- Elvis is Everywhere
- PANOPLY ACADEMY GLEE CLUB -- What We Defend
- PASSENGERS -- Elvis Ate America
- PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES -- Elvis is Dead
- PHAIR, LIZ -- Elvis Be True
- PIMLICO -- Elvis We Love You
- PINKARD & BOWDEN -- Elvis Was a Narc
- PLEASANT, WALLY -- Bigger Than Elvis (Thanks Antaris Duffey!)
- PLEASURE BARONS -- Elvis is Everywhere
- POPPIN' JAYS -- Vote Elvis
- RAMONES -- Censorshit
- REFRESHMINTS -- Velvit Elvis
- REILLY, BETTY -- The Saga of Elvis Presley
- RESIDENTS -- Elvis and His Boss
- ROBERTS, DANNY -- The Memphis Cowboy
- ROMAN, JOHNNY -- King of Rock 'n' Roll
- SINGH, PETER -- Elvis, I'm on the Phone
- SNOW, B.F. -- Elvis is a Legend
- SPACE -- A Liddle Biddy Help from Elvis
- SPOT 1019 -- The King Cometh
- STEELE, HENRY -- The Turd That Murdered Elvis
- STRAY CATS -- Elvis on Velvet
- SUGAR TWINS -- The Right Stuff (Sam Sheperd)
- SUMMERS, GENE -- Goodbye, Priscilla
- TERMINATORS OF ENDEARMENT -- Stranger in the Manger
- THERAPY? -- Evil Elvis
- THREE JOHNS -- The King is Dead
- TINY TIM -- I Saw Mr. Presley Tip-toeing Through the Tulips
- TITS -- We're So Glad Elvis is Dead
- TURA, WILL -- Goodbye Elvis
- U2 -- Elvis Presley and America
- VANDALS -- Elvis Decanter
- VELVITT, JIMMY -- Rocking with Elvis/ Waiting on Elvis (Thanks Rachel Cary!)
- VERNON, NAN -- Elvis Waits
- WAINWRIGHT III, LOUDON -- Happy Birthday, Elvis
- WARD, BILLY JOE -- Tribute to the King
- WAS (NOT WAS) -- Elvis' Rolls Royce
- WEEN -- Elvis is Dead
- WELCH, GILLIAN -- Elvis Presley Blues
- WILLIS, WESLEY -- Elvis Presley
- WIRTZ, REV. BILLY C. -- The King Gets a Day Job
- YANKOVIC, WEIRD AL -- Velvet Elvis
- YOUNG, KENNY, & THE EGGPLANTS -- My Dinner with Elvis
- ZAPPA, FRANK -- Elvis Has Just Left the Building
Songs About Bands and Musicians
Poor babies living in the shadows of their heroes. Note preponderance of Zeppelin tunes.
- AIR -- Mike Mills
- ALABAMA 3 -- Hello...I'mJohnny Cash/ Woody Guthrie
- ALBERTO Y LOS TRIOS PARANOIAS -- Happy to Be On an Island Away from Demis Roussos
- ALLEN, TINA -- John, Paul, Ringo & George
- ALVIN, DAVE -- Haley’s Comet (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- ANDROIDS -- Do It With Madonna (Thanks Fred Tolhurst!)
- ANGIE & THE CHICKLETTES -- Treat Him Tender Maureen (Now That Ringo Belongs to You)
- ANOUK -- Tom Waits
- ASHMAN, STEPHEN -- Other People's LP's
- BABY BIRD -- Sha Na Na
- BANHART, DEVENDRA -- The Beatles
- BECK -- Ozzy
- BELLE & SEBASTIAN -- Like Dylan in the Movies
- BIG IN IOWA -- Neil’s On the Radio
- BIG JIM -- Eels
- BLACK FÖÖSS -- Elvis Lääv
- BLACK WATCH -- Steve Albini
- BLONDE REDHEAD -- Young Neil
- BLOWFISH -- George Harrison Outtake (1970)
- BORIS THE SPRINKLER -- Kill the Ramones/ Kill the Sex Pistols/ Hi, We're the Replacements
- BONGWATER – Nick Cave Doll (Thanks Madelyn Boudreaux!)/ David Bowie Wants Ideas
- BOTTLE ROCKETS -- Nancy Sinatra
- BOWIE, DAVID -- Song for Bob Dylan
- BRAGG, BILLY -- Levi Stubbs' Tears (Thanks Evil Jimi!)/ I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night
- BRATMOBILE -- Cheap Trick Record
- BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE -- Donovan Said
- BRING ME THE HORIZON -- Braille (For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only)
- BROOKS, BONNIE -- Bring Back My Beatles (to Me)
- BUCKSHOT LeFONQUE -- James Brown (Part 1 & 2)
- BURDON, ERIC, & THE ANIMALS -- Monterey
- BUTTHOLE SURFERS -- Lou Reed
- CABARET VOLTAIRE -- James Brown (Thanks Evil Jimi!)
- CAKE -- Frank Sinatra/ Rick James
- CALEXICO -- Not Even Stevie Nicks (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)
- CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN -- ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
- CANDY 500 -- Iggy at 80
- CAPUTO, KEITH -- Cobain
- CARMEN, PHIL -- Bob Dylan's Dream (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)
- CARRIE'S PROBLEM -- Led Zeppelin
- CHADBOURNE, EUGENE -- Bo Diddley is A Communist
- CHARLES, BOBBY -- Happy Birthday Fats Domino
- CHEAP TRICK -- ELO Kiddies
- CHERRY SMASH -- You Made Me Hate the Beach Boys
- CHESTNUTT, VIC -- Lucinda Williams
- CHILLS -- Song of Randy Newman
- CHIXDIGGIT -- Henry Rollins is No Fun
- CICCONE YOUTH -- Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening to Neu
- CLEVES, SLAID -- Song for June (Carter)
- CLINTON -- Welcome to Tokio, Otis Clay
- COBHAM, BILLY -- AC/DC
- COE, DAVID ALLEN -- Waylon, Willie and Me (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- COMMON -- Jimi Was a Rock Star
- COMSTOCK, BOBBY, & THE COUNTS -- The Beatle Bounce
- COSMETIC PUFFS -- Why Do All Modest Mouse Fans Look the Same?
- COSMIC PSYCHOS -- David Lee Roth
- CRANBERRIES -- I Just Shot John Lennon
- CURVED AIR -- Ultra-Vivaldi
- DANDY WARHOLS -- Cool as Kim Deal
- DE NIEUWE SNAAR -- Bo Diddley/ De Hoesen van Julie (Julie London)/ Slim Gaillard/ Denkend aan Buddy Holly's Bril/ In de hemel is Geen Dylan
- DEAD MILKMEN -- Ringo Buys a Rifle (Thanks Chad Stone!)/ In Praise of Sha Na Na
- DELANEY & BONNIE & FRIENDS -- Are you a Beatle or a Rolling Stone
- DENIM -- Osmonds
- DETENTION -- Dead Rock n Rollers
- DICKIES -- He’s Courtin’ Courtney
- DIFFIE, JOE -- Bigger than the Beatles
- DOWD, JOHNNY -- Rose Tattoo/ Woody Guthrie Blues
- DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS -- The Night G. G. Allin Came to Town/ Ronnie and Neil/ Carl Perkin's Cadillac
- DRURY, IAN, & THE BLOCKHEADS -- Sweet Gene Vincent
- DUBROVNIKS -- As Long As I Can Listen (To the Ramones) (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)
- DUNGER, NICOLAI – Tribute to Tim Hardin
- EASTERN DARK -- Johnny & DeeDee
- EASY -- Between John and Yoko
- EGGPLANT -- Rolling Stones
- EL FISH -- Sonny Boy's Advice
- EMILY XYZ -- Jimmy Page Loves Lori Maddox/Sinatra Walks Out
- EPIC TRASH -- Michael Jackson's Zoo
- EVERCLEAR -- Otis Redding
- EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL -- The Night I Heard Caruso Sing
- EXTERMINATORS -- The Beatle-bomb
- FATBOY SLIM -- Michael Jackson
- FILTER -- Hey Man, Nice Shot (Kurt Cobain)
- FIREHOSE -- For the Singer of REM
- FISH KARMA -- (She Likes to Make Love to) Led Zeppelin
- FLAMING LIPS -- Thank You Jack White (For the Fiber-Optic Jesus that You Gave Me)
- FLESHTONES - Tribute to Hank Ballard
- FONDLED -- Nirvana
- FORGOTTEN REBELS -- No Beatles Reunion
- FOWLEY, KIM -- Tori Amos Drinking Tears in the Twilight Zone
- FRESHIES -- I Can’t Get "Bouncing Babies" by Teardrop Explodes
- FROGS -- I Dig Rock 'n' Roll Music
- FROST, JACK -- Angela Carter
- FULKS, ROBBIE -- That Bangle Girl
- FURIES -- The Replacements Song
- GAZINGO, BINGO -- Oh Madonna (You Stole My Pants)
- GIANT SAND -- Pasty Does Dylan
- GOBLINS -- Selena
- GODFATHERS -- John Barry (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)/ Walkin' Talkin' Johnny Cash Blues
- GORIES -- Hey Bo Diddley
- GRANDADDY -- Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland
- GRIFFIN, SID -- Jimmy Reed
- GUN CLUB -- Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger
- HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT -- Get Kramer
- HAMPTON, JOHNNY -- The Beatle Dance
- HARVEST, BARCLAY JAMES -- John Lennon's Guitar
- HARVEY, MICK -- Hank Williams Said It Best
- HAZLEWOOD, LEE -- Dolly Parton's Guitar
- HELMET -- Sinatra
- HIGH ART -- Shudder to Think
- HILL, ANDREW -- Black Sabbath
- HOOD, PATTERSON -- Belinda Carlisle Diet
- HOUSE OF LOVE -- Beatles and the Stones
- HOWES, KENNY -- Cheap Trick
- IAN MOORE ACTION COMPANY -- Johnny Cash
- IRON PROSTRATE -- Bring Me the Head of Jerry Garcia (Thanks Marshmellow!)
- JACK & THE BEANSTALK -- Gram Parsons
- JACKSON, CORDELL -- Johnny Cash Train
- JAMES & THE INCREDIBLE SHOWMEN -- James Brown Boo-Ga-Loo
- JAPANESE BEATLES -- The Beatles Song (Japanese Style) part 1
- JAZZ BUTCHER -- Southern Marc Smith/ When Eno Sings (Thanks Madelyn Boudreaux!)
- J CHURCH -- Why I Liked Bikini Kill (Thanks Lance Hahn!)
- JENKINS, BILLY -- Doris Day/ Elvis Presley/ Johnny Cash/ Ray Charles
- JENNINGS, WAYLON -- Bob Wills is Still the King (Thanks Mike Frost!)
- JOHNSTON, DANIEL -- The Beatles/Ain't No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me
- JUSTICE DEPARTMENT -- Let John & Yoko Stay in the U.S.A.
- KASHMIR -- Diana Ross
- KEB' MO' -- Riley B. King
- KENNY, GERARD, & THE NEW YORK BAND -- Get Back Beatles
- KILLER SHREWS -- Hank Williams Must Die
- KINGDOM SCUM -- Bullets for Cobain
- KINKS -- Hollywood Boulevard
- KULTUR SHOCK -- Backdoor Boyz
- LANEGAN, MARK -- Like Little Willie John
- LIAR PAPA -- Marilyn Manson vs. Mason Reese
- LITTLE WILLIES -- Lou Reed
- LOCAL H -- Eddie Vedder
- LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS -- Fugazi
- MALACHAI -- Led Zeppelin
- MALIN, JESSE -- Lucinda (Williams)
- MANGES -- My Only Friend is Dee Dee Ramone
- MATTHEWS, IAN -- Tribute to Hank Williams
- MCM & THE MONSTER -- Jimmy Page on Junk
- McNALLY, LARRY JOHN -- Can Joe Cocker
- MEATMEN -- Abba, God and Me
- MELVINS -- Buck Owens
- MENTALWARD -- The Swamis
- MGMT -- Brian Eno
- MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES -- Don't Worry Desmond Dekker
- MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE -- I H*t* J*mmy P*g*
- MINUTEMEN -- Political Song for Michael Jackson
- MOGWAI -- I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead
- MOHEAD -- Robert Johnson’s Whiskey
- MOL TRIFFID -- The Devil and Sammy Davis, Jr.
- MORPHINE -- Miles Davis’ Funeral
- MOTORHEAD -- Ramones
- MR. T EXPERIENCE -- Song About the Ramones
- MUCHACHAS -- Lou Reed's Dead
- MYSTERY TOUR -- Ballad of Paul
- NERF HERDER -- Van Halen/ Courtney Love (Thanks Paul Reilly!)
- NINE DAYS -- Bob Dylan
- NIXON, MOJO -- Debbie Gibson is Pregnant (Thanks Mike Frost!)/ The Ballad of Country Dick/ Don Henley Must Die
- OLD 97s -- Ray Charles
- OLDHAM, WILL -- For the Mekons et al.
- ORANGE CAKE MIX -- Wings' Greatest Hits
- ORANGE PEELS -- Why Sting is Such an Idiot
- P -- Michael Stipe
- PARADIS, VANESSA -- Chet Baker
- PARKER, GIGI, & THE LONELIES -- Beatles Please Come Back
- PEBBLES -- We Love You Beatles
- PEEL, DAVID -- B-E-A-T-L-E-S
- PEOPLE -- Come Back Beatles
- PERVERTED BY DESIRE -- Song for Sinead
- PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES -- Spirit of Keith Moon
- PHANTOM SURFERS -- Lancelot Link Wray
- PHRANC Everywhere -- I Go I Hear the Go-Gos (Thanks Madelyn Boudreaux!)
- PLEASANT, WALLY -- Dead Rock 'n' Roll Stars, Hardcore Man (Henry Rollins), My Hole Tribute Band (Thanks Antaris Duffey!)
- PLEASEEASAUR -- Paul McCartney's Penis
- PORN FLAKES -- Acting Like Black Sabbath
- POSIES -- Grant Hart
- PRINCE FAR I -- Tribute to Bob Marley
- PUNCHBUGGY -- Pat Benetar
- QUASIMOTO -- Jazz Cats Pt. 1
- RAINDBO -- John You Went Too Far This Time
- RANDLE, DEL -- Introducing the Beatles to Monkey Land
- RAPEMAN -- Kim Gordon’s Panties
- RAY WILKO -- What's the Deal, Kim? (Pixies) (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)
- REEL BIG FISH -- Snoop Dog, Baby
- REPLACEMENTS -- Alex Chilton/ Something to Du (Thanks Jay Banerjee!)
- RIVERS, BOB -- Sled Zeppelin/ Have Yourself an Ozzy Little Christmas/ What If Eminem Did Jingle Bells
- ROACHES -- Beatle Mania Blues
- ROSENBERG, MARRIANNE -- Mr. Paul McCartney
- ROTTERS -- Sit on My Face Stevie Nicks (Thanks Peter Baldinger!)
- ROUSE, JOSH -- Marvin Gaye
- SAILOR -- Josephine Baker
- SANTANA -- Wham!
- SATURN'S FLEA COLLAR -- Jimi Jim & Janis
- SCISSOR SISTERS -- Paul McCartney
- SCOT-HERON, GIL -- Lady Day and John Coltrane
- SCREECHING WEASEL -- I Hate Led Zeppelin
- SERVANT -- Hey Lou Reed
- SHEARS, BILLY, & THE ALL-AMERICANS -- Brother Paul
- SHONEN KNIFE -- Blue Oyster Cult
- SKANKIN' PICKLE -- My Name is Erik Yee. My Favorite Band is Green Day
- SKULL CONTROL -- Smells Like Bad Nirvana
- SLAPPING SUSPENDERS -- Pretty Maids
- SLUMBERBANDLAND -- The Beatles
- SMUGGLERS -- Buddy Holly Conventions/ My Morrissey Shirt
- SNIDE, CLEM -- Nick Drake Tape
- S.O.D. -- The Ballad of Jimi Hendrix (Thanks Peter Baldigner!)
- SONGS: OHIA -- Steve Albini's Blues
- SONS & DAUGHTERS -- Johnny Cash
- SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS -- Hey Chuck Berry
- SPASTIC PHONO BAND -- Wings Under Japan
- SQUIRRELS -- The Demise of Ricky Nelson
- SR71 -- Axl Rose (Where Did You Go?)/ Paul McCartney
- STARDUST, ALVIN -- I Feel Like Buddy Holly
- STATUS QUO -- Diggin' Burt Bacharach
- STEAGALL, RED -- Lone Star Beer and Bob Wills Music
- STEREO TOTAL -- I Love You, Ono/ Ringo, I Love You
- STILLS -- Allison Krausse
- STRANGE BOYS -- Should Have Shot Paul (Thanks Joshua Lindberg!)
- STRUGGLEBURGER -- Barbra Streisand
- SUPERSUCKERS -- Ozzy
- SWINGING ERUDITES -- Paul McCartney Massacre
- TAJ MAHAL -- Four Mills Brothers
- TEEN ANTHEMS -- I Hate Oasis
- TEENAGE FANCLUB -- Neil Jung
- TELEVISION PERSONALITIES -- I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
- 10,000 CATTLE -- David Crosby (King of the Woodstock Kids)
- TERRORVISION -- Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt (Thanks Dmitry Vasiliev!)
- THELONIUS MONSTER -- Sammy Hagar Weekend/ The Gun Club Song/ The Bob Dylan Song/ The Joy Division Song/ The Germs Song/ The Curtis Mayfield Song/ The Jam Song/ The Rolling Stones '77 Song/ The Ramones Song/ The Bowie Low Song/ The Big Star Song/ The Iggy Stooge Song/ The Beck Song/ The Oasis Song
- THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS -- Hi, We’re the Replacements (Thanks Jay Banerjee!)
- THIS MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY -- On Tour With Charlie Parker
- THRONES -- Django
- THROWING MUSES -- Dylan/ Status Quo
- TITANIC -- Cry for a Beatle
- TOILET BOYS -- Paul Stanley (Was a Lady)
- TOCOTRONIC -- Ich habe getraumt ich ware Pizza essen mit Mark E. Smith
- TORTOISE -- Ry Cooder
- TOSCA/ ANNA CLEMENTI -- Me & Yoko Ono
- TOY DOLLS -- Me & John Williams (Thanks Peter Baldigner!)
- TRIVIUM -- Iron Maiden
- TULLYCRAFT -- Pop Songs Your Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About
- TURA, WILL -- Toen Nat KIng Cole van liefde zong
- TYLER, WAT -- Michael Bolton's Hair/ Spice Girls
- VAN JETS -- Johnny Winter
- VELVIT, JIMMY -- Two Bottles of Wine, a Jukbox and Jimmy Reed (Thanks Mr. Mattic!)
- VERNON GIRLS -- We Love You Beatles
- VERUKA SALT -- With David Bowie
- WAINWRIGHT III, LOUDON -- Talking New Bob Dylan
- WAS (NOT WAS) -- I Feel Better Than James Brown
- WATERBOYS -- The Return of Jimi Hendrix
- WATT, MIKE -- Intense Song for Madonna to Sing
- WATTS, JOHN -- The Day Johnny Cash Passed Away
- WHITE, JOSH -- Howlin' Wolf Blues
- WILDING, BOBBY -- I Want to Be a Beatle
- WILLIS, WESLEY -- (several)
- WOMBATS -- Let's Dance to Joy Division
- WRECKLESS ERIC -- Joe Meek
- YANKOVIC, WEIRD AL -- My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder
- YELLOW NOTE -- Beatles
- YO LA TENGO -- Let's Save Tony Orlando's House
- YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS -- Amy Grant/ My Friend Ringo
- YOUNG, NEIL -- Buffalo Springfield Again/ From Hank to Hendrix
- ZAMBONIS -- Andy Moog Meets Robert Moog/Bob Marley & the Hartford Whalers
- ZËRO -- Crosby & Garfunkel
- ZEVON, WARREN -- Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger
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