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If you have song lyrics that name check celebrities for a song use the below form to send it in. No sexually explicit entries. They will not be added.

I'm not talking about songs that just name someone (there's more than I could ever list). I'm referring to songs that name someone famous or well known. For instance the Beastie Boys "name check" Abe Vigoda in "Posse in Effect".

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Crowded House's, "She Goes On"
The Lyrics:
And you owe it all to Frank Sinatra, His song
was playing when she walked in the room.
Who They Mention:
Frank Sinatra
Submitted by: dizrythmia
ABC's, "When Smokey Sings"
The Lyrics:
Luther croons
Sly's the original originator
James screamed
Marvin was the only innovator
Who They Mention:
Luther Vandross, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown and Marvin Gaye.
Submitted by: RazorHawk
Icehouse's, "Jimmy Dean"
The Lyrics:
See your name in lights just like Jimmy Dean
Live and die behind the wheel
Who They Mention:
James Dean
Submitted by: Mickey D.
INXS's, "Jesus Was A Man"
The Lyrics:
Yeah, Ghandi was a man
Who They Mention:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Submitted by: Mickey D.
INXS's, "Jesus Was A Man"
The Lyrics:
Hitler was a man
Who They Mention:
Adolf Hitler
Submitted by: Mickey D.
INXS's, "Barbarian"
The Lyrics:
Set up the countries
Closing all the doors
Who They Mention:
The Doors
Submitted by: Mickey D.
Tom Waits', "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"
The Lyrics:
and I still have that record
of Little Anthony & the Imperials
but someone stole my record player
now how do you like that?
Who They Mention:
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Dan Bern's, "Marilyn"
The Lyrics:
This is not a knock on Arthur Miller
'Death of a Salesman' is my favorite play
But Marilyn Monroe should have married Henry Miller
If she did, she just might be alive
Who They Mention:
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Henry Miller
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
World Party's, "All Come True"
The Lyrics:
The Renaissance
Buddy Holly
Sir Walter Raleigh
The BBC
Leonardo
The sixties...
Who They Mention:
Buddy Holly,
Sir Walter Raleigh
Leonardo Da Vinci
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Billy Bragg's, "North Sea Bubble"
The Lyrics:
I went out drinking with Thomas Paine
He said that all revolutions are not the same
Who They Mention:
Thomas Paine
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

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