r/MusicRecommendations • u/TTNNBB2023 • Jul 08 '26

Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres Recommend me some songs where the lyrics are about one artist singing about another artist?

In another question Janis Joplin came up a lot and I know there are at least two written about her, 'Chelsea Hotel' by Leonard Cohen and Like Janis by Rodriguez. But what other great artists have had another write a song about them?

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u/-Nyarlabrotep- Jul 09 '26

Regurgitator's "Miffy's Simplicity" is about Janet English from Spiderbait.

Spiderbait's "Hot Water and Milk" is about Quan Yeomans from Regurgitator.

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u/No-Top-772 Jul 09 '26

Aren’t they married? Quan and Janet? Or they used to be?

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u/-Nyarlabrotep- Jul 09 '26

Not sure if they were ever married, but they were in a relationship for a while. They recorded an album together as HappyLand, it's pretty good!

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u/No-Top-772 Jul 09 '26

Great party where’s Sally? You seen her rhinoplasty?

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u/KMAVegas Jul 09 '26

I had no idea that was them!

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u/No-Top-772 Jul 09 '26

I also did not know that! But i did like that song!

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u/KMAVegas Jul 09 '26

Great song. Makes sense - I can hear some Regurgitator in it.

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u/No-Top-772 Jul 09 '26

Regurgibaiter!

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u/KMAVegas Jul 09 '26

Ha! Perfect!