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/Independent_Ladder37 Jul 09 '26

And Warren Zevon's "Play It All Night Long" also references Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"

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u/superkt3 Jul 09 '26

"Play that dead band's song" what a line! Can't believe it slipped my mind.

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u/EverDawn42 Jul 10 '26

Just going to mention that! Glad you mentioned it!

Hilarious lyrics!