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Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:22 am to
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:22 am to
David Allen Coe. Pick one lol.

Carl Perkin's Cadillac.
Posted by ByePolar
Slidell
Member since Apr 2017
149 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:30 am to
"In the arms of an angel" by Sarah McLachlan is about Smashing Pumpkins keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
74963 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:41 am to
So,I guess "Say Hello To Heaven" qualifies?
Posted by ByePolar
Slidell
Member since Apr 2017
149 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 8:50 am to
I guess Bad Company's song "Shooting Star" could qualify? It's a homage to musicians like Jimi, Janis and others who overdosed.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28397 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:28 am to
Unsure how this was not mentioned yet. It's a bona fide classic, and it was written in response to Neil Young.









Posted by lammo
RIP LAMMO
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:55 am to
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 10:12 am to
Elton John - Secret Garden
Posted by lacajun069
franklinton
Member since Sep 2008
2180 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 10:14 am to
Dire Straights-Money For Nothing
Aerosmith-Dude Looks Like a Lady
Eric Church-Springsteen

Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 10:31 am to
quote:

On Dec. 4, 1971, the small town of Montreux, Switzerland, became a place forever linked to rock history. A fire at the Montreux Casino during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention inspired Deep Purple‘s classic “Smoke on the Water.” Read More: How of a Frank Zappa Concert Fire Inspired Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the Water'
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:27 am to
Posted by Adamant Cat
Boston
Member since Dec 2016
33 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:34 am to
I was coming here to post Alex Chilton. Good on ya.
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
26354 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:48 am to
quote:

"Richard Manuel is Dead" Counting Crows


Damn dude deep cut. Great track.
Posted by IonaTiger
The Commonwealth Of Virginia
Member since Mar 2006
33250 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:58 am to
John Lennon, "How Do You Sleep", about Paul McCartney.
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:31 pm to
Unseen Power of the Picket Fence by Pavement (about REM)

Carl Perkins' Cadillac by DBT

Into Yer Shtik by Mudhoney (about Courtney Love... no one said it had to be a positive song)
Posted by Keep Stirring
Member since Sep 2016
2724 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 1:20 pm to
Ben Lee by the Ataris
Posted by Solo
Member since Aug 2008
8257 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 1:30 pm to
Would - AIC
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
70621 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 1:47 pm to
Shine on you crazy diamond

Written about Sid Barrett.


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Posted by DyeHardDylan
Member since Nov 2011
9231 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 1:56 pm to
"Lady Stardust" by David Bowie, about Marc Bolan.
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
88266 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 2:01 pm to
Porch Swing in Tupelo

By Elton John, about Elvis Presley.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
60252 posts
Posted on 5/25/17 at 2:05 pm to
References more than being about.

Pavement - Range Life
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