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Ok, so we should see how many songs we can name that either mention The Beatles, or just have Beatles references. And maybe try not to name six gazillion at a time so that other people can name some, too. :) Sorry if this has been done before.

The first one that comes to mind for me is We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel: "Lawrence of Arabia, BRITISH BEATLEMANIA, Ole Miss..."

[HeyBeatle]

The song "Paul McCartney" by SR71 it has very little to do with Paul McCartney besides a mention of something like 'things would be different if Paul were still alive' I bought the cd cause I liked 'Right Now'and I've only listened to the paul song a few times I don't particularly like it.

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[joelcrowservo]

Anyone recall "Stars on 45"? Thats one big reference, I reckon.

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[Elementary Penguin]

Bad Company's "Shooting Star":

Johnny was 16 when he heard his first Beatles song, Love Me Do I think it was...

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[georgefan]

How about George's "When We Was Fab"?

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[bearkat77]

All three of those songs are good. How about Elton John's tribute to John; "Empty Garden"?

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[FPSHOT]

'Titles' by a band called Barclay James Harvest.

A song of which the music has some ingredients of Beatles tunes, starting with Long and Winding Road, and the lyrics were mainly titles of Beatles songs.

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[jami]

How about "All Those Years Ago" by George about John?? It's a nice one, I think!

[Elementary Penguin]

On Schoolhouse Rock we learned that "The Beatles" is a noun. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/tongue.gif

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[bearkat77]

Another tribute song is Paul's "Here Today".

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[Jerry]

Don McLean's "American Pie" mentions "Helter Skelter."

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[jtal909]

How Do You Sleep by Lennon mentions "Yesterday".

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jerry:
Don McLean's "American Pie" mentions "Helter Skelter."
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It also mentions "The quartet practiced in the park..." and "Sergeants played a marching tune..."

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[Lucy]

"Randy Scouse Git" by The Monkees. Apart from the title, it makes reference to "the four kings of EMI".

[Rellevart]

By the late and very much lamented Elvis Brothers....."he listens to the Beatles, like everyone his age..."

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"Glycerine" by Bush mentions Strawberry Fields.

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[Rellevart]

How about Peter, Paul & Mary's "I Dig Rock & Roll Music"...."and when the Beatles tell you they've got some love to sell you, they mean exactly what they say...."

[jami]

The Outfield has a song called, "John Lennon".

[Elementary Penguin]

In "The Seeker" by The Who:

"I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked The Beatles, I asked Timothy Leary, but he couldn't help me either"

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[Lucy]

Isn't there a Shania Twain song that says something about The Beatles still being together if the world was perfect??
I can't remember what it is called but I seem to remember hearing it on the radio a few years back.
Maybe it wasn't Shania....??

[georgefan]

Def Leppard's "Rock it" mentions "Sargent Pepper and the band".

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[Jeni]

Three Dog Night's "Never Been to Spain"
".. well I've never been to England, but I kinda like the Beatles..."

And I swear U2's Angel of Harlem is about John Lennon's shooting..

Jeni

[Litl Lennon]

yes lucy, it is a shania twain song, i forget the title, but it goes,

"That John is back with the beatles and they're going out on tour, i'll be first in line for tickes, gotta see that show for sure..."

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[Lynner]

Does anyone remember Rick Nelson's "Garden Party"? "...Yoko brought her Walrus...."

[jtal909]

good one

I think this game has just about died, so for those fans who are further interested in songs that reference the Beatles, you might like to check this song references (http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/lace/921/page2.html) page.

[This message has been edited by Nowhere Man (edited January 14, 2001 at 05:01 PM).]

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Hey Nowhere Man, is that your website or someone else's?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 4thGenFan:
Hey Nowhere Man, is that your website or someone else's?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not mine, sorry... I don't know who owns it, I just came across it purely by accident the other day and it happened to be about what was being discussed here so I thought I'd provide the link.

Not a bad little site is it? Another good one I found can be reached through the link below... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[Paul_McCartney2002]

The Barenaked Ladies(yes theat really is there name" have a song called "Be my Yoko Ono"

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[StuSutcliffe]

Three more Beatles references:

Ball of Confusion by the Temptations -"the Beatles' new record's a gas"

All You Want To Do Is Dance by Billy Joel-"Why don't the Beatles get back together?"

King Rocker by Generation X-"Liverpool Johnny rocks out around Paul's place"

[This message has been edited by StuSutcliffe (edited January 18, 2001 at 01:41 PM).]

[bearkat77]

In Johnny River's "Summer Rain"...
"And the jukebox kept on playing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

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[Glen V]

"The Other Side of Abbey Road" by
George Benson..... released on Nov. 1969

GV

Before she was Cher, singer "Bonnie Jo Mason" recorded the novelty
song, 'I Love You Ringo.'

ALso, John Fred and his Playboy Band mimicked 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' with the song title 'Judy in Disguise with Glasses'

[bearkat77]

How about John's song "How Do You Sleep?", with it's cutting barbs at Paul.

"So Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise..." and "The only thing you done was yesterday..."

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[PennyLane]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bearkat77:
It also mentions "The quartet practiced in the park..." and "Sergeants played a marching tune..."

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"The players tried to take the field, but the marching band refused to yield..."

[Lucy]

Another Monkees one:

In their song "No Time" Micky yells "Rock on George for Ringo one time".

[StuSutcliffe]

Beatles and the Stones by House of Love-"the Beatles and the Stones made it good to be alone." I can't believe I forgot that one!
A great song by a great band!

The promotional video for Alanis Morrissette's 1996 single, Hand In Pocket, features an image of John Lennon passing by.

[jami]

A song by Sugarloaf called "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You". The guitar riff at the beginning is to "I Feel Fine". It refers to John, Paul, And George......not sure of the exact lyrics. Anyone know?

[jami]

Also, the band April Wine has a song called, "I Like To Rock." The guitar riff is to "Day Tripper."

[darkhorse]

Has anybody mentioned before Pink Floyd's "Not Now John" song on their "The Final Cut" album? (Sorry if someone already has) http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[darkhorse]

No. Nobody has. (I just checked). Plus, anybody know about the lyrics of that one?

Here's a snippet of the lyrics with the John/Paul/George reference in the middle:

I said you got my number
He said yeah I got it when you walked in the door
Don't call us, we'll call you
Don't call us, we'll call you.

I got your name from a friend of a friend
who said he used to work with you
Remember the all night creature from stereo ninety two
Yeah I said could you relate to our quarter track tape
You know the band performs in the nude
He said uh huh don't call us child we'll call you.

Listen kid you paid for the call
You ain't bad but we've heard it all before
Yeah it sounds like John, Paul and George

Anyway we cut a hit and we toured a bit
with a song he said he couldn't use.
And now he calls and begs and crawls
It's telephone deja vu
We got percentage points and lousy joints
and all the glitter we can use
Mama so uh huh don't call us, now we'll call you.

[darkhorse]

Thanks, Nowhere Man, but what I REALLY meant was if somebody knew the lyrics to Pink Floyd's song "Not Now John" which is, I think, dedicated to John Lennon, as it is Queen's "Life Is Real" (included in their "Hot Space" album) and U2's "God Part II" (issued in their "Rattle & Hum" album).

I only know about the latter. It's called "God Part II" because all of its lines start with the classical statement "I don't believe in...". Plus, the booklet says clearly "dedicated to John Lennon".

If anybody has information about the lyrics of the tribute songs to John by Pink Floyd or Queen, please let us know.



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[SleepyHead]

Sorry, darkhorse, I haven't a clue.

And since all the musical references I can pull to the top of my head have already been mentioned, may I digress just a bit? How about the written word with Beatle references? Stephen King has simply got to be a Beatles' fan - quite a few of his books feature characters singing snatches of a Beatle tune, or sporting Beatle posters on their walls...

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