Songs about other musicians

[Almost Yearly]

'When Smokie Sings', ABC

I was gonna go for that one. I hated that song. Firstly I hated ABC, and secondly it was the irony of someone saluting a legendarily beautiful voice in the most generic, wishy-washy tones possible.


Anyone remember that cunt (Google: Danny Mirror) charting with "I remember Elvis Presley" within about a month of the hamburger man's death? It wasn't so much the blatant cash-in that grated (even at 9 years of age) but the fact that he sang it in a karaoke Elvis voice. I was a big Elvis fan at that point.


"Nick Cave Dolls" by Bongwater. Doesn't really count, but top lyric.

[smoker]

didn't the foos include a track on either their first album or c&s slating ms love?

[dan dirty ape]

didn't the foos include a track on either their first album or c&s slating ms love?

'Stacked Actors' off 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose' is meant to be about her.

[Ambient Sheep]

Is the Cocteau Twins track 'Ivo' about Ivo Watts-Russell, Mr4AD? Seems like too much a of a coincidence. Not a singer, but y'know.

No, not directly.  It was originally called "Peep-Bo", which is the real first line of the song, not "Ivo" as everyone - including me at first - assumed.

It was only after they decided to name every song on the album after obscure Victorian-esque monikers that they changed it to "Ivo", after, as you suggest, Mr. Watts-Russell.  I'd love to know if there were any other provisional titles for the other songs.

I'm still shocked that Ivo sold up and moved to L.A. a few years ago.  It just doesn't compute.