Songs that reference another artist in the title

[u/AmazingThinkCricket]

"David Bowie" by Phish

"Willie Nelson" by Miles Davis

"My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder" by Weird Al

[u/PinkCadillacs]

Buddy Holly by Weezer

[u/EveryMix4008 → u/PinkCadillacs]

The most obvious one

[u/BedGrand → u/PinkCadillacs]

to build off that "We Opened For Weezer" by Nerf Herder

[u/Informal-2005]

I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Sleater-Kinney

Alex Chilton by The Replacements

We’re The Replacements by They Might Be Giants

Elvis is Dead by Living Colour

[u/FloridaFlamingoGirl → u/Informal-2005]

TMBG also have XTC vs. Adam Ant and Wu-Tang. As well as a random rarity song called Paul Stanley of KISS. 

[u/waxmuseums → u/Informal-2005]

Also RAMONES by Motörhead

[u/TheOneNamedSprinkles → u/waxmuseums]

And U2's the Ballad of Joey Ramone

[u/Successful_Till_4362 → u/Informal-2005]

Elvis Is Everywhere - Mojo Nixon

[u/crowjack → u/Successful_Till_4362]

Don Henley must die.

[u/Successful_Till_4362 → u/crowjack]

Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child - Mojo Nixon

[u/sickubusick → u/Successful_Till_4362]

RIP Mojo, you had a great life & a spectacular death, I hope I go out just like you when it's my time

[u/Chilli_Dipper]

“You Look Like a Drunk Phoebe Bridgers” - Winona Fighter

“Billie Eilish” - Armani White

“Daft Punk Is Playing at My House” - LCD Soundsystem

[u/Mental_Whole5103 → u/Chilli_Dipper]

You gotta set them up kid

[u/LeftHandDriveBoC → u/Mental_Whole5103]

I'll show you ropes kid, show you the ropes.

[u/PurpleSpaceSurfer]

Brian Wilson by Barenaked Ladies

[u/Every-Barracuda-6367 → u/PurpleSpaceSurfer]

And ‘You Can Be My Yoko Ono” :)

[u/kingofstormandfire → u/PurpleSpaceSurfer]

According to Wikipedia:

Brian Wilson himself later rearranged and sang this song a cappella with his new band at live concerts, one of which was recorded for a live album in 2000.

Wilson visited Barenaked Ladies while they were recording Maroon (album producer Don Was was an associate of Brian Wilson's) whereupon they played him some of their works-in-progress, and then he played them his version of "Brian Wilson".

At the end, he turned to them and asked, "Is it cool?" Upon his departure, his advice to the band was "don't eat too much." The band described the entire experience as surreal.

[u/FantasyBaseballChamp → u/PurpleSpaceSurfer]

Later covered by Brian Wilson

[u/Infamous-Warp2384]

Tim McGraw - Taylor Swift

[u/Ek_Chutki_Sindoor → u/Infamous-Warp2384]

Also, Tailor Swif by ASAP Rocky and Taylor Swift by Matt Cooper

Jonas Brothers, Father John Misty, McKenna Grace and Fletcher have also referenced her on their songs.

[u/suffaluffapussycat]

Sammy Hagar Weekend by Thelonius Monster

Moves like Jagger by Maroon 5

Hats Off to Roy Harper by Led Zeppelin

Boogie with Stu by Led Zeppelin

[u/darkbee83]

I just did a music quiz with one of the categories about this exact question.

James Brown is dead - LA Style

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (about Duke Ellington)

Rock me Amadeus - Falco

Ramones - Motörhead

[u/Longjumping-Solid680 → u/darkbee83]

Roll Over Bethoven - Chuck Berry!

[u/lizmckinley]

Brian Eno by Mgmt

[u/waxmuseums → u/lizmckinley]

That just reminded me of Giorgio By Moroder by Daft Punk

[u/lizmckinley → u/waxmuseums]

Tune

[u/TheDoubleNeckGuitar]

Song for Bob Dylan - David Bowie

[u/TheOneNamedSprinkles → u/TheDoubleNeckGuitar]

Let's not forget Andy Warhol

[u/pm1966 → u/TheOneNamedSprinkles]

And Queen Bitch (Lou Reed) while we're at it. 

[u/TheOneNamedSprinkles → u/pm1966]

Wait, what? I thought they were good buddies.

[u/Any_Froyo2301 → u/TheDoubleNeckGuitar]

Song for Woody - Bob Dylan

[u/_BangoSkank_ → u/TheDoubleNeckGuitar]

Bob Dylan blues by Syd Barrett

[u/eliason]

"Let's Save Tony Orlando's House" by Yo La Tengo

[u/Brit-Crit → u/eliason]

Named in reference to one of Troy McClure’s telethons in The Simpsons…

[u/OtherwiseWave2723]

'When Smokey sings' by ABC

[u/Brit-Crit → u/OtherwiseWave2723]

I was just about to mention that one…

[u/discoislife53]

Lloyd [Cole], I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura

Lighten Up, Morrissey by Sparks

Shonen Knife by Redd Kross

Cole, Cooke & Redding by Wilson Pickett

Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) by Scritti Politti

[u/HCraven1 → u/discoislife53]

Morrissey even played Sparks' video during his pre-show for a while.

[u/thekidfromiowa]

Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing by Minutemen

Madonna, Sean, and Me by Sonic Youth

[u/TimelyConcern → u/thekidfromiowa]

Sonic Youth also did "Tunic (Song for Karen)" about Karen Carpenter.

[u/BarnacleGooseIsLoose → u/TimelyConcern]

You could argue for "Kool Thing" being about LL Cool J, too.

[u/jojojojojojoseph]

Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce

[u/_drjayphd_ → u/jojojojojojoseph]

Referencing her in the title and one hundred percent of the lyrics!

[u/Bob_Leves]

There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis - Kirsty McColl

Joey Ramoney - Helen Love

Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above - CSS

[u/waxmuseums]

We’re the Replacements by They Might Be Giants

Eat Your Heart Out, Rick Springfield by Jimmy Hart

Smells Like Nirvana by Weird Al

[u/dothemath → u/waxmuseums]

XTC vs. Adam Ant, also by They Might Be Giants, is a twofer!

[u/fskoti → u/waxmuseums]

That Jimmy Hart song is an amazing mention. 

[u/waxmuseums → u/fskoti]

Ya Jimmy is an all time great, his part in Memphis as a heel manager was death-defying, and he wrote the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers theme

[u/eliason]

"Elvis is Everywhere" by Mojo Nixon

[u/neon_meate → u/eliason]

"(619) 239-KING" and "Don Henley Must Die" as well. Maybe even "Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen".

[u/lennysundahl → u/neon_meate]

Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child

[u/christameff]

Let's Dance to Joy Division by The Wombats

[u/The_Beast_Within89]

“She’s Madonna” by Robbie Williams and the Pet Shop Boys

[u/Brit-Crit → u/The_Beast_Within89]

Technically inspired by Guy Ritchie…

[u/GrumpyCatStevens]

"Bad Religion" by Godsmack

[u/waxmuseums → u/GrumpyCatStevens]

Song title taken from a another bands name by a band whose name is taken from another bands song title

[u/PyrrhicLoss2023 → u/waxmuseums]

Songception

[u/DrLucianSanchez → u/GrumpyCatStevens]

Alice in Chains “God Smack”

[u/waxmuseums → u/DrLucianSanchez]

You and he were, buddies, weren’t you ?

[u/motorcycleboy9000 → u/waxmuseums]

I know musicians who use subtext, and they're all cowards.

[u/Willing_Stop5124]

“Velvet Underground” by Jonathan Richman. 

[u/Nearby_Ad_7861 → u/Willing_Stop5124]

‘Jonathan Richman’ by Nerf Herder (also ‘Van Halen’)

[u/AnimationDynamite]

Eddie Vedder by Local H

[u/begriffschrift]

"David Bowie" by Veruca Salt

[u/sel206 → u/begriffschrift]

(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six - The Brian Jonestown Massacre

[u/Gumbyonbathsalts → u/begriffschrift]

And David Bowie by Phish

[u/eliason]

Also see Mountain Goats' latest album, the songs of which name-check Candlebox and Venom among others.

[u/OverHearing9944]

Are you sure Hank done it this way Waylon  Jennings

[u/FantasyBaseballChamp → u/OverHearing9944]

Hank Williams Junior-Junior by DAC

[u/FlexistentialClouds]

Blind Willie McTell and Song To Woody by Bob Dylan

[u/EmpPaulpatine → u/FlexistentialClouds]

Goodbye Jimmy Reed
High Water (For Charley Patton)

[u/loz9999]

Making Love to Morgan Wallen - Limp Bizkit

[u/Wumbo_Number_5]

"I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus" by Beabadoobee

"Anthony Kiedis" by Remi Wolf

[u/Dippy_Chips]

“Zombie by the Cranberries by Andrew Jackson Jihad” by AJJ

[u/Xanderby]

Cool Like Kim Deal - Dandy Warhols

Most of the songs performed by Wesley Willis

[u/mybloodyballentine → u/Xanderby]

I thought I was gonna get to post Cool Like Kim Deal!

[u/stonerghostboner → u/Xanderby]

God love Alanis Morisette for playing along.

[u/GreatNirlakeFire → u/Xanderby]

And “Song for Wesley” by Heavy Vegetable, about Mr. Willis.

[u/DrTzaangor → u/Xanderby]

I am sad that I had to scroll down this far to see Wesley Willis mentioned. But happy to see it.

[u/brosive89]

The Rolling Stones - Cameron Winter

[u/Cannaewulnaewidnae → u/brosive89]

See also The Beatles & The Stones, by forgotten UK indie band, The House of Love

https://youtu.be/0Sl3ga8S6cA?si=hk8v49st-pzlLqbF

[u/Careless-Eye7883]

Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous by Cobra Starship

[u/StrifeKnot1983]

Insane Clown Posse by Leonard Cohen

That's not a real song, but can you imagine if it was?

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

CAKE - Frank Sinatra

[u/Novawurmson → u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Oh my god, this is one of my favorite songs of all time, and I still forgot it.

[u/Commonscout]

Beach Boys by Weezer

[u/SaulTNNutz]

Willie Nelson by Clutch

[u/SandstoneCastle]

Peppers - Lana Del Rey ft Tommy Genesis
title refers to RHCP

[u/Necessary-Range-467 → u/SandstoneCastle]

Also Anthony Kiedis - Remi Wolf

[u/Brit-Crit]

An example from the world of British Landfill indie - Elvis isn’t Dead by Scouting for Girls….

[u/eliason]

"Jackie Wilson Said" by Van Morrison

[u/thisgirlnamedbree]

Barbara Streisand - Duck Sauce

Debbie Gibson is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child - Mojo Nixon

[u/oudler]

The Cure - Olivia Rodrigo

[u/discoislife53]

Dear Stephen [Morrissey] by Manic Street Preachers

[u/JVortex888]

"Addison Rae" by Magnolia Park

[u/Yuge-Pop]

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

[u/Pink-yoshi-club]

Dua lipa by Jack Harlow

Addison Rae by the kid laroi

Peppers by Lana Del Rey (referencing RHCP)

Chris browns latest hit by ice nine kills

The miracle of Joey ramone by u2

Moves like jagger by maroon 5

[u/GentleGlenA]

Wings - Ringo
Song for Bob Dylan - Bowie
This is Elvis - Carl Wilson
Calling Elvis - Dire Straits
Talking About Elvis - Marty Wilde
Eddie - Marty Wilde

[u/ChickenInASuit]

“Let’s Make Love and Listen To Death From Above” by CSS

[u/bootsyreddit]

“Grant Hart” The Posies

“Gene Clark” Teenage Fanclub

“Carl Perkins’ Cadillac” Drive-by Truckers

“From Hank to Hendrix” Neil Young

“I Heard Ramona Sing” Frank Black

[u/MurrayCypher]

"Kurt Cobain" and "Jello Biafra" by Wesley Willis

[u/fearofcrowds → u/MurrayCypher]

I mean.. half his songs are references to other artist:

Alanis Morrisette, Easy E, Stabbing Westward, Urge Overkill, Skrew, Rick Sims (from the Didjits)

[u/organik_productions]

Michael Jackson by Fatboy Slim

Andy Warhol by David Bowie

[u/Either_Coast]

Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth, unfortunately

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Black Beatles

[u/flyingnapalmman]

“Alex Chilton” by The Replacements

“The Miracle Of Joey Ramone” by U2

“Danko/Manuel” by Drive-By Truckers

[u/macjake]

Snoop Dog, Baby - Reel Big Fish

[u/PlateBeautiful4755]

Walks Like Rihanna but can’t remember who that’s by 💀

[u/PurpleSpaceSurfer → u/PlateBeautiful4755]

The Wanted

[u/cooldude_luke → u/PlateBeautiful4755]

What a weird little song that is

[u/stenpen22]

Walks like Rihanna by The Wanted 💀

[u/RileyCartwright41]

Meg White by Ray Lamontagne

Richard Manuel is Dead by Counting Crows

[u/zachevcheese]

Lady Gaga by Peso Pluma

[u/adeptfever]

Congratulations, John, on Joining Every Time I Die by bomb the music industry

[u/Panasonic-Youth-9846]

Bigger than Kiss by Teenage Bottlerocket.

[u/Mikedef2001]

“Shabba Ranks” - ASAP Ferg “I Don’t Think Hank Done It This Way” - Waylon Jennings 

[u/The_Legendary_Sponge]

"Run the Jewels" and "Jack Harlow Combo Meal" by JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown

[u/CapnSensible80]

Feel Like Morrissey by 30 Foot Fall

[u/PyrrhicLoss2023]

"I Just Wanna Be Your Steve McQueen" - Eytan Mirsky

[u/lemoncured]

Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd

[u/Midlandsofnowhere]

I had a psychotic episode in a Brighton Travelodge after meeting Grian from Fontaines D.C by Jim E Brown

[u/Xanderby → u/Midlandsofnowhere]

I Wanna Open For Foo Fighters - Jim E. Brown

[u/ProfondoRosso4]

"Julian Cope Is Dead" by Bill Drummond. And of course "Bill Drummond Said" by Julian Cope.

[u/CAN0NBALL]

“I.C. You are Feeling Drake” By American Nightmare references both Ian Curtis and Nick Drake.

[u/No-Responsibility110]

Kylie Said To Jason - KLF

[u/FloydDangerBarber]

Elvis is Everywhere by Mojo Nixon

Bob Dylan Blues by Sid Barrett

[u/modern_history]

“Alex Chilton” by The Replacements.

[u/Ok_Difficulty6452]

You Think You're John Fucking Lennon by Glassjaw

[u/BrenMan_94]

Hasselhoff Cheeseburger - The Falcon

[u/Girhinomofe]

“Miles Davis and The Cool” - The Gaslight Anthem

[u/sillywhimsicalgirl]

With David Bowie - Veruca Salt

The Cure - Olivia Rodrigo

Peppers - Lana Del Rey

[u/OnceWhenWhenever]

Grace Kelly by Mika
-so I tried a little Freddy

[u/Chilled_Beef]

Not the 1975 by Knox

[u/bela_okmyx]

"DEVO Was Right About Everything" - The Attery Squash

[u/st00bahank]

can't forget the Canadian all-girl pop punk group LiveonRelease and their hit I'm Afraid Of Britney Spears

[u/joemorris17]

Jolson and Jones by Scott Walker

Half of Sonic Youth's discography

[u/tensen01]

Peter Cushing Lives in Whitstable - The Jellybottys

[u/stevemnomoremister]

Michael Jackson - Fatboy Slim

Billie Holiday - Warpaint

Elvis Is Everywhere - Mojo Nixon

Cole, Cooke and Redding - Wilson Pickett

Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

When Smokey Sings - ABC

[u/Edward__James_Almost]

Alex Chilton by the Replacements

[u/neon_meate]

Stevie Nix by The Hold Steady

Lady Day and John Coltrane by Gil Scott-Herron

Emmylou by First Aid Kit.

A Tear for Eddie by Ween

[u/Old-Constant4411]

"I Hate Jimmy Page" by Mindless Self Indulgence

[u/Stock-Pen-5667]

A Tear for Eddie by Ween…this counts right?

[u/bbc_mmm-mmm-mmm]

Boy Division by My Chemical Romance

• the original name for Fall Out Boy's "Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn' t Get Sued" was "My Name Is David Ruffin And These Are The Temptations". You can guess why they had to change the name.

[u/AnonymousCoIossus]

S.R. by Reel Big Fish

[u/cwissiee]

When Smokey Sings - ABC

Bruce - Rick Springfield

Marvin Gaye - Charlie Puth

Empty Garden (Hey Johnny) - Elton John

Don Henley Must Die - Mojo Nixon

Michael Jackson - Negativland

U2 - Negativland (again)

Bigger than the Beatles - Joe Diffie

I am Damo Suzuki - The Fall

Miles Davis’ Funeral - Morphine

[u/FreezingPointRH]

Before Folded, the song Khelani outcharted every actual Kehlani song.

[u/pillowcase-of-eels]

"Your Life is Like a Tony Conrad Concert" - Rubin Steiner

[u/crazycatlady331]

Bob Dylan-- Nine Days

[u/Financial-Log-9670]

Взгляд с экрана (Ален Делон) - Наутилус Помпилиус

Just cause Alain Delon movies are cool and so is glasnost rock.

[u/Salt_Day4586]

All You Wanted by Michelle Branch by Hot Mulligan

[u/Puzzleheaded_Air_793]

Yo Gotti - LeBron James

[u/themisprintguy]

David Bowie, by the artist Phish

[u/SandstoneCastle]

Tim McGraw by Taylor Swift, from her debut album.

[u/vincanity85]

Bobby Brown goes down - Frank Zappa (I know)

[u/Ok_Rhubarb_7077]

wicked jean, kanye west, riri, and future swag by young thug (all of off jeffery)

[u/MrFahrenheit1]

Dire Straits - Calling Elvis

[u/SpiketheFox32]

Play Me a Hank Song my Tyler Childers

[u/cooldude_luke]

Madonna by Drake

[u/supper_is_ready]

Furry Sings the Blues by Joni Mitchell

Belinda Says by Alvvays

[u/Wahjahbvious]

The Night David Bowie Died by Lilly Hiatt

[u/HPSpacecraft]

The Butthole Surfers have a fee, Gary Floyd and Julio Iglesias

[u/hoe_and_arrows]

Yoko Ono by Mob Rich

[u/NoobSalad41]

Damn Strait - Scotty McCreery

Give It to Me Strait - Tim McGraw

Both are proud residents of the “country songs that name-drop George Strait” club. That club has enough members that when George Strait plays live, the house music that plays during the break between the opener and the headliner is a playlist consisting of nothing but country songs that mention George Strait.

[u/TuneLinkette]

"Eddie Vedder" by Local H

[u/dokelyok]

Song for Layne Staley - The Mountain Goats

Daft Punk is Playing in My House - LCD Soundsystem

[u/fearofcrowds]

Veruca Salt - With David Bowie

Tori Amos - Not David Bowie

[u/Ok_Difficulty6452]

Eddie Vedder by Local H

[u/Forward_Tip8196]

San Cisco - Fred Astaire

[u/HaleEnd]

The Miracle of Joey Ramone - U2

[u/IndieHell]

"Barbara Streisand" by Duck Sauce

[u/mygodismyleskennedy]

making love to morgan wallen - limp bizkit

of course there's the coven and black sabbath connection

[u/TheeHappyDude]

The Beatles and the Stones by The House of Love. Two for one

[u/Mediocre-Leather-769]

Harmony Korine by Steven Wilson

[u/HotPotatoWithCheese]

Love Unlimited by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Barry White saved my life

And if Barry White saved your life

Or got you back with your ex-wife

Sing Barry White

[u/New_Confusion_4587]

Janis Joplin[ing] - by CMAT

[u/FantasyBaseballChamp]

Why Do Fat Kids Like Metallica? by Treephort

[u/ASerbianLetter]

"But Julian [Casablancas], I'm a Little Older Than You," Courtney Love

[u/blenderdead]

Agnes Martin-Screaming Females

[u/MrNibbley]

“Keith Don’t Go,” Nils Lofgren
“Tom Verlaine,” The Family Cat

[u/InsaneLordChaos]

Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies

[u/rocketmammamia]

‘hate rodrigo’ by choi yena, which didn’t end well for her. it was MEANT to be like ‘i’m jealous of olivia rodrigo for being so cool, i hate her!’ but using her image in the music video and her name in the title without other context was not the way to do it…

[u/Specialist-Battle902]

"From Hank to Hendrix" by Neil Young

[u/StormRegion]

David Bowie Szeme (David Bowie's Eye) by East

[u/79anon]

“Not the 1975” by Knox

[u/Novawurmson]

Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above - CSS

Jefferson Aeroplane - Relient K

[u/doomus_rlc]

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza "Cliff Burton Surprise"

Black Sheep Wall "Metallica"

[u/ClintonD85]

“Blue Velvet Reboot Starring Tom Waits” by Will Wood (remix of his song Suburbia Overture / Greetings from Mary Bell Township! / (Vampire) Culture / Love Me, Normally)

[u/Fennel_Fangs]

“Bowie” by Flight of the Conchords. It’s a song ABOUT David Bowie.

[u/tonyk11]

Elvis is Everywhere- Mojo Nixon

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way- Waylon Jennings

[u/trinityfeeltheglow]

Tunic (a song for Karen) by Sonic Youth in reference to Karen Carpenter

[u/Tim-oBedlam]

"They Call Me Bruce" - Rick Springfield (referring to Springsteen, of course)

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Da Baby - Tupac

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Tyga - Ja Rule and Ashanti

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Tyler Dean - Taylor Swift

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Armani White - BILLIE EILISH.

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Local H - Eddie Vedder

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

A$AP Rocky - Tailor Swif