Was trying to make a playlist of songs that mention other songs

with the song that gave me the idea being Phoebe Bridgers-Moon Song

in which she mentions Eric Clapton-Tears in Heaven

("We hate Tears in Heaven/But it's sad his baby died")

I can think of a few other examples, Boygenius-Cool About It

mentions The Cure-Boys Don't Cry

and recently, Griff-Last Night's Mascara mentions Enya-Orinoco Flow

can you think of other songs that mention other songs? I mean, specifically referring to another song

2002 by Anne-Marie springs to mind!

Oasis - 'Morning Glory' references the wonderful Beatles album track 'Tomorrow Never Knows'!

“Tomorrow Never Knows what it doesn't know too soon”

Kid Rock mentions Sweet Home Alabama in All Summer Long. Might not count since it samples that song.

I think there is a Halsey song I heard recently that references something by Coldplay but I can't remember what it was.

Kylie Minogue - Disco Down mentions both 'Le Freak' and 'Dancing Queen' in the same line!

Not sure if it’s intentional but Miley references Born To Run in Midnight Sky, and Playing With Fire and I Walk The Line in Never Be Me from Plastic Hearts.

Eminem's Stan mentions In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins.

Eminem and Hip Hop in general is a goldmine here.

Dire Strait's Walk of Life references a ton of old '50s tunes both directly and indirectly.

See also American Pie by Don McLean

Shangri-La by ELO mentions Hey Jude:

"My Shangri-la has gone away,
Faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude"

Travis- Writing To Reach You: "Radio is playing all the usual, what's a Wonderwall anyway?"

Russ Millions & Tion Wayne - Body mentions their other collab Keisha & Becky

Something Dirty Money () feat. Skylar Grey - Coming Home

Mentioned 'Tears of a Clown', 'A House Is Not a Home', 'Ain't No Stoppin Us Now'.

Twenty One Pilots - Backslide

Referred to an earlier song of theirs 'Saturday'.

Everything Everything - The Mad Stone

"Let the wizard-talk come at the peak of Choice Mountain"

Edited March 17Mar 17 by AllStarBySmashMouth

Australian-only hit, but Dean Lewis mentioned "Chasing Cars" on "7 Minutes" (arguably still my favorite song of his).

Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca" was mentioned - part sung, in fact - in Sisqo "Thong Song".

The rapper in La Bouche - Be My Lover mentions Boyz 2 Men - On Bended Knee (but I don't know that latter song)!

Wiley mentions several songs making the charts in his and Chew Fu's song 'Take That' - including 'The Avenue' and 'Shake A Leg' by his group Roll Deep and also 'Number 1' by Tinchy Stryder and N Dubz.

Edited March 17Mar 17 by TheSnake

Play that blink-182 song that we beat to death in Tucson

Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine "I'm a Puppet On A String"

4 hours ago, Hadji said:

Russ Millions & Tion Wayne - Body mentions their other collab Keisha & Becky

Also refers to the song Body by Megan Thee Stallion of course!

American Music Club - Hello Amsterdam -> Dancing Queen (ABBA)

Ed Sheeran - All Of The Stars -> Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)

Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now -> Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns 'N' Roses)

Pavement - Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence -> six song titles from R.E.M.'s second album Reckoning

Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean -> Fool On The Hill and I Feel Fine (The Beatles)

Oasis - My Big Mouth -> The Long And Winding Road (The Beatles), also indirectly on 'Wonderwall'

Oasis - Be Here Now -> Let It Be (The Beatles)

Oasis - It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) -> The Word (The Beatles) and perhaps 'Getting Better' by them too

edit: Oasis - Supersonic -> Yellow Submarine (The Beatles). Must be loads more Oasis -> Beatles ones!

Edited March 17Mar 17 by jimwatts

Bon Jovi - It's My Life mentions My Way by Frank Sinatra.

In Riton and RAYE - I Don't Want You, RAYE refers to Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover from 1979.