Songs that mention a famous person

[low-key]

Nelly


"Promiscuous"
(feat. Timbaland)


Am I throwing you off?
Nope
Didn't think so

How you doing, young lady?
That feelin' that you givin' really drives me crazy
You don't have a player on the choke
I was at a loss of words first time that we spoke

You're looking for a girl that'll treat you right
You lookin' for her in the day time with the light
You might be the type if I play my cards right
I'll find out by the end of the night

You expect me to just let you hit it
But will you still respect me if you get it
All I can do is try, gimme one chance
What's the problem I don't see no ring on your hand

I be the first to admit it, I'm curious about you, you seem so innocent

You wanna get in my world, get lost in it
Boy I'm tired of running, let's walk for a minute

Promiscuous girl wherever you are
I'm all alone and it's you that I want
Promiscuous boy you already know
That I'm all yours what you waiting for?

Promiscuous girl you're teasing me
You know what I want and I got what you need
Promiscuous boy let's get to the point
'Cause we're on a roll are you ready?

Roses are red
Some diamonds are blue
Chivalry is dead
But you're still kinda cute

Hey! I can't keep my mind off you
Where you at? Do you mind if I come through?

I'm out of this world come with me to my planet
Get you on my level. Do you think that you can handle it?

They call me Thomas
Last name Crowne
Recognize game
I'mma lay mine's down

I'm a big girl I can handle myself
But if I get lonely I'mma need your help
Pay attention to me I don't talk for my health

I want you on my team
So does everybody else.

Baby we can keep it on the low
Let your guard down ain't nobody gotta know
If you with it girl I know a place we can go

What kind of girl do you take me for?

Promiscuous girl, wherever you are
I'm all alone, and it's you that I want
Promiscuous boy, you already know
That I'm all yours, what you waiting for?

Promiscuous girl, you're teasing me
You know what I want, and I got what you need
Promiscuous boy, let's get to the point
'Cause we're on a roll, you ready?

Don't be mad, don't get mean
Don't get mad, don't be mean
Hey! Don't be mad, don't get mean
Don't get mad, don't be mean

Wait! I don't mean no harm
I can see you with my T-shirt on

I can see you with nothing on
Feeling on me before you bring that on

Bring that on?
You know what I mean

Girl, I'm a freak you shouldn't say those things

I'm only trying to get inside of your brain
To see if you can work me the way you say

It's OK, it's alright
I got something that you gon' like

Hey is that the truth or are you talking trash?
Is your game M.V.P. like Steve Nash?

Promiscuous girl wherever you are
I'm all alone and it's you that I want
Promiscuous boy I'm calling your name
But you're driving me crazy the way you're making me wait

Promiscuous girl you're teasing me
You know what I want and I got what you need
Promiscuous boy we're one and the same
So we don't gotta play games no more

 

[AppleDumpling]

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

Well, I saw Lon Chaney
walking with the Queen
Doing the Werewolves of London
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr.
walking with the Queen
Doing the Werewolves of London
I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada
at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect

Aaoooooooo!
Werewolves of London
Aaoooooooo!
Werewolves of London

 

[low-key]

"Dark Horse"

Katy Perry
(feat. Juicy J)


Oh, no

[Juicy J:]
Yeah
Ya'll know what it is
Katy Perry
Juicy J, aha
Let's rage

[Katy Perry:]
I knew you were
You were gonna come to me
And here you are
But you better choose carefully
'Cause I, I'm capable of anything
Of anything and everything

Make me your Aphrodite
Make me your one and only
But don't make me your enemy, your enemy, your enemy

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know what you're falling for
Baby do you dare to do this?
Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
Are you ready for, ready for
A perfect storm, perfect storm
Cause once you're mine, once you're mine
There is no going back

Mark my words
This love will make you levitate
Like a bird
Like a bird without a cage
But down to earth
If you choose to walk away, don't walk away

It's in the palm of your hand now baby
It's a yes or no, no maybe
So just be sure before you give it all to me
All to me, give it all to me

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know what you're falling for
Baby do you dare to do this?
Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
Are you ready for, ready for
A perfect storm, perfect storm
Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (love trippin')
There's no going back

[Juicy J - Rap Verse:]
Uh
She's a beast
I call her Karma (come back)
She eats your heart out
Like Jeffrey Dahmer (woo)
Be careful
Try not to lead her on
Shorty's heart is on steroids
Cause her love is so strong
You may fall in love
When you meet her
If you get the chance you better keep her
She's sweet as pie but if you break her heart
She'll turn cold as a freezer
That fairy tale ending with a knight in shining armor
She can be my Sleeping Beauty
I'm gon' put her in a coma
Woo!
Damn I think I love her
Shorty so bad, I'm sprung and I don't care
She ride me like a roller coaster
Turned the bedroom into a fair (a fair!)
Her love is like a drug
I was tryna hit it and quit it
But lil' mama so dope
I messed around and got addicted

[Katy Perry:]
So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know what you're falling for (you should know)
Baby do you dare to do this?
Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse (like a dark horse)
Are you ready for, ready for (ready for)
A perfect storm, perfect storm (a perfect storm)
Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (mine)
There's no going back

 

[low-key]

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

Well, I saw Lon Chaney
walking with the Queen
Doing the Werewolves of London
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr.
walking with the Queen
Doing the Werewolves of London
I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada
at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect

Aaoooooooo!
Werewolves of London
Aaoooooooo!
Werewolves of London

great song, and very seasonal

 

[Atlas722]

The Moody Blues' "Legend of a Mind":

Timothy Leary's dead.

 

[Atlas722]

Kansas's "Portrait (He Knew)" is about Albert Einstein.

 

[Atlas722]

R.E.M.'s "Man on the Moon":

Andy are you goofin' on Elvis? (Hey, baby)

 

[AppleDumpling]

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

 

[NYCgrrl]

Einstein again

Steven Wonder's cup runneth over:

 

[Imzadi]

How has no one else not thought of this one already? Am I really the only one from this era to know who is being sung about?

Abraham, Martin And John - Dion

 

[Imzadi]

Marvin Gaye - Charlie Puth

Another mention of Marvin:

True - Spandau Ballet

"With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue
Dissolve the nerves that have just begun
Listening to Marvin all night long
This is the sound of my soul
This is the sound"

 

[NYCgrrl]

For the members of my family who were Graveyites.
I met few of you but learned the words you believed passionately through your passed on memories. With much thanks for the teaching:

You don't need to actually hear the names of all thought of in this song although some are spoken of directly:

 

[Imzadi]

The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace

"My daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago
Back in the U.S.A. back in the bad old days
In the heat of a summer night
In the land of the dollar bill
When the town of Chicago died
And they talk about it still
When a man named Al Capone
Tried to make that town his own
And he called his gang to war
With the forces of the law

I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother what a night it really was
Brother what a fight it really was
Glory be!

I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother what a night the people saw
Brother what a fight the people saw
Yes indeed!

 

[Imzadi]

Rocky 1 theme song - Gonna Fly Now

It's not said in the movie. But when the song was released, his name is said.

Trying hard now
It's so hard now
Trying hard now

Gonna fly now
flying high now
gonna fly, fly, fly, SLY

 

[kaytieeldr]

(Marie Antoinette)

 

[PollyannaMom]

Girl in a Country Song

...Conway and George Strait
Never did it this way
Back in the old days...

 

[Gary M]

"Key Largo"-Bertie Higgins (Bogey and Bacall)

 

[CT Yankee]

"Southern Voice" Tim McGraw

 

[NYCgrrl]

 

[AppleDumpling]

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars

This hit, that ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold