Songs That Reference Other Songs or Bands

[Crowe41]

I always love when you're listening to a song and catch a reference to another song or band, whether it be a lyric, melody or straight up band reference.

Examples:

There's No 'I' in Team by Taking Back Sunday (obvious) = vocals in the bridge are from 70 x 7 by Brand New

Amber Pacific - the lyrics "spell confusion with a K" references Konstantine by Something Corporate.

The Early November - the lyrics "I don't want you to love me anymore" were from The Get Up Kids (and got them sued lol).

If you know of any of these please share!
Thanks.

[poseidon0513]

Gaslight Anthem - Meet Me By the River's Edge

"No surrender my Bobby Jean"/ "no retreat" repeat = No Surrender/Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen

[Smash Adams]

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best example

[Crowe41]

Gaslight Anthem - Meet Me By the River's Edge

"No surrender my Bobby Jean"/ "no retreat" repeat = No Surrender/Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen

I love that GA song, that's cool I'll have to check out the Springsteen one! Thnx

[FallOutBoyPunch]

Speaking of Gaslight Anthem:

"And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hands, and I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis"

Pretty much taken directly from 'Round Here - Counting Crows

[FallOutBoyPunch]

"Scent of sex and New Found Glory playing..."

I Want to Save You - SoCo

[FallOutBoyPunch]

And "The first star you see may not be a star" in Konstantine by SoCo is a variation from Jimmy Eat World's 'For Me This Is Heaven.'

[Crowe41]

And "The first star you see may not be a star" in Konstantine by SoCo is a variation from Jimmy Eat World's 'For Me This Is Heaven.'
crazy, I never caught that one!

[SeanFracture]

Gilette Cavalcade of Sports by GJ - verse lyrics are from a Frank Zappa song.
"No, dutch" in the same song is from Not the Red Baron by Tori Amos.
The entire end section of Better than This by New End Original is from Wanna Be Startin' Something by Michael Jackson.
Punchdrunk by Far references The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel.

[sodamnclever]

Taxi Driver by Gym Class Heroes.

[kanyewong]

Taxi Driver by Gym Class Heroes.
LOL. this

[Imperfektion]

Weezer- Heart Songs.

[Nick Le]

Relient K - College Kids "sold my books for front row tickets to Dave Matthews Band"

[SeanFracture]

Totally forgot "Born for This" by Paramore referencing (somewhat bravely) Refused's "Liberation Frequency".

[bradsonemanband]

The Early November - the lyrics "I don't want you to love me anymore" were from The Get Up Kids (and got them sued lol).


i didn't know they got sued for that! sucky.

another example:
Blink 182 - Josie
"...UL and DHC" references Unwritten Law and Dance Hall Crashers

[mar_]

The Ataris cover of Don Henley's Boys of Summer changed some of the words, and instead of a Deadhead sticker, there's a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.

[bstthngunvrhd7]

Umm..just a quick look through my iTunes...
Mix Tape--Brand New (the Smiths and Morrissey)
Hey There Ophelia--MC Lars (Kiss, Soft Cell and Amy Winehouse)
Hot Revolver--Lil Wayne ("do you have the time to listen to me whine" from Green Day)
Me & Mr. Jones--Amy Winehouse ("you made me miss the Slick Rick gig")

and the title "Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous"--Cobra Starship

[A7XXX]

Emmure mentions Bayside in their song 10 Signs You Should Leave

[Raoul]

Set Your Goals - Summer Jam
Bowling For Soup - 1985 ;)

[Jookl]

Bridge Under Troubled Water - Nerf Herder

Direct Reference to Bridge Over Troubled Over Water from Simon and Garfunkel

[nolan182]

Lol, I don't think anyone noticed this, but look how similar these are

Death Cab - Someday You Will Be Loved
I once knew a girl in the years of my youth,
With eyes like the summer: all beauty and truth.
But in the morning I fled; left a note and it read,
"Someday you will be loved."


The Morning Light - Virginia
Oh, I once knew a girl from Virginia
She had eyes like the first day of May
And she talked like she never remembered
What to say, what to say
In the morning she left me her number

[mick_jagger]

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (Nation of Ulysses - The Shape of Jazz to Come)
United Nations - The Shape of Punk That Never Came (Refused, above)
Aspirations - 10729 King George HWY "Reserve 34, that was the soundtrack"
Young Widows - Glad He Ate Her (The Jesus Lizard - Gladiator)
Touche Amore - Hipsterectomy "Tell Karen O herself to get on her knees and repent"
The Aquabats! - Fashion Zombies (there's a whole break part with eerie talking, mimicking the talking in Michael Jackson's "Thriller")

also, I'm not exactly sure, but I think Young Widows' "The Guitar" is referencing to Kurt Cobaine

"Heard the sounds way back when they were born/Saw the gods before they knew they were gods/Danced with dogs and felt the freedom of filth/Got addicted at an early age"

[fixedCYDE]

Anthrax - I'm the Man

kinda pays tribute to Metallica.
at one point in the song it goes "master" like in master of puppets.

[FueledByRock]

The Academy Is... - After the Last Midtown Show
Weezer - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To ("You're Slayer t-shirt fit the scene just right")
Pavement - Stereo ("What about the voice of Geddy Lee...")
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Diss on Neil Young)
Fall Out Boy - Calm Before the Storm ("There's a song on the radio that says/Let's get this party started/So let's get this party started")
Steel Panther - Death to All But Metal

[deadmanscurve]

blink-182 : adams song
"i took my time, i hurried up, the choice was mine i didn't think enough"
--> nirvana : come as you are
"take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours don't be late"

i don't know if that was intentional/ any kind of homage


nofx-- fun things to fuck
--> "fuck fans of blink-182, that's illegal if you were born in '83"


dammit, i had more but i forgot!

oh,
december is for cynics by the matches
"if you play strawberry fields the wrong way you can hear lennon's ghost say 'i buried paul'"

[bastard_of_ness]

The Dandy Warhols - Cool Like Kim Deal (Title/Chorus)

Piebald - Location is Everything

"Would you rather listen to soemthign that starts with a T or an L, the T is for Tom Petty the L is for Led Zepplin, either way we can drive all night"

[Crowe41]

The Wonder Years - Solo and Chewy references JEW

"Arizona's airport is called Sky Harbour, I wonder if that's what the last song on Clarity is about?"

[apsterling]

"He's a player, diarrhea giver, trying to grow his hair out 'cause his friends were listening to Slayer" - Dysentery Gary by Blink 182

[Zach-Attack]

I've heard that To Be Continued by set your goals has a reference to Something Corporate at the end

[mick_jagger]

Descendents - Catalina "Put on my Doors tape"/"Put on my Beatles tape"
Descendents - Tonyage "You beat up Fearl's bass player"/"You spit on Darby Crash"
United Nations - Resolution 9 "Because we'll all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine"

[Jake Denning]

Emmure - R2Deepthroat

"I Can See Straight Through You" - The Acacia Strain
"Keep Running Your Mouth"- A Day To Remember
"Your So Vain, I Bet You Think This Song Is About You" - Carly Simon

[Jaimehere]

Emmure - R2Deepthroat

"I Can See Straight Through You" - The Acacia Strain
"Keep Running Your Mouth"- A Day To Remember
"Your So Vain, I Bet You Think This Song Is About You" - Carly Simon

:lol:

[Broclee]

I've heard that To Be Continued by set your goals has a reference to Something Corporate at the end

Yeah, it's the vocals at the end.

try and we might. don't forget december. it was only ashes anyway. that night was me and the moon. don't and we will never know.

[deadmanscurve]

oh shit

anyone can play guitar- radiohead
"grow my hair, i wanna be, wanna be jim morrison"

[panties_nz]

1*15*96- Ataris

"Sing Descendents songs and have ourselves lots of fun"

Song For a Mix Tape- Ataris

"there was jawbreaker and armchair martian built to spill and the descendents"

Looking Back on Today- Ataris

"playing "Summer wind" on the juke box of the bar we used to go" (Frank Sinatra)

The Radio Still Sucks- Ataris

"I'm really fucking sick of Beck and 311 and Marylin Manson, I wish someone would break his fucking neck.
And what about Bush and lame-ass Oasis?"

San Dimas High School Football Rules- Ataris

"I'd even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you"

yeah bit of an Ataris geek

[And Hours Pass]

Death Cab for Cutie - We Looked Like Giants

"Do you remember the JAMC"

References Jesus & Mary Chain

[And Hours Pass]

Oh, and Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

"they play Good Charlotte on the radio
and thats the way i like it
they play Sleepy Jackson on the radio
and thats the way i like it
and thats the way i like it
I hear Beyonce on the radio
and thats the way i like it
cause thats the way i like it
they dont play me on the radio
but thats the way i like it"

[bastard_of_ness]

Oh, and Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

"they play Good Charlotte on the radio
and thats the way i like it
they play Sleepy Jackson on the radio
and thats the way i like it
and thats the way i like it
I hear Beyonce on the radio
and thats the way i like it
cause thats the way i like it
they dont play me on the radio
but thats the way i like it"

Such a great song.

[f00te]

Death Cab for Cutie - We Looked Like Giants

"Do you remember the JAMC"

References Jesus & Mary Chain

exactly

[And Hours Pass]

Such a great song.
There's definitely not enough Ben Lee talk on this site! He rocks.

[_Ambience_]

I'm really surprised no one's said this one yet.

Snow Patrol - Hands Open
"Put Sufjan Stevens on, and we'll play your favorite song. Chicago bursts to life, and your sweet smile remembers you..."

Referring very obviously to Sufjan Stevens and his song, Chicago.

[skatfree]

Since Michael Jackson just recently died, here is a gem that came out in 2004/5.

now that alterna-rocks officially dead,
and all the white kids dress just like eminem,
I remember Michael on his victory tour,
back then he was black but now I'm not... sure?

Guttermouth is truly, the shit. Some good songs in this thread tho.

[aylamarie]

Jimmy Eat World's "The Authority Song" has references to John Mellencamp's "Authority Song", the album Automatic by Jesus and Mary Chain, "What Goes On" by the Beatles, and supposed lyrical references to another JAMC song, but I haven't located it yet.

Also, Modest Mouse's "I Came As A Rat" has the lyrics "I don't know, but I been told. You never die and you never grow old." which is taken from Tom Petty's song "Last Dance with Mary Jane" ---- "Well, I don't know but I've been told. You never slow down, you never grow old."

[Crowe41]

That reminded me of Jimmy Eat World's - A Praise Chorus

"Crimson and Clover, over and over" references Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells.

[IWasaCamera]

So Far Around The Bend

[eskimo]

I'm nots sure if this has already been said, but the Brand New Song "Logan to Government Center" takes lyrics directly from The Cure's "Close to Me."

I never thought this day would end (never thought this day would end)
I never thought tonight could ever be this close to me (close to me)

[nicwtor]

Party In The USA - Some whore

References Jay Z and others

[Neo Cassady]

Put on a little Dylan
sitting on a fence
I say that line is great
You ask me what I meant by
"Said I shot a man named Gray
Took his wife to Italy
She inherited a million bucks
And when she died it came to me
I can't help it if I'm lucky"
I only wanna be with you
Ain't Bobby so cool?
I only wanna be with you

[asherlee]

fun.'s Walking the Dog references Boys of Summer "after all the boys of summer had gone"

[Tautou107]

Manchester Orchestra - "Alice and Interiors": "When they ask 'Are you dead? Or are you just sleeping?'"

Modest Mouse - "Satin In A Coffin": "Are you dead or are you sleeping?"

[jyfe]

Flop Culture by FM Static:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCjKHf1ZLTc
Way to many to mention just look at the lyrics (http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/f/fm_static/flop_culture.html)

[bastard_of_ness]

Oh, and Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

"they play Good Charlotte on the radio
and thats the way i like it
they play Sleepy Jackson on the radio
and thats the way i like it
and thats the way i like it
I hear Beyonce on the radio
and thats the way i like it
cause thats the way i like it
they dont play me on the radio
but thats the way i like it"

Thankfully this song is on my iPod, thanks for reminding me to listen to it and make my day just that much better :)

[And Hours Pass]

Thankfully this song is on my iPod, thanks for reminding me to listen to it and make my day just that much better :)
Always good to find a fellow ben lee fan. Glad I could brighten your day!

[bastard_of_ness]

Always good to find a fellow ben lee fan. Glad I could brighten your day!

PS. I listened to Catch My Disease, We're All in This Together, and the cover of Float On after I posted that :)

[PaperLantern]

Relient K - Wake Up Call

It's 3 A.M., she said, who are you Matchbox 20?

[jdubs]

When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong by The Wonder Years:"'All we need is Kerouac and a glass of sweet tea, or burritos and New Found Glory."

Franco UnAmerican by NOFX: "I'm listening to Public Enemy and Reagan Youth"

Scenesters by Andrew Jackson Jihad: "They're so vain, and yes, this song is about them." reference to You're So Vain by Carly Simon

Hit or Miss by New Found Glory: "Remember the time we realized "Thriller" was our favorite song"

I can think of so many more, several of which are NOFX songs :P

[Deadbolt23]

Kid Cudi - Soundtrack 2 my life references Jay-Z's 99 Problems

"I got 99 problems, and they all bitches."

[yayitsjoe]

Gym Class Heroes' song "Pillmatic" references their first album:

"This ain't a song for the kids, like the last album."

[SuchAPerson22]

Erm, Cobra Starship's "Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous" references not only Pete Wentz in the title, but also their first album.
"While they sleep, we rule the streets."

Paramore kind of references "My Heart" on the song "Where the Lines Overlap."
"Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you."
"Now I've got a feeling if I sang this loud enough, that you will sing it back to me."

[Rock]

The Early November - the lyrics "I don't want you to love me anymore" were from The Get Up Kids (and got them sued lol).
Totally makes sense, seeing how incredibly original those lyrics are.

[Broclee]

Totally makes sense, seeing how incredibly original those lyrics are.
They're a direct quote from a GUK song.

[Rock]

They're a direct quote from a GUK song.
Okay? Those lyrics could be in any number of songs, and I wouldn't say that anyone would be plagiarizing anyone else. Really common words in a relatively short lyric.

[Broclee]

Okay? Those lyrics could be in any number of songs, and I wouldn't say that anyone would be plagiarizing anyone else. Really common words in a relatively short lyric.
Are you serious? It's the exact same lyric, and it was said by Ace that it was the exact same lyric, sung in the exact same melodic pattern as the original.

[Rock]

Are you serious? It's the exact same lyric, and it was said by Ace that it was the exact same lyric, sung in the exact same melodic pattern as the original.
I didn't know the same notes were used. In that case, that would be plagiarism. On a lyrical basis alone, though, I personally wouldn't nail Ace for that.

[Broclee]

I didn't know the same notes were used. In that case, that would be plagiarism. On a lyrical basis alone, though, I personally wouldn't nail Ace for that.
I mean, he did on purpose as an homage. It wasn't meant to be plagiarism, but legally, GUK, or rather their agents or whatever, could sue.

[kdefrisc]

Weezer - El Scorcho

"I asked you to go to the Green Day concert
You said you've never heard of them
HOW COOL IS THAT?!?"

[CalRahhh]

The Wonder Years - When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong

"All we need is Kerouac and a glass of sweet tea, or burritos and New Found Glory."

Trophy Scars - Alligator. Alligators.

"Elliott Smith was right when he said
'Nobody broke 'my' heart'
Yeah, I broke my own..."

[Paris_in_flames]

A couple that s[ring to mind:

Thursday's song 'The Lovesong Writer' is about Jeff Mangum although he's not referenced by name.

Why - 'Good Friday' reference Silver Jews

and with you in the front row at the silver jews show
and you act like you didn't notice, my fear of the bear
at showbiz pizza when i saw six was overwhelming and not dissimilar to this

[crISpy SHarK]

"Yet somehow the Kings of Leon still find time to write songs about girls"

(I'm really the first one to mention this?)

[DistantTonight]

The Wonder Years - Solo & Chewy Holdin' it Down

"You know we must be bored as shit because we're stealing form gas stations and talking about how, Arizona's airport is called Sky Harbor.
I wonder if that's what the last song on Clarity's about."

[Crowe41]

The Wonder Years - Solo & Chewy Holdin' it Down

"You know we must be bored as shit because we're stealing form gas stations and talking about how, Arizona's airport is called Sky Harbor.
I wonder if that's what the last song on Clarity's about."

I'm semi-embarrassed to admit that listening to this song reminded me that I never actually owned Clarity...went out an bought it shortly after, can't believe I missed the boat on that one!

[bastard_of_ness]

I'm semi-embarrassed to admit that listening to this song reminded me that I never actually owned Clarity...went out an bought it shortly after, can't believe I missed the boat on that one!

Better late than never... my top album ever.

[iamNex]

Farin Urlaub - Sumisu

You can listen to it here: Farin Urlaub - Sumisu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oroQHGbCG_g)

It's in german, but even if you don't speak german you can hear it: The Smiths, The Cure, New Order

"Und immer wenn wir traurig warn, traurig warn wir ziemlich oft, dann gingen wir zu dir nach hause und da hörten wir die Smiths....manchmal auch The Cure oder New Order, aber groesstenteils die Smiths[...]"

[FeynmanWannabe]

There's some bands I'd like to name-check
And one of them is R.E.M.
Classic songs with a long history
Southern boys just like you and me

R.E.M.

Flashback to 1983
"Chronic Town" was their first EP
Later on came "Reckoning"
Finster's art...
Titles to match "So. Central Rain"
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville,"
"Harborcoat"
"Pretty Persuasion,"
You're born to be a "Camera"
"Time After Time"'s my least favorite song
"Time After Time" was my least favorite song

The singer, he had long hair
And the drummer, he knew restraint
And the bassman, he had all the right moves
And that guitar player was no saint

So let's go way back to the ancient times
When there were no fifty states
And on a hill, there stands Sherman
Sherman and his mates...

And they're marching through Georgia
(They're marching through Georgia)
They're marching through Georgia
(G-G-G-G-Georgia)
They're marching through Georgia
(They're marching through Georgia)
They're marching through Georgia
(G-G-G-G-Georgia)

And there stands R.E.M..

[FeynmanWannabe]

Also,

Built to Spill - You Were Right

[tawtaw]

L.G. FUAD by Motion City Soundtrack has a pretty sweet one.

"I want to thank you for being so proud of my "forget me nots" and marigolds
And all the things that don't get old" is a Promise Ring lyric.

I like how he follows it with "Is it legal to do this, I surely don't know. It's the only way I have learned to express myself; through other people's descriptions of life."

[-ben]

The chords to "Soco Amaretto Lime" and "...Sleep On the Inside" are almost exactly the same.

And the first two words to both songs are "Passed out..."

And they both close out awesome records by bands from Long Island.

In all seriousness, listen to it and tell me if I'm wrong, because I don't think it's common knowledge. My friend and I figured it out on our own just a few days ago.

[Broclee]

The chords to "Soco Amaretto Lime" and "...Sleep On the Inside" are almost exactly the same.

And the first two words to both songs are "Passed out..."

And they both close out awesome records by bands from Long Island.

In all seriousness, listen to it and tell me if I'm wrong, because I don't think it's common knowledge. My friend and I figured it out on our own just a few days ago.
I think you might be onto something.

[-ben]

I think you might be onto something.

i meant slowdance, but seriously, i need more confirmation that i'm not crazy.

[RegularJody]

In "Konstantine" by Something Corporate, Andrew King references Jimmy Eat World

[Broclee]

i meant slowdance, but seriously, i need more confirmation that i'm not crazy.
Oh, haha, I knew what you meant.

[-ben]

"Passed out in our school clothes so we'd wake up in our Sunday's best"

"Passed out on the overpass, Sunday's best and broken glass."


that's real.

[Signals Corrupted]

Haven't read through this thread, but I hope someone mentioned Beulah referencing the Magnetic Fields in "Popular Mechanics for Lovers"

I heard he wrote you a love song
but so what? some guy wrote sixty-nine
and one just ain't enough.

[Manicapathy]

Fall Out Boy- Growing Up
I've dried my eyes, now it's "Rushmore"
I'm deep with futures like Chicago
No, Glenview never meant a thing to me
She never meant a thing to me
'Cept for putting idealists in a body bag
Forget it,
I'll go out tonight and piss on her doorstep
And listen to The Misfits "Where Eagles Dare" to swallow whole

Both the film Rushmore, and the Misfits song

The Ramones- Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?
Not gonna list the whole thing, but they reference several old DJ's (Murray the K, Alan Freed)
and a few musicians (John Lennon, T. Rex)

[therealapowers]

"A Praise Chorus" by Jimmy Eat World comes to mind... It's a totally sick song, and it references a total of about 7 songs. :)

Tommy James and the Shondells (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Tommy_James_and_the_Shondells) - "Crimson and Clover (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Crimson_and_Clover)" - "Crimson and clover, over and over", sung continuously in the background.
Madness (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Madness_(band)) - "Our House (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Our_House_(Madness_song))" - "Our house in the middle of the street."
The Promise Ring (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/The_Promise_Ring) - "Why Did Ever We Meet (http://absolutepunk.net/w/index.php?title=Why_Did_Ever_We_Mee t&action=edit&redlink=1)" - "Why did we ever meet?"
Bad Company (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Bad_Company) - "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Fantasy)" - "Started my rock 'n roll fantasy."
They Might Be Giants (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/They_Might_Be_Giants) - "Don't Let's Start (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Don%27t_Let%27s_Start)" - "Don't, don't, don't let's start."
The Promise Ring (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/The_Promise_Ring) - "All of My Everything (http://absolutepunk.net/w/index.php?title=All_of_My_Everythin g&action=edit&redlink=1)" - "Why did we ever part?"
Mötley Crüe (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe) - "Kickstart My Heart (http://absolutepunk.net/wiki/Kickstart_My_Heart)" - "Kickstart my rock 'n rolling heart."

[Praetor]

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (Nation of Ulysses - The Shape of Jazz to Come)
United Nations - The Shape of Punk That Never Came (Refused, above)
Aspirations - 10729 King George HWY "Reserve 34, that was the soundtrack"
Young Widows - Glad He Ate Her (The Jesus Lizard - Gladiator)
Touche Amore - Hipsterectomy "Tell Karen O herself to get on her knees and repent"
The Aquabats! - Fashion Zombies (there's a whole break part with eerie talking, mimicking the talking in Michael Jackson's "Thriller")

also, I'm not exactly sure, but I think Young Widows' "The Guitar" is referencing to Kurt Cobaine

"Heard the sounds way back when they were born/Saw the gods before they knew they were gods/Danced with dogs and felt the freedom of filth/Got addicted at an early age"
http://www.paoloparisi.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-shape-of-jazz-to-come.jpg

[Wisher]

new wonder years song has shout outs.

I woke up today and put all my shit in boxes. It’s eight a.m. so I’m glad I wasn’t out late. I woke up today. I guess it’s good I hadn’t finished unpacking all of this in the first place. The suburbs have abandoned me. I’ve had the same best friend since ’93. I call, he’s not answering. I can’t get comfortable on my own street. I’m not fond of South Philly or how my neighbors love ICP. I guess it’s better than Bancroft Street. At least the fridge here works and the walls don’t leak. At least I’m starting to see what’s left for me. We moved on again so I packed my shit and left home. It’s alright to think I still belong to something I don’t because I can see why you’d think so. Nothing made me feel further away than ‘Left and Leaving’ through a blown car stereo. Nothing made me feel closer to home than ‘Ready to Die’ through my headphones. So, we reached the coast. Where do we sleep tonight? Damned if I know. We’ll try to stay at the airport. “You can’t send us home, man. We’ve got no place to go.” Don’t say it’s up to me. The creaks in the floorboards are calling out to me. I’m laying here again with my head on my backpack, wrapped in my hoodie. This is how it is when... I stacked ‘Lonelier than God’ next to ‘You Get So Alone Sometimes.’ I know how this must look from the outside. It took almost thirteen months for me to be where I feel fine. I’m not as sad as I let myself believe sometimes.

you can find 'em.

[will_to_burn]

I remember some pop-punk band referenced Konstantine's "Konfusion with a 'k"' lyric, but it was a pretty lame song. =/
This has been said before but "the first star you see may not be a star" references Jimmy Eat World's For Me This Is Heaven.

[Crowe41]

"Passed out in our school clothes so we'd wake up in our Sunday's best"

"Passed out on the overpass, Sunday's best and broken glass."


that's real.

Dude. Nice work...I've listened to both songs countless times and never thought about that connection. Now that you've pointed it out, it's gotta be!

[-ben]

new wonder years song has shout outs.

I woke up today and put all my shit in boxes. It’s eight a.m. so I’m glad I wasn’t out late. I woke up today. I guess it’s good I hadn’t finished unpacking all of this in the first place. The suburbs have abandoned me. I’ve had the same best friend since ’93. I call, he’s not answering. I can’t get comfortable on my own street. I’m not fond of South Philly or how my neighbors love ICP. I guess it’s better than Bancroft Street. At least the fridge here works and the walls don’t leak. At least I’m starting to see what’s left for me. We moved on again so I packed my shit and left home. It’s alright to think I still belong to something I don’t because I can see why you’d think so. Nothing made me feel further away than ‘Left and Leaving’ through a blown car stereo. Nothing made me feel closer to home than ‘Ready to Die’ through my headphones. So, we reached the coast. Where do we sleep tonight? Damned if I know. We’ll try to stay at the airport. “You can’t send us home, man. We’ve got no place to go.” Don’t say it’s up to me. The creaks in the floorboards are calling out to me. I’m laying here again with my head on my backpack, wrapped in my hoodie. This is how it is when... I stacked ‘Lonelier than God’ next to ‘You Get So Alone Sometimes.’ I know how this must look from the outside. It took almost thirteen months for me to be where I feel fine. I’m not as sad as I let myself believe sometimes.

you can find 'em.

ICP
The Weakerthans
Biggie Smalls
Bllacklisted
Bukowski

[TheProsAndCons]

Fall Out Boy - What A Catch, Donnie -
(Where is your boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman
Maybe he won't find out what I know
You were the last good thing
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And sugar, we're goin' down swinging
Dance, dance, we're falling apart to halftime
Dance, dance, and these are the lives you'd love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great
He tastes like you, only sweeter
Growing up, growing up)

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Coma -
(First the window, then it's to the wall
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth)

and of course,

Kesha - Tik Tok -
(Wake up in the morning feeling like P.Diddy)

[mkohler]

idk if it's been mentioned but

Down And Out-The Academy Is..

[alight/electric]

The song Turn It Up by Robots in Disguise references:

'Ashes To Ashes' - David Bowie
'Curl', 'Grazes' - Sneaker Pimps
'Pretty Vacant' - Sex Pistols
'Fuck the Pain Away' - Peaches
'Delia's Gone', 'I Walk The Line' - Johnny Cash
'I'll Keep It With Mine' - Bob Dylan
'Birdland' - Patti Smith
'Clouds' - Hole
'Sous Le Soleil Exactement' - Serge Gainsbourg
'Sunshine Superman' - Donovan
'I Want You' - ? (Dylan or Gaye or...)
'Ghosts' - Japan
'Some Velvet Morning' - Nancy Sinatra
'Paper Wings' - Gillian Welch
'Virginia Avenue' - Tom Waits
'Laura' - Frank Sinatra
'Summer's Almost Over' - Cheryl Wheeler
'A Night Like This' - The Cure
'Strange Fruit' - Billie Holiday
'Hatful Of Hollow' - The Smiths

all within a four minute song. They've got some skillz.

[blissfulrain]

"Adam's Song" by Blink-182? References Nirvana...

[<*)))><]

The chords to "Soco Amaretto Lime" and "...Sleep On the Inside" are almost exactly the same.

And the first two words to both songs are "Passed out..."

And they both close out awesome records by bands from Long Island.

In all seriousness, listen to it and tell me if I'm wrong, because I don't think it's common knowledge. My friend and I figured it out on our own just a few days ago.
Brand new and what is the other band?

[-ben]

Brand new and what is the other band?

Taking Back Sunday

[<*)))><]

Taking Back Sunday
Those two bands seem to share a lot of lyrics.

[suplina]

The Wonder Years:
We know that everything is going to be okay.
All we need is Kerouac and a glass of sweet tea, or burritos and New Found Glory.
I'm just trying to get through the week.

Iunno, lawl.

[Mirrors Shatter]

Max Bemis references his own song in the Forgive Durden song The Spider And The Lamps.
He plays the part of Barayas the spider (The album's a musical) and sings the lyric "I'm the spider, crawl inside her."
He sings the same in Spidersong.

In the Say Anyting song "Sure Baby... Hold Back," he references the Four Tops song, Sugar Pie Honey Bunch.

Pretty sure Hate Everyone by Say Anything is a Clash cover in disguise, though that's been said on this site a lot. >.>

... I listen to Say Anything too much. <.<

[HoodieMonster]

-The Academy Is... references Midtown directly in "After the Last Midtown Show".
-"Oasis" by Amanda Palmer is all about how Oasis sent her an autographed picture and it helped her get through a rape and abortion. I think Blur is mentioned too.

[Metal Now]

Chain Me Free - The Matches

"She showed me pictures in her car, pictures of The Beach Boys and Kelly Slater."

EDIT: Superman - The Matches

"All I know is that I don't know nothin'/And nothing's gonna break my heart"

Knowledge - Operation Ivy

"All I know is that I don't know/All I know is that I don't know nothin'"

I'm pretty sure The Matches were referencing Op Ivy here, they've said they were a big influence on them.

[Metal Now]

Max Bemis references his own song in the Forgive Durden song The Spider And The Lamps.
He plays the part of Barayas the spider (The album's a musical) and sings the lyric "I'm the spider, crawl inside her."
He sings the same in Spidersong.

Yeah I've always noticed that, although I doubt Max wrote the line, rather Thomas wrote it for him.

[drunklove]

technicolor eyes by backseat goodbye references the rocket summer, johnny cash, and bright eyes.

[diaz5383]

Chamilionaire - Industry Groupie

[fixedCYDE]

Half-Imagined World by Jacob Smigel

that song references Piano Man by Billy Joel

[Ubermanoeuvre]

Lightyear - Data's Double Chin

Name drops Five Knuckle and Captain Everything (two awesome British bands)

[jennalinds]

backseat goodbye- technicolor eyes
references bright eyes; the rocket summer

also, we shot the moon-in good time
it's subtle, but during the lyric "she moved to the west coast" there's a beach boys vocal lick in the backround

[USMCflygirl81]

Head on Collision by new found glory. It's actually where All time low got their name. "...and it feels like I'm at an all time low.."

[Ansset]

The Rock Show references Warped Tour

[allaboutadam]

Those two bands seem to share a lot of lyrics.

Didnt Jesse used to be in TBS? Way back at the start? Im sure I read that somewhere

[allaboutadam]

Dave House - Old Girl Back references Saves The Day and also Jade Tree records

Ataris - Ben Lee obv

The Cut Ups - Last Night I Dreamt I Saw Fugazi

[Broclee]

Didnt Jesse used to be in TBS? Way back at the start? Im sure I read that somewhere
He was rockin that bass.

[allaboutadam]

He was rockin that bass.
Thought so. That will explain all the shared lyrics etc no?

[Broclee]

Thought so. That will explain all the shared lyrics etc no?
:shrug:

[allaboutadam]

Lightyear - Data's Double Chin

Name drops Five Knuckle and Captain Everything (two awesome British bands)


Amazing song. Wow I miss Lightyear

[CheckeredFloors]

Let's Dance to Joy Divison - The Wombats

"lets dance to joy division, and celebrate the irony, everything is going wrong but we're so happy"

[Ubermanoeuvre]

Amazing song. Wow I miss Lightyear

Yeah, they are awesome. Every time I hear the trumpet at the start of Nuff Cuts, I wanna start skanking!

[KingMax01]

United Nations "the shape of punk that never came"

[allaboutadam]

United Nations "the shape of punk that never came"

Adequate Seven - The Shape Of Funk To Come

[HopeHadCrashed]

Head on Collision by new found glory. It's actually where All time low got their name. "...and it feels like I'm at an all time low.."

I was just listening to NFG the other day and wondered about that!

Jimmy Eat World's "Kill" references Heatmiser's "Not Half Right" ("Like your favorite Heatmiser song goes, 'it's just like being alone'")

The Starting Line's "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" references the Ace of Base song "All That She Wants" ("If SILYMI still is all you want, then maybe I can interest you in some other song... A little something like 'all that she wants is another baby, yeah'")

Also, anyone else notice that on FOB's song "The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes" when Patrick sings "And when it all goes to hell, will you be able to tell me you're sorry with a straight face?" sounds like the same tune as TBS's "Cute Without The 'E'" when Adam sings "And will you tell all your friends you've got your gun to my head? This all was only wishful thinking, this all was only wishful thinking"?

[Broclee]

The Starting Line's "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" references the Ace of Base song "All That She Wants" ("If SILYMI still is all you want, then maybe I can interest you in some other song... A little something like 'all that she wants is another baby, yeah'")

I take it this is from the live version?

[georgedcc]

Refused are fuckin' dead is a reference to Born Against are fuckin' dead.

NOFX - Mattersville has the lyric 'At the end of my Cul-de-sac Davey Havok's house is painted black'
NOFX - Creeping out Sara - The song is pretty much about creeping out Sara from Tegan And Sara by asking her questions that only Fat Mike could ask. Also mentions Matt Skiba at the end.
NOFX - We Got Two Jealous Agains - The whole of this song is about comparing his record collection with his wife. So it's full of 80s punk bands.
NOFX in general are full of nods to other bands, these were just the first ones I could think of off the top of my head.

Motion City Sountrack - Hold Me Down - 'You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom' A nod To Cursive's Burst And Bloom album?
P.O.S - Savion Glover - The oval office and the lobby probably listen to Fugazi singing "This one's ours, let's take another"
P.O.S - Get Smokes Singing some kinda blues version of search and destroy Im talking Stooges weathered tissue and bruises Iggy raw respect or step back. Also possibly on the same song he mentions cute is what we aim for? ' Cute is what we aim at'. That would be odd but it seems likely.

[nathaniel]

"At least the Kings Of Leon still find time to write songs about girls..." haha Thank you, Say Anything, for putting that overrated band in their place!

[HopeHadCrashed]

I take it this is from the live version?

...Yes. :shiftyeyes:
Okay, I flubbed the lyrics. Y'all know how it goes, haha.

[Broclee]

...Yes. :shiftyeyes:
Okay, I flubbed the lyrics. Y'all know how it goes, haha.
Teeheeeee it's all good.

[BornUnderPunches]

A Praise Chorus-JEW takes lines from 7 different songs (hence the name PRAISE chorus)
(on the songs that are obvious quotes just because of the song name im not even going to put the lyrics)
1. Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover
2 Madness- Our House
3. The Promise Ring-Why Did We Ever Meet
4. Bad Company-Rock n' Roll Fantasy
5. The Might Be Giants-Don't Start
6. The Promise Ring- All of my Everything-"why did we ever part?"
7. Motley Crue-Kickstart My Heart

[clyde2020]

Taxi Driver by Gym Class Hereos, probably already posted but everyline is a name drop.

[HometownHero]

"At least the Kings Of Leon still find time to write songs about girls..." haha Thank you, Say Anything, for putting that overrated band in their place!

Say Anything is overrated. Kings Of Leon are not

[HometownHero]

POS - "It's probably the insomnia, I sleep like Tyler Durden, STICKING FEATHERS IN YOUR ASS DOES NOT MAKE YOU A CHICKEN!" Yeah its a reference to a movie but it still rules

[Broclee]

Say Anything is overrated. Kings Of Leon are not
They're both ridiculously overrated.

[HometownHero]

They're both ridiculously overrated.

Maybe the newest Kings Of Leon. But their previous releases? I think not

[Broclee]

Maybe the newest Kings Of Leon. But their previous releases? I think not
They've kinda always been hailed as kings of indie/southern rock stuff. At least that's the way I see it.

[HometownHero]

They've kinda always been hailed as kings of indie/southern rock stuff. At least that's the way I see it.
Read the cover story they did for Rolling Stone. They basically sold out with their latest album so they could make it big in the US. They have been big overseas. But this album made them huge here. Before that, in the US I'd like to think they were underrated

[Broclee]

Read the cover story they did for Rolling Stone. They basically sold out with their latest album so they could make it big in the US. They have been big overseas. But this album made them huge here. Before that, in the US I'd like to think they were underrated
Like I said, that's just my paradigm. I grew up with a bunch of hipper-than-thou assholes that jocked the hell out of this band back when Bright Eyes was still unknown.

[Brian_Bad_News]

'The Waiting hurt' By No Motiv: "waiting here, watchin VH1. counting crows is playing 'round here' "

[nathaniel]

I can't believe this forum turned into a "Let's talk about how awesome Kings of Leon Is" conversation. The band is highly overrated, and for the most part their music is meaningless. They only wrote the stuff to make money.

[Broclee]

I can't believe this forum turned into a "Let's talk about how awesome Kings of Leon Is" conversation. The band is highly overrated, and for the most part their music is meaningless. They only wrote the stuff to make money.
I don't like Kings of Leon, but what you said is stupid. Go listen to more Christcore.

[queenofcrouton]

Crime in Stereo - It Ain't All Hugs and Handshakes

[Boddah26]

'Mix Tape' by Brand New references The Smiths

[nathaniel]

I don't like Kings of Leon, but what you said is stupid. Go listen to more Christcore.

"Christcore"? Sounds like a term some pouty emo kid made up because he's offended at the thought that there might actually be meaning in life. That being said, at least half of the bands I listen to are not Christian bands, which doesn't really matter anyway. And how can what I said be "stupid" if it was my opinion? If you're looking for "stupid", go make friends with some other people who have nothing better to do than sit around and insult other people's beliefs.

[Broclee]

"Christcore"? Sounds like a term some pouty emo kid made up because he's offended at the thought that there might actually be meaning in life. That being said, at least half of the bands I listen to are not Christian bands, which doesn't really matter anyway. And how can what I said be "stupid" if it was my opinion? If you're looking for "stupid", go make friends with some other people who have nothing better to do than sit around and insult other people's beliefs.
:yawn:

Stop taking yourself so seriously. Life's more fun that way.

[whatbox!!!]

POS references alot of guys Isis Fugazi The dillinger escape plan its pretty cool

The oval office and the lobby probably listen to Fugazi singing
"This one's ours, let's take another"
"This one's ours, let's take another"
"This one's ours, let's take another"

their are more but i can't remember them

[nathaniel]

:yawn:

Stop taking yourself so seriously. Life's more fun that way.

Valid point. Just wanted to make my point known. That being said, I apologize for any hostility. And don't get me wrong, I have a fun life.

[prefix-core]

Alkaline Trio's Warbrain has two good ones: "These trusty chords can pull me through" and "A night on Earth can get me through." They former refers to "Trusty Chrods" by Hot Water Music, the latter refers to "A Night on Earth" by the Bouncing Souls.

P.O.S.'s song "De La Souls" has lyrics that consist primarily of those taken directly from the Bouncing Souls' song "Argyle."

[tyler2tall147]

Simple Plan references a bunch of bands in the first lines of "Grow Up"

This is who I am
and this is what I like
GC, Sum and Blink and Mxpx rocking my room
if your looking for me
I'll be at the show
I could never find a better place to go

[Lloyd Christmas]

The chords to "Soco Amaretto Lime" and "...Sleep On the Inside" are almost exactly the same.

And the first two words to both songs are "Passed out..."

And they both close out awesome records by bands from Long Island.

In all seriousness, listen to it and tell me if I'm wrong, because I don't think it's common knowledge. My friend and I figured it out on our own just a few days ago.


I know you posted this like, 4 months ago.. i'm in school bored and just reading old threads.

But i definently think you're right...Both songs end in "chants" too, which could be a coinicidence but it seems strange to me

"tonight won't make a difference"

"you're just jealous cuz we're young and in love"

[Crowe41]

Alkaline Trio's Warbrain has two good ones: "These trusty chords can pull me through" and "A night on Earth can get me through." They former refers to "Trusty Chrods" by Hot Water Music, the latter refers to "A Night on Earth" by the Bouncing Souls.

P.O.S.'s song "De La Souls" has lyrics that consist primarily of those taken directly from the Bouncing Souls' song "Argyle."

Man Warbrain is one of my favourite songs and I never caught that, thanks!

[deadmanscurve]

Alkaline Trio's 'Agony and Irony' album-
Harvey Danger's song 'Flagpole Sitta"
"The agony and the irony are killing me"


Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs
"I'm rockin' the suburbs
Just like Michael Jackson did"
"I'm rockin' the suburbs
Just like Quiet Riot did"

Bowling for Soup- 1985
"Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV"

Most MC Lars songs.

[deadmanscurve]

Also- Roll Over Beethoven- The Beatles in the title and "Don't you step on my blue suede shoes"

[justlikehoney]

Cursive's Sink to the Beat references the 'Dischord sound' (Shudder to Think, Fugazi), Saddle Creek and hints at bands like Superchunk.

Also Play Crack the Sky's ending is similar to Beatles' A Day in the Life

[randomtech]

Acceptance - Over You Lyric: "Make this now or never"

Emarosa - Set It Off Like Napalm Has the same lyric and is sang the exact same way

[forget_december]

"An Elegy For Baby Blue" by The Wonder Years references "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by Bob Dylan:

"We didn't know it yet, man, but Dylan was right, 'cause it's all over now, Baby Blue."

[frenchatticus]

I heard there's a reference in one of the lines in L.G. Fuad by Motion City Soundtrack but I can't remember and now it's bothering me.

It's the part where Justin sings, "I want to thank you for being a part of my forget-me-nots and marigolds / and all the things that don't get old / is it legal to do this I surely don't know."

I guess the first part is the reference, and the last part Justin's asking is it alright that I just stole their lyric. I'm thinking it's kind of a hidden and somewhat ironic way of saying this line is a tribute to that band.

[Broclee]

I heard there's a reference in one of the lines in L.G. Fuad by Motion City Soundtrack but I can't remember and now it's bothering me.

It's the part where Justin sings, "I want to thank you for being a part of my forget-me-nots and marigolds / and all the things that don't get old / is it legal to do this I surely don't know."

I guess the first part is the reference, and the last part Justin's asking is it alright that I just stole their lyric. I'm thinking it's kind of a hidden and somewhat ironic way of saying this line is a tribute to that band.
"Forget me not's and marigolds and other things that don't get old" is from "Forget Me" by the Promise Ring.

[frenchatticus]

"Forget me not's and marigolds and other things that don't get old" is from "Forget Me" by the Promise Ring.

Ahh that's right. Thanks for the reminder.

[Broclee]

Ahh that's right. Thanks for the reminder.
No problem!

[PengusNiugnep]

AND A BRITNEY SONG WAS ON.
x

[iamNex]

Are Rise Against referencing "I was a teenage arnachist" by against me! in their new song "Architects"?

[maichel0109]

New Yellowcard's song, With You Around - "All I can think about is you and me driving with the Saves the Day record on"

[JWEssink]

The offspring - Why Don't You Get A Job doesn't really refer to but is basicly the same song as "Oh Bla Di" - The Beatles.

[Maiaophilia]

Gaslight Anthem - Meet Me By the River's Edge

"No surrender my Bobby Jean"/ "no retreat" repeat = No Surrender/Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen


Gaslight Anthem also has one huge refence to the Counting Crow's song Round Here in High Lonesome.

[iamthealex]

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road

"Roy Orbison sang for the lonely. Hey, that's me and I want you only."

[MeganDouds]

The Clarks- Born Too Late

Vincent will you teach me how to paint -Vincent Van Gogh
Teresa will I ever be a saint -Mother Teresa
John I really think your songs are great -John Lennon
William will you teach me how to write -William Shakespeare
Cassius will you show me how to fight -Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
Thomas A. I think I see the light - Thomeas Alva Edison
Jimi show me how you play that thing -Jimi Hendrix
Elvis will I ever be a king -Elvis
and Jerry all the joy and love you bring -Jerry Garcia
Martin Luther King show me the way -Martin Luther King
Jesus Buddha teach me how to pray -Jesus and Buddha
Christopher I think I see the bay -Christopher Columbus

[Alan Hague]

I'm feeling too lazy to go through this entire thread, so has anybody mentioned Rancid's "Journey to the End of the East Bay," which is all about Op Ivy?

[karatekid]

^^^

New Radicals mention a few bands in their one hit wonder.

[Hamlet]

Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home [feat. Skylar Grey]

I hear "The Tears of a Clown", I hate that song
It always feels like they talking to me when it comes on

"A House Is Not a Home", I hate this song
Is a house really a home when your loved ones is gone?

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", I love that song
Whenever it comes on, it makes me feel strong

[Neo Cassady]

Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely"
is referenced in
Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road"
which is referenced in
Hailey, It Happens' "Saturday Night Fever Dreams"
which references
Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run"
which is referenced in
Titus Andronicus' "A More Perfect Union"
which references
Billy Bragg's "A New England"
which references
Simon and Garfunkel's "The Leaves That Are Green"

[MeganDouds]

^ :appl:

[CavanaughPark]

"Success Story" by Holiday Parade references Konstantine by Something Corporate

And the whole ride home replayed Konstantine
And I walked you to your doorstep
And you kiss me in the rain
My lucky day
I still spell Konfusion with a K

[mkohler]

Down and Out - The Academy Is...