Songs where artists name-check themselves

christeb

What songs do you know where artists drop their own names in (the official, not live versions of their) songs?

2 examples I can think of straight away:

The Invisible Man - Queen. They go through each member of the band, who then proceed to do drum / bass solos etc.

Vesuvius - Sufjan Stevens. "Suuuuuf-j-an, follow your heart....!"

JerryHandbag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4KrVraIFoM

Bodhisopha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgAB7Gd0ENg

teekayd25

Kris Kross'll make ya, jump jump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmO4xdnf6Gk

smokedeels

WE ARE THE FALLLLLLL-AH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-aTQHnpdHk

Bodhisopha

I swore i'd never lay like a log, bark like a dog, i was a teenage....Smog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JjjJfnAM7E

Latchy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpWJx3I2DY

(Lead singer Brian ) ..

Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas - let's go!

D1stant

Bob Dylan - You've gotta serve somebody

"You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy"

Bodhisopha

And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there.
She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiF3POJdyU

Latchy

D1stant wrote: »

Bob Dylan - You've gotta serve somebody

"You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy"

'' It may be the devil ,or it may be the lawd but your gonna have to serve somebody '' ....Classic Dylan :cool:

delbertgrady

Randy Newman: My Life Is Good, wherein he envisages Bruce Springsteen asking him:
"Rand, I'm tired... how would you like to be the Boss for a while?"

The Beatles: Glass Onion
"Well here's another clue for you all... the walrus was Paul".

Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
"Ready Freddie"

Belle and Sebastian: This Is Just a Modern Rock Song
"Stevie's full of good intentions, Richard's into rock and roll, Stuart's staying in and he thinks it's a sin that he has to leave the house at all".

Birneybau

"This is Radio Clash", "Clash City Rockers", The Magnificent 7" etc by, eh The Clash.

im invisible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XE1XRiLeY

Herb Powell

Bodhisopha wrote: »

And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there.
She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiF3POJdyU

You have to feel for him, all he wanted was a Pepsi, and that bitch wouldn't get it
I know sooooooooo many songs like this, but this is one that I can think of instantly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fc_V-CE4Ig

Biggie Smalls, the rap genius
I keep the glock by my peeeenis

Bassboxxx

Piano man - Billy Joel

"He says, bill, I believe this is killing me.As the smile ran away from his face"

delbertgrady

Queen: I Go Crazy

"I ain't going to go and see The Rolling Stones no more... Don't wanna go to see Queen no more".

Irish Guitarist

My Name is Prince.

The Ballad Of John And Yoko by The Beatles.

Fire by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. "Move over Rover and let Jimi take over".

Bring It On Home by Led Zeppelin. "Robert I just can't wait".

nlgbbbblth

Motorhead - Motorhead
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
The Fall - Neighbourhood of Infinity

markievicz

Britney Spears- Gimme more (it's Britney bitch)
Nikki Minaj - Super Bass (somebody please tell him who the eff I is
I am Nicki Minaj)
Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock (My name is Keri, I'm so very)
Metal Church - Metal Church from the album Metal Church:rolleyes:
Jason Derulo - In My Head (Jayyyysssuuunn Derrrrruuuullloo):D
Lady Gaga -Nearly every song she has!
Jennifer Lopez - Jenny from the Block
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
Backstreet Boys - Everybody (backstreet's back alright)
Beyonce and Shakira- Beautiful liar


I think that's enough for now!

TommyTippee

The White Stripes - "Well It's True That We Love One Another"

Well it's true that we love one another
I love Jack White like a little brother
Well Holly I love you too but there's
Just so much that I don't know about you

.......

I got your phone number written
In the back of my bible
Jack I think your pulling my leg
And I think maybe I better ask Meg

padraig_f

The table is rumbling
The glass is moving
"No, I was NOT pushing that time"
It spells : S-T-E-V-E-N

The table is rumbling
The glass is moving
"No, I was NOT pushing that time" :
P-U-S-H-O-double-F.

-- Morrissey, Ouija Board, Ouija Board

HalloweenJack

David Bowie - Teenage Wildlife

"You take me aside and say,
'David, what should I do?
They wait for me in hallways.'
And I say, 'Don't ask me, I don't know any hallways'."

smokedeels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9RBd9-I5YM

biko

Cornershop - Brimful of Asha

Not so much that they mention the name in the song but they do display the band name everywhere in the video, all the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7H0ooV_o8

tatoo

L.A. Woman by The Doors

mr. mojo risin

losthorizon

Not name-checking themselves but their producer.

Queen - Dragon Attack

"Im gonna use my stack, Its gotta be mack!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhfzXZZSot0

loyatemu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHFoecIvcZA

"SFA OK!
SFA OK!
Super Furry Animals!
SFA OK!"

redmosquito85

Pearl Jam - Dirty Frank
"Where's Mike McCready? My god he's been ate"

Creature

From the song You Better you Bet by The Who

"but I drunk myself blind to the sound of old T-Rex,
oh, and Who's Next"

Who's Next is one of the bands previous albums.

Kold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC4ORS5n9Hg

But hip hop is kind of easy mode.

Devane

Limp Bizkit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE9CXWV1alg

Dr Dre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG_qcud1ShM

Craig David did a few times too.

Kold wrote: »

But hip hop is kind of easy mode.

Yeah, you could try limit it the main lyrics other than ab-libs but some they still use their names anyway instead of saying "I".

Dan Dare

Steely Dan- Show Biz Kids -"They got their Steely Dan T-shirts".

delbertgrady

... and the winner is...
Creeque Alley by The Mamas and the Papas

John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy (John and Michelle Phillips)
Just to leave the folk music behind;
Zal and Denny workin' for a penny (Zal Yanovsky and Denny Doherty)
Tryin' to get a fish on the line.
In a coffee house Sebastian sat, (John Sebastian)
And after every number they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher in L.A., (Roger McGuinn and Barry McGuire)
You know where that's at.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. (Cass Elliot)

Ash.J.Williams

Metallica - Whiplash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aPkx-wwYgA

JerryHandbag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgNTZBs6Lw

Hot Chip will break your legs, snap off your head

ElvisChrist6

Bodhisopha wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgAB7Gd0ENg

Exactly what came to mind!
This also:
S-T-E-V-E-N

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8V82TXOzm0