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Songs about famous people.
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Hi. I am looking for a website that will give me lists of songs that are about famous people. e.g. Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder is about Martin Luther King.
I have seen a previous post where people listed the ones they knew, but if possible, I would like a more extensive list.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated Best regards
Big Rick
I have seen a previous post where people listed the ones they knew, but if possible, I would like a more extensive list.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated Best regards
Big Rick
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There is a John Lennon song (on the Beatles White Album) called Sexy Sadie.
This is about the Maharishi that the Betles went to see in India, who turned out to be a bit of a conman.
John originally called the song Maharishi but had to change it for legal reasons.
The lyrics include:
Sexy Sadie, what have you done, you may a fool of everyone.
More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_ Yogi
This is about the Maharishi that the Betles went to see in India, who turned out to be a bit of a conman.
John originally called the song Maharishi but had to change it for legal reasons.
The lyrics include:
Sexy Sadie, what have you done, you may a fool of everyone.
More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_ Yogi
Don't be jealous of CD, Boo - you've got a song named after you too -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and _Alicia_Keys_song)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and _Alicia_Keys_song)
Try this :
http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic =93950&st=0
Most of them say who it's about, others just list songs with a famous person in the title.
http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic =93950&st=0
Most of them say who it's about, others just list songs with a famous person in the title.
Some song-writing facts you may not have known......
The Girls Aloud song I�ll Stand By You was written about Kwame Nkrumah, first President of the West African state of Ghana.
When Bryan Adams wrote Everything I Do (I Do It For You) , he had in mind an imagined conversation between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.
Ash wrote their 1995 hit Girl From Mars about Marianne Faithful.
In their 2006 hit Valerie, The Zuton�s Dave McCabe was paying homage to ex-Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton.
The Girls Aloud song I�ll Stand By You was written about Kwame Nkrumah, first President of the West African state of Ghana.
When Bryan Adams wrote Everything I Do (I Do It For You) , he had in mind an imagined conversation between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.
Ash wrote their 1995 hit Girl From Mars about Marianne Faithful.
In their 2006 hit Valerie, The Zuton�s Dave McCabe was paying homage to ex-Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton.