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Gonzostewie t1_j6li7on wrote

Reply to Songs that give a subtle shot out to other artists? by ZK686

Cake has songs called "Frank Sinatra" and "Meanwhile Rick James."

Arthur Conley throws the "Spotlight on Lou Rawls, Sam & Dave, Wilson Picket, Otis Redding, and James Brown" in his song Sweet Music.

Funkadelic gets at everybody in Let's Take It to the Stage. Earth, Hot Air and No Fire. Slick and the Family Brick. The Godfather. Fool and the Gang.

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Sigurlion t1_j6lh17r wrote

Reply to Songs that give a subtle shot out to other artists? by ZK686

The Decemberists made a sharp turn from their quirky folky story-driven music and did a song called "Once In My Life" that for 95% of the song tries to use only two lines: "For once in my life, can just something go right? I've been waiting all my life."

Their goal was to build an entire song using just those lines and use different music and vocal arrangements around it to make a complete song. I think it works really well, personally, but it's not for everyone.

Anyways, at the very end of the song he throws in the lines "Lay us down, Beside the river, Face down, Beside the river" which is the same line, sung basically the same way, as in the end of Yo La Tengo's "Barnaby Hardly Working"

Edit: reading through other comments I realize I didn't understand the assignment lol, I'll leave this up even though this wasn't what you were asking for.

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Ihadsumthin4this t1_j6lgo7o wrote

Reply to comment by 2ControversialIGo in Best guitar solo? by Similar_Joke_5500

I'm a bit partial to the version as we hear in the Zeppelin movie. As far as that song. Well, and a couple others, too.

Jeez. Don't let me start on Page and Richards and their ilk. I'm such a blues purist, it's annoying even to me. For sake of decorum (read: love of humanity / common decency) I'll spare everyone before this becomes me pontificating in essays of opinion.

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