![]() Duing the ’80s and ’90s, Haggard and/or George Jones were embedded in the lyrics of The Judds’ “Have Mercy,” Alan Jackson’s “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” the Bellamy Brothers’ “Kids of the Baby Boom” and Doug Stone’s “Warning Labels.”Įlvis Presley’s made a mark on Luke Bryan’s “All My Friends Say,” Patty Loveless’ “I Try to Think About Elvis” and Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue.” Conway Twitty gets props in two Blake Shelton hits, “Hillbilly Bone” and “Honey Bee.”Īnd George Strait, thanks in part to a name that rhymes easily, has wound up in a passel of songs, including Garth Brooks’ “Ain’t Goin’ Down (Till the Sun Comes Up),” Greg Bates’ “Did It for the Girl,” Rascal Flatts’ “Rewind,” Brad Paisley’s “Crushin’ It” and Eric Church’s “Love Your Love the Most.”Īs often as it seems to happen, referencing artists and songs is not something most songwriters set out to do, in part because it can limit a song’s ?potential in getting cut. Traditional pop songwriter Cole Porterregularly employed the names of high-society folks in Broadway songs during the ’30s, and a wave of World War II songs made specific references to enemy leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.Īrtists are a particularly obvious point of reference. While it might seem that the volume of cultural references is larger these days, the actual use of celebrity names is hardly a new occurrence. “We use every little trick we can,” says BMI country songwriter of the year Rodney Clawson, who co-wrote “American Kids.” “We run out of ’em, and we end up overusing some.” There’s no way to gauge if those cultural references are happening more now than in the past, but it certainly feels like they are. “I fell victim to it, and I’m OK with it.” “It’s just a trend, but it was working,” says Chris Janson, whose “Buy Me a Boat” cleverly rhymes “kick the bucket” with Warren Buffett. in “Kiss You in the Morning.” ? Canaan Smith cites both Tom Petty and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the lyrics of “Love You Like That.” And Florida Georgia Line references Alabama in “Anything Goes” and several other artists - Merle Haggard, Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones - in “Sun Daze.”įlorida Georgia Line’s New Album Coming ‘Probably Spring’ 2016: AMAs Backstage Interview Michael Ray tips a hat to Dale Earnhardt Jr. ![]() ![]() Two current singles, Eric Paslay’s “High Class” and Rascal Flatts’ “I Like the Sound of That,” pay homage to Justin Timberlake. Those songs are just a few among a raft of 2015 titles that name-check other celebrities or songs. Meanwhile, Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” is referenced - alongside Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” - in the Kenny Chesney hit “American Kids,” which was a finalist for both single and song of the year at the same CMA show. Johnny Cash’s ‘Sunday Morning’ Dawns Again In Modern Country William Michael Morgan Puts 'Missing' Into Action
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