Looking for songs that refer to other songs in their lyrics, like this example from the Arctic Monkeys’ When The Sun Goes Down:
“And I’ve seen him with girls of the night
And he told Roxanne to put on her red light
They’re all infected but he’ll be alright”
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqkBRVukQmE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqkBRVukQmE)
They can be Belgian or international
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https://www.songfacts.com/category/songs-that-mention-other-song-titles-in-the-lyrics
most of the time I just look for mom’s spaghetti in the lyrics of other soms
Another one by the Arctic Monkeys: I bet that you look good on the dance floor. There is a reference to Rio by Duran Duran and to its lyrics.
“De laatste dans die moet je mij nog schenken” uit De laatste dans van Anja.
“Anja, de laatste dans die moet je mij nog schenken” uit Anja van Gorki.
Top of my head: “Like We Used To” by A Rocket to the Moon mentions “Purple Rain” but no idea how this Belgium related lol.
Also, totally not what you’re looking for, but [Mordekaiser](https://youtu.be/8bCDdWSdMDM?t=270) refers to a shitton of metal bands at 4:30 and I thought that was kinda cool.
[frank zappa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsvS29pDuME) referencing jimi-purple haze and axis bold as love , but also gone sexual
[frank zappa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBc9wDGHd-w) referencing donovan-atlantis
zappa is a bit crazy with all the references and self references in his music in general, not just lyricly, but also musicly
Barclay James Harvest ‘Titles’
Metal machine – Sabaton (song consisting of song titles)
At the Indie Disco by The Divine Comedy is all about other artists and songs.
Kris de Bruyne – Lydia D´Ile D´ Yeu
“Zoals Jimmy Frey het zingt
het strand is geel en de lucht is blauw”
Verwijzing naar: Jimmy Frey – Ik hou van jou
Wim Soutaer – Heel de zomer lang
“Alles draaide rond en rond alsof Willly Sommers mij verstond
Ik draaide om haar heen”
Verwijzing naar: Willy Sommers – Als een leeuw in een kooi
In “Mick Jones nicked my pudding” Dropkick Muphys reference “Police on my back” by The Clash
Nirvana – Come As You Are
>Take your time, hurry up
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>Choice is yours, don’t be late
Blink 182 – Adam’s Song
>I took my time, I hurried up
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>The choice was mine, I didn’t think enough
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R.E.M. – Low
>I skipped the part about love
dEUS – Via
>I skipped the part about love
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Eminem – Stan
>You know the song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night”
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>About that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drownin’
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>But didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a a show he found him?