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"Motel Matches" by Elvis Costello and the Attractions references the Sam Cooke murder.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson

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More Mojo Nixon songs:
Don Henley Must Die
"Debbie Gibson is Pregnant with my Two Headed Love Child"
"Elvis is Everywhere"
"The Ballad of country Dick"
"I'm Gonna Dig up Howlin' Wolf"
"Rock n Roll Hall of Lame" mentions many musicians ( Both motherfuckers named Beck, Celine Dion, Christie McVie) good and bad and is one of the best songs ever.
He also tends to mention Elvis and old blues singers pretty often.
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That annoying Barenaked Ladies song about Brian Wilson.
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The absolute pure pop perfection by Camera Obscura, "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken." Not really about Lloyd Cole, but an obvious play on the Commotions, "Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?"
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BAD - Esquerita
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Geno - Dexy's Minight Runners
James Brown - BAD
All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Who is Geno about? I feel dumb for not knowing this....
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Wolter wrote:Who is Geno about? I feel dumb for not knowing this....
The singer Geno washington.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_Washington
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Heston wrote:
Wolter wrote:Who is Geno about? I feel dumb for not knowing this....
The singer Geno washington.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_Washington
Ah. Cool.
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Punky Reggae Party - Marley
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The Lounge Lizards - John Zorn's S&M Circus

Probably one of the best titles in Jazz.
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Havana 3AM - Blue Gene Vincent
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Ian Dury and the Blockheads: "Sweet Gene Vincet"
Stray Cats: "Gene and Eddie"
The Clash: "If Music Could Talk," "Living in Fame"

For the record, I've been listening to Gene Vincent for the past half hour.
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Phil Lynott and Eric Bell - Song for Jimi
Phil Lynott and Mark Knopfler - King´s Call (the death of Elvis)
Nick Cave and the bad Seeds - Tupelo (the birth of Elvis)
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Wanda Jackson - My Boy Elvis
Murder City Devils - Johnny Thunders
Murder City Devils - Broken Glass (Iggy)
Sex Pistols - New York (dolls)
We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
We beach the beachheads other armies cannot beach
We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak
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