Bands that mention other bands

Peter Hammill mentions Nick Lowe and David Hemmings in "Pushing Thirty".

All the writers watch each other for the way to go,
follow each other like lemmings -
swear they're all waiting for Nicky Lowe
to turn out like David Hemmings...

Edited by BaldFriede

Amon Düül 2 mention Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones and Janis Joplin in "Explode like a Star".

Not prog, obviously, but Charlie Daniels wrote a song about southern rockers:

 

"The South's Gonna Do It Again"

Well, the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on time
And them Tucker Boys are cookin' down in Caroline
People down in Florida can't be still
When ol' Lynyrd Skynrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville
People down in Georgia come from near and far
To hear Richard Betts pickin' on that red guitar

Chorus:
So gather 'round, gather 'round chillun'
Get down, well just get down chillun'
Get loud, well you can be loud and be proud
Well you can be proud, hear now
Be proud you're a rebel
'Cause the South's gonna do it again and again

Elvin Bishop sittin' on a bale of hay
He ain't good lookin', but he sure can play
And there's ZZ Top and you can't forget
That old brother Willie's gettin' soakin' wet
And all the good people down in Tennessee
Are diggin' barefoot Jerry and C.D.B

 

Edited by Rushman

BaldFriede wrote: Peter Hammill mentions Nick Lowe and David Hemmings in "Pushing Thirty". All the writers watch each other for the way to go, follow each other like lemmings - swear they're all waiting for Nicky Lowe to turn out like David Hemmings...

but only because "Hemmings" is the only thing that rhymes with "Lemmings".

And David Hemmings is an actor anyway.

ElwoodHerring wrote: Majestic_Mayhem wrote: ElwoodHerring wrote: Majestic_Mayhem wrote: Deep Purple's Smoke on Water mentioned: Frank Zappa and The Mothers and The Rolling Stones Doh! How could I forget that one? Thanks. Just remembered E.L.O. mentioned the Beatles in one of their songs, but I don't remember which - anyone know? Does Dream Theaters " Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" count?? (in Octavarium) and they also mentioned Kurt Cobain in their song Just Let Me Breathe. Pink Floyd also mentioned Lucy in the Sky in Let There Be More Light. Not a band name but a well-known song, so I suppose it can count. Good stuff - keep them coming!

They weren't referring to The Beatles' hit --- Nick Mason openly acknowledges that Syd was talking about LSD (which back then was often called 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds').

Porcupine Tree - Pure Narcotic
'You keep me listening to The Bends'; The Bends is of course a Radiohead album.

Porcupine Tree - shesmovedon
'Your newest craze/Is Straight Out of The Face by The Bed Unread'; The Bed Unread was an underground 80s group from Britain.

Atkingani wrote: One of rock'n' roll anthems, "My my hey hey" (Neil Young): "The king is gone but he’s not forgotten This is the story of a johnny rotten." Also someone told about the connections between Genesis' "As sure as eggs is eggs (Supper's ready)" and Beatles' "Scrambled eggs" (first title of "Yesterday").

DT mentions My my hey hey on Octavarium. And while we're at it here are all the bands etc. mentioned in the song:

Sailing on the Seven Seas - OMD (song)
    also possibly Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen (song)
Seize the Day - Theme of A Change of Seasons and the movie Dead Poet's Society
Day Tripper - The Beatles (song)
Per Diem - Latin phrase and business term meaning "each day"
    Carpe Diem is Latin for "Seize the Day"
Jack the Ripper - Morrissey (song)
The Ripper - Judas Priest (song)
Ripper Owens - Vocalist of Iced Earth (ex-Judas Priest)
Owen Wilson - Actor
Wilson Phillips - Band
Supper's Ready - Genesis (song)
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles (song)
Diamond Dave - David Lee Roth (album)
Dave's Not Here - Cheech & Chong routine
Here I Come to Save the Day - Mighty Mouse quote
Day for Night - Spock's Beard (album and song)
Nightmare Cinema - Dream Theater’s opposite in 1995, where they would switch instruments and play a cover, usually of Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers"
Cinema Show - Genesis (song)
Show Me the Way - Styx (song)
Get Back - The Beatles (song)
Flying off the Handle - quote
Handle with Care - Travelling Wilburys (song)
Careful with that Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd (song)
Gene, Gene the Dance Machine - Memorable act on The Gong Show
Machine Messiah - Yes (song)
Light My Fire - The Doors (song)
Gabba Gabba Hey Hey - The Ramones (lyrics)
Hey Hey, My My - Neil Young (song)
My Generation - The Who (song)
Home Again - from "Breathe" reprise and "Time" on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

Dalezilla wrote: Atkingani wrote: One of rock'n' roll anthems, "My my hey hey" (Neil Young): "The king is gone but he’s not forgotten This is the story of a johnny rotten." Also someone told about the connections between Genesis' "As sure as eggs is eggs (Supper's ready)" and Beatles' "Scrambled eggs" (first title of "Yesterday"). DT mentions My my hey hey on Octavarium. And while we're at it here are all the bands etc. mentioned in the song: Sailing on the Seven Seas - OMD (song)     also possibly Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen (song) Seize the Day - Theme of A Change of Seasons and the movie Dead Poet's Society Day Tripper - The Beatles (song) Per Diem - Latin phrase and business term meaning "each day"     Carpe Diem is Latin for "Seize the Day" Jack the Ripper - Morrissey (song) The Ripper - Judas Priest (song) Ripper Owens - Vocalist of Iced Earth (ex-Judas Priest) Owen Wilson - Actor Wilson Phillips - Band Supper's Ready - Genesis (song) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles (song) Diamond Dave - David Lee Roth (album) Dave's Not Here - Cheech & Chong routine Here I Come to Save the Day - Mighty Mouse quote Day for Night - Spock's Beard (album and song) Nightmare Cinema - Dream Theater’s opposite in 1995, where they would switch instruments and play a cover, usually of Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" Cinema Show - Genesis (song) Show Me the Way - Styx (song) Get Back - The Beatles (song) Flying off the Handle - quote Handle with Care - Travelling Wilburys (song) Careful with that Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd (song) Gene, Gene the Dance Machine - Memorable act on The Gong Show Machine Messiah - Yes (song) Light My Fire - The Doors (song) Gabba Gabba Hey Hey - The Ramones (lyrics) Hey Hey, My My - Neil Young (song) My Generation - The Who (song) Home Again - from "Breathe" reprise and "Time" on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

In what way is this naming bands?

Don't worry, I can answer. It isn't.

Snow Dog wrote: Dalezilla wrote: Atkingani wrote: One of rock'n' roll anthems, "My my hey hey" (Neil Young): "The king is gone but he’s not forgotten This is the story of a johnny rotten." Also someone told about the connections between Genesis' "As sure as eggs is eggs (Supper's ready)" and Beatles' "Scrambled eggs" (first title of "Yesterday"). DT mentions My my hey hey on Octavarium. And while we're at it here are all the bands etc. mentioned in the song: Sailing on the Seven Seas - OMD (song)     also possibly Seven Seas of Rhye - Queen (song) Seize the Day - Theme of A Change of Seasons and the movie Dead Poet's Society Day Tripper - The Beatles (song) Per Diem - Latin phrase and business term meaning "each day"     Carpe Diem is Latin for "Seize the Day" Jack the Ripper - Morrissey (song) The Ripper - Judas Priest (song) Ripper Owens - Vocalist of Iced Earth (ex-Judas Priest) Owen Wilson - Actor Wilson Phillips - Band Supper's Ready - Genesis (song) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles (song) Diamond Dave - David Lee Roth (album) Dave's Not Here - Cheech & Chong routine Here I Come to Save the Day - Mighty Mouse quote Day for Night - Spock's Beard (album and song) Nightmare Cinema - Dream Theater’s opposite in 1995, where they would switch instruments and play a cover, usually of Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" Cinema Show - Genesis (song) Show Me the Way - Styx (song) Get Back - The Beatles (song) Flying off the Handle - quote Handle with Care - Travelling Wilburys (song) Careful with that Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd (song) Gene, Gene the Dance Machine - Memorable act on The Gong Show Machine Messiah - Yes (song) Light My Fire - The Doors (song) Gabba Gabba Hey Hey - The Ramones (lyrics) Hey Hey, My My - Neil Young (song) My Generation - The Who (song) Home Again - from "Breathe" reprise and "Time" on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon In what way is this naming bands? Don't worry, I can answer. It isn't.

You can found a lot of references in this part of Octavarium:

Snow Dog wrote: And David Hemmings is an actor anyway.

Yes, but he did the narrative on Rick Wakeman's Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, which means he's included on an album in the archives. That's prog enough for me, even if the album is a bit of a dud.