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Old 04-24-2011, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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"Hands Open" by Snow Patrol

references Sufjan's Stevens' "Chicago".

This doesn't really count, but "Hey Soul Sister" references the BAND Mr. Mister
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Old 04-24-2011, 08:08 PM
 
Location: Texas
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"Texas In My Rearview Mirror" by Mac Davis references "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly
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Old 04-25-2011, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Asheville
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Taxi and sequal

Harry Chapin
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Old 04-25-2011, 09:42 PM
 
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"Rhythm Of The Rain" done by Dan Fogelberg (The Cascades hit) references "Rain" by the Beatles on his live version of this song from his "Greetings From The West" CD, released in 1990.
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Old 05-02-2011, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Texas
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"El Paso City" (Marty Robbins) is a sequel to, and therefore references, "El Paso"
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Old 05-02-2011, 11:36 PM
 
Location: Seattle, Washington
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"The Devil Went Down To Georgia" has a line that says "Devil's in the house of the rising sun."

Queen's "Bicycle Races" has a line referencing another one of their songs. The line says "Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today."
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Old 05-02-2011, 11:46 PM
 
Location: North Central Florida
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Here's one a bit more obscure for you all...............

Kansas: "Mysteries and Mayhem" includes a direct reference to(and even a few bars of music, from) "Pinnacle".

YC.......
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Old 05-03-2011, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Texas
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"Play it All Night Long" (Warren Zevon) mentions "Sweet Home Alabama"
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