Songs Named After Men

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Richard Cory - Simon & Garfunkel
Patrick Ewing - Rustie
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Mr. Jones - Mike Jones
FDR Jones - Ella Fitzgerald
Mr. President - Lee Perry/The Heptones
John the Revelator - blind willie johnson (lots of blues & gospel with biblical names)

lots of songs on Selassie of course
 
padraig (u.s.)

padraig (u.s.)

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Bahaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
Trim - The Low-Dan
A Guy Called Gerald - Finley's Rainbow
4 Hero - Mr. Kirk's Nightmare
Kraftwerk - Franz Schubert
Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man // Peter Tosh - Steppin' Razor
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
Dennis Brown - Malcolm X
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Reggae Fi Peach
Cabaret Voltaire - Do the Mussolini
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Shut Up & Dance - Derek Went Mad
Noise Factory - Mr Sulu
 
padraig (u.s.)

padraig (u.s.)

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uh, so I was just listening to this last night & it reminded me that Ekkehard Ehlers did a whole series names specifically after famous men, all collected http://www.discogs.com/Ekkehard-Ehlers-Plays/release/66345; Cornelius Cardew, Hubert Fichte, John Cassavetes, Albert Ayler & Robert Johnson.

Unfortunately they're not all that good - the Cassavetes is absolutely ace, the Cardew one's so-so, Pt. 2 of the Robert Johnson one is a mildly interesting Afkufen-style cut-up house track using a sample of, I believe, Johnson himself. other than that, eh. but, songs named after men.
 
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Oh if it can be more than just a name in the title:

What's so great about Cassavetes - Bikini Kill
Thurston Hearts The Who - Bikini Kill

Al Capone - Prince Buster
Brother Noah - Shadows
Ode To Billy Joe - Tommy McCook & the Supersonics


a lot of Obama songs
Black Man in the White House - Sizzla
My President - Young Jeezy
Obama 08 - H Town All Stars

this could go on a while..
 
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