Songs about genuine historical figures/real people.

Churchill is also mentioned in Elvis Costello's Oliver's Army, a song which you don't hear on radio anymore.

 

..."George Jackson", "Blind Willie McTell"...

 

And a magnificent song it is too!

 

Sting, Englishman in New York (Quentin Crisp)

 

I'm not able to see a lot of these things on my work pc.

 

Clash - "The Right Profile"
Dogs D'Amour - "Erroll Flynn"

 

If we're going 'New York', Ian Hunter's 'Michael Picasso' (Mick Ronson) and 'Dandy' (Bowie)

 

Beastie Boys - Paul Revere

 

That's got to be down to corporate security settings I guess - but I'm no IT expert.

 

lots and lots here in the form of a quiz (Real People Pt.1 ) - starts in the middle of the page , also Pt.2

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...-cover-hidden-in-this-picture.513228/page-308

 

Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler (Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon).

 

Cult: "Edie (Ciao Baby)" and "Nico"

 

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley
New Bomb Turks - Veronica Lake
Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes
Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell
Ramones - Bonzo Goes to Bitburg

This might be a loooong thread...

 

Fictional character, portrayed by Angie Dickinson.

 

Elton John - Snow Queen (about Cher).

 

Sparks, Talent Is an Asset (Albert Einstein)

 

John Cale, Mr Wilson (Brian Wilson)

 

ALMORA - Güneşin Ozanları

This song is written for poets,writers and hotel workers who lost their lives at Sivas Massacre in Turkey (1993)

 

Well that's a relief, Ian Hunter's "All American Alien Boy" just popped into my head. Talk about name lists! OK so let me stick to songs devoted to a real person. How about this one? As done by the Wellingtons.

BTW, The Wellingtons also did the theme song to Gilligan's Island. Gilligan was a real person too, right? And they also appeared on a second season episode as "The Mosquitos" Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving.

 

The Beatles: "Pennie Lane"

Pennie Lane Trumbull - Wikipedia »

 

Dylan is the man, but Johnny Cash has the best song about John Wesley Hardin.

 

Kate Bush - Joanie (Joan of Arc)
Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain
(Elvis)

 

Morrissey - Margaret On The Gillotine
(Margaret Thatcher)