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I'm not talking about songs that just name someone (there's more than I could ever list). I'm referring to songs that name someone famous or well known. For instance the Beastie Boys "name check" Abe Vigoda in "Posse in Effect".

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities, The Kinks

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The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society album at Amazon.com
The Kinks', "Ape Man"
The Lyrics:
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane
Who They Mention:
Tarzan and Jane
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
The Kinks', "Celluloid Heroes"
The Lyrics:
Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard,
Who They Mention:
Greta Garbo
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
The Kinks', "Celluloid Heroes"
The Lyrics:
Rudolph Valentino, looks very much alive,
And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by.
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
'Cos he's liable to turn and bite,
But stand close by Bette Davis
Because hers was such a lonely life.
If you covered him with garbage,
George Sanders would still have style, And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney
He would still turn round and smile,
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn
'Cos she's not very tough,
She should have been made of iron or steel,
But she was only made of flesh and blood.
Who They Mention:
Rudolph Valentino, Bela Lugosi, Bette Davis, George Sanders, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Monroe (could have scored 6 names for this, but worth putting the whole verse in - great songwriting).
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
The Kinks', "Powerman"
The Lyrics:
People tried to conquer the world Napoleon and Genghis Khan
Hitler tried and Mussolini too
Who They Mention:
Napoleon
Genghis Khan
Hitler
Mussolini
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
The Kinks', "The Village Green Preservation Society"
The Lyrics:
God save Mrs. Mop And good old Mother Riley
Who They Mention:
Mrs. Mop is a card game. Old Mother Riley refers to a music hall act in which Irish washerwoman Old Mother Riley was played by Arthur Lucan (born Arthur Towle), and his wife Kitty McShane played Old Mother Riley's daughter.
Submitted by: Joe Bloggs
The Kinks', "The Village Green Preservation Society"
The Lyrics:
We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety
Who They Mention:
Donald Duck
Submitted by: Joe Bloggs

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