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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, Mark Knopfler

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Mark Knopfler's, "Belle Starr"
The Lyrics:
Well i don't need a pistol , baby
You won't have to rob a train
You can be my Belle Starr
And i can be your Jesse James
Who They Mention:
Belle Starr (born Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889) - notorious American and outlaw and Jesse James (an even more famous outlaw from the same era.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Mark Knopfler's, "Imelda"
The Lyrics:
Imelda, baby
Who They Mention:
Imelda Marcos, the wife of the ex-dictator of the Philippines
Submitted by: Knopfler fan
Mark Knopfler's, "Prairie Wedding"
The Lyrics:
She was standing there and speaking my name
I guarantee she looked like an angel
I couldn't think of what I should say
But when Adam saw Eve in the garden
I believe he felt the selfsame way
Who They Mention:
Adam and Eve
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Mark Knopfler's, "Sailing To Philadelphia"
The Lyrics:
He calls me Charlie Mason
A stargazer am I
It seems that I was born
To chart the evening sky
Who They Mention:
Charles Mason, who was an English astronomer who made significant contributions to 18th-century science and American history, particularly through his involvement with the survey of the Mason-Dixon line (with Jeremiah Dixon), which came to mark the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Mark Knopfler's, "Sailing To Philadelphia"
The Lyrics:
I am Jeremiah Dixon
I am a Geordie boy
A glass of wine with you, sir
And the ladies I'll enjoy
Who They Mention:
Jeremiah Dixon who was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason-Dixon line.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Mark Knopfler's, "Song For Sonny Liston"
The Lyrics:
Sonny was the second to the last one born
Who They Mention:
This song is about Sonny Liston, a fighter in the 60's
Submitted by: Knopfler fan
Mark Knopfler's, "We Can Get Wild"
The Lyrics:
We'll be on our own
Billy Fury on the gramophone
Who They Mention:
Billy Fury
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

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