r/Music • u/Fallingbike • 16h ago

discussion Musical name drop chain - longest chain possible?

Last night my brother and I were trying to come up with the longest musical name drop chain. This would be where a song by a musician or band mentions another artist. In turn, that artist mentions a third musical act and so on. (E.g. Hootie & the Blowfish “Only Want to Be With You” to Bob Dylan “Highlands” to Neil Young to …?)
What’s the longest or best chains? Any infinite loops?

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u/MisterBigDude 14h ago

This isn't longer than the one you mentioned, and I'm not sure it's exactly what you're looking for, but it came to my mind.

In "Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd sang: "Well, I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don't need him around anyhow" (referring to his song "Southern Man").

In "Play It All Night Long," Warren Zevon sang: "Sweet Home Alabama, play that dead band's song." (So he didn't name the band, but it's a clear reference to Skynyrd.)

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u/Fallingbike 12h ago edited 12h ago

I’d suggest the order would be Warren Zevon “Play it All Night Long” to Lynard Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” then link to Neil Young “Downtown” onward to Led Zepplin … “Boogie With Stu”, maybe? That song mentions “tutti frutti “ which brings it round to Little Richard.