r/Music • u/Fallingbike • 9h 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/4737CarlinSir 3h ago

David Bowie mentions TRex (All the Young Dudes) , who mentions Bob Dylan (Ballrooms of Mars), who mentions Alicia Keys (Thinder on the Mountain), who mentions Jimi Hendrix (Unbreakable).

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u/cloudstrifeuk 3h ago

Bowie wrote all the young dudes, but it was recorded by Mott The Hoople.

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u/bamsuckah 1h ago

Bowie also released his own version

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u/cloudstrifeuk 1h ago

Yes, 23 years after the original recording.

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u/4737CarlinSir 46m ago

Mott the Hoople might be better here, as Queen mentioned them in 'Now I'm Here'