Autobiographical Songs?

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2011/09/05 19:29:29 (permalink)

Autobiographical Songs?

 
Bands/Artists singing about themselves...
 
 
Judas Priest - Deal With The Devil
 
The Clash - Garageland
 
Saxon - Back In '79
 
Stiff Little Fingers - Wait And See
 
 
 

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    noldar12
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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/05 20:50:15 (permalink)
    Auto-biographical?

    An old (awful) song: In My Merry Oldsmobile
    Other oldies:
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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 03:19:20 (permalink)
    Slow Marching Band - 'Young, Gifted & Black'

     
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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 04:14:35 (permalink)
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    Slow Marching Band - 'Young, Gifted & Black'






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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 06:00:52 (permalink)
    On My Level by the rapper Too Short?

     
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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 07:27:38 (permalink)
    Strummy - 

    Don't forget The Clash - Safe European Home...about their trip to Jamaica.

    (I used to work a fair bit in Kingston and this song used to always play in my head when I landed at Manley)

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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 07:31:49 (permalink)
    jamesg1213


    Slow Marching Band - 'Young, Gifted & Black'


    LOL - one out of three ain't bad though mate

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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 07:39:02 (permalink)
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    Strummy - 

    Don't forget The Clash - Safe European Home...about their trip to Jamaica.

    (I used to work a fair bit in Kingston and this song used to always play in my head when I landed at Manley)

    JR

     
    +1 Jeff, and a great song too.

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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 07:47:53 (permalink)
    Deep Purple - Smoke on the water

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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 11:03:02 (permalink)
    Grand Funk- We're An American Band.

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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 11:31:26 (permalink)
    Carly Simon--You're So Vain

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    Re:Autobiographical Songs? 2011/09/06 11:33:17 (permalink)
    James Taylor--Fire And Rain Come to think of it--most of JT's songs are autobiographical.

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