Celebrity Song

A Celebrity Song is a song that is named after a famous person. The celebrity's name can be used in the song's lyrics as a comparison, a metaphor, or something that doesn't have anything to do with the subject.

Related to Shout-Out. Compare with The Namesake, where the named thing doesn't appear until late in a story.

Common examples

 * Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist, a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music.
 * "Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry
 * Covered by The Beatles
 * "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band
 * "Beethoven's Cunt" by Serj Tankian
 * "Beethoven" by Chief Keef
 * Billy the Kid was an Old West outlaw and gunfighter.
 * "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" by Billy Joel
 * "Billy the Kid" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreaks
 * "Billy the Kid" by Billy Dean
 * "Billy the Kid Next Door" by Natalie Cole
 * "Me and Billy the Kid" by Pat Green
 * "Billy the Kid" by The Charlie Daniels Band
 * "Billy the Kid" by Woody Gunthrie
 * Bonnie and Clyde were an outlaw couple who became notorious for robbings and killings during The Great Depression.
 * "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" by Jay-Z
 * "'97' Bonnie and Clyde" by Eminem
 * "Bonnie & Clyde Freestyle" by Kanye West
 * "Bonnie & Clyde" by Serge Gainsbourg
 * Covered by Scarlett Johansson and Lulu Gainsbourg in 2012.
 * "Bonnie & Clyde" by Vance Joy
 * Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong stuntman, actor and director known for his dangerous stunts and physical humor.
 * "Jackie Chan" by Gucci Mane
 * "Jackie Chan" by Wifisfuneral
 * "Jackie Chan" by Preme featuring Post Malone
 * Remixed by Tiësto & Dzeko
 * "Casanova" (meaning a man considered romantic and gallant) is a word named after Giacomo Casanova, known for his sexual adventures with women.
 * "Casanova" by Roxy Music
 * "Casanova" by Levert
 * "Casanova" by TAU
 * "Casanova" by Allie X
 * "Casanova" by Casanova
 * "Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood
 * Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
 * "Vincent" by Don McLean
 * "Van Gogh's Crows" by Shahmen
 * "Van Gogh" by Loud Lary Ajust
 * "Vincent Van Gogh Ain't Got Shit on Me" by $uicideboy$
 * Adolf Hitler was a German Nazi dictator and leader of the Nazi party during World War II.
 * "Little Adolf" by Bo Burnham
 * "Ich bin Adolf Hitler" by K.I.Z.
 * "Hitler töten" by Sudden featuring Alligatoah
 * "To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)" by Mel Brooks
 * Jesse James was a notorious outlaw of the American West.
 * "Jesse James" by Scarface
 * "Jesse James" by Bruce Springsteen
 * "Just Like Jesse James" by Cher
 * Joan of Arc was a French military leader and mystic known for her involvement in the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War who was later captured and executed by the English.
 * "Joan of Arc" by Arcade Fire
 * "Joan of Arc" by Madonna
 * "Joan of Arc" by Leonard Cohen
 * "Joan of Arc" by Melvins
 * "Joan of Arc" by Judy Collins
 * "Joan of Arc" by Night Lovell & $uicideboy$
 * "Did Anybody Sleep with Joan of Arc?" by Elton John
 * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era.
 * "Mozart's House" by Clean Bandit
 * "Black Mozart" by Ryan Leslie
 * "Black Mozart" by Raekwon
 * "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
 * "Wolfgang" by Lino

Country

 * "Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift
 * "Bob Dylan is Dead" by Marvin Etzioni
 * "Priscilla" by Miranda Lambert

Electronic

 * "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce
 * "Frankie Sinatra" by The Avalanches
 * "John Cage" by Ross from Friends
 * "Franz Schubert" by Kraftwerk

Folk

 * "The Death of Emmett Till" by Bob Dylan
 * "Pocahontas" by Neil Young
 * "John Henry" by Bruce Springsteen

Hip Hop

 * "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
 * "Kenny Lofton" and "Chris Tucker" by J. Cole
 * "Joaquin Phoenix" by Lupe Fiasco
 * "MC Hammer" and "Bill Gates" by Rick Ross
 * "Justin Bieber" and "Miley Cyrus" by Lil B
 * "Marilyn Monroe" by Nicki Minaj
 * "Marilyn Monroe" by Pharrell Williams
 * "Ray Charles" by Chiddy Bang
 * "Tom Ford" by Jay-Z, named after the New York fashion designer
 * "Kobe Bryant" by Lil Wayne
 * "Derrick Rose" by Meek Mill, named after the basketball player
 * "D Rose" by Lil Pump
 * "Ghostface Killers" by 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin (featuring Travis Scott), named after Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan
 * "Ric Flair Drip" by Offset and Metro Boomin
 * "Madonna" by Drake
 * "Bob Marley" by Gucci Mane
 * "Gucci Mane" and "Cobain" by Lil Peep
 * "Jet Li", "John Madden", "Obama" and "ASAP Rocky" by Chief Keef
 * "Kobe", named after Kobe Bryant
 * "Sosa Chamberlain", named after basketball player Wilt Chamberlain
 * "Morgan Tracy", named after actor and comedian Tracy Morgan
 * "Wayne", named after Lil Wayne
 * "DAPPER DAN" by Ski Mask the Slump God, named after the Harlem designer
 * "I LUv My CLiQuE LiKe KaNyE WeSt" by XXXTentacion
 * "Ocho Cinco" by French Montana, named after footballer Chad Johnson's nickname
 * "Sun Tzu"
 * "Floyd Mayweather" by Young Thug
 * "Dennis Rodman" by Migos, named after the basketball player
 * "Michael Jordan" by Kendrick Lamar
 * "Michael Jordan" by Merkules
 * "Billy Crystal" by Yelawolf
 * "The Billy Williams Story" by Saba
 * "LeBron James" by Yo Gotti
 * "Caligula" by Ghostemane
 * "A$AP Ferg" by NAV and Metro Boomin
 * "Dr. Seuss" and "Paulo Coelho" by Russ
 * Every track on How to Rob is named after a famous rapper that has inspired him.
 * "DiMaggio", named after baseball player Joe DiMaggio
 * "Sur la tête de Marine Le Pen" by Sianna
 * "Michael Jackson" and "Hugh Hefner" by Lil Wop
 * "CLOUT COBAIN | CLOUT CO13A1N" by Denzel Curry, named after Kurt Cobain, also a Pun-Based Title.
 * "James Cameron Took My Bitch (Interlude)" by Night Lovell
 * "Drew Barrymore" by Bryce Vine

Pop

 * "Paul McCartney" by Scissor Sisters
 * "Grace Kelly" by Mika
 * "Mr. James Dean" by Hilary Duff
 * "John Wayne" by Lady Gaga
 * "Donatella", named after fashion designer Donatella Versace
 * "Farrah Fawcett Hair" by Capital Cities (featuring Andre 3000)
 * "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes
 * "Steve McQueen" by Sheryl Crow
 * "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
 * "Loyal Like Sid & Nancy" by Foster the People, named after Sid Vicious, English bassist of Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.

R&B

 * "Drew Barrymore" by SZA
 * "Kim K" by K. Michelle, named after Kim Kardashian

Rock

 * "Andy Warhol" by David Bowie
 * "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz
 * "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
 * "Brian Eno" by MGMT
 * "Frank Sinatra" by CAKE
 * "Brian Wilson" by Barenaked Ladies
 * "Bob Dylan Blues" by Syd Barrett
 * "Magic Johnson" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * "Elvis Presley and America" by U2
 * "John Lennon" by Arkells
 * "Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I" by R.E.M.
 * "With David Bowie" by Veruca Salt
 * "I Dreamed a Neil Young Song" by Arcade Fire
 * "Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis" by Brand New, named after footballer Diego Maradona and singer Elvis Presley
 * "Himmler's Ring" by Lowell George, named after SS leader Heinrich Himmler, is about a SS-Ehrenring ("SS Honour Ring").
 * "Goodbye Goebbels" by Fat White Family, named after Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany.