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

 * Drew Barrymore is an American actress, producer and director known for acting in romantic comedies.
 * "Drew Barrymore" by SZA
 * "Drew Barrymore" by Bryce Vine
 * "Drew Barrymore Movie Marathons" by Help She Can't Swim
 * 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.
 * "'97' Bonnie and Clyde" by Eminem
 * "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" by Jay-Z
 * "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
 * Caligula was an infamous Roman emperor who reigned between AD 37 and AD 41.
 * "Caligula" by Macy Gray
 * "Caligula" by Ghostemane
 * "Caligula" by Sodom
 * 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
 * Kurt Cobain was an American singer and guitarist for Nirvana, one of the most influential bands of the 1990s.
 * "Cobain" by Lil Peep
 * "CLOUT COBAIN | CLOUT CO13A1N" by Denzel Curry, also a Pun-Based Title.
 * "Skurt Cobain" by Sneazzy, featuring Nekfeu, also a Pun-Based Title.
 * "Kurt Cobain" by Astronautalis
 * "Cobain" by Dark Polo Gang
 * Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author and artist who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades.
 * "Bob Dylan Blues" by Syd Barrett
 * "Bob Dylan is Dead" by Marvin Etzioni
 * "Bob Dylan" by Hot Dad
 * Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and explained the photoelectric effect. "Einstein" is also a synonym for "genius".
 * "Einstein" by Kelly Clarkson
 * "Einstein" by Tech N9ne
 * "Einstein" by Aaron Cole
 * "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" by Counting Crows, named after the opera by Philip Glass.
 * "Einstein Was a Surfer" by Jimmy Buffett
 * "Intro (Albert Einstein)" by Prodigy and The Alchemist
 * 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 $uicideboy$
 * Gucci Mane is an American rapper who helped pioneer the Hip Hop sub-genre of Trap Music.
 * "Gucci Mane" by Lil Peep
 * "Gucci Mane" by Yoshi Thompkins
 * "Guwop" by Young Thug, featuring Quavo, Offset and Young Scooter
 * 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
 * Michael Jordan is an American former basketball player, considered one of the greatest players in the game's history.
 * "Michael Jordan" by Kendrick Lamar
 * "Michael Jordan" by Merkules
 * "Jordan" by Buckethead
 * Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer famous for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters.
 * "Marilyn Monroe" by Nicki Minaj
 * "Marilyn Monroe" by Pharrell Williams
 * "Marilyn Monroe" by Sevdaliza
 * 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
 * Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
 * "Pablo Picasso" by David Bowie
 * "Pablo Picasso" by The Modern Lovers
 * "Pablo Picasso" by The Shin Sekai, featuring S.Pri Noir, Abou Debeing & Franglish
 * "Picasso" by Hopsin
 * "Picasso" by SHINee
 * "Picasso" by Jamaika, featuring Branco
 * "Picasso Baby" by Jay-Z
 * "Bulletproof Picasso" by Train

Country

 * "Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift
 * "Priscilla" by Miranda Lambert, named after Priscilla Presley.

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
 * "Natalia" by Joan Baez, named after Russian poet and civil activist Natalya Gorbanevskaya.
 * "Meg White" by Ray LaMontagne

Hip Hop

 * "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
 * "Rosa Parks" by OutKast
 * "Kenny Lofton" and "Chris Tucker" by J. Cole
 * "Kevin's Heart", named after actor Kevin Hart, also a Pun-Based Title.
 * "Joaquin Phoenix" by Lupe Fiasco
 * "MC Hammer" and "Bill Gates" by Rick Ross
 * "Justin Bieber" and "Miley Cyrus" by Lil B
 * "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
 * "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
 * "White Iverson" by Post Malone, named after basketball player Allen Iverson.
 * "What Would Meek Do?" by Pusha T, featuring Kanye West, named after rapper Meek Mill.
 * "Ocho Cinco" by French Montana, named after footballer Chad Johnson's nickname.
 * "Sun Tzu"
 * Every track on JEFFERY by Young Thug, except "Pick Up the Phone", is named after one of his idols.
 * "Dennis Rodman" by Migos, named after the basketball player.
 * "Keanu Reeves" by Logic
 * "Billy Crystal" by Yelawolf
 * "The Billy Williams Story" by Saba
 * "LeBron James" by Yo Gotti
 * "A$AP Ferg" by NAV and Metro Boomin
 * "R.I.P. Fredo (Notice Me)" by Playboi Carti, named after rapper Fredo Santana.
 * "Marie Curie" by Pi'erre Bourne
 * "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
 * "James Cameron Took My Bitch (Interlude)" by Night Lovell
 * "Kid Cudi" by Blac Youngsta
 * "Kelly Price Freestyle" by Key! & Kenny Beats
 * "Tito Santana" by Joe Budden, featuring Wale
 * "I'm a Slick Rick" by Nich Cannon
 * "Drake Era", "Black Ben Carson", "Black Steve Austin", "Black Stecey Dash", "LL Cool J", "This That Shit Kid Cudi Coulda Been" and "Macaulay Culkin" by JPEGMAFIA
 * "Flex Like David Icke" by Pink Guy
 * "Gene Simmons" and "PS2 (John Mayer)" by Oliver Francis
 * "Carl Edwards", named after the race car driver.
 * "DEMI" by Comethazine, named after Demi Lovato
 * "G.S.P." by Les Anticipateurs, named after mixed martial artist Georges St-Pierre.
 * "Jean-Coutu", named after the Canadian drugstore chain founded by Jean Coutu.
 * "Gregory Charles", named after the Canadian singer.
 * "Céline", named after Canadian singer Céline Dion.
 * "Justin Trudeau", a diss track directed at the Prime Minister of Canada.
 * "#RONNYJIKILLEDTHIS" by Icy Narco
 * "Elton John" by Lil Phag with Hoodie Alien and Dr. Woke
 * "Mark Cuban", with Sammy Adamns and Dr. Woke, named after the owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team.
 * "Spice Girl" by Aminé

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
 * "Huey Newton" by St. Vincent
 * "Michael Caine" by Madness
 * "Bill Murray" by Phantogram
 * "Pete Davidson" by Ariana Grande, named after the comedian and her then-fiancé.
 * "The Ballad of Marie Curie" by Army of Lovers
 * "PewDiePie", "Tim Heidecker", "Philip DeFranco" and "Elon Musk (Cars in Space)" by Hot Dad
 * "Fieri", named after restaurateur and television personality Guy Fieri.
 * "Mac DeMarco" and "Tyler, The Creator", from PPL.
 * Every track on Are President is named after a presidential candidate in the 2016 US election.
 * Every track on Wrestle is named after a professional wrestler.

R&B

 * "Kim K" by K. Michelle, named after Kim Kardashian
 * "Sally Ride" by Janelle Monáe, named after the astronaut
 * "June Carter" by JMR

Rock

 * "Andy Warhol" by David Bowie
 * "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz
 * "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
 * "Brian Eno" by MGMT
 * "Sean Flynn" by The Clash, named after the actor and freelance photojournalist.
 * "Frank Sinatra" by CAKE
 * "Brian Wilson" by Barenaked Ladies
 * "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
 * "David Bowie" by Phish
 * "Alex Chilton" by The Replacements, named after the lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star.
 * "Connect the Dots (The Saga of Frank Sinatra)" by Car Seat Headrest
 * "What Would Morrissey Say?" by Help She Can't Swim
 * "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.

Songs named after multiple celebrities

 * "Loyal Like Sid & Nancy" by Foster the People, named after Sid Vicious, English bassist of Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
 * "John and Elvis Are Dead" by George Michael, named after John Lennon and Elvis Presley.
 * "Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis" by Brand New, named after footballer Diego Maradona and singer Elvis Presley.
 * "Sigmund Freud's Impersonation of Albert Einstein in America" by Randy Newman
 * "Dali, Van, Picasso" by Beenzino, named after artists Salvador Dalí, Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso.