Most emotional song dedicated to another artist

Blazer · September 3rd, 2006, 08:57 PM

I guess we all know that it's a "Us knows us" world in the music world and that musicians are mortal human beings too. There are many songs in which artists celebrate their fallen brothers and sisters who were also in the scene. Let's talk about those songs and the love that the one singing them puts in them.

"In my darkest hour" by Megadeth, dedicated to Metallica Bassplayer Cliff Burton.
Dave Mustaine wrote this one after hearing about Burton's demise during Metallica's "Master of puppets tour" in 1986. Known for his sharp and cynical lyrics, "In my darkest hour" shows a completely different side of Mustaine, here he's almost screaming in anguish over the fact that he never got to say goodbye to his buddy Cliff.

"Let me in" by REM and "Tear jacker" by the Red Hot chili peppers, dedicated to Kurt Cobain.
The cool thing about the alt rock scene in the early 1990's was that all those greats band at the time frequently toured together, so it wasn't that unusual to see the RHCP, Sonic youth, REM, Nirvana and Soundgarden on the same bill. That's how both Anthony Kiedis and Micheal Stipe met the frail genius that was Kurt Cobain. The two songs couldn't be any more different aside from the one they were dedicated to. "Tear Jacker" has Kiedis recalling the first time he met Cobain and how often the RHCP would see Nirvana live and what a nice person Cobain was in person. While "Let me in" is a cry in anguish for release, to find the shelter from his personal demons, it is by far one of the darkest REM songs.

"Knock me down" By the Red Hot Chili Peppers, dedicated to original RHCP guitarist Hillel Slovak.
Slovak died from a heroin overdose and Kiedis vowed that he wouldn't suffer a similar fate. In the song he scowls to Hillel about never having sought help against the drugs "don't be afraid to show your friends that you hurt inside inside pain's part of life don't hide behind your false pride it's a lie your lie" and how much he misses having him around. "i'm part of you and you're part of me, why did you go away?" And the lyrics, "If you see me getting high, knock me down, I'm not bigger than life" are him telling Hillel, "If I do anything stupid with my life, knock me down, or set me straight."

"All those years ago" By George Harrison, dedicated to John Lennon.
A Beatles song in all but name, Paul and Ringo accompanied George on this musical love letter, recalling their friendship and all they went through. As with "Knock me down" this is a very uptempo song. A bittersweet salute from the quiet Beatle to the most outspoken Beatle.

TB72 · September 3rd, 2006, 09:08 PM

Paul's "Here Today" was a very touching tribute to John.

McCartney also sang on Carl Perkins' Lennon tribute...."My Old Friend". You can even hear Paul's voice quiver at some points in the song. (It was still pretty early in the mourning process).

Later...

tommytoenail · September 3rd, 2006, 09:14 PM

cant forget shine on you crazy diamond floyds remembrence/tribute to syd.
tom

Blazer · September 3rd, 2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tommytoenail

cant forget shine on you crazy diamond floyds remembrence/tribute to syd.
tom

Which, in a very spooky coincidence, had Syd Barrett there in the studio as they were recording it. We'll never know what went through his mind as he saw this musical love letter dedicated to him coming together.

furrfurrfurr · September 3rd, 2006, 09:47 PM

Wild Horses. Supposedly inspired (at least in part) by Marianne Faithful's overdose.

maestrovert · September 3rd, 2006, 09:57 PM

Robin Trower's "Song For A Dreamer" on Procol Harum's album "Broken Barricades" was for Jimi Hendrix.....and i've a sneaking suspicion Trower's "Daydream" from the album "Twice Removed From Yesterday" was also written for/about Jimi although to my knowledge Trower's never said as much.....

"if you believe in forever,
then life is just a one night stand
if there's a rock n' roll heaven
you know they've got one helluva band"

cvansickle · September 3rd, 2006, 10:42 PM

"Free Bird" was dedicated to Duane Allman. So many times I've burned my thumb holding up a lighter for that one!

"Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers mentions so many other artists, like Jim Croce, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and more.

Quiet Riot's "Thunderbird" was dedicated to Randy Rhoads.

Oster · September 3rd, 2006, 11:04 PM

I can't verify this but I've always considered Yes' 'All Good People' to be about John Lennon (the 'Your Move' section with its references to 'Instant Karma' and that beautiful, almost subliminal 'All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance' refrain). Of course John was still around in 1970 but a nice tribute all the same. Maybe Jon Anderson really wanted The Beatles to get back together (Yes were so-named via the 'Yellow Submarine' film weren't they?).

teleman65 · September 3rd, 2006, 11:13 PM

Jeff Beck's 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers' was dedicated to Roy Buchanan
Charlie Daniels dedicated Million Mile Reflections to Ronnie Van Zandt

Ice9 · September 3rd, 2006, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by teleman65

Jeff Beck's 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers' was dedicated to Roy Buchanan

Ahhhhhhhhhhh......ya beat me to it!!!!!!!!

Mike

freshmattyp · September 4th, 2006, 12:01 AM

Empty Garden, Elton John's tribute to John Lennon always gets me. So does Man in the Moon, the REM song about Andy Kaufman.

OutlawSteph1975 · September 4th, 2006, 12:02 AM

Brothers of the Southland by BlackHawk: It's a tribute to southern rock and mentions Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Toy and Tommy Caldwell, and Ronnie Van Zant by name.

My Man by Bernie Leadon (Eagles): About Gram Parsons

trandy16 · September 4th, 2006, 12:59 AM

"Superstar"...co-written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett.

A love poem to her soon-to-be ex-husband Delaney Bramlett.

Paul in Colorado · September 4th, 2006, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Oster

I can't verify this but I've always considered Yes' 'All Good People' to be about John Lennon (the 'Your Move' section with its references to 'Instant Karma' and that beautiful, almost subliminal 'All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance' refrain). Of course John was still around in 1970 but a nice tribute all the same. Maybe Jon Anderson really wanted The Beatles to get back together (Yes were so-named via the 'Yellow Submarine' film weren't they?).

Yes' drummer played with Eric Clapton, John Lennon and Klaus Voorman at the Torato Rock 'n' Roll Revival.

"Fly Away" by Bobby (Weir) and the Midnights was written for Bob Marley.
"Criptical Envelopment/That's it for the Other One" by The Dead was about Neil Cassidy.

There's a song Warren Haynes wrote on the Phil Lesh and Friends album "There and Back" about Jerry Garcia. Can't think of the title.

I thought "Superstar" was a groupie's lament, not a song for Delaney???

crawdad · September 4th, 2006, 03:44 AM

[quote=Paul in Colorado]

There's a song Warren Haynes wrote on the Phil Lesh and Friends album "There and Back" about Jerry Garcia. Can't think of the title. QUOTE]

"Patchwork Quilt?" Great song.

StuH · September 4th, 2006, 04:39 AM

Don Maclean's "Vincent". You did say dedicated to an artist.

Don't know who sings it but a tune called "Night Shift" dedicated to Marvin Gaye.

Blazer · September 4th, 2006, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by StuH

Don Maclean's "Vincent". You did say dedicated to an artist.

Don't know who sings it but a tune called "Night Shift" dedicated to Marvin Gaye.

And to Jacky Wilson.

"Night shift" was by the Commodores.

Telenator · September 4th, 2006, 08:42 AM

Bad Company's "Shooting Star"

KDAD · September 4th, 2006, 05:15 PM

"Jimi the Fox" (?) by Harvey Mandel...Michael Bloomfield might have played on it, too

"Keith, Don't Go" by Nils Lofgren, although he was and still is among us

Montana_Dawg · September 4th, 2006, 05:41 PM

"Six Strings Down"- Art Neville, Eric Kolb, Aaron Neville, Cyril Neville, Kelsey Smith, and Jimmie Vaughan about SRV

"The Conversation"- Hank Jr and waylon about Hank Sr

"American Pie"- Don Mclean about Buddy Holly

Reno Sepulveda · September 4th, 2006, 05:58 PM

Boulder To Birmingham Emmylou's long goodbye to Gram.

denny · September 4th, 2006, 05:58 PM

"Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig's Tune)" by Joni Mitchell

woodman · September 4th, 2006, 06:14 PM

Joan Baez' ironic tribute to Dylan tripped my trigger -- "Diamonds and Rust." of course he hadn't died, but their relationship had.

the whole album "Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World" by Merle Haggard was a heartfelt salute to western swing legend Bob Wills, who was dying but made it to the sessions to hear what amounted to Merle fronting the Texas Playboys, Bob's heyday band.

aznrambo481 · September 4th, 2006, 07:45 PM

I don't know if this counts, but the members of queen wrote one song together after Freddie's death, called "No One But You". It was dedicated to him, and was a duet with the guitarist and the drummer (the bassist can't sing). It's really touching.

captain gorgeous · September 4th, 2006, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Telenator

Bad Company's "Shooting Star"

love that song. who's it about?

i've always wondered who chris cornell was singing about in black hole sun in the line "no one sings like you anymore"?

my favourite might be danko/manuel by the drive by truckers. brings a tear to my eye anyway.

worst tribute to of the greatest singers ever: tribute to a king by william bell. trully terrible lyrics.

EDIT: wikipedia suggest that it might have been about cobain.

cvansickle · September 4th, 2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by captain gorgeous

love that song. who's it about?

Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers' bandmate from Free.

slauson slim · September 5th, 2006, 02:31 AM

Country Joe & The Fish - "Janis" about Ms. Joplin.

Neil Young "The Needle and the Damage Done" about Danny Whitten.

"Signed DC" by LOVE - for their former drummer.

Volvoguy · September 5th, 2006, 03:57 AM

By far the best in my mind is "Fortworth Blues" Steve Earle singing about Townes van Zandt.

If you get a song like that written about you, you know you did something right.

BradKM · September 5th, 2006, 03:57 PM

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By far the best in my mind is "Fortworth Blues" Steve Earle singing about Townes van Zandt.

If you get a song like that written about you, you know you did something right.

+1.

The first verse always gives me chills:

"In Fort Worth all the neon's burning bright, the pretty lights, red and blue...but they'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight, and say a prayer or two, if they only knew".

hekawi · September 5th, 2006, 04:14 PM

Ian Hunter: Michael Picasso Hunter's moving tribute to his late friend and great guitarist Mick Ronson

Ian Hunter Michael Picasso Lyrics
(Ian Hunter)

Once upon a time
not so long ago
people used to stand and stare
at the Spider with the platinum hair
they thought you were immortal

We had our ups and downs
like brothers often do
but I was there for him
he was always there for me
and we were there for you

How can I put into words
what my heart feels?
it's the deepest thing
when somebody you love dies

I just wanted
to give something back to you
gift to gift
Michael, Michael Picasso good night

You used to love our house
you said it was relaxing
now I walk in the places you walk
I talk in all the spaces you talk
it still hasn't sunk in

Are the words real
that come into my head
on a morning walk?
do the shadows
play tricks with my mind?

For it feels like
nothing has changed
but I know it has
Michael, Michael Picasso
good night

Heal me
won't you
heal me?
nothing lasts forever
set me free

Heal me
won't you
heal me?
I'm the one who's left here
heal me
heal me
heal me

You turned into a ghost
surrounded by your pain
and the thing that I liked the least
was sitting 'round Hasker Street
lying about the future

And we all sit
in a room full of tears
on a windy day
and I looked out
but none of these words seem right

I just wanted
to give something back to you
gift to gift
Michael, Michael Picasso
good night

Seanycaster · September 5th, 2006, 04:30 PM

Angel of Harlem by U2 is about Billy Holiday. Lyrically it's a beautiful song and captures some of her class.

raisindot · September 5th, 2006, 04:48 PM

An album rather than a song, but "Songs for Drella" is Lou Reed and John Cale's powerful, bare-bones, warts-and-all tribute to their Velvet Underground mentor, Andy Warhol.

In another genre, I'd nominate Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," his jazz tribute to Lester Young.

Jeff in Boston

CountryShawn · September 5th, 2006, 06:31 PM

I liked George Strait singing "Lefty's Gone" - a tribute to Lefty Frizzell.

It's about as direct as a tribute as you can get.

Shawn

lewis · September 5th, 2006, 07:13 PM

"Drunken Angel": to Gram Parsons from Lucinda Williams.

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Blazer Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,118	Most emotional song dedicated to another artist I guess we all know that it's a "Us knows us" world in the music world and that musicians are mortal human beings too. There are many songs in which artists celebrate their fallen brothers and sisters who were also in the scene. Let's talk about those songs and the love that the one singing them puts in them. "In my darkest hour" by Megadeth, dedicated to Metallica Bassplayer Cliff Burton. Dave Mustaine wrote this one after hearing about Burton's demise during Metallica's "Master of puppets tour" in 1986. Known for his sharp and cynical lyrics, "In my darkest hour" shows a completely different side of Mustaine, here he's almost screaming in anguish over the fact that he never got to say goodbye to his buddy Cliff. "Let me in" by REM and "Tear jacker" by the Red Hot chili peppers, dedicated to Kurt Cobain. The cool thing about the alt rock scene in the early 1990's was that all those greats band at the time frequently toured together, so it wasn't that unusual to see the RHCP, Sonic youth, REM, Nirvana and Soundgarden on the same bill. That's how both Anthony Kiedis and Micheal Stipe met the frail genius that was Kurt Cobain. The two songs couldn't be any more different aside from the one they were dedicated to. "Tear Jacker" has Kiedis recalling the first time he met Cobain and how often the RHCP would see Nirvana live and what a nice person Cobain was in person. While "Let me in" is a cry in anguish for release, to find the shelter from his personal demons, it is by far one of the darkest REM songs. "Knock me down" By the Red Hot Chili Peppers, dedicated to original RHCP guitarist Hillel Slovak. Slovak died from a heroin overdose and Kiedis vowed that he wouldn't suffer a similar fate. In the song he scowls to Hillel about never having sought help against the drugs "don't be afraid to show your friends that you hurt inside inside pain's part of life don't hide behind your false pride it's a lie your lie" and how much he misses having him around. "i'm part of you and you're part of me, why did you go away?" And the lyrics, "If you see me getting high, knock me down, I'm not bigger than life" are him telling Hillel, "If I do anything stupid with my life, knock me down, or set me straight." "All those years ago" By George Harrison, dedicated to John Lennon. A Beatles song in all but name, Paul and Ringo accompanied George on this musical love letter, recalling their friendship and all they went through. As with "Knock me down" this is a very uptempo song. A bittersweet salute from the quiet Beatle to the most outspoken Beatle. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

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TB72 Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 544	Speaking of songs for Lennon..... Paul's "Here Today" was a very touching tribute to John. McCartney also sang on Carl Perkins' Lennon tribute...."My Old Friend". You can even hear Paul's voice quiver at some points in the song. (It was still pretty early in the mourning process). Later... __________________ Why is easy-listening music so hard to listen to?

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cvansickle Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 741 5 Photos	"Free Bird" was dedicated to Duane Allman. So many times I've burned my thumb holding up a lighter for that one! "Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers mentions so many other artists, like Jim Croce, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and more. Quiet Riot's "Thunderbird" was dedicated to Randy Rhoads. __________________ Death Or Glory - Who Dares Wins!

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Oster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Latveria Age: 40 Posts: 2,855	I can't verify this but I've always considered Yes' 'All Good People' to be about John Lennon (the 'Your Move' section with its references to 'Instant Karma' and that beautiful, almost subliminal 'All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance' refrain). Of course John was still around in 1970 but a nice tribute all the same. Maybe Jon Anderson really wanted The Beatles to get back together (Yes were so-named via the 'Yellow Submarine' film weren't they?). __________________ Cassowary!

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hekawi Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 2,741	song dedicated to another artist Ian Hunter: Michael Picasso Hunter's moving tribute to his late friend and great guitarist Mick Ronson Ian Hunter Michael Picasso Lyrics (Ian Hunter) Once upon a time not so long ago people used to stand and stare at the Spider with the platinum hair they thought you were immortal We had our ups and downs like brothers often do but I was there for him he was always there for me and we were there for you How can I put into words what my heart feels? it's the deepest thing when somebody you love dies I just wanted to give something back to you gift to gift Michael, Michael Picasso good night You used to love our house you said it was relaxing now I walk in the places you walk I talk in all the spaces you talk it still hasn't sunk in Are the words real that come into my head on a morning walk? do the shadows play tricks with my mind? For it feels like nothing has changed but I know it has Michael, Michael Picasso good night Heal me won't you heal me? nothing lasts forever set me free Heal me won't you heal me? I'm the one who's left here heal me heal me heal me You turned into a ghost surrounded by your pain and the thing that I liked the least was sitting 'round Hasker Street lying about the future And we all sit in a room full of tears on a windy day and I looked out but none of these words seem right I just wanted to give something back to you gift to gift Michael, Michael Picasso good night

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raisindot Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 227	An album rather than a song, but "Songs for Drella" is Lou Reed and John Cale's powerful, bare-bones, warts-and-all tribute to their Velvet Underground mentor, Andy Warhol. In another genre, I'd nominate Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," his jazz tribute to Lester Young. Jeff in Boston

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lewis Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,260 32 Photos	"Drunken Angel": to Gram Parsons from Lucinda Williams. __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.