Can anyone think of songs that mention the very bands that sing them? There are a few. Some of them do so, coincidentally but others are quite deliberate. Here's my list and I'm sure you can all add to it...
Actual References:
- Lucas - Lucas With the Lid Off ('Cause it's Lucas with the lid off...)
- Prince - My Name Is Prince (My name is Prince and I am funky...)
- Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Everybody have fun, tonight. Everybody Wang Chung, tonight...)
- Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Rock your body right, Backstreet's back, alright...)
- Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (Shay with a gauge and Vanilla with a nine...)
Coincidental Mentionings:
- Big Country - In a Big Country (In a big country, dreams stay with you...)
- Talk Talk - Talk Talk (All you do to me is talk talk...)
- Queen - Killer Queen (She's a killer queen, gunpowder gelatine...)
- Human League - Human (Human, born to make mistakes...)
- The Who - Who are you (Who are you. Who who, who who...)