What song would you play at every birthday party you would ever throw for yourself?
That's Right - Lyle Lovett
You are my Sunshine
Happy Birthday - Altered Images
A song that mentions a piece of art (movie, sculpture, poem, whatev.)
Andy Warhol - David Bowie
Would U2's "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" count? The lyrics are taken directly from Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.
Barenaked Ladies "If I Had $1,000,000" references buying some art ... I think it mentions Picasso directly, but I might be crazy.
Ooh, "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang and "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies both reference The X-Files.
Or, for that matter, you could go with Bree Sharp's "David Duchovny."
What song would you play at every birthday party you would ever throw for yourself?
I am currently addicted to Cibo Matto's "Birthday Cake." That might be appropriate. In a way.
May the song mention another song?
If so, "Radar Love" by Golden Earring ("Comin' On Strong" by Brenda Lee)
(ETA: And "Summer Rain" by Johnny Rivers ("Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"))
May the song mention another song?
"Land of a Thousand Dances" by... lots of people.
There's a song on the new Amy Rigby album called "Last Night I Was Dancing With Joey Ramone" that's really sweet. It mentions as many different songs as "Land of a Thousand Dances".
U2's "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
God, Kate put that on her Buffistamix CD, and I just LOVE it.
May the song mention another song?
Metric's "Siamese Cities" mentions "Crimson and Clover."
May the song mention another song?
Yes - any work of art is fine, but the consensus seems to be it has to be a work of art, not the artist.
And I am going to say it if references it super directly it doesn't have to actually name it - to hell with the strict rule interpreters!