People who inspire songs

Candle in the wind – Elton John
Shine on you crazy diamond – Syd Barrett

Others?

Hello Goodbye – Brant Richards

God Save the Queen*

*The facist regime

Candle in the wind – Elton John

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Wasn’t that by Elton John but inspired by Marylin Monroe ?

Lady Di, surely?

Wonderwall(oasis)-Meg Matthews(Mrs oasis)

sorry marylin monroe – pretty sure it wan’t marylin manson

george harrison’s wife (patti something?) inspired a few

I think george wrote “something” for her, then she went off with Eric Clapton and he wrote “wonderful tonight” about her

“you’re so vain’ by carlee simon – warren beety (sp?), or maybe mick jagger

how do you sleep by john lennon was written about paul mccartney

Solid Air/ John Martyn – Nick Drake

Cast No Shadow (Oasis) – Richard Ashcroft

and it’s a little known fact that I was the inspiration for Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy”

Moon on your pyjamas(Paul Weller)-His son(Nate Weller?)

Arnold Lane- Pink Floyd
Penny Lane(probably Arnold’s sister)- The Beatles
Superman’s Big Sister- Ian Dury

I Don’t Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats)-Brenda Spencer shooting kids in school

Adolf Hitler

“Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? If you think we’re on the run, We are the boys who will stop your little game. We are the boys who will make you think again…………..”

Hey Jude (Beatles)- Julian Lennon
Sweet Gene Vincent- (Ian Dury)
Hurricane (Dylan) – Rubin Carter
Tears in Heaven (Clapton) – His son Conor

A Good Heart – written by Maria McKee about Benmont Tench
You Little Thief – written by Benmont Tench about Maria McKee

And Feargal Sharkey recorded both of them…

holiday in Cambodia – pol pot

I Wanna Be Like You- inspired by Mogli

I’m In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk – The Freshies

Sweaty Betty – The Macc Lads. I think she worked at the Sewerage Farm

Pretty Vacant – we

American Pie – Buddy Holly

very apt today 😥

Penny Lane

Isn’t that a place, rather than a person?

I thought so

Isn’t “Lady In Red” by Chris De Burgh an ode to getting it on with his kid’s nanny?

“you’re so vain’ by carlee simon – warren beety (sp?), or maybe mick jagger

Her husband, James Taylor, weren’t it?

Harrowdown Hill – Thom Yorke – Dr David Kelly
Christian Dior – Adam and the Ants
California Über Alles – Dead Kennedys – US Governer Jerry Brown

george harrison’s wife (patti something?) inspired a few

Layla (Clapton,Gordon) – was also about Pattie Boyd

American Pie – Buddy Holly

Wasn’t only about Buddy Holly. All sorts of references in there to Elvis, Dylan, Jagger, Beatles…

Chelsea Hotel by Leonard Cohen – Janis Joplin

Don McLean always avoided explaining his lyric so we can only guess at the meanings of some of the lines.
However,he certainly did dedicate American Pie to the memory of Holly

Happy Birthday – just about anyone you care to name 😉

L.S Lowry- Matchstalk Men by Brian and Michael

free nelson mandela-nelson mandela

Steve Biko inspired that shocking Simple Minds pile of steaming crap ‘Biko’, funnily enough

Man on the Moon (REM) is about Andy Kaufman.

Cindy of the Thousand Lives by Billy Bragg – Cindy Sherman

Hitler – has only got one ball,

The Beach Boys’ God Only Knows was inspired by the whole Scottish football team

God save the queen – god and the queen