What are songs about the music industry that you like? (thelemmy.club)

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[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

Have a Cigar, Pink Floyd.

Life's Been Good to Me So Far, Joe Walsh.

Lito Shuffle, Boz Scags.

Jukebox Hero, Foreigner.

Piano Man, Billy Joel.

(Yes, I am old.)

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Have a Cigar was the first song I thought of.
"Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?"

[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

Primus' rendition is also awesome. https://youtu.be/aEf0SpAEnIc?si=PVfnyKpxFRuslQXo

[-] drunkosaurus@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

Not bad, but let me present you with the definitive cover: The Main Squeeze - that solo trounces everything, I'd go as far as, even the original.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 6 months ago

I love that some music industry asshole actually asked them that once, and the quote made it into the song.

[-] mPony@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I love that there's a little guitar break right after that question, almost like a response

[-] sab@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

A fun industry fact: Have A Cigar was sung by Roy Harper, as he happened to be in the studio and the members of Floyd thought he could be a good fit. Roy Harper is perhaps more known in the mainstream through the Zeppelin song Hats Off to (Roy) Harper than through his own recordings, though he's still alive and active.

Harper didn't feel like he was appropriately compensated for his work on Have a Cigar, which is ironic considering the overall thematic.

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