Songs dedicated to Artist by Artists

I guess it is the ultimate sign of recognition for an artist when a fellow artist makes a song about you. Dylan got two of such dedications. One from Syd Barret, one from David Bowie! This is a quite interesting topic, and here are the songs that I know which are dedicated to an artist. Let me know if you know others too!

Song to Woody - From Bob Dylan to Woody Guthrie



R.A.M.O.N.E.S - From Mötorhead to Ramones


Song For Bob Dylan - From David Bowie to Dylan



Bob Dylan Blues - From Syd Barret to Bob Dylan



Buddy Holly - From Weezer to Buddy Holly


Song to Bobby - From Cat Power to Bob Dylan (Thanks to Thuan for this one)

Comments

thuan said…
cat power sang to bobby!
7:15 PM
Engin Kurutepe said…
diamonds and rust, joan baez to bobby d.
11:11 PM
Ahmet C. Toker said…
That doesn't count. I meant explicit dedications. Some say Visions of Johanna is for Joan Baez, I say for Thuan.
5:30 PM
thuan said…
hahaha.
11:57 PM
thuan said…
my last.fm now (weekly status) has an embarassing amount of 80s music, attributable to your influence
11:59 PM
Ahmet C. Toker said…
are you sure its not attributable to your position as the president of the American David Hasselhoff Fan Club
10:54 AM
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