Tributes To Other Musicians Or Singers

Which makes sense seeing as it's from a Jandek tribute album. ;-) Actually one of the better tracks on there, seeing as it doesn't try to cover his sound or style per se.

He wishes he was just like him.
He's lucky, genetecially thin.
He wakes up next to movie stars.
And they get with him, but that's not everything.
Punk rockers go to see him play.
Chicago, New York, Glebe, LA.
Offending mainstream TV stars.
And they laugh with him, she shares a bath with him.

And you're lucky that you met me.
Because I'm arrogant like Ben Lee (Wah-ah-oh).
And some people they don't get me.
Because I'm a genius like Ben Lee.
Evidentally (Wah-ah-oh)

He's featured in glossy magazines.
The envy of guitar toting teens.
Admitted to exclusive bars.
And they let him in, 'cos he gets everything
Coke champagne, aeroplances and cars.
He wakes up next to movie stars.
He's friendly with famous people's kids.
And they get with him, 'cos they get everything.

And you're lucky that you met me (met me).
Because I'm arrogant like Ben Lee (Wah-ah-oh).
And some people they don't get me (get me).
Because I'm a genius like Ben Lee.
Evidently
Break It Down

"well you look at that band
and you will be saying
where is all of this noise coming from
with just four people playing?"

which gets extra points for basically saying "thanks and everything, but i'm now much better than you ever were"

hehe...

That reminds me:
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley.

Nick Cave -- "Tupelo", "Saint Huck", "Blind Lemon Jefferson"

i could've told you it was a massive fucking dud without even buying it.

Speaking of which, Eazy-E from NWA's "Eightball": "Put in the old tape/Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits/turned the shit up had the bass col' rompin'/cruisin' through the Eastside south of Compton."

Spandau Ballet and NWA united at last!

Live Nude Girls - "Now I Wanna Fuck Madonna"
Accident - "Kill the Bee Gees" (ok, not much of a tribute)
Rotters - "Sit On My Face, Stevie Nicks"
Chixdiggit - "Henry Rollins Is No Fun"

Miles Davis - "John McLaughlin"
John McLaughlin with the One Truth Band - "Miles Davis"

John McLaughlin is the featured performer on "John McLaughlin"! Isn't that a little different?

What about Nels Cline's "Thurston County"?

the Who - "Mike Post Theme"

Georgia Anne muldrow - kings ballad

Michael Jackson tribute

John McLaughlin is the featured performer on "John McLaughlin"! Isn't that a little different?

True, but it's on Miles' album, Miles got the songwriting credit, and Miles (presumably) got to name the track. It's definitely some sort of tribute.

DW Suite by Lindsey Buckingham for Dennis Wilson

'He Loved Him Madly' was a tribute to Duke by Miles Davis.

"All I know is something like a bird within her sang
All I know she sang a little while and then flew on"

'Bird Song' by the Dead with lyrics by Robert Hunter was written in tribute to Janis Joplin.

The Commodores - 'Nightshift' (Marvin Gaye & Jackie Wilson)
William Bell - 'A Tribute to a King' (Otis Redding)