The song is completely self-explanatory, so I'll just list the references in order:
Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976)
Cat Stevens (the artist) famously became a Muslim.
Joan Baez - "Children and All That Jazz" (1975) / artist
Eddie Rabbitt - "I Love A Rainy Night" (1980)
Artists: Abba, Devo, Pat Benatar, John Lennon (died in 1980)
Bruce Springsteen - "Hungry Heart" (1980)
Grover Washington - "Just the Two of Us" (1981) - His highest charting song
Metal bands: Quiet Riot, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slayer
Debbie Gibson (actually Tiffany) "I Think We're Alone Now" (1987) - Rivers made a mistake but decided to leave it in. Both were pop idols of the 80s.
Michael Jackson - "Man in the Mirror" (1988)
George Michael - "Faith" (1987)
Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1987)
"I can see clearly"? Presumably not the classic Johnny Nash 70's song?
Terence Trent D'Arby - "Wishing Well" (1987)
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two" (1988)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Possibly: "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (1989)
Damn. Want to edit to add that Cat Stevens became a Muslim in 1977 -- and that it's possible that I'm wrong about Joan Baez: There could be a song from 1978/8 that River is referring to.
Damn. Want to edit to add that Cat Stevens became a Muslim in 1977 -- and that it's possible that I'm wrong about Joan Baez: There could be a song from 1978/8 that River is referring to.
The song is completely self-explanatory, so I'll just list the references in order:
Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976) Cat Stevens (the artist) famously became a Muslim. Joan Baez - "Children and All That Jazz" (1975) / artist Eddie Rabbitt - "I Love A Rainy Night" (1980)
Artists: Abba, Devo, Pat Benatar, John Lennon (died in 1980) Bruce Springsteen - "Hungry Heart" (1980) Grover Washington - "Just the Two of Us" (1981) - His highest charting song
Metal bands: Quiet Riot, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slayer
Debbie Gibson (actually Tiffany) "I Think We're Alone Now" (1987) - Rivers made a mistake but decided to leave it in. Both were pop idols of the 80s.
Michael Jackson - "Man in the Mirror" (1988) George Michael - "Faith" (1987) Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1987) "I can see clearly"? Presumably not the classic Johnny Nash 70's song?
Terence Trent D'Arby - "Wishing Well" (1987) Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two" (1988) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Possibly: "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (1989)
Nirvana - "Nevermind" (1991)
Weezer are signed to David Geffen's company.
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Damn. Want to edit to add that Cat Stevens became a Muslim in 1977 -- and that it's possible that I'm wrong about Joan Baez: There could be a song from 1978/8 that River is referring to.
Damn. Want to edit to add that Cat Stevens became a Muslim in 1977 -- and that it's possible that I'm wrong about Joan Baez: There could be a song from 1978/8 that River is referring to.
Weezer were signed to Geffen in 1993.
Weezer were signed to Geffen in 1993.