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Songs About Celebrities and Famous Leaders


Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder is a tribute to Duke Ellington
Abraham, Martin & John by Dion is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy
Pride (in the Name of Love) by U2 is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Candle In The Wind by Elton John is a tribute to Marylin Monroe
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel
Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
Black Velvet by Alannah Myles is a tribute to Elvis Presley
James Dean by The Eagles
Here Today by Paul McCartney is a tribute to John Lennon
Calling Elvis by Dire Straits
Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) by Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band
Steve McQueen by Sheryl Crow
The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles
Henry VIII I Am by Herman's Hermits
Empty Garden by Elton John is a tribute to John Lennon
Creeque Alley by The Mamas & The Papas
The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde by Georgie Fame
The King is Gone by Roddie McDowell is a tribute to Elvis Presley
Candle In The Wind 98 by Elton John is a tribute to Princess Diana
He Was a Friend of Mine by The Byrds is a tribute to John F. Kennedy







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