My Favorite Songs That Mention Celebrities (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that mention celebrities either in the title or lyrics. See if you agree with any of these!

“Buddy Holly” is a 1994 song by Weezer, written by frontman Rivers Cuomo, and released as the second single from their debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album); the track blends power pop and alternative rock with playful lyrics that reference pop culture, most notably name-dropping 1950s rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly and actress Mary Tyler Moore,

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Black Widow (1954)

I watched the 1954 DeLuxe Color film noir in CinemaScope on Netflix DVD directed by Nunnally Johnson . Nanny Orway, played by Peggy Ann Garner (Jane Eyre, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Junior Miss), moves from Savannah, Georgia to New York City to try a career as a writer and is murdered. Everything pins the deed on Peter Denver, played by Van Heflin (Johnny Eagar, Shane, 3:10 to Yuma-1957, Airport), who must now prove his innocence. The movie also stars Ginger Rogers (famous for her films dancing with Fred Astaire),

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