I don’t know what made me think of this list.  And I promise you, it will not be anywhere near as insightful as this article.

In fact, I won’t even cover one of those on that list… which shortens my considerably (really, all I would have included were John Lennon/Paul McCartney tracks, and maybe a Foo Fighters tune).

So without further adieu, here are some Strange Songs About Other Singers.

• SONG: Alannah Myles’ Black Velvet
• ABOUT: Elvis Presley
• WHY IT’S STRANGE: Is she really singing about a painting?

• SONG: For Squirrel’s Mighty K.C.
• ABOUT: Kurt Cobain
• WHY IT’S STRANGE: It’s not a particularly good song, for one.  For two, this group faced a tragedy not long after this song was released – an automobile accident claimed the lives of two band members.

• SONG: The Commodores’ Nightshift
• ABOUT: Jackie Wilson & Marvin Gaye
• WHY IT’S STRANGE: It’s really not strange.  But it’s strange amidst this list.

• SONG: ABC’S When Smokey Sings
• ABOUT: Smokey Robinson
• WHY IT’S STRANGE: It’s a weird new wave song about an artist who was still on the charts!  (Smokey had a concurrent hit with One Heartbeat.)

• SONG: Ron Artest’s Michael Jackson Tribute
• ABOUT: Michael Jackson
• WHY IT’S STRANGE: He’s a basketball player! And he chose his jersey number based on the amount of weeks Thriller was number one!  (FYI, it’s 37… in a row!)