Cultural Irony and/or Coincidence #6: The Veruca Salt Circle of Life

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1. The band They Might be Giants got their name from a 1971 film called They Might be Giants, starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward.
2. In 1986, They Might Be Giants released their song, "We're the Replacements," which was a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the '80s band The Replacements.
3. Strangely, the next year The Replacements released their song "Alex Chilton," another tribute-- but this time to the lead singer of the influential '70s group Big Star.
4. On their 1972 album #1 Record, Big Star had a song called "Thirteen," which featured the lyric, "Won't you tell your dad get off my back/ Tell him what we said 'bout 'Paint It, Black'." This was a reference to the Rolling Stones song "Paint It, Black," which was released in 1966.
5. Interestingly, Bob Dylan released his critically acclaimed hit "Like a Rolling Stone" a year before--in 1965. A reference to the band? Of course.
6. Keeping the string of connections going strong, David Bowie released "Song for Bob Dylan" in 1971.
7. Then, on their 1997 album Eight Arms to Hold You, flash-in-the-pan alternative band Veruca Salt featured the song "With David Bowie".
8. Veruca Salt got their name from a character in Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
9. This was made into the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which was released in 1971--the same year as They Might Be Giants.