Don McLeanin "American Pie" (1971) viittaa kymmeniin muihin kappaleisiin, enimmäkseen 1950- ja 1960-luvuilta, mukaan lukien Buddy Hollyn "Bye Bye Miss American Pie", "Oh, Boy!" Buddy Holly, Gene Vincentin "Be Bop a Lula", Buddy Hollyn "Peggy Sue", Bill Haley &His Comets "We're Gonna Around The Clock", Little Richardin "Tutti Frutti", "Blue Suede" Elvis Presleyn kengät, Little Richardin "Lucille", Little Richardin "Long Tall Sally", The "Twist and Shout" Isley Brothers, The Isley Brothersin "Shout", Ritchie Valensin "La Bamba", "Who Do You Love?" Bo Diddleyn "Maybellene", Chuck Berryn "Johnny B. Goode", Chuck Berryn "Roll Over Beethoven", Chuck Berryn "Sweet Little Sixteen", Bill Haley &His Comets "Rip It Up" , Jerry Lee Lewisin "Great Balls of Fire", Elvis Presleyn "Jailhouse Rock", "Whole Lotta" Jerry Lee Lewisin Shakin' Goin' On, Chuck Berryn "Reelin' and Rockin'", The Marcelsin "Blue Moon", Del Shannonin "Runaway", Bobby Darinin "Splish Splash", Royn "Crying" Orbison, Electric Light Orchestran "Mr. Blue Sky", Leadbellyn "Goodnight, Irene", "Oh Boy" Buddy Holly, Buddy Hollyn "That'll Be The Day" ja Don McLeanin "The Day The Music Died".
The Beatlesin "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) viittaukset "In the Forest of the King" albumilta "The Jungle Book" (1967) sekä "Strawberry Fields" Central Parkissa, NYC, joka oli John Lennonin suosikkipaikka lapsena.
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975) viittaa useisiin klassisen musiikin kappaleisiin, mukaan lukien Robert Plantin "Orleans", "God Save the Queen" ja "I Was Born in a Trunk".
"We Do not Start The Fire", kirjoittanut Billy Joel (1989) viittaa kymmeniin kulttuurisiin ja historiallisiin tapahtumiin Billy Joelin syntymästä vuonna 1949 aina kappaleen julkaisuhetkeen 1989 asti.
Ricky Martinin "Livin' La Vida Loca" (1999) viittaa Ace Of Basen "All That She Wants", Michael Jacksonin "Billie Jean", Michael Jacksonin "Thriller" ja Michael Jacksonin "Smooth Criminal".
"Hups! Tein sen uudestaan", Britney Spears (2000) viittaukset "Oops!… I Did It Again" by The Wallflowers.