"American Pie" af Don McLean (1971) refererer til snesevis af andre sange, mest fra 1950'erne og 1960'erne, inklusive "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" af Buddy Holly, "Oh, Boy!" af Buddy Holly, "Be Bop a Lula" af Gene Vincent, "Peggy Sue" af Buddy Holly, "We're Gonna Rock Around The Clock" af Bill Haley &His Comets, "Tutti Frutti" af Little Richard, "Blue Suede Shoes" af Elvis Presley, "Lucille" af Little Richard, "Long Tall Sally" af Little Richard, "Twist and Shout" af The Isley Brothers, "Shout" af The Isley Brothers, "La Bamba" af Ritchie Valens, "Who Do You Love?" af Bo Diddley, "Maybellene" af Chuck Berry, "Johnny B. Goode" af Chuck Berry, "Roll Over Beethoven" af Chuck Berry, "Sweet Little Sixteen" af Chuck Berry, "Rip It Up" af Bill Haley &His Comets , "Great Balls of Fire" af Jerry Lee Lewis, "Jailhouse Rock" af Elvis Presley, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" af Jerry Lee Lewis, "Reelin' and Rockin'" af Chuck Berry, "Blue Moon" af The Marcels, "Runaway" af Del Shannon, "Splish Splash" af Bobby Darin, "Crying" af Roy Orbison, "Mr. Blue Sky" af Electric Light Orchestra, "Goodnight, Irene" af Leadbelly, "Oh Boy" af Buddy Holly, "That'll Be The Day" af Buddy Holly, og "The Day The Music Died" af Don McLean.
"Strawberry Fields Forever" af The Beatles (1967) refererer til "In the Forest of the King" fra albummet "The Jungle Book" (1967), samt "Strawberry Fields" i Central Park, NYC, som var John Lennons yndlingssted som barn.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" af Queen (1975) refererer til flere klassiske musikstykker, herunder "Orleans" af Robert Plant, "God Save the Queen" og "I Was Born in a Trunk".
"We Didn't Start The Fire" af Billy Joel (1989) refererer til snesevis af kulturelle og historiske begivenheder fra Billy Joel blev født i 1949 til omkring tidspunktet for sangens udgivelse i 1989.
"Livin' La Vida Loca" af Ricky Martin (1999) refererer til "All That She Wants" af Ace Of Base, "Billie Jean" af Michael Jackson, "Thriller" af Michael Jackson og "Smooth Criminal" af Michael Jackson.
"Ups! I Did It Again" af Britney Spears (2000) refererer til "Ups!... I Did It Again" af The Wallflowers.