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Garbo References Pop Culture - Songs


Manfred Mann My Name is Jack (?)

Manfred Mann was a British Beat, R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its South African keyboard player and founder, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

In Manfred Mann's song My Name is Jack,  the chorus goes, "My Name is Jack, and I live in the back of the Greta Garbo's Home for wayward boys and girls..."

 

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Van Morrison Just Like Greta Garbo (2005)

Van Morrison is a Grammy Award-winning Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist.

A song on  his 2005 album Magic Time by Van Morrison is titled, Just Like Greta Garbo. It was inspired by Garbo's seclusion.

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Madonna's Vogue (1990)

In superstar Madonna's 1990 released song, Vogue, Garbo was the first named in the famous rap: “Greta Garbo and  …” The song was a worldwide megahit.

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Nanci Griffith 's Late Night Grande Hotel (??)

In Nanci Griffith's song Late Night Grande Hotel, the chorus contains the line, "I feel like Garbo in this late night grand hotel..."

 

Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes (1981)

The song Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes also contains the line, “She's got Greta Garbo stand-off sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes…”

 

The Killers

The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas. In their song The Ballad Of Michael Valentine, they refer to Garbo.

Expert from the lyrics:
Straight faced with misery tonight
And I will not lie when I say I ain't cold no more
But I've got the buzz
Like Greta Garbo
Walking forwards in the sun
And I've got a coat tail left to ride

 

America's Right Before Your Eyes (1982)

The song Right Before Your Eyes by American rockband America contains the line, “And then just like Greta Garbo you stare like there's no tomorrow…”

The song was an homage to silent movie stars better known to listeners as "Rudolph Valentino" due to its memorable refrain.

 
 
  
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