“I’m Your Boogie Man” by KC & The Sunshine Band (1976)
You couldn’t have missed this song on the radio when it first came out in 1976! Kudos goes to DJ Robert W. Walker, who was the titular “boogie man”. The band wrote the song as a tribute as he was actually the first DJ to ever play “Get Down Tonight” on air! It was the song that would be their first chart-topping hit.
“Man on the Moon” by REM (1992)
REM’s 1992 hit “Man on the Moon” is full to the brim with cultural references, but there is one that stands out in particular. We’re talking about the homage to Andy Kauffman. The funnyman was a mainstay on Saturday Night Live and Taxi!