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Listen: Songs about celebrities
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Uma Thurman attends the World Childhood Foundation USA ThankYou Gala 2015 on September 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for World Childhood Foundation)
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Fall Out Boy dominated airwaves with their sonnet "Uma Thurman" this summer.
It made us curious: What other hit songs have been named after celebrities and prominent figures? As it turns out, there are a couple.
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Mika - Grace Kelly
Jay Z - Tom Ford
Bree Sharp - David Duchovny
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Pharrell - Marilyn Monroe
OutKast - Rosa Parks
and even though the person wasn't real, the song took on a life of its own after this landmark moment (3:38) in entertainment:
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
