Most people know Steely Dan's song Deacon Blues mentions the Alabama Crimson Tide, but here's the back story:
When asked about the line, "They call Alabama the Crimson Tide, they call me Deacon Blues," Donald Fagen (lead singer/songwriter of Steely Dan) told Rolling Stone magazine: "Walter and I had been working on that song at a house in Malibu. I played him that line, and he said, 'You mean it's like, 'They call these cracker assholes this grandiose name like the Crimson Tide, and I'm this loser, so they call me this other grandiose name, Deacon Blues?' and I said 'Yeah!' He said, 'Cool, let's finish it.'"