Album Cover Art Research (intertextuality)

For the working website, i will eventually need to create a cover art for my single and would like it to pay homage to artists that perhaps have incorporated this 'protest' theme into songs themselves as an intertextual reference.
After researching into album covers, i found a few famous artists who have payed homage to others through album cover art.

The Clash and Elvis Presley

The cover art for 'London Calling' by the clash became popular in the 1970's for making a direct intertextual reference to Elvis Presleys debut album cover from 1956.

The composition and lettering are both almost identical and a lot of people thought it was quite provocative of The Clash. This is because Elvis was considered the 'king of rock and roll' at the time whilst The Clash were just about to start a new revolution into rock and roll, but in a more hardcore way. They were also a lot less famous than Presley, who is considered an icon.

The photo of the bassist of The Clash mid smashing his guitar became a 'pop culture icon' and is symbolic of young rock and roll rebels. In Q magazine in 2002, an article suggested that the image is a perfect representation of this turning point and revolution in rock and roll as it portrays a total loss of control - in a sense of how the music was changing but also the personalities of these rock stars.

Interestingly, street artist Banksy also made his own take of this iconic photo, replaced the guitar with a desk chair. This can be interpreted in a number of ways. Perhaps how people are sucked into office jobs, sitting in front of a screen all day when they should be in a career doing something they love? Like playing bass in a band? It can be interpreted in a number of ways although, it's further evidence as to how the cover art has influenced many others.

The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys and Andy Warhol 

The Rolling Stones album released an album called 'Sticky Fingers' in 1971. This album cover was only released in Spain as the original cover art was deemed as obscene. After it was changed to this cover, people still thought it was just as uncomfortable as the original.
The new sleeve (on the left) was designed by John Pasche who also designed the first iconic tongue logo for the band.

After seeing The Rolling Stones remade cover, it instantly made me think of this 2012 Arctic Monkeys cover art. I think of it as a modernised version of the first one as its very minimalistic but still effective and the placement of the logo makes it obvious the band have intertextually referenced The Rolling Stones. Perhaps as they were a British rock band as Arctic Monkeys are today, making it important to pay homage to them.

This particular brand of treacle Monkeys have used here (Lyles) is something deemed as a traditional British brand with their golden syrup being quite popular. The brand also symbolises a lion as part of their logo which is also a British symbol (three lions). Monkeys perhaps did this to pay further homage to Britain, not just to the Rolling Stones as an iconic British rock band but to the commercial side of Britain how how its grown since the 1970s.

This also reminded me of an Andy Warhol piece i saw in his book '365 takes' that we have at home. His work is something i would like to take inspiration from for my own cover as i think his prints have had a huge influence on pop culture. His work is extremely recognisable so making intertextual references will be noticed, even if someone does not have a high level of cultural competency. His aesthetic gains a lot of attention and the visual, controversial prints he made through his time are something i would want to pay homage to.