Songs Whose Lyrics Quote the Lyrics of Other Songs

Can you name these songs whose lyrics directly quote the lyrics of other songs (either straightforwardly, or with a twist), as well as the original songs?

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(A1) I read the news today, oh boy (1967)The Beatles
(A2) I heard the news today, oh boy (1975)David Bowie
(B1) ... Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow / Now the workers have struck for fame / Cause Lennon's on sale again (1971)David Bowie
(B2) Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow / Dave's on sale again (1995)Bush
(C1) She give me money when I'm in need / Yeah, she's a kind of friend indeed. (1954)Ray Charles
(C2) She take my money when I'm in need / Yeah, she's a trifling friend indeed. (2005)Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
(D1) Remember me to one who lives there, / For she once was a true love of mine. (Traditional)Traditional
(D2) Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline / Remember me to one who lives there. / She once was a true love of mine. (1963)Bob Dylan (sometimes, with Johnny Cash)
(D3) Remember me to one who lives there. / She once was a true love of mine. (1966)Simon & Garfunkel
(E1) I keep my mind on my money, money on my mind (1994)MC Breed feat.
**(Name featured artist )**
(E2) With my mind on my money and my money on my mind (1994)Snoop Dogg
(E3) I'm fully focused, man, my money on my mind / Got a mill' out the deal, and I'm still on the grind (2003)50 Cent
(E4) I keep my mind on my money, my money on my mind / But you's a (heck) of a distraction when you shake your behind. (2006)Ludacris feat. Pharrell
(F1) No phone, no lights, no motor car / Not a single luxury / Like Robinson Crusoe / It's primitive as can be. (1964)(TV Show Theme)
(F2) No phone, no lights, no motor car / Not a single luxury / Like Robinson Crusoe / It's as primitive as can be. (1996)'Weird Al' Yankovic
(G1) I have got this burning, burning / Yearning feelin' inside me / Ooh, deep inside me / And it hurts so bad. (1964)The Supremes
(G2) (Extended version): I've got this burning, yearning / Yearning feelin' inside me / Ooh, deep inside me / And it hurts so bad. (1981)Soft Cell
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