In Popular Culture
- On an episode of the ABC drama Eli Stone, Victor Garber performed this song in one of Eli's visions.
- The song was featured in an episode of The Greatest American Hero "Don't Mess Around With Jim". It also inspired the episode title.
- It was played during the Life on Mars episode "All the Young Dudes"
- Josh Turner covered the song on his album Long Black Train.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic references the song in his own song, "CNR" from the album Alpocalypse ("You can spit in the wind or tug on Superman's cape, but Lord no, you just don't mess around with CNR").
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