Editing Richard J. Daley (section)

==In popular culture==
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* The [[Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young]] song "[[Chicago (Graham Nash song)|Chicago]]" (written by [[Graham Nash]]) was about the 1968 Democratic convention. In their live album ''[[4 Way Street]]'', Nash ironically dedicates the song to "Mayor Daley".
* The first verse Steve Goodman's original 1972 version of "The Lincoln Park Pirates" contains the line, "the stores are all closing and Daley is dozing". Following Daley's death, Goodman replaced the reference with "...&nbsp;and Bilandic's been chosen". Goodman also wrote and recorded a song called "Daley's Gone", which appeared on his 1977 album ''Say It in Private''.
* Songwriters Tom Walsh, Tom Black and Terry McEldowney pay homage to Daley in "[[South Side Irish#South Side Irish song|South Side Irish]]", making him the subject of the entire third verse.
* In episode 13 of the third season of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', a sketch entitled "Miracle in Chicago" portrays Mayor Daley (played by [[John Belushi]]) appearing as a ghost to a pub owner and a customer (played respectively by [[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Bill Murray]]). Daley has come back to give [[Michael Anthony Bilandic|the new Mayor]] a few electoral tips and complain about his burial site. Before disappearing again, he helps the owner get the popular [[Music of Ireland|Irish song]] "[[Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral]]" on his [[juke box]] and leaves him a gift [[Domesticated turkey|turkey]].
* In a scene set at the Chez Paul restaurant in the 1980 film ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', the [[maître d'hôtel]] ([[Alan Rubin]]) is seen talking on the phone: "No, sir, Mayor Daley no longer dines here, sir. He's dead, sir." Later in the film, when the brothers are driving rapidly through Chicago, Elwood ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) comments "If my estimations are correct, we should be very close to the Honorable [[Richard J. Daley Center|Richard J. Daley Plaza]]". "That's where they got that [[Chicago Picasso|Picasso]]!" Jake enthuses. The classic "use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved" line delivered by a police dispatcher is an obvious homage to Daley's 1968 order during the riots following Martin Luther King's assassination.