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Title: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
Post by: Brian_Wallace on August 22, 2007, 02:48:00 pm
Very meta.  I found this list fascinating.  No peeking!
 
  Wiki's list of self-referential songs. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_self-referential_songs)
 
 The first five I came up with were Pulp's "Something Changed," Radiohead's "My Iron Lung," Morrissey's "Disappointed," Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues" and..."Hey There, Delilah" by the Plain White T's.
 
 Brian
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Post by: vansmack on August 22, 2007, 02:54:00 pm
"Gettin' In Tune" by The Who
 "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
 "Your Song" by Elton John
 "This Is Not A Love Song" by PIL
 "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2
 
 Those are the first 5 I thought of.
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Post by: sonickteam2 on August 22, 2007, 02:55:00 pm
this is perhaps the MOST appropriate:
 
 "Backstabber" - Dresden Dolls
 
 "so donâ??t tell me what to write
 and donâ??t tell me that Iâ??m wrongâ?¦â?¦
 and donâ??t tell me not to reference my songs within my songs "
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Post by: miss pretentious on August 22, 2007, 02:57:00 pm
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
 mwahahaha.
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Post by: TheDirector217 on August 22, 2007, 03:00:00 pm
Meaningless post . . . move along.
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Post by: nkotb on August 22, 2007, 03:02:00 pm
Psst.  I think he means songs that reference the song itself in the lyrics, not songs that reference the person singing them.
 
 
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  Kid Rock - I Am The Bullgod
 
 Divinyls - I Touch Myself
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Post by: jd930 on August 22, 2007, 03:03:00 pm
Not that I can think of any at the moment, but FYI from wiki:
 
 A self-referential song is a song that refers directly to itself. A song must directly refer to itself, rather than just describe a song that could fit the current song.
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Post by: Brian_Wallace on August 22, 2007, 03:03:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  Divinyls - I Touch Myself
 
You can save that for "Quick.  Name five self-abuse songs."
 
 Brian
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Post by: TheDirector217 on August 22, 2007, 03:03:00 pm
Please disregard.  Seemed ambiguous.  
 
 *whistling*
 
 *backpedals out of thread*
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by nkotb:
  Psst.  I think he means songs that reference the song itself in the lyrics, not songs that reference the person singing them.
 
   
Quote
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  Kid Rock - I Am The Bullgod
 
 Divinyls - I Touch Myself
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Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on August 22, 2007, 03:12:00 pm
Eve 6 - Open Road Song
 Rilo Kiley - It's A Hit
 Smashing Pumpkins - The Crying Tree of Mercury (easily the worst SP song ever... by miles)
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Post by: crevers on August 22, 2007, 03:22:00 pm
Just looking at my stack of CD's...
 
 Ben Folds - "One Down" (This one I wrote just an hour ago, and it's 3.6 at last...)
 Frank Black - "Bullet" (And if you don't like my melody, I'll sing it in a major key...)
 Brand New - "Mix Tape" (This is the first song for your mix tape...)
 Postal Service - "Such Great Heights" (I hope this song will guide you home...)
 REM - "Untitled" (This song is here to keep you strong...)
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Post by: El Jefe Design on August 22, 2007, 03:24:00 pm
Kill the Sexplayer - Girls Against Boys
 "This song is so hip right now I am going deaf..."
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Post by: Mobius on August 22, 2007, 03:25:00 pm
Fugazi - Song #1
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Post by: distance on August 22, 2007, 03:26:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
  Smashing Pumpkins - The Crying Tree of Mercury (easily the worst SP song ever... by miles)
i'm not sure i agree with that statement but the acoustic version that has been played recently is really bad.
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Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on August 22, 2007, 03:28:00 pm
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Originally posted by distance:
 i'm not sure i agree with that statement but the acoustic version that has been played recently is really bad.
There's no way to save that song. I have no idea why Corgan feels the need to still play that with the regularity he does.
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Post by: jd930 on August 22, 2007, 03:30:00 pm
REM - "The One I Love"
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Post by: miss pretentious on August 22, 2007, 03:30:00 pm
Jack's Mannequin - The Mixed Tape.
 Butch Walker - Thank You Note.
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Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on August 22, 2007, 03:32:00 pm
Something Corporate - If U C Jordan   :(
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Post by: miss pretentious on August 22, 2007, 03:33:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
  Something Corporate - If U C Jordan    :(  
You know, I was waiting for a SC follow-up to my Jack's. WAITING!
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Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on August 22, 2007, 03:34:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
 You know, I was waiting for a SC follow-up to my Jack's. WAITING!
When you listed Jack's Mannequin, the memories of the 6 freaking times I saw SoCo came rushing back to my memory...
 
 I hate you.   :p
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Post by: Mobius on August 22, 2007, 03:45:00 pm
Jay-Z - Song Cry (what Director meant to write)
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Post by: lbcardoni on August 22, 2007, 04:05:00 pm
D-Plan-Time Bomb
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Post by: TheDirector217 on August 22, 2007, 04:09:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Mobius:
  Jay-Z - Song Cry (what Director meant to write)
No bullshit.  Once I realized what I did wrong, that was one of the first ones I thought up.  Good look on that save.
 
 Here's one . . .
 
 U2 - Gloria
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Post by: Relaxer on August 22, 2007, 04:09:00 pm
U2 - 40
 Coldplay - Yellow
 Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
 The Damned - Love Song
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Post by: beetsnotbeats on August 22, 2007, 04:37:00 pm
"Redemption Song" anybody?
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Post by: ggw on August 22, 2007, 04:37:00 pm
I was 21 years when I wrote this song
 I'm 22 now but I won't be for long
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Post by: slappy on August 23, 2007, 01:11:00 am
(This Song's Just) Six Words Long - Weird Al Yankovic
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Post by: TheDirector217 on August 23, 2007, 09:10:00 am
Prince - The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
 
 Prince - 1999
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Post by: Brian_Wallace on September 27, 2007, 11:11:00 am
"Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4" by Elvis Costello.
 
 "Fuck Forever" by Babyshambles
 
 Brian