Quick. Name five self-referential songs.

[Brian_Wallace]

Very meta.  I found this list fascinating.  No peeking!
 
  Wiki's 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

[vansmack]

"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.

[sonickteam2]

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 "

[miss pretentious]

Amy Winehouse - Rehab
 mwahahaha.

[TheDirector217]

Meaningless post . . . move along.

[nkotb]

Psst.  I think he means songs that reference the song itself in the lyrics, not songs that reference the person singing them.
 
 

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  Kid Rock - I Am The Bullgod
 
 Divinyls - I Touch Myself

[jd930]

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.

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  Divinyls - I Touch Myself
 

You can save that for "Quick.  Name five self-abuse songs."
 
 Brian

[TheDirector217]

Please disregard.  Seemed ambiguous.  
 
 *whistling*
 
 *backpedals out of thread*
 
 

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.
 
   

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  Kid Rock - I Am The Bullgod
 
 Divinyls - I Touch Myself

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[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

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)

[crevers]

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...)

[El Jefe Design]

Kill the Sexplayer - Girls Against Boys
 "This song is so hip right now I am going deaf..."

[Mobius]

Fugazi - Song #1

[distance]

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.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

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.