Brian_Walalce
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Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 06:48 PM UTC
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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
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 06:54 PM UTC
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"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
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 06:55 PM UTC
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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
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 06:57 PM UTC
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Amy Winehouse - Rehab
mwahahaha.
TheDirector217
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:00 PM UTC
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Meaningless post . . . move along.
nkotb
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:02 PM UTC
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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
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:03 PM UTC
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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_Walalce
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:03 PM UTC
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Divinyls - I Touch Myself
You can save that for "Quick. Name five self-abuse songs."
Brian
TheDirector217
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:03 PM UTC
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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
elj
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:12 PM UTC
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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
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:22 PM UTC
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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
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:24 PM UTC
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Kill the Sexplayer - Girls Against Boys
"This song is so hip right now I am going deaf…"
Mobius
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:25 PM UTC
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Fugazi - Song #1
distance
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:26 PM UTC
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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.
elj
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:28 PM UTC
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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.
jd930
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:30 PM UTC
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REM - "The One I Love"
miss pretentious
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:30 PM UTC
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Jack's Mannequin - The Mixed Tape.
Butch Walker - Thank You Note.
elj
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:32 PM UTC
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Something Corporate - If U C Jordan :(
miss pretentious
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:33 PM UTC
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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!
elj
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Re: Quick. Name five self-referential songs.
August 22, 2007 at 07:34 PM UTC
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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