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Music can be funny sometimes because songs can be about anything - including other songs.
It’s somehow even more meta than a song referencing a song that actually exists.
Here are just a few examples of such great songs that are about other songs, existing or otherwise.
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The woman herself and the meeting was unforgettable, even if the song itself was harder to remember.
The protagonist recalls singing to every line with her, but the lyrics themselves are a blur to him.
“Best Song Ever” is more about an experience than an actual song.
The song was written about and dedicated to his wife Cherry Seaborn.
It was also a genre that was created and often performed by black people.
Rob Parissi wrote “Play That Funky Music” with that self-awareness in mind.
The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef is just the most recent example.
Both men have lyrics in their respective songs directly referencing lines in their opponents records.
Audiences never long what specifically these records were, butthe lyrics do namedrop the bands Danzig and Rancid.
Like with “Best Song Ever,” the song choice isn’t important.
It’s the experience of spending time with someone who the lyricist cares deeply about that resonates.
I just can’t sang a lil' bit?
Numero uno, what it is?
Favorite song, what it is?
Turn me on, what it is?
In the end, the mourning for the time lost is replaced by mourning for the current times.
It’s a somber song on that accord.
