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* "Endless Sacrifice" and "Never Enough" by DreamTheater. John Petrucci's lyrics are about his sacrifice of family life for the life of a touring musician, and his wife Rena's sacrifice of her own music career to tend their home.
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* "Endless Sacrifice" and "Never Enough" by DreamTheater.Music/DreamTheater. John Petrucci's lyrics are about his sacrifice of family life for the life of a touring musician, and his wife Rena's sacrifice of her own music career to tend their home.
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-->''If I ever write Any songs about being a rock star, Slap me please, all right? That ain’t me.''
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-->''If I ever write / Any songs about being a rock star, star / Slap me please, all right? / That ain’t me.''
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* TheVeronicas, not once, but twice, Popular and Hollywood on their second record.
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* Bad Company - "Shooting Star" (about burnout, being a OneHitWonder, and suicide)
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* "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger is about the life of a traveling rock star, though somehow [[MusicVideoOvershadowing Metallica's video version]] is about a SingleMomStripper.
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* "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles, is kind of a {{subversion}} of this trope, about refusing to be a sellout.
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* Folk metal band Skyclad has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGvNLH47Q8 "Penny Dreadful"]], a song against rock stars and selling out.
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* "Endless Sacrifice" and "Never Enough" by Dream Theater. John Petrucci's lyrics are about his sacrifice of family life for the life of a touring musician, and his wife Rena's sacrifice of her own music career to tend their home.
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* Reel Big Fish love the cynical side of these; "Sell Out" and "Don't Start a Band" are two of their most popular songs. On the same CD as "Don't Start a Band" is "One-Hit Wonderful", ranting about being constrained by the popularity of a certain hit--in their case, the aforementioned "Sell Out".
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* Reel Big Fish ReelBigFish love the cynical side of these; "Sell Out" and "Don't Start a Band" are two of their most popular songs. On the same CD as "Don't Start a Band" is "One-Hit Wonderful", ranting about being constrained by the popularity of a certain hit--in their case, the aforementioned "Sell Out".
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* "Hellraiser", written jointly by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, and Lemmy Kilmister.
* Styx has "The Grand Illusion", "Superstars" and "Man in the Wilderness". "Rockin' the Paradise" [[TrueArtSticksItToTheMan uses it as a metaphor for fighting a decaying establishment to restore American prosperity]].
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*Styx Music/{{Styx}} has "The Grand Illusion", "Superstars" and "Man in the Wilderness". "Rockin' the Paradise" [[TrueArtSticksItToTheMan uses it as a metaphor for fighting a decaying establishment to restore American prosperity]].
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* ABBA's "Super Trouper" is about the life of a star while the band's on tour.
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* BigTimeRush have the popstar song "Famous," which, while ostensibly asking "do you want to be famous?" basically says "look at us, we are famous."
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**Also, according to this interview:http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/3673682.html Courtney wrote "Rockstar" to mock the {{Riot Grrrl}} movement.
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* "Modern Times Rock n Roll" and "Let Me Entertain You," both by {{Queen}}.
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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by LemonDemon's [[http://wiki.illemonati.com/Being_a_Rock_Star Being a Rock Star]], a song ''about'' making a RockstarSong.
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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in LemonDemon's [[http://wiki.illemonati.com/Being_a_Rock_Star Being a Rock Star]], a song ''about'' making about not wanting to make a RockstarSong.
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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by LemonDemon's [[http://wiki.illemonati.com/Being_a_Rock_Star Being a Rock Star]], a song ''about'' making a RockstarSong
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* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by LemonDemon's [[http://wiki.illemonati.com/Being_a_Rock_Star Being a Rock Star]], a song ''about'' making a RockstarSongRockstarSong.
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* {{Disturbed}} has the songs "Remember", "Awaken", "Rise", "Just Stop", "I'm Alive", "Sons of Plunder" and "Monster" (thought these are mainly referential, told from a perspective that could only come from a rock star).
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* MarilynManson had a Rockstar ''Album'' in ''[[ConceptAlbum Antichrist Superstar]]'' (also a meditation upon the vapidity of society and the morality of an {{Ubermensch}}). The straightest example thereon is "Angel With The Scabbed Wings", though. "He will deflower the freshest crop / Dry up all the wombs with his rock and roll sores"?
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* "Top of the Pops" by TheKinks is about a young rocker's rise and rise, including an appearance on the eponymous TV show. This being Ray Davies, you can see the fall coming around the corner.
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* "Party Poison" and "Vampire Money" by MyChemicalRomance. Maybe a subversion, because even though they have their share of rock cliches in the lyrics, both are about how the lifestyle is pretty much bullshit.
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* GoodCharlotte have the song ''I Just Wanna Live''. This was featured on their third album - Y'know, the one they made ''after'' they attained massive success... With ''Lifestyles of The Rich & Famous'', which lashed out at people complaining about their success. Lampshaded within the song.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxCYPXMzOtI "Across The Sea"]] is a straight, bittersweet example.
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* Ben Folds' "Rockin' The Suburbs" is another parody of the type.
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* Prefab Sprout's "Electric Guitars" edges into AffectionateParody territory.
-->We were songbirds, we were Greek gods, we were singled out by fate
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* "Rock Show" by Wings]].
* "Take The Long Way Home" by Supertramp, which has a [[JourneyToFindOneself spiritual]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic double meaning]].
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** "King of Anything" could be about the exact same thing if you plug her label in as the smartasses who think they know what kind of artist she should be more than she does.
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* "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger (and made famous by {{Metallica}}) is about the life of a traveling rock star, though somehow [[MusicVideoOvershadowing Metallica's video version]] is about a SingleMomStripper.
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* "We are the road crew" by Motorhead.
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* 10cc - "The Worst band in the World" (''presumably'' a self-parody...)
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* Styx has "The Grand Illusion", "Superstars" and "Man in the Wilderness". "Rockin' the Paradise" [[TrueArtSticksItToTheMan uses it as a metaphor for fighting a decaying establishment to restore American prosperity]].
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** Also, "Mr. Jones". The more well known version, about wanting to be famous, is iffy, but the version from across the wire definitely falls into this, considering it's basically about being disillusioned about being a rockstar.
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* Pink - "So What (I'm Still a Rockstar)" (which is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since it's really a BreakupSong making fun of this genre. The video is hysterical.)
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* Dire Straits' classic "Money For Nothing" is a song about being a rock star, from the point of view of someone who is not a rock star - a furniture hauler who imagines musical stardom as the easy life.
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** Heck, TheWall is a concept album about a rock star who becomes disillusioned with his fame, and goes crazy because of it among other things.
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* Kid Rock's entire career. Seriously. This troper dares you to find one of his songs that's not about himself.
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* "We Are The Roadcrew" by Motorhead. Takes a look at some of the joys, and perils, of life on the road.
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