History Main / SequelSong

* After "Snoopy VS. the Red Baron" the Royal Guardsmen recorded "Return of the Red Baron", in which the Baron escapes his wounded plane and has a pistol duel with Snoopy, and "Snoopy's Christmas", in which the Baron breaks the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce Christmas truce]].

* (Former) UsefulNotes/{{MOD}} artist Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen's "Beyond Music" appears to be one to "Space Debris".

* Music/{{Megadeth}} has "Hangar 18" followed up by "Return to Hangar", the continuation/sequel of the story in the song.

* Music/{{Slipknot}} has "Vermilion" and "Vermilion Part 2", both from the album ''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)''. The first song is typical Slipknot fare, while the second is a mellow acoustic reprise that plays later in the album's tracklist.

** "Lux [=Æterna=]" from ''72 Seasons'' can be viewed as something of a successor to "Hit the Lights" from ''Music/KillEmAll''. The song's name means "Eternal Light" in [[GratuitousLatin Latin]], and both songs are short, punk-y affairs with a very similar structure and tempo.

-> ''This is not a song, it's an insurance policy''\\

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''Hey, killer, killer, dying for a sequel''\\

-->-- '''Music/RedHook''', "Scream 2"

''In case the psycho there's no cure 4 comes back to finish me''\\

* "[[Music/MapOfTheSoul7 Boy With Luv]]" is this to "Boy In Luv" - the stark difference in both sound and representation of love and gender roles is meant as a demonstration of the evolution and maturity of BTS as a group and as people.

** They also have a history of sequel {{Concept Album}}s (the School Trilogy, the ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life'' series, and the ''LOVE YOURSELF'' series). When put all together, their discography can be read as a larger ComingOfAgeStory.

-->''Lyndale Avenue on the way to her place''
-->''Her drunk ass turns to look at me and she says''
-->''"You're so beautiful, from the hair to the soul''
-->''I can't believe that I never met you before''
-->''It feels like I've been waiting for you my whole life"''
-->''She missed the red light, [[ShootTheShaggyDog we hit a pick-up truck and we both died]]''

-->''I started talking to the image in the mirror''
-->''I said, "You should go back in and explain''
-->''Sonny will understand, everything will be fine''
-->''Sean, calm down, get a grip, you're trippin"''
-->''I shook myself and put the key in the ignition''
-->''"Stop being a bitch now, man up"''
-->''Rollin' down 26 with thoughts of handcuffs''
-->''[[BrickJoke Pulled out on Lyndale, killed by a couple of drunks, broadside of my pick up truck]]''"

* The ''Series/SesameStreet'' song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1nCrnUim4 "I in the Sky (Capital I)"]], sung by Steve Zuckerman, was followed up with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btVGz294X0w "The Lonely n (Lowercase N)"]] by the same singer, which has a nearly identical verse melody.

* Music/Blink182: "Anthem Part Two", released on 2001's ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'', is this to "Anthem" from 1999's ''Enema of the State'', sharing the topic of rebellion. Whereas "Anthem" is about a teenager's hatred for their oppressive parents, "Anthem Part Two" is a ProtestSong against the manners of governmental, corporate and societal authorities.

** The band's triple song set of "Disposition", "Reflection", and "Triad" on their ''Lateralus'' album was originally intended to be one very long song. Due to its unwieldy length even by Tool's standards, the band was forced to split it into three individual songs with each acting as an introduction, middle, and ending for a very metaphor-heavy narrative.

* Music/AxelRudiPell

** The so-called "Unforgiven Trilogy" consists of "The Unforgiven" from 1991's ''[[Music/MetallicaAlbum Metallica]]'', "The Unforgiven II" from 1997's ''[[Music/LoadAndReLoad ReLoad]]'', and "The Unforgiven III" from 2008's ''Music/DeathMagnetic'''. The original and "II" share a horn intro and some lyrics. "III" has neither, but it's still easy to see the connection.

* Creator/ChrisRock and Music/{{LilJon}} made a sequel to "Get Low" called "Get Lower" on Chris Rock's 2005 album Never Scared.

** The so-called "Unforgiven Trilogy" consists of "The Unforgiven" from 1991's ''Music/MetallicaAlbum'', "The Unforgiven II" from 1997's ''[[Music/LoadAndReLoad ReLoad]]'', and "The Unforgiven III" from 2008's ''Music/DeathMagnetic'''. The original and "II" share a horn intro and some lyrics. "III" has neither, but it's still easy to see the connection.

** Also from ''72 Seasons'' is "Sleepwalk My Life Away" to "Enter Sandman" from the self-titled, which shares much of the latter song's rhythm, melodies and lyrical themes.

* Music/{{Slipknot}} did this with ''Vermilion'' and ''Vermilion Part 2''. The first is typical Slipknot fare, while the sequel is a mellow acoustic ballad. Interestingly, both songs are on the same album.

** "Wings for Marie (Pt 1)" serves as a sort of prologue for "10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2)" on their ''10,000 Days'' album.

* Music/{{Metallica}} followed up "The Unforgiven" from ''Music/{{Metallica}}'' with "The Unforgiven II" from ''[[Music/LoadAndReLoad ReLoad]]'' six years later. And then came "The Unforgiven III" on ''Music/DeathMagnetic'', eleven years after "II". The original and "II" share some lyrics, and a horn intro at the beginning. "III" has neither, but it's still easy to see the connection.

* Music/{{Metallica}} followed up ''The Unforgiven'' with ''The Unforgiven II'' six years later. And then came ''The Unforgiven III'', eleven years after ''II''. The original and ''II'' share some lyrics, and a horn intro at the beginning. ''III'' has neither, but it's still easy to see the connection.

** Then there's "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" from ''Music/AutoMaticForThePeople'' and "New Orleans Instrumental No. 2" from the B-side of "Man on the Moon".

* Music/{{Rush}}