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* Music/MCHammer spends the final seconds of his song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZgcCgdS_dY Burn It Up]]" acknowledging seven of his past hits.
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* At one point, Series/TheBananaSplits song "Soul" mentions "Creator/OtisRedding on the dock of the bay".
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* The unreleased Music/ElectricLightOrchestra track "Beatles Forever" [[GushingAboutShowsYouLike rhapsodizes about the Fab Four]], listing off their songs as they occur to the narrator.

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* The unreleased Music/ElectricLightOrchestra track "Beatles Forever" [[GushingAboutShowsYouLike [[SugarWiki/GushingAboutShowsYouLike rhapsodizes about the Fab Four]], listing off their songs as they occur to the narrator.
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* "Songs About Rain" by Gary Allan and "The Hits" by Perfect Stranger both name-drop several country songs. Both songs have a similar theme about a man being saddened by the sad songs playing on the radio.

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* "Songs About Rain" by Gary Allan Music/GaryAllan and "The Hits" by Perfect Stranger both name-drop several country songs. Both songs have a similar theme about a man being saddened by the sad songs playing on the radio.
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* Jason Aldean's "1994" namechecks 8 different songs by fellow country singer Music/JoeDiffie, including his #1 hits "Third Rock From The Sun" and "Pickup Man" from the titular year.

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* Jason Aldean's Music/JasonAldean's "1994" namechecks 8 different songs by fellow country singer Music/JoeDiffie, including his #1 hits "Third Rock From The Sun" and "Pickup Man" from the titular year.
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* Jason Aldean's "1994" namechecks 8 different songs by fellow country singer Joe Diffie, including his #1 hits "Third Rock From The Sun" and "Pickup Man" from the titular year.

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* Jason Aldean's "1994" namechecks 8 different songs by fellow country singer Joe Diffie, Music/JoeDiffie, including his #1 hits "Third Rock From The Sun" and "Pickup Man" from the titular year.
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* Music/ToriAmos song "Wednesday" mentions {{Prince}}'s "When Doves Cry."

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* Music/ToriAmos song "Wednesday" mentions {{Prince}}'s Music/{{Prince}}'s "When Doves Cry."
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* Creator/EmilyOsment's "1-800 Clap Your Hands (The Water Is Rising)" has "It's gonna take more than your [[TheWhiteStripes seven-nation army]], I'll fight 'cause I know I'm right."

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* Creator/EmilyOsment's "1-800 Clap Your Hands (The Water Is Rising)" has "It's gonna take more than your [[TheWhiteStripes [[Music/TheWhiteStripes seven-nation army]], I'll fight 'cause I know I'm right."
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* "Song for Another Time" by Old Dominion:

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* "Song for Another Time" by Old Dominion:Dominion. The verses reference "[[Music/GeorgeStrait Marina del Rey]]", "[[Music/TheBeatles Yesterday]]", "[[Music/BonnieRaitt I Can't Make You Love Me]]", "[[Music/RoyOrbison Oh, Pretty Woman]]", "[[Music/JohnnyCash Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down]]", "[[Music/JohnMellencamp Pink Houses]]", "[[Music/EltonJohn Candle in the Wind]]", and "[[Music/DollyParton I Will Always Love You]]", but the chorus takes it UpToEleven:



Pretty soon I'll be [[Music/HankWilliams so lonesome I could cry]]\\

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Pretty soon I'll be [[Music/HankWilliams so lonesome I could cry]]\\cry]][[note]]"Pretty soon you'll be [[Music/WillieNelson always on my mind]]" in the second chorus[[/note]]\\

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* Country Singer, Jake Owen strings multiple pop and country songs titles almost every line of his song "After The Music's Stopped" in a comical way. The song is about what he wants do after the music's stopped. He combined "American Pie", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Be My Baby", "Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "I Still Haven't Found What I am looking for", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Dancing in the Streets", "Thunder Road", "Fire and Rain". "Yesterday", "Dancing in the Streets", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hounddog" and other song titles into his song's lyrics.

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* Country Singer, Jake Owen Music/JakeOwen strings multiple pop and country songs titles almost every line of his song "After The Music's Stopped" in a comical way. The song is about what he wants do after the music's stopped. He combined "American Pie", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Be My Baby", "Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "I Still Haven't Found What I am looking for", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Dancing in the Streets", "Thunder Road", "Fire and Rain". "Yesterday", "Dancing in the Streets", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hounddog" and other song titles into his song's lyrics.






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\n\n* Marcel, "Country Rock Star":
-->I liked Guns 'n Roses, Johnny Cash\\
John Cougar Mellencamp, the Knack\\
Singing oh My-Ma-Ma-Ma-My Sharona\\
I "Hurt So Good" in a "Ring of Fire."\\
"American Pie," "I Will Survive,"\\
The Bee Gees sang, I was "Stayin' Alive."...
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-->''I've got the [[Music/{{Survivor}} eye of the tiger]], dancing [[Music/ChakaKhan through the fire]], [[Music/{{Queen}} I am the champion]], and you're gonna [[Music/HelenReddy hear me roar]]!''

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-->''I've got the [[Music/{{Survivor}} eye of the tiger]], a fighter, dancing [[Music/ChakaKhan through the fire]], [[Music/{{Queen}} I am the champion]], and you're gonna [[Music/HelenReddy hear me roar]]!''
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\n\n\n* The second verse of "Spice Up Your Life" by the Music/SpiceGirls references [[Music/CarlDouglas "Kung Fu Fighting"]] and [[Music/{{ABBA}} "Dancing Queen"]].


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* Every verse of Creator/{{Aste}}'s song ''Sekopää'' is a string of references to earlier Finnish pieces ranging from {{Schlager}} to classic {{Suomirokki}} to recent pop songs. May of these references are also names for the relevant songs.

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* Every verse of Creator/{{Aste}}'s song ''Sekopää'' is a string of references to earlier Finnish pieces ranging from {{Schlager}} to classic {{Suomirokki}} to recent then-recent pop songs. May of these references are also names for the relevant songs.



* The recent "Girl in a Country Song" by Maddie and Tae pokes fun at the female stereotypes in modern country music. They reference "Redneck Crazy" by Tyler Farr, "Get Me Some of That" by by Thomas Rhett, and "My Kind of Party" by Jason Aldean by specific lyrics, and generally criticizes the themes of the "bro-country" genre of songs by mentioning most of the elements in almost every recent country song done by male artists.

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* The recent "Girl in a Country Song" by Maddie and Tae pokes fun at the female stereotypes in modern country music. They reference "Redneck Crazy" by Tyler Farr, "Get Me Some of That" by by Thomas Rhett, and "My Kind of Party" by Jason Aldean by specific lyrics, and generally criticizes the themes of the "bro-country" genre of songs by mentioning most of the elements in almost every recent country song done by male artists.
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** The subject of "Live Those Songs" says he'd rather be "Rolling on a river with [[Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival Creedence]], stealing kisses from [[Music/BuddyHolly Peggy Sue]]", and "wasting away on the [[Music/OtisRedding dock of the bay]], watching the tide roll in."


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*** "Don't Look Back in Anger" is itself a reference to ''Music/DavidBowie'''s "Look Back in Anger".
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* Music/BonJovi's "It's My Life" has two, to the band's own "Livin' On A Prayer" ("Like Tommy and Gina, who never backed down") and "My Way" ("Like [[FrankSinatra Frankie]] said, 'I did it my way" - once Paul Anka, lyricist for "My Way", covered the song, changed to "He did it my way").

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* Music/BonJovi's "It's My Life" has two, to the band's own "Livin' On A Prayer" ("Like Tommy and Gina, who never backed down") and "My Way" ("Like [[FrankSinatra [[Music/FrankSinatra Frankie]] said, 'I did it my way" - once Paul Anka, lyricist for "My Way", covered the song, changed to "He did it my way").
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* The second verse of "S.O.S." by Music/{{Rihanna}} (which samples the song "Tainted Love"]]) includes the lyrics "So hold me close, boy, 'cause I'm your [[Music/EltonJohn tiny dancer]]", "[[Music/AHa Take on me]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(I_Just)_Died_in_Your_Arms I could just die up in your arms tonight]]", "You got me [[Music/TearsForFears head over heels]]", and "[[Music/KimWilde You keep me hanging on]], "[[Music/MichaelJackson the way you make me feel]]".

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* The second verse of "S.O.S." by Music/{{Rihanna}} (which samples the song "Tainted Love"]]) includes the lyrics "So hold me close, boy, 'cause I'm your [[Music/EltonJohn tiny dancer]]", "[[Music/AHa Take on me]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(I_Just)_Died_in_Your_Arms I could just die up in your arms tonight]]", "You got me [[Music/TearsForFears head over heels]]", and "[[Music/KimWilde "[[Music/TheSupremes You keep me hanging on]], "[[Music/MichaelJackson the way you make me feel]]".
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* The second verse of "S.O.S." by Music/{{Rihanna}} (which samples the song "Tainted Love"]]) includes the lyrics "So hold me close, boy, 'cause I'm your [[Music/EltonJohn tiny dancer]]", "[[Music/AHa Take on me]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(I_Just)_Died_in_Your_Arms I could just die up in your arms tonight]]", "You got me [[Music/TearsForFears head over heels]]", and "You keep me hanging on, "[[Music/MichaelJackson the way you make me feel]]".

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* The second verse of "S.O.S." by Music/{{Rihanna}} (which samples the song "Tainted Love"]]) includes the lyrics "So hold me close, boy, 'cause I'm your [[Music/EltonJohn tiny dancer]]", "[[Music/AHa Take on me]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(I_Just)_Died_in_Your_Arms I could just die up in your arms tonight]]", "You got me [[Music/TearsForFears head over heels]]", and "You "[[Music/KimWilde You keep me hanging on, on]], "[[Music/MichaelJackson the way you make me feel]]".
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* The chorus of Music/KatyPerry's "Roar":
-->''I've got the [[Music/{{Survivor}} eye of the tiger]], dancing [[Music/ChakaKhan through the fire]], [[Music/{{Queen}} I am the champion]], and you're gonna [[Music/HelenReddy hear me roar]]!''
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* Music/EricBogle:
** "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda..." obviously refers to "Waltzing Matilda".
** "Plastic Paddy" name-checks a dozen or so Irish folk songs.
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* Okkervil River's song "Plus Ones" from their album ''The Stage Names'' references [[http://blogsarefordogs.com/?p=482 at least nine other song titles, all of which contain numbers.]] In the lyrics, one is added to the number in each referenced song title (for example, "the 100th Luftballoon" and "eight Chinese brothers")

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* [[OkkervilRiver Okkervil River's River's]] song "Plus Ones" from their album ''The Stage Names'' references [[http://blogsarefordogs.com/?p=482 at least nine other song titles, all of which contain numbers.]] In the lyrics, one is added to the number in each referenced song title (for example, "the 100th Luftballoon" and "eight Chinese brothers")
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-->Let's be [[Music/VanMorrison brown eyed girl]], [[Music/NeilDiamond Sweet Caroline]]]\\

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-->Let's be [[Music/VanMorrison brown eyed girl]], [[Music/NeilDiamond Sweet Caroline]]]\\Caroline]]\\
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-->Let's be brown eyed girl sweet Caroline\\
Free fall small town Saturday night\\
Before you lose that loving feeling\\
Let's go dancing on the ceiling\\
Keep on living that teenage dream\\
Paradise city where the grass is green\\
Pretty soon I'll be so lonesome I could cry\\

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-->Let's be [[Music/VanMorrison brown eyed girl sweet Caroline\\
girl]], [[Music/NeilDiamond Sweet Caroline]]]\\
[[Music/TomPetty
Free fall fallin']], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Town_Saturday_Night_(song) small town Saturday night\\
night]]\\
Before [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Lost_That_Lovin%27_Feelin%27 you lose that loving feeling\\
feeling]]\\
Let's go [[Music/LionelRichie dancing on the ceiling\\
ceiling]]\\
Keep on living that [[Music/KatyPerry teenage dream\\
dream]]\\
[[Music/GunsNRoses
Paradise city city]] where the grass is green\\
Pretty soon I'll be [[Music/HankWilliams so lonesome I could cry\\cry]]\\
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* The chorus of Plushgun's song "Just Impolite" references [[Music/TheBeatles "A Day in the Life"]], [[JohnnyCash "Walk the Line"]], [[LionelRichie "Stuck On You"]] and many others.

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* The chorus of Plushgun's song "Just Impolite" references [[Music/TheBeatles "A Day in the Life"]], [[JohnnyCash [[Music/JohnnyCash "Walk the Line"]], [[LionelRichie [[Music/LionelRichie "Stuck On You"]] and many others.

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* Music/TheyMightBeGiants' "Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal."

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* Music/TheyMightBeGiants' Music/TheyMightBeGiants:
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"Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal."Deal" references some of their earlier songs: "The World's Address", "Rabid Child", and "Chess Piece Face".
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** "Soul Brother", the B-Side to "Under Pressure", has a majority of it's lyrics being many different Queen songs, including the one that it's a B-Side to!

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** "Soul Brother", the B-Side to "Under Pressure", has a majority of it's its lyrics being many different Queen songs, including the one that it's a B-Side to!

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* Country Singer, Jake Owen strings multiple pop and country songs titles almost every line of his song "After The Music's Stopped" in a comical way. The song is about what he wants do after the music's stopped. He combined "American Pie", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Be My Baby", "Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "I Still Haven't Found What I am looking for", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Dancing in the Streets", "Thunder Road", "Fire and Rain". "Yesterday", "Dancing in the Streets", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hounddog" and other song titles into his song's lyrics.

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* Country Singer, Jake Owen strings multiple pop and country songs titles almost every line of his song "After The Music's Stopped" in a comical way. The song is about what he wants do after the music's stopped. He combined "American Pie", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Be My Baby", "Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "I Still Haven't Found What I am looking for", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Dancing in the Streets", "Thunder Road", "Fire and Rain". "Yesterday", "Dancing in the Streets", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hounddog" and other song titles into his song's lyrics.lyrics.
* "Song for Another Time" by Old Dominion:
-->Let's be brown eyed girl sweet Caroline\\
Free fall small town Saturday night\\
Before you lose that loving feeling\\
Let's go dancing on the ceiling\\
Keep on living that teenage dream\\
Paradise city where the grass is green\\
Pretty soon I'll be so lonesome I could cry\\
But that's a song for another time
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* SteveMiller's "The Joker" references "Space Cowboy", "Gangster of Love" and "Enter Maurice" in the first verse, while the second verse quotes several lines from the first verse of the Clovers' 1954 single "Lovey Dovey".

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* SteveMiller's Music/SteveMiller's "The Joker" references "Space Cowboy", "Gangster of Love" and "Enter Maurice" in the first verse, while the second verse quotes several lines from the first verse of the Clovers' 1954 single "Lovey Dovey".
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--> Flashback to 1983
--> ''Chronic Town'' was their first EP
--> Later on came ''Reckoning''
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* Country Singer, Jake Owen strings multiple pop and country songs titles almost every line of his song "After The Music's Stopped" in a comical way. He combined "American Pie", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Be My Baby", "Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "I Still Haven't Found What I am looking for", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Dancing in the Streets", "Thunder Road", "Fire and Rain". "Yesterday", "Dancing in the Streets", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hounddog" and other into the lyrics.

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* Country Singer, Jake Owen strings multiple pop and country songs titles almost every line of his song "After The Music's Stopped" in a comical way. The song is about what he wants do after the music's stopped. He combined "American Pie", "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", "Be My Baby", "Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "I Still Haven't Found What I am looking for", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Dancing in the Streets", "Thunder Road", "Fire and Rain". "Yesterday", "Dancing in the Streets", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hounddog" and other song titles into the his song's lyrics.

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