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-->''I've got the [[Music/{{Survivor}} eye of the tiger]], a fighter, dancing [[https://youtu.be/ymuWb8xtCsc through the fire]], 'cause [[Music/{{Queen}} I am a champion]], and you're gonna [[https://youtu.be/rptW7zOPX2E hear me roar]]!''

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-->''I've got the [[Music/{{Survivor}} [[Music/{{Survivor|Band}} eye of the tiger]], a fighter, dancing [[https://youtu.be/ymuWb8xtCsc through the fire]], 'cause [[Music/{{Queen}} I am a champion]], and you're gonna [[https://youtu.be/rptW7zOPX2E hear me roar]]!''

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* Music/{{BTS}}' song "Hip-Hop Phile" (also known as "Hip-hop Lover") is the group's tribute to the genre, as the group is a hip-hop/pop group (with members RM and SUGA having been part of the Korean underground rap scene as teens before even joining the company). A good part of RM and j-hope's verses is just each rapper naming his greatest rap influences, including name-drops of artists such as Music/GangStarr or Music/KanyeWest and albums and mixtapes such as ''[[Music/{{Nas}} Illmatic]]'', ''[[Music/SnoopDogg Doggystyle]]'', ''Music/ReadyToDie'', ''Music/TheChronic'' and ''[[Music/JCole Friday Night Lights]]'', as well as the song [[Music/AsapRocky "Wild for the Night"]].

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* {{Music/Prince}} 's "Push", from his ''Diamonds and Pearls'' album, name-checks all the first six songs of said album:
-->It's ''Thunder'' when I'm on the mic\\
''Daddy Pop'' 's in the house and you're sure to like his ''Diamonds''\\
Sure to like his ''Pearls''\\
I'm good to ''Cream'' every boy and girl\\
'Cause I'm a ''Strollin'' ', steady hip-hop rockin' rollin'\\
A ''Willing and Able'' horny pony...
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* The Mighty Weaklings' children's album ''You Can't Rock Sittin' Down'' has a song called "It's Sunny When You Share". Its lyrics include many a ShoutOut to Sonny and Music/{{Cher}} ([[ParentalBonus not that many kids would notice them right away]]), including their songs "The Beat Goes On", "I Got You Babe", and Cher's solo hit "If I Could Turn Back Time".
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* "Love is Just a Word" by Music/JasmineThompson and Music/CalumScott is about how love has given them new understanding of songs, and their absence means the songs lose all meaning:
-->[[Music/{{Prince}} Purple Rain]] is only rain without you,\\
[[Music/PaulMcCartney Yesterday]] is just another day,\\
[[Music/LeonardCohen Hallelujah]]'s just an old song by an old man in a suit,\\
And I guess love is just a word,\\
Without you.
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* Music/DireStraits' [[Music/BrothersInArms "Walk of Life"]] employs this to discuss a street musician:

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* Music/DireStraits' [[Music/BrothersInArms [[Music/BrothersInArmsAlbum "Walk of Life"]] employs this to discuss a street musician:
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-->"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
That was her favorite song
She sang along every time it came on
First time we danced was to "Marina del Rey"
And I fell right there and then
I didn't want that song to end
Baby blue was the color of her eyes
I can still see them in my mind

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-->"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
Her"\\
That was her favorite song
song\\
She sang along every time it came on
on\\
First time we danced was to "Marina del Rey"
Rey"\\
And I fell right there and then
then\\
I didn't want that song to end
end\\
Baby blue was the color of her eyes
eyes\\
I can still see them in my mindmind\\
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* "Damn Strait" by Scotty [=McCreery=] does this with Music/GeorgeStrait song titles:
-->"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
That was her favorite song
She sang along every time it came on
First time we danced was to "Marina del Rey"
And I fell right there and then
I didn't want that song to end
Baby blue was the color of her eyes
I can still see them in my mind
Probably will for the rest of my life
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* "90s Country" by Walker Hayes name-drops a bunch of 1990s country songs in its lyrics, including "[[Music/TimMcGraw I Like It, I Love It]]", "[[Music/GeorgeStrait Check Yes or No]]", "[[Music/JoeDiffie John Deere Green]]", and "[[Music/KennyChesney She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy]]".

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* "90s Country" by Walker Hayes Music/WalkerHayes name-drops a bunch of 1990s country songs in its lyrics, including "[[Music/TimMcGraw I Like It, I Love It]]", "[[Music/GeorgeStrait Check Yes or No]]", "[[Music/JoeDiffie John Deere Green]]", and "[[Music/KennyChesney She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy]]".
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* "Girl in a Country Song" by Music/MaddieAndTae pokes fun at the female stereotypes in modern country music. "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 country song done by male artists.

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* "Girl in a Country Song" by Music/MaddieAndTae [[DeconstructiveParody pokes fun at the female stereotypes stereotypes]] in modern country music. "Get Me Some of That" by by Thomas Rhett, "Redneck Crazy" by Tyler Farr, and "My Kind of Party" by Jason Aldean are mentioned by specific lyrics, and it generally criticizes the themes of the "bro-country" genre of songs by mentioning most of the name-dropping elements in almost every country song done songs sung by male artists.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'': The series does this a lot, mostly in lines with Lotus Juice.
** ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', being a {{Crossover}} between ''VideoGame/Persona3'', ''VideoGame/Persona4'', and ''VideoGame/Persona5'', does this multiple times in its battle themes.
*** "Remember, We Got Your Back" includes the line "we'll keep on reaching out to the truth." "Reach Out to the Truth" is the battle theme of ''Persona 4''.
*** "Wait and See" and "Pull the Trigger" include the lyric "burn my dread", which is the name of the title theme in ''Persona 3''.
** ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'':
*** "Backside of the TV (Lotus Juice Remix)" has the lines "burn these dreads" and "baby baby baby", referencing "Burn My Dread" and "Mass Destruction" from ''Persona 3''. There's also the lyric "believe in beauty of destiny", with "Beauty of Destiny" being a track in ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation''.
*** One line in "Dance!" is "ain't nobody can hold me down", which is a song from ''Persona 4 The Animation''.
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* "[[https://youtu.be/zFfL0y3zyfc When The Summer Dies]]" by Music/{{Deadmau5}} & Music/{{Lights}} has "[[Music/TheSmiths Hang the DJ]], play [[https://youtu.be/2sV5oew42vc Pretend]], [[https://youtu.be/cAA5mKnkR_A Burn the City]], [[https://youtu.be/9BYMO51DeDE Fuck Your Friends]]".
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* Music/{{Weezer}}'s "Heart Songs" is little more than a list of songs and artists important to Rivers Cuomo. Nice tune though.

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* Music/{{Weezer}}'s "Heart Songs" is little more than a list of songs and artists important to Rivers Cuomo. Nice tune though.It's roughly chronological, starting around 1976 with Music/GordonLightfoot's "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and ending in 1991 with ''{{Music/Nevermind}}'', which leads into him starting Weezer itself.
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* Music/JimmyReed has "Honey, Don't Let Me Go", where he tries to convince the woman that he loves not to leave him by referencing other songs of his -- including "High and Lonesome", "Roll and Rhumba", "Boogie in the Dark", "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby", and "Rockin' with Reed".

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* The first verse of "Tonight" by Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock references multiple songs from their previous album:
-->Remember when we said "Girl, please don't go"\\
And how I'd be loving you forever\\
Taught you 'bout hanging tough\\
As long as you've got the right stuff\\
Didn't we, girl?
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* Music/ThePointerSisters have the appropriately named [[https://youtu.be/-LjK-7bpjEE "Old Songs"]].
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* "Turn It Up" by Music/RobotsInDisguise references pretty much everything from ''[[Music/{{Peaches}} Teaches of Peaches]]'' to ''[[Music/BillieHoliday Strange Fruit]]'' to ''[[Music/TheSmiths Hatful of Hollow]]''.

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* "Turn It Up" by Music/RobotsInDisguise Robots In Disguise references pretty much everything from ''[[Music/{{Peaches}} Teaches of Peaches]]'' to ''[[Music/BillieHoliday Strange Fruit]]'' to ''[[Music/TheSmiths Hatful of Hollow]]''.



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

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



* Music/KennyChesney's song "American Kids" directly references "Blue Jean Baby" by [=Scotty McCreery=], "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen, and "Little Pink Houses" by John Cougar Mellencamp.

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* Music/KennyChesney's song "American Kids" directly references "Blue Jean Baby" by [=Scotty McCreery=], "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen, and "Little Pink "Pink Houses" by John Cougar Mellencamp.



[[Music/GeneVincent Be-bop-a-lula]], [[Music/RayCharles baby, what I say]]\\

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[[Music/GeneVincent [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_5593-skQ Be-bop-a-lula]], [[Music/RayCharles baby, what I say]]\\



* 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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* The second verse of "Spice Up Your Life" by the Music/SpiceGirls references [[Music/CarlDouglas "Kung Fu Fighting"]] Fighting" and [[Music/{{ABBA}} "Dancing Queen"]].



-->I liked Guns 'n Roses, Johnny Cash\\
John Cougar Mellencamp, the Knack\\

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-->I liked Guns 'n Roses, Johnny Cash\\
Music/GunsNRoses, Music/JohnnyCash\\
[[Music/JohnMellencamp
John Cougar Mellencamp, the Knack\\Mellencamp]], Music/TheKnack\\



"American Pie," "I Will Survive,"\\
The Bee Gees sang, I was "Stayin' Alive."...

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"American Pie," "I "[[Music/DonMcLean American Pie]]," "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Gaynor I Will Survive,"\\
The Bee Gees
Survive]]",\\
Music/TheBeeGees
sang, I was "Stayin' Alive."...
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** Likewise, "Jaw, Knee, Music" references Music/DeadKennedys, Reagan Youth, [[Music/XUSBand X]], Music/TheReplacements, Music/BlackFlag, Anti-Flag, Music/{{Adolescents}}, and Music/{{Rancid}}.

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** Likewise, "Jaw, Knee, Music" references Music/DeadKennedys, Reagan Youth, [[Music/XUSBand X]], Music/XUSBand, Music/TheReplacements, Music/BlackFlag, Anti-Flag, Music/{{Adolescents}}, and Music/{{Rancid}}.

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* Music/{{NOFX}} are fond of these. "13 Stitches" manages to reference Music/{{Descendents}}, The Alley Cats, DOA, Millions Of Dead Cops, Ill Repute and Suicidal Tendencies in about 4 minutes.
** Likewise, "Jaw, Knee, Music" references Music/DeadKennedys, Reagan Youth, Music/{{X}}, The Replacements, Music/BlackFlag, Anti-Flag, The Adolescents, and Music/{{Rancid}}.

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* Music/{{NOFX}} are fond of these.
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"13 Stitches" manages to reference Music/{{Descendents}}, The Alley Cats, DOA, Millions Of Dead Cops, Ill Repute and Suicidal Tendencies in about 4 minutes.
** Likewise, "Jaw, Knee, Music" references Music/DeadKennedys, Reagan Youth, Music/{{X}}, The Replacements, [[Music/XUSBand X]], Music/TheReplacements, Music/BlackFlag, Anti-Flag, The Adolescents, Music/{{Adolescents}}, and Music/{{Rancid}}.
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* "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 country song done by male artists.

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* "Girl in a Country Song" by Maddie and Tae Music/MaddieAndTae 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 country song done by male artists.

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* Music/BradPaisley's "This Is Country Music" name-checks a laundry list of country classics, including "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Amarillo by Mornin'," "Stand By Your Man" and "I Walk The Line."

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* Music/BradPaisley's "This Is Country Music" name-checks a laundry list of country classics, including "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Amarillo by Mornin'," Morning," "Stand By Your Man" and "I Walk The Line."


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* "90s Country" by Walker Hayes name-drops a bunch of 1990s country songs in its lyrics, including "[[Music/TimMcGraw I Like It, I Love It]]", "[[Music/GeorgeStrait Check Yes or No]]", "[[Music/JoeDiffie John Deere Green]]", and "[[Music/KennyChesney She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy]]".
* Similarly, Music/ThomasRhett's "What's Your Country Song" references, among other songs, "[[Music/AlanJackson Drive (For Daddy Gene)]]", "[[Music/HankWilliamsJr Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound]]", "[[Music/MerleHaggard Mama Tried]]", "[[Music/{{Alabama}} Dixieland Delight]]", "[[Music/AlanJackson Chattahoochee]]", and "[[Music/JakeOwen Barefoot Blue Jean Night]]". And that's just the first verse.
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* "Contenders" by Music/Heaven17 has the lyric "[[Music/FrankSinatra Got the world on a string]], [[Music/DukeEllington but it ain't got that swing]]".
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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/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"]]) 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/TheSupremes You keep me hanging on]], "[[Music/MichaelJackson the way you make me feel]]".
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* "Victory" by Music/{{Megadeth}} is a song almost entirely consisting of references to their ''own'' song titles.

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* "Victory" by Music/{{Megadeth}} is a song almost entirely consisting of references to their ''own'' song titles. titles [[note]]two titles, "I Ain't Superstitious" and [[Music/SexPistols "Anarchy"]] are technically {{Cover Version}}s that appeared on Megadeth albums[[/note]]
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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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-->''I've got the [[Music/{{Survivor}} eye of the tiger]], a fighter, dancing [[Music/ChakaKhan [[https://youtu.be/ymuWb8xtCsc through the fire]], 'cause [[Music/{{Queen}} I am the a champion]], and you're gonna [[Music/HelenReddy [[https://youtu.be/rptW7zOPX2E hear me roar]]!''
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* [[OkkervilRiver 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 [[Music/OkkervilRiver 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")



* "Turn It Up" by RobotsInDisguise references pretty much everything from ''[[Music/{{Peaches}} Teaches of Peaches]]'' to ''[[Music/BillieHoliday Strange Fruit]]'' to ''[[Music/TheSmiths Hatful of Hollow]]''.

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* "Turn It Up" by RobotsInDisguise Music/RobotsInDisguise references pretty much everything from ''[[Music/{{Peaches}} Teaches of Peaches]]'' to ''[[Music/BillieHoliday Strange Fruit]]'' to ''[[Music/TheSmiths Hatful of Hollow]]''.



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

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* Every verse of Creator/{{Aste}}'s Music/{{Aste}}'s song ''Sekopää'' is a string of references to earlier Finnish pieces ranging from {{Schlager}} Music/{{Schlager}} to classic {{Suomirokki}} Music/{{Suomirokki}} to then-recent pop songs. May of these references are also names for the relevant songs.
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* At one point, Series/TheBananaSplits song "Soul" mentions "Creator/OtisRedding on the dock of the bay".

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* At one point, Series/TheBananaSplits song "Soul" mentions "Creator/OtisRedding "Music/OtisRedding on the dock of the bay".
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* "Song for Another Time" by Old 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:

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* "Song for Another Time" by Old Dominion.Music/OldDominion. 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:

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