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* In 2004, Hong Kong pop singer and actor Leo Ku made "[[https://youtu.be/bW917cSSvBg?si=4QMgq38-_N7bIWeZ Nobita Nobi]]", in which it tells the points of views of a character from "Manga/{{Doraemon}}" (which the song is named after). Guess how Hong Kong pop band 3Think responded to the song [[https://youtu.be/VTlXN8wZy2M?si=ZrI5iG-z2NJZqZKK 10 years later]].

* In 2004, Hong Kong pop singer and actor Leo Ku made "[[https://youtu.be/bW917cSSvBg?si=4QMgq38-_N7bIWeZ Nobita Nobi]]", in which it tells the points of views of a character from "Manga/{{Doraemon}}" (which the song is named after). Guess how 3Think responded 10 years later.

* In 2004, Hong Kong pop singer and actor Leo Ku made "[[https://youtu.be/bW917cSSvBg?si=4QMgq38-_N7bIWeZ Nobita Nobi]]", in which it tells the points of views of a character from "Manga/{{Doraemon}}". Guess how 3Think responded 10 years later.

* Music/TheBeachBoys' "The Girl from New York City" from ''Music/SummerDaysAndSummerNights'' was a response to The Ad Libs’ "The Boy from New York City", while their song "Don't Worry Baby" from ''Music/ShutDownVolume2'' was [[WordOfGod said to be]] an answer to the The Ronettes song "Be My Baby" (written by Music/PhilSpector).

* The Boswell Sisters' "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day" is a response to Music/CabCalloway's "Minnie the Moocher".

* Music/BigSean's song "Control" had a guest verse from Music/KendrickLamar in which K-dot named who he considered to be the five best rappers alive [[note]]1. himself, 2. Music/JayZ, 3. Music/{{Nas}}, 4. Music/{{Eminem}} and 5. [[Music/{{Outkast}} Andre 3000]][[/note]], namedropped an extensive RhymingList of other popular rappers, and then stated he loved them but he was coming to murder them. While it was intended as a BoastfulRap, many rappers interpreted it as a diss and responded with answer records, starting with artists namechecked in the song (like Music/MacMiller), spreading out to other artists (like Music/LupeFiasco and Music/{{BoB}}), and eventually reaching the point where the responses were parodies of the answer records, such as a spoof from UnluckyEverydude [[PissTakeRap parody rapper]] The Madd Rapper, a response buried in the 855-track mixtape by {{Cloudcuckoolander}} rapper Music/LilB, and a couple of jibes from Music/{{Eminem}} (who [[{{Subtext}} subtextually]] acknowledged Kendrick had him beat in "Berzerk", then joked [[DumbBlond dying his hair blond again]] made him dumb enough to record "''a wack response''" to the "Control" verse). About 30 notable responses were made; Kendrick, somewhat confused by the strength of reaction his verse had had, said his favourite responses were by King Los and Creator/KevinHart, though he also praised Papoose's, Joel Ortiz's and Joe Budden's.

* {{Music/Madness|Band}} lead singer Suggs has claimed that the band's hit song "Baggy Trousers" from ''Music/{{Absolutely}}'' (which is about fond memories of school) was a response to "Another Brick In the Wall" from ''Music/TheWall'' by Music/PinkFloyd. Especially sarcastic, since the Pink Floyd song is about kids being indoctrinated as conformist drones, while the Madness song's "fond memories" of school are all about pranking, fighting and vandalism. According to Suggs, all he heard in "Wall" was that Pink Floyd went to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors a posh school]].

* {{Music/Madness}} lead singer Suggs has claimed that the band's hit song "Baggy Trousers" from ''Music/{{Absolutely}}'' (which is about fond memories of school) was a response to "Another Brick In the Wall" from ''Music/TheWall'' by Music/PinkFloyd. Especially sarcastic, since the Pink Floyd song is about kids being indoctrinated as conformist drones, while the Madness song's "fond memories" of school are all about pranking, fighting and vandalism. According to Suggs, all he heard in "Wall" was that Pink Floyd went to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors a posh school]].

* Music/DollyParton's "Jolene" has spawned a myriad of answer songs that feature the LoveTriangle relationship from the "other woman's" perspective. Among these are "That Girl" by [[Music/{{Sugarland}} Jennifer Nettles]], "Diane" by Cam, and "You Can Have Him Jolene" by Chapel Hart. Another variation is Trianna's "Jolene (but it's gay now)", in which the "other woman" explains that it's Jolene she's really after rather than Jolene's man.

* Obscure as it is, Music/NapoleonXIV's novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haa" (Jerry Samuels) had '''two''' answer songs, "I'm Happy They Took You Away Ha-Haaaa" by Josephine XV (written by Jerry Samuels) and "They Took You Away, I'm Glad, I'm Glad", also written by Jerry Samuels.
** A third, unauthorized answer song was "I'm Normal" by The Emperor (Bob Hudson, a Californian radio DJ). The narrator is implied to be the brother of Napoleon XIV, who keeps insisting on how normal he is and that they'll never have to take ''him'' away, [[HypocriticalHumor while claiming to do things like turn into a werewolf and chase pigeons]].

* Obscure as it is, Music/NapoleonXIV's novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haa" (Jerry Samuels) had '''two''' answer songs, "I'm Happy They Took You Away Ha-Haaaa" by Josephine XV (written by Jerry Samuels) and ""They Took You Away, I'm Glad, I'm Glad", also written by Jerry Samuels.

* Before he became a solo act in the mid-80s, Ray Parker Jr. did this to one of his own songs. In 1978, when Parker was frontman of the R&B group Raydio, he had his first big hit with the self-written "Jack and Jill", in which he portrays "Jack" as well-intentioned but neglected by "Jill", leading him to sneak away for some side action. Three years later, he wrote an even bigger hit for Raydio, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)", written from the perspective of the original "Jill":
-->By the time poor Jack returned up the hill\\
Somebody else had been loving Jill

* Music/JoeJackson wrote a slightly self-pitying song called "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" from ''[[Music/LookSharpJoeJackson Look Sharp!]]'', about how dull but worthy guys not blessed with good looks get outclassed by "gorillas" in the dating game - every time. It contains the lines "Look over there! (Where?) There goes a lady that I used to know..." The Stranglers' "Peaches" can be viewed as an answer song written from the point of view of unscrupulous gorillas with a less romantic view of women; note the line :Look over there! (Where?) There! Is she trying to get out of that bikini/get out her clitoris?" (depending on whether you're listening to the radio-friendly version). %% The current page for "Look Sharp!" is about the Roxette album.

* Music/JoeJackson wrote a slightly self-pitying song called "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" from ''[[Music/Look SharpJoeJackson Look Sharp!]]'', about how dull but worthy guys not blessed with good looks get outclassed by "gorillas" in the dating game - every time. It contains the lines "Look over there! (Where?) There goes a lady that I used to know..." The Stranglers' "Peaches" can be viewed as an answer song written from the point of view of unscrupulous gorillas with a less romantic view of women; note the line :Look over there! (Where?) There! Is she trying to get out of that bikini/get out her clitoris?" (depending on whether you're listening to the radio-friendly version). %% The current page for "Look Sharp!" is about the Roxette album.