Songs that are indictments of celebrity fakeness

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"Jessica," Adam Green
"Stacked Actors," Foo Fighters
Can anybody think of s'more?

(By the way - I am using the word 'indictment' correctly, right?)

― Nowell, Thursday, 23 September 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

"You Get What You Give" New Radicals

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 23 September 2004 02:28 (twenty-one years ago)

"You're So Vain"...who sang that?...Carole King?...

"Napoleon" Ani DiFranco

― shookout (shookout), Thursday, 23 September 2004 02:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate how every single one of these threads include that fucking New Radicals song.

That band (and even the song itself) existing is a paen to corporate, money-driven rock.

(By the way - I am using the word 'paen' correctly, right?)

mclusky - Collagen Rock

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 23 September 2004 03:16 (twenty-one years ago)

You hold your NR opinion; I'll hold mine.

(Mclusky suX0rs)

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 23 September 2004 03:19 (twenty-one years ago)

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Sorry. I owe you a doubbafrappemochachino.

Seriously though, that song gets played at fucking shopping centres.

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 23 September 2004 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously though, that song gets played at fucking shopping centres.

So do Beatles songs. Your point?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 23 September 2004 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

"Into Yer Shtik" and "Generation Spokesmodel," Mudhoney

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 23 September 2004 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The Beatles suck?

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 23 September 2004 04:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Rather, legions upon legions of people know and like the Beatles (not me). The NR song hit television adverts the same time it hit the airwaves.

Not to mention the sheer irony of the emaciated 'I-could-make-Michael-Stipe-seem-hard-compared-to-me' singers threat of kicking other bands' collective arses in.

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 23 September 2004 04:35 (twenty-one years ago)

"Supermodel," Juliana Hatfield

― Phil Dennison (Phil D.), Thursday, 23 September 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Veering away from New Radicals ... Joni Mitchell, "Other People's Parties" and Shawn Mullins, "Lullaby"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 23 September 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

(By the way - I am using the word 'paen' correctly, right?)

Pedant alert: it's "paean."

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Loudon Wainwright III - Liza (not strictly an indictment)

― Dadrockismus (Dada), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Death Cab for Cutie, "Why You'd Want to Live Here" (cross-listed with Songs About Los Angeles):

it's a lovely summer's day and i can almost see a skyline through a thickening shroud of egos. (is this the city of angels or demons?)
here the names are what remain: stars encapsulate the gold lame and they need constant cleaning for when the tourists begin salivating.

you can't swim in a town this shallow - you will most assuredly drown tomorrow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

If I didn't know any better, I'd suggest that Sonic Youth's "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" fit into this category, but I think Kim Gordon feels genuine affection toward Ms. Carey.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Joe South - "These Are Not My People"

― briania (briania), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

Glam Racket - The Fall

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Reni Auberjonois

[chorus:]
rene-auberjonois,is gay-auberjonois [x2]

you were on benson,you were in m.a.s.h.,you're french you're gay and you suck

[chorus]

you were in police academy 5,now you're on deep space 9

[chorus]

you were my best friend the vampire,i wish you would fucking retire

[chorus]

― DJ Mencap0))), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That's merely an indictment of celebrity gay-ness.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 23 September 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

"You're So Vain"...who sang that?...Carole King?...

Carly Simon.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 24 September 2004 01:19 (twenty-one years ago)

"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" - Good Charlotte

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Friday, 24 September 2004 06:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, I like that New Radicals song -- it's damn catchy.

― slickrick, Friday, 24 September 2004 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)

"Hollywood Babylon" by Killing Joke
"So Long, Superman" by Firewater
"Do You Love Me?" by Kiss

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 24 September 2004 06:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Isnt that a show on VH1? Hollywood Babylon?

― David Allen (David Allen), Friday, 24 September 2004 06:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Something like that. It was a track they -- somewhat inexplicably -- donated to the soundtrack of "Showgirls" (but, hey, Paul Verhoven did direct great films like The Soldier of Orange and The Fourth Man earlier in his career, so maybe that was their reason.....one can only hope).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 24 September 2004 06:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Briania sooo otm.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 24 September 2004 06:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Pet Shop Boys: "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"

― OleM (OleM), Friday, 24 September 2004 06:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Isnt that a show on VH1? Hollywood Babylon?

Most famously:

http://www.trashfiction.co.uk/hollywood_babylon.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 24 September 2004 07:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Styx, "Miss America"

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 24 September 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

"Flavah of the Week"

(Except that wasn't an indictment, it was more like "Wahey, where do we sign up?")

― Danger Whore (kate), Friday, 24 September 2004 08:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Pet Shop Boys: "Flamboyant"

― daavid (daavid), Friday, 24 September 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Swans, "Celebrity Lifestyle"

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Friday, 24 September 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Rick Nelson: "Garden Party"
The Eagles: "Hotel California"

― mike a, Friday, 24 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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