Songs whose lyrics are mostly sardonic quotes of another musician's words

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I'm thinking about Bongwater's "Frank" (which I think pulls from the Kitty Kelley unauthorized Sinatra biography) and National Lampoon's "Genius Is Pain" (from Lennon's 1970 Rolling Stone interview). There's something genius about committing character assassination by simply repeating the character's words. Is two songs enough to populate a genre? I think so, but I'd like to hear more. Can you point me to anything else remotely along these lines?

dad a, Thursday, 14 May 2009 18:08 (sixteen years ago)

Here's the National Lampoon:

dad a, Thursday, 14 May 2009 18:08 (sixteen years ago)

Oh, I thought you meant quoting of another musician's well-known songs -- there'd seem to be a lot more of those

nabisco, Thursday, 14 May 2009 18:10 (sixteen years ago)

Yes, I've heard of people doing that! Perhaps I should have clarified, I'm not really looking for sardonic lyric quotes.

dad a, Thursday, 14 May 2009 18:22 (sixteen years ago)

thirteen years pass...

Here's the National Lampoon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OBk9iQV0Bg

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 21:07 (three years ago)

Residents “Beyond the Valley of a Day in the Life”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_smoNNCFbY

DAMAGED by Black Flat (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 21:13 (three years ago)

Bonus points for some hilariously wrong lyrics to “Magical Misery Tour.”

20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 21:19 (three years ago)


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