Self-Referential Songs

By Stewart Mason

Join Us, the 2011 album by They Might Be Giants, features a song with a verse that names the members of the band, which brings up the topic of other great pop songs that namecheck the boys in the band.

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Heavenly Sperm Meets Egg, So What?
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Game Theory Chardonnay
Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

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Self-Referential Songs

They Might Be Giants

The New Pornographers

Half Man Half Biscuit

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Game Theory

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