Self-Referencing In Songs - Classic or Dud?

And of course "Come on you cunts lets have some Aphex acid!"

Kool and the Gang's "Hollywood Swinging"

I remember
Not too long ago
I went to a theater
And I saw the Kool & The Gang Show

it render's one's songs uncoverable.

For some reason I'm reminded of the Pet Shop Boys' "We're The Pet Shop Boys", which is self-referential when they perform it, but is itself a cover of a song by an act (My Robot Friend) who was *not* in fact the Pet Shop Boys. And there's a further cover by Robbie Williams!

I feel like The Fall must have something like 37 such songs...

Christy Moore, Cabaret:

Your wife says "Oh not Christy Moore, we've heard him loads of times before, We're gonna miss Gay Byrne on the Late Late Show"

“glass onion”

In Luxuria's Against the Past, they mention "Howard DeVoto Boulevard".

There's a much better thread on this here:

Non-rap examples of lyrics where the artist refers to him/herself by name

Thanks for the suggestions on here and the signpost to the other thread.

The New Kids on the Bock celebrate the expanse of their 1.5 year-long career in the song 'Tonight'.

The discography of Mike Jones

Two songs from Sparks:

The Wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy to Russell Mael
The Decline and Fall of Me - "goodbye future Mrs. Mael"

The Roches: The Death Of Suzzy Roche

Are You Jimmy Ray?

No, halfway there but for you.

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