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Satirical music describes music that employs satire or was described as such. It deals with themes of social, political, religious, cultural structures and provides commentary or criticism on them typically under the guise of dark humor or respective music genres.
Oct 13, 2023 · The greatest satirical singles of all time, as voted by RYM/Sonemic users.
- Lily Allen – “The Fear” You might be able to successfully argue that “The Fear” was the first pop song to attack pop music in this way. There have been satirical pop songs, and there have been songs that critique pop culture, but what makes “The Fear” different is that it’s unabashedly a pop song itself.
- Marina and the Diamonds – “Primadonna” Like “The Fear”, Marina and the Diamonds‘ “Primadonna” takes on the overindulgent and vapid lifestyle of pop. But here, the lyrics are almost too straightforward to be definitively taken as satire on their own.
- PSY – “Gangnam Style” For those of us who don’t speak Korean, it would be pretty easy to miss the satire in “Gangnam Style”. But it’s been pointed out numerous times during its inexplicable popularity that the song is actually explicitly making fun of high culture in South Korea, exemplified by the Seoul neighborhood Gangnam.
- Lorde – “Royals” breakthrough single from New Zealand singer Lorde takes a different approach to criticizing pop culture. Rather than going with satire, “Royal” calls out pop directly, condemning celebrity culture’s obsession with material possessions and image.
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Satire is possibly one of the most effective forms of comedy to a musical comedian. Here is a compilation of some of the best satirical songs by the musical ...
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Oct 19, 2016 · “Johnny Don't Do It” was praised by Rolling Stone’s Greg Shaw as the best satire of teenage motorcycle death songs since “Leader of the Laundromat”; “Donna” did the same trick with ...
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