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What musical genre references itself most in song lyrics? (lemmy.ca)

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Based on my age and tastes, blues, funk, and reggae come to mind. I feel like if my mum were here she'd add disco to the list. Does any reign supreme?

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hmm… I think that depends on what continent you were on, as disco was alive and well in Europe into the 90s, and self-referencing increased as it became more nostalgic.

And Rock & Roll?

I Love Rock & Roll Music
I Love Rock & Roll
The Heart of Rock and Roll
We built This City (on Rock & Roll)

And that’s just song titles… it was definitely self-referencing right up until EDM, pop music and Rock & Roll all finished fusing in the late 90s/early 00s. It was such a voluminous genre that it probably wins (with most of the songs not being popular or good).

Of course, various classical music pieces riff on each other all the time, since musical copyright didn’t exist. And ALL genres reference Ode to Joy via chord progression (although that wasn’t really the question).