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Bo Burnham - 'Words Words Words'

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Satirizes pop music, social issues, and a variety of topics with rapid-fire wordplay and clever punchlines.

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Dead Kennedys - 'Holiday in Cambodia'

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Targets privileged American college students and contrasts their lifestyle with the suffering of Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge.

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Gorillaz - 'Feel Good Inc.'

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Blends criticism of corporate control and the media numbing the masses to create a psychedelic, haunting critique of modern culture.

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Weird Al Yankovic - 'Eat It'

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Mocks the song 'Beat It' by Michael Jackson, making fun of American overindulgence and consumer culture.

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Weird Al Yankovic - 'Smells Like Nirvana'

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Parodies Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', mocking the indiscernible lyrics of grunge music.

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Lily Allen - 'Hard Out Here'

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Criticizes the music industry's sexism and objectification of women, challenging the double standards women face.

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Bob Dylan - 'Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues'

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Uses humor to lampoon the hysteria and mindset of the John Birch Society and Cold War-era American anti-communism.

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Tenacious D - 'Tribute'

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Humorously recounts a fictional encounter with a demon, satirizing the grandiosity and clichés of rock music.

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Tom Lehrer - 'The Elements'

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Sets the listing of chemical elements to a popular tune, poking fun at educational songs and the complexity of science.

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Pink - 'Stupid Girls'

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Mocks the clichéd and superficial party-girl image pushed onto young women by parts of the media and pop culture.

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Randy Newman - 'Political Science'

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Sarcastically suggests dropping bombs on problematic regions, critiquing American foreign policy and ignorance.

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Monty Python - 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'

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Juxtaposes cheerful music with a bleak situation (crucifixion), mocking human optimism in the face of dire circumstances.

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Flight of the Conchords - 'Inner City Pressure'

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Parodies the Pet Shop Boys and comments on the struggles of poverty compared to the image of glamorous urban life.

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Billy Joel - 'We Didn't Start the Fire'

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Lists historical events to point out ongoing global problems, indicating the persistence of issues and the cyclical nature of history.

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Frank Zappa - 'Valley Girl'

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Satirizes the lingo and superficiality of San Fernando Valley girls, a commentary on 1980s California youth culture.

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Randy Newman - 'Short People'

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Ironically criticizes short people, but actually aims to highlight the absurdity of discrimination and prejudice.

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The Kinks - 'A Well Respected Man'

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Satirizes the middle-class Englishman's lifestyle, stressing the hollowness and materialism beneath the respectable facade.

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Weird Al Yankovic - 'Amish Paradise'

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Spoofs Coolio's 'Gangsta's Paradise', humorously contrasting gangster lifestyle with the simplicity of Amish life.

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The Lonely Island - 'I'm on a Boat'

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Humorous take on rap music videos' grandiosity and glamour, bragging about owning a modest boat with over-the-top enthusiasm.

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Tim Minchin - 'Prejudice'

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Satirizes the sensitive nature of using certain words, particularly slurs, and ridicules bigotry with a focus on a particular color word.

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