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somewhat related (sorry for going off on a tangent) ....

the lyrics from the Datarock's song "True Stories" are entirely made up of Talking Heads song names.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRXGFcsrMg

Also the lyrics of the song "Seed (2.0)" from The Roots have hidden meaning[1] that kind of blew my mind (huge Roots fan here):

"I interpret the song to mean that they are attempting to unite the rock and roll and hip hop genres. In this case, they are trying to plant the seed of hip hop within the womb of rock and roll. He's having to do "fertilize another against my lover's will" because hip hop is resistant to integrating other musical styles. This interpretation is supported by the lines in the first verse that go:

"She don't want no rock-n-roll She want platinum or ice or gold She want a whole lotta somethin' to fold"

The lines are describing the hip hop culture obsession with money and "bling." Whereas, "I lick the opposition because she don't take no birth control" signifies that rock and roll is open and willing to integrate influences from other genres.

If you're still doubtful, just listen to the beats underlying the song. You have the heavy beats that are commonplace in hip hop and then the distinct guitar riff."

https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858522508/

The crazy thing is that Mos Def (now Yasiin Bey) takes that idea one step further within his own lyrics by fusing every (hip-hop) song of his album "The New Danger" with a different genre showing that Hip Hop does lend itself for fusion. E.g. his song "The Rape Over" actually sounds like a song from "The Doors". The whole "The New Danger" album is full of examples like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srx-Wf5KrzQ



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