Marianas Trench who wrote and produced "Call Me Maybe" sang a song about Writing Pop Songs 101 because people wouldn't stop asking him.
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Fuck yeah meta. Also see:
New cuts:
How To Write A Popular Song - Clarence Senna Deep cut from the 20's!
Linkin Park Parody - NonRandomNonSense
The Song Song - Gillian Cosgriff Pure meta here
Fountains of Wayne Hotline - Robbie Fulks
How to get signed to Rise Records - Andrew Baena
The Song That Didn't Rhyme - Alic Cooper
Four Chords That Made A Million - Porcupine Tree First prog rock on the list
Edit: Adds from the peanut gallery, whoo keep 'em coming! I think I'm calling this style "Self-Referential Songs about the Song". Or maybe just "Meta Songs"?
Dance to This Song! (feat. David Choi) - Kevjumba & Wong Fu
How To Make a Hit Pop Song - Brett Domino
Please Use This Song - Jon Lajoie
Radio Friendly Song - Jon Lajoie
Punk Rock 101 - Bowling For Soup
A Really Cool Dance Song - Bowling For Soup
This Is A Trent Reznor Song - Freddy Scott
Syllables - Eminem Ft. Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Cashis & Stat Quo
Phat Ass Drop (How To Produce A Club Track Today) - DJs from Mars
Evolution of Style - Brennan Heart
I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio - Eric Idle
Sellout - Beefy (not on YouTube yet?)
Epic Pop Song Tutorial Ft. Everyone! - Key of Awesome
Pop Music Is Not A Crime - Frezze Pop
UKF Dubstep Tutorial - Dubba Jonny
Metal By Numbers - Brian Posehn
Nonsense Spanish Lyrics:
One Semester of Spanish Love Song - Break
La Bibliotecha - Troy and Abed
Club Songs Ordering You To Dance:
Go Kindergarten - Lonely Island
Time to Start (Rock Concert Movements) - Blue Man Group
Kinda?
They Are All In Love - The Who
how to write an Alt-J song - Fleece Music
All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
Boots and Cats - Henry Edmonds
The original and clearly very incomplete list:
Title of the Song - Da Vinci's Notebook
Start a Mumford Band - Key of Awesome
How to Write a Love Song - Key of Awesome
The Grunge Song - The Vestibules
Please Play This Song on the Radio - NOFX
Bass, Beats, & Melody - Brooklyn Bounce
Gaelic Song - The Arrogant Worms
Three Minute Song - Tim Minchin
Songs About Songwriting Suck - Jeffrey Lewis
Edit: Bonus, a few songs about chord similarity:
Mind-Blowing SIX Song Country Mashup - Sir Mashalot
9:18 AM Jun 20 2015