Music Irony

145 real-life examples of music irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of music? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that You are a pop star and you won a grammy and minutes later they tell you there was a mistake.

    74% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Downstairs neighbour complains about noise from a musical instrument coming from your apartment at 6pm on a Saturday and then blasts extremely loud music at 1:30am that very evening.

    58% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that I'm in a car with a friend, silently listening to the radio and a song called "Car Radio" (about a guy who's car radio was stolen after forgetting to lock the door, so now he's forced to sit in silence) plays?

    62% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that An elderly Rod Stewert is onstage signing "for ever youg'?

    90% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that When I want to listen to music in my living room, I need headphones so I don't disturb people watching television.

    60% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that I took the advice from the Charlie Chaplin song, "smile", with the lyric: "smile even though your heart is breaking"...

    90% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that The the Alanis Morisette song 'Isn't is Ironic?' contains a complete absence of ironic references.

    90% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A song about irony isn't actually ironic?

    82% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A professional piano player says he's going to play a song called 2 minutes, 42 seconds and closes the piano lid and doesn't play a single key for 2 minutes, 42 seconds (real song).

    56% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that If someone was on a plain and it's about to crash and they say, "Well isn't this nice..."...

    90% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A man who sounds thoroughly depressed with life is singing a song called 'overjoyed' (whose very first line is 'I am overjoyed')?

    62% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that To call a woman a blossom on a cherry blossom tree which actually the beauty of a cherry blossom tree does not last long?

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Alaniss Morissette's song about irony isn't ironic?

    66% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I killed a bard singing the "dragonborn comes" with a shout in Skyrim.

    86% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A man that went deaf from an accident he was in, loves Bob Marley's music?

    88% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that Everything that Alanis Morissette sings about in "Ironic" isn't actually ironic?

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I had a guest spot with a local band, got more applause and cheers than the lead singer got all night, and, as soon as I left the stage, I got singing advice from some twit who can't carry a tune in a bucket?

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The song "It's My Party" is about a girl's boyfriend going with another girl, when Lesley Gore, the singer of that song, was a lesbian, and therefore, didn't even like boys?

    63% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Dion, the singer/songwriter of "Runaround sue", also wrote "The wanderer"?

    57% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The official music video for Green Day's American Idiot is censored?

    73% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Tim McGraw is a famous country singer, so don't miss the possibility to visit Tim McGraw concert video.

    68% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that People talk about how important mental health issues in men are yet they're laughing at Kanye West's current mental health state?

    58% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Noise pop Rock band is named Sleigh Belles has no connection to christmas ever.

    60% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that 70% voted that "Amy Winehouse had a big hit with 'rehab' then a few years later drank herself to death?" WAS NOT ironic, while 60% voted that "Someone with the surname 'Winehouse' dies of alcohol poisoning?" WAS ironic?

    88% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that The alanis morissette's single 'Ironic' isn't ironic at all?

    88% ironic 4 votes Vote →