Music Irony

169 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 Everything that Alanis Morissette sings about in "Ironic" isn't actually ironic?

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. Is it ironic that Dion, the singer/songwriter of "Runaround sue", also wrote "The wanderer"?

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

    73% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Artists claim "ironic song titles" that aren't ironic.

    88% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  7. 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 →
  8. Is it ironic that Noise pop Rock band is named Sleigh Belles has no connection to christmas ever.

    60% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  9. 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 →
  10. Is it ironic that The alanis morissette's single 'Ironic' isn't ironic at all?

    88% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A song supposed to be ironic, with the title "This Song Has No Irony", actually has no irony.

    63% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that I'm playing "Love Me Do" on my guitar and it's name is Ringo.

    68% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Just as I turned on some Beethoven music to relax, my children started screaming in the background?

    53% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A Caucasian person listens to Public Enemy or...

    55% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that If the rapper Eminem doesn't eat M&Ms?

    88% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that "Ladies Who Lunch", a song from the musical Company by Sondheim, about the meaninglessness of life for some women is set to a bossa nova.

    60% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A brutal and somewhat violent death metal musician is walking down the streets of Montreal balanced on the tips of his toes, pretending to be a ballerina?

    88% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that Only miss the sun when it starts to snow Only hit the road when your missing home Only know you love her when you let we go.

    63% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that That...

    75% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that "10,000 spoons, and all you need is a knife" and you're in a knife factory.

    63% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that It's a death row pardon two minutes too late....

    63% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that White metal, which is christian metal, consists of quite a few black-fronted bands.

    53% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A musician makes fun of other people's music even though his music is also bad.

    60% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Nothing in Alanis Morissette's song about irony is actually ironic?

    57% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Alanis morsette wrote a song called ironic and explained situations that are not ironic.

    80% ironic 4 votes Vote →