# Is there a name for this type of song?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 12, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-type-of-song/765790 "2016-09-12T22:04:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-type-of-song/765790/21 "2016-09-19T22:37:52Z")

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_Fusion_ by John Forster is a fine, self-referential take on gratuitous borrowing in folk and pop music:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/abnZZTXiink/maxresdefault.jpg "Fusion") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abnZZTXiink)

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