# Meta-songs: Songs about being a musician

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [September 6, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-songs-songs-about-being-a-musician/971057 "2022-09-06T14:20:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-songs-songs-about-being-a-musician/971057/18 "2022-09-06T15:12:25Z")

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Another name for these is [“dues songs”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dues-songs/431266).

One of my favorites is [“Get A Haircut And Get A Real Job”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9qIPAdLhfI) by George Thorogood.

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