Egoism And Pretentiousness

Songs with notably self-centered or pretentious narrators or characters. (Tellingly, a lot of these have "I" in the title.)

Central theme

• About Me - "But you'll be thinking ... about me"
• Answer
• The Cap'm - "Do you think there's somebody out there ... who's better than the one you've got? Well, there's not!"
• Cave Fish - "I would take some satisfaction in saying I was right"
• Experimental Film - Narrator is excessively sure of his filming abilities
• Extra Savoir-Faire
• For Science - Lyrics such as, "I'm so brave"
• The Greatest - Humble bragging about his self-effacing, at the very least.
• Hello Hello - "Did you hang my picture on your wall", various other bits
• I Am A Grocery Bag - Pretty solipsistic when you look at it
• I Am A Human Head
• I Palindrome I - Narrator wants his parents to die so he can get their money
• I Should Be Allowed To Think
• I'm All You Can Think About
• I'm Your Boyfriend Now
• Kiss Me, Son Of God - Almost excessively egocentric: "Now you're the only one here who can tell me if it's true, that you love me and I love me"
• My Other Phone Is A Boom Car
• P.S.O.K. (Paul Stanley Of KISS) - "You couldn't stop at number one"
• Rowboat Mayor - "He thinks he's such a rowboat mayor"
• Something You'd Like To See
• Valentine - "The world wants to be your valentine"
• The Vowel Family - The vowels relate their importance
• You'll Miss Me
• Your Racist Friend

Briefly mentioned

• Pop-A-Shot - "I'm the one"
• Twisting - "She's not your satellite. She doesn't miss you"
• Vancouver - "She's really on an ego trip"

Honorable Mention

• No Stopping A Unicorn - "You don't compare yourself to anybody else / You don't reduce yourself to suit somebody else" - Less egoism and more self-love