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When a song having lyrics which are intended to be ironic is (ironically) used unironically in the soundtrack of a show, demonstrating either ignorance or willful misuse by the producers. Commercials are major offenders. The worst examples of that so far happened when "Walkin' on the Sun" became a jingle for Mercury, and General Mills' rewrite of Melanie's "Look What They Done to My Song, Ma" to "Look What They Done to My Oatmeal". This trope is named for the Alanis Morissette song "Ironic", see our article on her for more on that. Examples of Isn't It Ironic? include:

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