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Unfortunately, defining filk more concretely than "the music of fandom, or at least, the music of the filk community" can be tricky; even in fandom circles, filk is sort of a [[Redheaded Stepchild]] that a lot of people don't like. That's probably because they've been exposed to one too many bad singers—filk has a performance aspect, and mangled music can put you off of the entire field. And [[Sturgeon's Law]] still applies, after all—it's just that, unlike fanfiction, filk will often be ''sung aloud'', which makes it harder to avoid the bad stuff when you're looking for the good.
Partially as a result of that, there are a number of artists—such as [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] and [[Jonathan Coulton]]—whose work is frequently sung in filk circles, but who don't consider themselves filkers. Other filkers, especially ones more on the "funny and pun-filled" side, prefer the term "dementia," derived from the [[Dr. Demento]] show, which has been playing comedy and novelty music since the '70s.
The examples will therefore be divided into "Filk," where the artist considers him- or herself a filker (or dementia artist; we're keeping it simple) and part of the community; "Found Filk," where the artist isn't a filker, but the music qualifies and has probably been sung in circles; and "Somewhere in Between," where it's not so clear.
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