Rain on your wedding day isn't, in itself, ironic - BUT a song titled "Ironic" getting the very concept of irony wrong, that is the very core of irony, so... well done. - eviltoast
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    9 months ago

    The whole song is ironic, if you imagine the singer is supposing a story tale quality to her life. It’s unexpected (and therefore ironic) if I expect my life to turn out perfectly, but then other normal and expected things occur that prevent my fantasy from materializing.