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Some of these bangers deserve a real-life record deal! For this list, we’ll be looking at the best tunes written for and performed by characters, fictional artists or bands on the small screen.
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00:00 ♪ Oh, we could make a good thing bad ♪
00:05 - Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08 And today we're counting down our picks
00:10 for the top 10 fake songs from TV.
00:13 ♪ Freaking friends, freaking friends ♪
00:15 ♪ Till we come to bed and we're freaking friends ♪
00:18 - For this list, we're looking at the best tunes
00:20 written for and performed by characters,
00:23 fictional artists, or bands on the small screen.
00:26 What's your favorite track made
00:27 by a fake musically inclined artist?
00:29 Let us know in the comments.
00:31 If you like what you're hearing,
00:33 be sure to check out the full song at the link below.
00:35 ♪ You have no idea what you did to me ♪
00:37 ♪ Summer love ♪
00:38 ♪ Didn't care that we weren't meant to be ♪
00:41 ♪ You were mine, I was yours ♪
00:42 ♪ Take me back once more ♪
00:44 ♪ Summer love ♪
00:45 - Number 10, Supernova Girl.
00:47 Xenon, girl of the 21st century.
00:50 ♪ Putting me in overdrive ♪
00:52 ♪ Speed of light, I'm so alive ♪
00:54 ♪ Could you be my supernova girl ♪
00:58 - Even though she's from the far off year of 2049,
01:02 Xenon is just like any other teen girl.
01:04 She gets crushes, loves to hang out with her friends,
01:07 and is obsessed with the teen pop star of her era, Protozoa.
01:11 - We love you. - Thank you, everybody.
01:15 - Protozoa is a part of the 21st century
01:17 pop rock group, Microbe,
01:19 who performed their hit song, Supernova Girl,
01:21 at the end of the film,
01:22 with space themed lyrics and a repetitive chorus.
01:25 This track might be a little corny to some,
01:28 but like most songs from Disney Channel original movies,
01:31 it's still an entertaining earworm
01:33 that's difficult not to sing along to.
01:35 ♪ Zoom, zoom, zoom ♪
01:36 ♪ Make my heart go boom, boom ♪
01:38 ♪ My supernova girl ♪
01:39 ♪ Zoom, zoom, zoom ♪
01:40 ♪ Make my heart go boom, boom ♪
01:42 ♪ My supernova girl ♪
01:44 - Number nine, Poor Thing, Degrassi, The Next Generation.
01:48 This song may be from a teen drama,
01:51 but its subject is decidedly adult.
01:54 (guitar strumming)
01:56 ♪ Never believe the nightmares ♪
02:00 ♪ Never know the pain you cause ♪
02:04 - In Shout, Parts One and Two,
02:06 Paige Michaelchuck is assaulted at a party.
02:08 It's a shocking plot development,
02:10 and the show's handling of its aftermath
02:12 stands out among the many harrowing storylines on Degrassi.
02:15 Paige is initially hesitant to tell people
02:17 about what happened, only confiding in her best friend.
02:20 But when her bandmate, Ashley,
02:21 suggests that they perform a song
02:23 about sexual violence for a competition,
02:25 she finds herself unable to keep it to herself.
02:28 - I keep trying to forget, but I can't.
02:31 It's the end of my nightmare.
02:33 - Paige tells her the truth,
02:34 and ends up leading a powerful performance of the song
02:37 titled Poor Thing in front of her attacker.
02:40 Her band loses the contest,
02:41 but audiences could still take comfort
02:44 in watching her take her first steps towards recovery.
02:46 ♪ It's a never better get for myself ♪
02:50 ♪ 'Cause then you're gone ♪
02:53 ♪ I'm not your poor thing ♪
02:55 Number eight, My Shiny Teeth and Me,
02:57 The Fairly Odd Parents.
02:59 - I'd be nothing without my teeth,
03:00 which is why I dedicated a whole song to them.
03:03 - Dental hygiene doesn't seem like a topic
03:05 that would lend itself to a good teen pop song,
03:08 but this animated hit had kids across America
03:11 singing about the importance of flossing
03:13 before flossing was a dance move.
03:15 In the world of The Fairly Odd Parents,
03:17 this anthem to Ivory's, aptly titled My Shiny Teeth and Me,
03:20 is sung by Chip Skylark,
03:22 who acts as a parody of boy band performers.
03:25 ♪ Those bones in my jaw ♪
03:26 ♪ They don't have a flaw ♪
03:27 ♪ My shiny teeth and me ♪
03:29 Ironically, the character is actually voiced
03:32 by former NSYNC member, Chris Kirkpatrick,
03:35 which explains how songs like Shiny Teeth
03:37 are so catchy and authentically boy band
03:39 in spite of their somewhat silly lyrics.
03:42 ♪ Shiny teeth, I love them ♪
03:44 ♪ And they all love me ♪
03:47 ♪ Or should I talk to you when I've got 32 ♪
03:50 ♪ Shiny teeth and me ♪
03:52 ♪ Shiny teeth, shiny teeth ♪
03:53 - Number seven, A Little Bit Alexis, Schitt's Creek.
03:56 Auditioning for the lead role in Cabaret is a big deal,
04:00 even if it's just a local production.
04:02 Although Alexis is urged not to try out,
04:05 she shows up anyway and performs her own song,
04:07 A Little Bit Alexis, at the audition.
04:09 - I'm a Lamborghini, I'm a Hollywood star.
04:13 I'm a little bit tipsy when I drive my car.
04:17 - Drawing inspiration from 2000s pop stars
04:19 like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton,
04:21 the tune has a catchy, if generic beat,
04:23 but its lyrics leave a lot to be desired,
04:26 eventually devolving into a repeated
04:28 ♪ La la la la la la la ♪
04:30 chorus.
04:31 Fortunately, its low effort lyrics
04:33 just make it all the more enjoyable
04:35 and hilariously in character.
04:37 The tune quickly became a hit on TikTok
04:40 and even inspired a parody song
04:42 performed by Alexis actress Annie Murphy
04:44 and Kelly Clarkson titled A Whole Lotta Texas.
04:47 ♪ La la la la la la ♪
04:49 ♪ A little bit Alexis ♪
04:51 ♪ La la la la la la ♪
04:53 ♪ And a whole lot of Texas ♪
04:55 Number six, Wrong Song, Nashville.
04:58 Generational conflict is a tale as old as time.
05:01 Nashville decided to highlight this classic dynamic
05:04 within the world of country music
05:05 through its protagonists, Raina James and Juliette Barnes.
05:08 - It's just that the Ryman stage
05:10 is a place where Tammy Wynette has played
05:12 and Patsy Cline and people go there to make history.
05:15 That's how we should be thinking about this.
05:17 - In an early episode of the series,
05:19 Raina agrees to duet with the younger musician
05:21 on the Ryman stage,
05:22 not anticipating what a headache it would be
05:25 to choose a song suited to both of their styles.
05:27 After some deliberation,
05:29 the pair decided to collaborate on an original song,
05:31 which they called Wrong Song.
05:34 ♪ If you're looking for a one-man jam ♪
05:37 ♪ A little stand by your man ♪
05:39 ♪ You got the wrong song ♪
05:42 The number is an empowering anthem
05:44 about a woman who refuses to accept
05:46 her cheating partner back into her life
05:48 and directly riffs on classic country songs
05:51 that suggest women do the opposite.
05:52 ♪ Just feel good, everything's fine, sing along ♪
05:57 ♪ You got the wrong song ♪
06:01 Number five, 5,000 Candles in the Wind,
06:04 Parks and Recreation.
06:06 ♪ Up in the horsey heaven, hear the pain ♪
06:11 ♪ You trade your legs for angels' wings ♪
06:17 Lil' Sebastian's size was miniature,
06:19 but the love his town had for him was anything but little.
06:23 When the famed equine died unexpectedly,
06:25 the people of Pawnee were devastated
06:27 and a memorial service was set up on his behalf.
06:30 - Good night, little Sebastian, forever.
06:33 (audience cheering)
06:36 - Naturally, Andy Dwyer's band Mouse Rat
06:41 headlined the event with an original song
06:43 titled 5,000 Candles in the Wind.
06:46 As per Leslie's instructions,
06:48 it was like Elton John's Candle in the Wind,
06:50 but 5,000 times better.
06:52 ♪ Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye ♪
06:57 ♪ You're 5,000 candles in the wind ♪
07:03 - The lyrics were pretty straightforward
07:05 in their memorialization of Lil' Sebastian,
07:07 but the song managed to be a big hit anyway,
07:10 leading to an unprecedented amount of CD sales
07:12 for an amateur musician.
07:14 Number four, Look at Us Now, Honeycomb,
07:17 Daisy Jones and the Six.
07:19 - Okay, let's get this started.
07:21 This is Honeycomb, take one.
07:24 - Before Daisy Jones and the Six was a series,
07:26 it was a best-selling novel,
07:28 and with that positively reviewed title
07:30 came some hefty expectations.
07:32 Look at Us Now, also known as Honeycomb,
07:35 was the song that catapulted the fictional band
07:37 at the story's center to stardom
07:39 and held deep meaning for both of its protagonists.
07:42 ♪ This thing we've been doing ain't working out ♪
07:46 ♪ Why can't you just admit it to me ♪
07:49 ♪ Oh baby, look at us now ♪
07:52 - It needed to sound like a surefire hit
07:55 and have lyrics that accurately represented
07:57 both Billy's life prior to the series
07:59 and his eventual relationship with Daisy Jones.
08:02 Thankfully, the people behind the Amazon adaptation
08:05 hit it out of the park with their version,
08:07 which changes the lyrics of the book's version of Honeycomb.
08:10 ♪ How do we get in, how do we get out ♪
08:13 ♪ We used to be something so fine ♪
08:17 ♪ Look at us now ♪
08:19 ♪ Oh baby, look at us now ♪
08:23 - Look at Us Now is as emotional as it is iconic,
08:26 and the show's first and last performances of the song
08:29 act as perfect bookends to the series' central relationship.
08:33 Number three, Corn Puddin', Schmigadoon.
08:35 - Corn Puddin', what's that?
08:37 - What?
08:39 - Are you trying to tell me that you've never heard
08:41 of Corn Puddin'?
08:42 - Since its premiere in 2021,
08:44 Schmigadoon has featured a number of entertaining tunes,
08:47 many of which were sung by legendary Broadway performers.
08:50 Of all these songs, only one has had the honor
08:53 of winning an Emmy, Corn Puddin'.
08:56 ♪ My gal loves corn puddin' ♪
08:58 ♪ She eats it constantly ♪
09:00 ♪ Sometimes I get to wondering ♪
09:02 ♪ Does she love it more than me ♪
09:04 ♪ Does she love it more than me ♪
09:07 - Although its title may not sound like an award winner,
09:09 the comedic song wears its classic musical inspirations
09:12 on its sleeve and brilliantly sets up the dynamic
09:15 of the series' two protagonists
09:16 with the strange town of Schmigadoon.
09:18 The song is also just a ton of fun,
09:21 so much so that when the ensemble starts
09:23 their Corn Puddin' chant, it's hard not to want
09:26 to sing along, that is, unless you're Josh.
09:29 - Somebody say Corn Puddin'.
09:31 - That's it, we're leaving.
09:32 - Okay, well that one's on you.
09:33 - Number two, Smelly Cat, Friends.
09:36 Soft Kitty is cute and Marshall songs about cat sitting
09:39 in How I Met Your Mother are darkly comedic,
09:41 but when it comes to fictional songs about feline friends,
09:44 nothing can truly top Smelly Cat.
09:47 ♪ Smelly cat, smelly cat ♪
09:51 - Better, yeah, yeah, that's better.
09:53 - The iconic original song from Friends
09:55 originated in the episode The One with the Baby on the Bus
09:58 and quickly became a running gag on the show
10:01 when it was clear the song was a hit.
10:03 And why wouldn't it be?
10:04 The simplistic pop folk song sung by Phoebe
10:07 is the perfect ode to pungent felines everywhere,
10:10 reassuring them that it's not their fault.
10:12 ♪ Smelly cat, smelly cat ♪
10:16 ♪ It's not your fault ♪
10:19 - After Friends finale, Lisa Kudrow has continued
10:23 to occasionally perform the whimsical song in real life,
10:26 duetting with the likes of Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.
10:29 ♪ Smelly cat, smelly cat ♪
10:32 ♪ What are they feeding you ♪
10:35 - Before we unveil our top pick,
10:37 here are some honorable mentions.
10:39 Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, 30 Rock.
10:42 Before Childish Gambino, Donald Glover performed
10:45 on the full version of this Halloween classic.
10:47 - Look at this, my gold record
10:49 from that novelty party song.
10:51 ♪ Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, spooky scary ♪
10:55 ♪ Ghosts becoming men, men becoming wolves ♪
10:58 - Gitchy Gitchy Goo, Phineas and Ferb.
11:01 This one-hit wonder was such a hit
11:02 that it directly influenced the show's subsequent setup.
11:05 ♪ Chicka bow chicka bow wow ♪
11:07 ♪ That's what my baby says ♪
11:08 ♪ Bow bow bow ♪
11:09 ♪ And my heart starts pumping ♪
11:11 ♪ Chicka chicka chew up ♪
11:13 ♪ Never gonna stop ♪
11:14 ♪ Gitchy Gitchy Goo means I love you ♪
11:17 - Princess Valhalla, United States of Tara,
11:20 the original Brie Larson superhero.
11:22 ♪ Hawkwind, stronger than before ♪
11:26 ♪ Nightwind, she's off and ready to store ♪
11:30 ♪ Nightwind, Hawkwind ♪
11:33 ♪ The heart ♪
11:35 - Take a Hint, Victorious,
11:38 a universally relatable anthem about unwanted flirtations.
11:42 ♪ Get your hands off my hips ♪
11:44 ♪ Before I punch you in the lips ♪
11:46 ♪ Stop you staring at my ♪
11:47 ♪ Hey ♪
11:48 ♪ Take a hint, take a hint ♪
11:49 ♪ Though you can't buy me a drink ♪
11:51 ♪ Let me tell you what I think ♪
11:53 ♪ I think you could use a mint ♪
11:54 ♪ Take a hint, take a hint ♪
11:58 ♪ Take a hint, take a hint ♪
12:01 - Pinot Noir, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,
12:04 Titus and Dramadon's catchy and confident ode.
12:07 ♪ Pinot Noir, you're a star ♪
12:09 ♪ Listen to Tom Beringer ♪
12:11 ♪ Pinot Noir, Roseanne Barr ♪
12:15 ♪ Pinot Noir ♪
12:20 ♪ Au revoir ♪
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12:37 Number one, Let's Go To The Mall, How I Met Your Mother.
12:42 How I Met Your Mother isn't necessarily known
12:44 for being a musical show,
12:46 but when they do a musical number, they go all out.
12:49 And who could blame them?
12:51 Especially with a guy as talented as Neil Patrick Harris
12:54 at their disposal to perform shockingly entertaining songs
12:57 about suits.
12:58 ♪ It's a truth you can't refute ♪
13:03 ♪ Nothing suits me like a suit ♪
13:07 - Ironically though, the show's best song
13:09 isn't by the Tony award-winning actor.
13:11 It's by Coby Smulders.
13:12 In "Slap Bed", it's revealed that Robin has a hidden past
13:15 as a teenage pop star.
13:17 ♪ Everybody come and play ♪
13:21 ♪ Throw every last care away ♪
13:25 ♪ Let's go to the mall ♪
13:28 - Her song, "Let's Go To The Mall"
13:29 is shown to the audience
13:30 and it's just as delightfully 80s and Canadian
13:34 as one would hope.
13:35 Sure, it was actually released in 1993,
13:37 but according to Robin,
13:38 that's exactly when the 80s came to Canada.
13:41 - The 80s didn't come to Canada till like 93.
13:44 - Do you agree with our picks?
13:46 Let us know in the comments.
13:47 And hey, if you're a fan of the song playing right now,
13:50 be sure to check out the music video for it right here.
13:53 ♪ You have no idea what you did to me ♪
13:55 ♪ Some are love ♪
13:56 ♪ Didn't care that we weren't meant to be ♪
13:58 ♪ You were mine, I was yours ♪
13:59 ♪ Take me back once more ♪
14:01 ♪ Some are love, sweet joy ♪
14:03 ♪ Where did you go ♪
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