00:00You can't tame me. This book was meant to be free.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today, we're counting down our picks for the times our favorite TV men
00:12were so overcome by emotion that they just had to channel it all into song.
00:16It's guy love. Don't compromise the feeling of some other guy.
00:25Number 10. The end of the movie. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
00:29Does any singer scream man ballad louder than Josh Groban? This one's a little different,
00:34though. While, yes, it's sung by a man, the emotions belong to our protagonist, Rebecca Bunch.
00:52After being left at the altar by her dream guy, Josh, Rebecca spirals into a revenge-fueled mess
00:57of bad choices. As it turns out, femme fatales tend to thrive in fiction because, well,
01:02life doesn't make narrative sense. And Rebecca learns that the hard way.
01:16Still, when you hit rock bottom, isn't it nice to have Groban's velvety voice tell you where it all
01:21went wrong? Oh, and this song isn't just about Rebecca's breakdown. Groban gets his moment in
01:26the spotlight, too. Number 9. Three Dots from Stardom. The After Party. We've all been there.
01:46Those pesky three dots that seem to last an eternity. Like, come on, how long does it take
01:51to send a message? Meanwhile, all we can do is obsessively watch and wonder what is waiting for
02:08us on the other end. Jasper wants to revive his music career and hopes that superstar Xavier will
02:13collaborate with him. Xavier initially brushes him off with a, yeah, sure, whatever, but later
02:19starts responding to a text, taking forever to just send that dawn message. This is easily one
02:35of the most relatable songs for anyone who stared at their phone, breath held, nostrils flared,
02:40and heart pounding, only to be met with ellipses. Number 8. Poison has been hotel. Angel Dust is an
02:58adult film star in hell, bound to a cruel boss who owns his soul. The song may sound like a lively
03:04dance track, but its lyrics cut deep. Angel sings about being stuck in a toxic situation
03:16he knows is harmful, yet he can't resist its pull. He wrestles with a mix of emotions,
03:21where pleasure and pain blur together, leaving him trapped in a cycle he can't escape.
03:26Blaming himself while also recognizing the chains holding him, Angel reveals how he must associate
03:39just to cope. The darkly upbeat melody hints at a flicker of fight in him, but as the song fades,
03:45his vulnerability seeps through, and it's devastating. Number 7. Broadway Here I Come,
04:01Smash. Like Groban earlier, Jeremy Jordan has one of those voices tailor made for the mad ballad.
04:15Beyond his stage work, we've heard it in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure and,
04:21of course, Smash. He plays Jimmy, a composer chasing his Broadway dreams.
04:34By a stroke of luck, someone with industry connections hears him sing a ballad he wrote
04:38for the fictional musical Hit List. The devastatingly beautiful song tells the story
04:43of a woman battling adversity while pursuing stardom, teetering on the edge of giving up
04:47entirely. Jordan's tender delivery wrings every ounce of emotion from the piece. Though written
05:03about a woman at her breaking point, it cleverly mirrors the struggles of its frustrated composer.
05:13Number 6. Guy Town, Big Mouth. You know the whole idealized concept of the bachelor pad?
05:28This is where that fantasy meets a hilariously grim reality. While the guys sing about the joys
05:40of single man life, the truth is far bleaker. What we actually see is a group of lonely men
05:45masking their isolation with habits stereotypically tied to a certain brand of masculinity. Sure,
06:01some are kinda healthy, but most are just downright gross. Is it any wonder this episode
06:06makes the younger guys rethink what being a man really means? The song is undeniably catchy,
06:11but the second it ends, we're scouting for the quickest escape from Guy Town,
06:15and probably washing our hands on the way out. Number 5. You Can't Tame Me and You Done Tamed
06:29Me, Schmigadoon. In season one of this comedy musical, Aaron Tveit plays the Rapscallion
06:35archetype to perfection. In an amusing parody of Carousel, Tveit's Danny Bailey performs a
06:54gloriously self-indulgent number about how he could never settle down, all while imagining
06:59life with Cecily Strong's Melissa. He flips the classic golden age musical trope on its head with
07:04an ironically unironic number that's equal parts charming and ridiculous. Yet it turns out, Danny
07:21can be tamed, and in just over two episodes no less, he starts working through his carousel of
07:26emotions in an excellently over-the-top musical soliloquy. We get another flamboyantly self-
07:41centered man ballad from the actor in season two, this time an homage to Pippin.
08:01Number 4. Against All Odds, Glee. Part of the credit here goes to Phil Collins,
08:07but watching Blaine sing Against All Odds about an unrequited crush
08:10takes it to full-on man ballad territory. You can see the anguish in his eyes as he sings to Sam,
08:24laying his heart bare in a way that we, and Sam, can't ignore. Darren Criss brings something
08:29deeply personal to the performance, tapping into an emotional rawness that feels painfully real.
08:37Beyond his impressive vocal talent, Criss knows how to deliver heartache in a way that makes our
08:51own hearts break just a little too. It's full of vulnerability, intensity, and honesty,
08:57as all the best man ballads are. Number 3. Love Makes the World Brand New,
09:11Galavant. So much happens by this point in the series that we can't cover it all,
09:15but trust us, it's worth watching even if it was cancelled unjustly soon.
09:27Madelena tells Gareth, a former guard turned king, that she loves him, and it changes everything.
09:37He points out all these brand new things he's never noticed before,
09:41things that might sound familiar to the rest of us once you decipher his colorful and quirky
09:45descriptions. It's a hilarious, heartfelt send-up of those theatrical love songs where characters
10:02stop to smell the roses for the first time. It's one of those numbers that makes a squirmy,
10:06fizz-pop burst of sound that flips your chest and twists your grin.
10:24Number 2. It Was a Shitshow, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. When it comes to the man ballad,
10:29no Crazy Ex-Character delivered them more wholeheartedly than Greg.
10:42In The Math of Love Triangles, he decides the best solution is to just leave the equation entirely.
10:48And when you speak, my knees get weak, I can't believe what I'm sacrificing.
10:59Rebecca chases him down at the airport, where he sings a Frank Sinatra-inspired song,
11:03explaining all the ways their relationship was a total train wreck. He still loves her,
11:08sure, but he paints a very vivid picture of how wrong they are for each other.
11:17I get it. Hurricane Katrina was just bad weather. Rachel Bloom, who wrote it, intentionally paired
11:25a suave melody with uncouth lyrics to highlight the messy reality of their love story. I won't
11:31regret this beautiful, heart-stopping, breathtaking, life-changing. By the end,
11:41Greg quite literally ascends to a new life full of possibilities. Before we unveil our top pick,
11:47here are a couple of honorable mentions. Good Ol' Boy, Supernatural. A night of
11:53reminiscing and heartfelt confessions turns into a sing-along.
12:09Buzzing in the Bathroom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Do you hear the people sigh? Tim learns that any
12:15pleasure his wife's felt was on her own. Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our channel
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12:40and switch on notifications. Guy Love, Scrubs. If we're being honest, this is the relationship that
12:48set our unrealistic expectations for love. Seriously, find someone who looks at you the
12:53way Turk and JD look at each other. In this episode, a patient who hears everything through
13:04song gets a front row seat to their bond. Of course, they're the ones to sing a love song.
13:09Only they turn it into an endearing ode to friendship.
13:23With overly romantic lyrics, dramatic declarations, and just the right amount of earnest longing,
13:29they parody love ballads while flipping the script on male friendships and emotions.
13:33It's funny, touching, and refreshingly honest. Imagine if everyone celebrated love this openly.
13:40What a world that'd be.
13:42It's guy love between two guys.
14:01What's your favorite TV man ballad? Let us know in the comments.
14:04Great. Bravo. That was a very handsome song.
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