List of popular music appearances



This is the list of popular music appearances on Futurama in production order. For the songs performed by the characters, see the list of song performances.

{{pmarow|{{w|Maceo Pinkard}} | {{w|Sweet Georgia Brown}} | "I Second that Emotion" | Bender whistles this while he does fancy basketball tricks with his head. | {{e|3ACV14}} | Played as the Globetrotters lands on Earth (a reference to the theme song of actual {{w|Harlem Globetrotters}}). Bender whistles this again at the end, although slowly. | {{f|1}} | An adaptation of the song is whistled by the Globetrotters while doing fancy tricks with a piece of chalk. | {{e|6ACV10 | Another adaptation of Brother Bones' version of the song is heard during the montage of Bubblegum and Sweet Clyde switching brains with the Planet Express crew. }} {{pmarow|{{w|Patty Hill}} and {{w|Mildred J. Hill}} | {{w|Happy Birthday to You}} | "I Second that Emotion" | Parody of Happy Birthday sung to Nibbler}} {{pmarow|Traditional| {{w|Michael Finnegan (song)|Michael Finnegan}} |{{e|2ACV02}}| The line "Finnigan, begin again" is referred in the title of this episode. }} {{pmarow|{{w|Fred Neil}}| {{w|Everybody's Talkin'}} |"Brannigan, Begin Again" | Played over the Zapp and Kif has been fired and looking for money montage. }} {{pmarow|{{w|Jefferson Airplane}}| {{w|White Rabbit (song)|White Rabbit}} |{{e|2ACV03}} | Performed by Richard Nixon's head during his announcement to run for President of Earth.}} {{pmarow|{{w|John Frederick Coots}} and {{w|Haven Gillespie}}| {{w|Santa Claus Is Coming to Town}} |{{e|2ACV04}} | {{w|Christmas carol}} at the end of the episode, though with different lyrics and melody. This parody is titled "Santa Claus is Gunning You Down".}} {{pmarow|{{w|Isaac Watts}} and {{w|Lowell Mason}}| {{w|Joy to the World}} | "Xmas Story" | This Christmas Carol appears in this episode}} {{pmarow|{{w|James Pierpont (musician)|James Pierpont}}| {{w|Jingle Bells}} | "Xmas Story" | This Christmas Carol appears in this episode}} {{pmarow|{{w|Gene Autry}} and {{w|Oakley Haldeman}}| {{w|Here Comes Santa Claus}} | "Xmas Story" | A parody of this Christmas Carol appears in this episode}} {{pmarow|Traditional| {{w|O Tannenbaum}} |"Xmas Story" | An original {{w|Germany|German}} Christmas carol, Bender sings it with alternated lyrics about the Xmas tree.}} {{pmarow|Traditional| {{w|The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|Twelve Days of Christmas}} | "Xmas Story" | Song by the robots, with different lyrics, referring to what they stole.}} {{pmarow|Traditional| {{w|Deck the Halls}} | "Xmas Story" | This Christmas Carol appears in this episode}} {{pmarow|Traditional| {{w|We Wish You a Merry Christmas}} | "Xmas Story" | This Christmas Carol appears in this episode}} {{pmarow|{{w|Frank Sinatra}}| You're Lonely and I'm Lonely | "Xmas Story" | Referenced to by Leela with "you're lonely and I'm lonely, but together... We're lonely together".}} {{pmarow|{{w|Doc Pomus}}| {{w|A Teenager in Love}} | {{e|2ACV05}} | The line "Why must I be a teenager in love?" in referred to in the title of the episode. }} {{pmarow|Frank Sinatra| {{w|Theme from New York, New York}} |{{e|2ACV06}} | Played at the Past-O-Rama concert.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Paul Anka}} | {{w|Put Your Head on My Shoulder}} | {{e|2ACV07}} | Referenced to by the title of the episode.}} {{pmarow|Scruffy the Cat | Moons of Jupiter | {{e|2ACV07}} | Played on the radio during Fry and Amy's trip to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Harry Dacre}} | {{w|Daisy Bell}} |{{e|2ACV09}}|The line "A bicycle built for two" is referred to in the title of the episode.|{{e|4ACV03}} | Performed by Bender to the Planet Express Ship.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Richard Strauss}}| {{w|Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra}} | "A Bicyclops Built for Two"|Played as the crew enter The Internet in a similar fashion as in {{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}. |{{e|3ACV20}}|Played as Bender floats around in space. |{{e|4ACV12}}| Played as Leela opens the coffin in a similar fashion to the {{w|Monolith (Space Odyssey)|monolith}} from 2001: A Space Odyssey. }} {{pmarow|{{w|Randall Garrett}} and {{w|Isaac Asimov}}|A Clone of My Own|{{e|2ACV10}}|Referenced to by the title of the episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Donovan}}| {{w|Atlantis (song)|Atlantis}} |{{e|2ACV12}} | Song as a tourist information stand, with different lyrics, to be about Atlanta, instead of {{w|Atlantis|Atlantis}}. The ending of the song is played during the Fry and Umbriel montage.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith|Arthur Smith}}| {{w|Dueling Banjos}} | "The Deep South" | Hummed by Bender.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Hal David}} and {{w|Burt Bacharach}}| {{w|Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head}} | {{e|2ACV14}} |Played during the memory of the relationship between Mom and Farnsworth.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Harry Belafonte}}| {{w|Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)}} |"Mother's Day" |Referenced to by Farnsworth with "one foot tall, eight feet, fifteen feet." |{{e|3ACV09}}|Referenced to by Hermes with "daylight come," and "tally me banana."}} {{pmarow|Traditional | {{w|The Sailor's Hornpipe}} |{{e|2ACV15}} | Song as the theme song for Popplers by Fry and Bender, with different lyrics.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Hanson (band)|Hanson}} | {{w|MMMBop}} |{{e|2ACV16}} | Played while Fry and giant Bender plays in the park, the song ends promptly as the concert is destroyed by Bender.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Black Sabbath}} | {{w|Iron Man (song)|Iron Man}} | "Anthology of Interest I" | Played as the giant Bender flies toward Earth.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Katrina and the Waves}} | Walking on Sunshine | {{e|2ACV17}}| Fry sings it while scrubbing Kif's back during his shower. | {{e|3ACV22}} | Fry sings it in the shower while Zoidberg exchanges his t-shirt. | {{e|4ACV07}} | Fry sings it while riding his bike with Seymour. | {{e|4ACV12}} | It is played on bagpipes by Scruffy at his funeral, to which Amy comments, "he is walking on sunshine now".|{{f|4}} | Fry has it as his ring tone.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Johnny Mandel}} and {{w|Mike Altman}} | {{w|Suicide Is Painless}} ({{w|Theme music|Theme}} from {{w|M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H}}) | "War Is the H-Word" | Played as we see the tents.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Animals}} | {{w|We Gotta Get out of This Place}} | "War Is the H-Word" | Referenced to by Nixon with "we gotta get out of this planet."}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Kinks}} | {{w|Lola (song)|Lola}} |{{e|3ACV01}} | Performed by Zapp at the karaoke, though with the character Lola is replaced by Leela}} {{pmarow|{{w|Elton John}} | {{w|Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)}}| "Amazon Women in the Mood"|Zapp's performance of "Leela" spoken word parodies {{w|William Shatner}}'s version of this song.|{{e|4ACV11}} | William Shatner performs "The Real Slim Shady" spoken word, in the style of this song and his album, {{w|The Transformed Man}}}} {{pmarow|{{w|Lipps Inc}} | {{w|Funkytown}} | "Amazon Women in the Mood" | Performed by Morbo at the karaoke.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Bonnie Tyler}} | {{w|Total Eclipse of the Heart}} | "Amazon Women in the Mood" | Performed by Kif at the karaoke.}} {{pmarow|{{w|C. W. McCall}} | {{w|Convoy (song)|Convoy}} |{{e|3ACV02}} | Played as the episode starts, and they enter a truck stop.}} {{pmarow|Traditional | {{w|Swing Low, Sweet Chariot}} | {{e|3ACV03}} | Bender sings it as he is being executed, due to the magnets.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Simple Minds}} | {{w|Don't You (Forget About Me)}} | {{e|3ACV04}} | Played at the end of the episode.}} {{pmarow|Traditional | {{w|Greenland Whale Fisheries}} | {{e|3ACV05}} | Bender sings it a stanza of it as he refused to drink after Fry has declared his disrespect for him.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Righteous Brothers}} | {{w|Unchained Melody}} | {{e|3ACV06}} | Played instrumentally while Bender helps Angleyne shape a girder into a heart, which is a parody of the pottery scene from {{w|Ghost (film)|Ghost}}, where this song is a theme. | {{f|3}} | Played as over Farnsworth's flashback to going back and being romantically attached to Mom, in a reference to the film Ghost. }} {{pmarow|{{w|The American Breed}} | {{w|Bend Me, Shape Me}} | "Bendless Love" | Played during the love montage. }} {{pmarow|{{w|Ludwig van Beethoven}} | {{w|Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 5}} | "Bendless Love" | Bender is writing sheet music that brings him to tears. The melody is actually the theme from this piece. The paper is labelled "No. 5" and "by Bender".}} {{pmarow|{{w|Diana Ross}} and {{w|Lionel Richie}} | {{w|Endless Love (song)|Endless Love}} | "Bendless Love" | Referenced to by the title of the episode. }} {{pmarow|{{w|Arthur Schwartz}} | {{w|That's Entertainment! (song)|That's Entertainment!}} | {{e|3ACV08}} | Referenced to by the title of the episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Roy Orbison}} | {{w|Oh, Pretty Woman}} | {{e|3ACV09}} | Played as Leela gets a second eye montage.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Jay Livingston}} and {{w|Ray Evans}}| {{w|Bonanza#Theme_song|Bonanza}} theme | {{e|3ACV10}} | Parody sung by Bender during the cattle ride.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Brewster Higley VI}} and {{w|Daniel E. Kelley}} | {{w|Home on the Range}} ({{w|Kansas}} {{w|List of U.S. state songs|State Song}}) | "Where the Buggalo Roam" | Referenced to by the title of the episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Cypress Hill}} | {{w|Insane in the Brain}} | {{e|3ACV11}} |Referenced to by the title of the episode.| {{e|4ACV10}}| Referenced to by one of the Brain Spawn with "are you insane in the membrane?"}} {{pmarow|Traditional | {{w|Frog Went A-Courting}} | {{e|3ACV13}} | Bender sings his own version because he doesn't remember the words.}} {{pmarow|Traditional | {{w|Blue Tail Fly}} | "Bendin' in the Wind" | Bender sings both the original version and his own version of the refrain.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Simon & Garfunkel}} | {{w|Scarborough_Fair#Simon_.26_Garfunkel_version|Scarborough Fair}} | "Bendin' in the Wind"| This is performed at Bend-Aid by robot Cylon and Art Garfunkel's descendant.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Beck}} | {{w|Sexx Laws}} | "Bendin' in the Wind" | Performed by Beck and Bender.}} {{pmarow|Beck | {{w|Where It's At}} | "Bendin' in the Wind"| Performed by Beck and Bender.}} {{pmarow|Beck | {{w|Devils Haircut}} | "Bendin' in the Wind" | Mentioned by Beck.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Steve Miller Band}} | {{w|Fly Like an Eagle (song)|Fly Like an Eagle}} | {{e|3ACV14}} | The line "Time keeps on slippin" is referred to in the title of this episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Miracles}} | {{w|Love Machine (The Miracles song)|Love Machine}} | {{e|3ACV15}} | Song played during montage of Fry's dates with Liubot.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Coasters}} | {{w|Along Came Jones (song)|Along Came Jones}} | "I Dated a Robot" | Referenced to by Bender with "and along came Bender." }} {{pmarow|{{w|Wham!}} | {{w|Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go}} | "I Dated a Robot" | Referenced by George Michael's line of "Please pick me up before you go-go"}} {{pmarow|{{w|Frederick Weatherly}} | {{w|Danny Boy}} | {{e|3ACV17}} | Performed by Dr. Zoidberg at the surprise funeral of Bender.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Bangles}} | {{w|Walk Like an Egyptian}} | "A Pharaoh to Remember" | Played as Bender enters as the new Pharaoh.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Semisonic}} | {{w|Closing Time (Semisonic song)|Closing Time}} | "A Pharaoh to Remember" | Referenced to by the Pharaoh's adviser with "you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here." }} {{pmarow|Miami Sound Machine led by {{w|Gloria Estefan}}| {{w|Conga (song)|Conga}} | {{e|3ACV18}} | Played twice during the Bender becomes a human story.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Rush (band)|Rush}} | {{w|Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer}} | "Anthology of Interest II" | Played during the Space Invaders scene.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Lonzo and Oscar}} | {{w|I'm My Own Grandpa}} | {{e|3ACV19}} | Referenced to by Farnsworth with "Mr I'm-my-own-grandpa".}} {{pmarow|{{w|Johann Strauss II}} | {{w|The Blue Danube}} | {{e|3ACV20}} | Played as Bender floats around in space.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Frédéric Chopin}} | {{w|Polonaises Op. 26 (Chopin)|Polonaise in C sharp minor}} | "Godfellas" | The tune Bender attempts to perform on his piano.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Men Without Hats}} | {{w|The Safety Dance}} |{{e|3ACV21}} | Performed by Steve Castle two times during this episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Joe Esposito (singer)|Joe Esposito}} | {{w|You're the Best}} | {{e|3ACV22}} | Played over the Bender training to become a chef montage.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Giuseppe Verdi}} | {{w|La donna è mobile}} | "The 30% Iron Chef" | Performed by the shrimp in Elzar's dish.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Cream (band)|Cream}} | {{w|Sunshine of Your Love}} | The 30% Iron Chef | Played as the episode ends.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Pizzicato Five}} | Baby Love Child | {{e|4ACV02}} | Played during montage showing that Leela's parents were actually with her her whole life.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Spin Doctors}} | {{w|Two Princes}} | {{e|4ACV03}} | The song that plays when Bender turns on the radio after Farnsworth installs the new software.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Black Flag (band)|Black Flag}} | {{w|TV Party (EP)|TV Party}} | {{e|4ACV06}} | Played during the Bender at All My Circuits montage, but also performed by the Planet Express Crew including Dwight Conrad and Cubert Farnsworth over the credits.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Van McCoy}} | {{w|The Hustle (song)|The Hustle}} | {{e|4ACV07}} | Performed as Fry's people's native dance.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Connie Francis}} | {{w|I Will Wait for You}} | "Jurassic Bark" | Played over the montage, where Seymour waits for Fry.}} {{pmarow|{{w|KC and the Sunshine Band}} | {{w|Get Down Tonight}} | {{e|4ACV08}} | Played over the montage where the robots travel to the Galápagos Islands.}} {{pmarow|{{w|David Johansen}} | {{w|Hot Hot Hot (Arrow song)|Hot Hot Hot}} | "Crimes of the Hot" | Played at the party at the end of the episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Don McLean}} | {{w|American Pie}} | {{e|4ACV10}} | After Fry, the Brainspawn and the Infosphere are trapped in the Parallel Universe, one of the brains mentions that they could spend the rest of eternity singing this song; the full version of it lasts over eight minutes.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Eminem}} | {{w|The Real Slim Shady}}| {{e|4ACV11}} | Performed by William Shatner, though spoken.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Bobby McFerrin}} | {{w|Don't Worry, Be Happy}} | {{e|4ACV12}} | Performed by the entire Planet Express Crew, except Leela, Fry and Scruffy, with slightly different lyrics.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Tom Jones}} | {{w|She's a Lady}}| {{e|4ACV13}} | Played when Bender gets together with Calculon montage.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Marx Brothers}} | Hail Freedonia! | "Bend Her" | Bender's national anthem for "Robonia" is similar to the national anthem for the fictional country of {{w|Freedonia}} in the Marx Brothers film {{w|Duck Soup}}.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Kenny Loggins}} | I'm Alright | {{e|4ACV14}} | Bender brings a lot of CD's to the island, and he plays this song and dances to it.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Whitney Houston}} | {{w|I_Will_Always_Love_You#Whitney_Houston_version|I Will Always Love You}} | {{e|4ACV17}} | Song by Leela to Lrrr and Ndnd (though originally by {{w|Dolly Parton}}, Leela attempts to sing it like Whitney Houston).}} {{pmarow|{{w|Ludwig van Beethoven}} | {{w|Für Elise}} | {{e|4ACV18}} | Played by one of the children at the Holophonor school, played later by Fry as well.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Maurice Ravel}} | {{w|Boléro}} | "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" | Played by Fry at one of his concerts.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker}} (cover by The Jigsaw Seen) | 30 Century Man | {{f|1}} | A snippet is played when Fry realizes he is Lars Fillmore back in {{year|2012}}.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Steam (band)|Steam}} | {{w|Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye}} | Bender's Big Score | The Scammer Aliens sing a parody of this song replacing "Goodbye" with "We took your stuff!" while all Earthicans are evacuating Earth.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Aram Khachaturian}} | {{w|Sabre Dance}} | Bender's Big Score | A Jamaican variation of this song plays when Hermes is limboing.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Carmen Miranda}} | {{w|I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)}} | {{f|2}} | Played over the montage with Yivo and the universe going out on their date.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Kool & the Gang}} | {{w|Jungle Boogie}}| The Beast with a Billion Backs | A snippet is played during the segment of the universal date montage where Yivo and the universe are dancing.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Supremes}} | {{w|Stop! In the Name of Love}}|The Beast with a Billion Backs | Referenced (almost sung) by Dr. Ogden Wernstrom as he tries to catch Amy and Leela from escaping the tentacle.}} {{pmarow| {{w|Daniel Johnston}} (cover by Kathy McCarty) | Rocket Ship | {{f|3}} | The song plays during the Planet Express Ship's venture to the Space Demolition Derby.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Ohio Express}} | Chewy Chewy | Bender's Game | The song plays during the montage of Hermaphrodite and Leegola frolicking.}} {{pmarow|{{w|The Beatles}} | {{w|Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds}} | Bender's Game | A parody of the song is heard in the background music of the opening cartoon.}} {{pmarow| {{w|MC Hammer}} | {{w|U Can't Touch This}} | Bender's Game | Dr. Perceptron says, "Now stop! Hammer time!"}} {{pmarow|{{w|Duran Duran}}| {{w|Hungry Like the Wolf}} | {{f|4}} | Zapp sings this song. Later, Bender is heard humming the tune.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Woody Guthrie}}| {{w|This Land Is Your Land}} | Into the Wild Green Yonder | Sung by the Feministas during their protest on Mars.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Frank Sinatra}}| {{w|Fly Me to the Moon}} | Into the Wild Green Yonder | The opening theme is performed in a Sinatra style, with special relations (and mentions) of Fly Me to the Moon}} {{pmarow|Robert Crawford| {{w|The U.S. Air Force (song)|The U.S. Air Force theme}} | Into the Wild Green Yonder | Lyric referred to in the title.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Culture Club}}| {{w|Karma Chameleon}} | {{e|6ACV01}}| When Leela is discovered to be in a coma, Bender sings, "Coma coma coma coma coma chameleon!"}} {{pmarow|{{w|Iron Butterfly}}| {{w|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida}} | {{e|6ACV02}} | Referenced to by the title of this episode.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Patti LuPone}} in the musical {{w|Les Miserables (musical)|Les Miserables}}| {{w|I Dreamed a Dream}} | {{e|6ACV03}} | Leela and Susan Boil sing this song together.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell}} | Little Bird, Little Bird | {{e|6ACV06}} | The song is played during the flashbacks revealing that Hermes was Inspector 5.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Zager & Evans}} | {{w|In the Year 2525}} | {{e|6ACV07}} | This song is parodied as "In the Year 252525" during the montage of Fry, Farnsworth and Bender traveling forward in time.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Shelly Palmer}} | {{w|Meow Mix}} Jingle | {{e|6ACV08}} | The jingle is meowed by the Thubanian leader to signal his mothership.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Devo}}| Beautiful World| {{e|6ACV12}} | The mutated members of Devo play this song for the Devolution Revolution. In the episode, "{{w|Whip It}}" is mentioned as well.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich}}| Bend It| {{e|6ACV12}} | Bender plays this song on the boombox at the end of the episode and everyone dances to it.}} {{pmarow|{{w|Mötley Crüe}}| {{w|Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe song)|Girls, Girls, Girls}} | {{e|6ACV20}} | Heard during the montage of the gender reversed men doing a photoshoot}} {{pmarow|{{w||Young Fresh Fellows}}| Rock and Roll Pest Control | {{e|6ACV17}} | Heard during the montage of the crew getting rid of the Bender duplicates}}
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