List of popular music appearances
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This is a list of popular music appearing or mentioned on Futurama. Almost any mention counts. Here, they are listed in the order they appear first;
- Traditional - She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (The Series has Landed)
- Bender performs this song as the credits comes on, though with different lyrics.
- Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind (The Series has Landed, Bendin' in the Wind)
- Bender performs this song as he gets a magnet on his head (The Series has Landed).
- Referenced to by the title of the episode (Bendin' in the Wind).
- Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (The Series has Landed)
- Referenced to by Fry with "hey, cool! Dark side of the moon!"
- The Odd Couple Theme (I, Roommate)
- Played over the new apartment montage.
- The Animals - We've gotta get out of this place (I, Roommate, War is the H-Word)
- Referenced to by Bender with "I gotta get out of here." (I, Roommate)
- Referenced to by Nixon with "we gotta get out of this planet." (War is the H-Word)
- Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back (A Fishful of Dollars)
- Fry shows off old classics in his 20th century house.
- Rolls Royes - Car Wash (My Three Suns)
- Played as Bender goes through the Robot Wash.
- Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again (A Big Piece of Garbage)
- Plays over the credits.
- Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil went down to Georgia (Hell is Other Robots)
- The storyline is a reference to this song.
- Beastie Boys - Intergalatic (Hell is Other Robots)
- Played at the concert.
- Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Hell is Other Robots)
- Played at the concert.
- Beastie Boys - Super Disco Breakin' (Hell is Other Robots)
- Chubby Checker - Let's do the Freddie (When Aliens Attack)
- Referenced to by Hermes with "ready, Freddie!"
- Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (Brannigan, Begin Again)
- Played over the Zapp and Kif has been fired and looking for money montage.
- Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (A Head in the Polls)
- Performed by Richard Nixon during his announcement to run for president.
- J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie - Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Xmas Story)
- Song at the end of the episodes, though with different lyrics.
- Traditional - Twelve Days of Christmas (Xmas Story)
- Song by the robots, with different lyrics, referring to what they stole.
- Frank Sinatra - You're Lonely and I'm Lonely (Xmas Story)
- Referenced to by Leela with "you're lonely and I'm lonely and together... we are lonely together".
- Frank Sinatra - New York, New York theme (The Lesser of two Evils)
- Played at the Past-o-Rama concert.
- Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra (A Bicyclops Built for Two, Godfellas, The Sting)
- Played as the crew enter the Internet in a similar fashion as in 2001 (A Bicyclops Built for Two).
- Played as Bender floats around in space (Godfellas).
- Played as Leela opens the coffin in a similar fashion to the monolith from 2001 (The Sting).
- Donovan - Atlantis (The Deep South)
- Song as a tourist information stand, with different lyrics, to be about Atlanta, instead of Atlantis. Also played at the end of the episode.
- Hal David and Burt Bacharach - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Mother's Day)
- Played during the memory of the relationship between Mom and Farnsworth.
- Harry Belafonte - The Banana Boat Song (Day-o) (Mother's Day, The Cyber House Rules)
- Referenced to by Farnsworth with "one foot tall, eight feet, fifteen feet." (Mother's Day)
- Referenced to by Hermes with "daylight come," and "tally me day banana." (The Cyber House Rules)
- Traditional - The Sailor's Hornpipe (The Problem with Popplers)
- Song as the theme song for Popplers by Fry and Bender, with different lyrics.
- Hanson - MMMBop (Anthology of Interest I)
- Played while Fry and giant Bender plays in the park, the song ends promptly as the concert is destroyed.
- Black Sabbath - Iron Man (Anthology of Interest I)
- Played as the giant Bender flies toward Earth.
- The M*A*S*H Theme (War Is the H-Word)
- Played as we see the tents.
- Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (War Is the H-Word, 30% Iron Chef, Jurassic Bark, The Sting)
- Fry sings it while scrubbing Kif's back during his shower (War is the H-Word).
- Fry sings it in the shower while Dr. Zoidberg exchanges his t-shirt (30% Iron Chef).
- Fry sings it while riding his bike with Seymour (Jurassic Bark).
- It is played on hornpipes by Scruffy at his funeral, to which Amy comments, "he is walking on sunshine now" (The Sting).
- The Kinks - Lola (Amazon Women in the Mood)
- Performed by Zapp at the karaoke, though with the character Lola is replaced by Leela.
- Lipps Inc. - Funkytown (Amazon Women in the Mood)
- Performed by Morbo at the karaoke.
- Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Amazon Women in the Mood)
- Performed by Kif at the karaoke.
- C.W. McCall - Convoy (Parasites Lost)
- Played as the episode starts, and they enter a truck stop.
- Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (The Tale of Two Santas)
- References to by Leela with "this wangs chung!"
- Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Luck of the Fryrish)
- Played at the end of the episode.
- American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me (Bendless Love)
- Played during the love montage.
- Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman (The Cyber House Rules)
- Played as Leela gets a second eye montage.
- Brewster Higley and Daniel Kelley - Home on the Range (Kansas State Anthem) (Where the Buggalo Roams)
- Referenced to by the title of the episode.
- Jay Livingston - Ponderosa/Bonanza theme (Where the Buggalo Roams)
- Song by Bender during the cattle ride.
- Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain (Insane in the Mainframe, The Why of the Fry)
- Referenced to by the title of the episode (Insane in the Mainframe).
- Referenced to by one of the brains with "are you insane in the membrane?" (The Why of the Fry).
- Beck - Sexx Laws (Bendin' in the Wind)
- Performed by Beck and Bender.
- Beck - Where It's At (Bendin' in the Wind)
- Performed by Beck and Bender.
- Beck - Devil's Haircut (Bendin' in the Wind)
- Mentioned by Beck.
- Maceo Pincard - Sweet Georgia Brown (Time Keeps on Slippin')
- Played as the Globetrotters lands on Earth (a reference to the theme song of actual Harlem Globetrotters).
- The Coasters - Along Came Jones (I Dated a Robot)
- Referenced to by Bender with "and along came Bender."
- Frederick Weatherly - Danny Boy (A Pharaoh to Remember)
- Performed by Dr. Zoidberg at the surprise funeral of Bender.
- Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (A Pharaoh to Remember)
- Played as Bender enter as the new Pharaoh.
- Semisonic - Closing Time (A Pharaoh to Remember)
- Referenced to by the Pharaoh's advisor with "you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."
- Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine - Conga (Anthology of Interest II)
- Played twice during the Bender becomes a human story.
- Rush - Tom Sawyer (Anthology of Interest II)
- Played during the Space Invaders scene.
- Lonzo & Oscar - I'm my own Grandpa (Roswell that Ends Well)
- Referenced to by Farnsworth with "Mr I'm-my-own-grandpa."
- Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau (Godfellas)
- Played as Bender floats around in space.
- Chopin - Polonaise C-sharp Minor (Godfellas)
- The tune Bender attempts to perform on his piano.
- Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Future Stock)
- Performed by That Guy two times during this episode.
- Joe Esposito - You're The Best (30% Iron Chef)
- Played over the Bender training to become a chef montage.
- Rigoletto - La donna e mobile (30% Iron Chef)
- Performed by the shrimp in Elzar's dish.
- Cream - Sunshine of your Love (30% Iron Chef)
- Played as the episode ends.
- Pizzicato Five - Baby Love Child (Leela's Homeworld)
- Played during montage showing that Leela's parents were actually with her her whole life.
- Harry Dacre - Daisy Bell (Love and Rocket)
- Performed by Bender to the Planet Express Ship.
- Spin Doctors - Two Princes (Love and Rocket)
- The song that plays when Bender turn on the radio after Farnsworth have installed the new software.
- Black Flag - TV Party Tonight (Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television)
- Played during the Bender at All My Curcuits montage, but also performed by the Planet Express Crew including Dwight and Cubert over the credits.
- Van McCoy - The Hustle (Jurassic Bark)
- Performed as Fry's people's native dance.
- Connie Francis - I Will Wait For You (Jurassic Bark)
- Played over the montage, where Seymour waits for Fry.
- KC and the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (Crimes of the Hot)
- Played over the montage where the robots travel to the Galapagos Islands.
- Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue - Hot Hot Hot (Crimes of the Hot)
- Played at the party at the end of the episode.
- Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (Where No Fan Has Gone Before)
- Performed by William Shatner, though spoken.
- Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (The Sting)
- Performed by the entire Planet Express Crew, except Leela, Fry and Scruffy. With slightly different lyrics.
- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Bend it (Bend Her)
- Referenced to by the episode title.
- Tom Jones - She's a Lady (Bend Her)
- Played when Bender gets together with Calculon montage.
- Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (Obsoletely Fabulous)
- Bender brings a lot of CDs to the island, and he plays this song and dances to it.
- Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Spanish Fry)
- Song by Leela to Lrrr and Ndnd (though originally by Dolly Parton, Leela (attempts) sings it like Whitney Houston).
- Beethoven - Für Elise (The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings)
- Played by one of the children at the holophonor school, played later by Fry as well.
- Maurice Ravel - Boléro (The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings)
- Played by Fry at one of his concerts.
- Scott Walker - 30 Century Man (Bender's Big Score)
- A snipped is played when Fry realises he is Lars back in 2012.