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;

Artist	Track	Appearance
		Episode(s)	Description of appearance
Traditional	She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain	"The Series Has Landed" (1ACV02)	Bender performs this song as the credits comes on, though with different lyrics.
Bob Dylan	Blowin' in the Wind	The Series has Landed	Bender performs this song as he gets a magnet on his head.
		"Bendin' in the Wind" (3ACV13)	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	The Series has Landed	Referenced to by Fry with "hey, cool! Dark side of the moon!"
Theme	The Odd Couple Theme	"I, Roommate" (1ACV03)	Played over the new apartment montage.
Sir Mix-a-lot	Baby Got Back	"A Fishful of Dollars" (1ACV06)	Fry shows off old classics in his 20th century house.
Rose Royce	Car Wash	"My Three Suns" (1ACV07)	Played as Bender goes through the Robot Wash.
Vera Lynn	We'll Meet Again	"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)	Plays over the credits.
Charlie Daniels Band	The Devil went down to Georgia	"Hell Is Other Robots" (1ACV09)	The storyline is a reference to this song.
Rodgers and Hammerstein	Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'	Hell is Other Robots	Bender sings this song when he walks into the Planet Express Building after he found religion in Robotology.
Beastie Boys	Intergalatic	Hell is Other Robots	Played at the concert.
Beastie Boys	Super Disco Breakin'	Hell is Other Robots	Played at the concert in the moshpit.
Beastie Boys	Sabotage	Hell is Other Robots	Played at the concert.
Lloyd Williams	Shout	"Mars University" (1ACV11)	Played during the montage at the end.
Chubby Checker	Let's do the Freddie	"When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12)	Referenced to by Hermes with "ready, Freddie!"
Maceo Pinkard	Sweet Georgia Brown	"I Second that Emotion" (2ACV01)	Bender whistles this while he does fancy basketball tricks with his head.
		"Time Keeps on Slippin'" (3ACV14)	Played as the Globetrotters lands on Earth (a reference to the theme song of actual Harlem Globetrotters). Bender whistles this again at the end, although slowly.
		Bender's Big Score	An adaptation of the song is whistled by the Globetrotters while doing fancy tricks with a piece of chalk.
Harry Nilsson	Everybody's Talkin'	"Brannigan, Begin Again" (2ACV02)	Played over the Zapp and Kif has been fired and looking for money montage.
Jefferson Airplane	White Rabbit	"A Head in the Polls" (2ACV03)	Performed by Richard Nixon's head during his announcement to run for President of Earth.
Traditional	O Tannenbaum	"Xmas Story" (2ACV04)	An original German Christmas carol, Bender sings it with with alternated lyrics about the Xmas tree.
John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie	Santa Claus is Coming to Town	Xmas Story	Song at the end of the episode, though with different lyrics and melody. This parody is titled "Santa Claus is Gunning You Down".
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	Theme from New York, New York	"The Lesser of Two Evils" (2ACV06)	Played at the Past-O-Rama concert.
Richard Strauss	Also sprach Zarathustra	"A Bicyclops Built for Two" (2ACV09)	Played as the crew enter The Internet in a similar fashion as in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
		"Godfellas" (3ACV20)	Played as Bender floats around in space.
		"The Sting" (4ACV12)	Played as Leela opens the coffin in a similar fashion to the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Donovan	Atlantis	"The Deep South" (2ACV12)	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" (2ACV14)	Played during the memory of the relationship between Mom and Farnsworth.
Harry Belafonte	Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)	Mother's Day	Referenced to by Farnsworth with "one foot tall, eight feet, fifteen feet."
		"The Cyber House Rules" (3ACV09)	Referenced to by Hermes with "daylight come," and "tally me day banana."
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.
Theme	The M*A*S*H Theme	War Is the H-Word	Played as we see the tents.
The Animals	We've gotta get out of this place	War Is the H-Word	Referenced to by Nixon with "we gotta get out of this planet."
Katrina & The Waves	Walking on Sunshine	War Is the H-Word	Fry sings it while scrubbing Kif's back during his shower.
		30% Iron Chef	Fry sings it in the shower while Dr. Zoidberg exchanges his t-shirt.
		Jurassic Bark	Fry sings it while riding his bike with Seymour.
		The Sting	It is played on bagpipes by Scruffy at his funeral, to which Amy comments, "he is walking on sunshine now".
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.
Righteous Brothers	Unchained Melody	Bendless Love	Played instrumentally while Bender helps Anglelyne shape a girder into a heart, which is a parody of the pottery scene from Ghost, where this song is a theme.
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.
The Miracles	Love Machine	I Dated a Robot	Song played during montage of Fry's dates with Lucy Liu-bot.
Cypress Hill	Insane in the Brain	Insane in the Mainframe	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
		The Why of the Fry	Referenced to by one of the brains with "are you insane in the membrane?"
Traditional	Frog Went a-Courtin'	Bendin' in the Wind	Bender sings his own version because he doesn't remember the words.
Traditional	The Blue-Tailed Fly	Bendin' in the Wind	Bender sings both the original version and his own version of the refrain.
Simon & Garfunkel	Scarborough Fair	Bendin' in the Wind	This is performed at Bend-Aid by robot Cylon and Art Garfunkel's descendant.
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.
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.
The Marx Brothers	Hail Freedonia!	Bend Her	Bender's national anthem for "Robonia" is similar to the national anthem for the fictional country of Freedonia in the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup.
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 to sing 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.
Steam	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	Bender's Big Score	The nudist alien scammers sing a parody of this song replacing "Goodbye" with "We took your stuff!" while all Earthicans are evacuating Earth -- I mean, New Scamadonia!
Scott Walker (cover by The Jigsaw Seen)	30 Century Man	Bender's Big Score	A snippet is played when Fry realizes he is Lars back in 2012.
Carmen Miranda & Mando Da Lua	I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)	The Beast with a Billion Backs	Played over the montage with Yivo and the universe going out on their date.
Kool & the Gang	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.
The Supremes	Stop! In the Name of Love	The Beast with a Billion Backs	Reference (almost song) by Wernstrom as he tries to catch Amy and Leela from escaping the tentacle.
Robert Crawford	The U.S. Air Force Theme	Into the Wild Green Yonder	Lyric referred to in the title.