List of popular music appearances

The Scammer Aliens singing a parody of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye".

In Futurama, there are many popular music appearances. This page is different to List of song performances, as they are original performances done by the characters. Any mention, appearance or reference of a song is listed here in the order of when they appear in episodes:

Artist	Track	Appearance
		Episode(s)	Description of appearance
Bob Dylan	Blowin' in the Wind	"The Series Has Landed" (1ACV02)	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!"
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.
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.
Quincy Jones	Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)	"A Fishful of Dollars"	The theme song plays whilst Fry is watching TV.
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.
Beastie Boys	Intergalactic	"Hell Is Other Robots"	Played at the concert.
Beastie Boys	Super Disco Breakin'	"Hell Is Other Robots"	Played at the concert in the mosh-pit.
Prince	1999	"Hell Is Other Robots"	Fry's line "Tonight, we're gonna party like its 1999" is from this song.
Beastie Boys	Sabotage	"Hell Is Other Robots"	An a capella version is played at the concert.
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.
George Frideric Handel	"Hallelujah" chorus	"Hell Is Other Robots"	Played during the crew's escape from Robot Hell.
The Isley Brothers	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!"
The Four Postmen	I've Got a Tan	"Fry and the Slurm Factory" (1ACV13)	Slurm's theme song is an instrumental of this song.
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley	Oompa Loompa, Doompa-Dee-Do	"Fry and the Slurm Factory"	The Grunka Lunka's song parody the Oompa-Loompa's performance of this song in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	I Second That Emotion	"I Second that Emotion" (2ACV01)	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Maceo Pinkard	Sweet Georgia Brown	"I Second that Emotion"	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.
Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill	Happy Birthday to You	"I Second that Emotion"	Parody of Happy Birthday sung to Nibbler
Traditional	Michael Finnegan	"Brannigan, Begin Again" (2ACV02)	The line "Finnigan, begin again" is referred in the title of this episode.
Fred Neil	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" (2ACV03)	Performed by Richard Nixon's head during his announcement to run for President of Earth.
John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	"Xmas Story" (2ACV04)	Christmas carol at the end of the episode, though with different lyrics and melody. This parody is titled "Santa Claus is Gunning You Down".
Isaac Watts and Lowell Mason	Joy to the World	"Xmas Story"	This Christmas Carol appears in this episode
James Pierpont	Jingle Bells	"Xmas Story"	This Christmas Carol appears in this episode
Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman	Here Comes Santa Claus	"Xmas Story"	A parody of this Christmas Carol appears in this episode
Traditional	O Tannenbaum	"Xmas Story"	An original German Christmas carol, Bender sings it with alternated lyrics about the Xmas tree.
Traditional	Twelve Days of Christmas	"Xmas Story"	Song by the robots, with different lyrics, referring to what they stole.
Traditional	Deck the Halls	"Xmas Story"	This Christmas Carol appears in this episode
Traditional	We Wish You a Merry Christmas	"Xmas Story"	This Christmas Carol appears in this episode
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".
Doc Pomus	A Teenager in Love	"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" (2ACV05)	The line "Why must I be a teenager in love?" in referred to in the title of the episode.
Frank Sinatra	Theme from New York, New York	"The Lesser of Two Evils" (2ACV06)	Played at the Past-O-Rama concert.
Paul Anka	Put Your Head on My Shoulder	"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (2ACV07)	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Harry Dacre	Daisy Bell	"A Bicyclops Built for Two" (2ACV09)	The line "A bicycle built for two" is referred to in the title of the episode.
		"Love and Rocket" (4ACV03)	Performed by Bender to the Planet Express Ship.
Richard Strauss	Also sprach Zarathustra	"A Bicyclops Built for Two"	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.
Randall Garrett and Isaac Asimov	A Clone of My Own	"A Clone of My Own" (2ACV10)	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Donovan	Atlantis	"The Deep South" (2ACV12)	Song as a tourist information stand, with different lyrics, to be about Atlanta, instead of Atlantis. The ending of the song is played during the Fry and Umbriel montage.
Arthur Smith	Dueling Banjos	"The Deep South"	Hummed by Bender.
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 banana."
Traditional	The Sailor's Hornpipe	"The Problem with Popplers" (2ACV15)	Song as the theme song for Popplers by Fry and Bender, with different lyrics.
Hanson	MMMBop	"Anthology of Interest I" (2ACV16)	Played while Fry and giant Bender plays in the park, the song ends promptly as the concert is destroyed by Bender.
Black Sabbath	Iron Man	"Anthology of Interest I"	Played as the giant Bender flies toward Earth.
Katrina and the Waves	Walking on Sunshine	"War Is the H-Word" (2ACV17)	Fry sings it while scrubbing Kif's back during his shower.
		"The 30% Iron Chef" (3ACV22)	Fry sings it in the shower while Zoidberg exchanges his t-shirt.
		"Jurassic Bark" (4ACV07)	Fry sings it while riding his bike with Seymour.
		"The Sting" (4ACV12)	It is played on bagpipes by Scruffy at his funeral, to which Amy comments, "he is walking on sunshine now".
		Into the Wild Green Yonder	Fry has it as his ring tone.
Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman	Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)	"War Is the H-Word"	Played as we see the tents.
The Animals	We Gotta Get out of This Place	"War Is the H-Word"	Referenced to by Nixon with "we gotta get out of this planet."
The Kinks	Lola	"Amazon Women in the Mood" (3ACV01)	Performed by Zapp at the karaoke, though with the character Lola is replaced by Leela
Elton John	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 William Shatner's version of this song.
		"Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (4ACV11)	William Shatner performs "The Real Slim Shady" spoken word, in the style of this song and his album, The Transformed Man
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" (3ACV02)	Played as the episode starts, and they enter a truck stop.
Traditional	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	"A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03)	Bender sings it as he is being executed, due to the magnets.
Simple Minds	Don't You (Forget About Me)	"The Luck of the Fryrish" (3ACV04)	Played at the end of the episode.
Traditional	Greenland Whale Fisheries	"The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)	Bender sings it a stanza of it as he refused to drink after Fry has declared his disrespect for him.
The Righteous Brothers	Unchained Melody	"Bendless Love" (3ACV06)	Played instrumentally while Bender helps Angleyne shape a girder into a heart, which is a parody of the pottery scene from Ghost, where this song is a theme.
		Bender's Game	Played as over Farnsworth's flashback to going back and being romantically attached to Mom, in a reference to the film Ghost.
The American Breed	Bend Me, Shape Me	"Bendless Love"	Played during the love montage.
Ludwig van 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".
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	Endless Love	"Bendless Love"	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Arthur Schwartz	That's Entertainment!	"That's Lobstertainment!" (3ACV08)	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Roy Orbison	Oh, Pretty Woman	"The Cyber House Rules" (3ACV09)	Played as Leela gets a second eye montage.
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans	Bonanza theme	"Where the Buggalo Roam" (3ACV10)	Parody sung by Bender during the cattle ride.
Brewster Higley VI and Daniel E. Kelley	Home on the Range (Kansas State Song)	"Where the Buggalo Roam"	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
Cypress Hill	Insane in the Brain	"Insane in the Mainframe" (3ACV11)	Referenced to by the title of the episode.
		"The Why of Fry" (4ACV10)	Referenced to by one of the Brain Spawn with "are you insane in the membrane?"
Traditional	Frog Went A-Courting	"Bendin' in the Wind" (3ACV13)	Bender sings his own version because he doesn't remember the words.
Traditional	Blue Tail 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	Devils Haircut	"Bendin' in the Wind"	Mentioned by Beck.
Steve Miller Band	Fly Like an Eagle	"Time Keeps on Slippin'" (3ACV14)	The line "Time keeps on slippin" is referred to in the title of this episode.
The Miracles	Love Machine	"I Dated a Robot" (3ACV15)	Song played during montage of Fry's dates with Liubot.
The Coasters	Along Came Jones	"I Dated a Robot"	Referenced to by Bender with "and along came Bender."
Wham!	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"
Frederick Weatherly	Danny Boy	"A Pharaoh to Remember" (3ACV17)	Performed by Dr. Zoidberg at the surprise funeral of Bender.
The Bangles	Walk Like an Egyptian	"A Pharaoh to Remember"	Played as Bender enters as the new Pharaoh.
Semisonic	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."
Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan	Conga	"Anthology of Interest II" (3ACV18)	Played twice during the Bender becomes a human story.
Rush	Tom Sawyer	"Anthology of Interest II"	Played during the Space Invaders scene.
Lonzo and Oscar	I'm My Own Grandpa	"Roswell that Ends Well" (3ACV19)	Referenced to by Farnsworth with "Mr I'm-my-own-grandpa".
Johann Strauss II	The Blue Danube	"Godfellas" (3ACV20)	Played as Bender floats around in space.
Frédéric Chopin	Polonaise in C sharp minor	"Godfellas"	The tune Bender attempts to perform on his piano.
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	"Future Stock" (3ACV21)	Performed by Steve Castle two times during this episode.
Joe Esposito	You're the Best	"The 30% Iron Chef" (3ACV22)	Played over the Bender training to become a chef montage.
Giuseppe Verdi	La donna è mobile	"The 30% Iron Chef"	Performed by the shrimp in Elzar's dish.
Cream	Sunshine of Your Love	The 30% Iron Chef	Played as the episode ends.
Pizzicato Five	Baby Love Child	"Leela's Homeworld" (4ACV02)	Played during montage showing that Leela's parents were actually with her her whole life.
Spin Doctors	Two Princes	"Love and Rocket" (4ACV03)	The song that plays when Bender turns on the radio after Farnsworth installs the new software.
Black Flag	TV Party	"Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television" (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.
Van McCoy	The Hustle	"Jurassic Bark" (4ACV07)	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" (4ACV08)	Played over the montage where the robots travel to the Galápagos Islands.
David Johansen	Hot Hot Hot	"Crimes of the Hot"	Played at the party at the end of the episode.
Don McLean	American Pie	"The Why of Fry" (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.
Eminem	The Real Slim Shady	"Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (4ACV11)	Performed by William Shatner, though spoken.
Bobby McFerrin	Don't Worry, Be Happy	"The Sting" (4ACV12)	Performed by the entire Planet Express Crew, except Leela, Fry and Scruffy, with slightly different lyrics.
Tom Jones	She's a Lady	"Bend Her" (4ACV13)	Played when Bender gets together with Calculon montage.
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.
Kenny Loggins	I'm Alright	"Obsoletely Fabulous" (4ACV14)	Bender brings a lot of CD's to the island, and he plays this song and dances to it.
Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You	"Spanish Fry" (4ACV17)	Song by Leela to Lrrr and Ndnd (though originally by Dolly Parton, Leela attempts to sing it like Whitney Houston).
Ludwig van Beethoven	Für Elise	"The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (4ACV18)	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 (cover by The Jigsaw Seen)	30 Century Man	Bender's Big Score	A snippet is played when Fry realizes he is Lars Fillmore back in 2012.
Steam	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.
Aram Khachaturian	Sabre Dance	Bender's Big Score	A Jamaican variation of this song plays when Hermes is limboing.
Carmen Miranda	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	Referenced (almost sung) by Dr. Ogden Wernstrom as he tries to catch Amy and Leela from escaping the tentacle.
Daniel Johnston (cover by Kathy McCarty)	Rocket Ship	Bender's Game	The song plays during the Planet Express Ship's venture to the Space Demolition Derby.
The Ohio Express	Chewy Chewy	Bender's Game	The song plays during the montage of Hermaphrodite and Leegola frolicking.
The Beatles	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	Bender's Game	A parody of the song is heard in the background music of the opening cartoon.
MC Hammer	U Can't Touch This	Bender's Game	Dr. Perceptron says, "Now stop! Hammer time!"
Duran Duran	Hungry Like the Wolf	Into the Wild Green Yonder	Zapp sings this song.
Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land	Into the Wild Green Yonder	Sung by the Feministas during their protest on Mars.
Frank Sinatra	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
Robert Crawford	The U.S. Air Force theme	Into the Wild Green Yonder	Lyric referred to in the title.
Culture Club	Karma Chameleon	"Rebirth" (6ACV01)	When Leela is discovered to be in a coma, Bender sings, "Coma coma coma coma coma chameleon!"
Iron Butterfly	In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida	"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" (6ACV02)	Referenced to by the title of this episode.