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Care to Sing Along?

There have been a number of episode titles derived from popular songs... have a listen!

Note: all song links are in Windows Media Player format unless otherwise noted.

4.04 Lava's a Many Splendored Thing
Change just two vowels and you transform a favorite standard, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, into a typical Farscape groan-worthy pun. This gorgeous tune by Sammy Fain, with sentimental (I won't say sappy) lyrics by Paul Francis Webster won the Academy Award for best song in 1955. Jennifer Jones and William Holden starred in the film of the same title, a four-hankerchief story of an inter-racial love affaire in Hong Kong.

2.18-2.20 Liars, Guns and Money
Warren Zevon's original plea for help was entitled "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," and told the sad tale of a young man in a South of the Border prison, pleading, "Dad, get me out of here!" Check out Hank Williams' 1985 take on it, as well as Warren's 1978 original.

2.14 Won't Get Fooled Again
A classic rock anthem from The Who, one of several great tunes on their amazing 1971 album Who's Next (you know, the one where the cover photo shows them all, um, zipping up after.) Check out this remastered version.

2.08 Home On The Remains
The original, of course, is Home on the Range. It's the Official State Song of Kansas; have a listen [MIDI].

2.07 The Way We Weren't
Barbra Streisand was more positive as she crooned this theme song to the 1973 movie in which she and Robert Redford starred, The Way We Were. Here's a clip from Barbra Streisand's album.

2.01 Dream A Little Dream
This standard, originally written by Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt, and Fabian Andre in 1931 has never fallen far from hearing. It shows up constantly in mattress or sleep-aid commercials. Here's a jazzy recording from The Gerry Mulligan Quartet. The title is also closely associated with The Mamas and the Papas, who recorded their own version of this lovely tune with Mama Cass's trademark vocals.

1.21 Bone To Be Wild
Well, not exactly... but "Born to be Wild" was a huge hit for Steppenwolf from the 1968 self-titled debut album. This biker classic is still justifiably popular today.

1.12 Rhapsody In Blue
George Gershwin's signature piece; this is Gershwin playing Gershwin.

1.10 They've Got A Secret
The long-running television game show I've Got A Secret had a catchy little theme, but even better is a good old-fashioned Blues number from Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland.

1.08 That Old Black Magic
Another classic, written by the now little-recognized Harold Arlen, who wrote many very popular songs including "Stormy Weather" and The Wizard of Oz score.

1.06 Thank God It's Friday, Again
A group called Love & Kisses recorded this theme song to the 1978 party movie. Their version lacked the "again", but it wouldn't have been out of place at the every-night parties that Volmae was running.