Songs in Cartoons

jaykhunter · 30-09-2011 7:15pm #1

Can someone tell me why they have them? For every "see my vest" there must be 30 clunkers. They're not funny, and a lot of the time (see American Dad) they can't really sing. Comedy is hard to do, but virtually impossible in song. Who enjoys these songs? ...or is it that the makers secretly want to be on broadway and not animation?

What's the last song in an animation that you enjoyed?

cian68 · 02-10-2011 6:53pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

Can someone tell me why they have them? For every "see my vest" there must be 30 clunkers. They're not funny, and a lot of the time (see American Dad) they can't really sing. Comedy is hard to do, but virtually impossible in song. Who enjoys these songs? ...or is it that the makers secretly want to be on broadway and not animation?

What's the last song in an animation that you enjoyed?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 04-10-2011 10:31am

it saves them having to write 2-3 minutes of actual jokes

matthew8 · 04-10-2011 7:18pm

The moment I hear a cartoon song start I cringe and change the channel. The Simpsons used to have some great songs when they kept them to the minimum, but now they're awful. None of McFarlane's shows ever had any good songs. Southpark also had a couple of good ones, like too many minorities.

Ridley · 05-10-2011 3:43pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqIngh_-_A

Although the audience is particular for that.

South Park hasn't done a bad song that I can think of. Gay Fish was a great pay off to the Fishsticks episode. They're not always funny but they are enjoyable for me.

The Simpsons used to be that way aswell. I wouldn't trade away Fry's opera from Futurama to be rid of the crappy songs.

I'm struggling to think of cartoons with comedy songs without going back to Spongebob and Animaniacs.

120_Minutes · 10-10-2011 10:14am

McFarlane loves showtunes way too much to be heterosexual.

Diabhal Beag · 10-10-2011 12:19pm

I can honestly say I never liked a "cartoon song".

Fishooks12 · 17-10-2011 9:33am

South Park and Simpson's(old episodes) do them well

Family Guy and American Dad songs are not funny in the slightest, I think McFarlane fancies himself as a bit of a singer, hence the inclusion.

phasers · 17-10-2011 9:35am

As others have said, Seth MacFarlane is obsessed with musicals and the sound of his own voice. As long as his programmes dominate prime time animation then you're gonna see a lot of them.

ShooterSF · 20-10-2011 12:38am

I've actually enjoyed some of family guy's songs. Road to Rhode Island, Don't do toad song, the classic one where Brian sings to the elderly woman (I think that won an award). Hell I even kind of enjoyed Shipoopi (sp?). The Frank Sinatra Jr.s stuff ain't bad either.

As for the Simpsons I really really hated that all singing episode but most of the clips were enjoyable songs(Monorail, StoneCutters, GarbageMan KwikiMart etc.)

I will say that when they are done poorly though it's horrible.

charlemont · 20-10-2011 12:46am

My son used to watch this and I always liked the song,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewqQ0Igyqw4

Ridley · 20-10-2011 5:28pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

...
Man, the song in the new South Park is AMAZING!
# All week long, Boss-man say, #
# Work, Mexican work! #
# Sing your song, earn your pay #
# Work, Mexican work! #

...

Hrm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAhlw_1ybw

jaykhunter · 20-10-2011 10:41pm

ha ha ha, came in to post this! SP know how to make songs - short, simple, catchy and almost a parody of a song, rather than a "legit" song. Perfect. And amazing. I bloody love this song. It's stuck in my head

WORK! Mexican.....WORK! Mexican.... WORK! Mexican, it's your lot in life!

God, so funny