The 1. 5 Best Songs From The Bobs Burgers Music Album The Record NPR. The songs of the animated show Bobs Burgers are little jewels of character development and progressive ideals baked into catchy jingles filled with fart jokes. But unlike cruder, crueler animated sitcoms like The Simpsons and Family Guy, Bobs Burgers filled its character driven comedy the story of hamburger joint owner Bob Belcher, his wife Linda and their children, Tina, Gene and Louise with buoyant pathos. While the first season was arguably clunky, the popularity of Bobs Burgers accelerated as it gained comedic momentum. The show came into its own thanks to strong character development, but you could track its musical sophistication on the same axis. The Belchers middle child, Gene, an aspiring musician, would sprinkle in original tunes here and there, spontaneously composed on his keyboard, which later became as crucial an in joke as Bobs Burger of the Day a new recipe scrawled in chalk on the restaurants specials board every episode or the ever changing business next door Tire Rhea, The Petalfile, Extra Moist Yoga, etc. Three seasons in, the shows personality had fully revealed itself along with the musical presence, evolving to include clever parodies of familiar hits, full length pop songs and elaborate mini musicals. A turning point was reached when this consonant ingenuity extended to Bobs Buskers, which saw prominent artists like St. Vincent and The National covering choice songs from the show, animated to look like musicians busking in front of the restaurant. In a symbol of rightful providence, Sub Pop is releasing The Bobs Burgers Music Album, a collection of 1. May 1. 2. The massive number of tracks would be nearly impossible to review, but there are themes that run through the material that prove why the songs and the show are special. For a show about an American working class family, the show is unusually connected to social currents. Check out episodes of Bobs Burgers by season. Dont miss any episodes, set your DVR to record Bobs Burgers. Watch the latest episodes of Pitch. A tough and gifted athlete is vaulted into instant fame when shes called up by the San Diego Padres to make her Major League. The adult sensibilities of the Belcher children, combined with the relatable, plainspoken nature of Bob and Linda, make for continual opportunities for the show to subversively promote progressive values like sex and body positivity and gender equality to a mainstream audience. The characters frequently undergo rich role reversals gender stereotypes are always delightfully jumbled and boundlessly fluid. The same things make the best songs of Bobs Burgers which can be can be jarring or genius, pervy playground rhymes or earworms that clarify swiftly delivered subplots great, with or without context. The 1. 5 below my picks for the best of the bunch, presented in chronological order by episode airdate rely on solid songwriting and dimensional lyrics. Watch Bo Burnham: Make Happy Full Movie. Sadly, they dont include every instance of John Roberts Linda doing an impression of Michael Mc. Donald or Eddie Money, nor can they accommodate H. John Benamin Bob himself singing. The bathroom humor tracks alone. She straddles a piano bench in a clear nod to Tori Amos, and even 1. Gene is clued in to the fact that the song is about her vagina. Bob Burgers Full Episodes Youtube' title='Bob Burgers Full Episodes Youtube' />Its hard to tell whether vaginas are so normalized in the glorious world the Belchers live in that theyre a positive source of entertainment to an entire festival crowd, or the audience is just stuck in the lasting power of this song. Cyndi Lauper. Closing with Taffy butt its such a taffy butt theres gold there in that butt. Vincentfrom. Vincent in. Wisdom is layered lyrically and throughout the episode, in which Tina is peer pressured by her. In the midst of knocking back shots of margarita mix and putting on too much makeup, things get out of hand, forcing Tina to reflect on her values as St. Vincent sings, From Bobs newfound obsession with kinky hand clapping performances, to Lindas encouragement of Tina writing freaky friend fiction novels, the bad girls theme carries throughout. Stephin Merrittfrom. The resounding, slightly congested sounding leader of The Magnetic Fields lends his voice well to the timbre of an elephants trunk on this Bobs Buskers installment, easily one of the catchiest original songs from the series yet. And instead of following the science fair rules and doing a conventional project, Gene brings some levity to a horrifying milestone of animal cruelty in history, rewriting it to tell a sexy love story instead. We might just have found electric love. Will you be my coal mine Will you be my diamond mineThe episode is a tender but tense turn for nine year old Louise, whose typical disinterested, masculine vibe is smashed with a wrecking ball when she becomes smitten with Boo Boo at the Boyz 4 Now concert, allowing her a rare moment of sisterly bonding with Tina. Things come full circle by the time the credits roll and. Also performed by Boo Boo, the song is an incredibly catchy tribute to fresh infatuation and the funny urges and curiosities that can arise. Louise is so confused by her feelings lovestruck and simultaneously horrified so much so that her primary urge is to smack Boo Boo in the face. She does this repeatedly and satisfyingly rather than advocating abuse, her method of showing affection fights the patriarchy by reversing the conventional roles in the. Somehow, its not shocking for Bobs Burgers to use a nine year old to suggest that BDSM dynamics are no longer taboo. To the contrary, Linda manages to wah wah her way into the credits, sharing her easygoing take on sex in just two funky little rhymes. Shake your hips, wiggle your butt, drop your pants, pickem back up. Even if Linda is referring to female privy parts as. As the credits roll at the end of. In fact, its strongly encouraged. Aunt Gayle Megan Mullally lustily kicks off the Ta Tas performance, crooning the painfully slow. Lets you and me make a we union. The episode lands Bob and Tina at Equestra con, which is essentially an affectionate Brony movement farce based on Tinas favorite show. She and her toy pony with its camel toe defect are fully enthused, but Bob who could have easily made fun of the experience, awkwardly embraces it, ultimately embodying the Equesticals core value of acceptance without judgment. While the song sounds like a nod to Saturday morning cartoons like Paw Patrol, it is brought fully to life in the image of a grown man wearing a purple horse costume, fueled by unbridled joy and. Carly Simonfrom. Allegedly co written with his ex, Courtney, the hybrid musical is a mashed up rom com action thriller of Die Hard meets Working Girl. The medley consists of incomplete musical clips flashing back to familiar themes from the two 8. Staten Island Ferry. The lyrics are as loosely fragmented as the melodies and the herd of characters, but the finale is the title track. You work hard, you try hardOr die trying, girl The Belchers are on a wild goose chase to track down Linda on her birthday, and they gain new understandings of her character along the way, including her bowel movement schedule. This song conceptually reinforces the individuality of Linda while the kooky Doobie groove and synth sequences emulate the uniqueness of her character and the situation perfectly. Calvin Fischoeder, the felonious landlord, holds great financial power over the Belcher family, but the song and corresponding scene are rare exceptions to this dynamic because for once, he helps the family out while they try to get off of the mall Santas naughty list. Kevin Kline voices the meddlesome Mr. Fischoeder and says bourbon possibly more than 4. Elvis Costello, or perhaps more appropriately, Harry Nilsson. The landlord really drives it home with earnest lines like,. The blasphemy can be relished further by speculating that if this were played on the radio today, its melody and conviction could make it a modern Christmas classic.