5. Before bar singers, town troubadours, and The Lonely Island there was a local cafe singer. Phoebe Buffay, dare I call her the originator, made us all smile and laugh singing her way into the hearts of many Central Perk goers with unique 30 second songs. There was "Sticky Shoes," "Paper Mache Man" and "The Holiday Song," but above all there was "Smelly Cat."
4. Jason Segel's musical talents first surprised me with # 2 on this list, but his songs in Forgetting Sarah Marshall impressed me all the same. Maybe it's my love of vampires or maybe it's my love of musicals, but I thought this little Dracula gem was kind of genius. My favorite part is the end: "Die. Die. Die. I can't!"
3. Robin Scherbatsky, played by Cobie Smulders, has a past as a Canadian teen pop singer, Robin Sparkles. Her hit single, "Let's Go to the Mall", made me laugh with the outfits and dance moves, but I prefer "Sandcastles in the Sand." With James Van Der Beek (as Simon), Alan Thicke and Tiffany cameos, how could you not love it?
2. Thanksgiving is one week away and although it's not my favorite holiday, this How I Met Your Mother episode is my favorite holiday episode. Not that I'm condoning violence, but it makes me want to slap someone on Thanksgiving just to laugh and sing "You Just Got Slapped." I love the James Brown reference at the end of the music video. I can't wait for next weeks episode, "Revenge of the Slap."
1. Every girl would be flattered to have their musician boyfriend write them a song (except a mean/breakup song). But sometimes those songs are better when not shared with the whole family. Dylan, Haley Dunphy's boyfriend on Modern Family, obviously thought "In the Moonlight (Do Me)" was an appropriate song to perform in front of her entire family. I couldn't find a clip from the episode, "The Incident," which will re-air next Wed., so the music video will have to do. Catchy, hilarious and completely inappropriate, you kind of have to admit it's a little good... in a bad way.
Bonus: Who could forget Aldous Snow's, Russell Brand's character, "Inside of You"? I actually think this song is a little similar to "In the Moonlight (Do Me)." I think the writers used a little Russell Brand/Aldous Snow as inspiration for Dylan. I can see it. And of course, reality TV star/Skateboard Pro Rob Dyrdek's alter ego Bobby Light and "Dirty Girl," featuring The Chunky boys (a.k.a his bodyguard/best friend and their other friend).
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