History Main / ToTheTuneOf

[[folder: Radio]]
* The ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' round "One Song to the Tune of Another", in which panellists must [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sing one song to the tune of another]].[[note]]If that isn't clear, you could try thinking of a song as being a trope page and the words as being an example. If an example falls under more than one trope you can copy if off the first page (or "one song") and paste it into the second page (or "the tune of another"). [[{{Metaphorgotten}} You need to be careful it really does fit under both tropes though]], otherwise you might be better cut-and-pasting rather than copy-and-pasting. Why use paste at all? Because otherwise you might forget what the example was when you come to type it in. And the last thing anyone wants is to be staring blankly at a keyboard with no idea what they're supposed to do with it. At the piano, we have Colin Sell.[[/note]]

* The short lived cartoon ''Pro Stars'' originally had a theme song with new lyrics set to Music/{{Queen}}'s "We Will Rock You". This was rather appropriate given that the song is a staple of sporting events and the main characters were fictionalized versions of famous athletes (Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Bo Jackson). Unfortunately, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died from AIDS a couple of months into the show's run and a new theme song was put in place.

* ''In-universe example with WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}: [[ShowWithinAShow Mary Moo-Cow]]'s theme song is sung to ''Frere Jacques''.

* Music/MichaelJackson was accused of doing this with "Will You Be There" from ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'', apparently set to the tune of a song by Italian singer Al Bano. Italian courts eventually ruled in favor of Jackson. Bano had to pay Jackson's legal fees. The song does start with a snippet of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's 9th Symphony, however (and this Jackson also got in trouble for as initial releases lacked the proper credit; this was promptly fixed.)

* Malaysian preschool cartoon ''Didi and Friends'' did this to B-I-N-G-O, changing it into a song about a ''cat''. Dog lovers are not pleased.

** ''The Ballad of Magellan'', popular to the point where rival Disney played the song regularly on Radio Disney, actually took its tune from the western classic ''Git Along Little Dogies'' by Roy Rogers.

** The Ballad of Magellan'', popular to the point where rival Disney played the song regularly on Radio Disney, actually took its tune from the western classic ''Git Along Little Dogies'' by Roy Rogers.
* ''In-universe example with WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}: [[ShowWithinAShow Mary Moo-Cow]]'s theme song is sung to ''Frere Jacques''.

** The Animaniacs' theme song itself uses the classic children's song ''Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'' as its tune.

* In-universe example with WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}: [[ShowWithinAShow Mary Moo-Cow]]'s theme song is sung to ''Frere Jacques''.

* Music/BruceSpringsteen's "Outlaw Pete" has a similar melody to Music/{{Kiss}}' disco single, "I Was Made For Lovin' You" from ''Music/{{Dynasty}}''.

* Music/{{Metallica}}'s "The Unforgiven II" sounds almost exactly like "Children of the Damned" by Music/IronMaiden (which itself resembles "Simple Man by Music/LynyrdSkynyrd).

* Music/{{Coldplay}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z2x8q5wMfk have been accused of doing this]] with their song "Viva la Vida" (which, itself, is about a king), being accused of copying the melody from four different sources: alternative rock band Creaky Boards (who retracted the claim and decided that both bands probably stole the tune from VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda), guitar virtuoso Music/JoeSatriani's "If I Could Fly," and Cat Stevens' "Foreigner" suite. And "Talk" borrows ITS main riff and parts of ITS melody from Music/{{Kraftwerk}}'s "Computer Love" -- though they sought permission before releasing it, and the members of Kraftwerk are credited with co-writing the song.

** "Cheesy Con" has the Cheesy Con Sing-Along, which uses the tunes of "B-I-N-G-O", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", "On Top of Spaghetti" and "Old [=McDonald=] Had A Farm".

* Music/TheKinks' "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" has a guitar riff similar to Music/TheRollingStones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash", while the ending of "U.K. Jive" recalls Music/TheWho's [[Music/MyGeneration "My Generation"]].

** Dennisha and Chica's "Working Time" to "Down Down Baby."
** "The Wheels on the Van" and "The Wheels on the Zerby" to "The Wheels on the Bus."

* In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', the Beast's song [[https://youtu.be/HNOpjsMWePc "The Jolly Woodsman"]] is sung to the same tune as [[https://youtu.be/Sb1C-_uDUWw one sung by Hansel and Gretel's father]] in Humperdinck’s opera adaptation.

-->"''We've been working on our word skills, all along the way...[[note]]Way, way, way, way, way...[[/note]]''"

** Also, later on, when Schnoz Ali shows Olivia and Groucho the wonders of the Readers' Palace, they all sing an ode to said palace, which is set to the tune of Offenbach's Can-Can tune.

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': The song in ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Idiom World'' episode 4 uses the tune of "Feliz Navidad" (strangely enough, since the episode isn't a ChristmasEpisode).

* ''Series/ElmosWorld'' is another offender, with it's theme tune that's sung to ''Jingle Bells''.