| 1 | ->''"Kouji can! Swim underground! He can fly beneath the sea! In his Robot Man, '''Mazinger Z!'''"'' |
| 2 | -->-- '''''Anime/MazingerZ''''' theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3g-d5BO1M TOEI dub]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | A subtrope of ExpositoryThemeTune where instead of describing the plot, the whole ''theme'' of the song is about just how amazing a character is, describing how all their [[{{Mooks}} enemies]] pale in comparison and how their attacks and powers will rip them to shreds. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Compare BoastfulRap, where the artist makes one about himself, or IAmGreatSong, where a character sings this about himself in-show. Inversion of TheVillainSucksSong and TheHeroSucksSong, which are about how amazing the character is not. If a character's job is what makes them awesome, then this overlaps with JobSong. |
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| 8 | ---- |
| 9 | !!Examples: |
| 10 | |
| 11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 14 | * If the title of the show is the main character, there's a 90% chance the Italian theme song is this. |
| 15 | * The English opening and both Japanese openings of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' are about how Kirby's the hero, how he's powerful, and how he's able to defeat any foe. |
| 16 | %%* '''''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Dare da?! Dare da?! Dare daaaaa?!]]''''' |
| 17 | * ''[[Anime/NeoHumanCasshern Shinzo Ningen Casshan]]'' has an opening narration that talks about the enemy army, the Andro Army, on how they are dangerous. It ends with "If Casshan can't do it, who can?" It is then proceeded by Isao Sasaki singing how strong Casshan is, how his attacks are powerful, and how Casshan can destroy the Andro Army. It ends with calling [[RobotDog Friender's]] various forms (FRIENDER JET!). |
| 18 | * The opening of ''Anime/HurricanePolymar'' describes how amazing the Hariken technique is, complete with him performing the techniques during the opening. Oh, and... '''DAN DAN DAN DAN DUN BABANG BAN BAN''' '''''TORYAAAAAAAAAA~''''' |
| 19 | * Most {{Super Robot|Genre}} shows (often combined with CallingYourAttacks), including |
| 20 | ** ''Anime/MazingerZ'' |
| 21 | ** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' |
| 22 | ** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' |
| 23 | ** ''Manga/GetterRobo'' |
| 24 | ** ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' |
| 25 | ** ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' |
| 26 | ** ''Anime/CombattlerV'' |
| 27 | ** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' |
| 28 | ** ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' |
| 29 | --->Bigger than big, taller than tall,\ |
| 30 | Quicker than quick, stronger than strong.\ |
| 31 | Ready to fight for right, against wrong.\ |
| 32 | Gigantor, Gigantor, Gigantor. |
| 33 | *** The original Japanese version also had one, although unlike the next example, the two versions had different tunes. |
| 34 | ** ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' |
| 35 | ** Really, most shonen-oriented anime series in the '80s and earlier had such a theme song, even non-giant-robot ones like ''Anime/{{Devilman}}'' (original TV series). |
| 36 | * ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' and its [[{{Sequelitis}} next gen]] SpinOff: |
| 37 | -->Here he comes! Here comes Speed Racer! He's a demon on wheels! \ |
| 38 | He's a demon and he's gonna be chasin' after someone! \ |
| 39 | He's gainin' on ya so you better look alive! \ |
| 40 | He's busy revvin' up the powerful Mach 5! \ |
| 41 | And when the odds are against him and there's dangerous work to do \ |
| 42 | You bet your life Speed Racer will see it through! |
| 43 | ** The original Japanese version (''Mach Go Go Go'') also had one, but while both use the same tune, the Japanese one was more about the car then the person driving it. |
| 44 | * All versions (except ''Universe'') of ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' use the same song, which talks about how hot Honey is and how nice her breasts and butt are. |
| 45 | ** Also see Honey's spiritual descendant, ''Anime/MajokkoMegChan'', with a theme song in which the singer (Meg herself) boasts about how she can easily manipulate boys with her coquettish behaviors. |
| 46 | --->(Rough English translation): Although I don't wear any makeup, you still have a crush on me. When I cry my pearly tears, boys fall to their knees! |
| 47 | * The European/Brazilian opening theme of ''Anime/SonicX'' is either this trope or a BrokenRecord [[https://youtu.be/c1nyLTTeGfk song]]. |
| 48 | * The Canadian, French, Italian, German and Dutch versionse of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' (the original, not so much) |
| 49 | ** Although Stars' theme might count as one... |
| 50 | ** The Creator/DiC English theme especially: |
| 51 | --->Fighting evil by moonlight\ |
| 52 | Winning love by daylight\ |
| 53 | Never running from a real fight\ |
| 54 | She is the one named Sailor Moon! |
| 55 | ** In fact, if you just look at the lyrics and don't hear the song, it seems like the other four Sailor Scouts are trying to upstage their leader. |
| 56 | * The German version of ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'' : "Lady Oscar! Lady Oscar! She can fight like a man! She can fence and ride! She makes miracles happen, overcomes dangers (...) and is still always ladylike! |
| 57 | * Music/JAMProject's own Masaaki Endoh wrote his own {{Super Robot|Genre}}[=/=]{{Sentai}}-esque theme song about how awesome ''he'' is. |
| 58 | ** Endoh is notable for singing these, soloing ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar Birth of the King of Braves]]'' and being JAM Project's main vocalist on ''[[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} Mazin Kenzan]]'' and ''[[Anime/{{Gravion}} Gasshin! God Gravion]]''. |
| 59 | * ''Anime/LupinIIIPartII'': "Superhero". Not technically the primary theme tune, but a delightfully cheesy mixture of [[TheFightingNarcissist pompous and bad-ass]], certainly. An excerpt: |
| 60 | --> Everyone wishes they could be like me (like you) \ |
| 61 | Smart and cool, handsome, wealthy and so sexy (sexy) \ |
| 62 | They need a hero, somebody who is just like me (Lupin-Lupin-Lupin-Lupin the Third!) |
| 63 | * Well it isn't an official ThemeTune, Sogeking's song in ''Manga/OnePiece'' definitely fits here. |
| 64 | ** Heck, the Creator/FourKidsEntertainment theme song of ''One Piece'' counts. |
| 65 | --> His name's Zolo; he's just like a samurai, and an L-A-D-Y, Nami's not shy. The pirate crew, coming through doing their thing with the king of the pirates; he's gonna be king! |
| 66 | ** The dub changed with the addition of new characters |
| 67 | -->His name's Zolo; just like a samurai, and an L-A-D-Y, Nami's not shy. Ussop's doin' that marksman thing, Sanji's cookin', Chopper's doctoring. |
| 68 | * The American version of ''Literature/MayaTheBee'': |
| 69 | -->See her flying through the air\ |
| 70 | Buzzing here and buzzing there\ |
| 71 | Saying "Catch me if you dare!"\ |
| 72 | Busy buzzing everywhere. |
| 73 | ** The German version counts as well: |
| 74 | --->And this Bee I'm talking about is called Maya\ |
| 75 | Little, smart, cheeky bee, Maya\ |
| 76 | Maya flies through her world\ |
| 77 | Shows us the things she likes. |
| 78 | * In a spectacularly campy and flamboyant way only possible for the [[Anime/DragonBallZ The Ginyu Force]], ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' gave them their own [[ImageSong self-sung]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWMeC7NeRfo theme song.]] |
| 79 | -->Yes, we are--\ |
| 80 | We've arrived,\ |
| 81 | The most elite soldiers in the universe!\ |
| 82 | We even shut up whining kids!\ |
| 83 | We're the Ginyu Force!\ |
| 84 | Yes, we are--\ |
| 85 | We'll show you our special fighting pose;\ |
| 86 | You'd better kneel before its beauty!\ |
| 87 | Ginyu Force rules! Ginyu Force rules! Ginyu Force rules! Ginyu Force rules! |
| 88 | * "Usopp Drop" from ''Manga/OnePiece'', although considering Usopp, a fair amount of it is [[BlatantLies lies]]. |
| 89 | * "Unbeatable", the opening theme song to ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'', qualifies as one of these. |
| 90 | * "Tobe! Gandamu!", the opening theme to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' with "Ginga he mukatte tobe yo, Gandamu! Kidou Senshi! Gandamu... Gandamu!" which translates directly into "Fly to the edge of the galaxy, Gundam! Mobile Warrior! Gundam... Gundam!". The whole song is a bit bragging, but mainly the last part. Andrew W.K. translated that part into "Fly away into the deep outer space, Gundamu! Mobile Warrior! Gundamu... Gundamu!", which still brags quite a bit, and sounds cool anyway. |
| 91 | * Although it dosen't explicitly brag about his exact abilities, Ichigo of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'''s theme tune is called Number One. Does any more need to be said? |
| 92 | * ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'''s opening theme for the anime adaptation's first season contains a fair bit of this, sung in first person by [[Creator/MegumiHayashibara the protagonist's voice actress]] no less. |
| 93 | * ''Anime/OnePunchMan'''s opening theme is a bombastic, over the top bragfest about how Saitama destroys everyone and everything with one punch, and how he's the strongest hero ever. While the opening theme is spot-on, Saitama is the very last person you'll ever catch bragging about his accomplishments. He's literally humble to a fault and never reports any of the city-stomping monsters he destroys, instead only reporting street crime he stops, which is one of the reasons everyone thinks he kill-steals off of other heroes, and why nobody knows who he is, despite saving the entire planet by himself almost daily. |
| 94 | -->ONE PUNCH! |
| 95 | -->(Three! Two! One! Kill shot!) |
| 96 | -->Appearing! Certain victory! The strongest of all time! |
| 97 | -->What’re you saying? Frustration, nobody can stop me! |
| 98 | -->ONE PUNCH! It’s over! One victory after another! |
| 99 | -->I shout out! I’m always victorious! Total victory! |
| 100 | -->Power! Get power! Right up to the limit. |
| 101 | -->HERO! |
| 102 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'': |
| 103 | ** Black Star's theme song: |
| 104 | --->I walk, everyone watches. I speak, everyone listens.\ |
| 105 | If you think I am just showing off, you're dead wrong.\ |
| 106 | All of you just don't know- you just don't know how great I am.\ |
| 107 | There is no one who can destroy me. I can never be defeated. |
| 108 | ** Not to be outdone, Death The Kid's own theme is fairly boastful: |
| 109 | --->Not enough for me to satisfy?\ |
| 110 | Any mistakes, let's clarify!\ |
| 111 | Let's post it on a classified:\ |
| 112 | find the bad and boom! Bye-bye!\ |
| 113 | Do it together with my entourage,\ |
| 114 | place your head in the back of garage!\ |
| 115 | Have a little sale and sell you cheap!\ |
| 116 | So please, get out, you're outta my league! |
| 117 | * All the ''Anime/TimeBokan'' series have one either about their heroes (''{{Anime/Yatterman}}'' through ''Kaitou Kiramekiman''), or about their mechs (''Time Bokan''). The only one that doesn't follow this pattern is ''Anime/YattermanNight'', which is more of a standard AnimeThemeSong. |
| 118 | * The 1966 adaptation of ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'' had the brothers and Chibita boast about their feats. |
| 119 | * The first ending of ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' talks about how sweet and well-liked Ririka is. |
| 120 | * The French dub of ''Manga/CatsEye'' has one. |
| 121 | * The French dub of ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' (''Albator'' in French) has both opening and closing themes of a men's chorus singing Albator's praises. In second person familiar, no less! |
| 122 | ** The Latin Spanish opening (where the series is called ''"Capitán Raimar"'') uses the Japanese instrumental but modifies the lyrics to talk about how brave Raimar is and how the enemies tremble before him. |
| 123 | * ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'' and its English dub's theme songs... both of them. The first one's about how the Ham-Hams love to help, can get Laura out of trouble, love consuming sunflower seeds, and how they can defeat [[CatsAreMean evil cats]]. The second is about Hamtaro and how awesome he is and how the Ham-Hams love to help. |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 127 | * The theme tune of ''Animation/GGBond'' focuses on praising GG Bond's heroism, describing how he's "so much more than your average pig". |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 131 | * ScriptFic ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' has one, set ToTheTuneOf the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' theme: |
| 132 | -->''WHO HAS THE GRAND SENSE OF AD-VEN-TUUUURRE? (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)\ |
| 133 | WITH A CARDBOARD BOX WITH A TIME SENSOR? (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)\ |
| 134 | [[MrImagination A VIVID IMAGINATION]] THAT'S A MAGNET FOR TROUBLE? (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)\ |
| 135 | GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE AND PRAISE THEM ON THE DOUBLE! (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)'' |
| 136 | [[/folder]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 139 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' has a main title song that proclaims Cinderella's [[BeautyEqualsGoodness beauty and grace]], albeit in a way that sounds classy compared to other examples of this trope. |
| 140 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'': Muntz gets one over the closing credits (though the romantic tones don't seem to fit him). |
| 141 | -->The freaks of nature span the globe, that's too big to deny. |
| 142 | -->With canine guards we'll travel there and spit into their eye! |
| 143 | -->I can't wait another day |
| 144 | -->For my life to waste away. |
| 145 | -->We'll make it a joint venture, before we're in our dentures. |
| 146 | -->My Spirit of Adventure is you! |
| 147 | * Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', [[JerkAss Gaston's]] theme song titled... "Gaston". It becomes an IAmGreatSong as Gaston gets into it and joins in. |
| 148 | -->''No one shoots like Gaston!'' |
| 149 | -->''Makes those beauts like Gaston!'' |
| 150 | -->''Then goes tromping around wearing BOOTS like Gaston!'' |
| 151 | -->'''Gaston:''' ''I use antlers in all of my decorating!'' |
| 152 | -->''My what a guy... GASTON!'' |
| 153 | * "Zero to Hero" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. Well, the Muses do have "proclaimers of heroes" as a job description. |
| 154 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'''s "Prince Ali"; justified as it's Genie, on Aladdin's behalf, trying to impress Jasmine with "Ali's" wealth and power. |
| 155 | -->Prince Ali! Mighty is he! Ali Ababwa!\ |
| 156 | Strong as ten regular men, definitely!\ |
| 157 | He faced the galloping hordes\ |
| 158 | A hundred bad guys with swords\ |
| 159 | Who sent those goons to their lords?\ |
| 160 | Why, Prince Ali! |
| 161 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has Tom Jones as Emperor Kuzco's Royal "Theme Song Guy" singing "A Perfect World", which is all about how great Kuzco is. |
| 162 | -->''He was born and raised to rule\ |
| 163 | No one has ever been this cool\ |
| 164 | In a thousand years of aristocracy\ |
| 165 | An enigma and a mystery\ |
| 166 | In Mesoamerican history\ |
| 167 | The quintessence of perfection that is he!'' |
| 168 | * WesternAnimation/Incredibles2: Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Elastigirl each had their own back in the day, which Winston sings cheerfully. Music videos are Blu-ray bonus features. |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 172 | * ''Film/{{Bullshot}}''. A jaunty 1930s-style song praising the hero plays over the end credits. |
| 173 | -->''Bullshot! Gosh you've done it again. You've saved the human race.\ |
| 174 | Bullshot! With your [[IdiotHero dazzling brain]], and every hair in place!\ |
| 175 | You make the ladies' hearts go pitter-patter\ |
| 176 | 'Cause you're [[DoubleEntendre every inch a man]].\ |
| 177 | Bullshot! Yes you've done it again, as only Bullshot can.'' |
| 178 | * Subverted in ''Film/ImGonnaGitYouSucka''. John Slade explains to Jack Spade that the guys following him around are playing his theme music. At the end of the movie, a rap group appears and begins a song about Jack. |
| 179 | * The puppet's song about Willy Wonka in Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory''. |
| 180 | * The entire soundtrack to ''Film/{{Ultramarines}}'' consists of this. The fact that it's written in the style of Astartes battle hymns makes it a lot more sensible, however. |
| 181 | * ''"Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?/Film/{{Shaft}}!/Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all around?/SHAFT!"'' |
| 182 | * ''"[[Film/FlashGordon1980 FLASH!]] AAAAAA!/Saviour of the universe!/FLASH! AAAA!/He'll save every one of us!/FLASH! AAAAA!/He's a miracle/FLASH! AAAA!/King of the impossible!/He's save every one of us, stand for every one of us/Every woman, every child, he's a mighty/Flash!"'' -- sung by ''Music/{{Queen}}'', along with -- |
| 183 | ** ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' -- (see Live Action TV below) |
| 184 | * ''Film/YorTheHunterFromTheFuture'': "Yor's world, he's the man! Yor's world, he's the maa-an!" |
| 185 | * Nearly every ''Film/JamesBond'' film has one of these, but undoubtedly the most direct is "Nobody Does it Better" by Music/CarlySimon from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. It consists entirely of heaping praise on Bond in second person - "Why'd you have to be so good?", "Looking at you makes me feel sad for the rest", and of course, "Baby, you're the best!" |
| 186 | * As has the Italian knock-off ''OK Connery'' aka ''Film/OperationDouble007''. By Music/EnnioMorricone, no less. |
| 187 | -->''HE thrills me, HE kills me, HE gives me the feeling maybe it's love...** |
| 188 | ** Parodied in its ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode with additional lyrics, like ''"HEEEEE sat on his glasses once!"''. |
| 189 | * "Star Spangled Man" from ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Justified as it's an InUniverse propaganda song. |
| 190 | * ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', mixed with VillainSong. Warning us to watch our backs, lest they take out their anger by destroying our planet. [[SoundtrackDissonance They chose to play this as everything is going to hell and the Spaceballs are evacuating their soon to be exploding ship.]] |
| 191 | * ''Ernest Rides Again'' begins with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Eyytu7lL4 this little ditty;]] |
| 192 | -->''There once was a man named Worrell- Film/ErnestPWorrell!\ |
| 193 | Even as a lad he was sensitive and caring\ |
| 194 | As cunning as a fox and as slippery as a herring\ |
| 195 | Whimsical and mellow\ |
| 196 | A hale and hearty fellow\ |
| 197 | Not formal... Not normal'' |
| 198 | * In ''Film/SpyHard'', Weird Al sings a theme tune that, while not just being a parody of ''James Bond'' theme songs, is dedicated entirely to how awesome the main character supposedly is. |
| 199 | * ''Film/JohnnyEnglish'', another secret agent parody, has a similarly-themed theme. |
| 200 | * The campy film adaptation of ''Film/DocSavageTheManOfBronze'' has a lengthy theme that plays several times during the movie in case we need reminding how awesome this PulpMagazine superhero is. |
| 201 | -->''Have no Fear, the Man of Bronze is here.\ |
| 202 | Peace will come to all who find\ |
| 203 | Doc Savage, Doc Savage.\ |
| 204 | He's a friend to all Mankind.\ |
| 205 | Pure of heart and mind!\ |
| 206 | Who will make crime disappear?\ |
| 207 | Doc Savage, Doc Savage\ |
| 208 | Part hero and pioneer.\ |
| 209 | Thank the Lord he's here!'' |
| 210 | * Inverted and parodied by Nancy Sinatra's "The Last of the Secret Agents", written for a now-largely forgotten 1960s ''Film/JamesBond'' spoof of the same name. The lyrics are all about how inadequate and inept an operative the titular secret agent is, but the singer kind of loves the dope regardless: |
| 211 | -->''He's an underwhelmin' kind of sleuth\ |
| 212 | He thinks Film/JamesBond's some kinda suit\ |
| 213 | He's farther back than an also-ran\ |
| 214 | But he's the Last of the Secret Agents, and he's my man.'' |
| 215 | * "Thunderbirds Are Go", written by Music/{{Busted}} as the theme to the [[Film/{{Thunderbirds}} 2004 theme]], is about how awesome International Rescue are, going a step further from the usual bragging song by claiming they're an inspiration to the children of today. |
| 216 | -->''The kids are learning fast\ |
| 217 | They know the T-Birds kick some ass\ |
| 218 | Be sure that there's no coming last if you're on their side,\ |
| 219 | It always looks so cool\ |
| 220 | When spaceships come out of the pool\ |
| 221 | You know that you'd just be a fool to be a bad guy'' |
| 222 | [[/folder]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 225 | * ''Literature/MartinFierro'': This is a poem where the protagonist is a {{Gaucho}} who recounts his life in thirteen songs, because he is supposed to sing accompanied by guitar music, so the introductory song is about how amazing Martin Fierro is… and the rest of songs are about his terrible misadventures. |
| 226 | * In ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'' (and most film or television adaptations), Mr. Toad improvises his own theme song about how wonderful he is: "The world has held great heroes / as history books have showed / but never a name went down to fame compared with that of Toad!" |
| 227 | * ''Literature/{{Swellhead}}''. The title villain is a James Bond-type supervillain in an alternate history, so the hero suggests to Swellhead that he have an appropriate theme tune, and even thinks up a few lines. |
| 228 | [[/folder]] |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 231 | * The vast majority of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' theme songs are this. Played with by "Go Go Power Rangers!", which gets redone for several series; the original version only has the bragging part in its extended lyrics, but the ''Zeo'' and ''Dino Charge'' versions get some actual boasts into the title sequence proper. |
| 232 | * ''Series/InspectorRex'': The series has three bragging songs about the titular HeroicDog. "A Good Friend" from the Austrian series comments that Rex is a very reliable dog. "My Friend Rex" (Italian series) also calls Rex a reliable friend who helps the police. "My Name is Rex" has Rex "singing" how he is a great detective. |
| 233 | * From ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''. Joxer The Mighty writes and performs his own theme song. |
| 234 | * Parodied on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''. The Mads penned a sitcom theme song for themselves and performed it, then ordered Mike and the Bots to do the same. Tom Servo had one of this variety (set to "O Fortuna") all ready to go, which the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide describes as "pure bombast." |
| 235 | * ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo''. Subverted in that it plays over a montage of the Sheriff and his deputies [[HollywoodPoliceDrivingAcademy repeatedly stuffing up]]. |
| 236 | -->There is a man a legend tells, who stands for what is right.\ |
| 237 | Like Wyatt Earp he never shirks, or cowers from a fight. \ |
| 238 | He is our Sheriff Lobo, mighty Sheriff Lobo. Heart of gold, oh Lobo--Keep us strong! \ |
| 239 | He has no fear, he's always here, his morale stands alone. \ |
| 240 | A man of dreams, who guards our things as if they were his own. \ |
| 241 | He walks the streets from early dawn, he stands behind our laws. \ |
| 242 | Both big and small, he bends them all, who dares to fight his cause. \ |
| 243 | He is our Sheriff Lobo, mighty Sheriff Lobo. Heart of gold, oh Lobo--Keep us strong. |
| 244 | ** Also subverted because the lyrics are ambiguous. Especially "...guards our things as if they were his own" and "...stands behind our laws. Both big and small, he bends them all...". |
| 245 | * Not exactly a theme tune for ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', but it probably counts: |
| 246 | -->''Day Man! AAAAAA!/Fighter of the Night Man! AAAAAA!/Champion of the sun! AAAAAA!/You're a master of karate and friendship for everyone/Day Man!'' |
| 247 | * The opening credits of ''Series/HarryAndPaul'' portray its stars as Communist-style dictators, accompanied by a patriotic anthem praising them in the same style. |
| 248 | * Music/OzzyOsbourne composed one as the opening credits theme for ''Series/DogTheBountyHunter''. |
| 249 | * ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' |
| 250 | ** Frasier was once told to get a jingle for his ShowWithinAShow. He goes over the top, hiring a full orchestra and conducting a ridiculous bragging theme tune. |
| 251 | -->''Whom can you turn to for prompt diagnosis?\ |
| 252 | A fetish or fantasy; sex or psychosis?\ |
| 253 | No problem at all, let us handle your call.\ |
| 254 | On our show, On our show!\ |
| 255 | Bring us your traumas, Your latent neurosis.\ |
| 256 | Erectile dysfunction, Bed-Wetting, narcosis.\ |
| 257 | There's no need for shame, you can use a false name.\ |
| 258 | On our show! On our show!''\ |
| 259 | '''Niles:''' (''spoken'') Who dares enter the dark labyrinth of the human mind? What festering secrets are buried in the recesses of the subconscious? Lurid images, lewd desires, guilty pleasures, strange compulsions. The whole catalogue of human behaviour, from the aberrant to the monstrous, lurks behind a locked door to which one man holds the key!\ |
| 260 | ''So if you are stymied, to find a prognosis,\ |
| 261 | And ask yourself, just like Freud, "[[GratuitousGerman Himmel, was los ist?]]"'' [[note]]"Heaven, what's going on?"[[/note]]\ |
| 262 | ''Stop scratching your head, Let us cure it instead.\ |
| 263 | On our show! On our show!\ |
| 264 | Now here is the man, to explain,\ |
| 265 | The tortured terrain, of your brain,\ |
| 266 | The man who feels everyone's pain,\ |
| 267 | Dr Crane!\ |
| 268 | Dr Crane!\ |
| 269 | Frasier Crane!'' |
| 270 | ** In contrast, ''Series/{{Frasier}}'s'' ending credits theme (which is sung by the character of Frasier, not just Creator/KelseyGrammer) is ''more'' self-deprecating and self-aware than Frasier normally is, actually admitting that "And maybe I seem a bit confused / Well maybe — but I got you pegged! / But I don't know what to do with these tossed salads and scrambled eggs", something he rarely acknowledges onscreen. |
| 271 | * Teddy Z, he's the man to see, uh huh/He's got the key to your fantasy, uh huh/If you want your star on the boulevard, power, fortune, or fame/Call on Teddy...cause he can play that game/Teddy Z, he's the man to see, uh huh/You'll go far/He's in charge of your reality/He'll make you a star/Just call up...''Series/TheFamousTeddyZ'' |
| 272 | * Parodied on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' when Eric decides he wants to be a detective on TV. |
| 273 | --> When a crime breaks out, all the cute girls shout, |
| 274 | --> Get the...good looking guy! |
| 275 | --> When there's a crime out there, he's gonna... |
| 276 | --> Comb his hair, cause he's the...good looking guy! |
| 277 | * ''Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee / Greenest state in the land of the free / Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree / Killed him a bear when he was only three / Davy, Series/DavyCrockett, King of the Wild Frontier!'' |
| 278 | ** Fess Parker went on to play another famous frontiersman, Series/DanielBoone, whose theme song consisted of outright Website/ChuckNorrisFacts. He was tall as a mountain, could tear down a forest, could freeze rivers by ''glaring'' at them... |
| 279 | * InUniverse example in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Barney Stinson! Barney Stinson! That guy's awesome! [[BlatantLies This isn't Barney Stinson singing this song!]] That would be really lame!" |
| 280 | * Stanley Tweedle of ''Series/{{Lexx}}'' not only wrote his own, but forced his enemies to perform it on pain of death. It starts by proclaiming him a god and gets more overblown from there. |
| 281 | -->At night we croon by the light of the moon |
| 282 | -->Of his courage and his creed |
| 283 | -->Heigh-ho there he goes, oh woe for his foes |
| 284 | -->Long live the Tweedle seed |
| 285 | * ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' had a seldom-heard theme tune in which Dusty Springfield gushed that "he's the man!" |
| 286 | --> ''Beat him if you can / Love him if you can!'' |
| 287 | * Parodied for the opening credits theme of the first (Middle Ages) season of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', which pretends to be this but is actually a covert TheVillainSucksSong. |
| 288 | --> Black Adder, Black Adder, with many a cunning plan! |
| 289 | --> Black Adder, Black Adder, you horrid little man! |
| 290 | * Music/{{Queen}}'s theme song for ''Series/{{Highlander}}'', "Princes of the Universe." |
| 291 | --> I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings |
| 292 | --> I have no rival, no man can be my equal |
| 293 | * ''And Then There's Series/{{Maude}}" is a mild example, comparing that show's "uncompromisin', enterprisin', anything-but-tranquilizin'" title character with Lady Godiva, UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc, Isadora Duncan, and UsefulNotes/BetsyRoss. |
| 294 | * Parodied (hilariously) in ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' spin-off, ''Phyllis'' |
| 295 | -->Whooooo maaaaakes theeeee fog surrounding the Golden Gate simply disappear?''\ |
| 296 | ''Phyllis! Phyllis!''\ |
| 297 | ''Who makes the warning bells on the cable cars play "The Gang's All Here"?''\ |
| 298 | ''Phyllis! Phyllis!''\ |
| 299 | ''Who charms the crabs of Fisherman's Wharf right outta their shells?''\ |
| 300 | ''Who lights the lamps of Chinatown just by walking in view?''\ |
| 301 | ''Who?''\ |
| 302 | ''Phyllis! Phyllis! Phyllis, it sure isn't you!'' |
| 303 | ** The theme itself was a mock of Mary Tyler Moore's own theme, which plays this trope very straight. |
| 304 | -->''Who can turn the world on with her smile?''\ |
| 305 | ''Who can take a nothing day,''\ |
| 306 | ''And suddenly make it all seem worth while?''\ |
| 307 | ''Well, it's you, girl, and you should know it.''\ |
| 308 | ''With each glance,''\ |
| 309 | ''And every little movement, you show it.'' |
| 310 | * ''Series/{{Wonder Woman|1975}}'': |
| 311 | -->Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman\ |
| 312 | All the world is waiting for you\ |
| 313 | and the power you possess\ |
| 314 | In your satin tights\ |
| 315 | Fighting for your rights\ |
| 316 | And the old Red, White and Blue... |
| 317 | * "She's fantastic! Made of plastic! [[RobotGirl Microchips here and there]]! She's a Series/SmallWonder; brings love and laughter everywherrrrrrrrre!" |
| 318 | * The theme tune of ''Series/APrinceAmongMen'' declares "he's a winner, he's a star, he's a prince, a prince among men" and "he's always right, 'cos he knows what's what, but he hasn't let it go to his head". However, since Gary Prince was an arrogant prat, this was ironic. |
| 319 | * Most of the old ITV adventure series by Hannah Weinstein and her imitators have only a line or two of bragging - Dan Tempest of ''The Buccaneers'' is "the bravest man we know", Sir Lancelot is "the bravest knight the world has ever seen" - but a couple go further. |
| 320 | --> Ivanhoe! Ivanhoe! |
| 321 | --> Side by side |
| 322 | --> We're proud to ride |
| 323 | --> With Ivanhoe! |
| 324 | --> With freedom on his banner, |
| 325 | --> Justice in his sword, |
| 326 | --> He rides against the manor |
| 327 | --> Where tyranny is lord... |
| 328 | ** and the braggingest: |
| 329 | ---> Richard the Lionheart\ |
| 330 | Wrote a page in England's book of fame:\ |
| 331 | History will long recall his name!\ |
| 332 | Rode like the wind on a pure white stallion,\ |
| 333 | Leading the way for his crack battalion,\ |
| 334 | Humble in spite of his victories in war;\ |
| 335 | Loved by the people he protected,\ |
| 336 | Blessed in the churches he erected,\ |
| 337 | In those days of yore! |
| 338 | * The Creator/{{CITV}} series ''Series/SuperGran'', based on the books by Forrest Wilson had a theme tune by Creator/BillyConnolly, that compared other heroes to her unfavourably: |
| 339 | -->Stand back, ComicBook/{{Superman}},\ |
| 340 | ComicBook/{{Iceman|MarvelComics}}, ComicBook/SpiderMan,\ |
| 341 | ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Robin}} too.\ |
| 342 | Don't want to cause a ruckus,\ |
| 343 | But [[Series/TheATeam B.A. Baracus]],\ |
| 344 | Have I got a match for you.\ |
| 345 | She makes them look like a bunch of fairies,\ |
| 346 | She's got more bottle than United Dairies.\ |
| 347 | Hang about,\ |
| 348 | Look out,\ |
| 349 | For Super Gran. |
| 350 | * ''Psycho Dad'', the ShowWithinAShow on ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', had a theme song with lyrics that changed with every appearance. The only consistency to the song involved bragging about what a badass he is and how he disposed of his wife-- sometimes wives. |
| 351 | * ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', the classic James Garner western series: |
| 352 | -->''Who's the tall dark stranger there?''\ |
| 353 | ''Maverick is the name.''\ |
| 354 | ''Riding the trail to who knows where,''\ |
| 355 | ''Luck is his companion, gambling is his game.''\ |
| 356 | ''Smooth as a handle on a gun,''\ |
| 357 | ''Maverick is the name.''\ |
| 358 | ''Wild as the wind in Oregon''\ |
| 359 | ''Blowing up a canyon, easier to tame.''\ |
| 360 | ''Riverboat ring your bell, fare-thee-well Annabelle,''\ |
| 361 | ''Luck is the lady that he loves the best.''\ |
| 362 | ''Natchez to New Orleans, living on jacks and queens,''\ |
| 363 | ''Maverick is a legend of the west.''\ |
| 364 | ''Riverboat ring your bell, fare-thee-well Annabelle,''\ |
| 365 | ''Luck is the lady that he loves the best.''\ |
| 366 | ''Natchez to New Orleans, living on jacks and queens,''\ |
| 367 | ''Maverick is a legend of the west.''\ |
| 368 | ''Maverick is a legend of the west.'' |
| 369 | * ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'': A ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''esque song focusing on Adam's BloodKnight and CelibateHero tendencies. |
| 370 | -->Bold as a knight in white armour,\ |
| 371 | Cold as a shot from a gun,\ |
| 372 | If you should look\ |
| 373 | For a man who loves danger,\ |
| 374 | To whom love is a stranger,\ |
| 375 | This man is the one. |
| 376 | [[/folder]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 379 | * [[Literature/TheBible Bible Hymns.]] |
| 380 | * Many songs by Music/AmonAmarth. [[BigDamnHeroes Twilight of the Thunder God]] for example: |
| 381 | -->''Thor, Odin's Son, protector of mankind\ |
| 382 | [[BigDamnHeroes Ride to meet your fate, your destiny awaits!]]'' |
| 383 | * Most national anthems are like this. |
| 384 | * ''Laser Sharks'' by Savant, a parody of Japanese bragging tunes and the Laser Shark meme. |
| 385 | -->''Man gave them laser beams\ |
| 386 | To protect the American dream\ |
| 387 | Lasers from the dark\ |
| 388 | It's the Laser Sharks!'' |
| 389 | * Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Whiplash" extolls the virtues of the metal lifestyle for both the fans and the bands themselves: |
| 390 | -->''Here on stage, the Marshall noise is piercing through your ears\ |
| 391 | It kicks your ass, kicks your face, exploding feeling nears\ |
| 392 | Now's the time to let it rip, to let it fucking loose\ |
| 393 | We're gathered here to maim and kill, cause this is what we choose''\ |
| 394 | and\ |
| 395 | ''The show is through, the metal's gone, it's time to hit the road\ |
| 396 | Another town, another gig, again we will explode\ |
| 397 | Hotel rooms and motorways, life out here is raw\ |
| 398 | But we'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica!'' |
| 399 | * [[Music/TaxiBand Taxi]] has "Ya sabréis quién soy". |
| 400 | -->''There will be no more joker, now I am the rider''\ |
| 401 | Don't ask for pardon, the fight just started''\ |
| 402 | ''You will know who I am''. |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 406 | * Wrestling/TripleH's "The Game" |
| 407 | -->''I am The Game, you don't wanna play me!\ |
| 408 | I am control, no way you can shake me!\ |
| 409 | I am heavy debt, no way you can pay me!\ |
| 410 | I am the pain, and I know you can't take me!\ |
| 411 | Look over your shoulder, ready to run\ |
| 412 | Like a good little bitch from a smoking gun!\ |
| 413 | I am the game and I make the rules\ |
| 414 | So move on out or you can die like a fool\ |
| 415 | Try to figure out what my move's gonna be\ |
| 416 | Come on over, sucker, why don't you ask me?\ |
| 417 | Don't you forget there's a price you can pay\ |
| 418 | 'Cause I am the game and I want to play!'' |
| 419 | ** Then comes the second verse: |
| 420 | -->''I am The Game, you don't wanna play me!\ |
| 421 | I am control, there's no way you can change me\ |
| 422 | I am your debt, and you know you can't pay me\ |
| 423 | I am your pain, and I know you can't take me\ |
| 424 | Play the game\ |
| 425 | You're gonna be the same\ |
| 426 | You're gonna change your name\ |
| 427 | You're gonna die in flames!'' |
| 428 | ** And then there's "King of Kings". The fact that it uses one of Jesus' titles pretty much says it all. |
| 429 | * Wrestling/HulkHogan's "Real American" might qualify except it was originally the theme for Wrestling/MikeRotunda and Wrestling/BarryWindham. |
| 430 | * Wrestling/TheUndertaker used "American Badass" as his theme tune for a while during his BadassBiker phase. |
| 431 | * Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' "Sexy Boy". |
| 432 | --> I think I'm cute, I know I'm sexy!\ |
| 433 | I got the looks, that drive the girls wild!\ |
| 434 | I got the moves, that really move them!\ |
| 435 | I send chills, up and down their spine!\ |
| 436 | \ |
| 437 | I'm just a sexy boy! Sexy boy!\ |
| 438 | I'm not your boy toy! Boy toy!\ |
| 439 | I'm just a sexy boy! Sexy boy!\ |
| 440 | I'm not your boy toy! Boy toy!\ |
| 441 | \ |
| 442 | I make them hot, I make the shiver!\ |
| 443 | Their knees go weak, whenever I'm around!\ |
| 444 | They see me walk, they hear me talk!\ |
| 445 | I make them feel, like they're on Cloud Nine\ |
| 446 | \ |
| 447 | I'm just a sexy boy! Sexy boy!\ |
| 448 | I'm not your boy toy! Boy toy!\ |
| 449 | I'm just a sexy boy! Sexy boy!\ |
| 450 | I'm not your boy toy! Boy toy!\ |
| 451 | \ |
| 452 | Eat your heart out girls! Hands off the merchandise! |
| 453 | * Wrestling/AjaKong's theme, "Jungle Emperor": |
| 454 | -->God got up one morning, He was in an ugly mood,\ |
| 455 | He was sick of floods and plagues, He wanted something really rude,\ |
| 456 | He made a big piranha out of broken glass and glue,\ |
| 457 | Then He gave her two legs and a nasty attitude.\ |
| 458 | \ |
| 459 | Well, the Sahara was a jungle 'till she ripped out all the trees,\ |
| 460 | Then she looked up at the mountaintops, they all began to freeze,\ |
| 461 | The sun gave her a cold until she set it on fire,\ |
| 462 | You can see her for yourself if you think that I'm a liar!\ |
| 463 | \ |
| 464 | God made the Devil just for fun,\ |
| 465 | When He wanted the real thing, He made Aja Kong!\ |
| 466 | \ |
| 467 | She's a head-splitting, fire-spitting human earthquake\ |
| 468 | She makes the young ones wonder and the wise ones shake\ |
| 469 | Got the hands of a gorilla, got the head of a snake\ |
| 470 | She keeps looking, but she hasn't found a thing she can't break! |
| 471 | * Wrestling/JohnCena [[BadassDecay used to have one]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHTg6Ga0kaA Basic Thuganomics.]] |
| 472 | -->Whether fightin', or spittin', my discipline is unforgiven\ |
| 473 | Got you backin' up, in a defensive position\ |
| 474 | An ass-kickin' anthem, heavyweight or bantam\ |
| 475 | Holdin' camps for ransom, the microphone phantom\ |
| 476 | \ |
| 477 | Teams hit the floor, this the new fight joint\ |
| 478 | Like a broken needle, kid, you missin' the point\ |
| 479 | We dominate your conference with offense, that's no nonsense\ |
| 480 | My theme song hits, get your reinforcements\ |
| 481 | \ |
| 482 | We strike quick with hard kicks, duckin' night sticks\ |
| 483 | Bare-knuckle men through fight pits, beat you lifeless\ |
| 484 | Never survive this, get forgot like Alzheimer's\ |
| 485 | Two-faced rappers walk away with four shiners\ |
| 486 | \ |
| 487 | The raw rhymer, turnin' legends to old-timers\ |
| 488 | My incisor's like a viper, bitin' through your one-liners\ |
| 489 | New Deadman Inc., and we about to make you famous\ |
| 490 | Takin' over Earth and still kickin' in Uranus |
| 491 | * Wrestling/DolphZiggler's second entrance (some of it is sampled in the one which followed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fgKLfqslM |
| 492 | -->I am perfection, PERFECTION!\ |
| 493 | ...\ |
| 494 | So take your best shot\ |
| 495 | Give it all you've got, COME ON!\ |
| 496 | ...\ |
| 497 | Some things are exactly what they seem\ |
| 498 | I will define the things you dream\ |
| 499 | Go check the scores again\ |
| 500 | I'll come out a perfect ten\ |
| 501 | They broke the mold when they made me\ |
| 502 | ...\ |
| 503 | I hold your life here in my hands\ |
| 504 | Though you try hard to understand\ |
| 505 | Your little mind won't turn\ |
| 506 | Those little wheels will burn\ |
| 507 | You'll recognize just who I am\ |
| 508 | ...\ |
| 509 | Things just come easier to me\ |
| 510 | What you work hard for, I get free\ |
| 511 | With no excuses made, I got all my dues paid\ |
| 512 | And I stand here, so you can see... |
| 513 | ** "I'm Here to Show the World" also counts, given that it's set to the same beat as "I Am Perfection": |
| 514 | Do what I say, better watch what I do\ |
| 515 | Better heed the warning I'm here to give you\ |
| 516 | If you ever doubted me, you don't have a clue\ |
| 517 | I'm here to show the world, I'M HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD!\ |
| 518 | ...\ |
| 519 | Give it up now, never gonna work out\ |
| 520 | I'm the game changer with this, there's no doubt\ |
| 521 | You took your best shot but it's all over now\ |
| 522 | I'M HERE TO SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD! |
| 523 | * [[Wrestling/WilliamRegal Steven Regal]] is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW9cnAbiyrA Real Man's Man]]. |
| 524 | * ''Ya llego el Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}/El vato cabron de San Diego/Flash up on the scene like a brown crusader/Blowing up screens like Space Invaders/Too much damage for one to manage/Going 51:50 speaking Spanglish/Aste a un lado, estoy pesado/Vivo la vida peleando pecado!'' |
| 525 | * Wrestling/JinderMahal's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wZboDbgiW4 "Sher (Lion)"]]: |
| 526 | -->See our grace, our traditions and pride\ |
| 527 | We are Punjabi, and see how we stand in your way like a mountain\ |
| 528 | See how we get recognized for our bravery in any battle ground\ |
| 529 | See how the enemies fear us and cry out\ |
| 530 | Who dares to come and stand in our way\ |
| 531 | Cause the place where they live has our army\ |
| 532 | So forget all the delusions you have in mind, and stop giving yourselves false hopes\ |
| 533 | When Punjabi pride comes down your road and you are helpless\ |
| 534 | Even death fears when it looks in to the eyes of a Punjabi\ |
| 535 | No mother has given birth to a child that can stop me\ |
| 536 | The aftermath is fatal where Punjabis rock your place\ |
| 537 | We grow up playing with danger since childhood\ |
| 538 | Don't be mistaken to think that I ever get scared of anything\ |
| 539 | I have thirst of blood and I don't drink nothing else\ |
| 540 | 5 rivers, Sutlaj, Beas, Jhelum, Ravi, Chanab\ |
| 541 | Flow in my veins as the spirit of Punjab |
| 542 | |
| 543 | -->Punjabi Boys rule wherever we go\ |
| 544 | The biggest of difficulties we deal with ease\ |
| 545 | We are the Nation of Lions,\ |
| 546 | We are the Nation of Lions,\ |
| 547 | Our spirits will rise! |
| 548 | * Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura's post FaceHeelTurn theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VyG3V-l2I Shadows of a Setting Sun]]": |
| 549 | -->I thought this day would come\ |
| 550 | I have not left. I have remained\ |
| 551 | This isn't about the politics\ |
| 552 | I have taken everything you have wanted\ |
| 553 | You finally understand that questioning is stupid\ |
| 554 | Because there is not one person in this world who can understand |
| 555 | |
| 556 | -->Do you understand my power?\ |
| 557 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 558 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 559 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 560 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 561 | Do you understand that I am number one? |
| 562 | |
| 563 | -->Good luck trying to get by me\ |
| 564 | You're scared. Okay, it'll be all over in one hit\ |
| 565 | I will break and destroy you, welcome to your nightmare\ |
| 566 | I will decide your fate\ |
| 567 | Escape is meaningless, so try to run away\ |
| 568 | I will always find you\ |
| 569 | I will hand you over to your God, without fail\ |
| 570 | Now, I've found you\ |
| 571 | |
| 572 | -->Do you understand my power?\ |
| 573 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 574 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 575 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 576 | Do you understand my power?\ |
| 577 | Do you understand that I am number one? |
| 578 | * Wrestling/SashaBanks' post-FaceHeelTurn also counts, with the bars done by Music/SnoopDogg: |
| 579 | Yes, yes, y'all, so fresh, y'all\ |
| 580 | Snoop Dogg with Sasha Banks, we the best, y'all\ |
| 581 | Make way for the new, what it do\ |
| 582 | And if you in the way let me say she comin' for you\ |
| 583 | \ |
| 584 | Fans up, hands up, in the air, when I say hell you say yeah\ |
| 585 | Hell (Yeah!) Hell (Yeah!)\ |
| 586 | S-A-S-H-A, how ya' do that there\ |
| 587 | \ |
| 588 | She's a legit boss, but y'all knew that\ |
| 589 | Da Big Boss Dogg, yeah I had to do that\ |
| 590 | That's my family and we so G\ |
| 591 | Bow down to the new champ of WWE! |
| 592 | [[/folder]] |
| 593 | |
| 594 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 595 | * ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' has a milder example of this trope. The song is about how Barney can be a best friend and how he helps his friends learn life lessons. |
| 596 | -->Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination,\ |
| 597 | And when he's tall he's what we call\ |
| 598 | a dinosaur sensation! |
| 599 | * ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Scarlet_and_the_Mysterons#Closing_credit_lyrics ending theme lyrics]]. |
| 600 | -->...To his Martian foes, a dangerous name, a superman...\ |
| 601 | They crash him, and his body may burn, they smash him, but they know he'll return to live again... \ |
| 602 | Though the Mysterons plan to conquer the Earth, this indestructible man will show what he's worth. |
| 603 | [[/folder]] |
| 604 | |
| 605 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 606 | * Legendary jingle producer JAM Productions produced [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qepFMep0uv8 their own promotional theme tune]] in the 1980's -- in where the resident jingle singers sing half the callsigns used by the stations JAM produced jingles for as well as various DJ names, as well as extolling the virtues of JAM's work. |
| 607 | [[/folder]] |
| 608 | |
| 609 | [[folder:Sports]] |
| 610 | * Just about every [[UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball AFL]] team has one. |
| 611 | ** Adelaide Crows: "We're the pride of South Australia, We're the mighty Adelaide Crows!" |
| 612 | ** Brisbane Lions: "Go Lions! Brisbane Lions! We'll kick the winning score! You will hear our mighty roar!" |
| 613 | ** Carlton Blues: "We're the team that never lets you down!" |
| 614 | ** Collingwood Magpies: "Oh, the premiership's a cakewalk, for the good old Collingwood!" |
| 615 | ** Essendon Bombers: "See the Bombers fly up, up, to win the premiership flag!" |
| 616 | ** Fremantle Dockers: "We're gonna roll 'em and we'll rock 'em! Gonna send 'em to the bottom! And if they get up, we'll do it again!" |
| 617 | ** Geelong Cats: "We are Geelong, the greatest team of all!" and "We play the game as it should be played." |
| 618 | ** Gold Coast Suns, like Hawthorn, brag more about effort: "We're the team who never say die!" |
| 619 | ** Greater Western Sydney Giants: "We're the Greater Western Sydney Giants, we're the biggest and the best" |
| 620 | ** Hawthorn went a different route of bragging about being a BandOfBrothers: "We're a happy team," "We love our club and we play to win," "Come what may you'll find us striving, teamwork is the thing that talks." |
| 621 | ** Melbourne Demons: "It's a grand old (premiership) flag, it's a high-flying flag!". Not as blatant as some of the others, granted. |
| 622 | ** North Melbourne Kangaroos: "North Melbourne will be champions, just you wait and see!" |
| 623 | ** Port Adelaide Power: "We'll never stop, stop, stop, 'till we're top, top, top!" |
| 624 | ** Richmond Tigers: "We're behind, but never mind, we'll fight and fight and win!" |
| 625 | ** St Kilda Saints: "Oh how I want to be in St Kilda, when the Saints go marching in!" |
| 626 | ** Sydney Swans: "Whether the odds be great or small, Swans will go in and win over all!" |
| 627 | ** West Coast Eagles: "We're the big birds, kings of the big game, we're the Eagles, we're flying high!" |
| 628 | ** Western Bulldogs: "'cause you can't beat the boys of the Bulldog breed, the team of the mighty west!" |
| 629 | * Channel 9's World Series UsefulNotes/{{Cricket}} theme, "Advertising/CmonAussieCmon", combines this with PatrioticFervor: |
| 630 | --> Lillee's pounding down like a machine\ |
| 631 | Pascoe's making divots in the green\ |
| 632 | Marshy's taking wickets\ |
| 633 | Hookesy's clearing pickets\ |
| 634 | And the Chappells' eyes have got that killer gleam\ |
| 635 | Mr. Walker's playing havoc with the bats\ |
| 636 | Redpath, it's good to see you back\ |
| 637 | Lairdy's making runs\ |
| 638 | Dougie's chewing gum\ |
| 639 | And Gilmour's wielding willow like an axe\ |
| 640 | ** And then Shannon Noll's version turned it up a notch, although admittedly it was at a time when Australia was, undisputedly, the number one cricket team in the world: |
| 641 | ---> They're not just getting runs\ |
| 642 | They're out there smashing tons\ |
| 643 | Spinning big-time records back-to-back. |
| 644 | ** The 1983/84 version actually subverted this, building up Pakistan and the West Indies as major threats to Australia: |
| 645 | ---> The black clouds are swirling overhead\ |
| 646 | They're coming, the teams the others dread\ |
| 647 | The Pakis, the Windies, both want to win this series\ |
| 648 | They'll make the turf a dangerous place to tread\ |
| 649 | Mufasa, Javed and Imran Khan\ |
| 650 | And there's Richards, Lloyd and "Big Bird", mahn\ |
| 651 | The hardest teams on Earth\ |
| 652 | Will be treading on our turf\ |
| 653 | There's thunder down under coming on |
| 654 | ** That wasn't the first time the feat was accomplished, either -- the 1979 version even suddenly switches to reggae as the West Indies appear on the scene to challenge Australia. |
| 655 | ** [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic CROWNING. MUSIC.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis OF AWESOME.]] |
| 656 | ---> Come on, Aussie, come on, come on\ |
| 657 | Come on, Aussie, come on |
| 658 | * Name an [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague BPL]] team. Any BPL team. Chances are, they have an anthem that tells of how awesome they are. |
| 659 | * Many supporters of football clubs sing [[BadassBoast songs]] about their favorite players or club legends. |
| 660 | * In UsefulNotes/RugbyLeague the South Sydney Rabbitohs' song goes as far as to list all the teams Souths beat in grand finals: |
| 661 | --> (To the tune of "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah"):\ |
| 662 | They mauled the Balmain Tigers,\ |
| 663 | Slew the Dragons from St. George,\ |
| 664 | The Seagulls and the Mounties next\ |
| 665 | Were crushed with mighty force\ |
| 666 | They humbled Parramatta\ |
| 667 | And the Berries in due course\ |
| 668 | They wear the RED & GREEN\ |
| 669 | \ |
| 670 | (CHORUS)\ |
| 671 | \ |
| 672 | They plucked the Western Magpies,\ |
| 673 | Slashed the Newtown bag of blue\ |
| 674 | The Eastern Suburbs rooster crowed,\ |
| 675 | And then was conquered too\ |
| 676 | The greatest name in any game\ |
| 677 | Within South Sydney grew\ |
| 678 | They wear the RED & GREEN |
| 679 | * From UsefulNotes/NewOrleans, the Saints have their fans' theme song, chanted at every game by fans and players alike. |
| 680 | --> Who 'Dat?! Who 'Dat?! Who 'Dat say 'dey gon' beat 'dose Saints?! |
| 681 | ** Emphasis is placed on the exclamation point because it's not exactly used as a question. Translation from the gumbo pot of language that consists of Cajun, French, Spanish, White, Black, Asian, etc. that is "Yat", "Who is that? Who is that? Who is that who says they will defeat the Saints?" |
| 682 | *** Yes, this is coming from a New Orleanian. Yes, we are literate. We like to mix everything into the Jambalaya, not just what the system wants. |
| 683 | * The Minnesota Rollergirls, courtesy of local punk rock band The Soviettes. |
| 684 | --> Watch out for the roller girls,\ |
| 685 | Watch out for the roller girls,\ |
| 686 | Watch out for the roller girls\ |
| 687 | ATOMIC BOMBSHELLS! We're the weapons of mass destruction! Bombs away!\ |
| 688 | DAGGER DOLLS! We're not your playthings! Skate! Fight! Die!\ |
| 689 | GARDA BELTS! Move your ass or we'll crush your face! Bring it, bitch, come on!\ |
| 690 | THE ROCKITS! Blowing by you at the speed of light! YEAH! |
| 691 | * The 2005 Speed broadcasts of UsefulNotes/MonsterJam had this boastful example of a theme tune, loudly telling the audience how awesome the tour and the drivers are: |
| 692 | --> Turn it up, we're gonna tear 'em up,\ |
| 693 | Let's start em up, we're gonna tear 'em up,\ |
| 694 | Roll into town, ten thousand pounds,\ |
| 695 | Come gather 'round, the king will be crowned,\ |
| 696 | Time's on the stake and no time for faking,\ |
| 697 | Got the ground shakin', feel the Earth quakin',\ |
| 698 | Packed in the stands, millions of fans,\ |
| 699 | Up with your hands, it's time to jam! |
| 700 | * Any Chicago Bears fan knows The Super Bowl Shuffle is somewhat this for their team. |
| 701 | -->We are the Bears' shufflin' crew,\ |
| 702 | Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you,\ |
| 703 | We're so bad, we know we're good,\ |
| 704 | Blowin' your mind like we knew we would,\ |
| 705 | You know we're just struttin' for fun,\ |
| 706 | Struttin' our stuff for everyone,\ |
| 707 | We're not here to start no trouble,\ |
| 708 | We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle |
| 709 | ** And then the New England Patriots countered with an even more boastful song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEOj-IoIgXo "New England, The Patriots, And We"]] |
| 710 | * The Cincinnati Red Stockings had one which the players sung prior to some of their games which went: |
| 711 | -->We are a band of baseball players,\ |
| 712 | From Cincinnati city,\ |
| 713 | We come to toss the ball around,\ |
| 714 | And sing to you our ditty.\ |
| 715 | And if you listen to the song,\ |
| 716 | We are about to sing,\ |
| 717 | We'll tell you all about baseball,\ |
| 718 | And make the welkin ring.\ |
| 719 | The ladies want to know,\ |
| 720 | Who are those gallant men in stockings red,\ |
| 721 | They'd like to know |
| 722 | * Another NFL example is the Dallas Cowboys, who debuted one in 1979, sung by Music/CharleyPride, with lines like "super coach, super team," "big mean team from the big Lone Star," "see you on Sunday at the Super Bowl" and "best-lookin' cheerleaders in the whole USA." |
| 723 | [[/folder]] |
| 724 | |
| 725 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 726 | * ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'': Cyrano improvises a poem about the life of a Gascon Cadet at Act II Scene VII. You can read it complete if you follow the link. |
| 727 | -->'''CYRANO:''' ''[making two steps toward De Guiche]''\ |
| 728 | My Lord de Guiche, permit that I present— ''[pointing to the cadets]''\ |
| 729 | The bold Cadets of Gascony,\ |
| 730 | Of Carbon of Castel-Jaloux!\ |
| 731 | Brawling and swaggering boastfully,\ |
| 732 | The bold Cadets of Gascony!\ |
| 733 | Spouting of Armory, Heraldry,\ |
| 734 | Their veins a-brimming with blood so blue,\ |
| 735 | The bold Cadets of Gascony,\ |
| 736 | Of Carbon of Castel-Jaloux:\ |
| 737 | \ |
| 738 | Eagle-eye, and spindle-shanks,\ |
| 739 | Fierce mustache, and wolfish tooth!\ |
| 740 | Slash-the-rabble and scatter-their-ranks;\ |
| 741 | Eagle-eye and spindle-shanks,\ |
| 742 | With a flaming feather that gayly pranks,\ |
| 743 | Hiding the holes in their hats, forsooth!\ |
| 744 | Eagle-eye and spindle-shanks,\ |
| 745 | Fierce mustache, and wolfish tooth!\ |
| 746 | \ |
| 747 | 'Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk'\ |
| 748 | Are their gentlest sobriquets;\ |
| 749 | With Fame and Glory their soul is drunk!\ |
| 750 | 'Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk,'\ |
| 751 | In brawl and skirmish they show their spunk,\ |
| 752 | Give rendezvous in broil and fray;\ |
| 753 | 'Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk'\ |
| 754 | Are their gentlest sobriquets!\ |
| 755 | \ |
| 756 | What, ho! Cadets of Gascony!\ |
| 757 | All jealous lovers are sport for you!\ |
| 758 | O Woman! dear divinity!\ |
| 759 | What, ho! Cadets of Gascony!\ |
| 760 | Whom scowling husbands quake to see.\ |
| 761 | Blow, 'taratara,' and cry 'Cuckoo.'\ |
| 762 | What, ho! Cadets of Gascony!\ |
| 763 | Husbands and lovers are game for you! |
| 764 | ** In one musical rendition of Cyrano de Bergerac penned by Leslie Bricusse and composed by Frank Wildhorn, Cyrano [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdWA_jRHGg gives one to his troops]] to rally them before the battle: |
| 765 | --->Here is the cream of France\ |
| 766 | You can tell at a glance\ |
| 767 | Out numbered ten to one\ |
| 768 | We don't run, we advance\ |
| 769 | Soldiers of fortune, men in a million, in life's steady dance\ |
| 770 | We hold our heads high, smile at the blue sky\ |
| 771 | Live while we may live, die when we must die\ |
| 772 | \ |
| 773 | We are the Gascons!\ |
| 774 | God loves the Gascons!\ |
| 775 | No braver men on Earth\ |
| 776 | God, bless the Gascons!\ |
| 777 | God, save the Gascons!\ |
| 778 | God only knows their worth\ |
| 779 | Lovers of freedom\ |
| 780 | Soldiers of God by birth |
| 781 | [[/folder]] |
| 782 | |
| 783 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 784 | * ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' is set in an old cartoon studio whose creations have been brought to life through a combination of technology and magic. One of its characters is an angel named Alice [[SpeciesSurname Angel]], and in Chapter 3, her theme song plays as [[PlayerCharacter Henry]] is introduced to a real-life version of her: |
| 785 | -->''I'm the cutest little angel, sent from above, and I know just how to swing.\ |
| 786 | I got a bright little halo, and I’m filled with love...\ |
| 787 | I'm Alice Angel!\ |
| 788 | I'm the hit of the party, I’m the belle of the ball, I’m the toast of every town.\ |
| 789 | Just one little dance, and I know you'll fall...\ |
| 790 | I'm Alice Angel!\ |
| 791 | I ain't no flapper, I’m a classy dish, and boy, can this girl sing.\ |
| 792 | This gal can grant your every wish...\ |
| 793 | I'm Alice Angel!'' |
| 794 | * ''VideoGame/GodHand'': "Dragon Kick your ass [[TwinkleInTheSky into the milky way!"]] |
| 795 | * ''VideoGame/MadWorld'': |
| 796 | ** "Ain't That Funny" [[SociopathicHero Jack, Jack/He's a psycho maniac/That's right/It's death on sight/It don't matter who's wrong or right...]] |
| 797 | ** [[UncleTomfoolery "Look pimpin', I ain't playin'. In a minute you're gonna be layin', on the ground, I ain't messin' around. My city, rules, my money, my town!"]] |
| 798 | * ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': BANG, BANG, BA-BAAAAAAANG!! [[Music/JAMProject BAANINGU]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp TAMASHII!!]] |
| 799 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HV5ssZyZoU&feature=related "Joy's theme"]], ''VideoGame/ShenmueII''. She's apparently a goddess on a pair of wheels. |
| 800 | * ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avycjPEe-hE Yuke! Akai Homura!!]] |
| 801 | * "Terran Up The Night", the end credits song from ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft II}}'' ''Wings of Liberty'' is a metal song by Music/Level80EliteTaurenChieftain about how awesome the Terrans are. |
| 802 | ** Previously, "Power of the Horde", the end credits to ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII: The Frozen Throne'' was all about how the Horde is completely awesome, and [[ShockAndAwe Farseers]] are even more awesome. There seems to be a pattern here... |
| 803 | * VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mysterious+destiny&aq=f this is your time! You're gonna sparkle you're gonna shine!]] [[DanceBattler Girl, when you fight, it looks like a dance!]] [[DarkMagicalGirl You are maaagic, you're maaaagiiic!]] |
| 804 | * {{Sentai}} themed ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' has appropriately cheesy "The Won-Stoppable Wonderful 100" boastful march. |
| 805 | * They Are Burning Rangers, Go! They will never let you down! Hyper Burning Rangers, Wow! |
| 806 | * ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'': Margaret Moonlight's theme song "Philistine" plays during her boss battle, and has two purposes: To explain why Margaret is awesome, and to demoralize her opponents. |
| 807 | * Ashley's song from ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'', which primarily has her boasting about her magical prowess. |
| 808 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''[='=]s "Sons of Skyrim" is a pretty straightforward case of this. In a ConLang. |
| 809 | -->Dragonborn, Dragonborn\ |
| 810 | By his honor is sworn\ |
| 811 | To keep evil forever at bay!\ |
| 812 | And the fiercest foes rout\ |
| 813 | When they hear triumph's shout\ |
| 814 | Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray! |
| 815 | * ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' examples: |
| 816 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'': Axel's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Q8SnyemvylI&list=FLeg0QZKEDnzzMa_yyugBnMw&index=2&feature=plpp_video White Tiger]] spends it runtime proclaiming the power and might of [[ButtMonkey its]] [[DirtyCoward ow]][[LovableCoward ner]]. |
| 817 | ** In the same game, Etna's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfq41t1bfAs Etna Rock]], goes on about how lethally evil a FemmeFatale she is, which is an appropriate bragging theme tune for a demon. |
| 818 | ** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCAdtd3Eknc Lord Laharl's Hymn]] announces that [[NobleDemon La]][[CardCarryingVillain harl]] is a great evil for [[PokeThePoodle playing with fire and not washing his hands after he uses the toilet]]. |
| 819 | * While this is not featured in the game, ''Music/MiracleOfSound'' gave this gem about ''Franchise/MassEffect'''s Commander Shepard: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeY-2ovpF9c No matter what scars you bear, whatever uniform you wear, you can fight like a Krogan, run like a leopard, but you'll never be better than Commander Shepard!]]'' |
| 820 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKQbqyMDOLQ Goemon Impact]] from ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon''. |
| 821 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'''s Sephiroth has ''One-Winged Angel'' for his final battle theme, which is essentially a song in OminousLatinChanting about how powerful and dangerous Sephiroth is. |
| 822 | * ''VideoGame/DeadRising2: Off the Record'' has "His Name's Frank", which talks about what a total badass Frank West is. |
| 823 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 824 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' brings us Eggman's theme: |
| 825 | --->''The story begins, with who's gonna win\ |
| 826 | Knowing the danger that lies within\ |
| 827 | Aboard the Ark, a genius at heart\ |
| 828 | Wanting to unlock the mysteries of life\ |
| 829 | I am the Eggman, that's what I am!\ |
| 830 | I am the Eggman, I've got the master plan!'' |
| 831 | ** ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' provides Shadow's theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYugbpYaco All hail]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl8kra0XRcY Shadow!]] Seriously, just listen to those lyrics without thinking at any point that Shadow must be a force to be reckoned with. |
| 832 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' has the theme of Infinite. Even if it emphasizes the character's InferioritySuperiorityComplex, it's still a menacing VillainSong. |
| 833 | --->''I'm the tallest of mountains, I am the roughest of waves!\ |
| 834 | I'm the toughest of terrors, I am the darkest of days!\ |
| 835 | I'm the last one that's standing, don't try to stand in my way!\ |
| 836 | 'Cause I've been up against better, just take a look at my face!\ |
| 837 | 'Cause if you're messing with me, I am a dangerous weapon!\ |
| 838 | I'm the sharpest of blades, I'll cut ya down in a second!\ |
| 839 | 'Cause I was born in this pain, it only hurts if you let it!\ |
| 840 | So if you think you can take me, then you should go and forget it!'' |
| 841 | * On more of an advertisement level, the American commercial of ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby's Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' is this, sung to the tune of Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man". Because you know, AmericanKirbyIsHardcore. |
| 842 | --> ''He's a man of many, many faces!\ |
| 843 | He may be pink, but he's really dangerous!\ |
| 844 | Every enemy he meets...\ |
| 845 | Is another bad guy for Kirby to beat!\ |
| 846 | Then he takes on their powers!\ |
| 847 | (Kirby!) Nightmare in Dream Land!\ |
| 848 | (Kirby!) Nightmare in Dream Land!\ |
| 849 | Beatin' up the bad guys, and takin' away their powers!'' |
| 850 | * Music/PoetsOfTheFall's "The Happy Song," a VillainSong for Mr. Scratch, HumanoidAbomination antagonist of ''VideoGame/AlanWakesAmericanNightmare.'' In it, the singer rants about his madness with a kind of twisted pride, engaging in EvilGloating about the listener's impending death. |
| 851 | -->I told you I'm a psycho, psycho, PSYCHO, yeah! |
| 852 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} V'', most civilizations get a DarkReprise of their peace theme for their war theme. [[BloodKnight Shaka]] gets one of these instead. It's in the Zulu language, but the chorus' mention of Shaka's name and the song's bravado gets the message across: this is a song about how awesome their leader is. |
| 853 | * ''VideoGame/ComicJumperTheAdventuresOfCaptainSmiley'' has two: one for the titular Captain Smiley, and another for his antiheroic rival Brad who even has his [[CoolPlane Bradcopter]] playing his theme song during his boss battles. |
| 854 | [[/folder]] |
| 855 | |
| 856 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 857 | * ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': |
| 858 | ** The WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "dragon" has Strong Bad's "TROGDOR!" song |
| 859 | --->''Burninating the countryside\ |
| 860 | Burninating the peasants\ |
| 861 | Burninating all the peoples\ |
| 862 | And their THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES!'' |
| 863 | ** "Theme From Dangeresque 2: This Time It's Not Dangeresque 1", from ''Music/StrongBadSingsAndOtherTypeHits'', certainly qualifies. |
| 864 | --->''He works alone, except when he works with Renaldo\ |
| 865 | Which is all the time\ |
| 866 | Dangeresque!\ |
| 867 | He's a private eye, a crooked cop\ |
| 868 | A secret agent, and a celebrity pharmacist!\ |
| 869 | Dangeresque!'' |
| 870 | * Battle On! the theme of ''WebAnimation/{{TOME}}'' is a dueling bragging theme tune between Alpha and Kirbopher. |
| 871 | * From ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Yang's theme song, "I Burn", is entirely about how much better a fighter she is than everyone else. A bit curious since she never displays this kind of arrogance in the actual series. |
| 872 | -->''Reign supreme? In your dreams!\ |
| 873 | You'll never make me bow!\ |
| 874 | Kick my ass? I'm world-class!\ |
| 875 | And [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]] now!\ |
| 876 | You're starting up a fight that you just can't finish\ |
| 877 | Watch the little hearts while they scrape you off the floor\ |
| 878 | Bringing out your rockets? Well, shoot 'em up, baby,\ |
| 879 | High as you can go, but I’m the one who’s gonna soar!'' |
| 880 | [[/folder]] |
| 881 | |
| 882 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 883 | * The first ''Webcomic/PrincessPi'' comic opened with one. |
| 884 | -->''Wow! Oh my!\ |
| 885 | It's Princess Pi\ |
| 886 | She rushes to defend the weak\ |
| 887 | She's really quite a guy\ |
| 888 | Even though she's not a guy\ |
| 889 | Her nails shine like justice\ |
| 890 | And her skin's the color mocha\ |
| 891 | Her private eyes are watching you\ |
| 892 | She has more friends than Oprah!'' |
| 893 | [[/folder]] |
| 894 | |
| 895 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 896 | * ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': |
| 897 | ** LINKARA! He is a man (PUNCH!), wears a purdy hat... |
| 898 | ** Also Santa Christ. He goes surfing in space and hangs out with Creator/MrT. |
| 899 | * There are THREE of these in Milkquarious: You're Almost as Beautiful as Me, Have You Met My Muscles, and I Am the King. |
| 900 | * Music/DoctorSteel's song, "The Doctor Steel Show". A small bump of this song is played at the beginning of each episode of ''The Dr. Steel Show'', and a slightly altered instrumental loop plays at the end of Episode 1. |
| 901 | -->''Deep underground with my robots\ |
| 902 | Built 'em out of toy parts\ |
| 903 | Build an army and war starts.\ |
| 904 | [=UFO=]s that throw a radium glow\ |
| 905 | Into your skull it sinks\ |
| 906 | Turn your brains into Shrinky Dinks.\ |
| 907 | What fun, I built a Ronald [=McRay=] gun!\ |
| 908 | Now this little puppet’s about to get rough!\ |
| 909 | I'm a man with a plan and a mechanical band\ |
| 910 | Who [[Series/HRPufnstuf can’t do a little, cause he can’t do enough]].\ |
| 911 | And as my armies rise\ |
| 912 | They take to land and sky\ |
| 913 | You'll find the [[{{Pun}} toys uprise]] inside'' |
| 914 | * ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': |
| 915 | ** A possible {{Deconstruction}} is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqCXXMvMm6g "Everyone's a Hero"]]. The song is essentially trying to tell how great Hammer is while posing as an inspirational speech. |
| 916 | ** His introductory number, "A Man's Gotta Do," also counts- he actually ''[[DynamicEntry interrupts]]'' Dr. Horrible's more melancholy version, then spends the rest of the song bragging and hitting on nearby women. |
| 917 | * Scott Gairdner created a Super Bowl Shuffle spoof which is this for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCYZ3pks48 sex offenders]]. |
| 918 | [[/folder]] |
| 919 | |
| 920 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 921 | * Like the anime example above, 90% of the time, Italian theme songs for cartoons will be this. |
| 922 | * ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'': While the majority of Action Man' theme song consists of the ArcWords "Amp it up! Action Man!", the last line proudly proclaims "Greatest hero of them all!". [[note]]As show writer Robert Skir said on his website when asked about this line, "One of the greatest heroes of them all" just doesn't have the same impact and was harder to make flow with the music...[[/note]] |
| 923 | * Billy, a RetiredBadass from the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "His Hero", has this RuleOfCool-infused theme tune: |
| 924 | --> ''Who's the greatest warrior ever, a hero of renown?'' |
| 925 | --> ''Who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slayed an]] [[GeniusLoci evil ocean?]] Who cast [[BigBad the Lich King]] down?'' |
| 926 | --> '''''Billy!''''' |
| 927 | --> ''And that time the evil Fire Count captured a [[DamselInDistress damsel fair]],'' |
| 928 | --> ''Who saved her with such bravery, she offered him her hair?'' |
| 929 | --> '''''Billy!''''' |
| 930 | --> ''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, he fought]] [[BearsAreBadNews a bear!]]'' |
| 931 | --> '''''Billy!''''' |
| 932 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'''s theme song brags too (although the visuals make it obvious Jake isn't as awesome as the song says he is): |
| 933 | -->He's cool, he's hot, like a frozen sun\ |
| 934 | He's young and fast, he's the chosen one!\ |
| 935 | People, we're not braggin'\ |
| 936 | He's the American Dragon |
| 937 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps]]'' has a inspirational jangle pop theme song about how Angelina is a great dancer and how she never gives up. |
| 938 | * The theme song of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' sounds pretty boastful, especially the second half. |
| 939 | -->''Avengers, assemble!\ |
| 940 | Always, we will fight as one!\ |
| 941 | Until the battle's won, with evil on the run,\ |
| 942 | We never come undone.\ |
| 943 | Assemble, we are strong!\ |
| 944 | Forever fight as one.' |
| 945 | * The original ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' theme: |
| 946 | -->Armed with powers he's on the case\ |
| 947 | Fighting off evil from earth or space\ |
| 948 | He'll never stop 'til he makes them pay\ |
| 949 | 'Cause he's the baddest kid to ever save the day! Ben 10! |
| 950 | ** The theme from sequel series ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'' also qualifies: |
| 951 | -->Ben 10! He's a kid and he wants to have fun!\ |
| 952 | But when you need a superhero, he gets the job done!\ |
| 953 | Ben 10! With a device that he wears on his arm!\ |
| 954 | He can change his shape and save the world from harm!\ |
| 955 | When trouble's taking place\ |
| 956 | He gets right in its face! (Ben 10!)\ |
| 957 | When lives are on the line\ |
| 958 | It's hero time! (Ben 10!) |
| 959 | * A ThemeTune trope can't "boop-boop-a-doop" like WesternAnimation/BettyBoop can do. |
| 960 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' has probably one of the most well-known ones. The theme song boasts about how Bob and his crew can get jobs done quick by working together. |
| 961 | -->''Bob The Builder!\ |
| 962 | Can we fix it?\ |
| 963 | Bob The Builder!\ |
| 964 | YES WE CAN!\ |
| 965 | Scoop, Muck, and Dizzy, and Roley too\ |
| 966 | Lofty and Wendy join the crew\ |
| 967 | Bob and the gang have so much fun,\ |
| 968 | Working together, they get the job done.'' |
| 969 | * ''"WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}! Bravestarr!/Eyes of the hawk, ears of the wolf!/Bravestarr! Bravestarr!/Strength of the bear, speed of the puma!"'' |
| 970 | * ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars''. |
| 971 | -->''"BUCKY! CAPTAIN BUCKY O'HARE!/He goes where no ordinary rabbit would dare!/If your Righteous Indignation has suffered a hit/And your photon accelerator is broken a bit/And you're losing your mind, and you're having a fit/Get the funky fresh rabbit who can take care of it!/BUCKY! CAPTAIN BUCKY O'HARE!"'' |
| 972 | * ''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter'''s theme is ([[ThemeTuneRollCall mostly]]) about how brave and hardworking Budgie is: |
| 973 | -->''Budgie is a little helicopter\ |
| 974 | He is a brave and little hero\ |
| 975 | Budgie and friends are always working hard together''\ |
| 976 | \ |
| 977 | and\ |
| 978 | \ |
| 979 | ''Budgie is a little helicopter\ |
| 980 | He is nifty, look at him go!'' |
| 981 | * The ending theme to ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'', ironically often the most badass, exciting thing about the show. |
| 982 | * WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers: |
| 983 | -->Oh no it never fails, once they're involved\ |
| 984 | Somehow whatever's wrong gets solved! |
| 985 | ** The extended version of the song takes it even further |
| 986 | --> Fresh prints, not since Watson and Mr. Holmes\ |
| 987 | Have two minds so fine looked under every stone |
| 988 | * WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer: |
| 989 | --> Conan the Adventurer!\ |
| 990 | Conan, warrior without fear!\ |
| 991 | He’s more powerful than any man\ |
| 992 | His legend spread across the land and sea!\ |
| 993 | Conan! The mightiest warrior ever!\ |
| 994 | His quest, to undo the spell\ |
| 995 | of living stone cast upon his family\ |
| 996 | by driving the evil Serpentmen back to another dimension\ |
| 997 | and vanquishing their leader, the cruel wizard Wrathamon!\ |
| 998 | Conan the Adventurer!\ |
| 999 | Conan! Man of bravery!\ |
| 1000 | With his magic sword protecting\ |
| 1001 | the mightiest of warriors is he!\ |
| 1002 | Conan! |
| 1003 | * WesternAnimation/DangerMouse: |
| 1004 | -->''He's the greatest\ |
| 1005 | He's fantastic\ |
| 1006 | Wherever there's danger he'll be there\ |
| 1007 | He's the ace\ |
| 1008 | He's amazing\ |
| 1009 | He's the strongest he's the quickest he's the best\ |
| 1010 | Danger Mouse! Danger Mouse! DANGER MOUSE!!!'' |
| 1011 | * The ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' theme song: |
| 1012 | -->He could walk through walls, disappear and fly!\ |
| 1013 | He was much more unique than the other guy! |
| 1014 | * ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': "When there's trouble you call DW!" |
| 1015 | * The old WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts shorts]] (those released after 1947) had one performed by the Rhythmaires. In a fun subversion, it brags about virtues that Don actually ''lacks''. |
| 1016 | -->Who’s got the sweetest disposition?\ |
| 1017 | One guess, that’s who?\ |
| 1018 | Who never, ever starts an argument? ("Hm?") |
| 1019 | -->Who never shows a bit of temper'ment? |
| 1020 | -->Who's never wrong, but always right? ("Yee-eeah?") |
| 1021 | -->Who'd never dream of starting a fight? ("'S that so?") |
| 1022 | -->Who gets stuck with all the bad luck? |
| 1023 | -->No one -- ("Wakwakwakwak!") -- but Donald Duck! ("YEAH!") |
| 1024 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' has an episode where the title character fantasizes about being a cowboy, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rntczgbFTbU complete with this kind of theme song]]. |
| 1025 | * The French translation of the lyrics to the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' theme song become this, boasting about the greatest and richest duck in [[DubNameChange Canardville, Picsou]]. |
| 1026 | * WesternAnimation/FiremanSam, cause he's brave to the core / Sam is the hero next door! |
| 1027 | ** The original 1980's version's theme song is even more boastful, declaring how Sam can do all sorts of awesome things, including the stereotypical firefighter activity of rescuing cats from trees.' |
| 1028 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' |
| 1029 | ** The show's theme tune is a parody of the likes of ''Spider-Man'', starting as this before descending into [[SurrealThemeTune pure lunacy.]] |
| 1030 | ** ''Hunt, hunt, hunt, he's the Huntsman![=/=]"Into action!" is his cry![=/=]From the forest to the city[=/=]he will run there in a jiffy[=/=]to sock evil in the eye!'' |
| 1031 | ** Lord Bravery: |
| 1032 | -->''He feels no pain\ |
| 1033 | He can fly quite fast\ |
| 1034 | In feats of strength\ |
| 1035 | He is unsurpassed\ |
| 1036 | His grip is firm\ |
| 1037 | Never quavery\ |
| 1038 | Britannia's superhero\ |
| 1039 | He's Lord Bravery.\ |
| 1040 | Lord Bravery!\ |
| 1041 | Lord Bravery!\ |
| 1042 | Lord Bra-ver-y!!!'' |
| 1043 | * Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Less than Hero." |
| 1044 | -->Superking has all the powers of a king\ |
| 1045 | Plus all the powers of Superman\ |
| 1046 | Also he's a robot\ |
| 1047 | Ain't it cool? Superking, you rule! |
| 1048 | * ''WesternAnimation/GetAce'': While most of theme song is an ExpositoryThemeTune, it does have a line or two like this. Ironically, these lyrics have more confidence in [[LoserProtagonist Ace]] than himself or anyone else on the show. |
| 1049 | -->''There's nothing he can't do\ |
| 1050 | He's got a brand new attitude'' |
| 1051 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'': ''"It's G.I. Joe against Cobra, the enemy/Fighting to save the day/He never gives up, he's always there/Fighting for freedom over land and air/G.I. Joe!/A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe is there!"'' |
| 1052 | * In ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', Minnie, Daisy and Clarabelle initially perform a song that sings of Mortimer Mouse's "talents" (they hint to each other that he wrote the song himself). When the audience isn't buying it, they quickly change the lyrics into TheVillainSucksSong, causing the crowd to now start applauding. |
| 1053 | * The intro to season two of ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBbnT-cIDVM doesn't tell you much more than that his name is Iron Man]]; it seems pretty clear this is considered a good thing though. |
| 1054 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes The '60s]] theme tune is a better example: |
| 1055 | ---> Tony Stark makes you feel\ |
| 1056 | He's a cool exec with a heart of steel\ |
| 1057 | As Iron Man, all jets ablaze,\ |
| 1058 | He's fightin' and smitin' with repulsor rays!\ |
| 1059 | (Amazing armor!) That's Iron Man!\ |
| 1060 | (A-blazing power!) That's Iron Man! |
| 1061 | * ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' |
| 1062 | -->He's a man on a mission\ |
| 1063 | in armor of high tech ammunition\ |
| 1064 | Trapped on the edge of an endless game\ |
| 1065 | his teenage life will never be the same\ |
| 1066 | In a dangerous world, he does all he can\ |
| 1067 | He's Iron Man! |
| 1068 | * The first ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' theme is one of these. The rival band, The Misfits, have a segment boasting about themselves in it as well: |
| 1069 | -->Jem, Jem is excitement. |
| 1070 | -->Jem, Jem is adventure. |
| 1071 | -->Glamour and Glitter, Fashion and Fame. |
| 1072 | -->Jem, Jem is truly outrageous--truly, truly outrageous |
| 1073 | -->Jem, the music's contagious (outrageous!) |
| 1074 | -->Jem is my name |
| 1075 | -->No one else is the same |
| 1076 | -->Jem is my name |
| 1077 | * "I'm your basic average girl, / And I'm here to save the world. / You can't stop me 'cause I'm WesternAnimation/KimPossible." |
| 1078 | * Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'' when Po always forgets the words halfway through the title song. |
| 1079 | -->''He lives and he trains and he fights with the Furious Five!'' |
| 1080 | -->''Protect the Valley something something something something...alive!'' |
| 1081 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}}'' had "I'm Madeline," in which Madeline informed viewers that "If you believe you must be big in order to be tough / Then you should get to know me / I'll teach you other stuff!" |
| 1082 | * The theme song to the 90's cartoon series ''WesternAnimation/{{Marsupilami}}'' |
| 1083 | -->Marsupilami coming running through the jungle,\ |
| 1084 | Tales to tell we having the swinging good time,\ |
| 1085 | Singing HOUBA! (HOUBA?) HOOOOOUUUUUBBAAAA! (HOUBA!) Oooh Marsupilami! |
| 1086 | * 1966's ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes'' cartoon theme song for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica: |
| 1087 | -->''When Captain America throws his mighty shield\ |
| 1088 | All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield\ |
| 1089 | If he's led to a fight\ |
| 1090 | And a duel is due\ |
| 1091 | Then the Red, and the White, and the Blue'll come through\ |
| 1092 | When Captain America throws his mighty shield!'' |
| 1093 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' has a version of this for both the CBS show... |
| 1094 | -->''I've got you with my winnin' smile,''\ |
| 1095 | ''I'm a living legend in flair and style!''\ |
| 1096 | ''You just can't help but stare at my savoir faire.''\ |
| 1097 | ''I'm neuvo deco, Roman Greco, rococo, baroque-o'',\ |
| 1098 | ''Be-bop, hip hop, flip-flop...somebody stop me!''\ |
| 1099 | ''Pretty Viridian faces like mine don't come a dime a dozen,''\ |
| 1100 | ''I stand out in a crowd!''\ |
| 1101 | ''Babe, when they made me, yeah, they broke the mold,''\ |
| 1102 | ''Wholesome and kind, staid and refined,''\ |
| 1103 | ''Totally out of my mind!''\ |
| 1104 | ''Arch-villains and ne'er-do-wells''\ |
| 1105 | ''Had better learn to decorate prison cells.''\ |
| 1106 | ''Green goes with everything if they ask, see?''\ |
| 1107 | ''There's just one more thing I've got to sing about,''\ |
| 1108 | ''Open up wide and really shout!''\ |
| 1109 | ''Oh, look out...this is the Mask! Smokin'''! |
| 1110 | :: ...and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckUfcIlh8yU the syndicated run]]. |
| 1111 | -->''I'm not any ordinary superhero!\ |
| 1112 | Not your everyday spandex-wearin' zero!'' |
| 1113 | * The American version of the ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' AnimatedAdaptation: while the bragging is only in the last two sentences of the theme ("Super fighting robot Mega Man, fighting to save the world!"), the overall musical tone and the opening animation itself is about how much Mega Man kicks ass. |
| 1114 | * ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'', more in tone than in lyrics... It's right though. Everybody digs giant robots. |
| 1115 | * ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' had one which (appropriately) resembled a sports anthem: |
| 1116 | -->Here come the Mighty Ducks |
| 1117 | -->Burning up the ice\ |
| 1118 | Try to stop the Mighty Ducks\ |
| 1119 | And you're gonna pay the price |
| 1120 | * The 60s ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyHercules'': |
| 1121 | -->Hercules, hero of song and story.\ |
| 1122 | Hercules, winner of ancient glory.\ |
| 1123 | Fighting for the right,\ |
| 1124 | Fighting with his might,\ |
| 1125 | [[TheStrengthOfTenMen With the strength of ten, ordinary men.]]\ |
| 1126 | Hercules, people are safe when near him.\ |
| 1127 | Hercules, only the evil fear him.\ |
| 1128 | Softness in his eyes,\ |
| 1129 | Iron in his thighs,\ |
| 1130 | Virtue in his heart,\ |
| 1131 | Fire in every part,\ |
| 1132 | Of the Mighty Hercules. |
| 1133 | * WesternAnimation/MightyMouse's [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation theme song:]] |
| 1134 | --> Mister Trouble never comes around, |
| 1135 | --> When he hears this mighty sound! |
| 1136 | --> Here I come to save the day! |
| 1137 | --> That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way! |
| 1138 | --> Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right, |
| 1139 | --> Mighty Mouse will join the fight! |
| 1140 | --> On the sea or on the land, |
| 1141 | --> He gets the situation well in hand! |
| 1142 | --> So though we are in danger, |
| 1143 | --> There's no need to despair! |
| 1144 | --> For when we are in danger he is there! |
| 1145 | --> On the land! On the sea! In the air! |
| 1146 | --> We're not worrying at all! |
| 1147 | --> We're just waiting for his call! |
| 1148 | --> [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Here I come to save the day!]] |
| 1149 | --> That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way! |
| 1150 | ** ''Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' had a different bragging theme tune: |
| 1151 | --->Here he comes, that Mighty Mouse!\ |
| 1152 | Coming to vanquish the foe with a mighty blow\ |
| 1153 | So don't be afraid anymore\ |
| 1154 | 'Coz things won't be like they've been before\ |
| 1155 | "Here I come to save the day!"\ |
| 1156 | Thank goodness Mighty Mouse is on his way\ |
| 1157 | So let the trumpet players play\ |
| 1158 | For Mighty Mouse is here today\ |
| 1159 | Here he comes, that Mighty Mouse\ |
| 1160 | Just like a bolt from the blue with a heart that's true\ |
| 1161 | Fighting evil, fighting crime\ |
| 1162 | And always there in the nick of time\ |
| 1163 | Here he comes to save the day\ |
| 1164 | And he will prove that crime will never pay\ |
| 1165 | So let the trumpet players play\ |
| 1166 | For Mighty Mouse is here today! |
| 1167 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' brags in the first person as well, though Jenny has IJustWantToBeNormal to de-awesome it a bit. |
| 1168 | -->5 o'clock get a call to go blading at the skate park down by the mall \ |
| 1169 | but my mom says I gotta prevent hostile aliens from annihilating us all \ |
| 1170 | With the strength of a million and seventy men I guess I really shouldn't complain \ |
| 1171 | Still I wish I could go for a walk without rusting in the rain \ |
| 1172 | It's enough to fry my brain! |
| 1173 | * ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'': |
| 1174 | -->Pepper Ann, Pepper Ann |
| 1175 | -->Marchin' in her own parade |
| 1176 | -->Pepper Ann, she's like one in a million! |
| 1177 | -->Pepper Ann, Pepper Ann |
| 1178 | -->Much too cool for 7th Grade |
| 1179 | -->Catch 'er if you can, Pepper Ann! |
| 1180 | -->No one's cooler than Pepper Ann! |
| 1181 | -->She's her own biggest fan Pepper Ann! |
| 1182 | -->Catch 'er if you can, Pepper Ann! |
| 1183 | ** Pepper Ann's theme is a parody; the lyrics are more a tongue-in-cheek show of Pepper Ann's self-version of herself, or rather, what she wishes she was like; in reality, she's not nearly as confident or as cool as the song makes her sound. This is lampshaded by one line of the song: |
| 1184 | -->Who's that girl? What’s her name? |
| 1185 | -->Is she cool? Is she lame? |
| 1186 | -->(Oh, you're talking 'bout what’s-her-name) |
| 1187 | -->Pepper Ann! |
| 1188 | * Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "The Beak", in which the Beak's theme tune praises him by disparaging the listener: |
| 1189 | -->The Beak, the Beak, |
| 1190 | -->He's strong enough to move a mountain, you're pretty weak. |
| 1191 | -->(Seriously, what do you bench?) |
| 1192 | ** Played straight with the theme for the show's resident superspy, Perry the Platypus: |
| 1193 | --->He's a semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action! |
| 1194 | --->He's a furry little flatfoot who'll never flinch from a fray-ee-ay-ee-ay! |
| 1195 | --->He's got more than just mad skill, |
| 1196 | --->He's got a beaver tail and a bill! |
| 1197 | --->And the women all swoon whenever they hear him say... |
| 1198 | ---->"Kkkkkkkk." |
| 1199 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'s'' theme song boasts about his physical strength as well as warn anyone who might try to challenge him. |
| 1200 | -->I'm Popeye the sailor man. (toot)\ |
| 1201 | I'm Popeye the sailor man. (toot)\ |
| 1202 | I'm strong to the finich,\ |
| 1203 | [[PowerUpFood Coz I eats me spinach.]]\ |
| 1204 | I'm Popeye the sailor man. (toot toot) |
| 1205 | * ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'': |
| 1206 | ** [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The original]]'s closing theme probably counts: |
| 1207 | --->Blossom! Commander and the leader!\ |
| 1208 | Bubbles! She is the joy and laughter!\ |
| 1209 | Buttercup! Cuz she's the toughest fighter!\ |
| 1210 | Powerpuffs save the day!\ |
| 1211 | Fighting crime trying to save the world!\ |
| 1212 | Here they come just in time: THE POW-ER-PUFF GIRLS! |
| 1213 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 2016 reboot]] has a more traditional version with its intro: |
| 1214 | --->Powerpuff Girls fighting crime\ |
| 1215 | To save the world before bed time\ |
| 1216 | It's the time to shine when you're fighting crime\ |
| 1217 | Power it up\ |
| 1218 | Who's got the power?\ |
| 1219 | We've got the power!\ |
| 1220 | Breaking through the walls\ |
| 1221 | Gonna do it all\ |
| 1222 | We don't quit\ |
| 1223 | Who's got the power?\ |
| 1224 | We've got the power! |
| 1225 | * Somewhat subverted in ''WesternAnimation/ProducingParker'''s theme song where the song is more of a pep talk to the main character. |
| 1226 | -->Your star's rising, on that you can bet. So grab a latte and get to the set. You've got a staff and the last laugh! Keeping it loose, you're the producer! Kick it, Parker! |
| 1227 | * The 80's ''WesternAnimation/PrydeOfTheXMen'' pilot (which served as the basis for the ''VideoGame/XMen'' arcade game) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko-J8iLMUjQ did this]]. |
| 1228 | -->Magneto's hordes are on the way\ |
| 1229 | To pillage, burn and plunder\ |
| 1230 | But there's one team that will not yield\ |
| 1231 | The team that strikes like thunder\ |
| 1232 | X-Men! This is their day\ |
| 1233 | X-Men! Coming your way! |
| 1234 | * The theme tune of the short-lived cartoon ''Ring Raiders'' certainly is proud of the Raiders' speed. |
| 1235 | --> ''You can't bring us down! We're faster than eagles, we're faster than sound! We're faster than evil! We're faster than crime! We're faster than light! We're faster than time!'' |
| 1236 | * ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'' - another mild example - the theme song is literally the phrase "Sagwa, you're my best friend" repeated in both Chinese and English. |
| 1237 | * ''" Wings of silver, nerves of steel!/WesternAnimation/{{Silverhawks}}!"'' |
| 1238 | * Several ShowsWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
| 1239 | ** Gabbo the {{ventriloquis|m}}t's dummy proves that he "can do most anything": dance the hully gully, imitate Vin Scully, hand out shiny dimes, and travel back in time. |
| 1240 | ** The closing rap to ''The Poke of Zorro'' boasts that the swordsman could "cut your butt from a '52 Ford." |
| 1241 | ** The ''[=McBain=]'' film franchise: |
| 1242 | -->The rules that constrain other men,\ |
| 1243 | Mean nothing to [=McBain=]!\ |
| 1244 | The punches that bring pain to other men,\ |
| 1245 | Mean nothing to [=McBain=]! |
| 1246 | ** A superhero spoof starring Bart and Lisa as Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl: |
| 1247 | -->He's a limber lad\ |
| 1248 | She's a powerful lass\ |
| 1249 | He'll wring your neck\ |
| 1250 | And she'll kick your ass |
| 1251 | * The ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' intro: |
| 1252 | -->Sonic! He can really move!\ |
| 1253 | Sonic! He's got attitude!\ |
| 1254 | Sonic! He's the fastest thing alive! |
| 1255 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'': "Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Does whatever a spider can!" |
| 1256 | ** "Spins a web any size, catches thieves just like flies! Look out, here comes the Spider-Maaaaaaan!" |
| 1257 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries 1994 animated series]], "Spider blood, spider blood, Radioactive Spider-Blood!" |
| 1258 | ** A proud tradition continued with 2008's ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': "Living on the edge, fighting crime, spinning webs. Swinging from the highest ledge, he can leap above our heads." |
| 1259 | * In various of the theme tunes used by the UK and US ''WesternAnimation/SpotTheDog'' shorts: |
| 1260 | ** ''...He's soft and cuddly and he smiles a lot/if there ever was a pup to cheer you up...'' |
| 1261 | ** ''...With a smile and a laugh he can light up your day/Like the sun get over the hill/and his tail wiggle-wags 'cause he's ready to play...'' |
| 1262 | ** ''...Here he comes with a giggle and a hop/running so fast that he just can't stop...'' |
| 1263 | *** The full version adds ''...Wagging his tail, wanting to play/looking for whatever's coming his way...'' |
| 1264 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': The season 3 EndingTheme is an inspirational pop song about Star. |
| 1265 | -->''She's a princess winning battles\ |
| 1266 | Through the break of dawn\ |
| 1267 | Don't worry when it's night\ |
| 1268 | 'Cause she will keep the lights on!\ |
| 1269 | Oh, there goes a shining star\ |
| 1270 | Evil won't deter her (No way!)\ |
| 1271 | 'Cause magic flows through her (Star Butterfly!)\ |
| 1272 | She is a shining star!'' |
| 1273 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Steven shares the extolling with the rest of the Crystal Gems. |
| 1274 | -->''We are the Crystal Gems\ |
| 1275 | We'll always save the day\ |
| 1276 | And if you think we can't\ |
| 1277 | We'll always find a way\ |
| 1278 | That's why the people of this world believe in\ |
| 1279 | Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, and Steven!'' |
| 1280 | * The 2003, 2009, and 2021 ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' themes are like this. The full [[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcakeBerryInTheBigCity 2021]] theme even has a BoastfulRap section sung by Huckleberry Pie. |
| 1281 | ** 2003: "I know a girl, and there is no one sweeter. She's got the special touch. Best friend in the world, and when you get to meet her, you'll love her very much. (She's doing fine, growing better all the time!)" |
| 1282 | ** 2009: "She may be small, no task is too tall. She'll be your best bud, just give her a call! She's got style extraordinary, she's so sweet and she's caring." |
| 1283 | ** 2021: ''This berry’s on a mission to bake her world a better place! She’ll make a difference, see it through! Show the world what she can do!'' |
| 1284 | *** 2021 (rap section): ''Yeah! Check your dictionary, look up “sweet and merry berry”! She's a culinary visionary illuminary! With confectionary skills that thrill, with every order she fufills every berry bite's extraordinary! Got the recipe for fun, we’ll invite everyone and it's all just begun! Get ready to bake, there’s adventure to make! No one else out there like Strawberry Shortcake!'' |
| 1285 | * The ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSuper6 Super 6]]'' theme as sung by Gary Lewis and the Playboys: |
| 1286 | --> Meet the men of Super Service,\ |
| 1287 | Facing danger just for kicks,\ |
| 1288 | Half a dozen super strong men,\ |
| 1289 | Who are called the Super 6.\ |
| 1290 | SUPER 6! SUPER 6!\ |
| 1291 | Battle criminals and all their evil games!\ |
| 1292 | SUPER 6! SUPER 6!\ |
| 1293 | Evildoers dread the mention of their names!\ |
| 1294 | Stomping down the fear of darkness,\ |
| 1295 | Giving crime an uppercut,\ |
| 1296 | Five great thunderbolts of power,\ |
| 1297 | And a bolt who is a nut!\ |
| 1298 | SUPER 6! SUPER 6!\ |
| 1299 | They give their all for Super 6! |
| 1300 | * "Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! It's ComicBook/{{Superman}}!" |
| 1301 | * ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' has one as well. |
| 1302 | -->If you need a hero that's a name you should know! |
| 1303 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': |
| 1304 | ** The theme tune probably counts. |
| 1305 | --->When there's trouble, you know who to call! (Teen Titans!)\ |
| 1306 | From their tower, they can see it all! (Teen Titans!)\ |
| 1307 | When there's evil on the attack\ |
| 1308 | You can rest knowing they've got your back!\ |
| 1309 | 'Cuz when the world needs heroes on patrol...\ |
| 1310 | TEEN TITANS, GO! |
| 1311 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGx3m1gPZI Cyborg has his own version.]] |
| 1312 | --->When there's trouble, you know what to do! (Call Cyborg!)\ |
| 1313 | He can shoot a rocket from his shoe! ('Cause he's Cyborg!)\ |
| 1314 | Dah dah doo dah, something like that, oh yeah!\ |
| 1315 | Na na na na, big fluffy cats, that's right! |
| 1316 | * "''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', Heroes in a Half-Shell, Turtle Power!" |
| 1317 | ** From the original [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 cartoon]]: |
| 1318 | --->They're the world's most fearsome fighting teens! (We're really hip!)\ |
| 1319 | They're heroes in a half shell, and they're green! (Hey, get a grip!)\ |
| 1320 | When the evil Shredder attacks\ |
| 1321 | These Turtle boys don't cut 'em no slack! |
| 1322 | ** From the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 cartoon]]: |
| 1323 | --->(Turtles count it off!) One, two, three, four!\ |
| 1324 | (Turtles!) There's no one better!\ |
| 1325 | (Turtles!) Watch out for Shredder!\ |
| 1326 | (Turtles!) They're like no others!\ |
| 1327 | (Turtles!) Those teenage brothers! |
| 1328 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 cartoon]] continues to follows suit: |
| 1329 | --->Here we go, it's the lean, mean ninja team\ |
| 1330 | On the scene, cool teens doin' ninja things\ |
| 1331 | So extreme out the sewer like laser beams\ |
| 1332 | Get rocked with the shell shocked pizza kings!\ |
| 1333 | Can't stop these radical dudes!\ |
| 1334 | The secret of the ooze made the chosen few\ |
| 1335 | Emerge from the shadows to make their move\ |
| 1336 | The good guys win, and the bad guys lose! |
| 1337 | ** From the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhsipWFank full theme]] for ''[[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Rise of the TMNT]]'': |
| 1338 | --->In shadows, Splinter trains them, in darkness they find their fate\ |
| 1339 | Better with each adventure, yeah, they've gone from green to great!\ |
| 1340 | Each one with their own power, makin' their own rules to the game\ |
| 1341 | Mikey, Donnie, Raph and Leo, puttin' bad dudes to shame!\ |
| 1342 | (Four dudes from the ooze, throwin' down!) |
| 1343 | * WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}} are on the move, [=ThunderCats=] are loose! Feel the magic, hear the roar, [=ThunderCats=] are loose! |
| 1344 | * You've got a tiger by the tail. Hold on, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1FMvNsZ-HA Tigersharks]]!! |
| 1345 | * ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'' might have the mildest example of this on record. |
| 1346 | * ''WesternAnimation/TomSlick'' |
| 1347 | -->Let me tell you why\ |
| 1348 | He's the best of all the guys |
| 1349 | * The original ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' show had two versions: |
| 1350 | ** When criminals in this world appear\ |
| 1351 | And break the laws that they should fear \ |
| 1352 | And frighten all who see or hear, \ |
| 1353 | The cry goes up both far and near \ |
| 1354 | For Underdog! (x4)\ |
| 1355 | Speed of lightning! Roar of thunder! \ |
| 1356 | Fighting all who rob or plunder! \ |
| 1357 | Underdog! (x3) |
| 1358 | ** When in this world the headlines read\ |
| 1359 | Of those whose hearts are filled with greed, \ |
| 1360 | Who rob and steal from those in need, \ |
| 1361 | To right this wrong with blinding speed \ |
| 1362 | Comes Underdog! (x4)\ |
| 1363 | Speed of lightning! Roar of thunder! \ |
| 1364 | Fighting all who rob or plunder! \ |
| 1365 | Underdog! (x3) |
| 1366 | * ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales''' superhero spoof, ''[=LarryBoy=]'', also has a bragging theme song. |
| 1367 | -->Who do they call when Bumblyburg's in trouble? |
| 1368 | -->Who's got the suit with super-suction ears? |
| 1369 | -->There's no need to panic, 'cause this guy's manic, |
| 1370 | -->And you know that he'll save the day! |
| 1371 | -->You need a hand, he's right there on the double |
| 1372 | -->Hey, hey, he's on the way |
| 1373 | -->Purple and yellow! He's one super fellow! |
| 1374 | -->Larry-Boy! Larry-Boy! Lean and mean green machine! |
| 1375 | -->Larry-Boy! Larry-Boy! Out of sight, veg-o-mite! Larry-Boy! |
| 1376 | * The theme song of ''WesternAnimation/{{Weebles}}'' (2000s) is all about how the characters are immune to being rendered FlippingHelpless. |
| 1377 | --> Weebles wobble, Weebles wobble, Weebles wobble but they don't fall down. |
| 1378 | * ''WesternAnimation/WildCATs1994'' had one: |
| 1379 | --> [=WildC.A.T.s=] , [=WildC.A.T.s=]\ |
| 1380 | We've got invincible power\ |
| 1381 | [=WildC.A.T.s=] , [=WildC.A.T.s=]\ |
| 1382 | Yaah!\ |
| 1383 | One and only [=WildC.A.T.s=]\ |
| 1384 | We're heroes, Not zeroes\ |
| 1385 | We got what, They fear so\ |
| 1386 | Here's the facts\ |
| 1387 | We got power to the max\ |
| 1388 | You know we're tough as nails\ |
| 1389 | When all else fails\ |
| 1390 | call [=WildC.A.T.s=]\ |
| 1391 | Nerves of steel\ |
| 1392 | [=WildC.A.T.s=]\ |
| 1393 | Here's the deal\ |
| 1394 | [=WildC.A.T.s=]\ |
| 1395 | Better watch out |
| 1396 | * Cosgrove Hall, makers of the stop-motion animation adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Wind in the Willows|1983}}'', also made a SpinOff called ''Oh, Mr Toad!'' The opening theme was Toad's IAmGreatSong from the book. |
| 1397 | -->''The clever men at [[{{UsefulNotes/Oxbridge}} Oxford]],\ |
| 1398 | Know all there is to be knowed,\ |
| 1399 | But none of them know half as much,\ |
| 1400 | As intelligent Mr Toad!'' |
| 1401 | * Some ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' shorts open with such a theme, though not all of the lyrics are actually ''praising'' him. The full jingle is as follows: |
| 1402 | --> Who is always on the spot? Who is? Yogi Bear! |
| 1403 | --> Who keeps cool when things are hot? Who does? Yogi Bear! |
| 1404 | --> Who believes the world's a dream and falls for some fantastic scheme |
| 1405 | --> But always winds up on the beam? Yogi Bear!! |
| 1406 | * The theme song of ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' is a mild example: |
| 1407 | --> Who's gonna help when the danger overwhelms and the mysteries are piled high? |
| 1408 | --> Who's gonna be around, never gonna let you down, when you're on a wild ride? |
| 1409 | --> It's Craig of the Creek, he's gonna save the day |
| 1410 | --> It's Craig of the Creek, he's gonna save the day |
| 1411 | --> It's Craig of the Creek! |
| 1412 | * ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'': Doubles with ExpositoryThemeTune. The theme song explains how the Wombat siblings like to solve problems and always help others, which is also the basic plot of the series. |
| 1413 | --> We've got ideas for days!\ |
| 1414 | Solve problems lots of ways\ |
| 1415 | I love it when we play\ |
| 1416 | All together! |
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| 1420 | * Warner Home Video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf8LIYC5qBw had one for their Swedish branch in the 1980s]]. The song is about a young couple looking for entertainment on their date and they wind up choosing to rent a release from Warner Home Video, and they end up thanking the company for providing a "happy end". |
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