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1->''"I am anger, under pressure\
2 Lost in cages, a prisoner, the first to escape\
3 I am wicked, I am Legion\
4 Strength in numbers, a lie, the number is one\
5 I, I, I, everything that I see is for me"''
6-->-- '''Music/BlackSabbath''', "I"
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8Creator/BobFosse said that most songs in musicals fall into two categories: the IWantSong and the "I Am" Song. The "I Am" Song is, simply put, a song which establishes a character's personality, role in the plot, and/or motivations right away. It can be more effective than setting up a character by dialogue, and it's almost always more fun.
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10Despite the name, the song doesn't have to be sung by the characters themselves. TheVillainSucksSong is an example of an "I Am" Song sung by other people about a villain they despise.
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12May also be an IAmWhatIAm, but not always. Sometimes the lyrics will contain IAmTheNoun. Compositionally, it's often a SmallStartBigFinish number, starting off rather slow and low before growing as the character asserts themselves.
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14'''Note:''' Contrast the IWantSong. Although the two are not mutually exclusive, the "I Am" Song should be primarily about who the character ''is'', rather than what they ''want'' (there's a clue in the name). Try to avoid citing an IWantSong as an "I Am" Song.
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16Compare VillainSong, which are almost always of this type (when they aren't {{I Want Song}}s), as well as SidekickSong. See also {{Leitmotif}} for an instrumental version. ImageSong is when it doesn't appear in the actual show, but rather in AllThereInTheManual extras. See IAmBecomingSong for when a character explains his or her ''new'' motivations or self. See also IAmGreatSong, which show how great the character thinks of themselves. Can overlap with JobSong if a character's job is a significant part of themselves.
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19!!Examples:
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23[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
24* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'': "Oh, Yeah! Alala!" establishes Alala as an evil {{Kawaiiko}} IdolSinger (strangely enough for a shoujo series).
25* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': The ending theme, "Maru Kaite Chikyuu", along with its variations by the different characters. There are also some of the character songs, namely "I am German-Made" for Germany, "Absolutely Invincible British Gentleman" for England, "My Heart Has a Light" for Russia and both "Mein Gott" and "My Song That Is Written By Me, For Me" for Prussia since he's all about telling people who he is.
26* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': "Akuyaku◇Kyosokyoku" is an ending theme for the anime adaption of "Stardust Crusaders" and has the Oingo Boingo Brothers sing about their powers while the animation is in the style of Boingo's Stand, Thoth.
27** Another song, "Akuyaku◇Kyosokyoku ~Hol Horse and Boingo~", does the same thing, only with Boingo and Hol Horse.
28* ''Manga/DetroitMetalCity'' opening theme "Satsugai" ("Murder"), performed in-universe by the eponymous band themselves, is an introduction of their frontman and guitar/vocals, Johannes Krauser II, and some of the evil deeds he has done.
29* ''Anime/GreatMazinger's'' theme, "Ore Wa Great Mazinger" is easily this. It can also be considered to be an almost-literal IAmGreatSong, seeing as the not only does the title translate to "I Am Great Mazinger", "Ore Wa" is the ''boastful'' version of the phrase "I am" and the song boasts about how it doesn't shed tears and wants to kick evil's ass.
30* The first ending to the ''Manga/FoodWars'' anime seems to be from the perspective of secondary character Megumi outlining her character arc where she starts in a negative spiral where low self confidence negatively affects her confidence, causing her to panic and do worse. From there she meets Souma and manages to get out of her funk and prove her actual talent as a down to earth chef who cooks simple, comforting things rather than flashy impactful food like most of the rest of the cast.
31* ''Manga/OshiNoKo'''s first opening song, "Idol" by Music/{{Yoasobi}}, is sang from Ai's perspective and describes both her worldview and the series premiere plot.
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35* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheMovie'': Calvin sings one while harnessing ThePowerOfRock, crossing over with IAmGreatSong.
36* Drama Heart in ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian'' uses a heavily altered version of Nightwish's "Storytime" to describe her "Burning Salamandra" persona, referring to herself as a restless storyteller who lives to entertain.
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39[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
40* The first ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' film has "You Can't Keep A Good Dog Down," which also serves as [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Charlie's ]] {{Leitmotif}} at several later points in the film.
41* From Franchise/{{Barbie}}:
42** In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheSecretDoor'', the first version of "What's Gonna Happen" is about how Alexa would rather stay in her room and read.
43** In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper'', "A Girl Like You" is a We Are Song for Anneliese and Erika.
44--> I'm just like you.\
45You're just like me.\
46We take responsibility.\
47We carry through,\
48do what we need to do.\
49Yes I am a girl like you!
50* "Li'l Ark Angel" from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' is mildly different: although it's more of a plot device, her cheerily singing about people and animals drowning establishes Darla's character immediately. She gets a VillainSong later, too.
51* From the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
52** ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' has "I've Got No Strings".
53** "We're [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros three caballeros]]!"
54** "I'm a Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow" from ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', which was originally created for ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' but was ultimately not used.
55** ''WesternAnimationRobinHood1973'' has "The Phoney King of England" which also serves as an example of TheVillainSucksSong about Prince John.
56** "Thomas O'Malley's Song" from ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''.
57** "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" from the Disney ''[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' cartoons.
58** "Why Should I Worry" from ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' is Dodger's.
59*** And "Perfect Isn't Easy" is Georgette's. And boy does she ever want you to know it.
60** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'':
61*** "Poor Unfortunate Souls" for Ursula.
62*** Also, "Les Poissons".
63*** The [[Theatre/TheLittleMermaid stage adaptation]] has "The World Above", in which Ariel sings about [[TransNature her differences from the rest of her mer-family and her identification with the surface world.]] Eric originally had a counterpart titled "Where I Belong", which was dropped after the Denver pre-Broadway tryout, but partially reinstated as an interlude during "Fathoms Below" in the post-Broadway revised production.
64** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
65*** "Belle" introduces Belle's enjoyment in reading and dreaming about exciting adventure, the other villagers' regarding these as strange interests for a young woman of their era, Gaston's desire to marry Belle, and the other villagers' admiration of his handsomeness and masculinity. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic It covers all this in only five minutes.]]
66*** It also serves as an IWantSong ("There must be more than this provincial life ..."), though the official I Want Song in the movie is the ''reprise'' to "Belle".
67*** "Gaston." It's sung by Le Fou and Gaston predominately. It's almost a subversion of TheVillainSucksSong, as everyone in Belle's town ''[[VillainWithGoodPublicity loves]]'' Gaston except her and her father. The Broadway musical version also includes the aptly named "Me", sung by Gaston himself as he tries (unsuccessfully) to woo Belle.
68** "One Jump Ahead" from Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}''.
69*** The Genie has "Friend Like Me", where he establishes his powers and personality.
70** ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': He is, indeed, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOeV3LsgIWw the Oogie Boogie Man.]]
71*** From the same movie, "Jack's Lament" is both this and an IWantSong.
72*** Several verses of "This Is Halloween" include the citizens of Halloween Town introducing themselves, including a creature who lives under your bed, one who lives under the stairs, a clown with a tear-away face, and the "who" when you call "who's there?".
73** "We Are One" from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' for Simba, though it's an IWantSong for his daughter Kiara.
74** The first and only song in ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' (before the credits) is an I Am Song.
75** Also, "Panchito's Song" from ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''.
76** Maui's song "You're Welcome" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' is all about Maui's many triumphs such as slowing the sun and lifting up the skies.
77*** And, fittingly, [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "I am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)"]], a reprise of Moana's Main/IWantSong.
78*** Tamatoa's VillainSong "Shiny" is, fittingly, a song about how Tamatoa is shiny and better than his reputation of a bottom-feeder.
79* Zephyr the monkey [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe3PfRBVKdo gets one]] in ''Babar: The Movie''.
80* "The Batty Rap" from ''WesternAnimation/FernGully''
81* "All I Ever Wanted" from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' is a deconstructed version. Despite following the traditional pattern and Moses explicitly declaring "I am a sovereign prince of Egypt/A son of the proud history that's shown," the song implies that he is beginning to doubt his identity and the life that he thought he knew.
82* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'' has Garrett's "I Stand Alone" which describes his emotional state and worldview in contrast to his unwelcome guest, Kayley. Although several seconds after the song ended, he reluctantly lets Kayley join him.
83* "My Name Is Mok" from ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule''.
84* "Witch Doctor" from ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' about the monkeys, their way of life, and how they want the babies to live with them.
85* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' has two:
86** Woddy's "I am" song is "Strange Things": Woody has gone from top toy and loved by Andy to falling out of favor over the new Buzz Lightyear. Understandably, he's rather bitter about the situation. The first two stanzas are the best examples of the song's meaning.
87** Buzz's is "I Will Go Sailing No More", a somber song of Buzz (painfully) coming to terms with he's not a space ranger, just a toy.
88-->''Now I know exactly who I am\
89And what I'm here for\
90And I will go sailing no more.''
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93[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
94* ''Film/CampRock'' loves this trope with "This is Me", "Here I Am", "Too Cool", "Introducing Me", and "Who Will I Be?" which doubles as an IWantSong.
95* "The Vegetarian" from ''Film/DoctorDolittle''.
96* "Main Hoon Don" (which translates to "I Am Don") from the UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} film [[Film/DonTheChaseBeginsAgain Don]]. [[spoiler: This one is an interesting combination of TrickTwist and VillainSong. When you are first watching the film, you fully believe the singer to be Vijay. At the end you discover it was Don pretending to be Vijay prentending to be Don, and he was so confident in his having fooled everyone that he is just [[FauxAffablyEvil reveling in his evilness]].]]
97* "This Is Me" is one in the form of a SelfEmpowermentAnthem for the "freaks" in ''Film/TheGreatestShowman''.
98* ''Film/HorseFeathers'': "Whatever it is, I'm against it!"
99* "Chilly Down" from ''Labyrinth'' about the Fireys and their way of life.
100* In ''Film/LoveFindsAndyHardy'', teenager Betsy, played by Creator/JudyGarland, sings a song called "In Between" about how she's too old for little girls' toys but too young to attract older boys like Andy.
101* "The Life I Lead" from ''Film/MaryPoppins''.
102** "Practically Perfect" in the [[ScreentoStageAdaptation stage version]].
103* The "Knights of the Round Table" song from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
104* "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" from ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' if you count it as a [[MusicalWorldHypotheses diegetic musical.]]
105* "I Yam What I Yam" from the movie ''Film/{{Popeye}}''.
106* ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'', being a rock opera and featuring an ensemble cast, has one for the majority of the characters.
107** Perhaps the two most classic examples are "Legal Assassin" and "Things You See In A Graveyard", which introduce Nathan and Rotti's characters, respectively, their motivations, their pasts, and much of the plot besides.
108** Also "Seventeen" and "Infected". The latter is incredibly whiny, but still an I Am Song.
109* "Sweet Transvestite" from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' for Dr. Frank-n-furter, a (not so) sweet transvestite from Transylvania.
110* "Spaceballs" The Song from the ''{{Film/Spaceballs}}'' The Movie, is part of the soundtrack, and is, as such, not sung by any character in the story, but it is, as one might guess from the title, the I Am (or, more precisely, We Are) Song for the eponymous Spaceballs.
111* "We are the [[Film/ThreeAmigos Three Aaaaaamigos!]] We are the three Aaaaaaaaaaaaamigos!!! We are the three [[OverlyLongGag AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]]migos, and Amigos forever we'll be!"
112* ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'' has interesting twists: The opening number "The Candy Man" is a typical celebration of a title character, but none of the other characters, to say nothing of the audience, has actually ''seen'' him in years. Willy Wonka, who turns out to be ''far'' more eccentric than expected, has his own I Am Song in "Pure Imagination", which better fits his personality, especially with its choreography. (It also doubles as a FollowYourHeart song.)
113** The 2005 ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' movie had its own take on this concept with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsRUIVv2WM Wonka's Welcome Song]], which was written by Wonka himself, and could also be said to represent some of his character traits. Again, he is far more eccentric than the song suggests, as it only concentrates on his "positive" traits.
114* The song of White Knight [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-tPUTtHy58 "On m'appelle le chevalier blanc"]] ("My name is White Knight") from the movie ''You won't have Alsace and Lorraine''.
115** He sings it every time he's asked "Who are you?" (and it's long. HilarityEnsues).
116* In ''Film/BloodHarvest'', SadClown Marvelous Mervo sings one over the end credits.
117-->Marvelous Mervo, at your service\
118Marvelous Mervo, that's my name\
119I'll do my best to entertain you\
120With magic and laughter, 'cause that's my game
121* In ''Film/{{Zachariah}}'', the Crackers play "We're the Crackers," in which they brag about being violent criminals. Later, they play "Poor but Honest Crackers," about how they're just humble musicians who have never broken a law, to create a distraction while Matthew and Zachariah rob a nearby bank.
122* ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'' opens with delightful number on the infamous Scrooge.
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125[[folder:Literature]]
126* The songs of the Sorting Hat in ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
127* Literature/TheBible:
128** Satan in [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2014:12-15&version=NKJV Isaiah 14:12-15]].
129** There's a rather strange example at the end of Deuteronomy. Moses' final lesson to Israel before his death is to teach them a national anthem: a song spelling out the future of Israel, complete with the fact that they will grow rebellious and turn away from God, and that this apostasy will spell disaster for their descendants, ultimately leading to their scatter and the destruction of all but a remnant.
130** Also, [[Literature/BookOfPsalms Psalm 51]].
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134* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSlimGoodbody'': The Gobbler's VillainSong is this, and its lyrics literally say "I'm the Gobbler".
135* "What You Feel" from the ''Series/{{Buffy|The Vampire Slayer}}'' musical episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling Once More With Feeling]]" is the this as well as being a VillainSong, since its an upbeat tune about how hes a demon who destroys whole towns through cheery music, for the episodes villain (who is identified in the credits as [[FluffyTheTerrible Sweet]]).
136* Batly from Series/EureekasCastle has one and sings about how much of a klutz he is.
137* "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" from the 100th episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.
138* Each of ''Series/TheLetterPeople'' has one.
139* "Santa Barbara Skies" from the ''Series/{{Psych}}'' [[TheMusical musical episode]] is one for Shawn Spencer
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142[[folder:Music]]
143* This isn't an exclusively Musical Theatre trope. Many rappers have an introduction song, and some bands have theme songs, anthems, or otherwise similar I Am Songs.
144* Music/{{Eminem}}:
145** Slim Shady, Eminem's HeroicComedicSociopath alter ego, has many. A good fifth of songs performed as Slim Shady are this.
146*** "My Name Is..." is the most famous example of this in rap history.
147----> ''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment Hi kids, do you like violence?]] Want to see me stick Music/NineInchNails in each one of my eyelids?''
148*** While it didn't make him a household name like "My Name Is", the first single featuring Slim was "Just Don't Give A Fuck":
149---->''Slim Shady, brain dead like Jim Brady\
150''[...]''\
151My name is Marshall Mathers, I'm an alcoholic (''Hi, Marshall'')\
152I have a disease and they don't know what to call it''
153*** The first introduction to Slim in album track order is "Low Down, Dirty" from ''Slim Shady EP'', which introduces him as a JekyllAndHyde character [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness somewhat different to how he appears later on]]:
154---->''Wearing visors, sunglasses and disguises\
155'Cause my split personality is having an identity crisis\
156I'm Dr. Hyde and Mr. Jekyll, disrespectful\
157Hearing voices in my head while these whispers echo\
158"Murder-murder, redrum!"\
159Brain size of a bread crumb\
160[[UndiscriminatingAddict Which drug will I end up dead from?]]\
161Inebriated 'til my stress is alleviated\
162"How in the fuck can Eminem and Shady be related?"''
163*** Also from ''The Slim Shady LP'', "I'm Shady":
164---->Who came through with two Glocks to terrorize your borough? (Huh?)\
165Told you how to slap dips and murder your girl? (I did)\
166Gave you all the finger and told you to sit and twirl\
167Sold a billion tapes, and still screamed "Fuck the world"\
168(I'm Slim Shady) So come and kill me while my name's hot\
169And shoot me 25 times in the same spot ([[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Ow]])
170*** From ''Relapse'', "Hello", sort of a DarkerAndEdgier version of "My Name Is":
171---->My name is Shady\
172I never meant to leave you (I never meant to leave you)
173** The Eminem persona, the part of him that is a rapper, performer and handling his celebrity, has several:
174*** "The Way I Am":
175---->'' 'Cause I am whatever you say I am\
176If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?\
177In the paper, the news everyday, I am\
178I don't know, it's just the way I am''
179*** "Rap God":
180---->I'm beginnin' to feel like a Rap God, Rap God\
181All my people from the front to the back nod, back nod\
182Now, who thinks their arms are long enough to slap box, slap box?
183** The Marshall Mathers persona, however...
184*** Subverted with "Marshall Mathers", which starts out like it's going to be an I Am song for the Marshall Mathers persona - the part of him that is a normal person - but spirals into absurd, unbelievable violent gibberish by the third line.
185---->Yo, you might see me joggin'\
186you might see me walkin'\
187[[BreadEggsMilkSquick You might see me walkin' a dead Rottweiler dog with its head chopped off in the park with a spiked collar, hollerin' at him 'cause the son of a bitch won't quit barkin'...]]
188*** Similarly, "Marsh" claims to be from the perspective of Marsh, but is mostly Slim Shady-like content - it's rapped in a [[NerdyNasalness high-pitched, nasal voice]], and is about being AxCrazy, participating in absurd cartoonish violence against his mother, doing irresponsible amounts of drugs, and making {{Continuity Nod}}s to "My Name Is" and "Without Me".
189---->Return of the wack sicko\
190Head spinnin' like Invisibl Skratch Piklz\
191Yeah, Shady's back, see the bat signal\
192It's time to go bat shit, [[LiteralistSnarking like you accidentally ate a Louisville slugger and crapped it]]\
193I'd like to introduce myself\
194[[ContinuityNod Hi]] there, bitch...\
195My name is [[{{Martians}} Marsh an']], I'm out this world
196** In "Rain Man", he does an "I Am" Song for himself ''as he is [[BeneathTheMask underneath his personas]]'' - reinforced in live performances of the song, which he begins by specifying that he is no longer Slim Shady, Eminem, ''or'' Marshall Mathers.
197--->[[ContinuityNod Hi, my name is...]]\
198- [[LossOfIdentity I forgot my name!]]\
199My aim was not to become what I became with this level of fame.\
200My soul is possessed by this devil.\
201My new name is... Rain Man[[note]]A reference to how, like the titular character in ''Film/RainMan'' is a savant, Eminem is useless at anything other than rap. It's also a joking reference to his own autism.[[/note]]
202* Music/{{Anthrax}}'s "[[ComicBook/JudgeDredd I Am The Law]]" and "I'm the Man."
203* Music/NeilDiamond's "I Am... I Said".
204* Music/MichaelJackson's "Bad".
205* "Jesus of Suburbia", "St. Jimmy" and "She's a Rebel" from Music/GreenDay's ''Music/AmericanIdiot''.
206* "Back In NYC" from ''Music/TheLambLiesDownOnBroadway'' serves this purpose for the main character, Rael.
207* John Denver's "The Eagle and the Hawk": "I am the eagle, I live in high country...I am the hawk, and there's blood on my feathers..."
208* Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}' "Sympathy for the Devil." from ''Music/BeggarsBanquet''
209* "I'm the Urban Spaceman" by Music/TheBonzoDogBand
210* Music/{{Kiss}}' "I" from ''Music/MusicFromTheElder''
211* "I Am Woman," Helen Reddy's 1973 anthem to feminism.
212* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel's "I Am a Rock."
213* Music/FrankZappa and the Mothers of Invention's "Help, I'm a Rock" from ''Music/FreakOut''. "I'm the Slime" is a combination of this and VillainSong.
214* "The Song of Dusk" from ''[[Music/SoundHorizon Märchen]]'' isn't an "I am" song so much as it's a "Who am I?" song in which the eponymous character knows nothing of who he once was, only that he's woken up at the bottom of a well with a CreepyDoll in his arms and feels an intense desire to enact revenge and seeks to satisfy it by granting the chance at revenge to others.
215* "Nemesis" by Music/{{Arch Enemy|Band}}.
216* "Prophecy" from Music/JudasPriest's concept album, ''Nostradamus'', is the I Am Song for UsefulNotes/{{Nostradamus}} himself.
217* Voltaire's song "When You're Evil" is a classic I Am Song for any villain.
218* ''The Devil'' gets one in Music/{{Showbread}}'s song "The Goat (Nervosa)". Almost every line is a description of what he is, and every other set of words is "I am." Also, in their song "The Sky (Anorexia)", the refrain is a deathly and commanding "I AM."
219* Music/{{Grottomatic}} has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYJxutH_6s "I Am."]]
220* By contrast, Music/{{Theocracy}} not only represent {{Christian Metal}} on this list, but the trope is played as almost totally straight as can be, as ''almost every single lyric'' begins with the words "I am" as an autobiographical description of {{God}}.
221* A common trope for Music/{{Crush 40}}, most notably ''I Am (All of Me)''
222* Marian Call has two: "Vanilla (I'm Not Sexy)" is a declaration of her general uncoolness (in a positive way) while "I'll Still Be A Geek After Nobody Thinks It's Chic" is a [[ProudToBeANerd geek anthem]].
223* Music/TheMonkees' theme song ("Hey Hey We're the Monkees!")
224** A self-deconstructed one appears in their movie, ''Film/{{Head}}'' ("Hey, HEY we are The Monkees! You know we love to please! A manufactured image, with no philosophies...").
225* Portal's "Still Alive" is a pretty simple one:
226-->I'm doing science and I'm Still Alive\
227I feel fantastic and I'm Still Alive\
228When you're dying I'll be Still Alive\
229And when you're dead I will be Still Alive
230* "Divide" by Music/{{Disturbed}}, as well as 'Indestructible', 'I'm Alive', and a few others.
231-->I am a little more provocative then you might need\
232It is your shock and then your horror on which I feed\
233So can you tell me what exactly does freedom mean\
234If I'm not free to be as twisted as I want to be?\
235Don't wanna be another player losing in this game\
236I'm trying to impress upon you, we're not the same\
237My psychotic mentality is so unique\
238I'm one aggressive motherfucker, now wouldn't you say?
239* Music/TheBeatles' "I Am the Walrus" from ''Music/MagicalMysteryTour''.
240* Music/TheDecemberists seem to like this trope, but, as so many of their songs are almost writ as monologues, this is hardly surprising.
241** "The Engine Driver", "Leslie Anne Levine", and "The Legionnaire's Lament" stand out as the best examples.
242** "The Mariner's Revenge Song" is basically one guy telling another guy who he is inside of a whale.
243* "Music/WeAreTheWorld", by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, sung by USA for Africa.
244* Music/DoctorSteel's songs "Lament for a Toy Factory", "Dr. Steel", and "The Dr. Steel Show"
245* The Music/{{GWAR}} theme song.
246* India Arie's "Video" is a pure example. [[http://www.elyrics.net/read/i/india.Arie-lyrics/video-lyrics.html Video Lyrics]]
247* Music/{{Sabaton}}'s "Carolus Rex" is this for King [[UsefulNotes/CarolusRex Charles XII]] of Sweden.
248* Music/NineInchNails has three: "Mr. Self-Destruct," "Big Man with a Gun," and "Sanctified."
249* "Lecher Bitch" by the Genitorturers.
250* Roy Harper wrote 'The Lord's Prayer' as a sort of musical last will and testament when he believed he was dying. It contains 104 descriptions of himself, each beginning with 'who' or 'whose'. 'The Lord's Prayer' is also a sterling example of a [[ListSong list song]].
251* Music/{{LMFAO}}'s "Sexy and I Know It."
252* Music/{{Metallica}}'s "The View"
253** [[MemeticMutation I AM THE TABLE!]]
254** Also Metallica's ''"Anywhere I Roam."''
255* Music/TheWho (or at least Pete Townshend) were fond of these: ''Music/{{Tommy}}'' alone has "Cousin Kevin", "Acid Queen", "Fiddle About" and "Sensation". Other examples include "I'm a Boy", "The Real Me" and "Behind Blue Eyes".
256* Music/{{Devo}}'s anthem "Jocko Homo" doubles as an I Am Song and a manifesto for their "de-evolution" concept:
257-->They tell us that we lost our tails\
258evolving up from little snails.\
259I say it's all just wind in sails:\
260Are we not men? (We are DEVO!)\
261Are we not men? (D-E-V-O!)
262** "Stop, Look, and Listen", an early demo on the ''Hardcore Devo'' compilation, more directly refers to the band ("I hear em' coming, gonna mess up the plumbing/It's D-E-V-O! From O-H-I-O!")
263** "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA", in which Devo announce themselves collectively as the Smart Patrol ("suburban robots who monitor reality") who are ultimately subjected to self-sacrifice by the "man with a plan," Mr. DNA.
264** "Speed Racer" is an I Am Song for four different characters, presented in order in each verse ("I'm Speed Racer and I drive real fast..."; "I'm a big pirate and I like to steal..."; "I'm a Barbie doll but I've got brains..."; " "I'm your doctor and here's the bill...") and reprised all together in the last verse.
265* Overlapping with SingerNamedrop, the chorus of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HROMILO1mEA "Infinity"]] by Infinity Ink repeats the line, "Oh, you know we are the Infinity."
266* Music/TheRoches introduced themselves with "We," the first song on their first album, ''The Roches''. They began by simply singing their names: "We are Maggie and Terre and Suzzy Roche."
267* Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso's "''Soy Tu Mujer''"
268* Music/FatsDomino's "I'm Walkin'."
269* Music/{{Ratt}}'s "I'm Insane" crosses this with SanitySlippageSong.
270* "I'm A Boinger" by [[ComicStrip/BloomCounty Billy And The Boingers]], from ''Billy And The Boingers: Bootleg''.
271* Music/TheRamones' "I'm Against It' from ''Music/RoadToRuin''.
272* "I Am the Alter-Destiny" by Music/SunRa from ''Film/SpaceIsThePlace''.
273* The ''{{Creator/Raubtier}}'' track "Panzarmarsch" is one, told from the perspective of a decommissioned [[TankGoodness Leopard II MBT]] being returned to service.
274* Music/{{Queen}} has several examples, notably "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions", "Invisible Man", "Princes of the Universe" and "Don't Stop Me Now".
275* "My Name is Prince", by Music/{{Prince}}, naturally.
276* "WE ARE MILKCAN!" from [=MilkCan=]'s ''Music/MakeItSweet'', as you can guess from the title.
277--> ''Rockin' to the rhythm, rollin' with the beat. \
278Here we come, here we come, hold on to your seat! \
279Cheerful and pleasing, cute and appealing. \
280Give it up, give it up, can you feel the heat? \
281We're the girls from around the block. \
282Gorgeous sweet and we love to rock.''
283* {{Music/Meshuggah}} brings us ''I am Colossus'' from ''Koloss''.
284--> ''I am life. I'm death. You belong to me \
285Call me what I am. [[TitleDrop I am colossus]]
286* {{Music/BABYMETAL}} with "BABYMETAL DEATH"; the only lyrics in the song are Japanese puns on "I am..."
287--> ''SU-METAL DEATH'' (I am Su-metal.) \
288''YUIMETAL DEATH'' (I am Yuimetal.) \
289''MOAMETAL DEATH'' (I am Moametal.) \
290''[[TitleDrop BABYMETAL DEATH]]'' (We are Babymetal.)
291* The second aria of ''Music/SchweigtStillePlaudertNicht'' is Lieschen singing about her [[MustHaveCaffeine love for coffee]].
292* Music/AnaalNathrakh brings us "I am the Wrath of Gods and the Desolation of the Earth" from ''In the Constellation of the Black Widow''.
293* Music/ThreeDaysGrace performed "I Am Machine".
294* In Music/SteeleyeSpan's ''Music/{{Wintersmith}}'' concept album, the Nac Mac Feegle have "Wee Free Men" and the Summer Lady and Wintersmith have "Fire and Ice".
295* Music/MiracleOfSound: Numerous songs are written from the first-person perspective of the or a main character from a given work as they describe themselves in song.
296** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPF25A-XnHE I Am Pudge]]", [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin naturally]], is a rather meta song about Pudge bragging about his fame in the ''VideoGame/Dota2'' fanbase as a rather overpowered character.
297** The ''Series/GameOfThrones'' songs include "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOQsYk8cbnE&index=2&list=PL7vOu0c9nrr_ufkZJiqTssVFF197RiGIJ Halfman's Song]]" for Tyrion Lannister, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmJF9a7-g9c&index=5&list=PL7vOu0c9nrr_ufkZJiqTssVFF197RiGIJ Mother of Flame]]" for Daenerys and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jwm1yHy-0A&index=3&list=PL7vOu0c9nrr_ufkZJiqTssVFF197RiGIJ No One]]" for Arya Stark.
298** "[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight I Am the Knight]]"; also doubles as a BadassBoast.
299** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_epoUlyzGM Force of Nature]]" is one for Aloy from ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'', where she describes her motivations and backstory.
300* The majority of Christian praise music is, unsurprisingly, "You Are" songs about God and/or Jesus, many adapted directly from the Psalms or other Bible passages, with the occasional Villain Sucks song about Satan thrown in for good measure.
301* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozeozxHg5MI "Raven in the Storm"]] by John Gorka is a particularly ominous version of this trope, possibly crossed with AStormIsComing.
302* The American Folk song “A Man of Constant Sorrow” first line begins with “I am…” and has a man describing himself and his life:
303----> ''I am a man of constant sorrow.\
304I've seen trouble all my day.\
305I bid farewell to old Kentucky.\
306The place where I was born and raised.''\
307''For six long years I've been in trouble.\
308No pleasures here on earth I found.\
309For in this world I'm bound to ramble.\
310I have no friends to help me now.''
311* The American Folk song “Roving Gambler” is another folk song that starts “I am…” this time the singer is describing how his life as roving gambler led to him spending time in jail.
312----> ''I am a roving gambler I gambled all around.\
313Whenever I meet with a deck of cards.\
314I lay my money down.\
315Lay my money down, lay my money down.
316* Music/VillagePeople's "I Am What I Am".
317* Creator/SammyDavisJr's "I Gotta Be Me".
318* Music/ShirleyBassey's "This Is My Life".
319* Music/TwistedSister's "I Am I'm Me".
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322[[folder:Radio]]
323* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho audio drama]] "Doctor Who and the Pirates" contains the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdDXQ2h1Pc I am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer]]
324** Also Creator/JonPertwee's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLXOO9PnnMQ Who is the Doctor?]]"
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326
327[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
328* A number of ProfessionalWrestling entrance themes (at least the ones with lyrics) fit this pattern. Of particular note:
329** Wrestling/AJStyles' theme in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]], in one incarnation, was actually ''titled'' "I Am." The later remix, "Get Ready to Fly", has completely different lyrics, but is still an I Am song.
330*** Stable Wrestling/{{Fortune}}'s theme has this: "We are, we are! Fortune Four!"
331** Wrestling/TripleH: "I am the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQzsK4FAnx0 you don't wanna play me...]]"
332** Wrestling/{{Chyna}}'s theme was titled "Who I Am."
333** "I am Wrestling/LeiDTapa, the Queen of Rings"
334** Wrestling/ColtCabana's theme, "Boom Boom", is more of a He Is song, but otherwise fits the trope well, talking about Colt walking away from "Corporate America" (i.e. Wrestling/{{WWE}}), his love of Chicago, and his desire to create "Good times, great memories".
335** Wrestling/ChrisJericho: "I am the Master of your whole heap. I am the Pastor, flock you like Sheep."
336** Wrestling/DolphZiggler: "I am perfection!"
337** Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination: "We are the Nation...of Domination!"
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339
340[[folder:Theater]]
341* "Backwoods Barbie" is the I Am Song for ''9 to 5: The Musical''. Funny enough, following it being written for the musical itself, Music/DollyParton decided to use it for the title track of her album ''Backwoods Barbie'', so not only is it the I Am Song for the musical, but it is for Parton personally as well.
342* ''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee'': "I'm Not That Smart" (Leaf), "I Speak Six Languages" (Marcy) and "Woe Is Me" (Schwartzy).
343* "The Lees of Old Virginia" in ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''. Richard Henry Lee giving a laundry list about why he, his family, and Virginia are undeniab-LEE the best thing in America in [[LargeHam the hammiest way possible]].
344* "Hey, Tom Sawyer" from ''Theatre/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'' establishes Tom's cunning, mischievous character, although it is technically more a "He Is" song.
345* ''Theatre/{{Aida|JohnRice}}'':
346** "Fortune Favors the Brave" for Radames.
347** "My Strongest Suit" for Amneris.
348** "How I Know You" is sort of an I Am song for Mereb as he details his backstory...which then turns into a You Are song for Aida as he reveals(the first time it's revealed in the show) that he knows she is the Nubian princess.
349* "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" from ''Theatre/AnimalCrackers''. One of the few songs from the original stage show retained for the film.
350* "I'm a Bad, Bad Man" for Frank Butler in ''Theatre/AnnieGetYourGun''.
351* An interesting example in Music/StephenSondheim's ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}'': in [[SillyLoveSongs "Unworthy of Your Love"]] where John Hinckley Jr. and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme sing for their respective LoveInterests. While at first it sounds like an IWantSong, it's really about Hinckley and Fromme's insecurity and how they are completely lost in their lives. It even begins with 'I am'.
352** "Another National Anthem" is one for the Assassins in general.
353* "What Do You Do With a BA In English / It Sucks To Be Me" from ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' serves as an I Am Song for more than half the cast: Princeton, Kate Monster, Brian, Christmas Eve, Rod, Nicky and Gary each get a verse. Additionally, "Special" is Lucy The Slut's I Am Song.
354** "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" is a We Are Song where the cast acknowledges that they all carry unconscious biases.
355* "The Lady Is A Tramp" from ''Theatre/BabesInArms''.
356* Probably the most famous opera example: "Largo al factotum della città" (aka "Figaro's introduction") from ''Theater/TheBarberOfSeville''.
357-->"Figaro here, Figaro there, Figaro up, Figaro down, swifter and swifter, I'm like a thunderbolt: I'm the factotum of the city!"
358* The title character of ''Barnum'' gets two in "There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" and "The Prince of Humbug".
359* "Clean the Kit" in ''The Beautiful Game'' for John.
360* "Independent (On My Own)" from ''Theatre/BellsAreRinging''.
361* Rodolfo and Mimi's introductory songs "Che gelida manina" and "Si, mi chiamano Mimì" from ''Theatre/LaBoheme''.
362* "How Lovely to be a Woman" from ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie''.
363* "I Am What I Am" from ''Theatre/LaCageAuxFolles''.
364* "The Hostess With The Mostes'" from ''Theatre/CallMeMadam''.
365* "C'est moi", from ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' establishes Lancelot's puissance and hubris. (Notice the literal translation of the title).
366** "I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight" (sung by Arthur himself) establishes his fallibility.
367* The aria "Glitter and be Gay" from [[Music/LeonardBernstein Leonard Bernstein's]] ''Literature/{{Candide}}'' establishes Cunegonde's role in society as a {{Socialite}} in a GildedCage.
368* ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' is nothing but I Am Songs (or rather, You Are Songs in most cases).
369* From the 2013 adaptation of ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'':
370** "Almost Nearly Perfect" establishes Charlie Bucket's creative nature and CheerfulChild disposition, despite his hardscrabble life.
371** Augustus Gloop and his family have "More of Him to Love", which ''claims'' that the boy is BigFun but reveals he's really more of a FatBastard.
372** "When Veruca Says" establishes both her {{Greed}} and her father's indulgent nature.
373** "The Double Bubble Duchess" is a BoastfulRap for the gum-chewing starlet and her ShamelessSelfPromoter dad.
374** "It's Teavee Time" has Mrs. Teavee desperately trying to convince the media that her son's just a little high-strung and that they have an idyllic, 1960s sitcom-inspired life, but failing miserably -- especially when Mike himself speaks up.
375** Willy Wonka has the bridge part of his IAmGreatSong "It Must Be Believed to Be Seen" and "Simply Second Nature" (which overlaps with IAmWhatIAm) to establish that his strange creations are borne of a desire to make the world a lovelier place, even if others don't understand or fully appreciate what he's doing.
376* ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'' has quite a few as well. Freddie's lyrics in ''Merano'', ''Where I Want to Be'' for Anatoly and ''Someone Else's Story'' for either Florence or Svetlana. Plus Molokov and Svetlana's new songs in the Stockholm version.
377** Arguably, "Pity The Child" for Freddie as well.
378* ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}''
379** "All I Care About Is Love" . Of course, he's ''lying'', but...
380** Mama also has her own song, "When You're Good to Mama", which is more accurate (metaphorically, anyway).
381** Amos has "Mr. Cellophane".
382* In ''Theatre/ChildrenOfEden'', Yonah has a song about how she is ''not'' a "Stranger to the Rain", which establishes her as TheWoobie because she is descended from [[CainAndAbel Cain]].
383* The Cobbler's Song from ''Theatre/ChuChinChow'' (But ''not'' "[[DeadPersonImpersonation I am Chu Chin Chow]]").
384* ''Theatre/CinderellaLloydWebber'': The song "Bad Cinderella", where the heroine asserts herself against the simpering villagers and sings about how she doesn't care if they hate her.
385* The off-Broadway musical ''Closer Than Ever'' has "Life Story," in which a middle-aged woman reflects on the choices she's made and the experiences she's had throughout her life. It differs slightly from the average "I Am" Song in that the musical is a revue, and as such, this song is the only time the audience encounters this particular character.
386* ''Theatre/{{Curtains}}'': "I do the Kama Sutra with a Richard Rodgers score. It's a Business."
387* "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" from ''Theatre/DamnYankees''.
388* ''Theatre/DearEvanHansen'' has "Waving Through A Window" which is sung by Evan and establishes his severe social anxiety.
389* In ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', "Great Big Stuff" is both an I Am Song and an IWantSong.
390* ''Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.'' adds two 'I Am' songs not in the [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland movie]]:
391** "Ocean of Tears" for the Dodo Bird
392** "Whooooo Are Youuuuu?" for the three Alices
393* ''Theatre/{{Drood}}'' has "A Man Could Go Quite Mad" for Jasper and "The Wages of Sin" for Princess Puffer.
394* "I Am Aldopho" from ''Theatre/TheDrowsyChaperone''.
395* "Good Old Reliable Jake" and "Bit Part Demon" from ''Theatre/EvilDeadTheMusical'', although "Good Old Reliable Jake" is consist of nothing but BlatantLies.
396* "Oh, What a Circus" is sung by Che, but completely describes Theatre/{{Evita}}'s role in the musical named for her.
397* "Tradition" from ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'' is a We Are Song.
398* "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from ''Literature/FlowerDrumSong''.
399* "Daphne Dreams" from ''Theatre/FlyByNightMusical''.
400* "I'm The Greatest Star" from ''Theatre/FunnyGirl''.
401* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=082y805mkA8 "Bring Me My Bride"]], Miles Gloriosus' song from ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum''.
402** Which is also an IWantSong, as the title suggests.
403** Also "Lovely" for Philia and... well, half the songs in the play.
404* "A Little Girl from Little Rock" from ''Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes''.
405* Creator/GilbertAndSullivan love these. To list just a few:
406** ''Theatre/TheMikado'': "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" (Nanki-Poo), "Behold The Lord High Executioner" (Ko-Ko), "Three Little Maids From School Are We" (Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo), "A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist"
407** ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'': "O, Better Far to Live and Die" (or "I Am A Pirate King"), "[[MajorGeneralSong I Am The Very Model of a]] ModernMajorGeneral"
408** ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'': "I'm Called Little Buttercup", "I Am The Monarch of the Sea" and "When I was a lad" (Sir Joseph), "I Am The Captain of the Pinafore" (Captain Corcoran), "We sail the ocean blue" (the crew).
409** ''Theatre/PrincessIda'': "We Are Warriors Three" (Arac, Guron, and Scynthius), "If You Give Me Your Attention" (Gama)
410** ''Theatre/TheGondoliers'': "We're Called Gondolieri" (Marco and Giuseppe), "In Enterprise Of Martial Kind" (Duke of Plaza-Toro)
411** ''Theatre/TheSorcerer'': "My Name is John Wellington Wells", "Love Feeds on Many Kinds of Food"
412** ''Theatre/{{Patience}}'': "If You Want a Receipt For That Popular Mystery" (Colonel)
413** ''Theatre/{{Iolanthe}}'': "Good Morrow, Good Mother" (Strephon), "The Law is the True Embodiment" and "When I Went to the Bar" (The Lord Chancellor), "My well-loved lord" (Phyllis), "When all night long, a chap remains" (Private Willis)
414** ''Theatre/TrialByJury'': "When I, good friends, was called to the Bar" (The Judge).
415* "Some People" from ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'', as well as "Rose's Turn" and "Little Lamb".
416* "Colored Spade", "Manchester England", "I Got Life" and probably more from ''Theatre/{{Hair}}''. That whole show was basically an I Am Song for the hippies.
417* "Miss Baltimore Crabs" from ''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}''.
418* ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}'' has "Candy Store" for all the Heathers but especially Heather Chandler, and "Freeze Your Brain" for JD. In addition, "Beautiful" is a We Are song in a "what have we become" sorta way.
419* "Angry Inch" from ''Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch''.
420* "I Put My Hand in There" for the title character of ''Theatre/HelloDolly!''. Replaced in the film version by the MovieBonusSong "Just Leave Everything To Me".
421* In ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'',"The Company Way" shows Mr. Twimble's role is as head of the mail room at the World Wide Wicket corporation: being a consummate YesMan so that the company higher-ups will hopefully keep him around if any major shake-ups happens.
422--> '''Mr. Twimble:''' Whoever the company fires, I will still be here.
423* Just about every character in ''Theatre/{{Keating}}!'' has one:
424** Bob Hawke gets "My Right Hand Man" (sorta. It's more about Keating, but it applies to him too).
425** Keating himself gets "Do It in Style".
426** John Hewson has his part of "On The Floor".
427** Gareth Evans and Cheryl Kernot have "Heavens, Mister Evans".
428** Alexander Downer has "Freaky".
429** John Howard has "Power" (which doubles as his VillainSong).
430* ''Königskinder'' has "Bin ein lustiger Jägersmann" ("I am a happy huntsman") for the King's Son. (This was one of the many musical numbers that were spoken through rather than fully sung in the original melodrama version.)
431* In the stage musical ''Film/KinkyBoots'', Lola gets two different songs:
432--> "Land of Lola", the opening number of her stage show, shows off her LargeHam personality.
433--> "I'm Not My Father's Son", a more bittersweet song, tells how Lola was finally able to accept who she was, which her father never could.
434* "Always True to You" from ''Theatre/KissMeKate''.
435* ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde'' has a late-in the story version in the song "Legally Blonde", in which Elle, after seeing her future in law disappear, dejectedly expresses that she's nothing but what everyone always thought ("some girls fight hard, some face the trial, some girls were just meant to smile").
436** In the "remix" version a scene later, Elle reclaims her confidence with a much more upbeat "I Am" song, in which she finally figures out an identity encompassing both her legal talents and her "sorority girl" personality, as exemplified by her pink suit.
437* Despite the name, [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oc8irUgDLk "I Want More"]], from ''Theatre/{{Lestat}}'' is actually Claudia's I Am Song. (Her IWantSong is [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TvxmAqdrXvw "I'll Never Have That Chance"]]).
438* "The Beauty Is" for Clara from ''The Light in the Piazza''.
439* ''The Lightning Thief'', the musical adaptation of the first book in the Theatre/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians series, has "Son of Poseidon" for Percy.
440* "Now", "Soon", and "Later" (for Fredrik, Anne, and Henrik respectively) from ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic''. "The Glamorous Life" might count as Desiree's.
441* ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' has "Dentist!" for Orin Scrivello. Additionally, the film version has "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space" for Audrey II.
442* "My Name Is Samuel Cooper" from ''Theatre/LoveLife''.
443* "Der Vogelfänger Bin Ich Ja" (I Am the Birdcatcher, Yes) from ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'', sung by [[CowardlySidekick Papageno]].
444* "I, Don Quixote" from ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'' qualifies for this as its first reprise - not to be confused with its second reprise, which is more of an IAmWhatIAm song. Aldonza also gets such a song with "It's All The Same".
445* You will probably never get a more literal example than "I'm Theatre/MartinGuerre."
446* The bitterly ironic "Rich and Happy" from ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'': Frank has sold out his principles, abandoned his dreams and destroyed his most important friendship... but he's "rich and famous and therefore happy too". And if you believe that, there's a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.
447* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has a boatload: for Fantine, it's "I Dreamed a Dream". For Thenardier, we get "Master of the House". "Stars" for InspectorJavert, although it borders on the IWantSong, but then, Javert's character is defined by its goals. And for Jean Valjean, it's the side-splittingly obvious name for an I Am Song: "Who Am I?"
448* "I'm an Ordinary Man" from ''My Fair Lady'' is an introduction to Henry Higgins and his misogyny.
449** "With a Little Bit of Luck" establishes Eliza's father Alfred as a slacker, drinker and womanizer.
450-->''The Lord above gave man an arm of iron\
451So he could do his job and never shirk\
452The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, but\
453With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck,\
454Someone else'll do the blinkin' work!''
455* The "Prologue" from ''Theatre/NatashaPierreAndTheGreatCometOf1812'' serves as an "I Am" song for every non-ensemble character in the show—even [[PutOnABus Andrey, who isn't there]]!
456** "Pierre" is Pierre's, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin naturally]].
457** "Balaga" is an extended version of Balaga's brief verse in "Prologue".
458* ''Theatre/NextToNormal''
459** "I'm Alive" takes this pretty literally. Most of the lyrics starting with "I am..."
460** "I Am The One", in which Dan and Gabe compete for Diana's attention, has both men describing what makes them fit to care for Diana.
461** "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" combines this with a IWantSong, about how Natalie feels she is always ignored, and wishes she could be free of her mother's expectations.
462-->''Take a look at the invisible girl\
463Here she is, clear as the day\
464Please look closely and find her before\
465She fades away''
466* "An Orthodox Fool" from ''NoStrings''.
467* "Howdy There (I'm Oedipus Tex)" from Music/PDQBach's ''Oedipus Tex''.
468* "I Was The Most Beautiful Blossom" in ''Theatre/OfTheeISing'' is more accurately described as an "I was" song, but it defines Diana to the extent that she sings its first bars on her subsequent entrances.
469-->'''Wintergreen:''' You like that song, don't you?
470** Also: "We're the one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine Supreme Court judges..."
471* "I Cain't Say No" from ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}!''
472* Bill Sykes' "My Name" from ''Theatre/{{Oliver}}''.
473* "I Can Cook, Too" from ''Theatre/OnTheTown''.
474* In ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress'', Princess Winnifred gets one in "Shy". Queen Aggravain's is "Sensitivity", and then "The Minstrel, The Jester, and I" for the Minstrel, Jester, and King.
475* "Johnny's Theme/The Dreamer" from ''Literature/OnlyYouCanSaveMankind: The Musical'', establishes Johnny as, well, [[MrImagination a dreamer]], albeit more confident in that role than the book version:
476-->Me, I'm a dreamer and I choose to be,\
477It's my dreams that will set the world free.\
478Me, I'm a dreamer, it's my destiny,\
479Look around, see the world that I see.
480* "I Jupiter, I Rex" from ''Series/OutOfThisWorld1987''.
481* "Advantages of Floating In the Middle of the Sea" is pretty much the I Am Song for ''all of Japan'' in Sondheim's ''Pacific Overtures''.
482* "Wand'rin' Star" from ''Theatre/PaintYourWagon''.
483* "How Can I Call This Home?" for Leo in ''Theatre/{{Parade|1998}}''.
484** Leo also gets the much more somber "It's Hard to Speak My Heart" near the very end of the first act.
485* ''Passion'' has "I Read" for Fosca, a mild conversation about a borrowed book taking a sharp right turn into a slightly unhinged, passionate song explaining Fosca's philosophy, tinged with mental illness, and hinting at her tragic backstory.
486* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' has "Stranger Than You Dreamt It" after Christine removes the Phantom's mask.
487* ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'' has "Spread a Little Sunshine" for Fastrada, "Kind of Woman" for Catherine and "Extraordinary" for Pippin himself.
488* "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess''.
489* ''Film/TheProducers'' has "The King of Broadway." Though in this case, it's more of an "I used to be" song. This song doesn't appear in the film adaptation of the musical, however.
490** Roger DeBris and Carmen Ghia have "Keep it Gay" though it is in part an IWantSong about his desire to make more lighthearted productions.
491** Ulla has "When You got it, Flaunt it.''
492* "Out Tonight" from ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'' begins as an "I am" song for Mimi (as in, I am a sexy Latina firecracker) and ends as an "I want" song when she gets into Roger's apartment.
493* ''Theatre/{{Six}}'' is chock-full of these:
494** "Ex-Wives" is a rare group We Are song performed by all the queens.
495** "Don't Lose Ur Head" sung by Anne Boleyn.
496** "Heart of Stone" sung by Jane Seymour.
497** "Get Down" sung by Anna of Cleves. Also a BoastfulRap.
498** "All You Wanna Do" sung by Katherine Howard. Interesting version as it is mostly about how she is shallowly seen by others.
499** "Six" is another group We Are song performed by all the queens. [[IAmBecomingSong Also doubles as a We Are Becoming Song]].
500* In ''Theatre/SonicLiveInSydney'', Sonic's "What Are We Waiting For?" describes his cool attitude and determination to stop Robotnik.
501* "His Name is Lancelot" from ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'' is more of an "Just Admit It, You Are" song.
502** There is also "[[{{Pun}} Laker Girls]] Cheer" with Arthur declaring that he is Arthur, King of the Britons.
503* "All That's Known" from ''Theatre/SpringAwakening''.
504* "A Cockeyed Optimist" from ''Theatre/SouthPacific''.
505* ''StrikeUpTheBand'' had "A Typical, Self-Made American" and "The Unofficial Spokesman" for Horace J. Fletcher (who, judging from his song, made himself much like [[Theatre/HMSPinafore Sir Joseph Porter]] did) and Colonel Holmes.
506* "The Barber and His Wife" from ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', though the title character who sings this speaks of himself in those days in the past tense because as far as he's concerned, ThatManIsDead. [[spoiler:It gets a DarkReprise at the end of the play after Sweeney unknowingly kills his wife, learns of Mrs. Lovett's treachery in not telling him said wife was still alive, and then throws her in the oven.]]
507** Another example for Todd is, of course, his part of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd".
508** Meanwhile, Mrs. Lovett has "The Worst Pies in London", which tells you just about everything you need to know about that character in two minutes flat.
509** And Adolpho Pirelli gets his entrance which actually opens with the lines "I am Adolpho Pirelli, / Da king of da barbers..."
510* "Not For the Life of Me" for the title character of ''Theatre/ThoroughlyModernMillie''.
511* "30/90" for Johnny in ''tick, tick... BOOM!''
512* In ''Vanities: The Musical'', "An Organized Life" is this for Kathy, in addition to being an IWantSong, and in its DarkReprise it becomes her BSODSong and IAmBecomingSong. The first two productions also had "Hey There, Beautiful", which was later replaced by [[IWantSong "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"]]. Also, the closing song "Letting Go" from the Pasadena Playhouse and ACT Theatre productions.
513* "Different As Can Be" from ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' is a duet I Am Song for Quirrell and Voldemort
514** Hermione gets "Coolest Girl" in the sequel.
515* "The Jet Song" from ''Theatre/WestSideStory''.
516* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'':
517** "A Sentimental Man" [[spoiler: is a subversion. The Wizard believes what he's saying, but it's only later that the audience finds that he has his own ideas about [[FantasticRacism who qualifies as a "citizen of Oz"]] and that part of his motivation for helping Elphaba is to use her magic for his own ends.]]
518** "Defying Gravity" is more of an "I Am ''Becoming''" song, since Elphaba's entire character for the second act stems from that song...both the good and the bad.
519** "Popular" is an interesting twist, as it's supposed to be about Elphaba and Galinda's attempt at making her, well, popular. However, it's quite clear that Galinda's plan for achieving this is to make Elphie as much like her as possible, thus making it an "I Am" Song.
520* From the 2000 Andrew Lippa stage adaptation of ''Literature/TheWildParty'':
521** "Queenie was a Blonde" for [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Queenie]].
522** "Look at Me Now" and [[LifeOfTheParty "Life of the Party"]] for [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Kate]].
523* ''Theatre/TheWiz'' subverts this with both "Mean Ole Lion", the Cowardly Lion's introductory song, in which he presents himself as anything but cowardly, and "So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard" for the Wiz's flashy, smoke-and-mirrors entrance.
524* ''Theatre/{{Wonderland}}'' has "Mad Hatter" for, well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
525* Pretty much every song in ''Theatre/{{Working}}'' is either this, an "I Want" Song, or both.
526* "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," in the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' musical of [[Theatre/YoureAGoodManCharlieBrown the same name]].
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529[[folder:Video Games]]
530* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3UguXUvECM Die House]], sung by [[TheDragon King Dice]].
531* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', many of the themes for the trial bosses have lyrics explaining their personality and nature. Since most are adversaries if not outright villains, it often overlaps with VillainSong.
532** The song ''Shadowbringers'' - the theme for the titular expansion - is a bait-and-switch for the Warrior of Light themselves. While most of the song details the struggles and fate of the First, a constant refrain of 'One Brings Shadow, One Brings the Light' eventually culminates in the song closing with 'I am Shadow, I Am The Light.' Notably, the trailer this song debuted to has the iconic Warrior of Light struggling across the apocalyptic wasteland of the First, seemingly broken and all hope lost, and the final line is said as the Warrior becomes a Dark Knight to slay a Sin Eater, indicating his transformation to the Warrior of Darkness.
533*** It takes on a further meaning as it is used during the first phase of the expansion's final boss, [[spoiler: Emet-Selch/Hades]], as you are [[spoiler: fighting an Ascian - the harbingers of darkness - and win by turning the light you've contained over the expansion against him]]. Despite one of the expansion's big plot hooks being you becoming the Warrior of Darkness and some of the twists indicating [[spoiler: Hydaelyn and the Light as a power may not be as benevolent as initially thought]], your Warrior still returns to the light, needing to embrace both it and darkness to win. I am shadow, I am the light, indeed.
534* In ''VideoGame/TotalDistortion'', the [[TheRockStar three rock stars]] that you meet in-game each have at least one of these in the songs they play.
535--> '''Johnny Fang''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhiS9msx9U "I'm Johnny Fang, I cause eardrums pain! And my vocal cords strain for the next refrain!"]]
536--> '''[[PunkRock Betty Pink]]''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBcXEm-wG4c "Look at me, I'm Betty Pink! I'm gonna charge the town! Burn your house and steal your kids, caress them with my sound!"]]
537--> '''[[GothRock Edgar Death]]''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ZubQXVyUw "My friends have all left me, I'm all alone. No one 'round here, but wasted bones. I'll tell you my name: It's Edgar Death. I'm gonna sing alone until I'm out of breath".]]
538* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TueJSFKsKw&feature=related I am more than a fish!]] [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft I am more than a man!]] [[Music/Level80EliteTaurenChieftain Death will rise! From the tides! I AM MURLOC!]]
539* In the elevators of ''VideoGame/Mother3'''s Empire Porky Building, you can hear the creepy music entitled "I Am Porky".
540* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'': "We're The River City Girls", the game's ExpositoryThemeTune about the protagonists and their goals.
541* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''
542** Shadow the Hedgehog's theme song for his [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog titular game]], which is (seriously) named "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTBbTSjZpI I Am... All of Me]]".
543-->"Can you see all of me? Walk into my mystery. Step inside, hold on for dear life. Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free? I am all, I am all of me. I am, I'm all of me."
544** Eggman's theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvERHiTfx9w E.G.G.M.A.N.]] from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. The chorus is "I am the Eggman. That's what I am."
545** Also from the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games, there is Sonic's theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZjSrW4p7r8 It Doesn't Matter]]". While each game has its own version of the song (the original has a very laid back feel while the sequel is much faster paced), both versions are sung by Tony Harnell, and the lyrics (more or less the same in both versions) really describe Sonic in general.
546--> "It doesn't matter now what happens. I will never give up the fight. There is no way I will run away from all of my pride. As long as the voice inside me says 'go' I will always keep on running. There is no way to stop me from going to the very top. It doesn't matter who is wrong and who is right."
547** Also Knuckles's Unknown from M.E. Although the song has different lyrics in VideoGame/SonicAdventure and VideoGame/SonicAdventure2, both versions count. The former is a better example though.
548** [[https://youtu.be/XKjOJuPjiu4 Infinite's theme]] from ''Videogame/SonicForces'' is basically just one big BadassBoast about how powerful he is.
549-->''I'm the tallest of mountains, I am the roughest of waves. I'm the toughest of terrors, I am the darkest of days. I'm the last one that's standing, don't try to stand in my way. 'Cause I've been up against better, just take a look at my face!
550* [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay "I am The Great Mighty Poo / And I'm going to throw my shit at you..."]]
551* [[Franchise/MassEffect "I am the very model of a scientist salariaaaaaaaaaaan!"]]
552* "[[VideoGame/CharlieMurder I'm Charlie Murder]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxfflNxpZGk and Murder is my name!]]"
553* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', TJ-Combo is a boxer who was revealed to be using implanted titanium in his arms to stay on top. After being exposed to the world for refusing to [[{{Jobber}} Job]] a match, he ripped the implants out and, thanks to a minor HealingFactor the implants had bestowed upon him, he was soon on the road to redemption as TheAtoner. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JapDyUwAu8 His theme song is him affirming his decision to come clean]]:
554--> It feels good without the implants in me. Here to show the world that my skills more than skin deep. I charge in a wind speed, moving in a frenzy. Show I'm the Champ, leave them something to envy\
555I stay [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules defiant in the sweet science]]. Ready to rumble in the jungle on these weak lions. I'm a legend and a Street Giant. Think you can last 3 rounds against me? Fool! keep trying!\
556I'm back to '''Rise!''' I'm back to '''Glow!''' I'm back to '''Fly!''' I'm back to '''Soar!''' I'm back to '''War!''' Let the truth be '''Told!''' I feel on fire when my passion '''''Flow!'''''
557* The ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'' series features two of these: One for the [[GhostPirate Vampire Coast]] (called the "Shanty of Tattered Sails) in the second game and one for the [[OurOgresAreHungrier Ogre Kingdoms]] (with no offical name) in the third. Both are used to reveal what the respective factions do for a living, which is to say plunder and pillage and consuming everything in sight respectively.
558* Vergil's battle theme in ''VIdeogame/DevilMayCry5'', "Bury the Light", is better known for the line "I am the storm that is approaching..."
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561[[folder:Webcomics]]
562* Richard from ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' sings [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbazH6aE2g&feature=relmfu "Slaughter Your World"]], which brutally summarizes everything he is in the comic.
563** Also, the unfinished [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFdLtoKQ7HU&feature=relmfu This is War.]] Pretty much sums up Cale and Richard in a wonderful duet.
564* The ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' song from coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO2SMV0lY3U Temporal Shenanigans]].
565* ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'' and Delorus did a [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20030627.html father/daughter]] version once.
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568[[folder:Web Original]]
569* "I'm New Here" from Theatre/TwilightTheMusical plays this quite blatantly.
570-->'''Edward Cullen:''' I am a vampire!
571* ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog.
572** "A Man's Gotta Do" starts out as an IWantSong for Dr. Horrible but then Captain Hammer [[MusicalisInterruptus hijacks it]] and makes it his very own, [[IncomingHam very hammy]] I Am Song.
573** "Bad Horse Chorus" for the [[AnimalSuperhero Animal Supervillain]] Bad Horse, actually a "He Is" song.
574** "Penny's Song", appropriately, for Penny.
575* Tenerence Love's "R&B break" from the song "Rap Song" from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' for some reason composes entirely of his own name:
576-->Well, My name is Tenerence Love\
577Plus my name is Tenerence Love\
578Divided by my name is Tenerence Love\
579Equals my name is Tenereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnce Love!\
580Remainder three!
581* [[WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn "I am a millipede!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabVhglNId8 I am amazing!"]]
582* [[WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared I'm a computer! I'm a computer-y guy! Everything made out of buttons and wires!]]
583* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' shorts give one to the reformed Sunset Shimmer, "My Past Is Not Today", describing her determination to overcome her dark history and begin anew.
584* ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'':
585** "Latte Hatte" establishes Zoey's ego, and how she's know for being attractive. It also confirms that she is the barista that Ted is attracted to in Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals.
586** "Queen B" establishes that Linda's wealth and influence on the people around her.
587* Youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTks0WxKbGHHa-aFhbvOBzA Goldentusk]] wrote and filmed a series of videos in which he created lyrics for classic film scores, turning many of them into this trope. Notable examples are his versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELNh23yRiJc&list=RDELNh23yRiJc&start_radio=1&t=246 the 1976 Superman theme]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUPBgYeanZ0 the 1989 Batman theme]].
588* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a few of these in its soundtrack.
589** Yang gets ''I Burn'' and ''Armed and Ready'' among others. The former describes her as a a badass fighter who can't be beaten and showcases her hot blooded and boisterous personality. The latter has to do with her character development after [[spoiler:the Fall of Beacon and losing her arm to Adam]], detailing how she's getting through her pain and becoming stronger for it.
590** Strangely enough, Neon Katt of all people, gets a song called ''Neon'', a very peppy, pop song full of back-handed compliments telling someone how they can work really hard and maybe get to be almost as amazing as she is.
591** Weiss has several songs such as ''Mirror Mirror'' and ''It's My Turn'', the former about her lonely life with a neglectful and abusive father who has controlled her every choice in life, and made her believe she would never amount to anything without him. The latter explains how she is realizing how wrong her father was and how she is finally finding independence.
592** Emerald and Mercury share the song ''I'm the One'', which plays during their match against Coco and Yatsuhashi. The song is about how the two have gone through hell and come out stronger, and as a result will crush their opponents.
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595[[folder:Western Animation]]
596* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': "Battle of the Bands", the penultimate episode of Season 2, has Anne's song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfB68nb94Wc No Big Deal]]". While ostensibly just about how awesome Amphibia is, it's subtly more about her own CharacterDevelopment over the course of the show, going from an ExtremeDoormat to her [[ToxicFriendInfluence toxic friendships]] to an independent, self-assured woman.
597* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': The song "I am the Very Model of a Cartoon Individual."
598* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'':
599** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAFP0IoMfsA Birds of Prey]]" is a "We Are" song by, of course, the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey.
600** [[TheBully Bullies]] used to pick on him [[KidsAreCruel because he sang in choir]], but something very strange occurred when he kept [[BrownNote singing]] [[MagicMusic higher]]. The ruffians around him quickly [[CompellingVoice fell into a trance]], and it was then-- with wicked glee--''[[WhosLaughingNow he made those puppets dance!]]'' He's the '''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold MUSIC MEISTER!]]'''
601* ''WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHat'': "Cat, hat] In French, ''[[GratuitousFrench chat, chapeau]]''. In Spanish, ''[[GratuitousSpanish el gato]]'' [[GratuitousSpanish in a]] ''[[GratuitousSpanish sombrero]]''. In German, I'm a ''[[GratuitousGerman Katze]]'' [[GratuitousGerman in a]] ''[[GratuitousGerman Hut]]'', and don't you know, I'm a ''[[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign gwonka]]'' [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign in a]] ''[[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign bonkequank]]''... in Eskimo."
602* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'':
603** "[[Recap/CentaurworldS1E6HolesPart2 Holes, Part 2]]": "Butt of the Joke" is a song by Horse's tail about how he loves being a comedian and in the spotlight.
604** "[[Recap/CentaurworldS1E9TheRiftPart1 The Rift: Part 1]]": Parodied when Comfortable Doug crashes the farewell party to sing about how he's Comfortable Doug and is, in fact, ''very'' comfortable.
605* ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'': Donald's theme tune: "Who's got the sweetest disposition? One guess, that's who!"
606* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' has Batman sing "Am I Blue" for Circe as a payment of something he can never regain in the episode "This Little Piggy”. Circe and Zatanna love it so much it brings a tear to their eyes.
607* ''''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}: the Misfits sing a song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbAbIz_BAuk I am A Giant]]," which literally has footage of Pizzazz as a giant, destroying everything.
608* ''WesternAnimation/TheHerbs'': Every character gets a short, four-line song to themselves that describes their personality. Parsley gets the lion's share of these (pun not intended) due to him being the focus character, with many variations depending on his current situation.
609* ''WesternAnimation/LanguageArtsThroughImagination'': Nine out of eleven shorts have Figment sing a theme song that is appropriately titled "I'm Figment".
610* ''WesternAnimation/TheMadDoctor'': "I'm a rearing, tearing wizard when it's time for cutting up/I can graft a chicken's gizzard onto the wishbone of a pup/And here's my greatest experiment that I am going to tackle:/To see that if the test result will bark or crow or cackle! [[EvilLaugh MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!]]"
611* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' gives us two for each of Dethklok's guitarists: [[AGodAmI "I'm No Man (I'm's A God)"]] for Skwisgaar Skiwgelf, and [[DisneyAcidSequence "I Am Toki"]] for Toki Wartooth.
612* ''WesternAnimation/MrMagoo's Christmas Carol'' has "We're Despicable", sung by the Charwoman, Launderer and Undertaker.
613-->''We're reprehensible!''
614-->''We'll take your pen and penci-ble!''
615* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
616** It provides [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uerFwX9ZTCE the Cutie Mark Crusaders' Theme Song]] (a "We Are") from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E18TheShowStoppers The Show Stoppers]]". It could also double as an "I Want" (referring, of course, to cutie marks).
617** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite Sweet and Elite]]" has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmC2WXkPagE "Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know)"]], which tracks Rarity's rise in the Canterlot social hierarchy.
618** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000]]" introduces two self-proclaimed "[[SnakeOilSalesman traveling salesponies]] ''[[GratuitousFrench nonpareil]]''" and their titular machine with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssl1RxwMWNA "The World-Famous Flim-Flam Brothers"]]. It also doubles as a VillainSong.
619** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed A Friend in Deed]]" gives us Pinkie Pie's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNrXMOSkBas "Smile Song"]], which perfectly describes her personality.
620** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]" brings us a rare inversion, "What My Cutie Mark is Telling Me", when five of the mane six get their cutie marks switched.
621** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E8RarityTakesManehattan Rarity Takes Manehattan]]" has Rarity's "Generosity". Much like Pinkie's "Smile Song", it explains her worldview and connection to the element she represents. It later gets a DarkReprise after complications relating to her generous nature cause her to have a [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]].
622** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]]", "The Super Duper Party Pony" is this for Cheese Sandwich (voiced by Music/WeirdAlYankovic), in which he explains just what kind of party pony he is.
623* Bella Ramsey, the voice of [[WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}} Hilda]], wrote and performed a song called "The Life of Hilda" which is a fun combination of this trope and a IAmSong which talks about Hilda's everyday life. The song was also featured during the credits of a Season 2 episode. It's even sung in her character's voice!
624--> '''Bella Ramsey (In Hilda's Voice)''': My name is Hilda and I don't learn from my mistakes / But I will do my best no matter what it takes... This is is the life / The life of Hilda.
625* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' provides a few examples, [[ShapedLikeItself most blatantly]] Vanessa's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfYokp3Mhrc&hd=1 "I'm Me"]]. For variants, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCT30pDtVE&hd=1 Perry's theme song]] [[labelnote:note]]extended version [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsYREFwxYFI here]][[/labelnote]] (a "He Is") and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLWXjYWbDzA "The Fireside Girls Song"]] (a "We Are").
626* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'': "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man".
627-->I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.
628-->I'm strong to the finich
629-->Cuz I eats me spinach
630-->I'm Popeye the Sailor Man! (TOOT TOOT!)
631* Robinson Cruesoe gets one early in [[Creator/VanBeurenStudios "Molly Moo Cow Meets Robinson Cruesoe".]]
632* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'':
633** "Bortronian Is What I Am", written and sung by Jet himself in "My Fair Jet".
634** In "Lone Star", there is "Lone Star", sung by Jet, playing the titular Lone Star.
635** Mindy has "My Name is Mindy".
636* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' features a deliciously Bond-esque He Is Song for [[TheAhnold McBain]] as the ending theme to one of his movies, called "Blessed be the Guy that Bonds".
637-->''The rules that constrain other men / Mean nothing to Mc Bain.../ [[IncrediblyLongNote Mc Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiin!]]''
638* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Garnet has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JARVfb-FBg Stronger Than You]]" (spoilerific!). [[spoiler: It’s about how she's the [[ThePowerOfLove literal manifestation of the love between Ruby and Sapphire]] and how [[BadassBoast she'll beat the crap out of those who want hurt her friends.]]]]
639** The theme song of the show, "We Are The Crystal Gems", also counts—especially the extended version.
640** ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTrMZEmQ8Zk "True Kinda Love"]], Steven and Garnet’s most soothing IAmSong, at its climax, that also qualifies as a FriendshipSong and ThePowerOfLove.
641
642-->'''Garnet:''' ''And now I am better than "win-or-lose"\
643There's a new direction that I like to choose\
644It's called the truth\
645It's called the truth''\
646'''Steven:''' ''Hey, you, show me that solvable problem\
647We can get through this\
648I'll do the hardest part with you''
649* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXfCtblAZCE theme]] for ''WesternAnimation/TomTerrific'' is a notable one. The show's villain Crabby Appleton has his own also.
650* "Blaineriffic" by Blaineley in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama World Tour''. Sounding very close to "Fergalicious".
651* Appropriately enough, ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEo_t-iVbM I'm the Bad Guy]]" by [[VillainSong Lord Dominator]], in which she [[LyricalDissonance cheerily]] explains her CardCarryingVillain, OmnicidalManiac ForTheEvulz ways.
652-->''I'm not the damsel in distress\
653I'm not your girlfriend or the frightened princess\
654I'm not a little bird who needs your help to fly\
655Nope, I'm the bad guy!''
656* The two songs "Snow Miser" and "Heat Miser" from ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus'' are prime examples (and Snow Miser is the page image!)
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