History Main / WaxingLyrical

* An episode of ENN has the newsreaders reciting the themesong to ''[=~The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air~=]''.

* An episode of ENN has the newsreaders reciting the themesong to ''[=~The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air~=]''.

* An episode of ENN has the newsreaders reciting the themesong to TheFreshPrinceOfBel-Air.

* IrregularWebcomic! does this in [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/871.html this strip]] and [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2557.html this strip]].

* One DinosaurComics strip involves T-Rex [[http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=562 trying to hold conversations entirely in lyrics from "A Long December"]] by CountingCrows. It's [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Dromiceiomimus and Utahraptor.
* Happens in [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0358.html this strip]] of DarthsAndDroids. Annie really seems to like the Broadway; that's not the first time she's done it.

[[hottip:* :'''Kaiba:''' (I love this song)]]

* In the third season of the Australian ThankGodYoureHere, Shaun Micallef, responding to the question "Have you ever been to London?" replies "I've been to London, I've been to Birmingham, I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me."

* In an episode of {{Series/Heroes}} where Hiro Nakamura was put on trial by his own mind, he tried to defend his meddling with history by saying he had been '[[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong setting right what once went wrong]]'
---> '''[[EnemyWithin Mental image of Takezo Kensei]]:''' ''Objection, Your Honour: He's reciting the opening to Quantum Leap.''

---> '''Tony''': She loves you, mate. [[TheBeatles And with a love like that, you know you should be glad]].

--->'''Herb''': Bailey...sing something.
--->'''Bailey''': Oh, I can't sing.
--->'''Herb''': Everyone can sing.
--->'''Venus''': Go on Bailey, sing. Sing a song.
--->'''Les''': Sing out loud, sing out strong.
--->'''Herb''': Sing of good things, not---
--->'''Venus''': (Cutting him off) Herb!

--->'''Duane:''': You can't help who you fall in love with. Cause when you get that feeling...
--->'''Mike:''': It's like sexual heeling.

* Supernatural: In the episode "Jus in Bello", Henriksen realizes he's been possessed and comments "I shot the sheriff." Dean, smiling, says back "But you didn't shoot the deputy."

* One episode of ''{{Skins}}'' has Freddie meeting with a guidance counselor who reveres MicahelJackson and gives lyrics from his songs as advice.

** His RousingSpeech concludes ""We roll tonight to the guitar bite, and for those about to rock, I salute you", from {{ACDC}}'s "For Those About to Rock".

* Happens in [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0358.html this strip]] of DarthsAndDroids. Annie really seems to like the Broadway; that's not the first time she's done it.

** Which makes it an inversion since Donkey ''sings'' the last line.

** In another episode Turk starts quoting the "Safety Dance" when Carla asks how he would react if their child were to take up dance classes and be mocked by his friends for it.

* Supernatural: In the episode "Jus in Bello", Hendricks realizes he's been possessed and comments "I shot the sheriff." Dean, smiling, says back "But you didn't shoot the deputy."

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* In PaulCornell's ''Knight And Squire'', the British superheroes include The Milkman - who once fought a villain called Two-Ton Ted from Teddington. It remains to be seen if his [[SecretIdentity real name]] is [[BennyHill Ernie]].

* ''TheDescendants'' loves this. To date, it's used ''Hurt'' by Trent Reznor, ''A Lifetime'' by the Talking Heads and ''Sympathy for the Devil'' by The Rolling Stones.

* ''KimPossible'': Señor Senior Senior paraphrases from the Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime" when he tells his son "This is not a party, this is not a disco, this is not... fooling around!"

* ''{{Spaced}}'' has one in it's famous PaintballEpisode.

* Kirsty Wark's signature gag on ''DeadRingers'', ie: "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, 'It's better than your's'. Damn right it's better than your's. [[FilmAtEleven More on that story later.]]"

* A ''{{Friends}}'' episode has Ross taking a phone message for Rachel from a guy named Casey. While on the phone, he asks if Casey is spelled "like '[[TheCaseyEffect -at the bat]]' or '-and the Sunshine Band'?" After he hangs up:

* ''Spaced'' has one in it's famous PaintballEpisode.

* In MonkeyDust, several of Clive's many excuses for being late.

* Happens in [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0358.html this strip]] of DarthsAndDroids.

Bob and Alice are talking, and you the viewer can't help but notice that there is something weird with Bob's dialogue. When he finishes speaking it turns out that Bob was using the lyrics to a well known song to make his point. Alternatively, Bob could have been singing, but the fact that the song was mainstream was hidden due to the fact that the song could have been reworked or sounded more appropriate to the character's situation than it actually was. Either way, the writers have made a joke by subtly slipping a popular song into the events of a show and then revealing it.

** There's another comic which has Deadpool ending a flashback with a casually-spoken "You ain't seen nothin' yet." Cut back to present day, with a two-page spread of him standing in front of a giant explosion, arms (I think) in [[LargeHam air guitar]] position, belting, "B-B-B-BABY, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET!!"
* A Simpsons comic had Milhouse auditioning for a boy band singing 'Tubthumping', before he can finish Homer throws a shoe at him, knocking him over and causing him to exclaim "I can't get up again!"
* In VForVendetta, V introduces himself to a priest by saying, "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth... and taste." You probably remember this as the first line of The Rolling Stones' ''Sympathy for the Devil''

* SpiceWorld, Bus driver played by MeatLoaf: "I love those girls, and I'll do anything for them... [[ActorAllusion but I won't do that]]."
* CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory: "Good morning starshine!...The Earth says hello!"

* Done deliberately throughout ''MoulinRouge!'' as part of the concept. Christian hastily composes a poem for Satine, and even before the music cues, it is clearly EltonJohn's "Your Song". Zidler tries to convince the Duke to stay with what, before the farce of a song starts, may be the most lascivious recital of lyrics from "[[{{Madonna}}} Like A Virgin]]" I've ever heard. And the central theme of the story is simply the final line of Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy".