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Many '''real bands''' and '''popular music''' are referenced in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Common references include [[Halloween costumes]], mentioning or even showing an album, quoting lyrics, or more oblique allusions to other signature musical elements.
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==<span id="#"></span>[[wikipedia:38 Special (band)|.38 Special]]==
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*[[Zeenin' Into the Night]] {{--}} The title is a reference to the song "[[wikipedia:Rockin' into the Night (song)|Rockin' Into the Night]]".
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Many '''real bands''' and '''popular music''' are '''referenced''' in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)| Homestar Runner]] body of work.
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==<span id="A"></span>{{w|Paula Abdul}}==
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*Email [[different town]] {{--}} Modestly Hot [[Homsar]]'s line "I'm forever your girl" references Abdul's debut album ''{{w|Forever Your Girl}}''.
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*[[Doomy Tales Of The Macabre]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses up as {{w|MC Skat Kat}}, an animated character who appeared with Abdul in the music video for her song "{{w|Opposites Attract}}".
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**In an Easter egg, Coach Z makes references to Abdul's songs "Opposites Attract", "{{w|Cold Hearted}}", "{{w|Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up}}", and "{{w|Rush Rush (Paula Abdul song)|Rush Rush}}", as well Abdul's showbiz origins as a {{w|Laker Girl}}.
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=={{w|AC/DC}}==
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=={{w|Aerosmith}}==
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| [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] || [[Homestarloween Party]] || [[Homestar Runner]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]]. || Nirvana was an American grunge rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain (whom Homestar portrays in Homstarloween Party) and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, with the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Following Cobain's death in 1994, the band was ended.
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*[[Flash is Dead!]] {{--}} While trying to make a ''[[Deep Impact]]'' reference, [[Homestar Runner]] quotes {{w|I Don't Want to Miss a Thing|"I don't want to miss a thing!"}} from the Aerosmith song for the {{w|Twin films|similarly-themed film}} ''{{w|Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon}}''.
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*[[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] {{--}}
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| [[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] || [[Homestarloween Party]] || [[Coach Z]] dresses as Flavor Flav. || Flavor Flav is a rap artist and a member of the rap group "Public Enemy", in which he provided the comic foil to the more serious and political figure of Chuck D. He was also on VH1's reality TV show The Surreal Life. Flashy, flamboyant clothes are his trademark, and in particular the oversized clocks he wears around his neck. He now has his own reality show on VH1 called "Flavor Of Love".
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** In an Easter egg, [[Coach Z]] sings the guitar lick of "{{w|Walk This Way}}" in reference to the cover/collaboration version with [[Run-DMC]] (a member of which Coach Z was dressed up as).
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** In another Easter egg, [[The Homestar Runner]] and [[Fat Dudley]] sing and dance to the guitar lick of "Walk This Way". [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] additionally alludes to the lyrics of "{{w|Sweet Emotion}}" while speaking to the "[[The Demon|Arrow Smith]]".
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| [[Wikipedia:The Ramones|The Ramones]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] || [[Marzipan]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]]. || Joey and Johnny Ramone formed the legendary punk rock band, The Ramones, and were the only two who stayed with the band until its retirement.
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=={{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks}}==
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| [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Humpty Hump]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] || [[Coach Z]] dresses as Humpty Hump from the band Digital Underground. || Eddie Humphrey a.k.a "Humpty Hump" a.k.a "Gregory Jacobs" a.k.a. "Shock-G" was a member of the hip hop group Digital Underground. The group was known for outrageous costumes and live shows, its music's humorous tone, and an endless parade of identities from Humphrey.
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} The song Homestar sings for the ending closimonies was from a commercial promoting "Alvin and the Chipmunks"-themed collectible glasses at Hardee's restaurants. The commercials used a rewritten version of "{{w|Old Time Rock and Roll}}" by {{w|Bob Seger}}.
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**In the [[strong badathlon#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], [[Coach Z]] recalls collecting said glasses.
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| [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] || [[Marzipan]] dresses as Joey Ramone. || Eddie Humphrey a.k.a "Humpty Hump" a.k.a "Gregory Jacobs" a.k.a. "Shock-G" was a member of the hip hop group Digital Underground. The group was known for outrageous costumes and live shows, its music's humorous tone, and an endless parade of identities from Humphrey.
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**A [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2021 Mar#1370086840863182855|follow-up tweet]] specified the reference was to Hardee's, not Seger.
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| [[Wikipedia:TLC (band)|TLC]] || [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] || [[Marzipan]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Left-Eye Lopes]]. || Lopes was a member of TLC, an Atlanta-based R&B group, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
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=={{w|Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax}}==
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*Email [[the chair]] {{--}} [[#Winger|Winger's]] {{w|Winger (album)|self-titled debut album}} is described as "less Anthrax-y".
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| [[Wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]] || [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] || [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] (disguised as Homestar) dress as [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]]. || AC/DC is a [[Wikipedia:hard rock|hard rock]] band formed in [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]] in 1973 by brothers [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus]] and [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Young|Malcolm Young]]. The band is considered a pioneer of [[Wikipedia:heavy metal music|heavy metal]], alongside bands such as [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]], [[Wikipedia:Deep Purple|Deep Purple]] and [[Wikipedia:Black Sabbath|Black Sabbath]].
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*[[Trudgemank]] {{--}} Peacey P references Anthrax and [[#Public Enemy|Public Enemy]] mixing rap and heavy metal, referring to Anthrax's 1991 cover of "{{w|Bring the Noise}}".
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| [[Wikipedia:House Party|Kid]] || [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] || [[Coach Z]] dresses as Kid from House Party. || Christopher "Kid" Reid was a member of the late 80s hiphop duo Kid-n-Play, who were one of the first rap groups to become kid-friendly. They had a Saturday morning cartoon show and starred in the House Party series of movies.
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==<span id="B"></span>{{w|Balaam and the Angel}}==
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*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ([[Marshmallow's Last Stand#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Homestar reacts to the "BUH-LAM!" onomatopoeia with "Buh-lam and the Angels!"
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| [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]] || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Sad]] dresses as the band's leader [[Wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]]. || Talking Heads is a new wave band that got its start in the late 1970s, distinguishable from other bands of this type due to their lyrical and instrumental styles, plus Byrne's vocals emphasizing tense energy. In 2002, the band was inducted into the [[Wikipedia:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame]].
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=={{w|Beastie Boys}}==
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| [[Wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]] || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Homsar]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash]], a former member of the band who later formed his own band, Slash's Snakepit. || Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in 1985. It had a musical style and bad-boy rock image that created a new epoch in the genres of hard rock and heavy metal. After a few years, however, culture clashes between the band members ended the original lineup. Today, the only surviving band member of the present-day band lineup is frontman [[Wikipedia:Axl Rose|Axl Rose]].
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| [[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Coach Z]] dresses as the rapper Kool Moe Dee. || Kool Moe Dee or 'Mohandas Dewese' was a member of one of the pioneering old school hip hop groups of all time, The Treacherous Three, from the late 1970s to mid 1980s. This influential 'old-school rapper' released his first album in 1986. He has not released an album since 1994's "Interlude". In publicity photos, he always wore the cylindrical leather hat that Coach Z did not wear.
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=={{w|The Beatles}}==
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| [[Wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]] || [[Halloween Fairstival]] ||[[Strong Sad]] dresses as David Bowie, more specifically, as he appears on the cover of his album [[Wikipedia:Aladdin Sane|Aladdin Sane]]. || David Bowie is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. He is best known and regarded for his work with glam and experimentalism in the 1970s, although his commercial success was limited, and in the 1980s, Bowie had great success in releasing his music and made an unabashed bid for commercial success.
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=={{w|Black Flag (band)|Black Flag}}==
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| [[Wikipedia:Tupac|Tupac]] || [[Halloween Fairstival]] || [[Coach Z]] dresses as the rapper Tupac. || Tupac Shakur, also known as Pac, 2Pac, and Makaveli, was a best-selling rap artist. His first album, 2Pacalypse Now, was released in 1991. Near the end of his career and life, he was controversially sentenced to jail for four and a half years for sexual abuse. He was murdered in 1996 at the age of 25.
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[[File:Yello Dello Deletedscene3.PNG|thumb|A stellar performance]]
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*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes]] {{--}} [[Strong Mad]] can be seen sporting a Black Flag tattoo in the third scene.
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| [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]] || [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] || [[Strong Sad]] dresses as a member of the new age band, Devo. || Devo was a quirky American New Wave/Punk band. Their biggest hit was 1980's "Whip It", although are well known for other songs like "Girl U Want" and "Jocko Homo". Strong Sad is dressed as the band members dressed for the Freedom of Choice album cover and the "Whip It" music video, although they wore grey elephant skin jackets. His glasses indicate that he is probably Mark Mothersbaugh, or (less likely) Alan Myers.
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=={{w|Black Sabbath}}==
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| [[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] || [[Happy Hallow-day]] || [[Coach Z]] dresses as the female rapper Queen Latifah. || Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970) is a Grammy-winning American rapper/singer and Academy Award-nominated actress. Coach Z's costume specifically depicts Queen Latifah as she appeared as a guest on [[Wikipedia:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]], in which she played an actress who hired Hilary as an assistant and who took a liking to Will.
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} When Strong Bad first tries to run the Race to the End of the Race and pick up the hurdle, he remarks that it must be made of some heavy metals, including "black sabbath".
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*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] {{--}} [[Taranchula]] song [[Moving Very Slowly]] resembles the doom metal style of Black Sabbath.
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=={{w|Frank Black}}==
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*[[Jibblies 2]] {{--}} A tarot card is labeled ''{{w|The Cult of Ray}}'', Frank Black's 1996 album, and includes the peculiar looking head from the album cover.
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=={{w|Blue Öyster Cult}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} The {{w|heavy metal umlaut}} over the "O" in the band [[DÖI]] is a reference to Blue Öyster Cult, a connection furthered by "Oyster" being one of the foods that the King of Town can suggest to be the second word in the band's title.
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=={{w|David Bowie}}==
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{{seemain|David Bowie}}
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=={{w|Boyz n da Hood (rap group)|Boyz N Da Hood}}==
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*Email [[garage sale]] {{--}} Strong Bad wonders what sort of "da things" are mentioned and guesses both "da boyz" and "da hood".
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=={{w|Garth Brooks}}==
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*Email [[secret identity]] {{--}} Strong Bad reflects that "secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore," referring to Brooks' {{w|Chris Gaines}} persona.
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=={{w|The Brothers Johnson}}==
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*Email [[comic]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, the band's album ''{{w|Winners (Brothers Johnson album)|Winners}}'' is visible in an independent record store.
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=={{w|Bobby Brown}}==
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*Email [[portrait]] {{--}} The term "TendaRONi" refers to Bobby Brown's song, "{{w|Roni (song)|Roni}}"; specifically, the lyric involving the phrase "tender Roni".
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==<span id="C"></span>{{w|Cab Calloway}}==
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} Frustrated by [[I really like your costume|Homestar's incorrect identification of his costume]], Strong Bad retorts that he's not Cab Calloway. Marzipan comments that she likes Calloway.
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=={{w|Glen Campbell}}==
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*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] {{--}} In the scene with the characters depicted as Decemberween ornaments, Homestar [[I really like your costume|thinks]] Strong Bad is a "{{w|Rhinestone Cowboy}}".
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=={{w|The Carpenters}}==
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "{{w|We've Only Just Begun}}".
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=={{w|Chubby Checker}}==
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*Email [[bottom 10]] ([[bottom 10#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Mike Chapman]] acknowledges Homestar's "[[buttdance]] again" song by quoting "Let's twist again, like we did last summer," from Checker's song "{{w|Let's Twist Again}}", a "sequel" to his previous song, "{{w|The Twist (song)|The Twist}}".
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=={{w|Joe Cocker}}==
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*[[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] & [[TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010]] {{--}} [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] sings a version (with altered lyrics) of "{{w|With A Little Help from My Friends}}" that borrows from Cocker's performance of the song.
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=={{w|Phil Collins}}==
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*[[Stinkomanual]] {{--}} The description of the Bendini Sisters alludes to "{{w|In the Air Tonight}}".
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=={{w|Jonathan Coulton}}==
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*[[Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition]] {{--}} Strong Bad mentions Jonathan Coulton being at the PAX convention.
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*[[The Brothers Chaps]] were guests on the 2019 JoCo Cruise.
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=={{w|The Cure}}==
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[[Image:Poster The Cure.PNG|thumb|Boys Don't Cry]]
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*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] {{--}} Strong Bad describes the final Strong Sad costume as a "dumpy {{w|Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith}}", referring to the frontman of the Cure.  
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*Email [[radio]] {{--}} Strong Sad has a "{{w|Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)|Boys Don't Cry}}" poster in [[Strong Sad's Room|his room]]. This poster has continued to appear in subsequent scenes set in his room.
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==<span id="D"></span>{{w|Daft Punk}}==
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*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] {{--}} The visual accompanying "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the music video for "{{w|One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time}}."
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**The line itself may be a reference to earlier song "Teachers", in which several influential DJs are listed as being "in the house".
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=={{w|Terence Trent D'Arby}}==
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Coach Z misinterprets Strong Bad's Ozone costume as Terence Trent D'Arby.
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=={{w|De La Soul}}==
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{{seemain|De La Soul}}
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=={{w|El DeBarge}}==
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Homestar mistakes Strong Bad's Ozone costume for one of El DeBarge.
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=={{w|John Denver}}==
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*Email [[haircut]] ([[haircut#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps try to remember if John Denver's real last name was Düsseldorf; it was actually Deutschendorf.
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=={{w|Devo}}==
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[[File:Strong Sad as Devo Member.png|thumb|"Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late."]]
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} Strong Sad dresses as an unspecified "Devo member", wearing the famous "{{w|energy dome}}" helmet. He also quotes their hit song {{w|Whip It (Devo song)|"Whip It"}}.
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**Strong Sad's square glasses indicate he is most likely dressed as co-founder and singer {{w|Mark Mothersbaugh}}.
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*[[The Show: Ween Edition]] {{--}} Homestar [[I really like your costume|mistakes]] Coach Z's "[[#Beastie Boys|Beastie Boy]] from the Intergalactic video" costume for a "Devo construction worker"
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**In the same toon, Coach Z's initial guess was a "Devo crossing guard".
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=={{w|Digital Underground}}==
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Humpty Hump, the comedic alter ego of the group's leader {{w|Shock G}}.
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=={{w|Dinosaur Jr.}}==
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*[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses up as {{w|J Mascis}}. Strong Sad mentions two Dinosaur Jr. album titles and one EP title.
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=={{w|Dire Straits}}==
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*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Mad dresses as Sal from the animated {{w|Money for Nothing (song)|"Money For Nothing"}} music video, quoting the song's "MOVE-A, MOVE-A!" refrain.
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=={{w|Dokken}}==
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[[Image:rockermarzipan.PNG|thumb|"...and Marzipan would rock..."]]
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*Email [[band names]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses Dokken as an example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to founder {{w|Don Dokken}}.
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*Email [[different town]] {{--}} During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change [[Free Country, USA]], he envisions [[Marzipan]] as playing {{w|George Lynch (musician)|George Lynch's}} Skull N' Bones guitar.
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=={{w|Bob Dylan}}==
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{{seemain|Bob Dylan}}
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==<span id="E"></span>{{w|The Edsels}}==
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*[[The System is Down]] {{--}} Bubs says that "someone tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive," a takeoff of the phrase "Rama Lama Ding Dong" originated by this band's 1958 song.
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=={{w|Enuff Z'nuff}}==
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*Email [[band names]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses Enuff Z'nuff as a lesser example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to cofounder Chip Z'nuff (Gregory Rybarski).
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==<span id="F"></span>{{w|The 5th Dimension}}==
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*[[Main Page 8]] {{--}} When "[[Toons]]" is rolled over, Strong Bad is seen in a hot-air balloon done in his likeness as he sings the band's song {{w|Up, Up and Away (song)|"Up, Up and Away"}}.
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=={{w|50 Cent}}==
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*Email [[extra plug]] {{--}} Strong Bad's [[cloughb|pronunciation of "club"]] is a reference to "{{w|In da Club}}," wherein 50 rounds off the 'u' in the word 'club' the same way.
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=={{w|Firehose (band)|Firehose}}==
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*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} The King of Town's line "Let the King have some!" may refer to the song title "{{w|Fromohio|Let the Drummer Have Some}}".
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=={{w|Five Man Electrical Band}}==
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*[[Strong Bad's Website]] {{--}} The "Long Haired Freaky Cheat" broken image is a reference to the "long-haired freaky people" mentioned in "{{w|Signs (Five Man Electrical Band song)|Signs}}".
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=={{w|John Fogerty}}==
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*Email [[too cool]] {{--}} [[Senor Cardgage]] distorts the line "Put me in, Coach, I'm ready to play" from "{{w|Centerfield (song)|Centerfield}}".
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=={{w|Foghat}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad warns players not to confuse fog-bats with Foghat.
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=={{w|Fu-Schnickens}}==
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*Email [[dragon]] {{--}} The [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is a direct reference to a line from the song "{{w|La Schmoove}}" (as {{prs|1089156505469927424|26|Jan|2019|alt=revealed in 2019}}).
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=={{w|Lita Ford}}==
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*Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} At the start of the Space Captainface scene, Strong Bad as Space Captainface is talking to Lita Ford on the phone.
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=={{w|4 Non Blondes}}==
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*Email [[bike thief]] (DVD commentary) {{--}} Mike asks Strong Bad if Matt based Marzipan's hairstyle on a member of 4 Non Blondes; Strong Bad responds by singing the "Hey, yay, yay, yay" segment of their song "{{w|What's Up? (song)|What's Up?}}".
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=={{w|The Four Tops}}==
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*Email [[sugarbob]] {{--}} Strong Bad says, "Sugarbob, funky bunch," a reference to The Four Tops' song, "{{w|I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)}}".
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=={{w|Peter Frampton}}==
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=={{w|Fugazi}}==
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*Email [[geddup noise]] ([[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The brothers discuss a "This is not a Fugazi T-shirt" shirt while discussing Strong Sad's Geddup Noise shirt.
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=={{w|The Furious Five}}==
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*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} Coach Z is overheard discussing an individual's "work with the Furious Five", presumably either {{w|Grandmaster Flash}} or {{w|Melle Mel}}.
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==<span id="G"></span>{{w|Gorillaz}}==
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*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Coach Z [[Halloween Hijinks Costumes|dresses up]] as {{w|Del the Funky Homosapien|Del}} tha Ghost Rapper, and quotes lines from the song "{{w|Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood}}" that featured Del.
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=={{w|Grateful Dead}}==
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*Email [[theme party]] (Easter egg) {{--}} A "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" [[t-shirt]] features a Grateful Dead Dancing Bear.
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=={{w|Vince Guaraldi|The Vince Guaraldi Trio}}==
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*Email [[comic]] {{--}} In the Easter egg, the album ''{{w|Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown}}'' can be seen in an independent record store.
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*[[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom|Roomisode 2]] {{--}} If Dangeresque places the air freshener on the green car's antenna, the music that plays is an homage to the Vince Guaraldi Trio's soundtrack to the [[Peanuts]] special ''{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}''.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} Used an avatar of Vince Guaraldi in August 2005.
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=={{w|Guns N' Roses}}==
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{{seemain|Guns N' Roses}}
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==<span id="H"></span>{{w|Murray Head}}==
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*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] {{--}} Strong Sad sings "{{w|One Night in Bangkok}}".
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=={{w|House of Pain}}==
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*[[A Jorb Well Done]] {{--}} Coach Z says, "Pack it up, pack it in" as the game ends, quoting the opening lyrics to "{{w|Jump Around}}".
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*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} Selecting "jump it" against the home stereo system quotes "Jump Around": "Jump around, jump around, jump up jump up and get down."
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=={{w|Ice-T}}==
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*Email [[pizzaz]] {{--}} Strong Bad's closing line, "Canned or Dry, We Neva Die. Colors," is a reference to the song "{{w|Colors (Ice-T song)|Colors}}": "The gangs of L.A. will never die {{-}} just multiply (colors)".
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Bubs wishes for Coach Z to be more like an O.G.; though the abbreviation has historically had different meanings, Ice-T's album ''{{w|O.G. Original Gangster}}'' popularized the "original gangster" meaning especially in hip hop contexts.
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*{{postref|801085577848324097|22|Nov|2016}} {{--}} Strong Bad, dressed as {{w|Lin-Manuel Miranda}} (in ''{{w|Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton}}''), specifies that [[What are you supposed to be?|he is not]] "Colonial Ice-T".
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=={{w|Iggy Pop}}==
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*Email [[technology]] {{--}} Strong Bad's line, "I'm using technology," refers to a lyric from the song, "{{w|Search and Destroy}}", which he sang with {{w|The Stooges}}.
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=={{w|Natalie Imbruglia}}==
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} One of Strong Sad's magic words includes Natalie's last name, though he pronounces it with the "g" sound.
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=={{w|Iron Butterfly}}==
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] {{--}} The "16 hour drum solo" refers to epic hard rock drum solos in songs such as {{w|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida}}.
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=={{w|Iron Maiden}}==
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*Email [[3 wishes]] {{--}} Strong Bad says that if he had horns, he would go on tour with a heavy metal band as their mascot and do battle with the lead singer, a reference to how the Iron Maiden {{w|Eddie the Head|mascot}} always fought with the band on stage.
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad says his stage prop is "maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon". This refers to the band's usage of elaborate stage props in their concerts, including giant puppets of demons and monsters.
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*Several toons use a [[font]] called "Metal as in Heavy" which is very similar to that of Iron Maiden.
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=={{w|The Isley Brothers}}==
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*[[Senor Mortgage]] {{--}} The jingle plays the same chord progression as in "{{w|Twist and Shout}}".
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=={{w|Judas Priest}}==
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*[[Trogday 08]] {{--}} The [[heavy metal]] song at the end repeats "The S is for Sucks" in a similar manner to the chorus of "{{w|Breaking the Law}}".
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When "save/load" is moused over, one of the lines Strong Bad says in response is "Savin' the load! Savin' the load!", also in reference to "Breaking the Law."
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=={{w|Michael Jackson}}==
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{{seemain|Michael Jackson}}
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=={{w|Rick James}}==
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*Email [[gimmicks]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro song repeats "super great" in the manner of "{{w|Super Freak}}".
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=={{w|Scott Joplin}}==
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*[[Kick the Can]] {{--}} Joplin's piano rag "{{w|The Entertainer (rag)|The Entertainer}}" scores the shorts; the song is often used to evoke the 1930s.
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=={{w|Journey (band)|Journey}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}}
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**Strong Bad sings "Don't quit Strong Bad gaming!" when mousing over "Quit It" on the main menu, à la "{{w|Don't Stop Believin'}}".
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**[[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]] is a reference to the [[Atari 2600]] game ''{{w|Journey Escape}}''.
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*[[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom|Roomisode 2]] {{--}} Dangeresque's description for the street light is "just a city street light, born and raised in South Detrite", another reference to "Don't Stop Believin'".
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=={{w|Kid 'n Play}}==
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[[Image:CoachZ Kid.PNG|thumb|"Check it out, yo!"]]
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*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Kid from Kid 'n' Play.
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=={{w|Kiss (band)|KISS}}==
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*[[Main Page 9]] {{--}} The band's logo appears when rolling over "Characters".
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*Email [[local news]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro tune parodies "{{w|Cold Gin}}", swapping in "email" for "cold gin" in the chorus.
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*Email [[coloring]] {{--}} A coloring page depicts Larry "screamin' like a demon" with his tongue hanging out. Band member {{w|Gene Simmons}} used the stage persona of "The Demon" and is well-known for sticking out his long tongue while performing.
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=={{w|Kraftwerk}}==
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*Email [[old comics]] {{--}} The cover for [[West Is Lip]]'s ''The Singles'' compilation bears some resemblance to the album cover for ''{{w|The Man-Machine}}''.
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=={{w|Krokus (band)|Krokus}}==
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*Email [[band names]] {{--}} In closing, Strong Bad announces that "the guys from Krokus" will be guests on the next email.
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*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] {{--}} [[D n' D Greg]] claims the Krokus banner on his front porch drew [[What's Her Face]] near.
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=={{w|Cyndi Lauper}}==
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, yet bizarrely concludes the response with "{{w|She Bop}}".
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=={{w|Led Zeppelin}}==
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{{seemain|Led Zeppelin}}
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=={{w|Lemon Demon}}==
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} The Silver Trophy of Ultimate Destiny awarded for winning the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to {{w|The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny}}.
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=={{w|Gordon Lightfoot}}==
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*Email [[army]] {{--}} When Strong Bad refuses to join Homestar's [[Homestarmy|army]], the latter threatens the former with, "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping round your back stair," referencing the song "{{w|Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot song)|Sundown}}".
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=={{w|LL Cool J}}==
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*Email [[hremail 3184]] {{--}} Homestar repeating the phrase "Don't call it a comeback", is a reference to the first line of "{{w|Mama Said Knock You Out (song)|Mama Said Knock You Out}}".
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=={{w|Loverboy}}==
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*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] {{--}} The cowbell intro of "[[Because, It's Midnite]]" by [[Limozeen]] is similar to that of "{{w|Working for the Weekend}}".
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} The header of Strong Sad's post on September 9, 2005 is "Working For the Weak-End?"
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=={{w|Yngwie Malmsteen}}==
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[[File:Malmsteen'sComet.png|thumb|"We're on a collision course with Malmsteen's Comet!"]]
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*Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} Strong Bad as Space Captainface and The Cheat as Strap are threatened by Malmsteen's Comet.
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=={{w|Marilyn Manson}}==
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*[[Trogdor Con '97]] ([[Trogdor Con '97#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps recall {{w|Dragon Con}} attendees wearing makeup reminiscent of Marilyn Manson, similar to how Strong Sad is dressed in the toon.
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=={{w|Bob Marley}}==
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*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Marzipan says, "We be jammin'!", in reference to "{{w|Jamming (song)|Jamming}}".
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells an email sender to think about where he should hang his Bob Marley poster once he moves back into his [[parents' basement]].
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=={{w|Marsalis}}==
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*Email [[theme song]] {{--}} The closing theme song for Strong Bad's email show is "by a Marsalis or two".
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=={{w|MC Hammer}}==
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*Email [[haircut]] {{--}} Strong Bad references "{{w|Hammer pants}}", baggy pants popularized by MC Hammer.
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*[[Later That Night...]] {{--}} Homsar quotes "{{w|U Can't Touch This}}".
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=={{w|Metallica}}==
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{{seemain|Metallica}}
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=={{w|M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.}}==
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*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} On the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], the description of this toon is "Ween night is M.I.A. Galang galang." This uses "M.I.A." to refer to both the concept of "missing in action" and a nod to the rapper; "{{w|Galang (song)|Galang}}" is her debut single.
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=={{w|Miami Sound Machine}}==
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Bubs mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being Miami Sound Machine.
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=={{w|Bette Midler}}==
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "{{w|Wind Beneath My Wings}}".
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=={{w|Misfits (band)|The Misfits}}==
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*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Sad dresses as {{w|Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein|Doyle}}, the guitarist of the band.
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=={{w|Thelonious Monk}}==
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*Email [[pizza joint]] {{--}} Strong Sad remarks that Strong Bad would call him "Thelonious Dump" when rejecting him from his Pizz List.
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=={{w|Mos Def}}==
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*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam sounds identical to the chorus of Mos Def's song "Got".
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=={{w|Mötley Crüe}}==
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{{seemain|Mötley Crüe}}
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=={{w|Motörhead}}==
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*Email [[band names]] {{--}} Strong Bad announces the next email will include a guest appearance by the band's leader, {{w|Lemmy Kilmister}}.
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*Email [[death metal]] ([[death metal#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Strong Bad and Mike make reference to Lemmy, including discussing whether or not he hot-glued corn flakes to his face.
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=={{w|Mr. Mister}}==
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*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Homestar references the hit "{{w|Broken Wings (Mr. Mister song)|Broken Wings}}".
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=={{w|Mudhoney}}==
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*Email [[comic]] {{--}} The single "You Stupid Asshole" appears in the "comic" Easter egg.
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*[[Sick Day]] {{--}} The page title references the song "Here Comes The Sickness".
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=={{w|Mudvayne}}==
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*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} Strong Bad suggests to hot-glue cornflakes to one's face as a way to be in a death metal band. This refers to this band's guitarist who once glued corn chips to his face for a music video.
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=={{w|Willie Nelson}}==
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as Willie Nelson.
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=={{w|The Neville Brothers}}==
 +
*Email [[theme song]] {{--}} Strong Bad claims that were his [[Strong Bad Email Show|email show]]'s "life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song" would probably be "sung by some variety of Neville."
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=={{w|Newcleus}}==
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*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} The skull with the rainbow-colored afro exclaims the title of the band's song, "Jam On It".
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*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam is sung in imitation of "Jam On It".
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=={{w|New Order}}==
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*[[Fan Costumes 2015]] {{--}} Strong Sad sings a part of {{w|Age of Consent (song)|Age of Consent}}.
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=={{w|Night Ranger}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "{{w|Sister Christian}}", which is the title of one of this band's most famous songs.
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*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Homestar quotes a lyric from "Sister Christian".
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=={{w|Nirvana (band)|Nirvana}}==
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[[Image:Homestar KurtCobain.PNG|thumb|Corporate Rock Still Sucks]]
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*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] dresses as {{w|Kurt Cobain}}. His T-shirt is a parody of a shirt worn by Cobain on the cover of ''{{w|Rolling Stone}}'', which reads, "Corporate Magazines Still Suck."
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*Email [[geddup noise]] {{--}} Strong Sad's "Corporate [[The Geddup Noise]] Still Sucks" T-shirt is another parody of the same slogan.
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When the speaker has been brought down on the DÖI stage, Strong Bad remarks that it is probably Cobain-proofed.
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=={{w|Sinéad O'Connor}}==
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*Email [[from work]] ([[from work#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Homestar claims that Sinéad O'Connor is 2008's it-girl.
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=={{w|Outkast}}==
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{{seemain|Outkast}}
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=={{w|Ozzy Osbourne}}==
 +
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad asking Marzipan if she plans to bite off Pazquel's head, The King of Town's on-stage devouring of bats, and Marzipan's allegation of Limozeen performing bat-head-biting all refer to a notorious episode in the career of Osbourne.
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=={{w|Les Paul}}==
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} While answering an email, Strong Bad calls the sender "Les Paul".
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=={{w|Pavement (band)|Pavement}}==
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*sloshy's performance of [[Because It's Midnite]] uses a style resemblant of Pavement.
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*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] What's Her Face claims she likes Pavement.
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=={{w|Tom Petty}}==
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*[[Old Characters Page]] {{--}} Marzipan's description includes "She loves horses and her boyfriend, too" which is a line from Tom Petty's song, {{w|Free Fallin'}}.
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*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} The King of Town dresses up as the Alice cake from the music video from Tom Petty's song, {{w|Don't Come Around Here No More}}.
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=={{w|Piebald}}==
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*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] {{--}} The term "vantastic" is a possible reference to this band, who describe their tour van using the same word.  
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=={{w|Pink Floyd}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad says his stage prop is "almost better than a flying pig". This refers to a prop used in some performances by this band and the cover art of {{w|Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals}}.
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*[[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]] {{--}} Strong Mad's costume references an iconic image of ''{{w|Pink Floyd – The Wall|Pink Floyd The Wall}}''.
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=={{w|Poison (American band)|Poison}}==
 +
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} In the Teen Girl Squad comic, Gary refers to [[Cheerleader]] as "un-unskinny bop", a reference to Poison's song "{{w|Unskinny Bop}}".
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=={{w|The Police}}==
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*Email [[specially marked]] {{--}} The step counter has the phrase "Every step U take" displayed on it. This phrase is a line sung in The Police's song, "{{w|Every Breath You Take}}".
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=={{w|The Postal Service}}==
 +
*Email [[geddup noise]] ([[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps compare The Cheat's Geddup Noise indie-tronic remix to something that The Postal Service would do.
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=={{w|Elvis Presley}}==
 +
*Email [[vacation]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to Elvis' song, "{{w|Heartbreak Hotel}}".
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=={{w|Prince (musician)|Prince}}==
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[[File:Halloween 2007 Marzipan.PNG|thumb|"E... A... D... G...."]]
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*Email [[space program]] {{--}} Strong Bad's email intro is a parody of Prince's song, "{{w|When Doves Cry}}".
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*[[Jibblies 2]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as Prince circa his 1984 album and film ''{{w|Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain}}''. Homestar references his 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret".
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**[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] (Easter egg) {{--}} Homestar and Marzipan refer back to this costume.
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=={{w|The Promise Ring}}==
 +
*Email [[no loafing]] {{--}} The poster on Strong Sad's wall in the "appointment" Easter egg is of this emo band.
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=={{w|Public Enemy}}==
 +
*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]] dresses as {{w|Flavor Flav}}, the comic relief member of this group.
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*[[Trudgemank]] {{--}} Peacey P. mentions them (as P.E.) and Anthrax mixing rap and heavy metal in 1991 or 1993.
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=={{w|Queen (band)|Queen}}==
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*Email [[space program]] {{--}} The Space Captainface song is a spoof on the theme song for ''{{w|Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon}}'', as performed by this band.
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=={{w|Queen Latifah}}==
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[[File:Coach Z as Queen Latifah.png|thumb|"Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?"]]
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*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Queen Latifah.
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=={{w|Quiet Riot}}==
 +
*Email [[the bet]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells Homestar to change his name to Kevin DuBrow if he fails to be cool, which does not happen.
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=={{w|Radiohead}}==
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*Email [[redesign]] {{--}} One of the dryer settings is "High and Dry", a reference to the band's song of the same title.
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=={{w|Ramones}}==
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{{seemain|Ramones}}
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=={{w|Ratt}}==
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{{seemain|Ratt}}
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=={{w|Red Hot Chili Peppers}}==
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*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] ([[Decemberween Short Shorts#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} During the scene with Strong Bad writing a letter to tube socks, the Brothers Chaps compare this scene to how Red Hot Chili Peppers used tube socks.
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=={{w|R.E.M.}}==
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*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] ([[In Search of the Yello Dello#Everything Else Vol. 2 Version|DVD version]]) {{--}} As seen in the fourth deleted scene, it was originally intended for Strong Sad to sound like {{w|Michael Stipe}}.
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*[[Flash is Dead!]] {{--}} Homestar lists his full name on his profile as "Michael (Stipe) Runner".
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=={{w|Lionel Richie}}==
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*Email [[3 wishes]] {{--}} The intro is reference to a lyric to Richie's song, "{{w|Say You, Say Me}}".
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*[[Homestar Runner's Character Video]] {{--}} "Lionel Richie" is one of the randomly-picked insults that Strong Bad calls Homestar during the latter's character video.
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=={{w|Kenny Rogers}}==
 +
*Email [[pom pom]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro is a reference to Rogers' song, {{w|The Gambler (album)|"The Gambler"}}.
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=={{w|The Rolling Stones}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} If you click on the fuse box at the DÖI Stage, Strong Bad remarks how his "frustration was sure to blow a 50 amp fuse." This is a reference to the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", where there is a line with a similar meaning.
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*[[Limozeen vs. sloshy]] {{--}} The album cover resembles the cover for {{w|Jump Back}}, a Rolling Stones greatest hits album.
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=={{w|Henry Rollins}}==
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*[[Hairstyle Runner]] {{--}} A hairstyle giving Homestar a flattop and unibrow is labeled "{{w|Rollins Band|rollins band's}} 2nd to last album".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Henry Rollins, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington|Henry Rollins]] appears, later parasailing with [[So and So]].
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=={{w|Run-DMC}}==
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{{seemain|Run-DMC}}
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=={{w|Sade}}==
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*Email [[slumber party]] {{--}} Homestar sings, "Party. Slumber party. Listen to some Sade, at the slumber party."
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=={{w|Joe Satriani}}==
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*Email [[space program]] {{--}} The term "Satriani 5" is a spoof on Joe Satriani, who created the album ''Surfing with the Aliens''.
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*Email [[cliffhangers]] ([[cliffhangers#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} During the Space Captainface scene, Matt wonders if when the new Fantastic Four movie comes out, Joe Satriani will become more popular.
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=={{w|Scorpions (band)|Scorpions}}==
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[[File:Scorpions.png|thumb|We are the SCORPIONS!!]]
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} Strong Sad asks his readers to "rock [him] like an e-Hurricane", referencing their song "{{w|Rock You Like A Hurricane}}".
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*Email [[your friends]] {{--}} During the scene with Strong Bad torturing [[Homsar]] with scorpions, the scorpions come from a box that reads, "We are the SCORPIONS!!", which is the concert-opening cry of lead singer Klaus Meine.
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*[[Taranchula]] member Schenkel McDoo may be a reference to Scorpions guitarist {{w|Rudolf Schenker}}.
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=={{w|Bob Seger}}==
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} During the ending closimonies, Homestar sings a ([[Youtube:sz5CRAhJtIg|misquoted]]) line from Seger's song "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll."
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=={{w|Sepultura}}==
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*[[Taranchula]] appears to be partially based on the death metal band Sepultura.
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=={{w|Sex Pistols}}==
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*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} Strong Bad's suggested email closing "Nevermind the Bullocks" refers to a lyric from the band's controversial album, ''{{w|Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols}}'', which, like this email, was banned in the U.K.
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=={{w|Simon and Garfunkel}}==
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*Email [[do over]] {{--}} As Strong Bad bashes Homestar on the head with the Tandy's keyboard, he yells, "PARSLEY! SAGE! RoseMARY! And THYME!" These are lyrics to the song "{{w|Scarborough Fair}}", an English ballad made famous by this duo.
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*Email [[love poems]] ([[love poems#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Mike and Matt both think that Homestar looks like Art Garfunkel, the second half of Simon and Garfunkel.
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=={{w|Slaughter (band)|Slaughter}}==
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*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the bands featured on the [[Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour]] is "Schlaugh-ter".
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*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Homestar references Slaughter's hit, {{w|Fly to the Angels}}.
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=={{w|Slayer (band)|Slayer}}==
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*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] {{--}} [[D n' D Greg]] claims the Slayer poster in his hallway won What's Her Face's heart.
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=={{w|The Smiths}}==
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*[[Somber Vacation]] {{--}} In the Easter egg, Strong Sad can be heard singing ''{{w|Bigmouth Strikes Again}}''.
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=={{w|Sonic Youth}}==
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{{seemain|Sonic Youth}}
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=={{w|Bruce Springsteen}}==
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] dresses up as {{w|Clarence Clemons}}, saxophonist for the {{w|E-Street Band}}.
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*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Kimberly quotes {{w|Blinded by the Light}}, a song originally done by Bruce Springsteen.
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*Email [[dictionary]] {{--}} Marzipan offers to play a cover of Bruce Springsteen's song, {{w|Glory Days (song)|Glory Days}}.
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=={{w|The Strokes}}==
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*[[Record Store Day]] {{--}} A dreaming [[Strong Sad]] warns the band's lead singer {{w|Julian Casablancas}} to look out.
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=={{w|Stryper}}==
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} When Strong Bad investigates the stands by the track, he remarks that they are emptier than a Stryper concert.
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=={{w|Sugarhill Gang}}==
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*[[Homsar's Character Video]] {{--}} Homsar mentions Wonder Mike, the lead singer for the Sugarhill Gang. His comment "Hi, Wonder Mike!" is a reference to the line in the Sugarhill Gang song ''Rapper's Delight'' that goes "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello."
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=={{w|The Supremes}}==
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*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} If you choose "Fight it" when you come across love, the game replies that "you can't fight it and you can't hurry it. You just have to wait." This is a reference to the Supremes' song, "{{w|You Can't Hurry Love}}".
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=={{w|Talking Heads}}==
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[[Image:StrongSad DavidByrne.PNG|thumb|"This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!"]]
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] dresses as the band's leader {{w|David Byrne}}, wearing the "big suit" from ''{{w|Stop Making Sense}}''. He also quotes their song "{{w|Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime}}" with the lines "This is not my beautiful house!" and "This is not my beautiful wife!"
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=={{w|James Taylor}}==
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*Email [[for kids]] {{--}} On Homsar's show, ''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-man?]]'', the guitarist, known as the [[Stave It Off Guy]], bears a striking resemblance to this folk singer, who would often appear on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' to sing educational songs.
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*[[Crystal Fortress]] {{--}} The Stave It Off Guy returns.
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=={{w|TLC (band)|TLC}}==
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*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as {{w|Lisa Lopes|Left-Eye Lopes}}.
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=={{w|The Treacherous Three}}==
 +
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as band member Kool Moe Dee.
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=={{w|A Tribe Called Quest}}==
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{{seemain|A Tribe Called Quest}}
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=={{w|Tupac Shakur|Tupac}}==
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[[Image:CoachZ_Tupac.PNG|thumb|Thorg Life]]
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Tupac.
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=={{w|Turbonegro}}==
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*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} Strong Bad's suggestion to Dane to be fat refers to lead singer {{w|Hank Von Helvete}}, who is famous for his plump physique.
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=={{w|Ike & Tina Turner|Ike Turner}}==
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*Email [[autobiography]] {{--}} An Easter egg describes the tapes as being reviewed by Ike Turner, who, bizarrely enough, reviews it twice as "hootie hoo".
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<span id="U"></span>
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=={{w|U2}}==
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*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] {{--}} When you've beaten the game, the line "The sanctum begins to rattle and hum" is a reference to the U2 album ''{{w|Rattle and Hum}}''.
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<span id="V"></span>
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=={{w|Van Halen}}==
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{{seemain|Van Halen}}
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=={{w|Stevie Ray Vaughan}}==
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*[[Most in the Graveyard]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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**Homestar calls Marzipan "My little pride and joy," a reference to Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1983 hit, {{w|Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy}}.
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=={{w|Vinnie Vincent Invasion}}==
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*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "the Winnie Wincent Inwasion".
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<span id="W"></span>
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=={{w|Weezer}}==
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*Email [[concert]] {{--}} The discussion about Christmas lights used by sloshy refers to Weezer's similar usage in their music video of "{{w|El Scorcho}}".
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*[[Decomposing Pumpkins]] {{--}} The intro notes are reminiscent of "{{w|Undone (The Sweater Song)}}".
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*[[sloshy]]'s bassist resembles the drummer for Weezer.
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=={{w|Wesley Willis}}==
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When you are finished talking to Bubs, he may utter the phrase "Rock over London, Rock on Chicago". This phrase was often used at the end of Willis' songs.
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=={{w|Barry White}}==
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*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Tenerence Love sings his "Sweaty Overweight Jam" in imitation of soul singers like Barry White.
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to Homestar as "Very White".
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=={{w|Whitesnake}}==
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*Email [[mile]] {{--}} Strong Bad's line before jumping the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses, "Here I go again on my own," is a reference to the first line of the chorus of "{{w|Here I Go Again}}", an '80s standard by Whitesnake.
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=={{w|The Who}}==
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{{seemain|The Who}}
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=={{w|Winger}}==
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*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "Vinger".
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*Email [[the chair]] {{--}} Bubs has a Winger album.
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=={{w|Wu-Tang Clan}}==
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[[Image:Wu-TangPumpkin.png|thumb|"Cool, a W. What's that supposed to stand for? Witches' brew?"]]
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} If you give Coach Z the Cherry Clan as his Halloween treat, he will compare them to the Wu-Tang Clan and he asks you if he can come in and listen to the group's debut album, ''{{w|Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)|The 36 Chambers}}''.
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*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} The letter W in Coach Z's pumpkin entry is the symbol for the Wu-Tang Clan.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]] {{--}} Homestar's mention of a "Goatface Killa" is a reference to {{w|Ghostface Killah}}, a member of Wu-Tang Clan.
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<span id="X"></span><span id="Y"></span>
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=={{w|"Weird Al" Yankovic}}==
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*Email [[long pants]] {{--}} Strong Bad writing on the Lappy with the light pen may be a reference to part of the lyrics to Weird Al's song, "It's All About the Pentiums".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] {{--}} The line "Ding dong. Ding dong, yo" is a line from the video for "{{w|Fat (song)|Fat}}".
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<span id="Z"></span>
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=={{w|Frank Zappa}}==
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*Email [[suntan]] {{--}} In the instructions, the man's facial hair is similar to that of Frank Zappa.
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*Email [[modeling]] {{--}} "Stinkfoot" refers to a song title by Zappa.
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=={{w|ZZ Top}}==
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*[[Sketchbook 2005]] {{--}} In the November 10 entry, the King of Town is drawn as one of the band members.
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*Email [[the bet]] ([[the bet#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Strong Bad makes reference to Billy Gibbons, the leader of this band.
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*Email [[winter pool]] {{--}} The King of Town is seen watching an episode of [[Caleb Rentpayer]] where Tuxworth says, "You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!"
==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Paul and Storm]]
*[[They Might Be Giants]]
*[[They Might Be Giants]]
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*[[Y-O-U]]
*[[Heavy Metal]]
*[[Heavy Metal]]
*[[Hip Hop]]
*[[Hip Hop]]
*[[Professional Athlete References]]
*[[Professional Athlete References]]
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[[Category:Real band Running gags|*]]

Current revision as of 18:58, 5 November 2024

Many real bands and popular music are referenced in the Homestar Runner body of work. Common references include Halloween costumes, mentioning or even showing an album, quoting lyrics, or more oblique allusions to other signature musical elements.

Contents

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] .38 Special

[edit] Paula Abdul

[edit] AC/DC

See main article: AC/DC

[edit] Aerosmith

[edit] Alvin and the Chipmunks

[edit] Anthrax

[edit] Balaam and the Angel

[edit] Beastie Boys

See main article: Beastie Boys

[edit] The Beatles

See main article: The Beatles

[edit] Black Flag

A stellar performance

[edit] Black Sabbath

[edit] Frank Black

  • Jibblies 2 — A tarot card is labeled The Cult of Ray, Frank Black's 1996 album, and includes the peculiar looking head from the album cover.

[edit] Blue Öyster Cult

  • Baddest of the Bands — The heavy metal umlaut over the "O" in the band DÖI is a reference to Blue Öyster Cult, a connection furthered by "Oyster" being one of the foods that the King of Town can suggest to be the second word in the band's title.

[edit] David Bowie

See main article: David Bowie

[edit] Boyz N Da Hood

  • Email garage sale — Strong Bad wonders what sort of "da things" are mentioned and guesses both "da boyz" and "da hood".

[edit] Garth Brooks

  • Email secret identity — Strong Bad reflects that "secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore," referring to Brooks' Chris Gaines persona.

[edit] The Brothers Johnson

  • Email comic — In an Easter egg, the band's album Winners is visible in an independent record store.

[edit] Bobby Brown

  • Email portrait — The term "TendaRONi" refers to Bobby Brown's song, "Roni"; specifically, the lyric involving the phrase "tender Roni".

[edit] Cab Calloway

[edit] Glen Campbell

[edit] The Carpenters

[edit] Chubby Checker

[edit] Joe Cocker

[edit] Phil Collins

[edit] Jonathan Coulton

[edit] The Cure

Boys Don't Cry

[edit] Daft Punk

  • The Cheat Theme Song — The visual accompanying "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the music video for "One More Time."
    • The line itself may be a reference to earlier song "Teachers", in which several influential DJs are listed as being "in the house".

[edit] Terence Trent D'Arby

[edit] De La Soul

See main article: De La Soul

[edit] El DeBarge

[edit] John Denver

  • Email haircut (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps try to remember if John Denver's real last name was Düsseldorf; it was actually Deutschendorf.

[edit] Devo

"Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late."

[edit] Digital Underground

[edit] Dinosaur Jr.

[edit] Dire Straits

[edit] Dokken

"...and Marzipan would rock..."

[edit] Bob Dylan

See main article: Bob Dylan

[edit] The Edsels

  • The System is Down — Bubs says that "someone tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive," a takeoff of the phrase "Rama Lama Ding Dong" originated by this band's 1958 song.

[edit] Enuff Z'nuff

  • Email band names — Strong Bad uses Enuff Z'nuff as a lesser example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to cofounder Chip Z'nuff (Gregory Rybarski).

[edit] The 5th Dimension

[edit] 50 Cent

[edit] Firehose

[edit] Five Man Electrical Band

  • Strong Bad's Website — The "Long Haired Freaky Cheat" broken image is a reference to the "long-haired freaky people" mentioned in "Signs".

[edit] John Fogerty

[edit] Foghat

[edit] Fu-Schnickens

[edit] Lita Ford

  • Email cliffhangers — At the start of the Space Captainface scene, Strong Bad as Space Captainface is talking to Lita Ford on the phone.

[edit] 4 Non Blondes

  • Email bike thief (DVD commentary) — Mike asks Strong Bad if Matt based Marzipan's hairstyle on a member of 4 Non Blondes; Strong Bad responds by singing the "Hey, yay, yay, yay" segment of their song "What's Up?".

[edit] The Four Tops

[edit] Peter Frampton

See main article: Peter Frampton

[edit] Fugazi

  • Email geddup noise (DVD commentary) — The brothers discuss a "This is not a Fugazi T-shirt" shirt while discussing Strong Sad's Geddup Noise shirt.

[edit] The Furious Five

[edit] Gorillaz

[edit] Grateful Dead

  • Email theme party (Easter egg) — A "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" t-shirt features a Grateful Dead Dancing Bear.

[edit] The Vince Guaraldi Trio

[edit] Guns N' Roses

See main article: Guns N' Roses

[edit] Murray Head

[edit] House of Pain

  • A Jorb Well Done — Coach Z says, "Pack it up, pack it in" as the game ends, quoting the opening lyrics to "Jump Around".
  • Hallrunner — Selecting "jump it" against the home stereo system quotes "Jump Around": "Jump around, jump around, jump up jump up and get down."

[edit] Ice-T

[edit] Iggy Pop

[edit] Natalie Imbruglia

  • Halloween Potion-ma-jig — One of Strong Sad's magic words includes Natalie's last name, though he pronounces it with the "g" sound.

[edit] Iron Butterfly

[edit] Iron Maiden

  • Email 3 wishes — Strong Bad says that if he had horns, he would go on tour with a heavy metal band as their mascot and do battle with the lead singer, a reference to how the Iron Maiden mascot always fought with the band on stage.
  • Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad says his stage prop is "maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon". This refers to the band's usage of elaborate stage props in their concerts, including giant puppets of demons and monsters.
  • Several toons use a font called "Metal as in Heavy" which is very similar to that of Iron Maiden.

[edit] The Isley Brothers

[edit] Judas Priest

  • Trogday 08 — The heavy metal song at the end repeats "The S is for Sucks" in a similar manner to the chorus of "Breaking the Law".
  • Baddest of the Bands — When "save/load" is moused over, one of the lines Strong Bad says in response is "Savin' the load! Savin' the load!", also in reference to "Breaking the Law."

[edit] Michael Jackson

See main article: Michael Jackson

[edit] Rick James

  • Email gimmicks — Strong Bad's intro song repeats "super great" in the manner of "Super Freak".

[edit] Scott Joplin

[edit] Journey

[edit] Kid 'n Play

"Check it out, yo!"

[edit] KISS

  • Main Page 9 — The band's logo appears when rolling over "Characters".
  • Email local news — Strong Bad's intro tune parodies "Cold Gin", swapping in "email" for "cold gin" in the chorus.
  • Email coloring — A coloring page depicts Larry "screamin' like a demon" with his tongue hanging out. Band member Gene Simmons used the stage persona of "The Demon" and is well-known for sticking out his long tongue while performing.

[edit] Kraftwerk

[edit] Krokus

[edit] Cyndi Lauper

[edit] Led Zeppelin

See main article: Led Zeppelin

[edit] Lemon Demon

[edit] Gordon Lightfoot

  • Email army — When Strong Bad refuses to join Homestar's army, the latter threatens the former with, "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping round your back stair," referencing the song "Sundown".

[edit] LL Cool J

[edit] Loverboy

[edit] Yngwie Malmsteen

"We're on a collision course with Malmsteen's Comet!"
  • Email cliffhangers — Strong Bad as Space Captainface and The Cheat as Strap are threatened by Malmsteen's Comet.

[edit] Marilyn Manson

[edit] Bob Marley

[edit] Marsalis

  • Email theme song — The closing theme song for Strong Bad's email show is "by a Marsalis or two".

[edit] MC Hammer

[edit] Metallica

See main article: Metallica

[edit] M.I.A.

  • Happy Hallow-day — On the Toons menu, the description of this toon is "Ween night is M.I.A. Galang galang." This uses "M.I.A." to refer to both the concept of "missing in action" and a nod to the rapper; "Galang" is her debut single.

[edit] Miami Sound Machine

[edit] Bette Midler

[edit] The Misfits

[edit] Thelonious Monk

  • Email pizza joint — Strong Sad remarks that Strong Bad would call him "Thelonious Dump" when rejecting him from his Pizz List.

[edit] Mos Def

  • Email love poems — Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam sounds identical to the chorus of Mos Def's song "Got".

[edit] Mötley Crüe

See main article: Mötley Crüe

[edit] Motörhead

  • Email band names — Strong Bad announces the next email will include a guest appearance by the band's leader, Lemmy Kilmister.
  • Email death metal (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad and Mike make reference to Lemmy, including discussing whether or not he hot-glued corn flakes to his face.

[edit] Mr. Mister

[edit] Mudhoney

  • Email comic — The single "You Stupid Asshole" appears in the "comic" Easter egg.
  • Sick Day — The page title references the song "Here Comes The Sickness".

[edit] Mudvayne

  • Email death metal — Strong Bad suggests to hot-glue cornflakes to one's face as a way to be in a death metal band. This refers to this band's guitarist who once glued corn chips to his face for a music video.

[edit] Willie Nelson

[edit] The Neville Brothers

  • Email theme song — Strong Bad claims that were his email show's "life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song" would probably be "sung by some variety of Neville."

[edit] Newcleus

  • Happy Hallow-day — The skull with the rainbow-colored afro exclaims the title of the band's song, "Jam On It".
  • Email love poems — Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam is sung in imitation of "Jam On It".

[edit] New Order

[edit] Night Ranger

[edit] Nirvana

Corporate Rock Still Sucks

[edit] Sinéad O'Connor

[edit] Outkast

See main article: Outkast

[edit] Ozzy Osbourne

  • Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad asking Marzipan if she plans to bite off Pazquel's head, The King of Town's on-stage devouring of bats, and Marzipan's allegation of Limozeen performing bat-head-biting all refer to a notorious episode in the career of Osbourne.

[edit] Les Paul

[edit] Pavement

[edit] Tom Petty

[edit] Piebald

  • Strong Bad is a Bad Guy — The term "vantastic" is a possible reference to this band, who describe their tour van using the same word.

[edit] Pink Floyd

[edit] Poison

[edit] The Police

[edit] The Postal Service

  • Email geddup noise (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps compare The Cheat's Geddup Noise indie-tronic remix to something that The Postal Service would do.

[edit] Elvis Presley

[edit] Prince

"E... A... D... G...."

[edit] The Promise Ring

  • Email no loafing — The poster on Strong Sad's wall in the "appointment" Easter egg is of this emo band.

[edit] Public Enemy

[edit] Queen

  • Email space program — The Space Captainface song is a spoof on the theme song for Flash Gordon, as performed by this band.

[edit] Queen Latifah

"Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?"

[edit] Quiet Riot

  • Email the bet — Strong Bad tells Homestar to change his name to Kevin DuBrow if he fails to be cool, which does not happen.

[edit] Radiohead

  • Email redesign — One of the dryer settings is "High and Dry", a reference to the band's song of the same title.

[edit] Ramones

See main article: Ramones

[edit] Ratt

See main article: Ratt

[edit] Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Decemberween Short Shorts (DVD commentary) — During the scene with Strong Bad writing a letter to tube socks, the Brothers Chaps compare this scene to how Red Hot Chili Peppers used tube socks.

[edit] R.E.M.

[edit] Lionel Richie

[edit] Kenny Rogers

[edit] The Rolling Stones

  • Baddest of the Bands — If you click on the fuse box at the DÖI Stage, Strong Bad remarks how his "frustration was sure to blow a 50 amp fuse." This is a reference to the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", where there is a line with a similar meaning.
  • Limozeen vs. sloshy — The album cover resembles the cover for Jump Back, a Rolling Stones greatest hits album.

[edit] Henry Rollins

[edit] Run-DMC

See main article: Run-DMC

[edit] Sade

  • Email slumber party — Homestar sings, "Party. Slumber party. Listen to some Sade, at the slumber party."

[edit] Joe Satriani

  • Email space program — The term "Satriani 5" is a spoof on Joe Satriani, who created the album Surfing with the Aliens.
  • Email cliffhangers (DVD commentary) — During the Space Captainface scene, Matt wonders if when the new Fantastic Four movie comes out, Joe Satriani will become more popular.

[edit] Scorpions

We are the SCORPIONS!!
  • Strong Sad's Lament — Strong Sad asks his readers to "rock [him] like an e-Hurricane", referencing their song "Rock You Like A Hurricane".
  • Email your friends — During the scene with Strong Bad torturing Homsar with scorpions, the scorpions come from a box that reads, "We are the SCORPIONS!!", which is the concert-opening cry of lead singer Klaus Meine.
  • Taranchula member Schenkel McDoo may be a reference to Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker.

[edit] Bob Seger

  • Email strong badathlon — During the ending closimonies, Homestar sings a (misquoted) line from Seger's song "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll."

[edit] Sepultura

  • Taranchula appears to be partially based on the death metal band Sepultura.

[edit] Sex Pistols

[edit] Simon and Garfunkel

  • Email do over — As Strong Bad bashes Homestar on the head with the Tandy's keyboard, he yells, "PARSLEY! SAGE! RoseMARY! And THYME!" These are lyrics to the song "Scarborough Fair", an English ballad made famous by this duo.
  • Email love poems (DVD commentary) — Mike and Matt both think that Homestar looks like Art Garfunkel, the second half of Simon and Garfunkel.

[edit] Slaughter

[edit] Slayer

[edit] The Smiths

[edit] Sonic Youth

See main article: Sonic Youth

[edit] Bruce Springsteen

[edit] The Strokes

[edit] Stryper

  • Homestar Ruiner — When Strong Bad investigates the stands by the track, he remarks that they are emptier than a Stryper concert.

[edit] Sugarhill Gang

  • Homsar's Character Video — Homsar mentions Wonder Mike, the lead singer for the Sugarhill Gang. His comment "Hi, Wonder Mike!" is a reference to the line in the Sugarhill Gang song Rapper's Delight that goes "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello."

[edit] The Supremes

  • Hallrunner — If you choose "Fight it" when you come across love, the game replies that "you can't fight it and you can't hurry it. You just have to wait." This is a reference to the Supremes' song, "You Can't Hurry Love".

[edit] Talking Heads

"This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!"

[edit] James Taylor

[edit] TLC

[edit] The Treacherous Three

[edit] A Tribe Called Quest

See main article: A Tribe Called Quest

[edit] Tupac

Thorg Life

[edit] Turbonegro

  • Email death metal — Strong Bad's suggestion to Dane to be fat refers to lead singer Hank Von Helvete, who is famous for his plump physique.

[edit] Ike Turner

  • Email autobiography — An Easter egg describes the tapes as being reviewed by Ike Turner, who, bizarrely enough, reviews it twice as "hootie hoo".

[edit] U2

[edit] Van Halen

See main article: Van Halen

[edit] Stevie Ray Vaughan

  • Most in the Graveyard — Marzipan dresses as Stevie Ray Vaughan.
    • Homestar calls Marzipan "My little pride and joy," a reference to Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1983 hit, Pride and Joy.

[edit] Vinnie Vincent Invasion

  • Email death metal — One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "the Winnie Wincent Inwasion".

[edit] Weezer

[edit] Wesley Willis

  • Baddest of the Bands — When you are finished talking to Bubs, he may utter the phrase "Rock over London, Rock on Chicago". This phrase was often used at the end of Willis' songs.

[edit] Barry White

  • Email love poems — Tenerence Love sings his "Sweaty Overweight Jam" in imitation of soul singers like Barry White.
  • Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad refers to Homestar as "Very White".

[edit] Whitesnake

  • Email mile — Strong Bad's line before jumping the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses, "Here I go again on my own," is a reference to the first line of the chorus of "Here I Go Again", an '80s standard by Whitesnake.

[edit] The Who

See main article: The Who

[edit] Winger

  • Email death metal — One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "Vinger".
  • Email the chair — Bubs has a Winger album.

[edit] Wu-Tang Clan

"Cool, a W. What's that supposed to stand for? Witches' brew?"

[edit] "Weird Al" Yankovic

  • Email long pants — Strong Bad writing on the Lappy with the light pen may be a reference to part of the lyrics to Weird Al's song, "It's All About the Pentiums".
  • Teen Girl Squad Issue 13 — The line "Ding dong. Ding dong, yo" is a line from the video for "Fat".

[edit] Frank Zappa

  • Email suntan — In the instructions, the man's facial hair is similar to that of Frank Zappa.
  • Email modeling — "Stinkfoot" refers to a song title by Zappa.

[edit] ZZ Top

  • Sketchbook 2005 — In the November 10 entry, the King of Town is drawn as one of the band members.
  • Email the bet (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad makes reference to Billy Gibbons, the leader of this band.
  • Email winter pool — The King of Town is seen watching an episode of Caleb Rentpayer where Tuxworth says, "You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!"

[edit] See Also

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