Scanlan’s songs

[@DaniGeez]

BIDET Here are the names of the song he based them on 00:00 Battle music [ep 15] 00:18 Shut up and Dance by Walk the Moon [ep 16] 00:41 Eye of the Tiger by Survivor [ep 23] 1:01 Sherry by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons [ep 24] 1:46 “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” from Frozen [ep 24] 1:53 “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind [ep 30] 02:23 “Bad Blood” by Taylor Swift [ep 32] 2:51 “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 [ep 33] 3:09 “Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani [ep 35] 3:48 “Hotline Bling” by Drake [ep 48] 4:10 “I’m a Believer” by The Monkees [ep 52] 4:30 “Who Let The Dogs Out” by Baha Men [ep 55] 4:48 “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden [ep 57] 5:11 “Food Glorious Food” from Oliver! [ep 61] 5:45 “Alexander Hamilton” from Hamilton [ep 62] 6:04 “Tearin’ Up My Heart” by *NSYNC [ep 62] 6:24 "Believe It or Not” by Joey Scarbury [ep 62] 6:48 “Cheap Thrills” by Sia [ep 63] 7:14 “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles [ep 68] 7:33 “Lose Yourself” by Eminem [ep 71] 7:58 “Thank You For Being a Friend” by Cynthia Fee [ep 71] 8:23 "White Christmas [ep 71] 8:44 “...Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears [ep 76] 9:03 “Fly” by Sugar Ray [ep 77] 9:22 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” [ep 79] 9:51 “Can’t Stop the Feeling” by Justin Timberlake [ep 80] 10:13 “Going to the Chapel of Love” by The Dixie Cups [ep 105] 10:36 “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus 11:01 “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter 11:25 Reading Rainbow Theme [ep 106] 11:44 “Alexander Hamilton” from Hamilton 13:24 “Drink With Me” from Les Miserables 13:38 “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran [ep 108] 13:51 “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin [ep 108] 14:06 “All Star” by Smash Mouth [ep 110] 14:27 “Seasons of Love” from Rent [ep 114] 14:52 “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift 15:03 “Attention” by Charlie Puth 15:22 “The Brady Bunch” theme 15:43 "Limbo Rock” by Chubby Checker* 16:16 "Believe” by Cher

[@GodBear97]

Major props to you for not only finding the real-life names of all the songs, but the timestamps and the episodes they appeared in - That is some serious above and beyond type stuff. You, my friend, deserve all the love you're getting, and so much more

[@GreenLanternCorps2814]

Best community ever. I was watching this and thinking "I wish someone would make a list of what songs he was parodying." Lo and behold.

[@DaniGeez]

Asbjørn Christensen I’d like to credit Critrolestats for that

[@GodBear97]

@@DaniGeez They truly are a god-sent

[@Nicse4s]

I'm just kinda sad you missed one of my favorites from early on, the "yo ugly, yo ugly, yo mamma said yo ugly" one from the underdark at the very beginning

[@tomcorrea7424]

3:21 "You're right. He is no hollaback gnome!" gets me every time.

[@JasperForge]

"Do you wanna build a machine gun?" "Why yes I really doooo"

[@prism-aticchaos2593]

The duo, the legnds

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

I love how Taliesin pretty much ALWAYS joins in if he knows the tune (and is paying attention), even if he has NO goddamn idea where Sam is going with it. Example: He recognized the "bum bum bum badum badum" tune and immediately joined in, but looked just as baffled as Matt while doing it. Sam: *starts tune with no words* Tal: *joins in while wondering what fresh hell the Bard is up to* Matt: *looking around and also wondering what fresh hell his group is up to*

[@mikailirwan3717]

I love that the rest of the cast joins in without being asked

[@annsmalley9039]

mikail irwan i love to imagine their characters joining in while slashing shooting and stabbing, just the whole group putting a little wiggle to it. dancing and singing and humming. it also explains the rising of everyone’s mood and energy in game, which i think is sweet 😊

[@Angel12068]

@@annsmalley9039 I love that idea!!

[@ionfalcom1]

Do you and your friends not spontaneously bust into song?!. shit are we weird?.

[@laurenceedward5910]

they are quite wholesome

[@brandendierker5873]

Its called talent hey

[@4elementstudios]

i always sort of imagine scanlan being tackled in the midst of singing inspiration which is why the songs always get cut off

[@izzybluejay2379]

You, my friend, have an amazing imagination.

[@itamarbar9580]

That is great plothole filling!

[@vahlok1426]

Reminds me of the time he tried to Cutting Words someone attacking him by shouting "Dont hit meeeee-" and got cut off when he rolled a 1 and got hit anyway.

[@mrwyatt1456]

I love when Matt sings as well I like to imagine one of the bad guys just joins in cause he likes the tune

[@annsmalley9039]

MrWyatt 145 xDDDDDDD

[@biobiobio7777]

I like to imagine that everytime the cast are singing with Scanlan their characters are singing in the middle of battles.

[@annsmalley9039]

biobiobio7777 it makes me wonder if there’re any animatics of it :D i would especially love to see 9:13

[@MakDemonik]

So badly want to see at least ONE musical number in the animated series

[@ejanocrowsnatcher6785]

@@MakDemonik YES

[@V3n9eanc3]

5:13 I really love seeing Liam just disappear from frame more and more

[@DaniGeez]

S0LAR_NL that’s one thing I miss. When he disappeared from the screen cause he couldn’t stop laughing or something awesome happened. I miss those benches lol

[@Gametildead]

I genuinely want a Critical Role: The Musical one shot!

[@todinson9054]

I would like to see scanlan in the sirens and just gets so petty and competitive with other singers.

[@C_Bat]

starring Scanlan Shorthalt, Brian Cabbage Foster, Florence Foster Jenkens, Thomas Jefferson and Winnie the Pooh.

[@Tavish_Studios]

With guest star Critical Bard!! This is where this comment is supposed to be lol

[@apassionatenerd.3564]

They honestly have the talent for it

[@incomingbear1334]

That would be too perfect.

[@mordiveer5957]

Honestly this is what i miss most about campaign 1

[@artygunnar]

I miss scanlan and grog so much

[@mordiveer5957]

@@artygunnar i feel ya!

[@BLOOJ97]

just got to episode 101 so he just came back and I'm so happy

[@The_Sharktocrab]

Same

[@Absintheinfevor]

7:02 Laura hammering the beat out on the table gives me life.

[@OtakunoShojo]

1:18 | 1:46 | 7:22 | 8:24 It’s that time again: It’s Taliesin appreciation time-Nominated for Best Ensemble in a D&D Campaign

[@prism-aticchaos2593]

I love you

[@OtakunoShojo]

I love you too

[@michaelfradley6950]

Is that two part BG vocals with Tal and Marisha at 8:35? You bet it is

[@GodBear97]

Ever notice in how many of these songs Travis is just right there with the backup vocals?

[@chand911]

Because Travis is his biggest fan.

[@samminicksm]

Taliesin too!

[@GodBear97]

@@samminicksm Yup, I just noticed Travis more since he generally get's more into the songs (Full-body wise)

[@AGrumpyPanda]

@@GodBear97 Travis is just everyone's hype man and it's fantastic

[@zanlich784]

I'm going with the head canon that grog is just that in sync with scanlan as his friend.

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

I feel like Sam does this with the express intent of getting Matt to crack up as much as possible. Everything else is just a bonus!

[@SapientGalaxy]

That limbo one was great. Just imagine in world. You're just having a conversation, then everyone in the group you're talking to starts softly singing a song while staring at you.

[@mudkipjuice]

Honestly, thats just the reality of being a theatre kid

[@Samurai_Stoner]

@@mudkipjuice facts I was a huge theater geek

[@moochie3817]

i hope hamilton fans felt called out when matt was like “oh my god..we are *those* people.”

[@summeraidan5815]

God I miss him as a bard so much- he is fantastic as a comedian and storyteller but musical spontaneity paired with comedy and drama is a gift we rarely get to see

[@Dinoadamsaurus]

I think the absolute best part of scanlan is sam’s ability to get everyone else at the table to sing along. It’s really great

[@championofthenight]

3 years later but sam rolled really high on his charisma stat so really they can't help it

[@Zog-The-Swedish-Honky]

It's the bards charm

[@josephav.santos879]

4:24 even Matt wasn't gonna miss the Ooooooooh

[@thechickenskeptic]

"do you want to build a machine gun?" "why, yes, i really do" taliesin appreciation moment

[@iasonastzene9151]

8:23 his voice was amaizing in that one

[@alexsanchez1620]

Yea everytime i hear this I miss singing in a choir

[@mattiascrowe2549]

I KNOW RIGHT i was genuinely shocked and kinda turned on at the same time

[@xEvilRaptorx]

This one gave everyone watching Inspiration

[@Gaston-Melchiori]

What its the name of the song? Also if you just happend to know the name of the one at 9:09 i would really like to know that one too :D

[@iasonastzene9151]

@@Gaston-Melchiori if you see at the top of the comments there is a pinned comment press read more it has the list of all the songs

[@piperbird7193]

"PAY FOR THE BOOKS!" has got to be in my top 10 best CR moments. Poor Shari.

[@poetry8888]

She loved it secretly

[@DanterinoAlighieri]

It was so wholesome to see mathew face, slowly be fullfiled with joy seeing a bard doing his thing at 6:50

[@PrettyGuardian]

When Laura Bailey starts pounding the table you know the vibe is real.

[@maximumdm9612]

I love Matt’s reaction to so many of these. A mixture of “why?!” And trying not to laugh, all while loving every minute

[@rdwilliams75]

I would purchase a Crit Role parody album lol

[@jmercedesd]

Sam is really REALLY good at filking on the spot, holy shit. XD

[@GodBear97]

To be fair, he does prepare some of the songs in advance

[@jmercedesd]

@@GodBear97 He did? :O I don't know why I'm surprised, but I really though he was making them all up on the spot. XD

[@Kujimaro]

years of improv club, not wasted!

[@GodBear97]

@@jmercedesd A lot of hem he is, but songs like the dragon themed christmas songs were written down already, probably for the sake of remembering the names

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

@@jmercedesd Yeah, he's looking in his notes during some of these. When he's looking at the ceiling it's desperately trying to come up with something at that exact moment.

[@danielmadden4737]

8:25 can I just say I was so surprised by Taliesin singing that bass. That was impressive!

[@TheInfinitlyProlonged]

8:23 Holy shit I didn't know Taliesin was the bass in these

[@jacksparrow345]

All I ask is that they include stuff like this in the animated series. And I need the other characters to join in as well

[@maximumdm9612]

I’m pretty sure they said they were gonna count some of them. They can’t do them all but I’m excited to see how they do it

[@ForeverDegenerate]

They have to be careful because of Copyright issues.

[@MorganBondelid]

@@ForeverDegenerate true, I know - but I mean… c'mon. how is this not the epitome of fair use / parody use!!?! 😥🤐

[@bigbundle3223]

@@ForeverDegenerate They don’t have to be careful, they can just license the songs.

[@Ghost-Mom]

I think they did well with writing original songs for it.

[@elylozada9576]

This video is actually 16:42 minutes of content x7 because it is genuinely worth it to go back and watch every single one of their reactions.

[@DaniGeez]

Ely Lozada Theres a part 2 much longer :’)

[@elylozada9576]

@@DaniGeez this is THE BEST news

[@kaitlynwickham6237]

"This is my JAM!" Now I like to imagine Grog singing along to Taylor Swift. 😂

[@gordonkral6075]

Scanlan's friendship really showed for Grog with how often he gave his inspiration to Grog instead of the others

[@awizardwithwords994]

8:44 has to be most utmost favorite by far.

[@optimusprime2008]

And now It's come full circle (refers to most recent ad reads :p )

[@GodBear97]

Pit-Fiend baby now you're mine is a masterpiece :D

[@xtcfucker]

Y E S

[@penguin12902]

11:25 - he broke 4 of his friends.

[@420xanatos]

15:05

[@bigbear7076]

Bard players actually singing for their inspiration are the best

[@jackdog06]

8:44 Wow, what a voice.

[@sammy431]

Oh 6:50 is one of my all time favorite moments. Not only is the song great, but everyone getting into it and Laura beating on the table. So good! 11:28 is also iconic. Watching the top table just fall onto each other is perfection. This is also great because I get to be emo over old seating arrangements.

[@sammy431]

Also, bonus. Liam watching his husband be an improv genius is always lovely, but 8:45 is my personal fave from this collection.

[@c0dy99]

6:50 was life changing

[@GodBear97]

13:53 doesn't get enough credit

[@eliasevergreen7763]

@@c0dy99 What episode was that?

[@lukefeigl7835]

What song is he covering there?

[@deranged0ne817]

Watched this many a time. Now I legit shed tears because the cast reactions aren't anywhere near this now. The song join ins and love is something I want more in my life.

[@charlottevandewalle8836]

It‘s unreal how many times I’ve rewatched this. I could spend my dance just listening to this on repeat

[@JT_1103]

16:34 Ashley says "keep going" so she can join in on the next line, I love it

[@nathesford9701]

The confused backing of the entire party during the Limbo bit is so incredible

[@AliceAce14]

You are doing the gods' work with this video. Sam is amazing lmao, some of my favorite moments of C1 were when they would all get in on the inspiration songs and sing!

[@Daxti]

9:03 will forever be a favorite

[@doomnoises1]

What's the original song's name?

[@JasperForge]

@@doomnoises1 Fly by Sugar Ray

[@doomnoises1]

@@JasperForge thank you!

[@jackdog06]

So many of these are longer than 6 seconds, but I like to imagine everyone in combat stops and lets him finish. Even Vecna.

[@jefferycrouse4652]

The whole time between Whitestone and when they actually meet Vecna he's just scrying on Scanlan like 24/7. "It's my favorite show. Gnome man sings random songs."

[@Curls_Cards]

11:59 Matt must've remembered this going into Mighty Nein

[@jjaakk7214]

1:18 Sherry might be my all-time favorite critical role moment. All of the cast members are fascinating to watch every time.

[@taothor]

I come back to this once a year at least and it never fails to make me laugh, I love this man

[@DaniGeez]

I made a longer one 👀

[@TheDamocles74]

Ok Marisha is totally Sam's biggest fan. She does a lil dance whenever she can, or sings along

[@Emm_Er]

15:52 Just imagining the members of Vox Machina breaking out into spontaneous limbo tunes, full on backup dancer/singer mode... 🤣😆💀

[@raphaic5671]

I just want him to keep going

[@DaniGeez]

Raphays Ic there’s a part 2 :)

[@penguin12902]

11:25 - multiple fatalities. The entire top table is dead, and Percy too.

[@Jyeoi]

This is brilliant. Didnt know he actually sang during the sessions! A true Bard! Tosss another coin wooo... came hear after hearing Pull my beads of Love from Legend of Vox M

[@giorgiomauceri410]

No one: Absolutely no one: Sam:sings Matt: the sound... of your voice...

[@FigurativeCritter]

I know I shouldn't be surprised because he was literally on Broadway, but man does sam legit have such a good voice

[@SaffyreRaven]

I love how during the limbo bit, once Matt looked at Laura they both lost it completely. They’re sibling energy is adorable. Also I miss Scanman

[@ianperley233]

He's the Scanman! Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo da dub dub... 🎤🎶

[@Aikrehn]

As much as I love season two, I just realized it won’t have Scanlan singing “Thordak, the Cinder King” to the tune of Frosty the snowman and it is automatically inferior lmao

[@Levsa399]

Joshua Alldredge

[@NafenX]

He's singing to the tune of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer 😛

[@samanthaadamson2290]

okay but the harmonizing at 4:25 is AMAZING???

[@david_benefield]

That is a wonderful collection. I didn't think I was going to sit here for the whole length, but here I am, enjoying every second. Thank you Dani and Sam

[@robintupta7446]

Really needed this after watching all the Mollymauk and Vax videos and crying at 1:30 am, so thank you!

[@gaburelmesmo3824]

5:46 this is magic...

[@hayleesci7208]

this could also be titled liam o'brien falling in love for nearly 17 minutes

[@annsmalley9039]

its so fun to watch marisha here--any time she isnt singing along, shes dancing!

[@shiningfennec2360]

4:24 NO ONE resists the "ooooo", not even Matt (Taliesin has supernatural powers)

[@pablod1195]

8:23 that was great xD i love to watch them improv

[@jacobwiley2794]

9:23 is my personal favorite.

[@BlackIronHero]

4:23 I love that everyone, including Matt, joins in for that part hahaha

[@breakallthepots]

it's really hard to choose, but if i had to i would say that 8:44 is honestly my fav

[@ShapCast]

Which episode is this from?

[@breakallthepots]

NothinButRags ep 76 Brawl in the Arches

[@mrmcawesome9746]

6:48 for me, though it's only by a hair's width better than most of these.

[@mistereeg]

5:11 Liam completely disappearing under the table is a mood.

[@tibot4228]

I love how at 16:18 everyone else is losing it and Liam is just like, "yeah, checks out".

[@zipcc]

Scanlan ruined bards for anyone else. class should be retired.

[@andreagriffin8744]

Dithrin Myers Yes, but... I started my D&D5e adventures as a halfling bard, and regularly sang at the table for my party BECAUSE of Scanlan. You could say he “inspired” a whole new generation of bards to sing it loud and proud. Of course, my personal favorites are those who express their bardom through alternate artist expression: dance, oratory, acrobatics, mime! 🤣

[@blkstn5898]

sam elevated bard class

[@Vinsch2510]

my first D&D character is a bard because of Sam^^ although i can´t sing, so my Bard specializes in Standup-comedy and puns/dad-jokes

[@Tavish_Studios]

With guest star CriticalBard!

[@qualandrew201494]

@@Tavish_Studios not gonna lie. i want to play a mime bard who cant talk. lol

[@leftbehindcrazed84]

you're right.....he is no holla back gnome!

[@mellowhirl]

You are all geniuses… I genuinely appreciate your art The legend of Vox Machina is y’all magnum opus 🎉

[@unleashed_kollok6582]

If only he knew that the scanlan shorthalt i'm a gnome part was going to be used in a Critical Role Hamilton Musical thing and was gonna be Amazing lol

[@JRTIntervencion]

Sam: *starts to sing* Top table: *loses their mind*

[@laurabell7366]

I love watching Talison like keep time with Sam like he's making sure the song is on point

[@Blindluck92]

This is what I love the most about Critical Role. It's like a hive mind where one person makes a reference and then everyone else jumps on it and keeps it going for anywhere from a few seconds to the next eight minutes.

[@valentine.gonewild]

15:26 my boyfriend got me into critical role, and showed me this video. this absolutely killed me and I asked him to replay it because it was so funny. he asked if I wanted context, to which i replied "nah i like my no context fish paste." now, its 4:43 in the morning, he's asleep and I'm rewatching this because I miss him and need a good laugh. Chris, if you're reading this.. I love you

[@shawn6745]

'Yenk, you will be our friend' is such a clever twist on the song.

[@liaml3739]

Grog's spaghetti absolutely killed me.

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

Killed Matt too

[@lukebridgwater6288]

I don't think anyone can play a bard again, no one can beat this, all these songs are f*cking gold

[@aceknowles8841]

Why is the thought of Percy singing "I wanna build a snowman" so great

[@OnitaFreeze]

But percy is a snowman, hes from white stone, with white hair and pale AF

[@aceknowles8841]

@@OnitaFreeze I am 1000% up for this headcanon

[@azure1204]

7:07 Switch "but damn I can sing" with "but I got melodies" 👌

[@Utkarsh2811]

I come back here often just to listen to Thordak the Cinder King. What a ditty!

[@captainevildjdude1405]

Thank you, you've done The Everlight's Work

[@bananafish58]

Sam is a Genius, who is inspired by such a wide range of songs! But what makes many of his song's Extra Special is when the others join in. I especially loved when the audience of a live show sang along too.

[@Westtide_]

12:21 "We are those people" Yes, they are!

[@skyz6708]

8:17 i love the laughter and then the sudden switch to seriousness of "Dominate Monster"

[@Tone-DEAF]

I think 4:09 is the best by far, the players singing together perfectly, the way Sam ends it and trails off while staying in tune, it's just perfect. :)

[@ziforyu]

"i wish i had wish" -Scanlan- hurts to this day

[@scooby45247]

9:54 Marisha's smile makes me smile.. 11:25 Laura's laugh makes me wanna laugh..

[@earthamel]

Thank you for making this! Favorite - Like a Dagger - or Percy's Gun. Kudos to you and Crit Role and Sam Riegel

[@tuesdaynext7370]

May or may not be coming back to this due to Masked Singer rumors

[@Foultarnished513]

I'm glad to know someone has finally acknowledged my superior musical talents and compiled my greatest hits.

[@alexsmith3332]

At 13:56. Sums it up for me oh my God lol Freaking gold my man

[@hamiotm2397]

to this day I'm still waiting for a full-length version of cheap thrills by Scanlan... It's just... So fucking good !!

[@ejanocrowsnatcher6785]

I love every single one, but especially when he makes Matt laugh xD

[@iasonastzene9151]

this is the fifth time i see this video god i miss scanlan

[@isthisajojoreference]

God the money I’d pay for a Scanlan parody cover album

[@thomasromero7451]

Can't wait for the Essential Scanlan Shorthalt album ta drop

[@klaasvaak4803]

I love the new campaign. But man I miss Scanlan so fucking much.

[@jackakimbo5718]

I don't care if it would be just retreading old ground, give me Sam as a bard again for campaign 3. Or shit, he could be a singing fighter for all I care who just does it because he can, even if it doesn't give any bardic inspiration. Just let the man sing!