Throughout the show, there lies catchy, endearing and mathematical songs! To remember Adventure Time is to remember the songs that made the series oh so special.
So here is a list of Adventure Time songs that I love. Get ready and bear with me, cause there are a lot of them.
House Hunting Song/Oh, Marceline Season 1 Episode 12 ‘Evicted’
One of the first AT songs that made me keep humming the rhythm throughout the day during highschool. Singing things that suck in a upbeat tone is my kinda thing, and man, there are some absurdly suck-y things that happen in Finn and Jake’s quest to find a new home.
Favorite verse:
Oh, Marceline,
Why are you so mean?
Marceline: I’m not mean, I’m a thousand years old,
And I just lost track of my moral code.
Fun fact: This songs is one of the few songs that are not fully sung by the characters, in fact the male voice is from the lovable burly creator, Pendelton Ward.
Fry Song Season 2 Episode 1 ‘It Came from the Nightosphere’
My first Emo anthem, I am not kidding. This song, to me, represents issues that I had with my parents, emotional absence of the parent can really mess up a kid. For Marceline, the fries symbolizes the trauma that occurred between she and her dad.
This song taught me empathy. So parents, take note, just be there for your children.
Favorite verse:
Daddy,
Do you even love me?
Well, I wish you’d show it,
‘Cause I wouldn’t know it.
Friends Season 2 Episode 23 ‘Video Maker’
This underrated gem is a simple song about friendship, what else can you ask for? Not to mention that it is sang by the ever wholesome BMO.
Favorite verse: The whole song itself
Finn, why are you fighting with your friend?
Jake, you know this can’t be the end.
Romance or action, does not matter.
Hurting your friends will make you sadder.
Guys, you know you’re much more than this.
You two, please stop or you’ll undo
All that you’ve been through,
Ooooooooo…
Just hug and it’s agreed:
Your love will not delete.
Puncha yo Buns Season 3 Episode 3 ‘Memory of a memory’
This adorable song of Baby Finn trying to puncha yo buns is catchy and memorable as heck. It embodies the spirit of Adventure Time, and that is silliness and fun.
Fight me, if you do not like this song.
Favorite verse: The whole thing!
I’m a buff baby that can dance like a man,
I can shake-a my fanny, I can shake-a my can!
I’m a tough tootin’ baby, I can punch-a yo buns!
Punch-a yo buns, I can punch all yo buns!
If you’re an evil witch, I will punch you for fun!
Oh, Fionna Season 3 Episode 9 ‘Fionna and Cake’
Now, how could we forget songs from the gender bender-verse. It is a sweet song about confessing ones attraction wonderfully sang by Neil Patrick Harris.
It was a nice touch for the song to appear again in the finale, when Ice King sings it to Betty, however it was edited to be meant for Betty. Yikes. Nevertheless, for a while, Betty felt as if her beloved Simon was singing to her.
Favorite Verse:
I feel like nothing was real until I met you.
I feel like we connect, and I really get you.
If I said, “You’re a beautiful girl,” would it upset you?
Because the way you look tonight, silhouetted, I’ll never forget it.
I’m just Your Problem Season 3 Episode 10 ‘What was Missing’
One of the all time favorites of many fans, the song that made all fans theorize the potential past romantic relationship between Marceline and Princess Bubblegum. And of course, it is canon now!
The song identifies the emotional pains that come with being in a relationship, or just relationships in general. It hit me real in the heart, cause it projects the experience the feelings of neglect and forgotten by your loved ones, and generally feeling not enough for those people.
Favorite verse:
Well, I shouldn’t have to justify what I do
I shouldn’t have to prove anything to you
I’m sorry that I exist, I forget what landed me on your blacklist
But I shouldn’t have to be the one that makes up with you
My Best Friends in the World Season 3 Episode 10 ‘What was Missing’
Another song from the same episode, again, it is a classic that is much beloved. This song shows the endearing trait of Finn, his genuine honesty. He just wants his friends to get long, that is all and no more than that, and that is just simply great.
Additionally, it represents Finn’s insecurities, because he is significantly younger than the others, as well as being human. The song just lets out all the emotions of a teenage confused about their place in this world.
Favorite verse:
What am I to you?
Am I a joke, your knight, or your brother?
What am I to you?
Do you look down on me ’cause I’m younger?
All Gummed Up Inside/All Warmed Up Inside Season 3 Episode 26 ‘Incedium’
All Gummed Up Inside is an emotional song about heartbreak, the feeling of being hung up and devastated. It was just painful to watch him in that state but hey, we got a treat in the song right after.
As for its companion piece, All Warmed Up Inside, it is a testament to Finn and Jake’s friendship, to be able to improvise on a song that was only just heard once is impressive. It is also cool to have a buddy to a lady for his laddie.
Favorite verse:
Oh, Flame Princess,
I think you’re rad.
I really wanna kiss you,
Right in front of your dad.
Bacon Pancakes Season 4 Episode 16 ‘Burning Low’
This ain’t rocket science, this is a glorious song.
Favorite verse: The whole damn thing!
Bacon pancakes, makin’ bacon pancakes,
Take some bacon and I’ll put it in a pancake,
Bacon pancakes, that’s what it’s gonna make,
Bacon pancaaake!
Maybe I’m the One Who’s Nuts season 4 Episode 25 ‘I Remember You’
A song about the frustration with dealing with a person with Alzheimer’s and or Bipolar disorder, that is how I view this song. This song was a tearjerker, the revelation about Ice King was a historical moment in Children’s animation.
I still tear up listening to it.
Favorite Verse: The whole goddamn song! *sobs
You’re so annoying, you pitiful, old man.
I’d like to help you, but I don’t know if I can.
I thought you were nuts,
But you’re really, really, really nuts.
Every time I move eventually you’d find me,
And start hanging around.
Just another lame excuse to see me.
Man, it’s getting me down.
You know I’m actually glad to see you.
Maybe I’m the one who’s…
Nuts.
I Remember You season 4 Episode 25 ‘I Remember You’
A continuation of Maybe I’m the One Who’s Nuts is the a sledgehammer of emotions that combines both tragic pasts of the Ice King and Marceline that is still today the most emotionally powerful story that Adventure Time has ever produced.
Favorite part: Again, the whole bloody song is a treasure to be heard!
Marceline: Marceline, is it just you and me in the wreckage of the world?
That must be so confusing for a little girl.
And I know you’re going to need me here with you.
But I’m losing myself, and I’m afraid you’re gonna lose me too.
This magic keeps me alive, but it’s making me crazy,
And I need to save you, but who’s going to save me?
Please forgive me for whatever I do,
When I don’t remember you
Ice King: Marceline, I can feel myself slipping away.
I can’t remember what it made me say.
But I remember that I saw you frown.
I swear it wasn’t me, it was the crown.
This magic keeps me
Together: Alive, but it’s making me crazy.
And I need to save you, but who’s going to save me?
Please forgive me for whatever I do,
When I don’t remember you.
Please forgive me for whatever I do,
When I don’t remember you.
Da da, da da da da da,
Da da, da da da da,
Da da da da da da.
Good Little Girl Season 5 Episode 11 ‘Bad Little Boy’
Another song from the gender bender-verse. This is just an all round cool song that reflects the mysterious Marshall Lee.
I still rap it ever so often. *cough
Favorite verse:
Baby, I’m not from here,
I’m from the Nightosphere. To me, you’re clear… transparent.
You’ve got a thing for me, girl. It’s apparent.
Young Lemonhope Season 5 Episode 52. Lemonhope Part 2
This is melancholic hero’s ballad that we don’t hear anymore in the modern world. The tale of a lemon child who seeks freedom, after tasting it, does not wish to relinquish it, but comes back to save his brethren, for a peace of mind. The ballad of Lemonhope certainly embodies the hero’s journey, well deserved indeed.
Sang by Princess Bubblegum herself, that is a special treat we never really gotten until this song.
Favorite verse: Every thing, this is a ballad to be heard!
Young Lemonhope, born from candy and glue,
creator of beauty and ugliness too.
Poor Lemonhope, I found you in the dark,
you lived in the bathroom now live in our hearts.
Sweet Lemonhope, freed by hard sacrifice,
to live in the kingdom of sugar and spice.
Lost Lemonhope, longed for freedom above.
compassion or friendship, wisdom or love.
Strong Lemonhope, risking freedom and health,
came back for his brothers and for himself.
Safe Lemonhope, no more will you roam,
once you were lost and now you’re back home.
Food Chain Season 6 Episode 7 ‘Food Chain’
This spectacle of a song is…….well a spectacle, celebrates the gloriously harsh reality of the food chain that sustains life. Not to mention, Masaaki Yuasa’s guest animating makes it a tripy experience to absorb the visuals and song!
Favorite verses:
How natural, no waste
It is an endless chain
What an amazing, wonderful, and excellent!
How harsh, not careless
It’s an endless chain
What an amazing, wonderful, and excellent food… food chain!
Everything Stays Season 7 Episode 7 ‘Everything Stays’
This song is featured twice in the Stakes miniseries, sung by Marceline’s mom (Voiced by Rebecca Sugar) and Marceline respectively.
Man, when I heard this song, it brings out the pessimistic side of my personality. It describes how people and events do not change drastically, people may have to adapt and evolve into a new situation. But deep down, there is something that anchors you to your roots. Basically, saying that no one can truly escape from their past.
Favorite verse:
Ever so slightly
Daily and nightly
In little ways
When everything stays
Time Adventure Series Finale ‘Come Along With Me’
The song about harmony and endearing friendship, written by Rebecca Sugar, the last song that she wrote for Adventure Time. While BMO may not be the best singer, but wow. I just enjoyed it, let the sense of camaraderie flow into me.
There is honestly not much to say, I just like this song.
Favorite verse:
Time is an illusion that helps things make sense
So we are always living in the present tense
It seems unforgiving when a good thing ends
Come Along With Me Series Finale ‘Come Along With Me’
Iconic. Nostalgic. Memorable. For years, we’ve heard the first verse of this song, and now at the end, we get to hear the whole thing. The montage of the lives of the characters was a punch to the gut, so much feels just rushed into me. To see, the characters that I grew up with, move on in life, is bittersweet, but I am satisfied. It is a fitting ending to the series.
Goodbye Adventure Time, I’ll see you again in the movies.
Favorite verse:
Come along with me
And the butterflies and bees
We can wander through the forest
And do so as we please.
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