Bob writes:
We all know that Joel and Mike sang the songs in their runs on the show. Since it looks like the show will be brought back it’s possible that Jonah Ray could sing it. If he doesn’t then who could? I don’t know if Joel would, as he’s not the host. My personal pick would be Annie Clark/St. Vincent. It would be a new twist having a female vocalist sing the theme! Yes, Mary Jo did sing a few lines in the Sci-Fi era but Mike did the main vocals. I think Annie would do a great job. Annie also plays guitar so she could even do the famous “TWANG!” note at the end of the song.
My suggestion: Man or Astroman, baby!
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The Band That Played California Lady.
How about They Might Be Giants?
since they were both fans and the subjects of many riffs i would suggest….Rush.
Weird Al Yankovic! You can pay him in Wisconsin dairy products.
Arch Hall Jr. and his swingin’ combo.
Got to be Man… or Astro-man? Or go big and get Dave Grohl to do it.
Little Richard is still with us. He would help link New MST3K with Classic MST3K. I just hope he isn’t sore about the goofball riffs.
I would have picked Frank Zappa or Lou Reed as they both were folks that or would “get it”. Nostalgic picks for sure.
A contemporary pick would be Miley Cyrus. I can’t even imagine how the opening would look like?!
Provided he or she can sing, and in that style, maybe singing the theme as a Kickstarter reward.
i would consider all the bands/singers that they’ve riffed or mentioned in passing (Styx, Kansas, Kenny rogers, prince etc.) send out invites to do their version of the theme and then if you have any takers or volunteers from various acts, you have a rotation of different themes to play. one week it’s kiss maybe the next idk…sting maybe,
In the tradition of the show, Joel and Mike both sang the intro when they each hosted. So Jonah should be the one who sings the new intro, right?
Since John Carradine is dead, the lead singer from Crash Test Dummies.
Justin Timberlake ! :)
or Yo Yo Ma :P
JoCo, Jonathan Coulton. There’s no one else as far as I’m concerned.
Why not that kid rock Mick Jagger. Seems like he could last
for a few more centuries.
King Diamond, obviously.
Digger Smolken.
Dick Contino!
Would that Shirley Bassey was still with us. Gotta go with Weird Al and/or NSYNC
On a more serious note, I’ll suggest Sturgill Simpson.
Just don’t hire the band from Hobgoblins or you’ll be lucky to understand every other word.
How about Dave Alvin? He did the long-delayed theme song for the movie, so he deserves another chance at it.
Weird Al Yankovic would be an excellent choice, and it would draw extra attention to the Kickstarter, making it more likely that we would get a full 12 episodes.
Steve Allen has thought of all of these. Keep trying.
Assuming they don’t just hire the Rifftones, I would go with William Shatner. It would be quite the unique take on the theme.
Well, I’d love Pet Shop Boys, but that ain’t happening.
i say U2.
“Inthenot…toodistantfuture…nextSunday…AD…”
Since Joel’s a fan of Bill Mumy, maybe he could get Barnes & Barnes to do it.
Oh, I don’t know. Maybe The Cramps, Buzzcocks, Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks. One of those bands the kids seem to like.
Maybe we could cheer up Morrisey long enough to do a vocal take.
I’ll be the joke-spoiler and say “Doesn’t Jonah Ray do enough singing already?”
The flaming lips are creative and excellent. I hope this would be a project they’d like to do. That’s my vote. I’m one issue voter. Are they the flaming lips?
I agree with the suggestions of Weird Al.
Just don’t have that awful country version they did for the movie but thankfully didn’t use.
I would love it to be performed by my favorite MST related singer of all time… Kevin Murphy!
However I do like the idea of a female singer.
Weatherservo 9 -I’ll second Digger Smolken. I can hear it now….
In the not too distant RAT
Next Sunday CORPSE
Nah, it should definitely be Dan Avidan.
POINTS! hehheh!
shoot nearly every one suggested in thread so far are great… how about a different artist every week? that’d be awesome, but the opening bits with lip-syncing the lyrics would perhaps have to be refilmed each time to match tempo… but, if they could do that, that might be its own little bit of fun; they could try to make each week a little unique. (but, conceptually it might be more trouble than its worth).
i don’t know if beck’s a fan, but i’d love to hear him do a laid-back “loser”-era style slide-guitar version.
Me! Got the voice, in my range, have endless passion for the show so it would be a labor of love…Just tell me when and where auditions will be happening.
That’s an absolutely brilliant idea!!!!!!
Oh, and Wynnona… or me, I’d be willing to do it, as well.
Should absolutely be Jonah as the host.
If it had to someone else….Yoko Ono or Bob Dylan.
Monty Python have been called “The Beatles of comedy.” I think MST is very much the They Might Be Giants of comedy– geeky, full of obscure references, coming at us in a frenetic pace not everyone can keep up with!
Come on, They could totally rock it out. They’ve already done the themes for This American Life, Malcolm In The Middle, and the Mickey Mouse Club. Pleaseohpleaseohplease! I’m their only friend! Well, I’m not their only friend, but I’m a little glowing friend.
Barenaked Ladies –
They have the theme song experience with Big Bang, plus they got the science facts right on that one. I don’t know if they really just relaxed while doing it, though.
PS – If the Ladies aren’t available I vote for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
I think they should stick with the host singing the song. We don’t need another twist.
Rev. Horton Heat.
(Unless TBTPCL is available.)
The Gamera children! Because MST3K is a friend to all children just like Gamera!!
(but really, They Might Be Giants is a GREAT idea…and Tom Petty … or Cheap Trick… )
Find the kid who did ‘Rock N’ Roll Martian’!
Bill Murray, in his full ‘Star Wars’ lounge singer voice.
ME!!!!!!!!!
Jon Mikl Thor, the zombie in Zombie Nightmare.
He was the front man for a not terrible but not particularly good metal band, Thor, and has made something of a comeback in recent years as documented in a new movie, I am Thor