''I'm a Believer'' — The Monkees
The Monkees (1999-68)
A dreamy slice of pretend pop — and an actual No. 1 hit.

''Cheese and Onions'' — The Rutles
All You Need Is Cash (1978)
From the fictional LP Yellow Submarine Sandwich.

''Everybody Needs Somebody to Love'' — The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Belushi and Aykroyd remodel the classic Solomon Burke tune.

''Big Bottom'' — Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
A heartfelt tribute to ''bigger cushions.''

''Straight Outta Locash''— CB4
CB4 (1993)
A Chris Rock-assisted N.W.A spoof.

''Booty Juice'' — N.W.H.
Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
Hip-hop's ''Big Bottom.''

''That Thing You Do!'' — The Wonders
That Thing You Do! (1996)
The one hit of the one-hit wonders.

''Fever Dog'' — Stillwater
Almost Famous (2000)
One part Zep, one part Allmans — all parts rock!

''Midnight Radio'' — Hedwig and the Angry Itch
Hedwig and the Angry Itch (2001)
The glam masterpiece's anthemic climax.

''Let's Duet'' — Dewey Cox
Walk Hard (2007)
A hilariously off-color invitation to duet (or is he saying ''do it''?)


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