A few ground rules: Because they would inherently rank low, songs under 30 seconds don’t count (which knocks out a lot of the reprises and a few mini-tunes like “George’s Turn”) the four theme songs do count and in a few places, I’ve combined song cycles or duos into one entry for easier ranking. Nonetheless, here’s my attempt to rank every song Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has done, from worst to first. Even their middling entries would still be the envy of the YouTube parody culture from which Bloom emerged.
It’s fearlessly mocked all the major pop stars of the modern era, riffed on styles ranging from hip-hop to punk-pop, and explored concepts both highbrow (the stigma of mental illness) and low (period sex, period sex).Īs Vulture’s CXG recapper, I’ve frequently been astonished at what the songwriting team of Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger, and Jack Dolgen has been able to achieve on a very tight budget.
Over four seasons and more than 100 songs, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has parodied nearly every possible topic and musical genre.
