Panto Songs
Part of the Panto fun is all the singing and dancing! Below we've compiled a list of songs suitable for all sorts of occasions as well as some great numbers for your Goodies, Baddies and Uglies!
Opening Numbers
Start the show with a bang! A great opening number is fun, upbeat and gets everyone in the mood!
Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Happy Days Theme Song - Pratt and McClain
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Ob-la-di Ob-la-dah - The Beatles
Waterloo - ABBA
Tubthumping - Chumbawumba
Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Can’t Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Love Songs
Some say it with flowers, pantomime characters say it by singing. These songs can make great duets as well.
You’re The One That I Want - Grease
Can’t Help Falling In Love (With You) - Elvis Presley (Brilliant for Dick and Alice in Dick Whittington)
Someone To Love - Queen
Don’t Leave Me This Way - The Communards
She’s So Lovely - Scouting for Girls
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (Ideal for Aladdin and Ensemble in Aladdin)
Gimme All Your Lovin’ - ZZ Top
Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
I’ve Just Seen A Face - The Beatles (Great for Cinderella and the Prince in Cinderella)
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
All Of Me - John Legend
You're Timeless To Me - Hairspray! (Perfect for King Roland and Queenie in Sleeping Beauty)
Baddie Songs
A well chosen villain song will make your audience realise how despicably evil they actually are! Boo! Hiss!
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Bad Guys - Bugsy Malone (Good for Fairy Solid, Cat and Fox in Pinocchio)
Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett
Rockstar - Nickelback
My Name - Oliver! (Musical) (Perfect for Captain Hook in Peter Pan)
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
Time Warp - Rocky Horror Show
Maneater - Hall and Oats (Ideal for Griselda in Hansel and Gretel)
Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Andrew Gold
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
One Way Or Another - Blondie (Great for the Wicked Queen in Snow White)
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Dame Songs
Picking a good song for your Dame will make the audience love them and leave them in stitches! Great as duets for the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella too!
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Man! I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Hot Stuff - Donna Summers
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Wannabe - Spice Girls
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
You Can Leave Your Hat On - Randy Newman
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair - South Pacific (Great for Betty Beehive in Rapunzel)
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Friendship Songs
Friends that sing together, stay together. Sometimes the best camaraderie is a good old sing-song!
I’ll Be There For You - The Remembrants
You’ve Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman (Toy Story)
Count On Me - Bruno Mars
With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
I’d Do Anything - Oliver!
Friendship - Judy Garland
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - Monty Python
I’ll Be There - Jackson 5
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Shine - Take That
Magic Songs
Sometimes you need a little more to bring the magic. A well chosen song will get the audience truly under your spell.
It’s A Kind of Magic - Queen
Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Brilliant in Rapunzel)
I Put A Spell On You - Screaming Jay Hawkins (Ideal for Malignia in Beauty and The Beast)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Black Magic - Little Mix
Defying Gravity - Wicked
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Adventure Songs
Nothing kicks off an adventure like a rousing song. Adventure songs can be used to great effect either side of the interval.
In The Navy - Village People (Fantastic to start Act Two in Peter Pan)
Surfin’ USA - Beach Boys
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (Perfect in Jack and The Beanstalk)
Its A Long Way To The Top - AC/DC
Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
Headlong - Queen
Greatest Day - Take That
Go West - Village People
Reach - S Club 7 (Great to end Act One in Aladdin)
When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
Day Tripper - The Beatles
Money Songs
Some have lots and others have little. Rich or poor there’s something about the sound of money that makes you sing.
Money Money Money - ABBA
If I Were A Rich Man - Fiddler On The Roof (Musical)
Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong
If I Had A Million Dollars - Barenaked Ladies (Great in Beauty and The Beast)
Rich – Maren Morris
The Money Song - Monty Python
Money (Makes The World Go Round) - Cabaret
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Money - Pink Floyd
Celebration Songs
The story is complete and all is well. Everybody can sing and dance to celebrate. Perfect for your finale.
We Are The Champions - Queen
Crazy Crazy Nights - Kiss
Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Flash Bang Wallop - Half A Sixpence (Musical)
Happy - Pharell Williams
Everybody Needs Somebody - The Blues Brothers
From Now On - The Greatest Showman (Perfect for Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Celebration - Kool and the Gang
I’m A Believer - The Monkees
Venus - Shocking Blue
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) - Stevie Wonder (Great to end Snow White)
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Miscellaneous Songs
There are all sorts of occasions that need songs in pantomime. Here are a few personal favourites that always go down a treat.
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
Raining Men - The Weather Girls (Works well to end Act One in Snow White)
Knights Of The Round Table - Monty Python
These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
I Want To Break Free - Queen (Great for Rapunzel)
Best Day Of My Life - American Authors (Good for Stinkworth in Hansel and Gretel)
YMCA - Village People
Master Of The House - Les Miserables (Musical)
When I Grow Up - Matilda (Musical) (Ideal in Pinocchio)
Pinocchio’s Boogie - Rick Schulman
Let’s Face the Music and Dance - Irving Berlin (Perfect for Frank and Sammy in Dick Whittington)
Wake Up Boo - The Boo Radleys (Great to start Act Two in Sleeping Beauty)
If I Were Not Upon The Stage - Panto Traditional
Audience Participation Songs
If you’re going to get the audience to join in then you'll need to pick something with a catchy chorus they all know! Get everyone singing and raise the roof!
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Hey Baby - DJ Otis
Witch Doctor - David Seville/Cartoons
Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo (Also great before/after the interval in Dick Whittington)
Is This The Way To Amarillo - Tony Christie
We Will Rock You - Queen
American Pie - Don Mclean
I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Traditional (Perfect for Captain Hook and the Pirates in Peter Pan)
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