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Compare [[Combined Energy Attack]]. Often overlaps with [[Audience Participation Song]]. Made possible by [[Spontaneous Choreography]]. Taken to the extreme, it's because the lead cast [[Summon Backup Dancers]]. See also [[Sound Off]] where a military group uses a song or chant to keep everybody in time.

== Anime ==

** In the 2005 film, this is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] when, after the first such tune, the tour group comments "that did look rather rehearsed," not to mention that it's suspicious they knew Augustus Gloop's name and personality. Wonka chalks this up to skilled improvisation. This oddity was not addressed in the book, which makes the dialogue here further lampshading.

*** The movie Oompa Loompas are hive-minded drones, so of course they can improvise in harmony.

** Somewhat justified. It's a well-known song/dance.

* This happens in ''[[The Blues Brothers]]'', too. During the concert at the end, Curtis manages to get the whole crowd singing along to parts of "Minnie the Moocher". A better example, however, may be the scene in Ray's Music Exchange - true, the crowd doesn't sing along to "Shake your Tailfeather", but they do dance along, with remarkable accuracy and skill, after which everyone cheers. Presumably they were happy to get the take.

* There are several Crowd Songs in ''[[Bride and Prejudice (Film)|Bride and Prejudice]]'' the Bollywood style adaptation of [[Pride and Prejudice]].

* The song, "Hey a Movie" in [[The Great Muppet Caper]].

{{quote| '''Produce vendor'''(as Scrooge passes): Even the vegetables don't like him.}}

** Happens several times in [[Muppet Treasure Island]]. When [[Villain Song|Real Professional Pirate]] starts, Long John Silver tells his mooks to "Show 'em you've been practicing!"

* ''[[South Park]]'' has several [[Crowd Song|Crowd Songs]], even making [[The Movie]] into [[The Musical]]. In a recent episode, the entire nation of Canada bursts into song (although there is [[Lampshade Hanging]], saying that they've been rehearsing.)

* ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' pulled this off every so often, but this was also an animated series that frequently featured musical numbers in their skits, including an impressive rewrite of the Major-General's Song.

** Also "The Heart Carol" from the Christmas episode, "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E13 Hearths Warming Eve|Hearth's Warming Eve]]" (this is the series' shortest crowd song, at only 38 seconds).

** The Flim Flam Brothers started out themselves and got the whole crowd into the song celebrating their [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000]]

* On [[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Total Drama World Tour]], the very first episode the host Chris outright states the songs will not be rehearsed and will come without warning. However, they all do a very good job of guessing what everyone else is singing, though it's averted twice with Ezekiel and Owen not thinking of a rhyme/interrupting the song to start a new verse.

* There was an episode of [[Pepper Ann]] made up almost entirely of these...

* [[Duckman]] is peppered with musicals but they are usually duets, no crowd. One exception is "My Feral Lady". The crowds all start singing a lullaby.

{{quote| '''Duckman''': How come everyone knows this song except me?}}

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