Friday Five: Songs For Casey

KrisWatchesOn returns this week with another musically-inclined list for you, this time focusing on Casey. Enjoy!

This week, a tough assignment Chuck fans! I’m continuing my Friday Five music trend (the sheer volume of great music that has played on this show means that multiple lists are required!). And because Casey deserves just as much attention as the other members of our Chuck family, I now unleash upon you the top five Casey songs.

Top 5 Casey Songs

Here we go, from the bottom up.

5. “The Hi-C” – Chuck versus the Fat Lady

Call me a cheater as this probably doesn’t count as a true Casey song. I don’t care. It’s a great moment for our angry hero and there’s at least one musical note in it, so therefore it’s making the list. Casey’s ability to hit a high C (as part of a mission of course) is admirable. And I love the reminder to the audience that yes, this man had a life before spying. So how did John Casey go from sweet-faced choirboy to scary spy? Hmm, I smell the potential for an epic flashback.

4. “MMMBop” – Chuck versus the Cougars

Yes, I went there. Sarah’s high school reunion sets the stage for a lot of crazy moments, but nothing makes me laugh harder than the sudden cut to Casey playing DJ, clapping along to this 90’s classic. Equally funny? The reaction shot that follows. Chuck looks confused, Sarah just a bit disgusted. Is Casey trying too hard with his cover or is he actually a closet Hanson fan? I can’t be sure. But I do thank the writer/music supervisor who forces me to ask that question.

3. “Love On The Rocks” – Chuck versus the Undercover Lover

So good they played it twice in one episode! Let’s face it, Casey seems like a Neil Diamond fan (his possible weakness for Hanson notwithstanding). So when he’s obviously heartbroken over a lost love, this song seems like a natural choice. Still, it’s sad to see our gruff hero reduced to a drunken, burrito-eating, sad-song-loving mess (with no pants!). How to make the audience feel better? Bring the song back a second time during Casey’s triumphant return to form. Better yet, play it as Casey steps out of a pool… in a tux, no less… making women all over the world wonder where the heck Adam Baldwin has been all their lives.

2. “Dead Man’s Party” – Chuck versus the Couch Lock

Okay, so Casey’s funeral wasn’t exactly a party, thanks to its sparse attendance (the man really needs to make some friends outside Team Bartowski, preferably ones who don’t want him dead). But this song, which bookends Morgan’s hilarious eulogy, will forever remind me of John Casey and his crazy, crazy eyes. Oh Morgan, it’s amazing the dead man’s party wasn’t for you.

1. “We’re Not Gonna Take It” – Chuck versus the First Kill

Poor Casey, flunking a recruitment test in an enemy-infested building. To add insult to injury, he’s then kicked out of that building before he can even fire a shot. And so the battle begins without him, to the strains of “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” Sarah is under heavy fire, Chuck has been captured and Casey… well, Casey has suddenly appeared in Chuck’s line of sight, just outside the window. Cue one of his most badass moments to date. The music slows to a halt as our fake window washer pulls out his shotgun and blasts his way into the room. “Looks like I passed that test!” Indeed, Casey, indeed.

So that’s my list for the Colonel. Anybody else want to weigh in?