Beat Shazam Recap: May 25, 2017

Beat Shazam is a new hour-long musical game show that debuted on FOX on 5/25/2017 with host Jamie Foxx. You may recall that Jamie won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Ray Charles in “Ray” (2004). We do believe that, in and of itself, makes him eminently qualified to be the host or even a judge on any music show. October Gonzalez was on hand to start the music whenever Jamie says “hit it.” October is an actress who is married to actor and former NFL player, Tony Gonzalez. October is her real name (we looked it up!)

Shazam is a music app that can identify any song within mere seconds. In this game, you have to work your way up to the last round. If you make it there, you get a chance to play against Shazam for $1,000,000.

If you have not seen this episode and still plan to, STOP READING.
The correct responses and scores after each song are in this recap.

The game starts with 3 teams of 2 people facing off to be the first to pick the right title of a song. They are shown the category and 4 multiple choices, which often include misleads. They don’t really have team names so we gave them one anyhow

Team Billings: Russell & Matt, a father and son from Montana
Team Tutu: Chicky & Jazz, 2 sisters from Nashville, TN, tutu company owners, wearing tutus
Team I-Chi: Ian & Chin, 2 music trivia buffs, who regularly play against each other

Round 1 – Party Songs
First 4 are worth $1000 each. The last one (Fast Track) is worth $2000.
1. “Can’t Hold Us” (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton)
Billings: $0 Tutu: $0 I-Chi: $1000
2. “Celebration” (Kool & the Gang)
Billings: $0 Tutu: $0 I-Chi: $2000
3. “Party Rock Anthem” (LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock)
Billings: $0 Tutu: $0 I-Chi: $2000
4. “(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty” (KC and the Sunshine Band)
Billings: $1000 Tutu: $0 I-Chi: $2000
Fast Track: “OMG” (Usher ft. William)
Billings: $3000 Tutu: $0 I-Chi: $2000

Round 2: Pop Rock
First 4: $2000 each. Fast Track: $4000
1. “Shut Up and Dance” (Walk the Moon)
Billings: $3000 Tutu: $2000 I-Chi: $2000
2. “Everybody Talks” (Neon Trees)
Billings: $3000 Tutu: $2000 I-Chi: $2000
3. “Hey Baby” (No Doubt)
Billings: $3000 Tutu: $4000 I-Chi: $2000
4. “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” (Fall Out Boy)
Billings: $3000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $2000
Fast Track: “Makes Me Wonder” (Maroon 5)
Billings: $7000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $2000

Round 3: Terrence’s Playlist
Terrence Howard, the star of “Empire,” made this round a lotta fun
First 4: $3000 each. Fast Track: $6000. Third place goes home at end of round.
1. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (Charlie Daniels Band)
Billings: $7000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $5000
2. “Space Oddity” (David Bowie)
Billings: $10,000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $5000
3. “Midnight Train to Georgia” (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
Billings: $13,000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $5000
4. “Part of Your World” (Jodi Benson in “The Little Mermaid”)
Billings: $13,000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $8000
Jamie Foxx: “Only on ‘Beat Shazam’ can you see Lucious Lyon get in touch with his inner princess”
Terrence Howard: “This is Terrence’s playlist… This ain’t Lucious’s playlist!
Fast Track: “Not Gon’ Cry” (Mary J. Blige)
Billings: $13,000 Tutu: $6000 I-Chi: $14,000

That was Team Tutu’s swan song. Jazz and Chicky had to go “to the crib” (go home). They gave Jamie Foxx a tutu as a parting present. The audience began chanting “Wanda,” Jamie’s “Ugliest Woman in the World” character from “In Living Color.”

Round 4: Elton John
First 4: $5000 each. Fast Track: $10,000
1. “Rocket Man”
Billings: $13,000 I-Chi: $19,000
2. “Crocodile Rock”
Billings: $18,000 I-Chi: $19,000
3. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
Billings: $18,000 I-Chi: $24,000
4. “Philadelphia Freedom”
Billings: $23,000 I-Chi: $24,000
Fast Track: “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”
Billings: $33,000 I-Chi: $24,000

Round 5: One-Hit Wonders
First 4: $10,000 Fast Track: $20,000. Second place goes home with half their money.
1. “Baby Got Back” (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
Billings: $33,000 I-Chi: $34,000
2. “Sex and Candy” (Marcy Playground)
Billings: $43,000 I-Chi: $34,000
3. “Lullaby” (Shawn Mullins)
Billings: $53,000 I-Chi: $34,000
4. “Tubthumping” (Chumbawamba)
Billings: $53,000 I-Chi: $44,000
Fast Track: “Afternoon Delight” (Starland Vocal Band)
Billings: $73,000 I-Chi: $44,000

Team I-Chi (Ian and Chin) go to the crib $22,000 richer for the experience.
Team Billings gets to play the lucrative last round.

One Million Beat Shazam Round – 6 songs
First 5: $25,000 each. They only get a shot at the million if they get all 5 right. There are no more multiple choice screens and they have to know the song’s exact title before Shazam to be right.
1. Disco: “Hot Stuff” (Donna Summer) $98,000
2. 2010s: “Drive By” (Train) – They missed it – the million prize is now off the table.
3. Love Songs: “Lovin’ You” (Minnie Riperton) $123,000
4. Britney Spears: “Toxic” $148,000
Russell is like a song encyclopedia. “How ’bout the old man?” Matt exclaimed.
5. Classic Rock: “Runnin’ Down a Dream” (Tom Petty) $173,000
Final Category: Pop. Russell and Matt must decide if they want to take $173,000 back to the crib. If they beat Shazam, they will double their money to $346,000. If Shazam beats them, they will go home with $86,500. Only one of them can play the round. While the audience chanted “Beat Shazam,” they decide to “take the money and run” because the category was too broad for their tastes.

“Just for the fun of it,” they got to take a shot at the last song and Russell knew “Smooth Operator” (Sade) BEFORE Shazam. He’ll never be able to hear that song the same way again! That was a truly impressive performance.