Carly Rae Jepsen Should Sing All of Netflix’s Opening Songs

Last week Netflix promised me something magnificent, something truly dazzling: a collaboration between the streaming giant and one of my personal musical queens, a goddess by the name of Carly Rae Jepsen. Ultimately, the Netflix and Jepsen team-up turned out to be little more than a hyped up tweet, but it did get me thinking: I really, really like the idea of Jepsen becoming Netflix’s go-to musical partner.

Teased on Twitter, Netflix’s most recent project with Jepsen was essentially a date announcement with more steps. While announcing that Queer Eye Season 3 would be premiering on March 15, Netflix exclusively released a clip of Jepsen’s upcoming song, “Now That I Found You.” It was cute and tonally perfect partnership. Jepsen as an artist is known for her upbeat and pop-infused style. She may sing about heartbreak and “Boy Problems” but she sings about them with an optimism reminiscent of venting with your best friend over ice cream. That same tone is what has transformed Netflix’s Queer Eye from just another reboot into a pop culture sensation in its own right. Our new Fab Five clearly don’t just want to help their heroes; they want to make everyone feel amazing and loved in the process.

Both Jepsen and Queer Eye exude brightness. During a time where television is often defined by cynical sadness, that brightness is what’s set some of Netflix’s hits apart from the crowd. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, GLOW, One Day at a Time, Grace and Frankie, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, Nailed It, Big Mouth, even Orange Is the New Black in some measures — all of these shows may touch on dark subjects, but at the end of the season they’re about people who love each other and who are trying their best. And overflowing love, both for yourself and for your chosen family, is what Jepsen’s music brings to the table. You just can’t stay mad at anyone when you’re listening to E•MO•TION or singing “Call Me Maybe” in karaoke, and you can’t help but smile when new episodes of GLOW appear in your Netflix queue.

It’s not just that Jepsen already mirrors a specific emotional state that has come to define Netflix’s biggest comedies and reality shows. There’s precedent for the artist and streaming giant to collaborate. Jepsen was behind the remixed version of Fuller House‘s “Everywhere You Look.” Is Jepsen’s version just a hair too cutesy and corny? Absolutely. But what is a Full House reboot about the girls all grown up other than drowning in sugar? It’s actually perfect.

There was a time in television not too long ago when networks were pulling away from longer opening credits. In this anti-opening song climate, Netflix went the other direction and embraced them. They love them. They’ve been nominated for awards because of them. Shows like Stranger Things, BoJack Horseman, Narcos, and A Series of Unfortunate Events are almost as defined by their opening songs and sequences as by what actually happens each season.

And oh man, there are so many Jepsen songs that would pair so well with currently-running Netflix shows. What’s a better match for Netflix’s romantic reality show Dating Around than the patently better “Gimme Love”? You know what would be a fun way to start Season 2 of The End of the F***ing World, Netflix’s sickly romantic comedy about a couple running away together? The sax riff from “Run Away with Me.” Though it’s a little outdated for the teen comedy Alexa & Katie, Jepsen and Owl City’s “Good Time” is tonally on point for the fun-loving series. Even if you wanted to go dark you have options. For the cannibal zombie comedy Santa Clarita Diet “Warm Blood” is a pretty funny option. And what lyrics captures the happy side of You‘s stalker ethos better than “I Really Like You”?

Let’s make it happen, people: let Carly Rae sing all of your opening songs, Netflix. Yes, including Ozark.

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