Given I did a couple music related posts recently, between the Where Are You and What's New theme song rankings and the Scooby-Doo songs in my music library post, I was thinking it'd be fun to do a ranking of some of the most iconic songs in the Scooby-Doo franchise: the Hex Girls' discography! It was a lot of fun compiling this list, and it was pretty tough to choose between some of these, because there are so many classics here! 13. Scooby Snacks From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost Soundtrack This is the only song I don't really like. It's a bit too cheesy and childish in my opinion, and doesn't really feel like it fits in with the style of the rest of the Hex Girls songs. Particularly the lyric "we've got stacks and stacks of lots of snacks" stands out as being a bit cringey to me. 12. Zoinks! From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost Soundtrack This one isn't cringey like "Scooby Snacks," but I'm not a huge fan of it. It's cute enough for what it is, but I find their other songs much stronger, and this one has the issue of not really fitting the Hex Girls style IMO. When choosing songs for the Hex Girls' album in my fanfic Hexed, I actually made the decision not to include this one or "Scooby Snacks" due to the tone not really fitting the style of the rest of their discography. 11. What's New, Scooby-Doo? Theme Song From: What's New, Scooby-Doo? - "The Vampire Strikes Back" I really like the Hex Girls' cover of this! Like I mentioned in the post with my What's New theme song rankings, I would argue it's nearly as good as the Simple Plan version. However, I would argue my top 10 are all more memorable than this one. 10. Those Meddlin' Kids From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost Soundtrack This one is really catchy! I love the production in this one, and I think their voices sound great here. I had never listened to this before researching for my fanfic Hexed, but I really like this. 9. It's a Mystery From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost Soundtrack Of the songs not in the Witch's Ghost movie, this is the best of them. I really like the mysterious sound of this, and I feel the lyrics fit really well with the tone of a goth band unlike some of the other songs on the soundtrack that weren't in the film. This is another one I hadn't heard until a little over a year ago, but I'm so glad I decided to check it out! 8. Good Bad Girls From: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - "Dance of the Undead" I like this one, but I can't help but feel it would be a bit higher if it weren't a medley. It doesn't feel we get to hear much of this song beyond just a few lines, but it's a decent song. To be entirely honest though, I like Rude Boy's song a little better haha. I enjoyed how groovy and jazzy it was. 7. Love's Curse From: Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? - "I Put a Hex on You!" This is another great one! "I Put a Hex on You!" is my favorite episode from Guess Who, and I love that they made a new song just for the episode. It sounds quite reminiscent of "Hex Girl" to me. Also, apologies, I couldn't find any YouTube video with the correct title of the song, so I had to link one that has the title wrong. 6. Trap of Love From: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - "In Fear of the Phantom" I really like this one for how dark it is. I'd argue it's the darkest song in their discography, and despite it being a bit more intense than their other songs, I thought it was done really well and it was a natural progression of the girls' style. I really liked Daphne's vocals here and the gritty production. 5. Who Do Voodoo? From: Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire I feel my top 5 is getting into the elite material, because all of the remaining songs are amazing in their own way. It's going to be tough to rank these going forward, but "Who Do Voodoo?" is my choice for #5. I really like the song and consider it a classic, but the only reason it's below the other four is because we only kinda get to hear the song in the background with all the noises that the vampires are making. It's strange to me that they'd come up with a whole song only to have it fade out without playing all of it. There are versions on the Internet that silence all the vampire noises and make the song sound crisper, and the version I've heard of the full (or at least, as full as we're going to get) song sound really good. 4. The Witch's Ghost From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost This is perhaps an unpopular opinion (although I guess I don't really know for sure haha), but this song played during the credits of Witch's Ghost is a really underrated song. Oddly it's not sung by the Hex Girls' voice actresses...according to the credits, they were played by Gigi Worth, Angie Jaree, and Terry Wood. Regardless, I think they sound just as good as Jennifer Hale, Kimberly Brooks and Jane Wiedlin. The ominous tone of the song sounds amazing, and I like the suspenseful feel of the song, especially towards the end. The production here is the best of any Hex Girls songs IMO. 3. Earth, Wind, Fire and Air From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost It's painful to put any of these three so low, but I feel the other two slightly edge this one out. Nonetheless, it's amazing and I love the electric guitar production. Given the girls are eco-goths, I feel the theme of this song most quintessentially fits the band's style out of their entire discography, even if I like the other two just slightly better. 2. Petrified Bride From: What's New, Scooby-Doo? - "The Vampire Strikes Back" I'm sure I've put this song higher than most people would, but this song has always really stood out to me. The fast pop-punk sound of this song really fits with my musical interests, and I feel it is really reminiscent of how pop-punk was really popular in the 2000s with artists like Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, etc. Thorn's voice sounds absolutely amazing here. 1. Hex Girl
From: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost This song is such a classic that you might say it literally has the band's name written all over it haha. This is an iconic song and has always been my favorite song in their discography, no question. I hope you enjoyed reading my rankings of the Hex Girls' discography! I always love seeing how my opinion compares to others, so if you want to share your rankings, I'd love to chat about it with you in the comments!
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Becker
5/2/2023 11:33:48 am
Unpopular opinion: SDMI has the best songs. They're more my style. And I love that they're collaborations with the gang in some ways, Daphne on vocals for Trap of Love and Shaggy & Scooby on guitars for Good Bad Girls. The only other one that's about on par is Earth, Wind, Fire and Air imo.
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5/2/2023 12:15:08 pm
I really like “Trap of Love” and think Daphne sounded amazing there, but it would be hard to beat the Witch’s Ghost ones for me. Those feel like stone cold classics to me and among the most memorable songs in the franchise, but to each their own.
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Matt
5/2/2023 03:21:49 pm
I'm with you on Trap of Love at least (even if it isn't my number one). Trust me, you don't have the weirdest top 3 out of anyone here... that would probably be me simply for one song that made it there
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Scoob360*
5/2/2023 02:02:29 pm
I love the songs of the Hex Girls! It's a shame that the movie "Scooby-Doo and the Haunted High Rise" is cancelled. We could have got other songs!
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5/2/2023 02:52:09 pm
It is a bummer! I believe it was confirmed that we would have gotten new songs in that movie, so it's a shame they'll likely never be heard.
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Matt
5/2/2023 03:18:35 pm
I hadn't even heard some of these, but after listening through...
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5/2/2023 04:22:53 pm
13. I agree "Love's Curse" is a bit generic. I still like it though, it feels reminiscent of "Hex Girl" to me for some reason. I don't disagree with it being very basic and repetitive though, and with how advanced AI technology is becoming, I think an AI generator could absolutely make a better Hex Girls song than this, which is kind of frightening lol.
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Matt
5/2/2023 09:48:26 pm
13. Oh it's just awful. I actually did not remember this song, saw it was pretty high on your list, went into it thinking "Okay I know I don't like the show, but the song can't be that bad, right? Right?" Well, at the very least, it isn't worse than the Guess Who theme "song". Congratulations to this song I guess?
Becker
5/3/2023 04:51:07 am
12. Love's Curse fits in the sense that it's a bad song in a bad show.
Matt
5/3/2023 09:59:42 am
Exactly. And it sucks in a lot of the same ways the show does 5/3/2023 12:10:04 pm
13. I personally find "Scooby Snacks" much worse than "Love's Curse." While it is definitely a bit generic, I still find it fun. I may be biased by the fact The Hex Girls episode is my favorite episode of Guess Who.
Becker
5/3/2023 02:25:02 am
Ngl, It's A Mystery is a great shout for top 3. It's in my top 5.
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Matt
5/3/2023 10:03:18 am
I am glad I am not the only one to notice how big of a downgrade the vocals were, it just sounds bad. It really is a shame that the time she finally gets co-lead vocals, it has to happen in Guess Who, where, while I gave it a fair chance regardless, it was bound to be terrible 5/3/2023 12:11:43 pm
Even if I like the song, I agree it was kind of a bummer that Luna's only co-lead vocals are just her saying one generic phrase and that's it.
Mr Neither
5/2/2023 06:39:18 pm
12. Scooby Snacks
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5/2/2023 07:03:15 pm
Great to see another person with "Petrified Bride" at the top of their list! I think that's a really underrated song from them; it's close to as good as the Witch's Ghost songs.
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Mr Neither
5/3/2023 03:41:23 am
Oh it's a good song I can't deny that. You stated the reason in your list. They are clearly not the same singers and the vibe is off. It's also why It's a Mystery is so low because it is Velma singing with very little of the Hex Girls in the background. 5/3/2023 12:12:27 pm
It oddly works for me even if it's not the same singers, I thought they did a good job. It is strange that they replaced the usual voice actresses for just one song in the credits though.
Matt
5/2/2023 08:38:05 pm
Honestly, I'm just shocked that it wasn't Scooby Snacks that got disqualified lol
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5/2/2023 08:55:02 pm
I feel like it would be very hard to be worse than "Scooby Snacks" so I'm also very surprised haha. In hindsight, Mr Neither's comment makes me feel like I should have disqualified "Scooby Snacks" because I totally agree with you about it being nearly unlistenable lol.
Mr Neither
5/3/2023 03:46:28 am
Witch's Ghost was not disqualified because it was bad but because to me it doesn't feel like a Hex Girl song. It is clearly different singers and a whole different vibe.
Matt
5/3/2023 10:05:07 am
Okay that does make sense. I’m just glad It’s a Mystery still placed higher than those other two lol
Grumpydrawer
5/2/2023 09:55:18 pm
I did not expect to see Petrified Bride as 2, certainly an interesting choice. Its always been a bit forgettable for me as a song, not entirely sure why. I found their version of the What's New Scooby Doo theme song more memorable.
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5/3/2023 12:17:11 pm
I've always enjoyed "Petrified Bride," it's such a fun little chase song even if it is quite short. Interesting, for me it's the opposite. "Petrified Bride" is much more memorable to me than their What's New Scooby-Doo cover.
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Grumpydrawer
5/3/2023 04:57:26 pm
I meant Jennifer Hale providing the singing voice for Those Meddlin' Kids, rather than Velma in its a Mystery. Though admittedly I wasn't too clear in that comment. Partially since the singer's for Those Meddlin' Kids does sound like the same singing voice she does for Thorn in other songs, backed up by how she sings part of it perfectly in that clip. But also since it seems odd that she would've remembered it otherwise in 2012 unless she'd sung it, given how it was just a song on a CD rather than a movie or episode she worked on. Also the CD's credits aren't clear who sung what in the first place as all the songs vocals are just listened as by "The Hex Girls", who have eight women listed as provided their voices. So quite possible at least one song was provided by their actual voice actresses...which is odd they didn't do that anyway for all of them, especially given they specifically picked an actual singer do Dusk voice in the first place. 5/3/2023 07:22:10 pm
Ah, my mistake, I read your comment wrong when I originally responded. In that case, yes, it does sound like she provided the voice in "Those Meddlin' Kids." She also says "that was one of our earlier ones" in the video you linked, which would lead me to believe it has to be her. I'm really surprised she sang that one tbh. It seems like such an obscure choice, especially given the crowd didn't seem to be Hex Girls super fans.
Thomas Beaumont
5/3/2023 02:50:59 am
Hi Blog Snax!, I hope we can get a new series for 2025, when do you think it will be announced.
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5/3/2023 12:18:59 pm
Hi Thomas, I'm guessing probably mid to late 2024 if they're releasing it in 2025. With some of the past series, we've gotten announcements at least several months in advance. I remember with Guess Who, we found out the title of the series a couple of years in advance due to somebody accidentally posting a picture of the cast where the name of the script could be read, so it would be cool if something like that happened again so we could know the name early.
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Gatherer Hade
5/3/2023 08:38:21 am
Gotta love the Girls.
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5/3/2023 12:19:50 pm
That is a surprising opinion! Yeah, I'd also like to hear a more complete "Good Bad Girls" version, but unfortunately I doubt that will happen as they probably didn't take the time to write a full song; they just wrote what they needed to use for the episode.
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Becker
5/3/2023 01:00:40 pm
Even then, I find the Rude Boy/Hex Girls medley pretty fun in itself 5/3/2023 02:15:47 pm
I really like Rude Boy's part of the medley. Like I mentioned in the article, I honestly like "Yer Dead Right, Mate" better than "Good Bad Girls" haha.
Thomas Beaumont
5/3/2023 12:57:16 pm
Hi blog snax , could you delete the email after you have read it , it keeps playing up the phone does and could you reasoned to the scooby doo thing , sorry to bother but I am hoping in the future to right a letter to WB on what will be the future of scooby doo series etc and ask when the scooby doo series will be , so you think that’s a good idea , see you soon.
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5/3/2023 02:14:30 pm
No worries, I deleted it. To answer your original question, I hope it will be an original series so that we can get something different, rather than another reboot like Guess Who. I think writing a letter to WB is a neat idea!
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Whackman
5/3/2023 02:38:03 pm
More bad news I am afraid it turns that lots of more cartoon shows will be leaving HBO Max soon this is not good at all.
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5/3/2023 03:05:33 pm
That's too bad to hear. I know there were a few Scooby films and shows that left someone recently, as I noticed when I was updating the home media page for the site. Hopefully they don't remove anymore Scooby content.
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