Are all Cowboy Bebop's episodes named after songs?


I noticed that some episodes are named after existing songs.

As an example, the [fourteenth
episode](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody) name is "
_Bohemian Rhapsody_ ", which is a famous song from the music band Queen

Are all Cowboy Bebop's episodes named after existing songs?




Not all episodes are named after songs but most of them are and they are all
named after cultural references.

* * *

1 - [Asteroid Blues](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Asteroid_Blues)

> [The blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues) is a well known music genre

2 - [Stray Dog Strut](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Stray_Dog_Strut)

> [Stray Cat Strut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oQPn0rvXtE) is one of the
> most famous songs of the band [Stray
> Cats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Cats)

3 - [Honky Tonk Women](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Honky_Tonk_Women)

> [Honky Tonk Women](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqQh7Y30eg) is a song
> composed by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

4 - [Gateway Shuffle](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Gateway_Shuffle)

> [The Shuffle or Melbourne
> Shuffle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle) is a rave and club
> dance

5 - [Ballad of Fallen
Angels](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ballad_of_Fallen_Angels)

> [Fallen Angels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEcIOwHf2k) is a song
> composed by the band [Aerosmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith)

6 - [Sympathy for the
Devil](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Sympathy_For_The_Devil)

> [Sympathy for the Devil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g) is a
> song made by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

7 - [Heavy Metal Queen](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Heavy_Metal_Queen)

> [Heavy Metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music) is a
> rock/metal music genre

8 - [Waltz for Venus](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Waltz_For_Venus)

>   * Waltz is both a [music
> genre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_%28music%29) and a
> [dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz). For more, see [this
> answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23838/cowboy-bebop-
> episode-title-waltz-for-venus-what-does-it-mean)
>   * [Waltz for Debbie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8) is both
> a [song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_%28song%29) and an
> [album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_%281962_album%29)
> composed by [Bill Evans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans)
>

9 - [Jamming with
Edward](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Jamming_With_Edward)

> Jamming with Edward is an album released in 1972 by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

10 - [Ganymede Elegy](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ganymede_Elegy)

>   * [Elegy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy_%28band%29) is a Dutch Power
> Metal band.
>   * An [elegy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy) is also a type poem
>

11 - [Toy in the Attic](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Toys_In_The_Attic)

> Toys in the Attic is both a
> [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X8OQ7BEqM) and an
> [album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_%28album%29)
> composed by the band [Aerosmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith)

12 & 13 - [Jupiter
Jazz](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Jupiter_Jazz_%28Part_1%29)

> [Jazz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) is a genre of music

14 - [Bohemian Rhapsody](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody)

> [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ) is a song
> composed by [Queen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29).

15 - [My Funny
Valentine](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine)

> There are multiple possible references.
>
>   * The
> [album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine_%28album%29) by
> Miles Davis
>
>   * The [music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Are-c0BLyIg) by [Frank
> Sinatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra)
>
>   * [My Bloody
> Valentine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_%28band%29) is
> an alternative rock band
>
>

16 - [Black Dog
Serenade](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Dog_Serenade)

> [Black Dog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtN8oBjMr_E) is a song composed
> by the band [Led Zeppelin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin). A
> serenade is a type of song.

17 - [Mushroom Samba](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Mushroom_Samba)

> [Samba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba) is a Brazilian song and dance
> genre

18 - [Speak Like a
Child](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Speak_Like_A_Child)

> [Speak Like a
> Child](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Like_a_Child_%28album%29) is an
> album made by [Herbie Hancock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock)

19 - [Wild Horses](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Wild_Horses)

> [Wild horses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQTHB4jM-KQ) is a song
> composed by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

20 - [Pierrot Le Fou](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Pierrot_Le_Fou)

> [Pierrot Le Fou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierrot_le_Fou) is a 1965
> postmodern film directed by the French and Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard,
> who was one of the founding members of the French New Wave in cinema.

21 - [Boogie Woogie Feng
Shui](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Boogie_Woogie_Feng_Shui)

> [Boogie Woogie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie-woogie) is a musical
> genre

22 - [Cowboy Funk](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Cowboy_Funk)

> [Funk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) is a genre of music

23 - [Brain Scratch](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Brain_Scratch)

> Evil **Brain** Rejector is a song composed by [Lee **"Scratch"**
> Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_%22Scratch%22_Perry) (album
> [Jamaican E.T.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_E.T.))

24 - [Hard Luck Woman](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Hard_Luck_Woman)

> [Hard Luck Woman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUFuJQATLZA) is a song
> composed by the band [KISS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29)

25 & 26 - [The Real Folk
Blues](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Real_Folk_Blues_Part_1)

> [The Real Folk Blues](http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-real-folk-blues-
> mw0000200016) is a song composed by [John Lee
> Hooker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker)




Not all episodes are named after songs but most of them are and they are all
named after cultural references.

* * *

1 - [Asteroid Blues](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Asteroid_Blues)

> [The blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues) is a well known music genre

2 - [Stray Dog Strut](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Stray_Dog_Strut)

> [Stray Cat Strut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oQPn0rvXtE) is one of the
> most famous songs of the band [Stray
> Cats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Cats)

3 - [Honky Tonk Women](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Honky_Tonk_Women)

> [Honky Tonk Women](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqQh7Y30eg) is a song
> composed by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

4 - [Gateway Shuffle](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Gateway_Shuffle)

> [The Shuffle or Melbourne
> Shuffle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Shuffle) is a rave and club
> dance

5 - [Ballad of Fallen
Angels](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ballad_of_Fallen_Angels)

> [Fallen Angels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEcIOwHf2k) is a song
> composed by the band [Aerosmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith)

6 - [Sympathy for the
Devil](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Sympathy_For_The_Devil)

> [Sympathy for the Devil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g) is a
> song made by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

7 - [Heavy Metal Queen](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Heavy_Metal_Queen)

> [Heavy Metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music) is a
> rock/metal music genre

8 - [Waltz for Venus](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Waltz_For_Venus)

>   * Waltz is both a [music
> genre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_%28music%29) and a
> [dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz). For more, see [this
> answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23838/cowboy-bebop-
> episode-title-waltz-for-venus-what-does-it-mean)
>   * [Waltz for Debbie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3GSrCmzC8) is both
> a [song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_%28song%29) and an
> [album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_%281962_album%29)
> composed by [Bill Evans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans)
>

9 - [Jamming with
Edward](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Jamming_With_Edward)

> Jamming with Edward is an album released in 1972 by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

10 - [Ganymede Elegy](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Ganymede_Elegy)

>   * [Elegy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy_%28band%29) is a Dutch Power
> Metal band.
>   * An [elegy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy) is also a type poem
>

11 - [Toy in the Attic](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Toys_In_The_Attic)

> Toys in the Attic is both a
> [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X8OQ7BEqM) and an
> [album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_%28album%29)
> composed by the band [Aerosmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith)

12 & 13 - [Jupiter
Jazz](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Jupiter_Jazz_%28Part_1%29)

> [Jazz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) is a genre of music

14 - [Bohemian Rhapsody](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody)

> [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ) is a song
> composed by [Queen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29).

15 - [My Funny
Valentine](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine)

> There are multiple possible references.
>
>   * The
> [album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Funny_Valentine_%28album%29) by
> Miles Davis
>
>   * The [music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Are-c0BLyIg) by [Frank
> Sinatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra)
>
>   * [My Bloody
> Valentine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_%28band%29) is
> an alternative rock band
>
>

16 - [Black Dog
Serenade](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Dog_Serenade)

> [Black Dog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtN8oBjMr_E) is a song composed
> by the band [Led Zeppelin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin). A
> serenade is a type of song.

17 - [Mushroom Samba](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Mushroom_Samba)

> [Samba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba) is a Brazilian song and dance
> genre

18 - [Speak Like a
Child](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Speak_Like_A_Child)

> [Speak Like a
> Child](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Like_a_Child_%28album%29) is an
> album made by [Herbie Hancock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock)

19 - [Wild Horses](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Wild_Horses)

> [Wild horses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQTHB4jM-KQ) is a song
> composed by the [Rolling
> Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones)

20 - [Pierrot Le Fou](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Pierrot_Le_Fou)

> [Pierrot Le Fou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierrot_le_Fou) is a 1965
> postmodern film directed by the French and Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard,
> who was one of the founding members of the French New Wave in cinema.

21 - [Boogie Woogie Feng
Shui](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Boogie_Woogie_Feng_Shui)

> [Boogie Woogie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie-woogie) is a musical
> genre

22 - [Cowboy Funk](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Cowboy_Funk)

> [Funk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) is a genre of music

23 - [Brain Scratch](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Brain_Scratch)

> Evil **Brain** Rejector is a song composed by [Lee **"Scratch"**
> Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_%22Scratch%22_Perry) (album
> [Jamaican E.T.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_E.T.))

24 - [Hard Luck Woman](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/Hard_Luck_Woman)

> [Hard Luck Woman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUFuJQATLZA) is a song
> composed by the band [KISS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29)

25 & 26 - [The Real Folk
Blues](http://cowboybebop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Real_Folk_Blues_Part_1)

> [The Real Folk Blues](http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-real-folk-blues-
> mw0000200016) is a song composed by [John Lee
> Hooker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker)

