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Joe Exotic. The Tiger King. According to Forbes, the show's been number one on Netflix's internal charts since lockdowns began. And who's surprised? The docuseries is a batshit, quasi-true crime deep dive into the seedy world of private exotic animal ownership and the narcissists who collect them.

We binged it all. You binged it all. And we wanted in on the discourse. So as we're a music site, we thought we'd focus on a key part of Joe Exotic's personality: his songs. 

Here's the methodology: is the song any good? Is it an original composition? How about the music video? And overall entertainment value?

Got it? Cool. Here are Joe Exotic's songs, ranked from worst to best. 

10. 'Say Something'

Neither an original nor a spirit-lifer, 'Say Something' covered by Joe Exotic is one of the least helpful resources for getting though the quarantine. The Great Big World cover soundtracks a failed attempt to resuscitate one of the zoo's chimpanzees, so while Exotic's vocals are certainly passable, this upload is downright grim.

9. 'Terry Thompson 'A Tribute''

Another bummer we'd prefer to skim over, though with a fantastic backstory (the Zanesville animal massacre) you should definitely look into. Dirgey country. Desperately sad visuals. Not his best.

8. 'GW and Me'

Though we do like to pretend that this one is about us, it truly isn't much different from his previous effort. Bloke should take some tips from Kacey Musgraves and liven country up a bit.

7. 'My First Love'

Just a bit boring. Even a cameo from Exotic's first husband John and a music video akin to Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' can't revive it.

6. 'Do You Ever Wonder What Love Could Do?'

Strictly musically speaking, this one is appalling. But for irony points alone, it makes the middle of the pack. Exotic insists that animal rights activists are the true evil here, and advocates for the cruel practise of exotic animal ownership with apparently oblivious earnesty, calling it "love". Mesmerising hypocrisy at work.

5. 'Alisa's Memory (Alisa's Butterflies)'

Hints of Enrique Iglesias? Excellent use of green screen. A quick confession from Exotic: "I want to kiss Channing Tatum". Truly random lyrics here: well done to everyone involved.

4. 'The Sun Says'

A little more clarity and a little improvement in composition here: all round a lovely acoustic journey. 'The Sun Says' is actually a rather touching tribute to Exotic's Dad and his struggle with Alzheimer's. All we can say to this one is that we hope his Dad's okay!

3. 'Pretty Woman Lover'

'Pretty Woman Lover' is where Joe Exotic's narrow collection of Maybe Actually Good songs begin. This is a low-key banger with a lot of ZZ Top energy. "I'm a pretty woman lover, I'm an ugly woman's dream" he warbles atop a classic rock riff.

The matching video ramps up the entertainment factor with its collection of horny characters. Best of all is the artistic agency demonstrated here: Joe Exotic is gay, but does that get in the way of his performance? No it does not.

2. 'I Saw A Tiger'

The most viewed of Exotic's music videos, this one scores points for its relevance to the themes at hand (tigers). It's also a slow-builder, though admittedly with pretty much the same vocal hook as many of his other releases. But what do you want from him? Really?

The law wants to ban him from keeping his tigers, can you tell him who's wrong? He asks pointedly. It's you Joe, you're wrong. Nice solo breakdown though.

1. 'Here Kitty Kitty'

In this video, a visual for what is ultimately his best song, Exotic watches as a lookalike eerily similar to arch nemesis Carole Baskin feeds pieces of meat intended to represent her missing husband to tigers.

Considering what he eventually gets arrested for, this song is exceptional entertainment value. No doubt the video was shown in court to neatly demonstrate Exotic's unhealthy obsession with the Big Cats Rescue owner. Shania Twain could never. 

And can we talk about those electric guitars? Phew.

There. We did it. Joe Exotic's ten music video uploads ranked from abysmal to exceptional. 

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