Ratt

This article is about the the heavy metal band. For the animal, see Rats.

>sing Round and Round

Ratt was a glam metal band that reached the peak of its popularity in the eighties, with hit songs including "Round and Round". As with many other '80s heavy metal bands, The Brothers Chaps have referenced Ratt several times in the Homestar Runner body of work.

Instances

Thy Dungeonman II — While standing in the room with Percy the rat, the player can type "Listen to Ratt". The game responds with "Ye hums some late-era Ratt to thyself. 'Waycool Jr.' is not as good a tune as thou rememberest."
Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It — When John Flansburgh says "round and round", Homestar Runner starts to sing "Round and Round".
@StrongBadActual tweet (10 Apr 2020) — Strong Bad quotes lyrics from "Round and Round".
Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle — Strong Bad interprets the word "rat" in the torture chamber as referring to the band, and attempts to get singer Stephen Pearcy's autograph and to sing "Round and Round". At the end, he has a wine tasting with the group in a Powered by The Cheat illustration.
@StrongBadActual tweet (1 Oct 2022) — Strong Bad inputs the room descriptions for Vampire's Castle into an AI image generator, posting the results for "You are in the Torture Chamber. You see Ratt. Obvious exits are East and West."
2022 Costume Pack Now Available — Strong Bad asks Strong Sad to "check and see if Stephen Pearcy from Ratt is still in my torture chamber", as an image from the Vampire's Castle episode of Disk 4 of 12 appears.