Kathy O’Connell’s Top 5 Simpsons Musical Moments
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1. “Planet of the Apes” from “A Fish Called Selma” — Troy McClure in a musical version of Planet of the Apes — “It’s the role I was born to play!” As Bart says, “this show has everything,” including a big production number with the Statue of Liberty. Includes the most brilliant monkey lyric in history:
I hate every ape I see,
From chimpan-A to chimpanzee,
No, you’ll never make a monkey out of me!
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2. “See My Vest” from “Two Dozen and One Greyhounds” — C. Montgomery Burns wants to make a coat from Santa’s Little Helper’s puppies. He prances around in his collection of clothing made from animal skins and solidifies his role as the world’s most evil old man:
Like my loafers? Former gophers
It was that or skin my chauffeurs,
But a greyhound fur tuxedo
Would be best
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3. “We Do! (The Stonecutters Song)” from “Homer the Great” — Seems that Homer is the “Chosen One” in the secret Stonecutters society that controls everything. The members have a meeting, but first they sing a toast to their power:
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
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4. “Mr. Plow” from “Mr. Plow” — When Homer goes into the snowplow business, he creates the most memorable jingle in jingle history. Even Linda Ronstadt’s Spanish-language jingle for Barney can’t beat:
Call Mr. Plow, that’s my name!
That name again is Mr. Plow!
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5. “Baby on Board” from “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” — The Grammy-winning B-Sharps reunite on the roof of Moe’s Tavern after a painful breakup. George Harrison drives by in a limo, says, “It’s been done,” wrapping up an episode packed with Beatles references. They sing until Chief Wiggum (replaced in the group by Ringo — I mean Barney) tells Lou to “get the tear gas.”
Baby on board, how I’ve adored
That sign on my car’s windowpane
A bounce in my step, loaded with pep
‘Cause I’m driving in the carpool lane”
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Honorable Mention:
“New Orleans” from “A Streetcar Named Marge” — Marge is Blanche to the incredibly buff Ned Flanders as Stanley. Maggie plots a “Great Escape” from oppressive daycare. Since Hurricane Katrina, this song isn’t as funny:
Long before the SuperDome
Where the Saints of football play,
Lived a city that the damned called home
Hear their hellish roundelay.
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My nominations for honorable mentions:
Simpsons Variety Hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Kac2GhxUI
Moody Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVptjknNIOc
Checking In (about 7mins in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpvIpkWiAX0
Amendment to Be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPXOr40XhI
Who Need the Kwik-E-Mart?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDIfTspSaP0
Monorail!
July 27th, 2007 at 1:02 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTVoD8LD4g
Excelllllllent!
Some more:
July 27th, 2007 at 1:00 pm-the Ramones sing “Happy Birthday Mr. Burns”
-Homer yells at BTO to play “Takin’ Care of Business”, then “get to the ‘working overtime’ part!”
-the Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie theme
-Fat Tony calls a radio show to threaten Homer & requests “Radar Love”-and Homer sings along
-the theme from “The Sting” plays as Homer relates how in the 70s he was robbed, chased by pimps, had garbage dumped on him by Woody Allen … “and that’s when the CHUDs came at me”
And I gotta give honorable mention to a straight use of music in my favorite episode, “Cape Feare.”
July 27th, 2007 at 5:36 pmA couple of Gilbert & Sullivan references. When the Simpsons go into the Witness Protection Program, they get “The FBI Light Opera Society Sings the Complete Gilbert and Sullivan” series of cassettes. The whole family sings “3 Little Maids” from “The Mikado.”
Bart saves his own life by appealing to Sideshow Bob’s vanity when he asks the villain to perform “The HMS Pinafore” before he kills him.
“Very well, Bart…I shall send you to heaven before I send you to hell…”
Kathy,
Brilliant! Love the “planet of the apes” episode
Signed,
July 30th, 2007 at 3:13 pm- A friend.