The Simpsons: Songs In The Key Of Springfield - Original Music From The Television Series [Blisterpack]

Artist: Danny Elfman , and Alf Clausen
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD

UPC: 081227277529
EAN: 0081227277529
ASIN: B00000340L

Release Date: 1997-04-29

The Simpsons: Songs In The Key Of Springfield - Original Music From The Television Series [Blisterpack]

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Tracks:

The Simpsons Main Title Theme (Extended Version) - Alf Clausen
We Do (The Stonecutters' Song) - Marge/Homer/The Stonecutters
Dancin' Homer (Medley): Crosstown Bridge/Capitol City - The Simpsons/Tony Bennett
Homer & Apu (Medley): Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart?/Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart? (Reprise) - Lisa/Apu/Homer/Marge
'Round Springfield (Medley): Bleeding Gums Blues/A Four-Headed King/There She Sits, Brokenhearted... - Lisa/DJ/Bleeding Gums Murphy/Cast
'Oh, Streetcar!' (The Musical): White-Hot Grease Fires (Prologue)/Long Before The Superdome... - Director (Jon Lovitz)/Chief Wiggum/Marge/Apu/Ned Flanders/Cast
Jingle Bells - Robert Goulet/Bart/Smithers/Mr. Burns/Nelson
Springfield (Medley): The Simpsons End Credits Them (Big Band Vegas Version)/Gracie Films Logo - Alf Clausen
'Itchy & Scratchy' Main Title Theme - Alf Clausen
'Itchy & Scratchy' End Credits Theme - Alf Clausen
The Day The Violence Died (Medley): Not Jazz Chor, But Sad Chor/The Amendment Song - Krusty The Clown/Jack Sheldon/Kid/Bart/Lisa/Cast
Senor Burns - Tito Puente & His Latin Jazz Ensemble
The Simpsons End Credits Theme (Afro-Cuban Version) - Tito Puente & His Latin Jazz Ensemble
Your Wife Don't Understand You - Announcer/Lurleen (Beverly D'Angelo)/Homer/Cast
Kamp Krusty (Medley): South Of The Border/Gracie Films Logo - Bart/Krusty/Gene Merlino
End Credits Suite #1: The Simpsons End Credits Theme (Austalian Version) - Alf Clausen
End Credits Suite #1: The Simpsons End Credits Theme (Hill Street Homage) - Alf Clausen
End Credits Suite #1: The Simpsons End Credits Theme (It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World Homage) - Alf Clausen
Treehouse Of Horror V (Medley): Controlling The Transmission (Prologue)/The Simpsons Halloween... - Bart/Homer/Alf Clausen
Honey Roasted Peanuts - Homer/Marge
Boy Scoutz N The Hood (Medley): Saved By The Bell/Jackpot/Springfield, Springfield (Parts 1 & 2)... - Apu/Milhouse/Bart/Lisa/Marge/Homer/Cast
Two Dozen & One Greyhounds (Medley): The Pick Of The Litter/See My Vest - Mr. Burns/Lisa/Smithers/Maid/Bart
Eye On Springfield Theme - Kent Brockman/Homer
Flaming Moe's - Kipp Lennon/Cast
Homer's Barbershop Quartet (Medley): One Last Call/Baby On Board - Principal Skinner/Apu/The Be Sharps/Cast
TV Sucks! - Homer/Bart
A Fish Called Selma (Medley): Troy Chic/Stop The Planet Of The Apes/Dr. Zaius/Chimpan A To Chimpan Z - Agent MacArthur Parker (Jeff Goldblum)/Troy McClure/Bart/Homer/Cast
Send In The Clowns - Announcer/Krusty The Clown/Sideshow Mel
The Monorail Song - Lyle Lanley/Cast
In Search Of An Out Of Body Vibe - Grampa/Mrs. Bouvier
Cool - Homer/Grampa
Bagged Me A Homer - Lurleen (Beverly D'Angelo)/Recording Studio Guy/Homer/Marge
It Was A Very Good Beer - Homer
Bart Sells His Soul (Medley): From God's Brain To Your Mouth/In-A-Gadda-Da Vida - Bart/Reverend Lovejoy/Homer/Milhouse/Cast
Happy Birthday, Lisa - Lisa/Bart/Leon Kompowski (Kipp Lennon)
End Credits Suite #2: The Simpsons Halloween Special End Credits (The Addams Family Homage) - Alf Clausen
End Credits Suite #2: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One) (Medley): Who Dunnit?/The Simpsons End... - Alf Clausen
End Credits Suite #2: Lisa's Wedding (Medley): The Simpson End Credits Theme... - Alf Clausen
End Credits Suite #2: The Simpsons End Credits Theme (Dragnet Homage) - Alf Clausen

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Who said musical comedy was dead? Was it you? Fools! There are more shining moments in each of these 39 zippy little numbers than in the complete score of any bloated Broadway dud today. Peppered with original dialogue, and seven renditions of "The Simpsons Main Title Theme" (including Australian, Big Band, and Afro-Cuban), this disc includes beloved originals like "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?" Even better are the scathing parodies: "Oh, Streetcar!" (Tennessee Williams à la community musical theater); "Dr. Zaius" (Falco-meets-Planet of the Apes); and "See My Vest" (Monty Burns's jaunty dissection of Disney's "Be Our Guest"). With celebrity cameos from Tony Bennett, Robert Goulet, and Beverly D'Angelo, Songs is a sparkling tonic to sustain you through the seven dreary days between Sunday evenings. --Kurt B. Reighley

Customer Reviews:

A must for any Simpsons superfan........2006-07-09

This has got to be one of my faveroite Simpsons CDs I own.
Packed with Simpsons goodness on every single track. You'll find yourself singing along to these catchy, yet hilarious tunes from the show. Being a Simpsons fan for almost my whole life, I know every tune and melody. If you're a Simpsons superfan, this CD is for you.
=)

4 1/2 Springfield, You Rock! .......2005-03-15

Until I heard this CD, I never fully appreciated how much music was in "The Simpsons." Sure, I knew the theme songs, and was aware of guest appearances by The Who, The Red Hot Chile Peppers, and many other bands, and I know that Danny Elfmann and ALf Clausen are exceptional composers who excel in many other venues. Over the years, however, the show has produced a number of memorable songs, many of them satirizing some of the most popular (and often unctious) chestnuts of recent American music.

Krusty's "Send in the Clowns" is a prime example of the importance and the sheer quality of the songs in the show. Like the best musicals, they advance the plot, jive with with the show's themes and characters, and are musically memorable and lyrically hilarious. Some of the songs are played semi-straight (Lurleen's country songs) while others extend the subversive, on-target humor of one of TV's most brilliant shows. (As the co-owner of the creature who actually won the "animal who most resembles a Simpson contest," receiving a Matt Groening autographed poster as a prize, I am one of millions of experts on the show and a longtime fan.)

I agree with the reviewer who said there were a just a few too many reworkings of the Simpson theme songs on the CD (although many of these are of unquestionable worth), the CD, replete with both music and samplings of dialogue is a tribute to the show, a true bargain box set, and a must for any Simpsons or musical comedy fan. Springfield, you RAWK!

the simpsons are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-02-14

my favorite tv show,you must buy this cd,there are so many songs,
if you like the simpsons you will recognize all the songs,and if you don't like them you will get fun with the lirycs

If you're a fan, you probably know all the words..........2003-09-10

While "The Simpsons Sing The Blues" seemed to be a quicky cash-in job to make somemore money off of Simpsons-maina, "Songs in the Key of Springfield" delivers the goods. The snappy writing and lovable characters can be enjoyed over and over again in you CD player. I would recommend this to anyone who likes the show.

So you like music and you like Simpsons..........2003-08-27

What's really amazing about this CD is the complete variety in music. Compare "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart" to "Bagged Me a Homer" or "Happy Birthday, Lisa" to "Baby On Board." All of them catchy, yet so different! I especially like "Flaming Moe's" and "The Itchy Scratchy Closing Theme," which is the opening theme sung in sad past tense. Personal favorite is "The Amendment Song."

In addition to some great instrumental stuff, there are three spoken skits taken from the show. The first one "Honey Roasted Peanuts" is the funniest and it leads into the next track. Another one, "In Search of an Out of Body Vibe," is funny too and although it doesn't lead into the next track, it is still from the same episode. However, the other skit, "TV [...]" is a complete mystery to me as it has nothing to do with any songs and ends with Bart saying "TV [...]." I don't understand why they cut out what Homer replies in the actual episode, "Since I know you're upset, I'll pretend I didn't hear that." Okay, it's not that funny but it still would have been better to end the skit with a punchline. Also, the track "Boy Scouts-N-The Hood" has a song in it ("Springfield Springfield") but has so much dialouge both before and after the song is sung that it feels more like a skit too.

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