Comments on: Kathy O’Connell’s Top 5 Simpsons Musical Moments

By: Paul Corrigan, NY

Paul Corrigan, NY — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:13:17 +0000

Kathy,

Brilliant! Love the “planet of the apes” episode

Signed,
- A friend.

By: Kathy O'Connell

Kathy O'Connell — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:36:28 +0000

And I gotta give honorable mention to a straight use of music in my favorite episode, “Cape Feare.”
A 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…”

By: Paul (AllMusicFan)

Paul (AllMusicFan) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:00:57 +0000

Excelllllllent!

Some more:
-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”

By: Cathy Heard

Cathy Heard — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:02:40 +0000

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!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTVoD8LD4g