The Simpsons: best musical guests In 2000, The Simpsons featured British rock band The Who making guest voice appearances as themselves. Jackson Browne says its fun to be parodied as a music guest on The Simpsons, a show that also featured Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber Music is one of the key elements of The Simpsons, from the parody songs (remember You Don’t Win Friends With Salad?), to the guest musicians and the use of a full live orchestra. Its something of a rarity in modern television production. Some of the worlds most famous musicians – including former Beatles star Paul McCartney, Elton John, James Brown, Lady Gaga, Dolly Parton and Justin Bieber – have had guest slots, but the best musical episodes have tended to be the quirkier ones. One such show was Brake My Wife, Please, the 20th episode of the 14th season in 2003, which featured an animated Jackson Brownevoiced by the singer. Im here to serenade you with a song,Browne told Homer and the crowd assembled at a backyard barbecue in Marges honour. The people all cheered loudly. From my latest album . . . Browne added, and they all sighed loudly. Just kidding . . . here is one of my many classics, Browne added, before launching into a rewritten version of his 1977 song Rosie, performed as a duet with Homer, with the words Marge, youre alright. When Browne was over in the UK for his recent tour, I asked him what it was liked to be parodied on The Simpsons. I love The Simpsons and was happy to be asked because I am a fan, Browne replied. Who doesnt love The Simpsons? They were definitely poking fun at me, that is part of the thrill to see them take you apart. Believe it or not, that really is part of the fun. I had kids come up to me after the show and say youre that guy on The Simpsons, I cant wait to hear you play. I am sort of a lapsed Simpsons fan now. There was a time when I would watch them during the making of a record and we would time the food to arrive so we could watch and eat while they were on. As well as Brownes performance, here are five other classic musical guest episodes: 1: MICHAEL JACKSON Michael Jackson: Hi, Im Michael Jackson from the Jacksons. Homer: Im Homer Simpson from The Simpsons. The dialogue was snappy and Jackson, who was a big fan of Bart Simpson and wrote a song for the episode, played along well. 2: THE WHO The British rockers arrived in Springfield when a wall was built to divide the rich and poor of the town. The highlight was Roger Daltrey calling for a Who huddle! 3: GEORGE HARRISON The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is a big fan of the Beatles and they neatly spoofed the career of the Fab Four by telling the story of Homer’s rise to fame as part of a Barbershop Quartet. The episode was capped by a cameo appearance by George Harrison. 4: JOHNNY CASH When Homer tripped out on Guatemalan insanity peppers, who better to voice the talking Space Coyote than Man in Black Johnny Cash? 5: TITO PUENTE Composer Alf Clausen, who has scored more than 500 episodes of The Simpsons, says his favourite musical guest was the late Latin-American jazz musician and bandleader Tito Puente, who became a music teacher at Springfield Elementary School for a brief time when he was ready to give up the drudgery of the professional mambo circuit and settle into a nice teaching job. Puente and his Latin Jazz Ensemble performed the song Señor Burns after the musician became a suspect in the attempted murder of Mister Burns. A truly fun guest performance. Heres a full list of musical guests: Season 1 Ron Taylor: Moaning Lisa Season 2 Tony Bennett: Dancin Homer Daryl Coley: Dancin Homer Ringo Starr: Brush With Greatness Season 3 Michael Jackson: Stark Raving Dad Kipp Lennon: Stark Raving Dad Aerosmith: Flaming Moes Sting: Radio Bart Terry Cashman: Homer at the Bat Beverly DAngelo: Colonel Homer Spinal Tap: The Otto Show Season 4 Tom Jones: Marge Gets a Job Linda Ronstadt: Mr. Plow Barry White: Whacking Day David Crosby: Marge In Chains Barry White: Krusty Gets Kancelled Bette Midler: Krusty Gets Kancelled Red Hot Chili Peppers: Krusty Gets Kancelled Season 5 James Taylor: Deep Space Homer David Crosby: Homers Barbershop Quartet The Dapper Dans: Homers Barbershop Quartet George Harrison: Homers Barbershop Quartet The Ramones: Rosebud James Brown: Barts Inner Child Robert Goulet: $pringfield Season 6 The Tiger Lillies: Round Springfield Ron Taylor: Round Springfield Tito Puente: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One) Season 7 Tito Puente: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) Paul & Linda McCartney: Lisa the Vegetarian Paul Anka: Treehouse of Horror VI Cypress Hill: Homerpalooza Peter Frampton: Homerpalooza Smashing Pumpkins: Homerpalooza Sonic Youth: Homerpalooza Season 8 Sally Stevens: You Only Move Twice Sally Stevens: The Homer They Fall Johnny Cash: El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer) Season 9 Hank Williams, Jr: The Last Temptation of Krust U2: Trash of the Titans Season 10 Yo La Tengo: Doh-in In The Wind The Moody Blues: Viva Ned Flanders Cyndi Lauper: Wild Barts Cant Be Broken Dolly Parton: Sunday, Cruddy Sunday Elton John: Im With Cupid Hank Williams, Jr: Marge Simpson in: Screaming Yellow Honkers NRBQ: The Old Man and the C Student Season 11 The B-52s: E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) NRBQ: Take My Wife, Sleaze Clarence Clemons: Grift of the Magi Britney Spears: The Mansion Family Bachman Turner Overdrive: Saddlesore Galactica Shawn Colvin: Alone Again, Natura-Diddly Joe. C: Kill The Alligator and Run Kid Rock: Kill The Alligator and Run Willie Nelson: Behind the Laughter Season 12 The Who: A Tale of Two Springfields N Sync: New Kids on the Bleech Shawn Colvin: I’m Goin To Praiseland Season 13 R.E.M: Homer the Moe Judith Owen: The Blunder Years Phish: Weekend at Burnsies Season 14 Elvis Costello: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Lenny Kravitz: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Mick Jagger: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Tom Petty: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Keith Richards: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Brian Setzer: How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Tony Bennett: Bart vs Lisa vs 3rd Grade Baha Men: Large Marge Sally Stevens: The Great Louse Detective Little Richard: Special Edna Blink-182: Barting Over Weird Al Yankovic: Three Gays of the Condo David Byrne: Dude, Wheres My Ranch? Jackson Browne: Brake My Wife, Please Season 15 Jim Gilstrap: Tis the Fifteenth Season Brave Combo: Co-Dependents Day Season 16 50 Cent: Pranksta Rap Fantasia Barrino: A Star Is Torn Baha Men: Thank God Its Doomsday Los Lobos: Thank God Its Doomsday Season 17 Jim Gilstrap: Girls Just Want to Have Sums Mandy Moore: Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play Season 18 Metallica: The Mook, The Chef, The Wife and Her Homer The White Stripes: Jazzy & the Pussycats Sir Mix-a-Lot: Treehouse of Horror XVII Stephen Sondheim: Yokel Chords Ludacris: You Kent Always Say What You Want The Simpsons Movie (2007) Green Day Season 19 Lionel Richie: He Loves to Fly and He Dohs Placido Domingo: The Homer of Seville Ted Nugent: I Dont Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Jack Black: Husbands and Knives Weird Al Yankovic: Thats 90s Show Beverly DAngelo: Papa Dont Leech Dixie Chicks: Papa Dont Leech Zooey Deschanel: Apocalypse Cow Season 20 Fall Out Boy: Lisa the Drama Queen Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova: In the Name of the Grandfather Season 21 Smothers Brothers: Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? Anne Hathaway: Once Upon a Time in Springfield Eartha Kitt: Once Upon a Time in Springfield Chris Martin: Million-Dollar Maybe Yael Naim: The Greatest Story Ever Dohed Season 22 Joey Kramer: The Ned-Liest Catch Flight of the Conchords: Elementary School Musical Glee Cast: Elementary School Musical Katy Perry: Elementary School Musical Season 23 Ted Nugent: Politically Inept, With Homer Simpson The Tiger Lillies: The D’oh-cial Network Alison Krauss: At Long Last Leave Nick McKaig: Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart Lady Gaga: Lisa Goes Gaga Lady Gaga with Lisa in a episode of season 23 of The Simpsons called Lisa Goes Gaga FOX Season 24 Zooey Deschanel: Moonshine River Marvin Hamlisch: Gone Abie Gone Anika Noni Rose: Gone Abie Gone The Decemberists: The Day the Earth Stood Cool Fred Armisen: The Day the Earth Stood Cool Carrie Brownstein: The Day the Earth Stood Cool Tom Waits: Homer Goes to Prep School Zooey Deschanel: Love is a Many-Splintered Thing Max Weinberg: Love is a Many-Splintered Thing Sonny Rollins: Whiskey Business Justin Bieber: The Fabulous Faker Boy Sigur Ros: The Saga of Carl Season 25 Rob Halford: Steal This Episode Link: telegraph.co.uk/culture/the-simpsons/11296518/The-Simpsons-best-musical-guests.html Source: Telegraph / MJ-UPBEAT.COM
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:01:04 +0000
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