Topic: A simpsons question

in the episode "Last Exit to Springfield" they sing a protest song in front of the Powerplant ..does anyone know the original or is it a pure simpsons invention?? thanks

*i don't think it gets any quicker sig* Blacknight

google gave me this:
http://www.answers.com/topic/last-exit-to-springfield

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The song Lisa plays after her power plant ballad upon Lenny's request is Classical Gas, by Mason Williams.

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not sure if this is what you have been looking for...see also: http://snpp.com/episodes/9F15.html

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edit: i actually believe that the song you are meaning was composed by the simpsons makers...

(Edited by mas on 01-18-2007 17:35)

yes i meant the powerplant ballad

*i don't think it gets any quicker sig* Blacknight

I believe the ballad goes,

"Come gather round children, it's high time ye learns
'Bout a hero named Homer and a devil named Burns
We'll march till we drop, the girls and the fellas
We'll fight to the death or else fold like umbrellas.
So we'll march day and night by the big cooling tower
They have the plant, but we have the power."

Is that what you were looking for?



Evil in theory, not so much in practice...

yes and the question was is this abalad a simpsons invention or is there an original to it?

The title is a homage to Hubert Selby Jr.'s Last Exit to Brooklyn

Classical Gas - The song by Mason Williams, Lisa plays after her power plant ballad upon Lenny's request - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Gas

From the Wiki.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

The ballad that Lisa sings, the one that Wangstein gave you the lyrics for, is a Simpsons original. Most of the songs they do are. Either that, or their parodied covers.


Justice 4 Pat Richard

thanks for the info