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- Artist: The Simpsons
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- Release Date: October 19, 1999
- Total Time: 56:17
- Type: Soundtrack
- Genre: Spoken Word
Review
Throughout its near-decade-long run, The Simpsons has maintained an astounding level of high quality, turning out episodes dense with verbal wit, visual humor, and musical parodies. Since each episode moves so swiftly, it's easy to take the high quality for granted, especially as far as the music is concerned. It's presented without any fanfare -- it's just simply part of the Springfield universe. That's why Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons, Rhino's sequel to the first collection of Simpsons music Songs in the Key of Springfield, is so welcome; it serves as a reminder of the sheer brilliance of the music within this peerless show. Much of that musical brilliance is due to Alf Clausen, who co-writes, arranges, produces, and conducts nearly all the music on the show. Hearing all of this music, ranging from the first to the ninth season, in one place confirms how Clausen and his collaborators can master everything from show tunes to commercial jingles. What's really impressive is that the music is every bit as funny, sometimes more so, than the lyrics -- and that's no easy trick to pull off. Go Simpsonic not only picks up where Songs in the Key of Springfield left off in 1997, but it compiles some overlooked highlights from 1990-1996, adding four previously unreleased alternate versions and tunes along the way. Sure, in one sense it's an archival release, a way to get the "Cape Feare" medley on the same disc as Kirk VanHouten's immortal "Can I Borrow a Feeling?," but the best thing about Go Simpsonic is that it never feels like a sop to the show's rabid fan base -- it's simply a hell of a listen on its own terms as it winds its way through 53 tracks, each one as good, if not better, than the one that came before it. It's a sequel that's truly equal to its predecessor. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| "The Simpsons" Main Title | (:53) | ||
| Lisa's Sax: Those Were The Days/"WB's Proud To Present" Theme [Medley] | Charles Strouse, |
(1:06) | |
| All Singing, All Dancing: "Gonna Paint Our Wagon" Theme and re [Medley] | (1:49) | ||
| We Put the Spring in Springfield | (2:28) | ||
| Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) Cious: Turkey In [Medley] | (1:22) | ||
| Cut Every Corner | (1:49) | ||
| A Boozehound Name Barney | (1:55) | ||
| Happy Just the Way We Are | (1:35) | ||
| "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) Cious" End Credits ... | (:48) | ||
| Cash and Cary | Harry Shearer | (:48) | |
| (Meet) The Flinstones | William Hanna, |
Dan Castellaneta | (:31) |
| Underwater Wonderland | (:54) | ||
| Happy Birthday, Mr. Burns | Harry Shearer | (:43) | |
| The Field of Excellence | Harry Shearer | (:32) | |
| "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show" Theme | (:14) | ||
| Poochie Rap Song | Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta | (:30) | |
| The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson: No Regards/You're Checkin' [Medley] | (2:02) | ||
| "Quimby" Campaign Commercial | Harry Shearer, |
(:21) | |
| "The Simpsons" End Credits Theme | Danny Elfman | Sonic Youth | (:48) |
| Trash of the Titans: Before The Garbage Man!/The Garbageman [Medley] | (2:00) | ||
| Canyonero | Hank Williams, Jr. | (1:19) | |
| Everyone Loves Ned Flanders ("The Adventurs of Ned Flanders" Theme) | Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, |
(:34) | |
| "Scorpio" End Credits | (:43) | ||
| "Chief Wiggum, P.I." Main Title | (1:07) | ||
| "The Love-Matic Grampa" Main Title | (:59) | ||
| Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase:"The Simpson family Smile-Time Vari [Medley] | Bert Berns, Joey Dee, |
(3:55) | |
| The Ballad of Jebediah Springfield | (:45) | ||
| In Marge We Trust: Klang And Koto/"Mr. Sparkle" Theme and Logo [Medley] | (2:18) | ||
| "Krusty the Clown" Main Title | (:19) | ||
| Cape Fear: Any Last Requests?/H.M.S. Pinafore/Bart's Holding T [Medley] | Arthur Sullivan | (1:53) | |
| Mr. Plow | Dan Castellaneta, |
(:52) | |
| Plow King | (:55) | ||
| "Kamp Krusty" Theme Song | (1:07) | ||
| "The Simpsons" End Credits Theme [Jazz Quartet Version] | Danny Elfman | (:43) | |
| Union Strike Folk Song, Pt. 1-2 | Harry Shearer, |
(:44) | |
| Rappin' Ronnie Reagan | Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta | (:27) | |
| Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel! | (:57) | ||
| "Ya-Hoo" Main Title | (:32) | ||
| The Land of Chocolate | (1:38) | ||
| "Skinner and the Superintendent" Theme | (:17) | ||
| Presidents' Song | Harry Shearer | (:55) | |
| The Star Spangled Banner | John Stafford Smith, |
Daryl Coley, Harry Shearer | (1:16) |
| Talkin' Softball | (1:24) | ||
| Like Father, Like Clown: A Warm Round/Oh, My Papa/A Love Thing [Medley] | Jackie Mason, |
(1:07) | |
| Blessed Be the Guy That Bonds ("McBain" End Credits) | (:50) | ||
| You're Gonna Like Me (The Habbo Song) | Harry Shearer, |
(1:02) | |
| Can I Borrow a Feeling? | (:51) | ||
| "The Simpsons" End Credits Theme | Danny Elfman | (:58) | |
| We Love to Smoke | (:54) | ||
| Apu in "The Jolly Bengali" Theme | (:16) | ||
| The Garbageman [Long Demo Version] | (2:06) | ||
| Señor Burns [Long Versions] | (2:14) | ||
| Happy Birthday, Mr. Smithers | Harry Shearer | (:15) |
