Music / The Simpsons Sing the Blues

The Simpsons Sing the Blues is a 1990 album released by Geffen Records featuring the cast of The Simpsons singing various songs. Two of its notable songs that got airplay were "Do the Bartman" and "Deep, Deep Trouble," each of which were accompanied by a video.

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Tracklist

1. "Do The Bartman"
2. "School Days"
3. "Born Under A Bad Sign"
4. "Moanin' Lisa Blues"^note A slightly different version of this song appears in the first season episode Moaning Lisa.
5. "Deep, Deep Trouble"
6. "God Bless The Child"
7. "I Love To See You Smile"
8. "Springfield Soul Stew"
9. "Look At All Those Idiots"
10. "Sibling Rivalry"

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Do the Tropeman

• Actually Quite Catchy: By the end of the video for "Do the Bartman," all of Springfield (with the possible exception of an imprisoned Sideshow Bob) has joined in on Bart's Dance Sensation, including Edna, Seymour and Homer, who were trying to stop him before. Which makes perfect sense as it's all happening in Bart's head.
• Banana Peel: "Do the Bartman":
  Fixin' test scores to get the best scores
  Droppin' banana peels all over the floor
• Boastful Rap: "Do the Bartman," a tribute to Bart courtesy of Bart.
• Book Ends: The video for "Do The Bartman" begins and ends with Bart performing a dance routine at a school assembly.
• Bowdlerize: "Do The Bartman" received airplay on Radio Disney in the late 90s with Bart's instance of "damn" being censored.
• Butt-Monkey: Homer Simpson in "Look At All Those Idiots", purposely chosen by Mr. Burns to relieve his anger against his subordinates.
• Cheek Copy: Mr. Burns sings about this problem with his employees in the song "Look At All Those Idiots".
• Continuity Nod: In one of Bart's Imagine Spots in the "Deep, Deep Trouble" video, Jebediah Springfield's statue testifies against him in court while holding his detached head as evidence, calling back to "The Telltale Head."
• Cover Version: "School Days" by Chuck Berry, "Born Under A Bad Sign" by Albert King, "God Bless The Child" by Billie Holiday, "I Love To See You Smile" by Randy Newman, and "Springfield Soul Stew" (which is actually based on "Memphis Soul Stew" by King Curtis).
• Dance Sensation: "Do The Bartman".
• Didn't Think This Through: Bart laments that hosting a party with his parents gone in "Deep, Deep Trouble" was not a good idea.
• Downer Ending: If it wasn't bad enough for what Bart went through in "Deep, Deep Trouble", he suffers the indignity of getting his entire head shaved off in the end (and being laughed at for it in the video).
• Enraged by Idiocy: Mr. Burns singing "Look At All Those Idiots" consists of him ranting about how infuriated he is by his employees being a bunch of dunderheads.
• Face on the Cover: Various members of the Simpsons family peer out from the sides of the cover.
• Freeze-Frame Bonus: Bart's silhouette at the beginning of "Deep, Deep Trouble" is missing his trademark spiky hair, foreshadowing his punishment.
• From Bad to Worse: "Deep, Deep Trouble" features Bart progressively getting into worse trouble, pushing his parents' patience to their limit.
• Go to Your Room!: One of the samples in "Deep, Deep Trouble" is a clip of Marge saying this from the episode "Homer's Night Out"."
• Have a Gay Old Time: In the song "Look At All Those Idiots", Mr. Burns uses the older definition of "boobs", meaning a silly or foolish person.
• Let's Duet: Bart and Buster on "School Days", Homer and Marge on "I Love To See You Smile", and Bart and Lisa on "Sibling Rivalry."
• Post-Treatment Lollipop: In "Deep Deep Trouble," Bart gets a lollipop from the barber after the final indignity of having his head shaved bare. He doesn't seem much consoled.
• Record Producer: John Boylan, Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren, and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
• Reincarnated as a Non-Humanoid: In the video for "Deep, Deep Trouble", Bart goes to hell and is judged for a suitable punishment. He gets reincarnation, which makes Bart feel relieved, until he realizes that he returns as a snail.
• Ring-Ring-CRUNCH!: In "Deep, Deep Trouble," Bart first gets in hot water when he throws his radio alarm clock and accidentally hits Homer.
• Sibling Rivalry: The title of the last song, performed by Bart and Lisa.
• Something Blues: "Moanin' Lisa Blues".
• Special Guest: Buster Poindexter on "School Days".
• Stealth Pun: "Do the Bartman" = "Do the Bart, man," a reference to the character's Verbal Tic.
• Studio Chatter: Lisa Simpson at the beginning of "God Bless The Child", specifically requesting no synthesized strings and all live studio musicians (just as synth strings were entering the song).
• Subdued Section: The bridge of "Look At All Those Idiots" cuts out all instruments except for the beat, bassline, and some Studio Chatter between Mr. Burns and Smithers.
  Mr. Burns: What happened? Where are the instruments?
  Smithers: I believe they call this a breakdown, sir.
  Mr. Burns: I can't have any breakdowns here! What if there was an inspector around? Play a guitar solo!
  Smithers: Oh, I'm a little out of practice, sir.
  Mr. Burns: I said do it! So do it! Do it! DO IT!
  Smithers: Yes, sir. [sick guitar solo]
• This Is Gonna Suck: After the party in "Deep, Deep Trouble", Bart is very well aware that he's about to be in... well, see the song title.
• Traumatic Haircut: Bart at the end of "Deep, Deep Trouble," as featured in the video.
  I said, "Please, sir, just a little off the top."
  Dude shaved me bare, gave me a lollipop,
  So on my head, there's nothing but stubble.
  Man, I hate being in deep, deep trouble.
• Villain Song: "Look At All Those Idiots" sung by Mr. Burns and Smithers.
• Wild Pre-Teen Party: Bart Simpson and his friends have one in "Deep, Deep Trouble." It ends just as soon as the rest of the family gets home.