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|name =Island of Sirens
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|name = "Island of Sirens"
 
|image = [[File:Sirens.png|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Sirens.png|250px]]
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|singers = [[Sally Stevens]]  
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|singers = [[Sally Stevens]]
 
|characters = [[Sirens]]
 
|characters = [[Sirens]]
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|length = 54 seconds
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|length = 0:53
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|writer = [[Andrew Kreisberg]] (lyrics)
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|writer = '''Original:''' {{W|Barry Manilow}}, {{W|Jack Feldman}} and {{W|Bruce Sussman}}<br>'''Parody lyrics:''' [[Andrew Kreisberg]]
 
|album = ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
 
|album = ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
 
|appearance = "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"
 
|appearance = "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''"Island of Sirens"''' is a song from the "D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou?" segment of the episode "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]".
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'''"Island of Sirens"''' is a song sung by the [[Sirens]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The [[Sirens]] had a custom of singing to ships passing near their island and luring their crews into steering toward it and crashing on the rocks surrounding it. They sang the song in an attempt to lure [[Odysseus]] and his crew into suffering the same fate, and they nearly succeeded.
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The Sirens had a custom of singing to ships passing near their island and luring their crews into steering toward it and crashing on the rocks surrounding it. They sang the song in an attempt to lure [[Odysseus]] and his crew into suffering the same fate, and they nearly succeeded.
  
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
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:'''Female Singers''':
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=== Episode version ===
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:'''Female Singers:'''
 
:On the island,
 
:On the island,
 
:Island of sirens,
 
:Island of sirens,
 
:Our hot sex will leave you perspirin'.
 
:Our hot sex will leave you perspirin'.
  
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:'''[[Lenny]]''':
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:'''Lenny:'''
 
:''Hey, that's kinda catchy.''
 
:''Hey, that's kinda catchy.''
  
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:'''[[Carl]]''':
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:'''Carl:'''
 
:''It's comin' from that island. Let's steer heedlessly towards it.''
 
:''It's comin' from that island. Let's steer heedlessly towards it.''
  
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:'''Lenny''':
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:'''Lenny:'''
 
:''Heedlessly it is!''
 
:''Heedlessly it is!''
  
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:'''Female Singers''':
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:'''Female Singers:'''
 
:The feta is cheesy,
 
:The feta is cheesy,
 
:The sirens are easy...
 
:The sirens are easy...
  
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:'''[[Homer]]''':
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:'''Homer:'''
 
:''Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure...Wow!''
 
:''Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure...Wow!''
  
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:'''Female Singers''':
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:'''Female Singers:'''
 
:On the island,
 
:On the island,
 
:We'll sex you up!
 
:We'll sex you up!
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:Island of sirens. ''(repeat)''
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:Island of sirens. ''[repeat]''
  
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:''[As the boat approaches the island, the crew can finally see the [[Sirens]]. They look '''exactly''' like [[Patty]] and [[Selma]], even down to the leg stubble.]''
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=== Album version ===
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:'''Female Singers:'''
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:On the island,
 +
:Island of sirens,
 +
:Our hot sex will leave you perspirin'.
 +
 
 +
:'''Lenny:'''
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:''Hey, that's kinda catchy.''
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:'''Carl:'''
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:''It's comin' from that island. Let's steer heedlessly towards it.''
 +
 
 +
:'''Lenny:'''
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:''Heedlessly it is!''
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 +
:'''Female Singers:'''
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:The feta is cheesy,
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:The sirens are easy...
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 +
:'''Homer:'''
 +
:''Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure...Wow!''
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:'''Female Singers:'''
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:On the island,
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:We'll sex you up!
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:Island of sirens. ''[repeat]''
  
 
:'''Homer''' ''[screaming]'':
 
:'''Homer''' ''[screaming]'':
 
:''Oh, God, they're hideous!''
 
:''Oh, God, they're hideous!''
  
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:'''[[Apu]]''':
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:'''Apu:'''
 
:''Woof!''
 
:''Woof!''
  
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:'''Lenny''':
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:'''Lenny:'''
 
:''Uff! Someone gouge my eyes!''
 
:''Uff! Someone gouge my eyes!''
  
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:'''[[Professor Frink]]''':
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:'''[[Professor Frink]]:'''
 
:''Someone save me from the LAY-DEES!''
 
:''Someone save me from the LAY-DEES!''
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:''[The crew quickly man the oars, row frantically, turn the boat around, and go back the way they came, leaving the island behind.]''
 
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
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*The song is a parody of the {{W|Barry Manilow}} song "{{W|Copacabana (song)|Copacabana}}" written by {{W|Jack Feldman}}, Manilow, and {{W|Bruce Sussman}}.
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*The song is a parody of the {{W|Barry Manilow}} song "{{W2|Copacabana|song}}" written by {{W|Jack Feldman}}, Manilow, and {{W|Bruce Sussman}}.
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*The parody lyrics were written by [[Andrew Kreisberg]] and the singing is performed by [[Sally Stevens]].
 
 
*It is the ninth track on the album ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''.
 
*It is the ninth track on the album ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
 
*{{ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
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{{The Simpsons Testify}}
  
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[[Category:Songs]]
 
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
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[[Category:Songs by Patty and Selma]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Sally Stevens]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Sally Stevens]]

Latest revision as of 15:21, February 28, 2022

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"Island of Sirens"
Sirens.png
Song Information
Singers: Sally Stevens
Characters: Sirens
Length: 0:53
Writer(s): Original: Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman
Parody lyrics: Andrew Kreisberg
Album: The Simpsons: Testify
Appearance(s): "Tales from the Public Domain"

"Island of Sirens" is a song sung by the Sirens.

History[edit]

The Sirens had a custom of singing to ships passing near their island and luring their crews into steering toward it and crashing on the rocks surrounding it. They sang the song in an attempt to lure Odysseus and his crew into suffering the same fate, and they nearly succeeded.

Lyrics[edit]

Episode version[edit]

Female Singers:
On the island,
Island of sirens,
Our hot sex will leave you perspirin'.
Lenny:
Hey, that's kinda catchy.
Carl:
It's comin' from that island. Let's steer heedlessly towards it.
Lenny:
Heedlessly it is!
Female Singers:
The feta is cheesy,
The sirens are easy...
Homer:
Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure...Wow!
Female Singers:
On the island,
We'll sex you up!
Island of sirens. [repeat]

Album version[edit]

Female Singers:
On the island,
Island of sirens,
Our hot sex will leave you perspirin'.
Lenny:
Hey, that's kinda catchy.
Carl:
It's comin' from that island. Let's steer heedlessly towards it.
Lenny:
Heedlessly it is!
Female Singers:
The feta is cheesy,
The sirens are easy...
Homer:
Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure...Wow!
Female Singers:
On the island,
We'll sex you up!
Island of sirens. [repeat]
Homer [screaming]:
Oh, God, they're hideous!
Apu:
Woof!
Lenny:
Uff! Someone gouge my eyes!
Professor Frink:
Someone save me from the LAY-DEES!

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Appearances[edit]


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