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"Ode to Branson" is a song sung by the cast of That's Familiar!

Lyrics

Cast:

Remember the stars

You loved yesterday?

Where did they go?

Did they all pass away?

Was it drugs or a car crash

Or face lift gone wrong?

No, they're right here in Branson,

And singing this song!

Charo:

My name is Charo, I shake my maracas.

Mr. T:

Remember me, fool, I was B.A. Baracus.†

Cast:

We're the performers

You thought were dead

Like Bonnie Franklin

And Adrian Zmed.

Branson's the place

They can always be found

They took Nick at Nite

And made it a town.

Ray Jay Johnson:

You can call me "Ray,"

Or you can call me "Jay,"

Just don't call me "washed up,"

I do three shows a day!

Charlie Callas:

Charlie Callas doesn't sleep in the ground

Yes, I'm still alive, and I'm making my sounds.

[Callas makes crazy sound effects]

Cast:

So sit back, relax,

And watch our revue.

Yakov Smirnoff:

In Soviet Union,

Revue watches you!

†On the album, the lyric is just "Remember, fool, I was B.A. Baracus."

Behind the Laughter

It is the seventh track on the album The Simpsons: Testify. On The Simpsons: Testify, Rick Logan did the singing for Mr. T and Yakov Smirnoff whilst Amick Byram did the singing for Ray J. Johnson.

"Ode to Branson" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards. However, it lost to "You've Got a Lot to See" from Family Guy.^[1]

Appearances

• Episode – "The Old Man and the Key"
• Album – The Simpsons: Testify

References