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| − | '''"The Sound of | + | '''"The Sound of Grampa"''' is a parody of {{w|Simon and Garfunkel}}'s classic ballad "{{w|The Sound Of Silence}}". |
"The Sound of Grampa" was played over the end credits of "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]". The episode's ending scene parodied the ending of the 1967 film ''{{w|The Graduate}}'', which cemented "The Sound Of Silence" in popular culture. "The Sound of Silence" was played over the movie's opening and closing credits, and appeared on the movie's {{w|The Graduate (soundtrack)|soundtrack album}} as well as on the Simon and Garfunkel albums ''{{w|Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.}}'' and ''{{w|Sounds of Silence (album)|Sounds of Silence}}''. | "The Sound of Grampa" was played over the end credits of "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]". The episode's ending scene parodied the ending of the 1967 film ''{{w|The Graduate}}'', which cemented "The Sound Of Silence" in popular culture. "The Sound of Silence" was played over the movie's opening and closing credits, and appeared on the movie's {{w|The Graduate (soundtrack)|soundtrack album}} as well as on the Simon and Garfunkel albums ''{{w|Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.}}'' and ''{{w|Sounds of Silence (album)|Sounds of Silence}}''. | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
| − | ''Hello Grampa, my old friend, | + | ''Hello Grampa, my old friend,'' |
| − | Your busy day is at an end. | + | ''Your busy day is at an end.'' |
| − | Your exploits have been sad and boring, | + | ''Your exploits have been sad and boring,'' |
| − | They tell a tale that's worth ignoring. | + | ''They tell a tale that's worth ignoring.'' |
| − | When you're alone, the words of your story | + | ''When you're alone, the words of your story'' |
| − | Will echo down the rest-home hall, | + | ''Will echo down the rest-home hall,'' |
| − | 'Cause no one at all, | + | ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Cause no one at all,'' |
| − | Can stand the sound | + | ''Can stand the sound'' |
| − | Of Grampa.'' | + | ''Of Grampa.'' |
After the lyrics finished, the music continued while [[Grampa]] began to tell a pointless story, only to be cut off by the "Shhh!" at the [[Gracie Films]] card. | After the lyrics finished, the music continued while [[Grampa]] began to tell a pointless story, only to be cut off by the "Shhh!" at the [[Gracie Films]] card. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sound of Grampa, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Sound of Grampa, The}} | ||
[[Category:Songs|Sound of Grampa]] | [[Category:Songs|Sound of Grampa]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Parody | + | [[Category:Parody songs]] |
Revision as of 02:46, November 24, 2010
"The Sound of Grampa" is a parody of Simon and Garfunkel's classic ballad "The Sound Of Silence".
"The Sound of Grampa" was played over the end credits of "Lady Bouvier's Lover". The episode's ending scene parodied the ending of the 1967 film The Graduate, which cemented "The Sound Of Silence" in popular culture. "The Sound of Silence" was played over the movie's opening and closing credits, and appeared on the movie's soundtrack album as well as on the Simon and Garfunkel albums Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. and Sounds of Silence.
The singers are not Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, but sound-a-likes.
Lyrics
Hello Grampa, my old friend,
Your busy day is at an end.
Your exploits have been sad and boring,
They tell a tale that's worth ignoring.
When you're alone, the words of your story
Will echo down the rest-home hall,
'Cause no one at all,
Can stand the sound
Of Grampa.
After the lyrics finished, the music continued while Grampa began to tell a pointless story, only to be cut off by the "Shhh!" at the Gracie Films card.
