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'''"The Sound of Grampa"''' is a parody of [[Simon & Garfunkel]]'s classic ballad "{{w|The Sound Of Silence}}", performed by [[Kipp Lennon]].
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|name = "The Sound of Grampa"
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|image =
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|singers = [[Kipp Lennon]]<br>[[Dan Castellaneta]]
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|characters = [[Grampa Simpson]]
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|length = 0:50
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|writer = '''Original:''' [[Paul Simon]]<br>'''Parody lyrics:''' [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]]
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|album =
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|appearance = "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]"
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}}
  
"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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'''"The Sound of Grampa"''' is a song about [[Grampa]].
  
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
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:'''Kipp Lennon:'''
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:Hello Grampa my old friend.
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:Your busy day is at an end.
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:Your exploits have been sad and boring.
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:They tell a tale that's worth ignoring.
  
''Hello Grampa, my old friend,''
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:When you're alone, the words of your story,
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:Will echo down the rest home hall.
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:'Cause no one at all,
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:Can stand the sound of Grampa.
  
''Your busy day is at an end.''
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:'''Grampa:'''
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:''I first took a fancy to [[Mrs. Bouvier]] because her raspy voice reminded me of my old Victrola. Oh, it was a fine machine. When the vulcanized rubber listening tube which you crammed in your ear. The tube would go in easier with some sort of lubricant like Linseed oil or Dr. Some...''
  
''Your exploits have been sad and boring,''
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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The song is a parody of "{{W|The Sound of Silence}}" by [[Simon & Garfunkel]].
  
''They tell a tale that's worth ignoring.''
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== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|Lady Bouvier's Lover}}
  
''When you're alone, the words of your story''
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''Will echo down the rest-home hall,''
 
 
 
''<nowiki>'</nowiki>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.
 
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sound of Grampa, The}}
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
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[[Category:Songs by Grampa]]
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[[Category:Songs by Kipp Lennon]]
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[[Category:Songs by Dan Castellaneta]]

Latest revision as of 08:20, March 4, 2023

"The Sound of Grampa"
Song Information
Singers: Kipp Lennon
Dan Castellaneta
Characters: Grampa Simpson
Length: 0:50
Writer(s): Original: Paul Simon
Parody lyrics: Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein
Appearance(s): "Lady Bouvier's Lover"

"The Sound of Grampa" is a song about Grampa.

Lyrics[edit]

Kipp Lennon:
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.
Grampa:
I first took a fancy to Mrs. Bouvier because her raspy voice reminded me of my old Victrola. Oh, it was a fine machine. When the vulcanized rubber listening tube which you crammed in your ear. The tube would go in easier with some sort of lubricant like Linseed oil or Dr. Some...

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The song is a parody of "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.

Appearances[edit]