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|image= [[File:We Put the Spring in Springfield.png|250px]] | |image= [[File:We Put the Spring in Springfield.png|250px]] | ||
|singers= [[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]<br>[[Harry Shearer]]<br>[[Hank Azaria]]<br>[[Maggie Roswell]]<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br>[[Pamela Hayden]] | |singers= [[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]<br>[[Harry Shearer]]<br>[[Hank Azaria]]<br>[[Maggie Roswell]]<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br>[[Pamela Hayden]] | ||
| − | |characters= [[Homer Simpson]]<br> | + | |characters= [[Homer Simpson]]<br>{{Belle}}<br>[[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.|Timothy Lovejoy]]<br>[[Clancy Wiggum]]<br>[[Krusty the Clown]]<br>[[Seymour Skinner]]<br>[[Joe Quimby]]<br>[[Martha Quimby]]<br>[[Abe Simpson]]<br>[[Jasper Beardley]]<br>[[Bart Simpson]]<br>[[Dolph Shapiro]]<br>[[Jimbo Jones]]<br>[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]]<br>[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]<br>[[Ned Flanders]] |
|length= 2:00 | |length= 2:00 | ||
|writer= '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Ken Keeler]] | |writer= '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Ken Keeler]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | '''"We Put the Spring in Springfield"''' is a song sung by [[Homer]], | + | '''"We Put the Spring in Springfield"''' is a song sung by [[Homer]], {{Belle}} and other Springfielders. |
== History == | == History == | ||
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:(''everyone resumes demolition of the building'') | :(''everyone resumes demolition of the building'') | ||
| − | :''NO!! | + | :''NO!! MY FRIENDS, STOP!!!! Lemme finish. We ''could'' tear it down, but we'd be tearing down a part of ourselves. |
:You could close down [[Moe's]], | :You could close down [[Moe's]], | ||
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:(''music starts'') | :(''music starts'') | ||
| − | :''' | + | :'''{{Belle}}:''' |
:We're the sauce on your steak, | :We're the sauce on your steak, | ||
:We're the cheese in your cake, | :We're the cheese in your cake, | ||
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:'''Dancing Girl 4:''' | :'''Dancing Girl 4:''' | ||
| − | :They seem to entertain | + | :They seem to entertain [[Timothy Lovejoy, Sr.|your dad]]! |
:'''Belle and Dancing Girls:''' | :'''Belle and Dancing Girls:''' | ||
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:In Springfield! | :In Springfield! | ||
| − | :(''[[Krusty]] hits his face with a pie, [[Willie]] accidentally hits [[Lenny]] in the head with a sledgehammer, Wiggum and [[Comic Book Guy]] bounce their bellies together, [[Burns]] honks the horn on his antique car, [[ | + | :(''[[Krusty]] hits his face with a pie, [[Willie]] accidentally hits [[Lenny]] in the head with a sledgehammer, Wiggum and [[Comic Book Guy]] bounce their bellies together, [[Burns]] honks the horn on his antique car, [[Captain McCallister]] reels in a fish, and Barney burps.'') |
:'''[[Flanders]]:''' | :'''[[Flanders]]:''' | ||
:''Well, I'm convinced. The house stays!'' | :''Well, I'm convinced. The house stays!'' | ||
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| + | :'''Reverend Lovejoy:''' | ||
| + | :''This house is a very, very, very fine house.'' | ||
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| − | + | Reverend Lovejoy's line at the end, "This house is a very, very, very fine house" is a reference to opening lyric to ''{{W2|Our House|Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song}}'' by [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]]. | |
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| − | + | It is the fourth track on the album ''[[Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons]]''. | |
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| + | "We Put the Spring in Springfield" won a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}} in the {{W|49th Primetime Emmy Awards}}.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"]</ref> | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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[[Category:Full cast songs]] | [[Category:Full cast songs]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Outstanding | + | [[Category:Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Emmy nominated songs]] |
[[Category:Songs by Homer]] | [[Category:Songs by Homer]] | ||
[[Category:Songs by Krusty]] | [[Category:Songs by Krusty]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:58, October 28, 2024
"We Put the Spring in Springfield"
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"We Put the Spring in Springfield" is a song sung by Homer, Belle and other Springfielders.
History[edit]
While Homer and Bart witness the townsfolk destroying the Masion Derrière, Homer starts singing how Springfield needs the house. Soon, everyone joins in with the song. Marge arrives soon after the help them destroy the house with a bulldozer, but she didn't hear the song so she doesn't know everyone changed their mind. She starts her own song, but she accidentally destroys the house.[1] Later, Marge reminded Homer the time he sang this song, just after saying when he hated singing.[2]
Lyrics[edit]
- Homer:
- My friends, stop!! Sure, we could tear this house down...
- (everyone resumes demolition of the building)
- NO!! MY FRIENDS, STOP!!!! Lemme finish. We could tear it down, but we'd be tearing down a part of ourselves.
- You could close down Moe's,
- Or the Kwik-E-Mart,
- And nobody would care,
- But the heart and soul
- Of Springfield's in
- Our Maison Derrière!
- (music starts)
- Belle:
- We're the sauce on your steak,
- We're the cheese in your cake,
- We put the "Spring" in Springfield.
- Dancing Girl 1:
- We're the lace on the nightgown,
- Dancing Girl 2:
- The point after touchdown,
- Belle and Dancing Girls:
- Yes, we put the "Spring" in Springfield.
- Belle:
- We're that little extra spice
- That makes existence extra-nice,
- A giddy little thrill
- At a reasonable price.
- Reverend Lovejoy:
- Our only major quarrel's
- With your total lack of morals.
- Dancing Girl 3:
- Our skimpy costumes ain't so bad,
- Dancing Girl 4:
- They seem to entertain your dad!
- Belle and Dancing Girls:
- The gin in your martini,
- The clams on your linguine,
- Yes we keep the
- (Belle flicks Bumblebee Man's antenna)
- In Springfield!
- Chief Wiggum, Krusty, and Seymour Skinner:
- We remember our first visit,
- Mayor Quimby:
- The service was exquisite!
- Martha Quimby:
- Why Joseph, I had no idea!
- Mayor Quimby:
- Come on now, you were working here!
- Bart:
- To shut it down now would be twisted,
- Dancing Girls:
- We're the highlights in your hairdo,
- Apu:
- The extra arms on Vishnu,
- Dancing Girls:
- So don't take the
- (Barney opens a Krusty-in-the-box)
- Mob:
- We won't take the
- (Sideshow Mel blows on his slide-whistle)
- Everyone:
- Yes, let's keep the
- (Moe crashes two garbage can lids together)
- In Springfield!
- (Krusty hits his face with a pie, Willie accidentally hits Lenny in the head with a sledgehammer, Wiggum and Comic Book Guy bounce their bellies together, Burns honks the horn on his antique car, Captain McCallister reels in a fish, and Barney burps.)
- Flanders:
- Well, I'm convinced. The house stays!
- Reverend Lovejoy:
- This house is a very, very, very fine house.
Behind the Laughter[edit]
Reverend Lovejoy's line at the end, "This house is a very, very, very fine house" is a reference to opening lyric to Our House by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
It is the fourth track on the album Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons.
"We Put the Spring in Springfield" won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards.[3]
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "Bart After Dark" - Episode – "All Singing, All Dancing"
Album – Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons
References[edit]
Categories:
- Songs
- Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons
- Full cast songs
- Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Emmy nominated songs
- Songs by Homer
- Songs by Krusty
- Songs by Seymour Skinner
- Songs by Grampa
- Songs by Ned
- Songs by Jasper
- Songs by Dan Castellaneta
- Songs by Tress MacNeille
- Songs by Harry Shearer
- Songs by Hank Azaria
- Songs by Maggie Roswell
- Songs by Nancy Cartwright
- Songs by Pamela Hayden
