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Difference between revisions of "The Day the Violence Died (Medley)"

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'''The Amendment Song''' It is briefly shown as a replacement for [[Itchy & Scratchy]] on ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show]]''.  
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|singers = [[Nancy Cartwright]]<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]<br>[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>The Cast<br>[[Jack Sheldon]]
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|characters =[[Lisa]]<br>[[Bart]]<br>[[Krusty]]<br>[[Amendment To Be]]<br>Congressman<br>Kid
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|length = 1:50
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|writer = [[John Swartzwelder]]<br>[[Alf Clausen]]
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|album = ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''
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|appearance = "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"
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'''The Day the Violence Died (Medley)''' is a song by [[Lisa]], [[Bart]], [[Krusty]], [[Amendment To Be]], Congressman, and Kid. It's the eleventh track on the album [[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]. The track is a medley of the songs ''[[#Not Jazz Chor, but Sad Chor|Not Jazz Chor, but Sad Chor]] (0:16)'' and ''[[#The Amendment Song|The Amendment Song]] (1:32)''. It is a parody of ''{{w|Schoolhouse Rock}}'' song "I'm Just a Bill". The lyrics were written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and the music by [[Alf Clausen]].
  
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
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===Not Jazz Chor, but Sad Chor===
 
:'''[[Krusty]]''':
 
:'''[[Krusty]]''':
 
:''Well, Itchy & Scratchy are gone. But here's a cartoon that tries to make learning fun. (laughs and then groans) Sorry about this kids, but we have some real good toy commercials coming up. I swear!''
 
:''Well, Itchy & Scratchy are gone. But here's a cartoon that tries to make learning fun. (laughs and then groans) Sorry about this kids, but we have some real good toy commercials coming up. I swear!''
  
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=== The Amendment Song===
 
:'''Kid''':
 
:'''Kid''':
 
:''Hey, who left all this garbage on the steps of congress?''
 
:''Hey, who left all this garbage on the steps of congress?''
  
:'''Amendment''':
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:'''[[Amendment To Be]]''':
 
:''I'm not garbage''.
 
:''I'm not garbage''.
 
:I'm an Amendment-to-Be,
 
:I'm an Amendment-to-Be,
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It is a parody of the popular ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' song "I'm Just a Bill", even going so far as using the original singer, [[Jack Sheldon]]. The lyrics were written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and the music by [[Alf Clausen]]. It is the eleventh track on the album ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''.
 
  
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Revision as of 14:40, November 27, 2012

"The Day the Violence Died (Medley)"
Song Information
Singers: Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Dan Castellaneta
The Cast
Jack Sheldon
Characters: Lisa
Bart
Krusty
Amendment To Be
Congressman
Kid
Length: 1:50
Writer(s): John Swartzwelder
Alf Clausen
Album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Appearance(s): "A Streetcar Named Marge"

The Day the Violence Died (Medley) is a song by Lisa, Bart, Krusty, Amendment To Be, Congressman, and Kid. It's the eleventh track on the album Songs in the Key of Springfield. The track is a medley of the songs Not Jazz Chor, but Sad Chor (0:16) and The Amendment Song (1:32). It is a parody of Schoolhouse Rock song "I'm Just a Bill". The lyrics were written by John Swartzwelder and the music by Alf Clausen.

Lyrics

Not Jazz Chor, but Sad Chor

Krusty:
Well, Itchy & Scratchy are gone. But here's a cartoon that tries to make learning fun. (laughs and then groans) Sorry about this kids, but we have some real good toy commercials coming up. I swear!

The Amendment Song

Kid:
Hey, who left all this garbage on the steps of congress?
Amendment To Be:
I'm not garbage.
I'm an Amendment-to-Be,
Yes, an Amendment-to-Be,
And I'm hopin' that they'll ratify me.
There's a lot of flag burners
Who have got too much freedom,
I wanna make it legal
For policemen to beat 'em.
'Cos there's limits to our liberties,
Least I hope and pray that there are,
'Cos those liberal freaks go too far.
Kid:
Why can't we just make a law against flag burning?
Amendment:
Because that law would be unconstitutional. But if we change the Constitution—
Kid:
Then we could make all sorts of crazy laws.
Amendment:
Now you're catching on.
Bart:
What the hell is this?
Lisa:
It's one of those campy '70s throwbacks that appeals to Generation X-ers.
Bart:
We need another Vietnam, then out their ranks a little.
Kid:
What if people say you're not good enough to be in the Constitution?
Amendment:
Then I'll crush all opposition to me,
And I'll make Ted Kennedy pay.
If he fights back, I'll say that he's gay.
Congressman:
Great news, Amendment! They ratified ya! You're in the U.S. Constitution!
Amendment:
Oh yeah! Doors open, boys!
(various amendments storm the steps of congress whooping, cheering and bringing guns and bombs)
Lisa:
So it's true! Some cartoons do encourage violence! (hits Bart)
Bart:
Ow!

Appearances