A Star Is Torn (Medley)

"A Star Is Torn (Medley)"

Song Information Singers: Dan Castellaneta Yeardley Smith Harry Shearer Tress MacNeille Hank Azaria Characters: Homer Simpson Lisa Simpson Sideshow Mel Lenny Leonard Krusty the Clown Cameron Carl Carlson Length: 4:31 Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen Lyrics: Carolyn Omine Album: The Simpsons: Testify

"A Star Is Torn (Medley)" is a track from The Simpsons: Testify. It is the twenty-eighth track on the album and consists of the songs "I'm Talkin' Springfield", "My Kitty Died", "Always My Dad" and "Privileged Boy" from the episode "A Star Is Torn".

Lyrics

I'm Talking' Springfield

Homer:

Here you go, honey. Sing this.

Lisa:

How did you write a song so quickly?

Homer:

Much of the tune is plagiarized. Now go, go, go!

Lisa:

I've been to Paris and London,

And Tokyo town,

But one crazy 'berg,

Has 'em all beat hands down.

Sideshow Mel:

Jacksonville?

Lisa:

I'm talkin' Springfield!

You can buy chimichangas.

Talkin' Springfield!

The chicks with fake gazongas?

There's tires on fire,

A guy named Apu,

And Skinner and Grampa,

And old Disco Stu.

Did I forget to mention you?

Lenny:

"You"? That's me!

Lisa:

I'm talkin' Springfield,

Where nobody sucks!

...Except for Flanders...

[cheers and applause]

Krusty:

Aaaah! I get it, I get it! She's good! Looks like they love ya, kid. And the audience is always right! I wish I could say the same about my stockbroker.

My Kitty Died

Homer:

Don't worry, honey. The song I wrote you is so shmaltzy, it'll make "Moon River" sound like a farting orangutan!

Lisa [sadly]:

My kitty died

On Christmas Eve.

Daddy told me to be brave.

But instead of singing carols,

I was digging Snowball's grave.

[everyone sobs]

Lenny:

Oh God, I miss Lisa's cat so much.

Always My Dad

Krusty:

This is our final night. Thirty contestants have already fallen through our Buzz Cola trap door.

[kids make agonized moans]

Krusty:

Hey! You're supposed to clean this out every night! Whaddaya mean, talk to your shop steward? Eh. Now let's welcome the first of our two finalists... Lisa Simpson!

Lisa:

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make. I didn't have my usual songwriter tonight, so I took a stab at writing my own song. Something that expresses what's really in my heart. Bernie, if you please.

I'm in the final two,

I should be happy.

But all I want to do,

Is spend more time,

With my pappy.

Now that you're gone, Dad,

I miss you so much.

And your threats against teamsters,

And techies and such.

Your management style,

Is like Attila the Hun.

You were vicious, malicious,

But you got the job done.

I'm sorry I hurt you,

Now please don't be sad.

You're no longer my coach,

But you're always my dad.

[audience cheers and applauds]

Krusty:

Even the Applause-O-Meter is crying. Oh God, that's battery acid! Oh, ooh, oww!

Privileged Boy

Homer:

Look, Cameron's about to sing the song I wrote for him! [chuckles] He's about to learn the most important lesson in the music business: Don't trust people in the music business.

Cameron:

I'm a privileged boy,

It's great, I gotta tell ya!

Privileged boy,

My dad can buy and sell ya!

It really doesn't matter,

That you're on the list in front of me,

I'm gonna get your table,

'Cuz I always tip the maitre d'.

And then I'll go to Yale,

Because I am a legacy!

I'm better than you!

[audience boos]

Carl:

You suck, Johnny Rainbow!

Lenny:

I believed in you!

Appearances

• Album – The Simpsons: Testify

The Simpsons: Testify
The Simpsons Theme • Testify • The Very Reason That I Live • He's the Man • Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl • "The Simpsons" End Credits Theme • Ode to Branson • Sold Separately • Island of Sirens • They'll Never Stop the Simpsons • You're a Bunch of Stuff • What Do I Think of the Pie • Baby Stink Breath • Tastes Like Liberty • Jellyfish • Homer & Marge • Everybody Hates Ned Flanders (Medley) (Christmas in December • Flanders Is His Name • Everybody Hates Ned Flanders • Everybody Hates Ned Flanders (William Shatner's version) • El Hombre Estupido) • I Love to Walk • Marjorie • The President Wore Pearls (Medley) (A Vote for a Winner • I Am Their Queen • Skinner's Evil Plan • A Tango Takes Two • Smart Girl Six Three • The President Wore Pearls End Credits Medley) • Glove Slap • O Pruny Night • America (I Love This Country) • America Rules • Welcome to Moe's • We Are the Jockeys • Song of Shelbyville • A Star Is Torn (Medley) (I'm Talkin' Springfield • My Kitty Died • Always My Dad • Privileged Boy) • Who Wants a Haircut? • My Fair Laddy (Medley) Adequate • Not On My Clothes • Blue Pants Mornin' • Indoors All Night • Longing for the Shack • My Fair Laddy End Credits Medley) • Springfield Blows • "King of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy Medley (Tune-Up • King of Cats Opening • Two Days, Two Circles • Slices of Life • It's Symbiotic • Knives Finale) • Lady • You Make Me Laugh • Lady Riff • Papa, Can You Hear Me? • Yokel Chords (Medley) (Oh, How Do We? • Motivate Them • Cultural Things Experience • Moonshine Drinkers) • Hullaba Lula • Song of the Wild Beasts • Dancing Workers Song • Oldies and Nudies