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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| − | |name = A Vote For a Winner | + | |name = "A Vote For a Winner" |
|image = [[File:A Vote For a Winner.png|250px]] | |image = [[File:A Vote For a Winner.png|250px]] | ||
| − | |singers = [[Yeardley Smith]] | + | |singers = [[Yeardley Smith]]<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]<br>[[Pamela Hayden]] |
| − | + | |characters = [[Lisa]]<br>[[Springfield Elementary School students|Students]] | |
| − | |length = | + | |length = 1:05 |
| − | |writer = '''Music | + | |writer = '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Dana Gould]] |
|album = ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]'' | |album = ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]'' | ||
|appearance = "[[The President Wore Pearls]]" | |appearance = "[[The President Wore Pearls]]" | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''A Vote for a Winner''' is | + | |
| + | '''"A Vote for a Winner"''' is a song sung by [[Lisa Simpson]] when she was trying to get the kids of [[Springfield Elementary]] to vote for her for class president. | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
| + | === Episode version === | ||
| + | :'''Lisa:''' | ||
| + | :I'm not that cool, | ||
| + | :I don't wear jeans. | ||
| + | :I've polished an apple or two. | ||
| + | :But every grade that I grubbed, | ||
| + | :I grubbed it for you. | ||
| + | |||
| + | :So call me bookworm, | ||
| + | :But I'll never squirm | ||
| + | :When there's work to be done. | ||
| + | :Yes, I'll take my lunch at my desk | ||
| + | :While you're all outside having fun. | ||
| + | |||
| + | :Don't vote for me, kids of [[Springfield]], | ||
| + | :Unless you want an effective leader. | ||
| + | :I'll talk to teachers, | ||
| + | :I'll handle Skinner, | ||
| + | :A vote for Lisa | ||
| + | :Makes you the winner! | ||
| + | |||
| + | :'''Students:''' | ||
| + | :Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Album version === | ||
:'''Lisa:''' | :'''Lisa:''' | ||
| − | :''And we deserve a French teacher who actually speaks French! ''J'accuse, Monsieur | + | :''And we deserve a French teacher who actually speaks French! ''J'accuse, [[Monsieur Kupferberg]]!'' |
| − | :''' | + | :'''Monsieur Kupferberg:''' |
:''What is she yakkin' about?'' | :''What is she yakkin' about?'' | ||
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:While you're all outside having fun. | :While you're all outside having fun. | ||
| − | :Don't vote for me, kids of | + | :Don't vote for me, kids of Springfield, |
:Unless you want an effective leader. | :Unless you want an effective leader. | ||
:I'll talk to teachers, | :I'll talk to teachers, | ||
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:'''Students:''' | :'''Students:''' | ||
| − | :Vote Lisa! | + | :Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! |
| + | |||
| + | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| + | The song parodies "{{W|Don't Cry for Me Argentina}}" from the musical ''{{W|Evita (musical)|Evita}}''. It is part of the twentieth track on the album ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics in 2004. It lost to the song "Because You are Beautiful" from the TV special ''{{W|V-Day: Until the Violence Stops|World VDAY}}''. | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
*{{ep|The President Wore Pearls}} | *{{ep|The President Wore Pearls}} | ||
| + | *{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vote For a Winner, A}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Vote For a Winner, A}} | ||
| + | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs by Lisa]] | [[Category:Songs by Lisa]] | ||
[[Category:Parody songs]] | [[Category:Parody songs]] | ||
[[Category:Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics Emmy nominated songs]] | [[Category:Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics Emmy nominated songs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs by Yeardley Smith]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs by Nancy Cartwright]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs by Tress MacNeille]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs by Pamela Hayden]] | ||
Revision as of 12:11, October 8, 2019
"A Vote For a Winner"
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Song Information
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"A Vote for a Winner" is a song sung by Lisa Simpson when she was trying to get the kids of Springfield Elementary to vote for her for class president.
Lyrics
Episode version
- Lisa:
- I'm not that cool,
- I don't wear jeans.
- I've polished an apple or two.
- But every grade that I grubbed,
- I grubbed it for you.
- So call me bookworm,
- But I'll never squirm
- When there's work to be done.
- Yes, I'll take my lunch at my desk
- While you're all outside having fun.
- Don't vote for me, kids of Springfield,
- Unless you want an effective leader.
- I'll talk to teachers,
- I'll handle Skinner,
- A vote for Lisa
- Makes you the winner!
- Students:
- Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa!
Album version
- Lisa:
- And we deserve a French teacher who actually speaks French! J'accuse, Monsieur Kupferberg!
- Monsieur Kupferberg:
- What is she yakkin' about?
- Lisa:
- I rest my case.
- Seymour Skinner:
- Nelson, rebuttal?
- Nelson:
- Yo, everyone, it's me, Nelson!
- Students:
- YAAAY! NELSON! NELSON! NELSON! NELSON!
- Lisa:
- I'm not that cool,
- I don't wear jeans.
- I've polished an apple or two.
- But every grade that I grubbed,
- I grubbed it for you.
- So call me bookworm,
- But I'll never squirm
- When there's work to be done.
- Yes, I'll take my lunch at my desk
- While you're all outside having fun.
- Don't vote for me, kids of Springfield,
- Unless you want an effective leader.
- I'll talk to teachers,
- I'll handle Skinner,
- A vote for Lisa
- Makes you the winner!
- Students:
- Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa!
Behind the Laughter
The song parodies "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the musical Evita. It is part of the twentieth track on the album The Simpsons: Testify. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics in 2004. It lost to the song "Because You are Beautiful" from the TV special World VDAY.
