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{{Song
'''Motivate Them''' is a song sung by [[Lisa]] in the episode [[Yokel Chords]].  It is a parody of the title song from the musical ''The Sound of Music'', while Lisa's performance of it is more of a parody of Julie Andrews' version of it from the movie.  The music was written by [[Alf Clausen]] and the lyrics by [[Michael Price]].  It is part of the thirty-seventh track on the album [[The Simpsons: Testify]].
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|name = "Motivate Them"
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|image = [[File:Motivate Them.png|250px]]
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|singers = [[Yeardley Smith]]
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|characters = [[Lisa Simpson]]
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|length = 0:16
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|writer = '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Michael Price]]
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|album = ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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|appearance = "[[Yokel Chords]]"
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'''"Motivate Them"''' is a song sung by [[Lisa]].
  
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
:'''Lisa''':
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:The hillbilly tykes,
:''You asked to see me?''
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:Will become my tutees.
 
 
:'''[[Seymour Skinner]]''':
 
:''Lisa, would you consider tutoring [[Cletus]]'s children?''
 
 
 
:'''[[Superintendent Chalmers]]''':
 
:''You'll be happy, they'll be happy, and I can go home and enjoy some delicious fondue.''
 
  
:'''Seymour Skinner''':
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== Behind the Laughter ==
:''Made with...fondue set I bought you for Christmas?''
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It is a parody of the song "{{W2|The Sound of Music|song}}" from the musical ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. It is part the "[[Yokel Chords (Medley)]]" track on the album ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''.
  
:'''Superintendent Chalmers''':
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Although mountains have frequently been shown near [[Springfield]] and the show takes place in the [[United States]], the mountains in the background are exactly alike to the Alps, including the {{W|Watzmann}}, as seen in opening song of the 1965 movie which primarily shot in and around {{W|Salzburg}}, [[Austria]].
:''No. So what do you say, Lisa?''
 
  
:'''Lisa''':
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== Appearances ==
:''Me?  A tutor.''
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*{{ep|Yokel Chords}}
 
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
:The hillbilly tykes
 
:Will become my tutees.
 
:''(slips and falls)''
 
  
:'''Cletus''':
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{{The Simpsons Testify}}
:''Hey, kids, the plow mule done burst a girl critter!''
 
  
[[Category:Songs]]
 
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Lisa]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Lisa]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Yeardley Smith]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Yeardley Smith]]
[[Category:Songs by Hank Azaria]]
 

Latest revision as of 06:39, April 30, 2024

"Motivate Them"
Motivate Them.png
Song Information
Singers: Yeardley Smith
Characters: Lisa Simpson
Length: 0:16
Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen
Lyrics: Michael Price
Album: The Simpsons: Testify
Appearance(s): "Yokel Chords"

"Motivate Them" is a song sung by Lisa.

Lyrics[edit]

The hillbilly tykes,
Will become my tutees.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

It is a parody of the song "The Sound of Music" from the musical The Sound of Music. It is part the "Yokel Chords (Medley)" track on the album The Simpsons: Testify.

Although mountains have frequently been shown near Springfield and the show takes place in the United States, the mountains in the background are exactly alike to the Alps, including the Watzmann, as seen in opening song of the 1965 movie which primarily shot in and around Salzburg, Austria.

Appearances[edit]