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- Date Released: September 18, 2007
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: TV Soundtracks
- Label: Shout! Factory
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The Simpsons: Testify is the third collection of original songs and music from the television series, covering music heard on the series' tenth through 18th seasons. It takes its title from a gospel number from the 2000 episode "Faith Off," and there are a few other church-inspired numbers, including the Christian country-rock jibe "He's the Man" with Shawn Colvin on vocals, but this is hardly a theme collection. Like any average episode of The Simpsons, Testify hops all over the place, flitting from style to style, all illustrating composer/conductor Alf Clausen's uncanny ability to simultaneously pay homage and parody. If there are no outright classics along the lines of "Monorail" here, there's a bunch to enjoy, including the Sinatra swipe "Jellyfish," the medley "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders," and "They'll Never Stop the Simpsons," a sly parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire." Also, there are several big-name cameos here -- Los Lobos doing the end credits, Weird Al singing the "Jack & Diane" parody "Homer & Marge," David Byrne sitting in on "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders," Baha Men doing their one hit as "Who Wants a Haircut," Jackson Browne on "Marjorie," the B-52's on "Glove Slap," Shawn Colvin on "He's the Man," and two Ricky Gervais numbers -- which are merely icing on the cake here, just as they are on the show. When it comes right down to it, Testify is only necessary for hardcore Simpsons fans, but they will surely find this worth the time.
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| 01. |  |
"The Simpsons" Main Title Theme
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1:21 |
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| 02. | |
Testify
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1:40 |
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| 03. | |
The Very Reason That I Live
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2:27 |
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| 04. | |
He's The Man (Featuring Shawn Colvin)
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2:00 |
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| 05. |
Stretch Dude And Clobber Girl
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0:44 |
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| 06. |
"The Simpsons" End Credits Theme (Performed By Los Lobos)
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0:40 |
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| 07. | |
Ode To Branson
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1:59 |
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| 08. |
Sold Separately
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0:45 |
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| 09. | |
Island Of Sirens
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0:51 |
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| 10. | |
They'll Never Stop The Simpsons
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1:15 |
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| 11. | |
You're A Bunch Of Stuff
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1:49 |
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| 12. |
What Do I Think Of The Pie?
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0:37 |
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| 13. |
Baby Stink Breath
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0:29 |
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| 14. | |
Tastes Like Liberty
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1:12 |
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| 15. | |
Jellyfish
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1:38 |
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| 16. | |
Homer & Marge (Featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic)
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1:47 |
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| 17. | |
Everybody Hates Ned Flanders (Medley)
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4:09 |
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| 18. | |
I Love To Walk
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1:25 |
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| 19. | |
Marjorie (Featuring Jackson Browne)
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2:17 |
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| 20. | |
"The President Wore Pearls" Medley
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5:59 |
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| 21. | |
Glove Slap (Featuring The B-52s)
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1:22 |
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| 22. |
O Pruny Night
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0:45 |
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| 23. | |
America (I Love This Country)
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1:05 |
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| 24. | |
America Rules
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1:23 |
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| 25. | |
Welcome To Moe's
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1:15 |
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| 26. | |
We Are The Jockeys
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1:34 |
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| 27. | |
Song Of Shelbyville
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1:08 |
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| 28. | |
"A Star Is Torn" Medley
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4:29 |
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| 29. | |
Who Wants A Haircut? (Featuring Baha Men)
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1:05 |
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| 30. | |
"My Fair Laddy" Medley
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6:23 |
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| 31. |
Springfield Blows
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0:34 |
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| 32. | |
"King Of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy Medley
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3:39 |
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| 33. | |
Lady
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1:34 |
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| 34. |
You Make Me Laugh
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0:25 |
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| 35. |
Lady Riff (Featuring Ricky Gervais)
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0:34 |
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Poppa, Can You Hear Me?
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0:48 |
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| 37. | |
"Yokel Chords" Medley
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3:50 |
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| 38. | |
Hullaba Lula
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0:50 |
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| 39. | |
Song Of The Wild Beasts
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0:50 |
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Dancing Workers' Song
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1:14 |
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| 41. | |
Oldies And Nudies
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1:13 |
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41 Total Tracks, 71:04 Total Length
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Credits
- Jackson Browne - Performer // David Byrne - Performer // David Byrne - Performer // Shawn Colvin - Performer // Robert Kraft - Executive in Charge of Music // Steve Kujala - Woodwind // Ralph Grierson - Keyboards // Marilyn Baker - Viola // Richard Todd - French Horn // Kelsey Grammer - Performer // Murray Adler - Violin // Murray Adler - Concert Master // Murray Adler - Contractor // Dale Anderson - Percussion // Israel Baker - Violin // Chuck Berghofer - Bass // Charlie Bisharat - Violin // Charles Boito - Woodwind // Bobby Bruce - Violin // Jodi Burnett - Cello // Amick Byram - Vocals // Amick Byram - Performer // Lee Callet - Woodwind // Alvin Chea - Vocals // Jon Clarke - Woodwind // Larry Corbett - Cello // Randy Crenshaw - Vocals // Randy Crenshaw - Performer // Isabelle Daskoff - Violin // Donna Davidson - Vocals // Louise Di Tullio - Woodwind // Brian Dembow - Viola // Joel Derouin - Violin // Harold Dicterow - Violin // George Doering - Guitar // Assa Drori - Violin // Arni Egilsson - Bass // Arni Egilsson - Bass // Arni Egilsson - Bass // Arni Egilsson - Bass // Dennis Farias - Trumpet // Roger Freeland - Vocals // David Frisina - Violin // Armen Garabedian - Violin // Berj Garabedian - Violin // Pamela Gates - Violin // Gene Morford - Vocals // Dominic Genova - Bass // Jim Gilstrap - Vocals // Jim Gilstrap - Performer // Pamela Goldsmith - Viola // Harris Goldman - Violin // John Goux - Guitar // Endre Granat - Violin // Gary Grant - Trumpet // Gary Gray - Woodwind // Jules "Stix" Greenberg - Percussion // Susan Greenberg - Woodwind // Terry Harrington - Sax (Baritone) // Terry Harrington - Soloist // Gary Herbig - Woodwind // Jerry Hey - Trumpet // Dan Higgins - Woodwind // Ralph Humphrey - Percussion // Clydene Jackson - Vocals // John Thomas Johnson - Tuba // Alan Kaplan - Trombone // Peter Kent - Violin // Peter Kent - Concert Master // Myra Kestenbaum - Viola // Jerome Kessler - Cello // Katie Kirkpatrick - Harp // Ray Kramer - Cello // Bernard Kundell - Violin // Janet Lakatos - Viola // Rick Logan - Vocals // Rick Logan - Performer // Warren Luening - Trumpet // Tress MacNeille - Performer // Michael Markman - Violin // Gordon Marron Strings - Violin // Gene Merlino - Vocals // Gene Merlino - Performer // Jorge Moraga - Viola // Carole Mukogawa - Viola // Ira Nepus - Trombone // Don Palmer - Violin // Claudia Parducci - Violin // Joel Peskin - Woodwind // Darryl Phinnessee - Vocals // Morris Repass - Trombone // Rick Riccio - Engineer // Rick Riccio - Performer // Rick Riccio - Editing // Rick Riccio - Digital Mixing // Gale Robinson - French Horn // Meyer Rubin - Contractor // Mike Rubin - Contractor // Richard Ruttenberg - Keyboards // Carl Saunders - Trumpet // Carl Saunders - Trumpet // Danny Seidenberg - Viola // Richard Shaw - Bass // Harry Shirinian - Viola // Neil Stubenhaus - Bass // Sally Stevens - Vocals // Sally Stevens - Performer // Sally Stevens - Vocal Contractor // Rob Summers - Trumpet // Joel Timm - Woodwind // Raymond Tischer - Viola // Carmen Twillie - Vocals // John VanHouten - Trombone // Alan Vavrin - Percussion // Brad Warnaar - French Horn // Dorothy Wade - Violin // Randy Waldman - Keyboards // Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals // Oren Waters - Vocals // Oren Waters - Performer // Ann White - Vocals // Jerry Whitman - Vocals // John Wittenberg - Violin // John Yoakum - Woodwind // Tibor Zelig - Violin // Robert Zimmitti - Percussion // Mihail Zinovyev - Viola // Vincent DeRosa - French Horn // Harry Shearer - Performer // Gayle Levant - Harp // Robert H. Carr - Woodwind // Carol Farhat - Music Production Supervisor // Jon Lewis - Trumpet // David Riddles - Woodwind // Andrew Shulman - Cello // Waters, Julia - Vocals // Alf Clausen - Arranger // Alf Clausen - Conductor // Alf Clausen - Vocals // Alf Clausen - Liner Notes // Alf Clausen - Orchestration // Alf Clausen - Adaptation // Alf Clausen - Compilation Producer // Alf Clausen - Original Recording Producer // Archie Levin - Viola // Niki Magee - Violin // Brad Dechter - Orchestration // Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger - Banjo // Mark Chalecki - Mastering // Russi Taylor - Performer // William Reichenbach - Trombone // Bob Joyce - Vocals // Bob Joyce - Performer // Lou McCreary - Trombone // Hank Azaria - Performer // Bob Beecher - Music Editor // Steve Buscemi - Performer // Antonia Coffman - Show Consultant // Robert L. Emmer - Executive Producer // Julie Kavner - Performer // Timothy Landauer - Cello // Bobby Mackston - Dialogue Editor // Calabria McChesney - Violin // Jacquie Perryman - ? // Michael Watts - Keyboards // Matt Groening - Artwork // Ardell Hake - Sound Consultant // Dell Hake - Orchestration // Chris Ledesma - Associate Producer // Chris Ledesma - Supervising Music Editor // Steven Gordon - Viola // Timothy May - Guitar // Michael Horner - Project Consultant // Travis Powers - Sound Effects // John Tempereau - Project Consultant // Dan Castellaneta - Performer // Nancy Cartwright - Performer // Yeardley Smith - Performer // Michael Lang - Keyboards // Emily Johnson - Art Supervisor // Emily Johnson - Package Supervision // Scott Clausen - Keyboards // Scott Clausen - Orchestration // Larry Hall - Trumpet // Songa Lee - Violin // Nicholas Harper - Vocals // Aaron Page - Vocals // Emily Charouhas - Vocals // Chelsea Di Blasi - Vocals // Ricky Gervais - Performer // Michael Mathews - Cello // Derek Dressler - Executive Producer // Jeff Palo - Producer // Thomas Boyd - Woodwind // Raymond Kelley - Cello // Victoria Lanier - Violin // John D Mitchell - Woodwind // Kate Mercier De Vriend - Editorial Supervision // Mark Campbell - Vocals // Karolina Naziemiec - Viola // James Atkinson - French Horn
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