The Simpsons Song Tournament - SIMPLE TORTURE WINS

[Jorge]

Has anyone? I don't think so.

[stip]

have you ever audibly laughed, stip?

spider pig taught me a lot

[Norah]

yes it is. He's singing the spiderman theme song to a pig he has leaving muddy footprints on the ceiling for no reason. Do I need to draw you a map?

I bet you like Family Guy.

[stip]

for about two seasons

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Trag and me.

[Norah]

simple torture and stip

but the stip/sarge matchup was pretty weak

[Simple Torture]

We'll keep these matches open through noon tomorrow, then have the semifinals over the weekend into Monday. So get your votes in, these are close!

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Dev]

Man, I'm getting killed!

how fortuitous!

[Dev]

Im sorry trag.

Not even an issue. I'm still sour on some of LV's comments last week, and I think D,T is a little too loose with his luv emojis. Verb is disgusting and Dev is a joke. Everyone else rules.

amazing that trag took this as a sincere apology. wow. you're a real drag, trag. suck it.

[epilogue]

Simple Torture
Sarge

[Simple Torture]

Joey tried, but he couldn't push Sarge over the top.

S_T wins 8-5

stip wins 7-6

Will post the semi-finals match-ups soon.

[Simple Torture]

VOTING FOR THE SIMPSONS SONG TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN

CURRENT MATCH-UPS - SEMIFINALS (teams under spoiler tag)

Match E: doug rr vs. EJ

Spoiler: show

doug rr
"Dr. Zaius" peformed by Troy McClure and Apes
Flinstones Theme Parody performed by Homer
"The Garbage Man Can" performed by Homer and Ensemble
Cool performed by Homer and Grandpa
"Saxamaphone" performed by Homer
"Send in the Clowns" performed by Krusty and Sideshow Mel

EJ
"The Monorail Song" by Lyle Lanley and Residents of Springfield
The S-M-R-T song performed by Homer
"Nah Nah Nah Leader" performed by The Moventarian Cult
"Da Da Da Da Da Da" performed by Homer
"Hail to the Bus Driver" performed by Ralph Wiggum
"My Ding-a-Ling" performed by Talent Show Kid

Match F: Simple Torture vs. stip

Spoiler: show

Simple Torture
"Who Needs the Qwik-E-Mart?" performed by Apu and The Simpsons
"Can I Borrow A Feeling?" performed by Kurt Van Houten
"Flaming Moe's" performed by Kipp Lennon
"There's a Kind of Hush" performed by Lenny
"The Mediocre Presidents" performed by Springfield Elementary Students
"Happy Birthday, Mr. Smithers" performed by Mr. Burns

stip
"Talkin' Softball" performed by Terry Cashman
"Canyonero" performed by Hank Williams, Jr.
"Cut Every Corner" performed by Sharry Bobbins
"Spider Pig" performed by Homer Simpson
"Lisa It's Your Birthday" performed by Bart Simpson and Leon Kompowsky
"The Amendment Song" performed by The Amendment to Be

Schedule

Quarterfinals 1 Winners: doug rr & EJ
Quarterfinals 2 Winners: Simple Torture & stip
2/19-2/22, Semifinals: Matches E & F (E= A&B winners, F=C&D winners)
2/23-2/26, Finals: Match G (E&F winners)

Reminders: only vote once, and don't go back and change your vote, it may have already been tabulated. In case of ties, we'll extend rounds.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Simple Torture]

"Monorail" is pretty underwhelming until the great punchline.

It's always interesting to see how people vote differently in tournaments like this. I always take context into account--that is, I'm not just voting for the song, but for what happens around the song, too, when it's appropriate--and I love the Monorail Song not just for its clever lyrics, but for how it plays on the insecurities, obsessions, and desires of every resident of Springfield to have its ultimate effect on them. And the gags do work, too, like how Lanley's smooth, snake-oil delivery is paired with Patti and Selma's gravely voices, but the song doesn't lose steam. It's just perfect.

[epilogue]

Doug
ST

[stip]

Good match, sarge

[LoathedVermin72]

Doug
ST

[Norah]

doug and st

[doug rr]

me and st