Thursday, May 24, 2012

Spurgeon's General Warning: Musical Guests on The Simpsons, in Order

Posted by on Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:03 PM

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Below you will find a (hopefully) comprehensive listing of every musical guest to make an appearance on The Simpsons to date, in descending order of funniness. The ranking is not up for debate, so don’t even start with me. I apologize in advance for terrible, terrible quality of the video clips. Did you know Clarence Clemons was on the show? Neither did I, until this exercise! I’m learnding.

No. 73 through No. 42 (Those I Have No Memory of; Unfunny; End Credits)

Fantasia Barrino, Ted Nugent, Flight of the Conchords, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova (cannot believe these people were ever a thing), Kid Rock and Joe C., Blink 182, Elton John and Lady Gaga, Shawn Colvin, Katy Perry, Ludacris, The Tiger Lilies, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Fall Out Boy, Metallica, Los Lobos, Mandy Moore, Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson, Dixie Chicks, Weird Al Yankovic, NRBQ, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Britney Spears, Green Day, Coldplay, Little Richard, Phish (so dumb), Placido Domingo, The B-52s


No. 41: Paul Anka

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No. 40: 'N Sync

Feel old! This episode aired 11 years ago.


No. 39: David Byrne

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No. 38: The Who

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No. 37: Hank Williams Jr.


No. 36 through No. 31: Elvis Costello/Tom Petty/Keith Richards/Mick Jagger/Lenny Kravitz/Brian Setzer

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No. 30: Cyndi Lauper

Lauper herself isn't terribly funny, but this clip is a good summary of how I feel about baseball.


No. 29: David Crosby

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No. 28: The White Stripes


No. 27: Sting

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No. 26: 50 Cent


No. 25: The Moody Blues


No. 24: Aerosmith

This one is good because the animation looks nothing like Steven Tyler, but still somehow looks exactly like Steven Tyler. I hate Steven Tyler.


No. 23: U2

(¡En Español!)


No. 22: Johnny Cash


No. 21: Clarence Clemons

(Voiceover beginning at 1:18.)


No. 20: REM

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"Michael, no! That's not the REM way."


No. 19: Spinal Tap


No. 18: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson only performed the dialogue. An impersonator sang the songs. But you knew that.


No. 17: Tito Puente


No. 16: Bette Midler


No. 15: James Brown


Nos. 14 and 13: Paul and Linda McCartney


No. 12: Tony Bennett

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"Nutty, cuckoo, super-king."


No. 11: Linda Ronstadt

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No. 10 through No. 7: Peter Frampton/Cypress Hill/Sonic Youth/Smashing Pumpkins

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No. 6: Red Hot Chili Peppers


No. 5: Ringo Starr

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"Forgive the lateness of my reply."


No. 4: Tom Jones

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I'm pretty irritated that I couldn't find even a halfway decent clip to present. Mr. Burns kidnapped Tom Jones as a present to Marge, and Smithers held a gun to his back. That's hilarious.


No. 3: George Harrison


No. 2: Barry White


No. 1: The Ramones

I just worked my way down from this clip. ALWAYS FUNNY.

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