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Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (1920–1971) and Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs. [1]
Homer's satirical song about Upstate New York is a parody of Frank Sinatra's "Theme from New York, New York." When the Mountie picks out a random hockey team for Lisa to become a fan of, he chooses the Ottawa Senators, much to her dismay ("Please not Ottawa, please not Ottawa!"). The Senators finished in last place in the 2018–19 NHL season. [6]
In the episode, Homer is shocked to find classic rock is no longer considered cool. Hoping to look cool for his children, he joins the Hullabalooza music festival as a carnival freak. The episode's title is a play on the Lollapalooza music festival.
"Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens. In 1988, Owens recorded a duet version with country singer Dwight Yoakam, which became one of Yoakam's first No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. The song, which was written by songwriter Homer Joy, was first recorded by Buck Owens in 1972 with little success ...
Homer Simpson sings the song while mimicking hold music in The Simpsons 15th-season episode "Co-Dependents' Day". [citation needed] The KLF referenced the song in the title "Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard", on their 1990 ambient house concept album Chill Out. [citation needed]
During the scenes with Homer re-enacting his childhood for his mother, the song being played is "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon. [6] When Homer is having prints of pictures of his mother made, the song played is "Mother" by John Lennon. Homer's line of "Bless the loom that fruited you" is a reference to Fruit of the Loom. [6]
The title is from the refrain "don't have to live like a refugee" from the 1980 song "Refugee" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. [2] In this episode, Homer is selected to be a referee at the World Cup after Lisa makes a speech saying Homer is her hero. Argentine soccer broadcaster Andrés Cantor guest-stars as himself. The episode received ...
Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide liked Homer's song and the scenes at the ranch but felt the episode is not as good as the series’ best episodes. [6] On Four Finger Discount, Guy Davis and Brendan Dando thought that while the episode was good, the quality compared to earlier seasons was starting to drop. They highlighted the performance by ...