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... and the "FLY-WOMAN"

Who is the character in the wall? And the voice? More about this obscure reference, please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.19.19.222 (talk) 21:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What Irish song does Barney sing in the men's room Goddammit!

That was the Irish Lullaby. I was fortunate to spend the day with The Perfect Gentlemen, a barbershop quartet from the States. Three of them sing as the Dapper Dans, and it so happened that those three also sang on this episode. According to Dan (I forget his surname, he was the baritone), he provided all of the Barney and Homer singing voices, with the exception of the Irish Lullaby. I'm not sure how to reference this in the article, as I don't suppose "Straight from the Horses Mouth" really counts... StephenBuxton 07:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC) I think another editor has answered this with the Toora Loora reference added under other pop ref ;) DDB 11:53, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What about the Comedian Harmonists?

I always saw this episode as a combination reference to the Beatles but also Comedian Harmonists (and the 1997 film) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.88.239.4 (talk) 15:33, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a reference for that? Gary King (talk) 17:19, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would have been difficult for an episode broadcast in 1993 to reference a 1997 film. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:10, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Storyline Continuity Error

I'm going to add the fact that Santa's little helper was present when Lisa was only a baby, however Santa's Little Helper didn't arrive until the original episode (Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire) McDanger 08:31, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like to add a continuity issue: The group first performs at the church- where on the sign outside it reads "The Be Sharps" BUT the group has yet to be named!!Mrohsosexy (talk) 19:03, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Jordan sings

As I mentioned in an earlier section, I was fortunate to spend a day with the American quartet The Perfect Gentlemen, three of whom where also part of The Dapper Dans, and it was those three (with one other) who sang on this episode. I know that Dan Jordan sang as Homer and co, as he told me so (but I sadly cannot find any material back-up for it), and he also told me that Dan Castlenetta did the Irish Lullaby singing. Can anyone suggest how I can add my conversation as a citation, so it doesn't get deleted as OR? Or would this conversation still count as OR? StephenBuxton 08:22, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think who provided the singing voices is an out-of-universe piece of information worthy of being included. I just saw that your addition was removed; can the remover discuss so we don't get into an edit war? Kweeket 17:23, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've put a request on the User's page to come over and justify. I should clarify something though - my converstation with Dan Jordan only covered what he had and Dan Cassallaneta had sung. There was another statement in that paragraph about someone else singing that I was not verified in that conversation. In other words, of the paragraph:

The famous Disneyland barbershop quartet, the Dapper Dans, provided the singing voices for the Be Sharps. In the beginning of the episode, only Hank Azaria's voice is present as Chief Wiggum. Occasionally, Harry Shearer is heard providing Principal Skinner's bass vocals. Aside from Grandpa Simpson audition, the only time Dan Castellaneta sang is as Barney singing the Irish Lullaby in the toilet. All the other times his characters' are singing, their voices are provided by Dan Jordan, the baritone in the Dapper Dans.

... I cannot say for certain that the parts in itallics are correct.

All sources must be easily verifiable and as you might have guessed, the vast majority of us to not have easy access to Disneyland so that we can ask ourselves. In other words, word of mouth fails WP:RS, WP:V and WP:OR. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 14:24, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Another Continuity error

thumb|right|800px|1)Church with future name...2)Proof of earlier (wiggum)...3)Time and scene when name is created I just watched the episode again, and noticed before it shows the group singing in the church, the sign in front of the church calls them "The Be Sharps", although they did not have that name until later.

We know that scene takes place before the naming, because Cheif Wiggum is in the group. Crazydog115 (talk) 16:01, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rooftop Scene

Just read the wiki-article http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Barbershop_music and thought this scene is a homage to this story:

Barbershop Harmony Society Main article: Barbershop Harmony Society

The revision of a cappella singing was taken up again when a tax lawyer named Owen C. Cash decided that for the art to die out would be a shame. He garnered support from an investment banker called Rupert I. Hall. Both came from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cash was a true partisan of quartet singing who advertised the fact that he did not want a cappella to fall by the wayside. A meeting was called and at 6.30 pm on Monday, April 11, 1938, 26 men gathered on the roof garden of the Tulsa Club in the Alvi Hotel. They eventually burst into four part harmony singing. The police were called and had to ask the participants to "keep it down." The sound of their singing had reached ground level and all traffic stopped to listen, wondering where the harmonic sound was coming from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.14.31.248 (talk) 10:03, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Barbershop Quartet in this episode was directly influenced by The Beatles, and there are some obvious evidence to support this. The rooftop performance in this evidence relates to The Beatles' same performance on a rooftop; what you mentioned could have influenced The Beatles to do that, however. But, you'll need a reliable source to support this before we can add it to the article (it would have to go in the The Beatles article somewhere, not here though.) Gary King (talk) 20:44, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dark Side of The Moon

When bart and lisa are browsing at LP's, you can see Pink Floyds The Dark Side Of The \Moon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.206.68.25 (talk) 23:22, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Production Code

In the list section of the main article the production codes of episode one and two of this season are exchanged to the codes in the articles to the episodes. Which one is right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.243.63.245 (talk) 18:53, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

B Sharp

Anyone note that there is no such note in the usual musical scale? :) AMCKen (talk) 03:54, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(There is no black key on a piano for B♯, but there absolutely is such a note - usually resolving to C. See sharp (music).) Hoof Hearted (talk) 18:11, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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