I May Offend People With This One

Again, with the Cartoon songs.

A lot of people were familiar with the fact that The Simpsons created an album, due to the very popular and well received song "Do the Bartman." It was at the height of their initial creative process, and had a few gems, one of which I shared with you previously. Fewer people are familiar with the album from one of their most disliked competitors (and some would say "blatant plagiarists," but that's another argument for another blog), The Family Guy.

Released in 2005, Family Guy, Live In Vegas was a well done album that could not be played on MTV or on any radio stations, due to the rather blue content of the lyrics. The album had such notables as Haylie Duff, Tony Award winners Patti LuPone, and Jason Alexander... who was just off his Cartoon stint as "Duckman." There were no videos made of the event (if there were, the DVD sales would have been through the roof), but the music is awash in classic Broadway styles, from vaudeville to Gershwin, leaving much to the listener's imagination.

The song featured here is aptly titled, "All Cartoons are F$%^ing D!$*s." Spell it out for yourselves. There are a few redeeming factors about the song; The lyrics are clever, touch on a few of the most beloved characters in cartoon history, and musically, the song is well put together. Honestly, a great thing would have been to put this to DVD, since it would have been something fun to watch.

So, have a little fun on this glorious Superbowl Sunday. Take the kids out of the room, unless you are a parent like myself. Then you can giggle when they sing this in front of the Grandparents. A mighty laugh.


-om