A soundtrack so highly anticipated that even Homer would get off the couch to celebrate its arrival, THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY is finally here! Set for release on September 18, 2007 from Shout! Factory, THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY music CD spotlights material culled from award-winning composer Alf Clausen and features the unmistakable voices of America’s most beloved TV family: Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), and Springfield’s various townsfolk (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer). The soundtrack kicks off with Danny Elfman’s unforgettable main title theme, and continues with a collection of the best songs from the last nine seasons of the longest running primetime comedy on TV today. The album arrives just in time to accompany the premiere of Season 19 of THE SIMPSONS on FOX.

Only on THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY can you find a range of great talents from Jackson Browne to “Weird Al” Yankovic, both willing to engage in self-parody that reflects the show’s uncanny irreverence. And then there is David Byrne, who while hearing a list of his vast musical accomplishments, adds with pride “And I used to wrestle under the name ‘El Diablo!’” It is Byrne who helps Homer realize the full odious potential of “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders,” even contributing an extended salsa remix, “No Me Gusta Flanders.” We’re also treated to the lyrical styling of the endearingly homicidal Sideshow Bob (as voiced by Kelsey Grammar) as he reexamines his overwhelming loathing of Bart Simpson on “The Very Reason That I Live.”

THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY puts the music front and center, as the songs featured were mixed specifically for this new album. For the first time, the brilliant re-imagining of Broadway hits Evita, My Fair Lady, and The Sound Of Music can be fully appreciated for all of their satirical nuance. In “My Fair Laddy,” Groundskeeper Willie plays Eliza Doolittle to Lisa’s Henry Higgins, as Willie learns both elocution and manners to the refrain of “What flows from the nose, does not go on my clothes.” And in “Yokel Chords,” Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel and his hillbilly brood take the place of the von Trapp family, with Lisa again playing the role of teacher. In this memorable parody from the most recent season, the Sound Of Music line “I am sixteen going on seventeen” becomes “I have eight teeth, going on seven teeth.” Of course.

Any SIMPSONS fan will no doubt remember Ricky Gervais memorable appearance as the Marge-obsessed Charles Heathbar, who serenades Marge with “Lady,” which spends more time explaining its lyrics (in song) than actually saying anything romantic, with the possible exception of the closing exhortation, “don’t die.”

Now entering its nineteenth season, THE SIMPSONS, a modern cult classic created by Matt Groening, remains one of TV’s most popular programs – in all demographics. The show premiered on FOX as a half-hour comedy series January 14, 1990, and received numerous Emmy® awards for Outstanding Animated Program. Nearly all of the music for this weekly animated half-hour series is composed or arranged by composer Alf Clausen, who has received 2 Emmy® awards and 20 Emmy® nominations for his Simpsons music.

Track Listing:

1. “THE SIMPSONS” MAIN TITLE THEME
2. TESTIFY
3. THE VERY REASON THAT I LIVE (FEATURING KELSEY GRAMMER)
4. HE’S THE MAN (FEATURING SHAWN COLVIN)
5. STRETCH DUDE AND CLOBBER GIRL
6. “THE SIMPSONS” END CREDITS THEME (PERFORMED BY LOS LOBOS)
7. ODE TO BRANSON
8. SOLD SEPARATELY
9. ISLAND OF SIRENS
10. THEY’LL NEVER STOP THE SIMPSONS
11. YOU’RE A BUNCH OF STUFF
12. WHAT DO I THINK OF THE PIE?
13. BABY STINK BREATH
14. TASTES LIKE LIBERTY
15. JELLYFISH
16. HOMER & MARGE (FEATURING “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC)
17. “EVERYBODY HATES NED FLANDERS” (MEDLEY) (FEATURING DAVID BYRNE)
18. I LOVE TO WALK
19. MARJORIE (FEATURING JACKSON BROWNE)
20. “THE PRESIDENT WORE PEARLS” MEDLEY
21. GLOVE SLAP (FEATURING THE B-52S)
22. O PRUNY NIGHT
23. AMERICA (I LOVE THIS COUNTRY)
24. AMERICA RULES
25. WELCOME TO MOE’S
26. WE ARE THE JOCKEYS
27. SONG OF SHELBYVILLE
28. “A STAR IS TORN” MEDLEY
29. WHO WANTS A HAIRCUT? (FEATURING BAHA MEN)
30. “MY FAIR LADDY” MEDLEY
31. SPRINGFIELD BLOWS
32. “KING OF CATS” ITCHY & SCRATCHY MEDLEY
33. LADY (FEATURING RICKY GERVAIS)
34. YOU MAKE ME LAUGH
35. LADY RIFF (FEATURING RICKY GERVAIS)
36. POPPA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
37. “YOKEL CHORDS” MEDLEY

PREVIOUSLY UNAIRED BONUS TRACKS

38. HULLABA LULA (FEATURING KELSEY GRAMMER)
39. SONG OF THE WILD BEASTS
40. DANCING WORKERS’ SONG
41. OLDIES AND NUDIES

Winning a copy of this great CD is simple. All you need to do is leave us a comment and let us know that you’re interested. To win you need to be a resident of the U.S. and provide a valid entry (a comment with valid email). Anyone that has won a contest in the last month is automatically ineligible. The contest ends at MIDNIGHT on November 16, 2007. We will be choosing a winner on November 17, 2007. Please be sure to check back to see who wins as we will need a mailing address to send out the winners CD.

UPDATE: We’ve chosen a winner for this contest. Congratulations MARY SIRLS! Please email us your snail mail address through our contact form so we can send you your Simpson’s DVD!

UPDATE: We’ve chosen a winner - it’s Helen Raley!

Congrats HELEN! Please contact us with your mailing address so we can send you your prize!

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