The Simpsons

January 4, 2014 2:14 PM

The Simpsons theme on acoustic guitar [1:36]
posted by paleyellowwithorange (16 comments total)

the guy on the left is by far the best player
posted by philip-random at 2:38 PM on January 4, 2014 [3 favorites]

[obligatory comment about how acoustic guitar covers were better fifteen years ago during the Golden Age of acoustic guitar covering]
posted by mightygodking at 2:54 PM on January 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

(tries to figure what Bob's Burgers would be in the above metaphor ..like a Polka cover or something/)
posted by The Whelk at 3:03 PM on January 4, 2014

Back to the Future. /chills
posted by obiwanwasabi at 3:11 PM on January 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

Three's Company. /barfs
posted by i_have_a_computer at 3:16 PM on January 4, 2014

the guy on the left is by far the best player

Yeah, totes, the other suck
posted by Mario Speedwagon at 3:19 PM on January 4, 2014

this arrangement (with the swingy big band/circus jig part) was only used for the 138th episode spectacular, right?
posted by triceryclops at 3:24 PM on January 4, 2014 [2 favorites]

Rhapsody in Blue . /Stands in speechless awe
posted by MeanwhileBackAtTheRanch at 3:35 PM on January 4, 2014 [4 favorites]

My wife and I have been ripping through season five all week...she never watched The Simpsons in it's prime. It's still as funny as it was.

Thanks for posting!
posted by glaucon at 3:43 PM on January 4, 2014

Bohemian Rhapsody.
posted by Quonab at 4:20 PM on January 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

I think that's only one guy, filmed three times.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 4:31 PM on January 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

I think that was a joke-random.

(This is actually pretty much better than expected, even though he shortens some stuff at the beginning.)
posted by Namlit at 4:44 PM on January 4, 2014 [1 favorite]

It does what is says on the tin, and yet you STILL won't see the ending coming.
posted by BiggerJ at 5:24 PM on January 4, 2014

What are the chances that triplets would both all be THAT good on acoustic guitar AND want to learn the Simpsons theme? It really does boggle the mind.
posted by nevercalm at 6:06 PM on January 4, 2014

I can't get that poster on the wall out of my mind
posted by blueberry at 9:35 PM on January 4, 2014 [2 favorites]

Can somebody explain that couch gag?
posted by flabdablet at 8:31 AM on January 5, 2014 [1 favorite]