‘The Simpsons’: 15 notable musical guest appearances
Beginning Thursday, August 22, FXX will air all 552 episodes of "The Simpsons" consecutively. The epic marathon kicks off with the pilot at 8 a.m. and runs a staggering 12 days through Labor Day on Sept. 1.Throughout its 25 years, "The Simpsons" has had more than a handful of notable musical guest appearances, and we thought we'd highlight a few of our favorites:
- Ringo Starr: “Brush with Greatness” Season 2, Episode 18
- George Harrison: "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" S5 E1
- The Ramones: “Rosebud” S5 E4
- Paul McCartney: “Lisa the Vegetarian” S7 E5
- James Brown: “Bart’s Inner Child” S5 E7
- Sonic Youth: “Homerpalooza” S7 E24
- Johnny Cash (Voice of Coyote ): “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” S8 E9
- Hank Williams Jr. (Sings “Canyonero!”): “The Last Temptation of Krust” S9 E15
- Yo La Tengo (music during intro): “D’oh-in in the Wind” S10 E6
- Elvis Costello: “Weekend at Brunsie’s” S13 E21
- David Byrne: “Dude, Where’s My Ranch?” S14 E18
- The White Stripes: “Jazzy and the Pussycats” S18 E02
- Colin Meloy (The Decemberists): The Day the Earth Stood Cool” S24 E7
- Tom Waits (As Lloyd): “Homer Goes to Prep School” S24 E9
- Sigur Rós: “The Saga of Carl” S24 E21
Check out the full episode schedule to catch your favorites. And get prepared with this story from NPR.
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