Homer's Barbershop Quartet/References - Revision history

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 *The shot of the band listening to Barney and [[Kako|his new Japanese conceptual artist girlfriend]]'s new song ''[[Number 8]]'' (itself a parody of the Beatles' ''{{W|Revolution 9}}'') is a recreation of [http://mccartney.com/?p=12928 photograph of the Beatles with Yoko Ono in 1969].
 *The final scene where the Be Sharps sing on top of Moe's Tavern is a parody of an impromptu concert that the Beatles had on top of an office building. Right when the episode blacks out and the credits appear, Homer says: ''"I'd like to thank you on behalf of the group and I hope we passed the audition,"'' an actual quote by [[John Lennon]] spoken right after they played "Get Back" on the rooftop.
-*The Be Sharps are performing onboard for the {{W|Liberty Weekend}} concert celebrating the centennial of the [[Statue of Liberty]] opening to the public. Among the battleships President [[Ronald Reagan]] and First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]] were onboard {{W|USS John F. Kennedy|USS ''John F. Kennedy''}}.
+*The Be Sharps are performing onboard for the {{W|Liberty Weekend}} concert celebrating the centennial of the [[Statue of Liberty]] opening to the public. Among the battleships President [[Ronald Reagan]] and First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]] were onboard {{W|USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS John F. Kennedy|USS ''John F. Kennedy''}}.
 === Songs ===

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 *[[Grampa]] sings a parody of [[Frank Sinatra]]'s parody of "[[Old MacDonald Had a Farm]]".
 *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] sings "{{ap|Downtown|song}}", by {{W|Petula Clark}}.
-*[[Jasper Beardsley]] sings "[[Theme from A Summer Place]]", the theme song for the film ''{{W2|A Summer Place|film}}''.
+*[[Jasper Beardley]] sings "[[Theme from A Summer Place]]", the theme song for the film ''{{W2|A Summer Place|film}}''.
 *[[Chief Wiggum]] sings "[[Talk to the Animals]]", from the film ''{{W2|Doctor Dolittle|1967 film}}''.
 *[[Barney]] sings "[[Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral]]" by {{W|James Royce Shannon}}.

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 **a direct parody of the art on [[The Beatles]] album ''{{W|Abbey Road}}'',
 **a reference to {{W|Jesus' walk on water}}, and
-**a reference to [[John Lennon]]'s remark that the Beatles were {{W|More popular than Jesus}}.
+**a reference to [[John Lennon]]'s remark that the Beatles were {{W|more popular than Jesus}}.
 *Apu says that "[[A Be Sharps Surgeon General Warning]]" is worse than the song about {{Ch|Mr. T}}. Homer then says "I pity the fool who doesn't like he.", copying Mr. T's catchphrase.'
 *The shot of the band listening to Barney and [[Kako|his new Japanese conceptual artist girlfriend]]'s new song ''[[Number 8]]'' (itself a parody of the Beatles' ''{{W|Revolution 9}}'') is a recreation of [http://mccartney.com/?p=12928 photograph of the Beatles with Yoko Ono in 1969].

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 *The Be Sharps are performing onboard for the {{W|Liberty Weekend}} concert celebrating the centennial of the [[Statue of Liberty]] opening to the public. Among the battleships President [[Ronald Reagan]] and First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]] were onboard {{W|USS John F. Kennedy|USS ''John F. Kennedy''}}.
-=== Songs ===0
+=== Songs ===
 *The original Be Sharps sing "{{ap|Hello! Ma Baby|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}", written by {{W|Joseph E. Howard}} and {{W|Ida Emerson}}.
 *The original Be Sharps sing "[[Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby]]", originally by Les Applegate.

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 *The shot of the band listening to Barney and [[Kako|his new Japanese conceptual artist girlfriend]]'s new song ''[[Number 8]]'' (itself a parody of the Beatles' ''{{W|Revolution 9}}'') is a recreation of [http://mccartney.com/?p=12928 photograph of the Beatles with Yoko Ono in 1969].
 *The final scene where the Be Sharps sing on top of Moe's Tavern is a parody of an impromptu concert that the Beatles had on top of an office building. Right when the episode blacks out and the credits appear, Homer says: ''"I'd like to thank you on behalf of the group and I hope we passed the audition,"'' an actual quote by [[John Lennon]] spoken right after they played "Get Back" on the rooftop.
-*The Be Sharps are performing onboard for the {{W|Liberty Weekend}} concert celebrating the centennial of the [[Statue of Liberty]] opening to the public. Among the several navy battleships President {{Ch|Ronald Reagan}} and First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]] were onboard [[USS John F. Kennedy|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']].
+*The Be Sharps are performing onboard for the {{W|Liberty Weekend}} concert celebrating the centennial of the [[Statue of Liberty]] opening to the public. Among the battleships President [[Ronald Reagan]] and First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]] were onboard {{W|USS John F. Kennedy|USS ''John F. Kennedy''}}.
-=== Songs ===
+=== Songs ===0
 *The original Be Sharps sing "{{ap|Hello! Ma Baby|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}", written by {{W|Joseph E. Howard}} and {{W|Ida Emerson}}.
 *The original Be Sharps sing "[[Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby]]", originally by Les Applegate.

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 == Trivia ==
 *The [[First Church of Springfield marquee]] calls "The Be Sharps" by name, before the group had come up with the name.
 *The famous Disneyland barbershop quartet, the [[Dapper Dans]], provided the singing voices for the [[Be Sharps]].

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 *The performance at Moe's Tavern is a reference to the Beatles performance at the {{W|Cavern Club}} for 292 performances from 1961 to 1963 and the Moe's Cavern is reference to The Cavern Club.
 *After Wiggum was replaced by Barney, an angry mob was shouting "Wiggum forever, Barney never." The same thing happened to the Beatles when they replaced [[Pete Best]] with [[Ringo Starr]], the fans said "Pete forever, Ringo never".
-*The song "[[Al Capone's Vault]]" is about the live primetime special ''{{W|The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults}}'' hosted by [[Geraldo Rivera]].
+*The song "[[Al Capone's Vault]]" is about the primetime special aired live on April 21, 1986 ''{{W|The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults}}'' hosted by [[Geraldo Rivera]].
 *Grampa changes the radio station from The Be Sharps to [[Paul Harvey]]'s retelling of the early life of [[Roy Cohn]].
 *There is a picture of [[Charlie Chaplin]] on the wall in Homer's hotel room.