# A song off a Simpsons episode which I can't get a hold of **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 13, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765 "2004-08-13T23:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silocke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Silocke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silocke)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/1 "2004-08-13T23:31:06Z")
It was the episode in which Mr. Burns son (voiced by Rodney Dangerfield) comes out of the woodwork to embrace his dear father. Burns doesn’t take well to his unusual charms and so Larry (I think that was his name) and Homer fake a kidnapping event in order to arouse feelings of fatherli-ness in Burns. So we’re at the last take, and there’s a big party, and music is coming from the background, and Marge asks, _“Where the heck is that music coming from”_ to which Homer responds, _“It’s a party Marge, not everything has to make sense”_ Okay, so what the hell is the song (I sense someone famous before my time or just during my time) and who the heck sung/co-ordinated/wrote/produced it? It sounds like classic 70’s/80’s rock, and the lyrics I can’t remember, but go something like this: _Never so…_ DA DA _Never stop_ DA DA _Never stop_ DE DE DE DE DE DE DA DA _Never so…_ DA DA _Never stop_ DA DA _Never stop_ DE DE DE DE DE DE DA DA _Long nights_ DA DA _Long nights_ DA DA _Uhhh Lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng nights_ DE DE DE DE DE DE DA DA _Long nights_ DA DA _Long nights_ DA DA _Uhhh Lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng nights_ DE DE DE DE DE DE DA DA Okay, clearly I don’t know what the living heck the lyrics are, but basically if you read the above it might just give you the rhythm you’re looking for to find out. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/2 "2004-08-13T23:47:20Z")
Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” according to [http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F05.html](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F05.html) This song peaked at #23 in early 1980 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/3 "2004-08-14T00:01:08Z")
It was meant to make fun of the many cheesy 80’s comedy movies that Dangerfield did. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/4 "2004-08-14T00:12:11Z")
I saw the thread title and immediatly knew the answer was “Any Way You Want it.” This question has been asked here before at least twice, methinks. ---
**Author:** ![Silocke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Silocke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silocke)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/5 "2004-08-14T00:14:46Z")
Thanx youz. I love u all… \*Any way you want it, that’s the way you need it, any way you want it\* DA DA DA DA DA DA DE DE ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/6 "2004-08-14T16:25:21Z")
> [@Muad'Dib](#): > > It was meant to make fun of the many cheesy 80’s comedy movies that Dangerfield did. While this may be true in general, I took it specifically as an homage to his role in _Caddyshack_. “Any Way You Want It” is the song playing when he cranks up his golf-bag radio. But I agree, it could have been intended as specific reference to a broad theme (the aforementioned “cheesy 80’s comedy movies”). ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/7 "2004-08-14T20:11:29Z")
You say you can’t get a hold of the song? Listen to a classic rock radio station for a few days and you’ll be good and tired of it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Silocke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Silocke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silocke)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-off-a-simpsons-episode-which-i-cant-get-a-hold-of/259765/8 "2004-08-14T20:32:40Z")
Sure thing **Marley** 😃