# The Sipmsons !?... Again with the Simpsons?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sipmsons-again-with-the-simpsons/247931>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 31, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sipmsons-again-with-the-simpsons/247931 "2004-05-31T17:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sipmsons-again-with-the-simpsons/247931/1 "2004-05-31T17:09:57Z")

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I catch most of the movie references in the Simpsons, but there is one I’ve been wondering about. In the Springshield episode, when Fat Tony and his gang are on their way to Homer’s there is a very stylized montage with dramatic background music that can only be a movie reference, but I can’t find anyone who recognizes it.

Little help…?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sipmsons-again-with-the-simpsons/247931/2 "2004-05-31T17:16:29Z")

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The Sopranos

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sipmsons-again-with-the-simpsons/247931/3 "2004-05-31T17:55:08Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> The Sopranos

I guess this just goes to show you how in tune I am. I fugured it was something obscure.

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**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sipmsons-again-with-the-simpsons/247931/4 "2004-06-01T01:54:33Z")

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The song is “Woke Up This Morning” by [Alabama3](http://www.alabama3.co.uk/News/album2.asp?arc=0&i=&summary=0&id=20)