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The 5 Best Trey Parker & Matt Stone Musical Numbers (Sans Comment)

By Rob Payne | Posted Under Seriously Random Lists | Comments (19)

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Reading and writing about the possible movie musical adaptation of The Book of Mormon, I was suddenly in the mood to listen to the Trey Parker/Matt Stone musical ouvre. As I did, it then dawned on me that for two guys who are mostly known for potty-mouthed 10 year-olds and immolating absolutely all the sacred cows, the fact that they have made some of the best musicals of the past two decades seemed shocking. And yet, not shocking at all. To celebrate their continued success, I’ve decided to share the masterminds’ Top 5 Musical Numbers (without further commentary*).

Enjoy it, and don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Unless that horse starts singing “Schpadoinkle” and then you’re sort of obligated to look right in that whole area…


(For clarification purposes: “Musical numbers” means an instance of characters breaking out into song, not merely any song in any movie/TV show/play (music videos or concerts would also be ineligible.) And it should go without saying that the below videos are NSFW without some fashionable earbuds or overpriced headphones. Also, TK helped with the last one. Thanks, TK!)


“Let’s Build a Snowman” - Cannibal! The Musical


“Up There” - South Park: The Movie


“Blame Canada” - South Park: The Movie


“So Ronery” - Team America: World Police


“Hasa Diga Eebowai” - The Book of Mormon


Honorable Mention Because I Love The Song Regardless Of It Not Being A “Musical Number” Like Some Asshole Said It Had To Be - “America, Fuck Yeah” - Team America


* Because I’d be no good at telling you exactly why these are the five best. They just are.
:drops mic:

Rob Payne also writes the indie comic The Unstoppable Force, co-hosts the podcast We’re Not Fanboys, and sometimes breaks out into song on the Stage Twitter @RobOfWar.









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Comments

Good list. Also...

"Man Up" - Book of Mormon
"La Resistance" - South Park: BLU
"It's Gonna be a Latter Day" - Book of Mormon
"Quiet Mountain Town" and "Reprise" - South Park: BLU
"What would Brian Bointano do?" - South Park: BLU

BTW, I fucking LOVE the South Park movie. Probably one of the funniest movies ever made.

Posted by: TylerDFC at September 14, 2011 12:31 PM

I realize this couldn't all be from South Park, but "What Would Brian Bointano Do?" is an absolute masterpiece.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 14, 2011 12:35 PM

Shut your fucking face, uncle fucker.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at September 14, 2011 12:40 PM

Snowman! *tap dance break*

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at September 14, 2011 12:42 PM

Is it just me, or are Trey and Matt trying to morph into each other?

Posted by: Jerry at September 14, 2011 12:51 PM

Note the Hummel figurine collection in the So Ronery video. I told you all yesterday in the new show thread that those little fuckers are always associated with evil.

Posted by: PaddyDog at September 14, 2011 1:04 PM

Aids from Team America.

Also, second Brian Boitano.

Posted by: maka at September 14, 2011 1:10 PM

Team America: The End of an Act - simply for the lines "Pearl Harbor sucked, and I miss you"

Posted by: Luke at September 14, 2011 1:18 PM

Great list. Great talent. Fuck Yeah!
I would submit this, although also not technically a musical "number".
Perhaps my favourite opening sewuence to a movie ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiXaT_1I-vw

Posted by: Odnon. at September 14, 2011 1:32 PM

As a child of the 80's with a mother and sister who were obsessed with Les Mis, I'd have to add La Resistance.

Posted by: fourtyjr at September 14, 2011 1:41 PM

and i know they are not 'musical numbers', but the tv show does not lack for great songs:

let's fighting love
i've got somethig in my front pocket for you
somalian pirates we
my robot friend
timmy and the lords of the underworld

and a lot more i can't remember.

Posted by: clancy at September 14, 2011 3:52 PM

Where's "Kyle's Mom's A Bitch"?

Posted by: daria at September 14, 2011 3:59 PM

Oh and all the Goth kids songs? Burning Down The Hot Topics!

Posted by: daria at September 14, 2011 4:28 PM

Finger Bang! I love that song!

Posted by: The Woo at September 14, 2011 8:53 PM

I don't want to wait, for my Trapper Keeper to be over...

Posted by: Mit_Huffman at September 14, 2011 11:00 PM

No fair, I came into this thread ready to bash you for not including Let's Build a Snowman, but apparently you're more awesome than I thought. Now I have to take my manufactured rage over a SRL elsewhere.

Posted by: Poptart at September 15, 2011 10:12 AM

I think the title is "Now You're A Man", but we cannot escape any further comment without acknowledging this testosterone-laden ditty.

"MOW YOU A MAH-YUN! A MANNY-MANNY-MAN!"

THAT'S how you write lyrics, kids! That and a bouncy "C" will get ya places!!

Posted by: Green Lantern at September 15, 2011 11:28 AM

Let's build a snowman gets in my head on a regular basis

Also, why am I not married to Trey Parker? Huh?

Posted by: Park at September 15, 2011 11:31 AM

Between me and my husband we've owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I've settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.

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