Rest in peace, Bryan Loren. Loren was a recording artist who also wrote songs for everyone from Michael Jackson to Whitney Houston and Sting but a generation will always remember him best for writing Do The Bartman.
And yes, this video was directed by the same Brad Bird who later directed The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
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Way back in 1990, The Simpsons were still a new phenomena and, even more importantly, the show was still funny. Today, it can be easy to forget that The Simpsons were once considered to be cutting edge. Of course, they were also a merchandizing bonanza and this lead to the release of an album called The Simpsons Sing The Blues. The first single and video released from that album was Do The Bartman, which had nothing to do with the blues but which was a big hit nonetheless.
The video, which features Bart up to his usual tricks, was directed by Brad Bird. At the time, Bird was a former Disney animator who had helped to develop The Simpsons after animating some of the original shorts that aired during The Tracey Ullman Show. Long after Do The Bartman, Bird would find fame and acclaim for his work with PIXAR, in particularly The Incredibles. He would also move into live action directing with Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
Bart Simpson, of course, was and is voiced by Nancy Cartwright. Later episodes of The Simpsons would poke fun at both The Simpsons Sing The Blues and the Bartman. That probably wouldn’t happen today but, back in the 90s, The Simpsons were still funny and the show was still capable of poking fun at itself.
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Through the Shattered Lens 