History Main / Simpsonwave

The sub-genre takes ''Simpsons'' clips from the first few seasons (specifically season 1 to early season 11) and combines them with {{vaporwave}}. It began to form in the mid 2010s and has since become a signature of the {{vaporwave}} genre.

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* ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'': ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av8OcP0RtKQ U s e S o m e M a g i c]]'' is a Spyrowave video set to remixed music from the third game.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmbL99ErUo F E E L I N G ' F I N E]] starts with a drunk Homer trying to get back home, but it ends with Homer trying to murder his family. The video uses two different songs: blank banshee's "dreamcast" and $uicideboy$ "kill yourself (part iii)".

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_exRMuMCrs T H R I L L H O U S E]] is about Milhouse and his parents. It uses a track from the ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' episode "Gary's Synthesizer."
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXZWm2EtYvA Homer's Existential Heart Attack]] set to "Heart Attack" by Bronson. It features multiple clips telling the story of Homer suffering a heart attack, depressed and overworked, getting brutally shot on the news, and then jumping off a bridge to commit suicide. However, [[SurprisinglyHappyEnding he manages to recover]].

Sub-trope to {{Fanvid}} and {{Vaporwave}}. Related to DarkFic. May involve DeliberateVHSQuality. See also FutureFunk, another Vaporwave sub-genre on TV Tropes.

Sub-trope to {{Fanvid}} and {{Vaporwave}}. Related to DarkFic. See also FutureFunk, another Vaporwave sub-genre on TV Tropes.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCb3rblTEds C R I S I S]] starts with a drunken Homer [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on his wife]] Marge. He regrets it and spends the rest of the video lonely, depressed, and drifting away from Marge. This all puts a strain on his relationship with his only child Lisa. The song used is "Decay" by HOME.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2PqUukA-kk a l l g i r l s are the same]] is about Mordecai after his girlfriend broke up with him. It uses Music/JuicyWrld's "All Girls Are The Same" (which isn't actually a {{vaporwave}} song).

Sub-trope to {{Fanvid}} and {{Vaporwave}}. Related to DarkFic.

This genre is also known as the "Sad Simpsons" video because Simpsonwave videos usually serve as sad {{deconstruction}}s of the series; "Sad Simpson" is also used for videos featuring sad rap songs. Most take away the comedic element and focus on the psychology of the characters. Some manipulate clips to create a new narrative separate from the cartoon itself. This makes them similar to a visual version of a DarkFic.

The sub-genre takes ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' clips from the first few seasons (but almost never anything made post-2000) and combines them with {{vaporwave}}. It began to form in the mid 2010s and has since become a signature of the {{vaporwave}} genre.

This genre is also known as the "Sad Simpsons" video because Simpsonwave usually videos serve as sad {{deconstruction}}s of the series; "Sad Simpson" is also used for videos featuring sad rap songs. Most take away the comedic element and focus on the psychology of the characters. Some manipulate clips to create a new narrative separate from the cartoon itself. This makes them similar to a visual version of a DarkFic.

Why ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is used so frequently is unclear. Some fans theorize it's due to the series being nostalgic the series is for many and because it's heavily associated with TheNineties, similarly to the [[TheEighties 80's]] nostalgia that permeates the vaporwave scene. The mundane nature of the show's characters is also believed to lend an air of relatability to Simpsonwave.

Why ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is used so frequently is unclear. Some fans theorize it's due to the series being nostalgic the series is for many and because it's heavily associated with TheNineties, which is also why vaporwave is popular. The characters are also very mundane which makes them relatable.

The videos are known for their [[CapsLock completely capitalized titles]] with spaces in-between the letters. The songs themselves are usually simplistic tunes with LoopedLyrics. Simpsonwave videos have a heavy "video era" DecadeThemedFilter and resemble [[DeliberateVHSQuality very degraded VHS tapes]], with a lot of glitching, faded coloring, and static.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqFsyDn6b4c b r o k e n]] is a ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' edit set to Joji's "Unsaved info". It uses clips from the episode where Tom and Jerry are SpurnedIntoSuicide.