Line #40 Main/Simpsonwave


1	Simpsonwave is a particular phenomenon popular on Website/YouTube. It refers to a specific kind of {{fanvid}} involving ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
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3	The SubGenre 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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5	Why ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is used so frequently is unclear. Some fans theorize it's due to how 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.
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7	The videos are known for their [[CapsLock completely capitalized titles]] either written in full-width text or with spaces between each letter. The songs themselves are usually simplistic tunes with LoopedLyrics, also a common feature in vaporwave. Simpsonwave videos have a heavy "video era" DecadeThemedFilter and resemble [[DeliberateVHSQuality highly degraded or multi-generational analog videotapes]], with a lot of visual glitching, mis-saturated coloring (most often being oversaturated), and static.
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9	This genre is also known as the "Sad Simpsons" video because Simpsonwave videos usually serve as sad {{deconstruction}}s of the series; "Sad Simpsons" 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.
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11	This type of video appears for other cartoons as well, but ''The Simpsons'' is the most common. Despite the name, [[NeverTrustATitle not all videos]] use vaporwave music.
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13	Sub-trope to {{Fanvid}} and {{Vaporwave}}. Related to DarkFic. See also FutureFunk, another Vaporwave sub-genre on TV Tropes.
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15	!!Examples:
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20	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCb3rblTEds C R I S I S]] starts with a drunken Homer 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.
21	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DrvXlCtCXw D e a d B a r t]] is about Bart being murdered by [[BewareTheNiceOnes Ned Flanders]]
22	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJax20CcrvI D E P R E S SI O N]], set to "better" by eevee, is about Lisa's battle with depression. The song used is HOME's "Before The Night".
23	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkw0AvG2-6Q DRUGS]], set to "better" by eevee, is a Lisa video where she's put on medicine for her depression.
24	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmbL99ErUo F E E L I N ' 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)".
25	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BispkChfpfY F I N D Y O U R S E L F]] uses clips from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', set to music by FrankJavCee, tells a story of Homer's solo trip through Alaska.
26	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA_68j9QlwA F L O O D E D]] uses "Flood" by HOME. The plot is left for debate, but the clips show Bart having a nightmare, taking a bath, and then Homer remembering his prom night.
27	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZwLj4xpjU8 G U N S H O T S]], set to "Gunshots" by Music/BlankBanshee. It mostly consists of clips from "The Cartridge Family" featuring Homer's reckless gun use.
28	* [[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, being depressed and overworked, getting brutally shot on the news, and then jumping off a bridge to commit suicide. However, [[SurprisinglyHappyEnding he manages to recover]].
29	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es4U9ckGjdM s u i c i d a l t h o u g h t s]] uses Tycho's song "Daydream". The video is about Homer's hopelessness and suicidal ideation. It ends on an ambiguous DownerEnding where he's likely DrivenToSuicide after Marge kicks him out.
30	* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEHO8ck2T78 s u i c i d e]]", set to Music/{{XXXTENTACION}}'s "Teeth", Homer is DrivenToSuicide after Bart's sudden death. Marge and Lisa must deal with the grief of losing two family members so suddenly.
31	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTfa-9aCTYg S U N D A Y S C H O O L]] is about Bart contemplating his life and [[AMistakeIsBorn whether it was a mistake he was born]]. It uses the song "Teen Pregnancy" by Music/BlankBanshee.
32	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uUz8nt522M t h o u g h t s]] is about how Homer becomes more depressed and disappointed with life as he grows older, ending in him being DrivenToSuicide. It uses altitude's song "trains".
33	* [[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."
34	* ''WebVideo/SuperEyepatchWolf'' discusses Simpsonwave in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8er83V2OJ1o the Bizarre Modern Reality of Simpsons]]", remarking that the distorted and lost aesthetic of these videos eerily reflects the actual show's state of being nowadays as it continues airing several decades after its initial context.
35	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuse_m629W0 ＰＡＲＥＮＴＩＮＧ／薬物]] is just a montage of clips from the episode "Marge Gets a Job" with occasional special effects, set to the bonus track from the album Floral Shoppe by Macintosh Plus.
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39	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrBqsIbaRds c h o i c e s]] is a ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' edit about Gumball's parents. It uses Dummy Feelings's song "I wish you never left" (which samples from Music/{{Daughter}}'s "Youth").
40	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'':
41	** Creator/CartoonNetwork's official Youtube channel has a parody [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5lITGQBAxY vaporwave video]] of ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}''.
42	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTdcCIoiHdw u n d e r]] is a video about a depressed Clarence set to "under" by Nostradamus.
43	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTglBK_m5zU what would i do without you]] is about Brian's depression and suicidal ideation. It's set to the alex song "missing my ntpp".
44	* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
45	** [[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 Juice [=WRLD=]'s "All Girls Are The Same" (which isn't actually a {{vaporwave}} song).
46	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QORXVQcgzLo r e m e m b e r me]] uses rei brown's song "Picture Frame" to show Mordecai's melancholy after a break-up.
47	* ''Franchise/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.
48	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'':
49	** [[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 ''WesternAnimation/BlueCatBlues'', a.k.a. the episode where Tom and Jerry are SpurnedIntoSuicide.
50	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPlkk7cLX1E h e a v e n l y]] sets clips from "Heavenly Puss" to moow's "wake up".
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