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{{Songs
 
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|name = South Park Theme
 
|name = South Park Theme
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|performer = [[PRIMUS]]
 
|video = "South Park" Season 17 Intro
|download = [http://www.southparkstudios.com/download/sounds/season-1/101/ORIGINALSPTHEMEFIX.mp3 MP3 (Original Version)]<br>
 
 
}}The '''"South Park Theme"''' song plays at the beginning of most ''[[South Park]]'' episodes. It was composed and performed by [[PRIMUS]], featuring the band's lead singer, [[Les Claypool]].
[http://www.southparkstudios.com/download/sounds/season-1/101/SPTHEME1.mp3 MP3 (Season 1-2)]<br>
 
[http://www.southparkstudios.com/download/sounds/season-3/301/SPTHEME2.mp3 MP3 (Season 3)]<br>
 
[http://www.southparkstudios.com/download/sounds/season-4/401/sptheme4thgradeyears.mp3 MP3 (Season 4-6)]<br>
 
[http://www.southparkstudios.com/download/sounds/season-7/701/2003SOUTHPARKTHEME.mp3 MP3 (Season 7-10)]
 
|video = [[File:"South Park" Season 17 Intro|314 px]]
 
}}The '''"South Park Theme"''' song plays at the beginning of most ''[[South Park]]'' episodes. It was composed and performed by [[Primus]], featuring the band's lead singer, [[Les Claypool]].
 
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
 
The version of the song featured in "[[The Unaired Pilot]]" was much slower, however, it was sped up for broadcast. An instrumental version of the original broadcast song plays over the credits to most episodes. The theme song plays after the show's satirical disclaimer is displayed on screen.
 
The version of the song featured in "[[The Unaired Pilot]]" was much slower, however, it was sped up for broadcast. An instrumental version of the original broadcast song plays over the credits to most episodes. The theme song plays after the show's satirical disclaimer is displayed on screen.
   
In [[Season One]], the instrumental was originally constructed with a slightly quieter guitar and a more prominent trumpet. Up until "[[An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig]]", this version was used. In "[[Death]]", the trumpet was quieted and the guitar was made louder. In "[[Pinkeye]]", the intro was changed to include eerie Halloween sounds. For the rest of Season One until "[[Fourth Grade]]", the instrumental with the prominent guitar was utilized.
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In [[Season One]], the instrumental was originally constructed with a slightly quieter guitar and a more prominent trumpet. Up until "[[An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig]]", this version was used. In "[[Death]]", the trumpet was quieted and the guitar was made louder. In "[[Pinkeye]]", the intro was changed to include eerie Halloween sounds. For the rest of Season One until "[[Fourth Grade]]", the instrumental with the prominent guitar was utilized, with minor but noticeable changes made starting with [[Season Three]].
   
In [[Season Three]], the boys' vocals were changed; [[Kyle Broflovski]]'s voice stood out more in his and [[Stan Marsh|Stan]]'s lines, and [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]]'s voice was updated. Additionally, [[Kenny McCormick]]'s line was completely changed, with the replacement of his lines and a higher pitch.
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Also in [[Season Three]], the boys' vocals were changed; [[Kyle Broflovski]]'s voice stood out more in his and [[Stan Marsh|Stan]]'s lines, and [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]]'s voice was updated. Additionally, [[Kenny McCormick]]'s line was completely changed, with the replacement of his lines and a higher pitch.
   
 
Over the course of the series, certain lyrics have been changed, including an entire verse, originally sung by [[Kenny McCormick]], sung by [[Timmy Burch]] in the [[Season Six]] intro due to Kenny's temporary death in the [[Season Five]] episode "[[Kenny Dies]]". From the episode "[[Fourth Grade]]", to "[[Kenny Dies]]", a hip-hop version of the song was used, which was remixed by Paul Robb. Afterwards, they used a bluegrass remix of the song until mid-[[Season Ten]], where the original song was remixed with "Whamola" by [[Les Claypool]] and his group, The Frog Brigade, from their album, ''Purple Onion''.
 
Over the course of the series, certain lyrics have been changed, including an entire verse, originally sung by [[Kenny McCormick]], sung by [[Timmy Burch]] in the [[Season Six]] intro due to Kenny's temporary death in the [[Season Five]] episode "[[Kenny Dies]]". From the episode "[[Fourth Grade]]", to "[[Kenny Dies]]", a hip-hop version of the song was used, which was remixed by Paul Robb. Afterwards, they used a bluegrass remix of the song until mid-[[Season Ten]], where the original song was remixed with "Whamola" by [[Les Claypool]] and his group, The Frog Brigade, from their album, ''Purple Onion''.
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From [[Season Six]] up until mid-[[Season Ten]], as clips from numerous episodes played, the theme song showed animation director [[Eric Stough]] designing [[The Boys|the boys]] with construction paper, an animation technique that was used for the very first episode, "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]".
 
From [[Season Six]] up until mid-[[Season Ten]], as clips from numerous episodes played, the theme song showed animation director [[Eric Stough]] designing [[The Boys|the boys]] with construction paper, an animation technique that was used for the very first episode, "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]".
   
From [[Season Seventeen]] and onwards, a 3D computer-animated version of the intro is used, and it consists of the bus driver driving past various [[South Park (Location)|South Park]] locations as the four main boys sing their lines, resembling the [[Season One]]-[[Season Four|Four]] intro in many respects, with the exception of the 3D animation and "Whamola" instrumental.
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From [[Season Seventeen]] and onwards, a 3D computer-animated version of the intro is used, and it consists of the bus driver driving past various [[South Park (Location)|South Park]] locations as the four main boys sing their lines, resembling the original [[Season One]]-[[Season Four|Four]] intro in many respects, with the exception of the 3D animation and "Whamola" instrumental.
   
 
In the episode “[[Sons A Witches]]”, the theme song was altered with many Halloween-themed elements added.
 
In the episode “[[Sons A Witches]]”, the theme song was altered with many Halloween-themed elements added.
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In [[Season Twenty-Three]], a whole new Tegridy Farms intro based on the intro of ''[[Wikipedia:Green Acres|Green Acres]]'', sung by [[Randy Marsh]], is used, replacing the normal opening theme since the later half of Season Ten. The clips from the intro contains various scenes from the season's episodes. The closing theme retains the same, but it features Randy Marsh scatting "Tegridy Farms" over the song. The intro was only used for the first 6 episodes of the season.
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The episode "[[Board Girls]]" features a [[PC Babies]] intro to coincide with the storyline, but still kept Randy's "Tegridy Farms" scat during the ending.
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"[[Turd Burglars]]" features a funk remix of the show's theme song for the ''One For The Ladies'' show which sang by the female members of the show with the announcer announcing the title. This episode brought back the original instrumental ending theme without Randy Marsh's "Tegridy Farms" scat over the song as it was in the previous seasons.
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"[[Basic Cable]]" features a James Bond inspired theme song for the ''Scott Malkinson Show'', which had a James Bond styled animation featuring Scott Malkinson.
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The shows normal theme from the later half of Season Ten returns for the only time in the twenty-third season in the finale "[[Christmas Snow]]".
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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===Original===
 
<poem>
 
<poem>
 
'''Les Claypool:'''
 
'''Les Claypool:'''
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</poem>
 
</poem>
   
===Kenny's Lines===
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====Kenny's Lines====
 
<poem>
 
<poem>
 
'''Kenny (Unaired Pilot):''' <i>Our town is bigger dammit, right down to the little granite.</i>
 
'''Kenny (Unaired Pilot):''' <i>Our town is bigger dammit, right down to the little granite.</i>
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'''Timmy (S6):''' <i>Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, livin' a lie TIMMY!</i>
 
'''Timmy (S6):''' <i>Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, livin' a lie TIMMY!</i>
 
'''Kenny (S7-S10):''' <i>Someday I'll be old enough to stick my dick up [[Britney Spears|Britney]]'s butt!</i>
 
'''Kenny (S7-S10):''' <i>Someday I'll be old enough to stick my dick up [[Britney Spears|Britney]]'s butt!</i>
'''Kenny (S10 Episode 8-Present):''' <i>I like fucking silly bitches and I know my penis likes it.</i> (Occassionally misinterpreted as Kenny saying "Welcome to South Park" twice)
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'''Kenny (S10 Episode 8-Present):''' <i>I like fucking silly bitches and I know my penis likes it.</i> (Occasionally misinterpreted as Kenny saying "Welcome to South Park" twice)
 
These were never censored because it was already difficult to make out.
 
These were never censored because it was already difficult to make out.
 
</poem>
 
</poem>
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I'm only happy when I'm in pain</i>
 
I'm only happy when I'm in pain</i>
 
'''Singer:'''
 
'''Singer:'''
<i>So I'm goin' down to South Park... to die! (echoes at the word "die")</i></poem>[[pl:South Park Theme]]
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<i>So I'm goin' down to South Park... to die! (echoes at the word "die")</i></poem>
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===[[Season Twenty-Three]]===
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<poem>
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'''Randy Marsh:'''
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<i>Goin' down to Tegridy Farms,
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Gonna have myself a time</i>
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'''Chorus:'''
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<i>Friendly faces everywhere,
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Humble folks without temptation.</i>
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'''Randy Marsh:'''
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<i>Goin' down to Tegridy Farms,
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Gonna leave my woes behind.</i>
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'''Chorus:'''
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<i>There's ample parking day or night,
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People spouting: "Howdy, neighbor!"</i>
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'''Randy Marsh:'''
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<i>I'm headin' down to Tegridy Farms,
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Gonna see if I can't unwind.</i>
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'''Towelie:'''
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<i>I got some weed and I don't
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know what's going on.</i>
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'''Randy Marsh:'''
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<i>So come on down to Tegridy Farms,
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And meet some friends of mine.</i></poem>
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==Videos==
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<gallery widths="200" hideaddbutton="true">
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"South Park" Season 17 Intro
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Goth Kids' Intro - South Park
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Tegridy Farms - "Mexican Joker" - s23e01 - South Park
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One For the Ladies - South Park - "Turd Burglar" - s23e08
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The Scott Malkinson Show - South Park - "Basic Cable" - s23e09
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</gallery>
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[[pl:South Park Theme]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Lyrics]]
 
[[Category:Lyrics]]
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[[Category:Songs by Kenny McCormick]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Kenny McCormick]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Timmy Burch]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Timmy Burch]]
[[Category:Songs by Primus]]
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[[Category:Songs by PRIMUS]]
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[[Category:Songs by Randy Marsh]]

Revision as of 21:40, 1 June 2020

The "South Park Theme" song plays at the beginning of most South Park episodes. It was composed and performed by PRIMUS, featuring the band's lead singer, Les Claypool.

Background

The version of the song featured in "The Unaired Pilot" was much slower, however, it was sped up for broadcast. An instrumental version of the original broadcast song plays over the credits to most episodes. The theme song plays after the show's satirical disclaimer is displayed on screen.

In Season One, the instrumental was originally constructed with a slightly quieter guitar and a more prominent trumpet. Up until "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig", this version was used. In "Death", the trumpet was quieted and the guitar was made louder. In "Pinkeye", the intro was changed to include eerie Halloween sounds. For the rest of Season One until "Fourth Grade", the instrumental with the prominent guitar was utilized, with minor but noticeable changes made starting with Season Three.

Also in Season Three, the boys' vocals were changed; Kyle Broflovski's voice stood out more in his and Stan's lines, and Cartman's voice was updated. Additionally, Kenny McCormick's line was completely changed, with the replacement of his lines and a higher pitch.

Over the course of the series, certain lyrics have been changed, including an entire verse, originally sung by Kenny McCormick, sung by Timmy Burch in the Season Six intro due to Kenny's temporary death in the Season Five episode "Kenny Dies". From the episode "Fourth Grade", to "Kenny Dies", a hip-hop version of the song was used, which was remixed by Paul Robb. Afterwards, they used a bluegrass remix of the song until mid-Season Ten, where the original song was remixed with "Whamola" by Les Claypool and his group, The Frog Brigade, from their album, Purple Onion.

When Comedy Central started airing reruns of older episodes, the opening theme was back to the way it was during Season Three, with the addition of several recent characters.

For the special "Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers", a new theme song was made specifically for the episode. The lyrics were altered to fit the personality of the characters.

Starting from "Fourth Grade" up until Season Seventeen, the theme song showed various clips from previous episodes as the music played.

From Season Six up until mid-Season Ten, as clips from numerous episodes played, the theme song showed animation director Eric Stough designing the boys with construction paper, an animation technique that was used for the very first episode, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe".

From Season Seventeen and onwards, a 3D computer-animated version of the intro is used, and it consists of the bus driver driving past various South Park locations as the four main boys sing their lines, resembling the original Season One-Four intro in many respects, with the exception of the 3D animation and "Whamola" instrumental.

In the episode “Sons A Witches”, the theme song was altered with many Halloween-themed elements added.

In Season Twenty-Three, a whole new Tegridy Farms intro based on the intro of Green Acres, sung by Randy Marsh, is used, replacing the normal opening theme since the later half of Season Ten. The clips from the intro contains various scenes from the season's episodes. The closing theme retains the same, but it features Randy Marsh scatting "Tegridy Farms" over the song. The intro was only used for the first 6 episodes of the season.

The episode "Board Girls" features a PC Babies intro to coincide with the storyline, but still kept Randy's "Tegridy Farms" scat during the ending.

"Turd Burglars" features a funk remix of the show's theme song for the One For The Ladies show which sang by the female members of the show with the announcer announcing the title. This episode brought back the original instrumental ending theme without Randy Marsh's "Tegridy Farms" scat over the song as it was in the previous seasons.

"Basic Cable" features a James Bond inspired theme song for the Scott Malkinson Show, which had a James Bond styled animation featuring Scott Malkinson.

The shows normal theme from the later half of Season Ten returns for the only time in the twenty-third season in the finale "Christmas Snow".

Lyrics

Original

Les Claypool:
I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna have myself a time.
Kyle + Stan:
Friendly faces everywhere, humble folks without temptation!
Les Claypool:
I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna leave my woes behind.
Cartman:
Ample parking day or night, people spouting: "HOWDY, NEIGHBOR!"
Les Claypool:
I'm headin' on up to South Park, gonna see if I can't unwind.
Kenny or Timmy:
See below
Les Claypool:
So come on down to South Park, and meet some friends of mine.

Kenny's Lines

Kenny (Unaired Pilot): Our town is bigger dammit, right down to the little granite.
Kenny (S1-S2): I like girls with big fat titties, I like girls with deep vaginas!
Kenny (S3-S5; remastered S1-S2): Hey, I got a 10-inch penis, use your mouth if you wanna clean it.
Timmy (S6): Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, livin' a lie TIMMY!
Kenny (S7-S10): Someday I'll be old enough to stick my dick up Britney's butt!
Kenny (S10 Episode 8-Present): I like fucking silly bitches and I know my penis likes it. (Occasionally misinterpreted as Kenny saying "Welcome to South Park" twice)
These were never censored because it was already difficult to make out.

"Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers"

Singer:
Goin' down to South Park
Gonna have myself a time

Michael and Henrietta:
Death and sadness everywhere
Loneliness and degradation

Singer:
Goin' down to South Park
Gonna take my woes with me

Pete:
Nightmares every night
Posers spouting "Let's go shopping".

Singer:
Heading out to South Park
'Cause I cannot unwind

Firkle:
I Like spiders, loss and rain
I'm only happy when I'm in pain

Singer:
So I'm goin' down to South Park... to die! (echoes at the word "die")

Season Twenty-Three

Randy Marsh:
Goin' down to Tegridy Farms,
Gonna have myself a time

Chorus:
Friendly faces everywhere,
Humble folks without temptation.

Randy Marsh:
Goin' down to Tegridy Farms,
Gonna leave my woes behind.

Chorus:
There's ample parking day or night,
People spouting: "Howdy, neighbor!"

Randy Marsh:
I'm headin' down to Tegridy Farms,
Gonna see if I can't unwind.

Towelie:
I got some weed and I don't
know what's going on.

Randy Marsh:
So come on down to Tegridy Farms,
And meet some friends of mine.

Videos