Fans react to “cringe” new Simpsons song: “Put it out of its misery”

nme.com:

The Simpsons has been criticised online by fans of the show.The song premiers tonight (May 13) in the latest episode of the show and is called ‘Little E.U’ and features lyrics about tipping waiters and restaurant staff in Europe.

The song features several vocoder moments from the main characters and is set to an electronic beat.The Simpsons, now in its 35th season, was well known for iconic songs in its earliest seasons, such as ‘The Monorail Song’, ‘See My Vest’ and ‘Talkin’ Softball’.On the show’s official Twitter feed, fans were initially optimistic as programme makers described the show’s new musical endeavour as “song of the summer”, suggesting a return to the show’s most popular songs.

However, on listening, fans of the show disagreed and criticised the song heavily.​​”My expectations were incredibly low but still it was somehow worse,” one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter, while another added: “put it out of its misery, Jesus.”One user wrote: “Simpsons possibly getting even worse?

How?” while another added: “I wish they would have ended the show after the movie in 2007 my god.”Many others pointed out that some of the claims in the song about tipping in Europe are also inaccurate.